In the Gallery Upstairs: Decoys & Mimics
2022-07-15 - 2022-09-22 | The Gallery Upstairs at The Institute Library, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, United States
July 16-September 22, 2022
Decoys & Mimics is a group exhibition designed to fake you out this summer with books, objects, and images. This open-call exhibition mixes books in our collection with decoys, mimics, faux, imitations, ersatz, parodies, fakes, forgeries, deceptions, and—more positively—works addressing transformation, morphing, passing, changing, and becoming. It’s a beguiling blend of fantasy, humor, and mordant wit addressing the now, the was, and the never-was…..
Summer reading has never been so tricky.

Sew Sew Social: A Sewing Bee @ The Institute Library
2022-07-28 13:30 - 15:30, 2022-08-11 13:30 - 15:30, 2022-08-25 13:30 - 15:30, 2022-09-08 13:30 - 15:30, 2022-09-22 13:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | 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 Thursday evening, from 5:30 – 7:30 PM. Just ring the doorbell, and we will let you in. No registration necessary. So what, come sew!

Institute Library Story-Sharing Group
2022-09-08 15:00 - 17:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
September 8 – 7:00 – 9:00 P.M.
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 if you are vaccinated, and please bring a mask.
Or you can join on Zoom, https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82984857044.

Decoys & Mimics Closing Reception
2022-09-21 13:00 - 16:00 | The Gallery Upstairs at The Institute Library, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, United States
Decoys & Mimics Closing Reception
September 21 from 5-8 pm
Join us for a final hurrah of our summer show (please note the date change from the original poster announcement) which will feature many of the artists and an informal exhibition tour!
Want to participate more fully?

Dress the part in faux prints, mock leathers/furs/feathers, camouflage and costume jewels!
Bring a favorite mock or faux food or drink to add to our reception potluck goodies…
OR just show up and enjoy the festivities, it will be good to see you
This event is free and open to all.

Sew Sew Social: A Sewing Bee @ The Institute Library
2022-10-05 13:30 - 15:30, 2022-10-12 13:30 - 15:30, 2022-10-26 13:30 - 15:30, 2022-11-02 13:30 - 15:30, 2022-11-16 12:30 - 14:30 | 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!

In the Gallery: Waste Management: Reuse, Reimagine, Repurpose
2022-10-05 - 2023-01-07 | The Gallery Upstairs at The Institute Library, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, United States
October 2022 – January 2023
Opening reception will be October 6, 2022
Organized by Rashmi Talpade & Martha Willette Lewis

Tellabration: Storytelling workshop #1
2022-10-06 15:00 - 17:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
The first of a connected series of four workshops, in which we will discuss a few storytelling issues, and then participants will spend most of their time honing a story which they choose. Feedback from other participants will be a major part of the story development. Those who choose to do so will tell their stories at a “Tellabration”, open to the public, on November 2-3.

To register go to https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/T0R0xif00dLE1VmVx_VyAA. This covers participation in all four workshops and in the Tellabration performance.

Tellabration: Storytelling workshop #2
2022-10-13 15:00 - 17:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
The second of a connected series of four workshops, in which we will discuss a few storytelling issues, and then participants will spend most of their time honing a story which they choose. Feedback from other participants will be a major part of the story development. Those who choose to do so will tell their stories at a “Tellabration”, open to the public, on November 2-3.

For registration see under October 6

Happy Hour Jazz
2022-10-14 13:30 - 15:00, 2022-10-21 13:15 - 2023-10-21 15:00, 2022-10-28 13:15 - 2023-10-28 15:00, 2022-11-04 13:15 - 2023-11-04 15:00, 2022-11-11 12:15 - 2023-11-11 14:00, 2022-11-18 12:15 - 2023-11-18 14:00, 2022-11-25 12:15 - 2023-11-25 14:00, 2022-12-02 12:00 - 13:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510

BRIDGE
2022-10-17 14:00 - 16:30, 2022-11-07 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.

It's a party, and you are invited!
2022-10-19 13:30 - 15:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
Raise a glass at the Institute Library as we Raise the Roof! Click here for all of the details.
October 19, 2022 • 5:30 – 7:30
847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT

Tellabration: Storytelling workshop #3
2022-10-20 15:00 - 17:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
The third of a connected series of four workshops, in which we will discuss a few storytelling issues, and then participants will spend most of their time honing a story which they choose. Feedback from other participants will be a major part of the story development. Those who choose to do so will tell their stories at a “Tellabration”, open to the public, on November 2-3.

For registration see under October 6

Tellabration: Storytelling workshop #4
2022-10-27 15:00 - 17:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
The fourth of a connected series of four workshops, in which we will discuss a few storytelling issues, and then participants will spend most of their time honing a story which they choose. Feedback from other participants will be a major part of the story development. Those who choose to do so will tell their stories at a “Tellabration”, open to the public, on November 2-3.

For registration see under October 6.

Rachel Kauder Nalebuff & Friends: OUR RED BOOK
2022-11-05 09:00 - 11:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
Rachel Nalebuff Kauder comes to celebrate the publication of Our Red Book, a collection of essays, oral histories, and artworks about periods across all stages of life, gathered by the editor of the New York Times bestselling anthology My Little Red Book.

Our Red Book takes us through stories of first periods, last periods, missing periods, and everything about bleeding that people wish they had been told. Weaving together powerful voices—from teenagers, midwives, Indigenous scholars, Olympic athletes, incarcerated writers, disoriented fathers, elected leaders who fought to make period products free, friends transitioning genders, grandmothers, and lovers—the book invites us on a collective journey of growth and change, with Rachel’s own voice as a guide.

Copies of Our Red Book will be available for purchase thanks to New Haven’s newest indie bookstore, Possible Futures.

Readers will include: Nina Bentley, Mindi Englart, Nadia Gaskins, Axel Gay, Somah Haaland, Nina Kauder, Kica Matos, Sofiya Moorem Amira Pierotti, & Piper Zschack!
