New Haven Register (Sunday) (New Haven, CT)
Online events happening this week in area
ANSONIA
Nature Center offers daily events and programs on Facebook. ansonianaturecenter.org
DERBY
Historical Society offers “Tuesday Tours at Ten” of society’s headquarters, General David Humphreys House in Ansonia, Tuesdays, 10-10:30 a.m., on Facebook page. 203-735-1908, derbyhistorical.org
EAST HADDAM
Goodspeed Musicals’ “I'll Drink to That” Instagram live Mondays 5 p.m.; “Greatspeed,” relive some of the theater’s greatest moments with special guests, Tuesdays, 5 p.m., on Zoom; “In the Spotlight” podcast every other Wednesday; “Home Office,” for fans of new musicals, Thursdays, 5 p.m., on Zoom. gooodspeed.org
EAST HAVEN
Hagaman Memorial Library offers a hands-on Zoom workshop with on-hand ingredients: DIY Ginger Ale, and DIY Vanilla/ Almond Extract, June 6, 2 p.m. Workshop is free. Sign up required by e-mail to Cynthia at cgwiazda@hagamanlibrary.org. 203-468-3890, hagamanlibrary.org
ESSEX
Essex Art Association’s virtual exhibit, “Art in Isolation,” now on view. Submissions on a rolling basis accepted. essexartassociation.com
Spectrum Art Gallery’s online exhibit “Shadow Dance.” spectrumartgallery.org
FAIRFIELD
Fairfield Theatre Company Facebook page offers live streaming events. fairfieldtheatre.org
Fairfield University Art Museum offers a Watch, Listen & Learn section on their website which includes online lectures, audio guides and family and children’s activities, and a series of videos relating to the current exhibit “Archives of Consciousness: Six Cuban Artists.” fairfield.edu
GUILFORD
Art Center offers a variety of experiences including Creative Check-In via Zoom and discussions on different topics through the Center’s Facebook page. guilfordartcenter.org
Henry Whitfield State Museum offers a virtual tour of Connecticut's oldest house. ctvisit.com
HAMDEN
Whitney Workshop at Eli Whitney Museum offer weekly Creative Challenges on Facebook. eliwhitney.org
“Artist in Residence: A Pandemic Series,” photography by Lisa and Tom from Hamden studio. photographybylisaandtom.com Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University hosts “Oscar Online,” a virtual exhibit celebrating the life and work of Oscar Wilde. Program includes six, one-hour live programs during June and July. Program topic: “The First Pop Invasion: Oscar’s Aesthetic Tour of America,” June 10. All programs begin at 2 p.m. qu.edu or Facebook page.
KILLINGWORTH
Spectrum Gallery’s “Community Spotlight,” select artists who are creating new work in photography, video. spectrumartgallery.org
MADISON
Madison and Clinton Land Trusts host a virtual Wild & Scenic Film Festival. Ticket holders will be able to view the entire recorded event through June 5. . filmfestival.madisonlandtrust.org.
Historical Society’s “Archive of Pandemic Stories,” with residents contributing personal experiences during pandemic. madisonhistory.org
Meigs Point Nature Center’s live, animal-filled programs via Facebook Live Tue-Fri, 11 a.m. from the Woods Room, 2 p.m. from the Water Room. meigspointnaturecenter.org
Susan Powell Fine Art is open to the public with guidelines. 203-318-0616, susanpowellfineart.com
MILFORD
Public Library hosts a discussion with Space Historian Rebecca Charbonneau, June 6, 2 p.m. Learn history of aerospace and astronomy in the 20th century, focusing on US-Soviet collaboration in radio astronomy and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence during the Cold War. Register at fdanowski@milfordct.gov
Library Zoom Room chats with Library staff. Next Topic: Appreciation-How has your time being isolated been rewarding,? June 10, 7 p.m. nabbey@milfordct.gov to join the Zoom session
Pantochino Productions online series “Let’s Learn Stuff” with Victoria Sautee on Facebook Live Tuesday, Thursday 2 p.m. Pantochino Podcasts with original, mini-musicals voiced by company members. Three-character, 15minute performances outside your home by reservation. pantochino.com
MYSTIC
Mystic Aquarium re-opened to the public with restrictions. Visitors can explore the grounds, including the historic village and gardens, the shipyard, and the Mystic River waterfront. Indoor exhibits, village buildings, and the historic vessels remain closed. mysticaquarium.org
Seaside Shadows Haunted History Tours with Spooky Story Sundays, and Witchy Wednesdays. Cemetery Saturdays, 4 p.m. All on Facebook.
