In a lively talk moderated by Nicole Merritt, musicians Kaki King, Spencer Topel, and Jay Alan Zimmerman share how they are using data not just to make sounds but to see and experience music. Kaki...
WITHOUT HABITS: A PATH TO PURPOSE
July 31, 2019
We spend so much energy trying to cultivate healthier habits. But what might our days feel like if, instead, we question and cut out just one habit for a short period of time? What discomfort might...
CITIES OF PEACE: HEALING THE TRAUMA OF CONFLICT THROUGH ART
July 31, 2019
Join visionary and inspiring leaders, Dr. Ellen Frank—founder Cities of Peace, an innovative peace and visual arts program that honors the history and culture of world cities that have suffered...
ANTHROPOCENE: STAGING THE FUTURE
July 31, 2019
An·thro·po·cene: /ˈanTHrəpəˌsēn/ the current geological age, viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment.
Internationally acclaimed...
WORDS RECLAIMING WORLDS
July 31, 2019
FEATURING NEW HAVEN / NORTHEAST WRITERS AND SPOKEN WORD ARTISTS KEONA-MARIE, DUKE PORTER, YEXANDRA DIAZ, AND PAUL BRYANT HUDSON
Poets and other creative writers from the northeastern United States...
WE KNEW HAVEN: A YOUTH ACTIVIST PERSPECTIVE
July 31, 2019
FEATURING NEW HAVEN YOUTH ACTIVISTS MIA JOSEPH, LIHAME AROUNA, KELLY PINOTS, AND SHAWN MURRAY asking the questions: What do you imagine your New Haven to look like? How do you feel your identity is...
400 YEARS OF INEQUALITY: A PEOPLE’S OBSERVANCE FOR A JUST FUTURE
July 31, 2019
2019 is the 400th Anniversary of the arrival of the first Africans to be sold into bondage in North America in 1619 at Jamestown. Mindy Fullilove, MD and representatives of the 400 Years of...
KEEPERS OF THE CULTURE
July 23, 2019
Supreme Easy A.D. of the Legendary Cold Crush Brothers and Nikki D the first female emcee signed to Def Jam Records engage in an in-depth conversation sharing a rare glimpse into the birth of Hip Hop...
KEEP DINING IN: Alison Roman
July 23, 2019
Alison Roman is known as much for her keeper recipes as her wry Instagram voice and effortless style. Roman’s recipes set today’s trends and will show up as tomorrow’s classics: vegetable-forward...
SPLIT TOOTH: TANYA TAGAQ
July 23, 2019
Fact can be as strange as fiction. It can also be as dark, as violent, as rapturous. Veering back and forth between the grittiest features of a small arctic town, the electrifying proximity of the...
HOW THE ART OF EXPERIENCE EMPOWERS CULTURE CHANGE
July 10, 2019
In the Age of Experience, how can one drive actionable social change through deepened physical and digital live story-sharing systems? A leader in immersive experiences, Mikhael Tara Garver will...
CONFRONTING IDENTITY: AN ARTS & IDEAS FELLOWS TOWN HALL
July 10, 2019
It has become a Festival tradition for our high school Festival Fellows to begin our Festival and Ideas program with their own Town Hall. Join them this year as they explore the themes of Jhumpa...