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The International Festival of Arts & Ideas, in association with the Connecticut Library Consortium, will officially launch the "Favorite Poem Project" at the Connecticut Library Association Conference on Wednesday April 29 with an introduction by Robert Pinsky, the 39th Poet Laureate of the United States. Mr. Pinsky comes to New Haven to celebrate April as National Poetry Month and launch the Festival’s statewide initiative celebrating Connecticut’s residents and their best loved poems.
As part of the launch events, Mr. Pinsky will hold a special book signing at 2pm at the Yale Bookstore...
All Ideas events at the Festival are free, but you can purchase an Ideas Insider Pass today to guarantee your seat up to 15 minutes before the scheduled start time of all Ideas events. As an added benefit, you will be invited to attend a special post-Festival discussion with the programming staff to talk about plans for the 2010 Festival.
Buy your Ideas Insider Pass for $35 to guarantee your seat at the following events:
Favorite Poem Project: Community Reading with Robert PinskySAT JUNE 13 at 3pm
Playing in the Dark: Videogame Luminaries Discuss the State of Their Art SUN JUNE 14 at 3pm
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The International Festival of Arts & Ideas has been selected as one of four local causes by Blue State Coffee to receive a donation of 5% of their sales this fiscal quarter. The donation will be made according to a proportional vote of Blue State's customers; each customer gets one vote per purchase.
Be sure to vote for the Festival whenever you head over to Blue State Coffee, located at 84 Wall Street (between College Street and Temple Street) in New Haven, to pick up a delicious coffee (or tea, or hot chocolate, or scone).
The Festival Member advance sale (discounted $25 tickets for all performance programs, plus Foodie Tour tickets before the public on-sale April 7 at 9:30am) will be available through Monday April 6 at 5:30pm. To become a Member and take advantage of this offer:
On Saturday April 4 - call or visit the Shubert Theater Box Office (247 College Street, New Haven) at 203-562-5666 or 888-736-2663 from 10am to 6pm.
On Sunday April 5 - call or visit the Shubert Theater Box Office from 11am to 5pm.
On Monday April 6 - call the International Festival of Arts & Ideas office at 203-498-3758 from 9:30am...
Blue State Coffee is currently collecting suggestions for worthy local organizations - this progressive coffee company will donate 5% of their quarterly profit to the four groups who receive the most votes, and the International Festival of Arts & Ideas is a contender! Buy a delicious Blue State coffee (or tea, or hot chocolate, or scone) and cast your vote for the Festival. But hurry: Blue State’s ballot closes this Monday, April 6!
To vote, visit Blue State Coffee at 84 Wall Street (between College Street and Temple Street) in New Haven. Votes must be cast in person.
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Starting Tuesday April 7 at 9:30am, all ticketed Festival events will go on sale to the general public. You will be able to order tickets online or at the Shubert Theater Box Office (203-562-5666 or 888-736-2663).
You can save time and money by purchasing the See Everything Package to enjoy all the wonderful ticketed performances the Festival has to offer. The "See Everything Package” schedule also makes it possible for you to attend outstanding free performances on the New haven Green.
The Festival Member advance sale period ends this Friday April 3 – you only have three days left to purchase discounted $25 tickets for all performance programs! Becoming a Member is easy:
If you are (or would like to become) a Festival Member, and would benefit from personal insight into the 2009 Festival programming, join the Festival staff on Thursday April 2 from 5:30pm to 7pm in the Shubert Theater lobby (247 College Street, New Haven) for happy hour. Festival staff will answer all your questions and help you place your discounted ticket order. The Festival Member advance sale period ends on Friday April 3.
Starting on Tuesday March 24, Festival Members will be the first to be able to purchase tickets to seven different Foodie Tours , which typically sell out well in advance of June. And tickets to hear The Choir of Royal Holloway, University of London will be available to Festival Members for a discounted price of $10. This special Festival Member ticket price will be in effect until Friday April 3. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on April 7, 2009.
Tickets for these events will be available for purchase online at www.artidea.org with a Festival Member password, in person with a...
This Saturday, March 21 and Sunday March 22, the public is invited to take part in
the final weekend of workshops hosted by the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange:
Saturday March 21 from 8pm to 9pm - Celebration/Pizza Party with
Elizabeth Johnson of the Dance Exchange at Center Church Parish House, 311 Temple Street.
Sunday
March 22 from 1pm to 3:30pm - Final All Come Dance Workshop / Ideas Lab at Broadway
Rehearsal Lofts, 294 Elm Street.
Today is the 20th anniversary of the premiere of Mark Morris' Dido & Aeneas. The International Festival of Arts & Ideas in New Haven is the only place where Dido & Aeneas is scheduled to be performed this year (June 25-26, 2009). $25 tickets for these performances are currently on sale to Members of the Festival, so become a Member now for a chance to get the best seats! Tickets go on sale to the general public on April 7, 2009.
