The Institute Library

Opening Reception for Mysterious Circumstances & Halloween Party
2023-10-29 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | The Gallery Upstairs at The Institute Library, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, United States
Join us for the Opening Reception of Mysterious Circumstances on Sunday October 29.
**Yes it is Halloween so please dress accordingly.

Storytelling Workshop
2023-10-19 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-10-12 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-10-05 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-09-28 15:00 - 17:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
The Institute Library Story Sharing Group is gearing up for its tenth annual workshop series and Tellabration performance. Experienced tellers and newbies are invited to join us. Here is the registration link.
We should point out, however, that there are no real newbies in storytelling. Everyone tells stories all the time – when we update the boss on our latest project, tell our partner about our day, or tell our kids about the weird thing we did back in middle school. All we do in the story sharing group is make the process a bit more deliberate.
We begin with four workshops, during which each participant chooses a story and prepares it for public telling, with the help of feedback from the other participants. Stories may be of any genre; most of the stories we hear come from the tellers’ own lives, but if you want to share your version of Jack and the Beanstalk that’s fine. Those who choose to do so will tell their stories at a public performance, a “Tellabration”, which is one of many Tellabration sites across Connecticut every Fall.
The workshops will be from 7-9 P.M. on four Thursdays, September 28 and October 5, 12, and 19. Workshops will be held at the Library. Participants should be fully vaccinated against Covid.
The Tellabration will be at 7:30 P.M. on October 26. In recent years we have had too many tellers to fit into one evening. if that happens this year there will also be a performance on October 25. The performance(s) will be at the Library.
We are asking workshop participants who can afford it to make a donation to the Institute Library of $30 for Library members and $45 for non-members. This covers all four workshops plus the Tellabration. If this is a hardship, join us anyway. We do not want to exclude anyone.
Here is the registration link again.
You only need to register once for the four workshops and the Tellabration.

Mysterious Circumstances
2023-10-18 - 2024-01-24 | The Gallery Upstairs at The Institute Library, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, United States

Listen Here!
2023-10-10 14:00 - 16:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510

Institute Library "ZOOM ONLY" Story-Sharing Group
2023-09-21 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-07-20 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-05-18 15:00 - 17:00 | Institute Library via Zoom
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.
This meeting is being offered as a ZOOM ONLY meeting.
Join the Institute Library Story-Sharing group via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82984857044
For questions, contact the group coordinator, Arnie Pritchard, at apritchard01@snet.net.

Institute Library "In-Person" Story-Sharing Group
2023-09-14 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-08-10 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-07-13 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-06-08 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-05-11 15:00 - 17:00 | 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.
For questions, contact the group coordinator, Arnie Pritchard, at apritchard01@snet.net.

Put Your Camel to Bed! The Oasis Closing Party
2023-09-13 13:00 - 17:00 | The Gallery Upstairs at The Institute Library, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, United States
You are cordially invited come and say goodbye to Oasis, our lovely, chill summer show.
The Oasis Closing Reception:Put Your Camel To Bed!Wednesday, September 13, from 5-9 pm. We encourage you to invite your friends and loved ones for this night of celebration and activities. From 5-7 we have refreshments in the gallery, and then we move down to the Biography room to a special oasis of storytelling games from 7-8 pm with plenty of time to mingle afterwards. Refreshments will be served and of course we always welcome contributions to the spread. Think good cocktail nibbles and fun libations.
Oasis features the work of: Ioana Barac, Marsha Borden, Trae Brooks, Amira Brown, Jody Clouse, Jeanette Compton, Susan Czark, Laurie Flaherty, Dan Gries, Lys Guillorn , John Hatch, Abeer Hussain, Helen Kauder, Aidan Keefe, kHyal, Steph Kubish, Linda Lindroth, Andres Madariaga, Kiara Matos, V.V. Aldebaran McEvoy, Tom Medwell, Bailey Murphy, Gerry Niemierowko, ArtGuy Pat, Karen Ponzio, Alice Prael, Kacey Ramirez, DG Reid, Melissa Coleridge Rich, Judy Sirota Rosenthal, Alison Safford, Roxy Savage, Scott Schuldt, Lisa Siedenberg, Emily Teall, Kim Van Aelst, Adam Viens, Amy Wachtel, & Doron Wolf
The Exhibition was organized by Martha Willette Lewis & Maxim Schmidt
The exhibit features an exciting textural mix of collage, video, assemblage, ceramics, painting, sculpture, bead work, installation and more to refresh and enliven your senses.See a review in the New Haven Independent here: https://www.newhavenindependent.org/article/institute_library_oasis

A Time To Breathe: an Oasis Workshop
2023-08-10 13:00 - 15:00 | The Gallery Upstairs at The Institute Library, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, United States
YOU ARE INVITED! (BUT PLEASE RSVP)August 10, 2023 from 5 to7 pmA Time To Breathe: an Oasis Workshop with exhibit curator Maxim Schmidt
READ ABOUT IT IN THE NEWS
Come visualize your dreams…
In collaboration with Oasis, artist and show organizer Maxim Schmidt will be hosting a two-hour hands-on collage workshop. Materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your own as well.
This free event is open to everyone, but there will be a donation jar to support future gallery programming. All contributions are greatly appreciated but not mandatory – what we truly want is YOU.
All ages and levels of experience are welcome.
Please RSVP to Gallery@InstituteLibrary.org
We have a capacity of 25 participants.

Happy Hour Jazz
2023-07-21 13:15 - 15:00, 2023-07-14 13:15 - 15:00, 2023-07-07 17:15 - 19:00, 2023-06-30 13:15 - 2024-06-29 15:00, 2023-06-23 13:15 - 2024-06-22 15:00, 2023-06-16 13:15 - 2024-06-15 15:00, 2023-06-09 13:15 - 2024-06-08 15:00, 2023-06-02 13:15 - 2024-06-01 15:00 and 3 more dates | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510

SJR Project Presentations
2023-06-23 - 2023-06-24 | CT
Project presentations will be presented on Saturday, June 24. Time and location to be determined.

"OASIS" in the Gallery Upstairs
2023-06-02 - 2023-09-16 | The Gallery Upstairs at The Institute Library, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, United States
Welcome! You are cordially invited to enjoy a summer art exhibit that invites us all to gather & take a breath of fresh air. Come: refresh, restore, regale, rest, bask, bathe, relax, commune, inhale, meditate, and discover. Join the caravan, as we travel to a creative refuge and a summer escape right here in downtown New Haven.
Oases, or watering holes, are sacred places where every animal can drink in peace, and where weary travelers gather to tell stories and relax after their journey. It is the blooming in the desert, a garden of delights in a cement city. Scarce and special, they offer tranquility and refreshment.
And of course, libraries themselves are oases….
This exhibit features original artwork alongside items from the Library’s collection. There will be free events scheduled for making, gathering, sharing, and basking in the peaceful glow of this Oasis.
