Events Calendar

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CALENDAR – March-April 2025
Location is New Haven unless noted otherwise.
*=Wheelchair accessible
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Now through June 22, 2025
David Goldblatt: No Ulterior Motive is a traveling retro-spective exhibition that spans this South African photographer’s career, from the 1950s to the 2010s, demonstrating his commitment to showing the realities of daily life in his country, and who used his work to celebrate his country’s working-class people, the landscape, and the built environment. For hours, see https://artgallery.yale.edu. Yale University Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel St. *

Saturday, March 29, 1 p.m.
Book talk and slide show Zionist Betrayal of Jews: Zionist Relations with Musk, Trump and the European Far Right. Speaker: Stanley Heller, author of Zionist Betrayal of Jews: From Herzl to Netanyahu. Community Program Room, lower level. Ives Main Library, 133 Elm St. *

Sunday, March 30, 1 p.m.
Trans Liberation Rally and March. In honor of Trans Day of Visibility, say NO to erasure! CT@pslweb.org, info@peerpride.com.

Monday, March 31, 1 p.m.
Tell Gov. Lamont: No More Methane Gas! Press conference, march and die-in. Meet at the Legislative Office Building, 300 Capitol Ave. in Hartford.

Tuesday, April 1, noon-1:30 p.m.
Keynote lecture by poet, editor and essayist Martin Espada, followed by book signing. Sponsored by the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program of Southern CT State Univ. For info and to register, please go to bit.ly/4iaj62v. Adanti Student Center Theater, SCSU, 501 Crescent St. *

Tuesday, April 1, 5-7:30 p.m.
Join Library staff and friends from the International Festival of Arts and Ideas with a panel discussion about parallels between the NEA Big Read book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and current events. Free copies available. Wilson Library, 303 Washington Ave. *

Thursday, April 3, 4-6 p.m.
Re-Writing Our Climate’s Future by Embracing Creativity and Optimism, in partnership with Yale Planetary Solutions. Annalee Newitz will discuss what it will take to create a thriving, sustainable future. Ives Main Library, 133 Elm St. *

Thursday, April 3, reception 5:30 p.m., program 6 p.m.
Rethinking the Amistad Story. Historian, writer, filmmaker, and activist Dr. Marcus Rediker will discuss who the African rebels were, and how they waged the uprising. He will explore the legacies of the Amistad Revolt as a powerful example of resistance to oppression. Email or call to be put on the wait list: info@newhavenmuseum.org, 203-562-4183. New Haven Museum, 114 Whitney Ave. *

Friday, April 4, 3:30 p.m.
Celebrating the Life of Elaine Peters, iconic drummer and African dancer, advocate for justice and humanitarian, who passed on Dec. 29. Whitneyville Cultural Commons, 1253 Dixwell Ave. Hamden. 1/2 * (restrooms not accessible)

Saturday, April 5, 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
Conference: The Solution Is Socialism, sponsored by Workers’ Voice, workersvoiceus.org. Keynote talks on world capitalist crisis, Black liberation and Marxism, civil liberties, Syria, and for a world without borders. Workshops on climate change, gender oppression and social reproduction, Marxist economics, and fighting fascism and the far-right. For more information, cost, and registration, go to tinyurl.com/socialism-conference. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Childcare available upon request. Possibly wheelchair accessible. Check with organizers or venue if there are accessible restrooms in the area where the conference will take place. Whitney Cultural Commons, 1253 Whitney Ave.

Saturday, April 5
Nationwide Day of Action in Washington, D.C. Also protests and sit-ins in all 50 states. Visit www.FiftyFifty.one and handsoff2025.com.

Saturday, April 5, 2-4:30 p.m.
Yale Undergraduate Prison Project (YUPP) Resume and Tech Support. We hope to support formerly incarcerated individuals and all other community members. Ives Main Library, 133 Elm St. *

Saturday, April 5, 2:30-3:30 p.m .
Absolute Pardon Workshop. Information for formerly incarcerated people to apply for an absolute pardon in Connecticut. Ives Main Library, 133 Elm St. *

Tuesday, April 8-Friday, April 11
The Yale Review presents The Yale Review Festival 2025, featuring four days of readings, conversations, craft talks, and workshops with novelists, poets, critics, and editors. Free and open to everyone. To register for workshops and for additional details, please go to http://yalereview.org/festival. Humanities Quadrangle (HQ), 320 York St. *

Wednesday, April 9, 6-7 p.m.
16th annual reading by Anne Fadiman and her students. Three undergraduate writers will join Anne Fadiman to read from pieces. Fadiman will read from an essay on teaching via Zoom. Ives Main Library, 133 Elm St. *

Wednesday, April 9, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Out of the Abyss Suicide Support Group. This peer-led support group allows participants to talk about suicidal thoughts, feelings, or experiences without judgment or hospitalization. Email ofasoundmind@yahoo.com for any questions. Ives Main Library, 133 Elm St. *

Friday, April 11, 4 p.m.
Fridays for Future Global Climate Strike rally will be on the New Haven Green. Stop the Oily-garchy! Organized by New Haven Climate Movement and others. More info newhavenclimatemovement.org or on Facebook and Instagram. *

Saturday, April 12, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Rock to Rock annual Day of Service. Sign up at www.rocktorock.org/dayofwellness.

Saturday, April 12, 2:30-4 p.m.
Absolute Pardon Workshop. Are you formerly incarcerated and interested in applying for an absolute pardon in Connecticut? Wilson Library, 303 Washington Ave. *

Saturday, April 12, 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Humanist Association of CT will discuss Blood Rites by Barbara Ehrenreich. Monthly book club hosted by the Humanist Association of Connecticut. All are welcome! Wilson Library, 303 Washington Ave. *

Monday, April 14, 6 p.m.
Gather at Grand Avenue and John Murphy Drive, the site where East Haven police killed Malik Jones on April 14, 1997, 28 years ago. *

Tuesday, April 15, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
United Way of Greater New Haven will connect you to the right resources and community partners so you can achieve your financial goals. Ives Main Library, 133 Elm St. *

Wednesday, April 16, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Yale Collegium Musicum presents Music of Renaissance Spain. Sacred and secular vocal and instrumental music, including villancicos, folias, pavanas, canarios, jácaras, españoletas, and more, played on recorders, flutes, sackbuts, violins, viols, guitars, theorbos, harpsichords, and percussion. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, 121 Wall St. *

Monday, April 21, 6-7:30 p.m.
Solar energy presentation. Learn all the details about “going solar.” There will be no sales solicitation. Informational only. Mitchell Library, 37 Harrison St. *

Monday, April 21, 6-7:30 p.m.
NEA Big Read: Who Am I? Poet Laureate Sharmont “Influence” Little will lead a writing workshop that encourages attendees to think about and share who they are. Registration: nhfpl.libcal.com/event/14362118. Ives Main Library, 133 Elm St. *

Wednesday, April 23, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Out of the Abyss Suicide Support Group – see Wednesday, April 9 listing. Ives Main Library, 133 Elm St. *

Saturday, April 26
Rock to Rock Earth Day bicycle rides and hikes. Info: www.rocktorock.org. Email: info@rocktorock.org, phone: 203-479-0298.

Saturday, April 26, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Hamden Earth Day Celebration, www.hamden.com/329/Annual-Earth-Day-Celebration. Hamden Town Center Park 2761 Dixwell Ave., Hamden *