Great Art, Big Ideas Podcast
Festival 2025 Playlist
Juneteenth: Full Circle
Curated by Hanan Hameen, founder of the Artsucation Academy Network and Official Juneteenth Coalition of Greater New Haven, the Juneteenth festivities will feature a performance on June 18 including...
Black Food with Bryant Terry
Critically acclaimed author, chef, and food justice activist Bryant Terry discusses his 2022 James Beard nominated books Black Food: Stories, Art, and Recipes from Across the African Diaspora and...
THE PASSAGE: A RESEARCH PODCAST PROJECT ON IDENTITY, DREAMS, AGE & RACE
As the 2022 HKETONY Arts Activator at the Festival, Hollis Ngai interweaves interviews, stories, and memories into a podcast that presents a fresh perspective on cultural identities, the American...
Shawn Taylor: The Power of Fandom for Radical Change
American troubadour Shawn Taylor draws from his expertise in mythology, theater, and pop culture to discuss fandom that radicalizes for change. Fandoms—communities that form around common interests,...
Cultivating Community through Business Entrepreneurship
Business entrepreneurs Jason Sobocinski, founder and owner of Black Hog Brewing Company, and Alisha Crutchfield-McLean, founder and owner of BLOOM, New Haven’s newest lifestyle hub, unite for a...
The Age of Humans
Learn how humans, art, and biology intersect in this talk with pioneering bio artist Suzanne Anker. Anker’s art which calls attention to the “necessity for enlightened thinking about nature’s ‘...
Liraz: LIVE ON THE NEW HAVEN GREEN
Experience the allure of catchy electro-pop music that carries a message with Israeli-Persian singer, songwriter, actress, and cultural activist Liraz. Athough women’s vocal performances have been...
Juneteenth: Elder Honoring Ceremony 2022
The Elder Honoring is an annual tradition and trademark of the Juneteenth Coalition of Greater New Haven. Each honoree is selected to be part of this revered ceremony that recognizes the work,...
Community Cultivator Award
The Sharon M. Clemons Community Cultivator Award was presented to the 2022 recipient, Kim Harris, on Sunday, June 19th, 2022.
Alex Cuba
His sugarcane-sweet melodies, pop-soul hooks and powerful guitar riffs, relinquish a conventional stereotype that exemplifies much of the Latin music landscape. 2022 Grammy winner Alex Cuba's musical...
Orquesta Afinke LIVE on the New Haven Green
Orquesta Afinke
Orquesta Afinke is a remarkable Spanish musical band comprising ten seasoned music veterans. Afinke, a traditional Spanish slang widely used by musicians, represents a musical group...
Carrie Ashton LIVE ON THE NEW HAVEN GREEN
Connecticut native Carrie Ashton imbues rock n’ roll with raw energy, gritty vocals, and unabashed lyrics. Just a few bars of her songs will have you stomping to the beat in no time. You may remember...