The Arts Paper december 2014
Christ Church Choir joins the New Haven Symphony Orchestra for a performance of Handel’s Messiah on December 18 at Woolsey Hall. Photo courtesy of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra.
read short stories chosen by New Haven Review editors. On Wednesday, December 10, 7-8:30 p.m., in a program called “Love is All Around,” actors will read Steve Almond’s “The Soul Molecule” and Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory.” Join us for the reading, coffee, and snacks, capped off by a half-hour “talk back” at the end with the performers and editors. Free; donations accepted. If you enjoyed this fall’s three readings, join us in the spring for a monthly event, January-May, 2015. The Institute Library, 847 Chapel St., New Haven. 203-562-4045. institutelibrary.org. Celebration of American Crafts An annual exhibition and sale of fine, contemporary crafts sponsored by Creative Arts Workshop. The exhibition is held through December 24 in CAW’s handsome
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two-story Hilles Gallery. All proceeds from the Celebration of American Crafts directly support the artists and CAW’s community programming. Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Thursdays, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sundays, 1-5 p.m.; December 24, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Creative Arts Workshop, 80 Audubon St., New Haven. 203-562-4927. creativeartsworkshop.org. Artistry: American Crafts for the Holidays Handmade crafts by more than 250 American artists, including ceramics, glass, jewelry, fiber, ornaments, accessories, toys, and specialty foods. Works fill the Guilford Arts Center’s shop and gallery in a bountiful, festive display. New works are added regularly. Proceeds benefit exhibiting artists and GAC’s educational programs. Open
through January 4, 2015. Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and Sunday, 12-5 p.m. Free. Guilford Art Center, 411 Church St., Guilford. 203453-5947. guilfordartcenter.org. Holidays at Luckey and Merrill Studio Owen Sea Luckey, textiles, Kristin Merrill, jewelry, Hannah Baldwin, painter, Jen Payne, writer. Every Saturday through December 20. Also open Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and by appointment 12-4 p.m. Free. 181 Main Street, Branford. 203589-6995. luckeyandmerrillstudio.com.
1 Monday Artwork by Lorene Sholl Longtime Madison resident and painter Lorene Sholl works primarily with acrylics, both on canvas and on paper.
Lorene has exhibited at many of the shoreline’s summer art shows. She has studied at the Guilford Art Center, Creative Arts Workshop in New Haven, and at the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts in Old Lyme. lasholl36@comcast.net. December 1-January 15, 2015. 2-4 p.m. Docent tour every Saturday, 2-4 p.m. Free. Evergreen Woods, 88 Notch Hill Road, North Branford. 203-4888000. EvergreenWoods.com.
4 Thursday Late Night Thursday at Yale Center for British Art Enjoy the Center’s galleries and Museum Shop tonight until 8 p.m. Free. Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St., New Haven. 203432-2800. britishart.yale.edu.
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