Mystic Seaport online exhibits: “Adventurous Use of the Sea: The
Cruising Club of America” and “The 38th Voyage of the Charles W. Morgan.” mysticseaport.org
NEW HAVEN
Norfolk Chamber Museum Festival at Yale Museum School of Music with virtual postings of performances from the Music Shed.
Long Wharf Theatre’s Gala, “Staged at Home,” virtual benefit concert starts June 8, 6:30 p.m. with a preshow including a fivecourse dinner party, red-carpet showcase, and video chat room preceding the concert. longwharf.org or call 203-772-8242
International Festival of Arts & Ideas virtual programming entitled “Democracy: We the People” will continue through June 26. “Democracy, Pandemic, and How We Move Forward,” June 4, 7 p.m.; “Democracy, Refugees, and Asylum,” June, 5 p.m.; “Stories, Sovereignty, and Imagining Forward,” June 9, 7 p.m. Livestreamed content available. Additional programming to be announced. For the kids, Festival Coloring Pages. artidea.org
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History offers Peabody@Home digital resources, educational tools, curiosities of the museum's collections. peabody.yale.edu
New Haven Museum: “Documenting the COVID-19 Crisis,” an effort to collect stories and photos of life in New Haven during the coronavirus quarantine. Also virtual offerings. newhavenmuseum.org
Beinecke Library at Yale University digital exhibits: “Carl Van Vechten’s Harlem Renaissance Portraits,” “America and the Utopian Dream,” “Making the Medieval English Manuscript.” beinecke.library.yale.edu
Yale University offers a virtual tour of the historic university, including its campus, athletics and residential life. ctvisit.com
Shubert Theater offering activities to create art at home with a backstage tour, Pinkalicious story time, a playwriting challenge, learn how to make puppets, puppet theater. shubert.com
Elm Shakespeare Company offers at-home activity related to the arts each week, as well as recordings of past productions. elmshakespeare.org
Kehler Liddel Gallery has mulitply exhibits that can be viewed virtually. kehlerliddellgallery.com
Homewatch CareGivers of New Haven in partnership with J. Mane Gallery launches “The Art of Aging,” virtual art exhibit and contest. Artist invited to share their vision of aging for a chance to win cash prizes. Contest through July 11. Winners announced and the online exhibit opens, July 18. jmanegallery.com
NXTHVN Gallery with “JRNL,” a growing ecosystem of online posts. nxthvn.com
Artspace digital exhibits: “An Alternative Love Story,” “Folded,”
“Lovestruck,” “Seeing the Structure,” “individual vs. crowd,” “HAND in rotation,” “Into and out of,” “Brightly.” artspacenewhaven.org
Ely Center of Contemporary Art exhibits online: “to (be) scare,” “Ashley Pelletier Dissembling the Self,” Brooks Dierdorff Ballistics & Blindsight,” and Tony Saunders elucidating,” elycenter.org
Yale University Art Gallery: “Robert Adams: The Place We Live”; and “Dura-Europos: Excavating Antiquity,” featuring photos of an archaeological dig in Syria where items in museum’s collection were found. artgallery.yale.edu
Yale Center for British Art’s online collections span more than 5,500 artists/creators. britishart.yale.edu
OLD LYME
Florence Griswold Museum presents “Sanctuary,” juried online photography exhibit. FloGrisPhotoContest.ArtCall.org. florencegriswoldmuseum.org
Lyme Art Association’s springthemed online exhibit “Birds and Bees”; pastel artist Karen Israel’s 5-part demonstration is available on YouTube and view the online exhibit “Yin and Yang Study in Extremes-Realism and Abstraction.” lymeartassociation.org
ORANGE
PEZ Visitor Center offers a 3-D virtual visit to see the center's interior and get up close to exhibits. us.pez.com
STRATFORD
Library Reference Department’s reading program for adults “Stay Put and Read.” To particiapte, e-mail slaask@stratfordlibrary
Library Children’s Department offers storytimes, programs via Zoom. stratfordlibrary.org
Library offers online music for downloading from Freegal Music, Hoopla, and Music from the Birds-using eBird to celebrate the birds around you. slaask@stratfordlibrayr.org
WATERBURY
Mindfulness Practice: Exploring the Spectrum of Mind, Heart, and Body Awareness, via Zoom, Sundays in May, 9-10 a.m. Register; Community Cookbook Club: Digital Dining, via Zoom, May 28, 1:00-3:30 pm. Register. mattmuseum.org
Mattatuck Museum exhibits “Edward Balthazar: Urban Artist;” and “Women’s Sphere: Selections from the Collection” online until the end of the year. mattmuseum.org
WOODBRIDGE
Palestine Museum US offers an online tour of the museum, recorded on March 8 at the opening ceremony of “Telling the Palestinian Story-50 Women Artists-200 Works of Art.” palestinemuseum.us