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Move Smart, Break Less: Join the 2026 Responsible AI Conference

As AI transitions from a "future tech" to a daily reality, the real challenge for the next generation of leaders is balancing rapid innovation with global responsibility. This April, the Yale School of Management's Artificial Intelligence Association is hosting its flagship event: The 2026 Responsible AI in Global Business Conference.
Our sessions are designed to be high-impact and multi-disciplinary, bringing together leaders to tackle:
The Global Perspective: How international policy and national security are being reshaped.
The Future of Work: A look at how AI is redesigning roles and required skills.
Practical Governance: Moving beyond theory to operationalize ethics in real-world models.
The main conference event consists of a full day of keynote speakers, panels, and breakout discussions on Friday, April 10th in Evans Hall.

The 2024 Pulitzer Prize winning play comes to life on the Playhouse stage.

Eboni Booth’s 2024 Pulitzer Prize winning breakout play is an uplifting, gentle and powerful exploration of change, friendship, and quiet courage. Meet Kenneth, a creature of habit whose world is upended when his lifelong job ends – and he’s nudged into the unknown by his best friend Bert and a few unexpected encounters over mai tais at the local tiki bar. This luminous new American play draws us into a deeply human journey, as Kenneth takes small steps into a bigger world – one where every connection holds the power to transform a life.

Renee Bronner Pessin tells the story of her mother, Helen, and father, Sam, who met while imprisoned in a concentration camp during the Holocaust. Both would end up being the only survivors from their large and extended families (with Sam's brother) of that period in history. They later reunited, married, and moved to the U.S., and have shared their Holocaust stories with their daughter. Renee feels it is more urgent than ever to share her parents' story —with the community—so that history will not repeat itself, which she has gleaned from family photos and her mother's video testimony to the Shoah Foundation.

Please register for this event.

The 2024 Pulitzer Prize winning play comes to life on the Playhouse stage.

Eboni Booth’s 2024 Pulitzer Prize winning breakout play is an uplifting, gentle and powerful exploration of change, friendship, and quiet courage. Meet Kenneth, a creature of habit whose world is upended when his lifelong job ends – and he’s nudged into the unknown by his best friend Bert and a few unexpected encounters over mai tais at the local tiki bar. This luminous new American play draws us into a deeply human journey, as Kenneth takes small steps into a bigger world – one where every connection holds the power to transform a life.

Town Librarian Scott Jarzombek (a die-hard Mets fan, himself) moderates a discussion of everything baseball with two dedicated fans, former Little League coach Matt McGuire and MLB.com reporter Michael Clair.

Matt, whose four sons kept him involved in Fairfield Little League for 15 years as a coach, commissioner, board member and president, is the author of Fairfield American: a Legacy of Little League Dreams (2025). A friend called the book "a love letter to Little League baseball," and Matt couldn't agree more, citing his experiences with his boys in the ballpark as some of the greatest moments in his life.

In addition to reporting on international baseball and the World Baseball Classic for MLB.com, Michael Clair has written We Sacrifice Everything to Baseball: How the Czech Republic's Amateur Underdogs Became World Baseball Classic Heroes (2026). The book tells the story of how the Czech Republic's team of amateur players--firefighters, teachers, and even field caretakers by day--upset both Spain and then China to win the 2023 World Baseball Classic through teamwork, sacrifice, and self-belief.

Come share an evening of discussion about America's most beloved pastime, focusing on the pure love of the game.

Copies of both books will be available for purchase. Advance registration is appreciated.

The 2024 Pulitzer Prize winning play comes to life on the Playhouse stage.

Eboni Booth’s 2024 Pulitzer Prize winning breakout play is an uplifting, gentle and powerful exploration of change, friendship, and quiet courage. Meet Kenneth, a creature of habit whose world is upended when his lifelong job ends – and he’s nudged into the unknown by his best friend Bert and a few unexpected encounters over mai tais at the local tiki bar. This luminous new American play draws us into a deeply human journey, as Kenneth takes small steps into a bigger world – one where every connection holds the power to transform a life.

The 2024 Pulitzer Prize winning play comes to life on the Playhouse stage.

Eboni Booth’s 2024 Pulitzer Prize winning breakout play is an uplifting, gentle and powerful exploration of change, friendship, and quiet courage. Meet Kenneth, a creature of habit whose world is upended when his lifelong job ends – and he’s nudged into the unknown by his best friend Bert and a few unexpected encounters over mai tais at the local tiki bar. This luminous new American play draws us into a deeply human journey, as Kenneth takes small steps into a bigger world – one where every connection holds the power to transform a life.

Come support the Cheshire Rotary Club by dropping off boxes of unwanted sensitive paper documents for shredding to protect your personal, financial, and business information. On-site document destruction done by Shred-It. You can view your paper being shredded.
Date: April 18, 2026, 9am to 12pm
Location: 435 N Brooksvale Rd, Cheshire, CT 06410
15" x 12" x 10” boxes of paper are $15.00 each, larger boxes are $20.00 each. Credit cards or cash accepted.
The Cheshire Rotary Club supports local veterans, health services, fire departments, scholarships, and global projects like polio eradication.

Step back in time at the annual Fiber Fest at the Oxford Historical Society museum complex in Oxford. This free event for all ages is a rain-or-shine weekend focused on skills practiced for centuries.
See volunteers weaving on the room-size barn loom, spinning, knitting, rug hooking and more crafts. On Sunday, the New England Lace Makers' Guild demonstrates bobbin lace making. Crafters will offer their wares: sweaters, gloves, yarn by the skein, clothes, herbs, brooms and baskets, soap, towels, tea and more. Quilts on display, for sale and for chance.
Weather permitting, see goats, sheep or alpacas sheared for spring. Docents lead tours of the 1750 saltbox house, Twitchell Rowland House Museum. Visit the 1850 one-room Munn Schoolhouse. Try your hand at weaving, spinning and explore more of Oxford.

Taste your way through Downtown New Haven at the 7th Annual Appetizer & Dessert Crawls — one of Connecticut’s most anticipated culinary events and the state’s largest food crawl series — held on Saturdays, April 18, May 2, June 13, and December 19, 2026, from 12–3 p.m.

This popular event invites guests to sample signature tastings and irresistible desserts from top local restaurants while exploring The Shops at Yale. Ideal for food lovers, families, and groups, this multi-date event offers a festive culinary experience you won’t want to miss.

Proceeds benefit United Way of Greater New Haven, CitySeed, Arts Council of Greater New Haven, and The Robin I. Kroogman New Haven Animal Shelter. Guests also enjoy exclusive retail discounts and free all-day parking at the 150 York Street Garage with validation at check-in.

Find event details, menus, and tickets at: https://theshopsatyale.com/appcrawl/