Jazz
2025-03-28 17:15 - 20:00, 2025-04-04 17:15 - 20:00, 2025-04-11 17:15 - 20:00, 2025-04-18 17:15 - 20:00, 2025-04-25 17:15 - 20:00, 2025-05-02 17:15 - 20:00, 2025-05-09 17:15 - 20:00, 2025-05-16 17:15 - 20:00 (America/New_York) and 7 more dates | 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

Beautiful Objections: A Workshop to Create Artful and Portable Signage for Protest and Social Change
2025-03-29 12:00 - 14:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
Work with artist and curator Martha Willette Lewis on creating your own gorgeous signage to say how you really feel about issues of the day. The Gallery will supply materials but participants will be asked to bring some simple supplies for their projects, to be explained in future communication. This event is free and open to the public. All ages are welcome. Space will be limited, so please register using the RSVP link provided. Click here to register.

The Charter Oak Pen Club Meets The Institute Library
2025-03-29 13:00 - 15:00 | CT
None of us can have as many virtues as the fountain-pen, or half its cussedness; but we can try.” — Mark Twain.
Join us on Saturday March 29th, from 1 to 3 pm, for a gathering of New England fountain pen lovers. Jonathan Weinberg, artist and curator of the Maurice Sendak Foundation, will lead a discussion and demonstration of the wonders of fountain pens for writing and drawing. Some of his fellow members of the Charter Oak Pen Club will talk about collecting vintage pens and the differences between old and new pens. If you share the fountain pen addiction, you are welcome to bring some of your own favorites. For those new to the world of pen collecting, there will be plenty of advice on how to get started and the opportunity to try out new and old pens. Everyone is welcome!

nosegay: a plant-based exhibition April 10 – June 23, 2025
2025-04-10 - 2025-06-23 | The Gallery Upstairs at The Institute Library, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, United States

BRIDGE
2025-04-14 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-05-12 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-06-09 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.

Listen Here: Short Stories Read Aloud
2025-04-15 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-05-20 19:00 - 21:00, 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!

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

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 | 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
