Jan 13-21 in Hamden*
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Winter Wonders: MLK Holiday
Multiple great opportunities to honor, educate, and celebrate during the MLK Holiday Weekend here in Hamden and New Haven. Events on Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday.
Hamden Public Library is partnering with Rise Up for Arts to create a new MLK mural at the Miller Library. A celebration of diversity, the mural will depict civil rights leaders, along with messages and symbols of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Hamdenites are encouraged to be a part of the design process here.
On Friday @ Miller Library’s Thornton Wilder Hall, the Town of Hamden’s MLK Day Celebration Committee will host an MLK birthday celebration event 12-1pm. This event offers attendees the opportunity to reflect on Dr. King’s life, his mission, how he has affected our lives, and what we continue to learn from his service and wisdom. Members of the public are invited to attend and light refreshments will be served.
On Sunday, MLK Birthday Celebration @ Revival Church. 4pm. Sponsored by Hamden Black History Committee. Details below.
On Sunday, join the 53rd Annual MLK “Love March” organized by Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church and 94.3 WYBC. 10:30am. Link for more details.
On Monday, Beinecke Library at Yale hosts its annual MLK event. Highlights of Beinecke Library collections related to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to the African American freedom movement will be on view. You will be able to see an array of materials, many drawn from the library’s James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of African American Arts and Letters, that highlight Dr. King’s life, legacy, and impact, and the long civil rights movement in the United States. Link for more details.
On Sunday and Monday, Yale Peabody Museum’s 27th annual MLK Celebration. Events include: Family Storytelling and Dance; Z Experience Poetry Slam with a slate of renowned, featured poets competing. Link for more details and registration.
On Wednesday, Yale’s annual celebration includes keynote speaker Martin Luther King III, son of Dr. King. Link for more details and registration.
ICYMI:
Media coverage of Hamden HS girls basketball now ranked #1 in the state:
A very cool feature on the Philpotts twins and this year’s team
Winning the West Haven Holiday Tournament
Defeating previous #1 Sacred Heart at the buzzer in overtime
Moving up to the #1 ranking in the state poll
Winning the battle of #1 Hamden vs #2 Hand HS last Friday
Friday Jan 13
Top-3 Matchup: #1 ranked Hamden girls basketball team travels to face #3 ranked Mercy in Middletown. 5:30pm. Link to the team instagram account.
Town of Hamden’s MLK Day Celebration Committee will host an MLK birthday celebration event @ Miller Library’s Thornton Wilder Hall. 12-1pm.
Saturday Jan 14
Final Weekend: The A.C. Gilbert Train Show @ Eli Whitney Museum. 10am-3pm. Free. A Hamden winter tradition. Operate trains through the model, build your own train set, take a tour of our original factory model, and create DIY laser-cut snowflake ornaments. Link for more details.
“Exploring Artism” @ Yale Center for British Art. 10am-12:30pm. This is a free program for children 5-12 years of age and on the autism spectrum. Link for more details.
Hamden Father’s Baseball and Softball registration begins. 12-2pm @ HMS cafeteria. Details below.
Hamden open enrollment fair for Access Health CT @ Whitneyvlle Cultural Commons. 10am-1pm. Link for more details.
Sunday Jan 15
“Winter Animal Tracking” guided hike @ Sleeping Giant State Park. 1-3pm. Free Join the SGPA for a guided hike about winter tracking, led by SGPA Naturalist, Gail Cameron. Participants will learn some of the tips and tricks to locate winter tracks and identify the animals that created them. Link for more details.
Yale Peabody Museum’s 27th annual MLK Celebration. 12:30-3:30pm. Free. Sunday’s event is a Family Storytelling and Dance. Link for more details and registration.
MLK Birthday Celebration @ Revival Church, sponsored by Hamden Black History Committee. Sunday at 4pm.
Final Day: The A.C. Gilbert Train Show @ Eli Whitney Museum. 10am-3pm. Free. A Hamden winter tradition. Operate trains through the model, build your own train set, take a tour of our original factory model, and create DIY laser-cut snowflake ornaments. Link for more details.
