Jan 20-28 in Hamden*

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Jan 19, 2023

Winter Wonders: Team Trivia, Karaoke, etc.

Looking to get out of the house, but not so excited about the current weather? Meetup with Hamden friends & neighbors at the following Hamden venues for Team Trivia, Karaoke, & Mixtape Match. Checkout the guide below for details.

Team Trivia:

Mondays @ Side Street Grille @ 9pm
Wednesdays @ Playwright Pub @ 7pm
Wednesdays @ Eli’s on Whitney @ 7pm
Thursdays @ No Worries Brewery @ 7pm

Karaoke:

Wednesdays @ The Cellar on Treadwell @ 7pm
Thursdays @ Side Street Grille @ 8:30pm
Fridays @ Tavern by The Hall @ 9pm

Mixtape Match:

Tuesdays @ The Cellar on Treadwell @ 6:45pm

ICYMI:

Winter Wonders: Locally-owned fitness/training programs in Hamden

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

Top-5 National Matchup: #2 nationally-ranked QU Women’s Ice Hockey vs #3 nationally-ranked 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.

Where the Crawdads Sing Release Date, Cast, Trailer, and More

Frozen Jr. Children’s Musical Theatre Production in the Westville Performing Arts Center. 3pm. Link for more details.

Sunday Jan 22

Ukranian classical, pop, and folk music concert & cabaret fundraiser. 5pm @ Bethesda Lutheran Church. Details below.

Tuesday Jan 24

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.

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QU EQUIP exercise classes every Tuesday. Free. 4pm. Details below.

Birth-to-Five Play & Learn Groups. Every Tuesday @ Ridge Hill School. 10-11:30am. Organized by Hamden Family Resource Center. Details below.

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Wednesday Jan 25

Step Afrika! @ Shubert Theater. 7:30pm. Step Afrika! is one of the world's top 10 African American dance companies. Promoting stepping as a contemporary dance genre through critically acclaimed performances and arts education programs. Link for more details and tickets.

Adult indoor soccer league begins @ CFC Arena in Hamden. Details below.

Teen Program @ Yale University Art Gallery. 3-4:30pm. Free. Bring your friends, explore the museum’s diverse collection, and make art. Recent sessions have focused on drawing, painting, and photography. Bus passes will be provided. For teens ages 13–19. Link for more details.

Yale University Art Gallery - Teen Program

Teen Tech @ NHFPL Stetson Branch on Dixwell Ave. Stetson's “Innovation Studio” includes a makerspace, tech toys, and gaming room. Robots, gaming, 3D pens and printer, button makers, sewing, and more. Available for teens every Wednesday. 4-6pm. The Discovery Lab and Innovation Studio is Stetson’s destination for teens, and the teen lounge is an ideal spot to do homework, socialize, play games and tackle DIY projects. Link for more details.

Birth-to-Five Play & Learn Groups. Every Wednesday @ Church Street School. 10-11:30am. Organized by Hamden Family Resource Center. Details below.

Thursday Jan 26

Hamden Father’s Baseball and Softball registration. 12-2pm @ HMS cafeteria. Details below.

Hot Cocoa & Bingo children’s program @ Miller Library. Grades 3-6. 2:30-4pm. Link for registration.

SMART addiction recovery program @ Whitneyville Cultural Commons. 5:30-6:30pm every Thursday. The goal of SMART is to provide quality, science-based educational tools and community for individuals struggling with addictive behaviors — and a non-theistic alternative to twelve-step programs. Link for more details.

Your First SMART Recovery Meeting | AA Agnostica

Friday Jan 27

Yale Philharmonia @ Woolsey Hall. 7:30pm. Link for more details and tickets.

Top-10 Matchup: #1-ranked Hamden High girls basketball faces #5-ranked Sacred Heart Academy. 6pm @ HHS.

Intrastate Rivalry: QU Men’s Ice Hockey vs. Sacred Heart. 7pm. Link for tickets.

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Hamden’s Space Ballroom announces a new partnership with Long Wharf Theatre for a series of performances of 'Live From the Edge' by UNIVERSES at Space Ballroom! The performances will be over a 4-week period in April and May. The shows will blend a range of performance styles — from childhood rhymes to poetry, community rituals, hip-hop, gospel, and more. Enter an immersive musical that draws inspiration from headline news and builds off the energy of the audience to make you reimagine what theatre can be.

Tickets to the general public are available starting January 27th at 12pm, via longwharf.org or spaceballroom.com.

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Saturday Jan 28

11th Annual Lunarfest Parade. 10am. The largest celebration of Lunar New Year and Chinese culture in CT, promoting cross-cultural awareness and understanding and embracing community collaborations. After the parade, in the afternoon, there will be educational activities, workshops, and performances hosted at the New Haven Museum, the NHFPL, Creative Arts Workshop, and Yale Office of International Students & Scholars. Link for more details and registration.

Intrastate Rivalry: QU Men’s Ice Hockey vs Yale or UConn (TBD). Link for tickets.

Applications Deadline: Are you, your organization, or business interested in marching in the 2023 St. Patrick’s Day Parade? Link for more details and applications.

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Hamden HS Dance Team participating in the QU Dance Competition. 5-8:30pm. Details below.

Hamden Food in the News:

Cumin Indian Restaurant: NHI article and a link to the menu.

More Hamden Programs:

Hamden’s “Play More Chess Academy” has numerous opportunities this week, this month, and this winter for beginners, novices, experienced, and experts. Link for more details.

Free 8-week “Circle of Security” parenting workshop. Registration deadline is Feb 1st. Details below.

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Hamden Soccer Association spring registration for new players. Link for registration.

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