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Local Legend Barbara Lamb talks about Local Legend Donald G. Mitchell
2023-03-29 13:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
Even if you think you don’t know anything about Donald Grant Mitchell, if you live in New Haven you do: he was an author, editor, practical farmer, statesman, lecturer, and most significantly to locals, he designed both East Rock and Edgewood Parks.
Learn more about Mitchell’s long life and his numerous contributions to our city, as well as the year-long celebration and future plans to memorialize him as New Haven’s own. This bestselling author and Yale grad, for whom the Westville Library branch is named, was a true Renaissance man and scholar, living on his 200 acre farm, “Edgewood,” from 1855 until his death in 1906. One of the people who made New Haven what it is today, literally, you’ll want to come to this event to understand New Haven.
Join Barbara Lamb, coordinator for the year-long Donald Grant Mitchell Bicentennial Celebration, on Wednesday, March 29, as Mitchell’s 101st birthday approaches and his Bicentennial year comes to a close.

Happy Hour Jazz
2023-03-24 13:15 - 2024-03-23 15:00, 2023-03-17 13:15 - 2024-03-16 15:00, 2023-03-10 12:15 - 2024-03-09 14:00, 2023-03-03 12:15 - 2024-03-02 14:00, 2023-02-24 12:15 - 2024-02-24 14:00, 2023-02-17 12:15 - 2024-02-17 14:00, 2023-02-10 12:15 - 2024-02-10 14:00, 2023-02-03 12:15 - 2024-02-03 14:00 and 3 more dates | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510

Americaring | Caravan Theatre Company's Winter 2023 Play Reading Series
2023-03-21 15:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
Americaring
Kids Must Find A Way Through Whatever Life Deals Them
By Kate Gill
Directed by Peter Hodges | Caravan Theatre Company

* Member AEA

Sew Sew Social: A Sewing Bee @ The Institute Library
2023-03-15 13:30 - 15:00, 2023-03-01 12:30 - 14:00, 2023-02-15 12:30 - 14:00, 2023-02-01 12:30 - 14:00, 2023-01-18 12:30 - 14:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
Welcome to the Institute Library’s Sewing Bee! Bring your knitting, crocheting, sewing, embroidery, needlepoint, cross-stitch, quilting, lace-making (!) or mending project. There are no organized classes, demos, or presentations — simply an opportunity to enjoy a casual evening with fellow creatives. We will meet every other Wednesday evening, from 5:30 – 7:30 PM. Just ring the doorbell, and we will let you in. No registration necessary. So what, come sew!

Three Mothers | Caravan Theatre Company's Winter 2023 Play Reading Series
2023-03-14 15:00 - 17:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
Three Mothers
Three Mothers grapple with the most difficult question of all
By Lynn Hoffman
Directed by Peter Hodges | Caravan Theatre Company

* Member AEA

Sound & Vision II: For the Record
2023-03-10 - 2023-05-06 | The Gallery Upstairs at The Institute Library, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, United States
Sound & Vision II: For the Record
Celebrating Feminism, Music and Visual Art with a Group Exhibition of Imaginary Album Covers!
• Opening Reception: Saturday, March 11, 2023 | 4-6 pm
• Wednesday, May 3, 2023 | Closing event in the gallery with an afterparty at Cafe 9 in honor of Women’s History Month.
The art exhibition For the Record is a feminist celebration of music and visual art. It will take place at the historic Institute Library in New Haven from March 11 through May 6 in honor of Women’s History Month. The exhibit features dozens of artists who submitted through open call to make imaginary record album covers. The title—For the Record—comes from setting the “record” straight. Being allowed to speak- or sing- for ourselves, in our own true voices. This is a diverse and inclusive exploration of the roles of women in music.
For the Record will not only feature memorabilia from notable musicians but also album covers designed by local artists, and some treasures unearthed from WPKN’s extensive vinyl archive.
For the Record was curated by Martha Willette Lewis as a collaboration between The Institute Library, WPKN Community Radio and Café 9. The exhibit will feature an opening reception on March 11 with a May 6 closing reception and dance party to wind the whole thing down in style. The Gallery Upstairs at The Institute Library is located at the Institute Library, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven CT.
Don’t miss this fun, festive and imaginative exploration of feminism and creativity!

