Sacred Forest: An art exhibit considering our connections with nature
2025-06-13 - 2025-07-03 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
Sacred Forest features the work of 10 contemporary artists and is a visual meditation on human interaction with our woodland landscapes. This exhibit includes handmade Sculpture, Assemblage, Drawing, Photography, Collage, Embroidery, Book-Arts and Painting in a glorious setting. Full details here.
Opening Reception
June 13, 6-8 pm
Trinity on the Green
Panel discussion:
Connecticut’s Forests: Memory, Meaning & Stewardship
June 19, 2025, 5-7 PM
The Institute Gallery
Artist led tour:
June 21, 11am-12 noon
Trinity on the Green
Closing reception:
July 3, 5-6 pm
Trinity on the Green

Jazz
2025-06-13 17:15 - 20:00, 2025-06-20 17:15 - 20:00, 2025-06-27 17:15 - 20:00, 2025-07-04 17:15 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
Although always subject to change as to artistic spotlight, Friday Happy Hour Jazz will continue a swinging tour of that great American art form, “LP Jazz”, meeting at 5:15 or so every Friday, in the third floor music room, to consider, contemplate and appreciate the wonders in the Collection.
Friday Happy Hour Jazz is, as always, a BYOB, BYO Snack evening; the crowd’s always appreciative and always excited to see what people bring. Updates to the schedule, including inclement weather closures, will be provided via the internal Jazz email list. Want to be added to that list? Let us know!
Please consider making a $5 donation when you come to Friday Happy Hour Jazz.
Friday Happy Hour Jazz is presented with support from Jazz Haven www.jazzhaven.org

Listen Here: Short Stories Read Aloud
2025-06-17 19:00 - 21:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
Storytelling for grownups! Captivating short stories read aloud by actors from the New Haven Theater Company with a talk-back session to follow. Tea and cookies served.
Free and open to the public!

Connecticut’s Forests: Memory, Meaning & Stewardship. Panel Discussion with Peggy Bloomer, Martha Willette Lewis, and Maxim Schmidt
2025-06-19 17:00 - 19:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
This event is held as part of the exhibit Sacred Forest, on display at Trinity on the Green. Sacred Forest features the work of 10 contemporary artists and is a visual meditation on human interaction with our woodland landscapes. This exhibit includes handmade Sculpture, Assemblage, Drawing, Photography, Collage, Embroidery, Book-Arts and Painting in a glorious setting. Sacred Forest celebrates the arboreal nature of the gothic revival church surrounding the artwork, and reflects upon our history, relationships to our ecosystem and the ideas, thoughts and hopes surrounding the power of the forest environment. Participating Artists are: Nick Lamia, Marion Belanger & Martha Willette Lewis, Helen Scholtz, Natalia Petkov, Clymenza Hawkins, Maxim Schmidt, Scott Schuldt, Lesley Finn, Michelle Beaulieu Morgan, and Sarah Stengle. A selection of them will be on hand to show you around and discuss the artistic processes behind the work, ask questions, and mingle in the cool calm of the ambiance. Sacred Forest is curated by Martha Willette Lewis and is co-produced by The Gallery Upstairs at The Institute Library and Trinity on the Green.
Free Event: Please RSVP.

Voices of Change: Social Justice Reader Research Showcase
2025-06-21 14:00 - 16:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
Social Justice Readers present their original research exploring critical issues at the intersections of race, gender, class, disability and justice.
Please RSVP: freda.grant@institutelibrary.org

Precious: Gathering What We Love.
2025-07-08 - 2025-09-06 | The Gallery Upstairs at The Institute Library, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, United States
Precious: Gathering What We Love. Curiosities, Cabinets, Connoisseurship & Collecting | 7/10-9/6
Opening Reception, Thursday, 7/10, 6-8pm

Precious: Gathering What We Love. Curiosities, Cabinets, Connoisseurship & Collecting | 7/10-9/6
2025-07-10 18:00 - 20:00 | The Gallery Upstairs at The Institute Library, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, United States

Jazz
2025-07-11 17:15 - 20:00, 2025-07-18 17:15 - 20:00, 2025-08-01 17:15 - 20:00, 2025-08-08 17:15 - 20:00, 2025-08-15 17:15 - 20:00, 2025-08-22 17:15 - 20:00, 2025-08-29 17:15 - 20:00, 2025-09-05 17:15 - 20:00 and 5 more dates | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
Although always subject to change as to artistic spotlight, Friday Night Jazz will continue a swinging tour of that great American art form, “LP Jazz”, meeting at 5:15 or so every Friday, in the third floor music room, to consider, contemplate and appreciate the wonders in the Collection.
Friday Night Jazz is, as always, a BYOB, BYO Snack evening; the crowd’s always appreciative and always excited to see what people bring. Updates to the schedule, including inclement weather closures, will be provided via the internal Jazz email list. Want to be added to that list? Let us know!
Please consider making a $5 donation when you come to Friday Jazz.
Friday Night Jazz is presented with support from Jazz Haven www.jazzhaven.org

BRIDGE
2025-07-14 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-08-11 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-09-08 19:00 - 20:30 | 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.

Outwitted and Outplayed? Inside the 2024 election: A Talk with Chris Whipple, author of Uncharted: How Trump Beat Biden, Harris, and the Odds in the Wildest Campaign in History
2025-07-15 19:00 - 20:30 | CT
A relaxed conversation with Chris Whipple

Chris Whipple’s new book, “Uncharted: How Trump Beat Biden, Harris, and the Odds in the Wildest Campaign in History” exposes how ambition, conviction, corruption, and luck drove the most consequential election in modern history. Hear Chris relate never-told-before stories from inside both the Trump and Harris campaigns by way of political heavyweights such as Paul Manafort, Jared and Ivanka Kushner, Kellyanne Conway, Leon Panetta, and Biden chiefs-of-staff Ron Klain and Jeffrey Zients. Chris Whipple is a New York Times bestselling author and widely acclaimed documentary filmmaker, speaker, and Peabody and Emmy Award-winning journalist. A former producer at 60 Minutes, he now contributes to The New York Times and The Washington Post, and has written for Vanity Fair, Politico, and the Daily Beast, among other outlets. He is the author of numerous groundbreaking political books, including “The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency” and “The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden’s White House.”
Free for those who are currently members of the Institute Library; non-members $10 (suggested contribution).
Limited Seating, please click here to RSVP or use the QR code below.

JAZZ Cancelled 7/25/25
2025-07-25 17:15 - 20:00 | CT
Friday Night Jazz has been cancelled for July 25, 2025. Back to our regular schedule August 1, 2025

Magid Ensemble - Shterna & The Lost Voice
2025-09-17 20:00 - 21:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
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Shterna & The Lost Voice
By Magid Ensemble

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Immersive storytelling, live klezmer music, and papercut “crankie” (moving storytelling scroll)

In the Gallery: Glorious Index 2025
2025-10-05 08:00 - 2025-12-14 17:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
A group exhibition of small works by artists participating in New Haven’s Open Studios.
October 4-December 14, 2025
