Community Calendar

Summer Arts Adventures for ages 5–7 is a joyful, all-day creative program where every week is a brand-new adventure. Each day is packed with fun, hands-on activities that invite young artists to imagine, experiment, and create in a supportive, welcoming environment.

Participants will paint, draw, build, stitch, sculpt, and explore art from around the world while getting their hands messy (in the best way!). With guidance from experienced teaching artists, kids build confidence, make new friends, and discover the joy of creative play. Days also include games, outdoor time, and special adventures, including field trips to nearby parks and museums.

In our fully-equipped art studios, young artists can experiment with clay, comics and cartoons, painting, photography, printmaking, bookmaking, sewing, sculpture, and more.

Fees: $495 per week.
Weekly after care is available from 4:00 – 5:30 pm for $90 / week.

In this special two-day professional development session, Pilobolus Education Director Emily Kent will help educators and instructors gain valuable insights and hands-on experience with Pilobolus techniques to enrich their teaching practices. Pilobolus is an internationally acclaimed dance company that has delighted audiences for over 50 years. Using skills honed over decades of performance, our education initiatives provide fundamental lessons about creativity, collaboration, and community through the joy of movement.

June 27-28 - Daily from 9AM to 3PM

Register Now: pilobolus.org/adult-workshops

**Please note: this course does not provide any form of certification.**

Experience Downtown New Haven in a new way during the inaugural Summer Art Stroll, taking place June 13–28, 2026 throughout the Chapel Street, Broadway, and Whitney-Audubon Districts. This free self-guided event invites visitors to explore local businesses featuring artwork by local artists, with pieces available for purchase directly through the artists, while discovering shopping, dining, and culture along the way.

Guests can use the official Downtown New Haven Summer Art Stroll Guide & Passport, available at all 22 participating businesses, to collect stamps to earn free rewards from Willoughby’s Coffee & Tea and Ashley’s Ice Cream.

Presented in partnership with the Arts Council of Greater New Haven and local community organizations.

Learn more, view participating locations, and plan your visit at https://theshopsatyale.com/art-stroll/

Adam Straus will introduce the artist to contemporary methods of image making. This workshop will start with charcoal drawing, progress through image transfer techniques, and use photos and various materials to expand the artist’s vocabulary.

With an emphasis on experimentation and freedom, Straus will take you on a journey of discovery and exploration. All this takes place in the historic Prellwitz studio at High House established in 1911 on Peconic Bay. Plein air is encouraged or anything else. Bring your paints. Paper and drawing tools as well as a delicious lunch provided both days.

Adam Straus is known for his majestic and luminous depictions of the sublime in his paintings, which are often saturated with a deep concern about social and environmental issues. His penetrating dark humor can transport the viewer to post-apocalyptic worlds and often offers a wry observation on how humans have altered the natural landscape. Work by Straus is in numerous museum collections including the Parrish Art Museum, Bridgehampton, NY; Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, NY; List Visual Center, M.I.T., Cambridge, MA. Straus lives and works in Riverhead, NY.

Join us for the Sherman Players production of the classic American musical Bye Bye Birdie. Sherman Players celebrates 100 years of community theatre this season!

From the time of the Stamp Act in 1765 through the British surrender at Yorktown in 1781, Connecticut’s seditious colonists used songs and hymns to foment rebellion, commemorate victory, and give thanks for preservation. Historical musician Richard Franklin Donohue will bring his spinet harpsichord to the Pardee-Morris House for a positively revolutionary performance, “What A Glorious Crash They Made,” on Sunday, June 28, 2026, at 2 p.m. For weather updates check our Facebook/Instagram pages or visit newhavenmuseum.org.

“What A Glorious Crash They Made” features a collection of songs and hymns published in Connecticut during the American Revolution. Donohue will sing, sharing his original research and exploring the fiery repertoire that in the words of John Adams, “cultivated the sensations of freedom.”

Donohue searched historical newspaper databases to find original publications of songs that existed in Connecticut between 1768 and 1783. With newly composed lyrics for popular tunes, the songs demonstrate the anger, determination, and gratitude of Connecticut’s patriot population. The program will span the Revolutionary War years with selections like John Dickinson’s “Liberty Song,” William Billings’ “Chester,” Andrew Law’s “Middletown,” and popular British tunes with newer texts reflecting the cause of freedom.

