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New Haven Register: Share the experience - the Festival celebrates 15 years of creative collaboration

Click here to read the interview and watch the video as Donna Doherty of the New Haven Register discusses the Festival with Executive Director Mary Lou Aleskie.
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General Admission Tickets to "Philip Glass: Works For Solo Piano" Sold Out

General admission tickets to the solo piano concert by Philip Glass on Sunday June 13 are sold out. If you are a Festival Member, or want to become a Member, you can be put on a stand-by list, so...

Article about the Calder Quartet and Christopher Rouse’s String Quartet No. 3 in Chamber Music Magazine

Click here to read the article about the Calder Quartet and Christopher Rouse’s String Quartet No. 3 by Frank J. Oteri from the May/June issue of Chamber Music Magazine.
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Executive Director Mary Lou Aleskie speaks about the Festival on The Faith Middleton Show

Click here to listen to Festival Executive Director Mary Lou Aleskie on The Faith Middleton Show today at 3pm and 10pm.

"Dancing Across Borders", A Documentary By Anne Bass, Added To Opening Weekend Schedule On Sunday June 13

A documentary directed by Anne Bass, “Dancing Across Borders”, has been added to the Opening Weekend schedule of the Festival. A free screening of the film will take place on Sunday, June 13, 2010 at...

Festival Featured in New York Times "Summer Stages"

"Close to home or across the country, city street or bosky glen:
Festivals beckon. Enjoy." The "Summer Stages" section of the New York Times features Dance, Comme Toujours Here I Stand, Moby Dick,...

Online Reservations For Free Ideas Events Now Available

All Ideas events at the Festival are free. The best way to secure your seat is to purchase an "Ideas Insider Pass", which guarantees
your seat up to 15 minutes before the scheduled start time of all
...

Festival Brochure Now Available Online

The brochure for the 15th annual International Festival of Arts & Ideas is now available online. Click here to view.

Executive Director Mary Lou Aleskie speaks about the Festival and New Haven on the Colin McEnroe Show

Executive Director Mary Lou Aleskie is a guest on the "How New Haven Got its Groove Back" on the WNPR Colin McEnroe Show.

Free Festival Preview on Thursday April 22

Festival Executive Director Mary Lou Aleskie will give a preview of this summer’s Festival at a public lecture on Thursday April 22 at 5pm at United Church, 323 Temple Street, New Haven. The lecture...

"The Good Dance-dakar/brooklyn" at Wesleyan April 23 & 24; Discount for Festival Members

The Good Dance—dakar/brooklyn will be performed next weekend at Wesleyan University, following preview performances at the 2009 International Festival of Arts & Ideas and its subsequent engagement at...

Executive Director Mary Lou Aleskie Interviewed on Fox Connecticut News

Festival Executive Director Mary Lou Aleskie was interviewed this morning by Logan Byrnes on Fox Connecticut News. Click here to watch the interview.

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