Monday Jan 16
Beinecke Library at Yale hosts its annual MLK event on Monday. 12-4pm. Free. Highlights of Beinecke Library collections related to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to the African American freedom movement will be on view. Link for more details.
Yale Peabody Museum’s 27th annual MLK Celebration. 11:30am-2:30pm. Free. Monday’s event is a poetry slam. Link for more details and registration.
Tuesday Jan 17
January Screening Series @ Best Video Film & Cultural Center. 7pm. Please join BVFCC staffer, Raizine Bruton, for her January Screening Series focused on women directors. Link for more details.
“Paint & Sip Night” with the Hamden Lions Club @ Dunbar Hill Firehouse. 6pm. Details below.
Hamden youth hockey FREE ice time and instruction for beginners who want to try skating and hockey. Every Tuesday night @ Astorino Ice Arena. 6pm. Link for more details and registration.
Wednesday Jan 18
Yale’s annual celebration includes keynote speaker Martin Luther King III, son of Dr. King. Link for more details and registration.
“Economics and the Black Community” with guest speaker Kerwin Charles from the Yale School of Management. 6-7:30pm. Presented by Launch Pad at The LAB in Hamden. Details below.
Hamden Mobile Food Pantry. 4:30-5:30pm. Details below.
Horowitz Piano Series @ Morse Recital Hall. 7:30pm. Link for more details and tickets.
Thursday Jan 19
3rd Annual “The Voice of Hamden” student voice competition. 7pm @ HHS. Details below.
Hamden resident and acclaimed author Nicholas Dawidoff will speak about his powerful new book, The Other Side of Prospect: A Tale of Violence, Injustice and the American City. He will be interviewed by award-winning author, educator, and NPR host, Dr. Kahlilah Brown-Dean. HPS Board of Education @ 60 Putnam Ave. 7pm. Free.
CEIO’s “Deeper Change Forum” presents “What it Takes to Stay the Course” with Dr. Darya Funches @ Whitneyville Cultural Commons. 8:30am-3:30pm. Link for more details and registration.
Teen Trivia Night @ Miller Library. 3pm. Free. Link for registration.
Queer Film Club film screening @ Best Video Film & Cultural Center. 6:30-9pm. Details below.
Hamden Heronettes begin a new season of introductory classes — “Intro to Artistic Swimming.” For girls and boys ages 6-15. Details below.
Preschool “Music & Movement” @ Miller Library. For ages 1-5. 10:30am. Free. Link for registration.
Friday Jan 20
New Haven Symphony Orchestra @ SCSU Lyman Center for the Performing Arts. 7pm. Free for children under 18 with paying adult. Link for tickets and more details.
“Chosen Family” monthly dinner @ Spring Glen Church. 5-7pm. A monthly LGBTQ+ gathering space over dinner.
Saturday Jan 21
#3 nationally-ranked QU women’s ice hockey vs Yale. 3pm @ M&T Bank Arena in Hamden. Link for tickets.
Movie Matinee @ Miller Library: “Where the Crawdads Sing,” adapted from the novel that spent 168 weeks on the New York Times' best seller list. 2-4:30pm. Free. Link for registration.
Hamden Food in the News:
Hamden Food Pantry @ Keefe Community Center: When the holiday season ends, the need for food donations continues. Volunteer opportunities as well. Article from the NHI.
More Hamden Programs:
Registration for Summer Camps for Hamden’s Eli Whitney Museum & Workshops is now open. Over 50 different opportunities for hands-on learning. Link for registration.
Looking Ahead: Miller Library Book Discussion scheduled for Jan 30th. A winner of the 2018 Man Booker Prize and National Book Critics’ Circle Award for Fiction, as well as the 2020 International DUBLIN Literary Award, "Milkman" is a dynamic work of historical and psychological fiction. Link for more details and registration.
Hamden Live Music Schedules:
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