Donohue develops programs that explore the space around what he calls “the swinging door that exists between history and music.” He believes that music from any period needs to be presented with careful consideration of historical context, instrumentation, performance practice, and linguistic detail. With pronunciation based on evidence left by Benjamin Franklin and Noah Webster, and accompaniment on a spinet harpsichord, Richard strives to create as authentic a sound as possible.

New Haven Museum thanks community partner WSHU 91.1 FM for supporting the 2026 summer season.

Are you an experienced mover? If so, we invite you to immerse yourself in the Pilobolus method by learning repertory performed by the company on stage. This workshop is designed for participants with a strong dance background and offers the opportunity to engage directly with our signature choreography. Serving as a practical counterpart to the Pilobolus Pedagogy workshop, this intensive brings theory to life through embodied practice.

Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, June 28, Daily from 4PM to 7PM

Register Now: pilobolus.org/adult-workshops

Enjoy dazzling Fireworks by Grucci all four Saturday nights (including July 4th) and other family entertainment, exciting midway rides and games for all ages, and favorite fair food.

Free with admission:
• Circus Murcia (edge-of-your-seat high-wire, aerial and Globe of Death motorcycle acts, jugglers & clowns)
• Aqua Live Spectacular (water stunt show featuring enchanting aerialist mermaids & more)
• jaw-dropping Big Bee Transforming Robot Car
• The Magic of America show (mind-blowing illusions combined with inspiring moments in history)
• Sandlofer Family Educational Petting Zoo

Fair admission: $10 (free for kids under 36" tall). Parking is free.

Unlimited ride wristbands (for riders 36" & taller) are $42 on site ($40 cash price) or online before 5 pm Fri., June 26 for $29 each, 2/$55 or 4/$99. Visit the website for pre-sale savings on ride tickets.

Fair hours: 5-11 pm weekdays and noon-11 pm Saturdays - Sundays. Guests under 18 must be accompanied by an adult age 21+.

More information: 866-666-3247 or EmpireStateFair.com

Have a great time for a good cause at this family-friendly fundraiser for the all-volunteer Bellmore Fire Department, with thrilling midway rides and games for all ages and deep-fried treats, sweets and other tasty carnival eats.

Admission and parking are free.

Unlimited ride wristbands (for riders 36" & taller) are $42 on site ($40 cash price) or online before 5 pm Thurs., June 25 for $29 each, 2/$55 or 4/$99. Visit the website for pre-sale savings on ride tickets.

Midway hours: 5-10 pm Thursday, 5-11 pm Friday, noon-11 pm Saturday, noon-10 pm Sunday

Guests under 18 must be accompanied by an adult age 21+. Please check the website for event updates before attending.

More information: 866-666-3247 or DreamlandAmusements.com
https://dreamlandamusements.com/upcoming-events-amusement-carnival/bellmore-firemans-fair/

Proceeds from the annual fair, which is hosted by Advance Co. #1 and Bellmore Engine Co. #2, help fund vital community services including life-saving firefighting equipment, rescue tools, and training and safety programs.

“You will be moved, profoundly and intensely.” — The New York Times

“The biggest emotional gut punch I got from a concert all year.” — The Washington Post

After his father’s unexpected death, pianist Adam Tendler received his inheritance as a literal wad of cash in a parking lot—an encounter that became the catalyst for an ambitious commissioning project. Inviting a wide-ranging group of composers and sound artists, Tendler asked each to respond to the idea of “inheritance,” resulting in a deeply personal yet universally resonant body of new piano works.

Woven into a single intimate program, these pieces explore lineage, memory, loss, and place, forming a meditation on how we confront the past while shaping the future. Featuring commissions by Devonté Hynes, Laurie Anderson, Missy Mazzoli, Nico Muhly, inti figgis-vizueta, and others, the program reflects a striking diversity of voices and perspectives.

Produced by Liquid Music, this project earned a 2026 GRAMMY® nomination for Best Classical Instrumental Solo and has been featured on “CBS Sunday Morning.”