Institute Library "In-Person" Story-Sharing Group
2023-03-09 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-02-09 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-01-12 14:00 - 16:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
The Story Sharing Group welcomes everyone to tell stories or to listen. We give feedback to those who choose. We are informal, friendly, and fun.
Come to the Institute Library in-person only if you are vaccinated, and please bring a mask.

Inalienable Wrights | Caravan Theatre Company's Winter 2023 Play Reading Series
2023-03-07 14:00 - 16:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
Inalienable Wrights
A Family Drama of Choices Made and Secrets Revealed
By Bill Emerson
Directed by Peter Hodges | Caravan Theatre Company

* Member AEA

BRIDGE
2023-03-06 13:00 - 15:30, 2023-02-08 13:00 - 15:30 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
A low key evening of bridge, for people who know how and people who don’t know anything at all.

Lary Bloom reads from I’ll Take New Haven: Tales of Discovery & Rejuvenation
2023-02-25 11:00 - 13:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
Spend a couple of hours with local writer Lary Bloom as he discusses his recently published book of essays on life in our fair city, I’ll Take New Haven: Tales of Discovery & Rejuvenation. Readers may be familiar with Bloom’s name from the New Haven Independent, or from having read other books by Bloom. Now would be your chance to hear Bloom in person and engage him in conversation yourself!
Light refreshment provided, no RSVP necessary.

Celebrate Abraham Lincoln's Birthday!
2023-02-12 09:00 - 11:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
Celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday!
Sunday, February 12th, 2023 | 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Join us in resuming a pre-COVID tradition of celebrating Lincoln’s birthday, this time with cake, liquid refreshment, and stories. When Abraham Lincoln, then an obscure Illinois lawyer, spoke about the Dred Scott case, the response propelled him to the Presidency. Many members of the Institute Library and the New Haven community have stories, poems, and memories linked somehow to Lincoln. This is your chance to share them!

Join Writer Calvin Ramsey in our Biography Room
2023-01-28 09:00 - 11:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
Saturday, January 28th, 2023 from 2:00-4:00
Mr. Ramsey will be discussing the subject of his next work, and his writing process.
Light refreshments will be served at this casual event. NO RSVP is required, and this event is free and open to all.
Mr. Ramsey has become a familiar face to many at the Institute Library in the last year or so. While we often chat with him about jazz, and books others have written, we are pleased to give him a venue to speak with you about his latest work-in-progress, a biography of Edward Bouchet.
Edward Alexander Bouchet (1852-1918) was born in New Haven and lived here as a child with his parents and siblings. He is recognized today for being the first Black man to earn a Ph.D from an American university, in Physics; the degree was awarded by Yale University in 1876. Bouchet left New Haven and taught until he stepped down from teaching in 1913 due to poor health. Upon retirement he returned to his hometown, New Haven, and he stayed here until the end of his life in 1918.
Calvin Ramsay turned to writing as a second career and found success writing plays and books for children, among them Ruth and the Green Book (Candlewick Press), which you can purchase at your local bookstore –including Possible Futures, 318 Edgewood Avenue, New Haven CT @ corner of Edgewood & Hotchkiss

Waste Management: Reuse, Reimagine, Repurpose Closing Party and Exhibit Tour
2023-01-26 12:00 - 14:00 | The Gallery Upstairs at The Institute Library, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, United States
Waste Management: Reuse, Reimagine, Repurpose Closing Party
Thursday, January 26, 2023
Closing Party (5-7pm) + Exhibit Tour (6pm)
