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Mar 02, 2023

Winter Wonders: LEGO Innovation Station @ EWM

The idea is a free, walk-in, year-round “LEGO Innovation Station” right here in Hamden at the Eli Whitney Museum & Workshop. In addition to walk-in, free-build opportunities, it will likely include some organized, themed LEGO STEM events, activities, challenges, birthday parties, etc.

Not yet a reality, but coming soon. First, LEGO donations are needed from the community. To donate used LEGOs (small sets or huge bins or anything between) call the Eli Whitney Museum at 203.777.1833, or stop by the museum on weekdays 9am–5pm.

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ICYMI:

The HECA Program for STEM students @ HHS — application deadline March 17th
Guide to Summer Camps

Friday March 3

#1-ranked Hamden High girl’s basketball — CIAC state tournament game @ home @ 6:30pm. Link to purchase tickets.

Broadway musical “The Book of Mormon” @ Shubert Theater. 8pm. Link for tickets.

QU women’s ice hockey league tournament semifinal game 6:30pm in New Haven. Link for tickets.

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The Whitney Players presents “The Trial of the Wicked Witch” @ Hamden Middle School. 7pm. Link for more details and tickets.

Trial of the Wicked Witch: The Musical. Eldridge Plays and Musicals

The Ellington Jazz Series continues @ Yale’s Morse Recital Hall. A 7:30pm performance by the all-female Afro-Cuban group Maqueque, which DownBeat has said “sounds like no other today in jazz.” Link for tickets.

Yale Pathways to Science presents “Chemistry Magic Show”. 6-7:30pm. Free. Details below. Link to register.

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Saturday March 4

“Turtle Week” - join URI for the Junior Explorers Club @ East Rock Park. 10am-12pm. Link for more details.

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St. Patrick’s Day Parade Ball. 6-11pm. Link for more details and tickets.

The Whitney Players presents “The Trial of the Wicked Witch” @ Hamden Middle School. 2pm matinee and 7pm final performance. Link for more details and tickets.

If they win on Friday night, the QU women’s ice hockey league tournament championship game will be Saturday at Yale. Link for tickets.

Sunday March 5

Maple Sugaring @ Common Ground Urban Farm @ West Rock Ridge State Park. 1-3:30pm. Link for tickets.

Yale Pathways to Science presents the Julia Robinson Math Festival. Open to Hamden students in grades 6-12. Free. 9:30am-12pm. Link to registration.

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Monday March 6

Nutrition Workshop & Healthy Meal Planning @ Keefe Community Center. 11am-12pm. Free. Details below.

Tuesday March 7

All the way from Ireland, visiting Hamden’s Playwright Irish Pub as part of their American tour, Teada. 8pm. Link for tickets.

Hamden Caregiver Support Group @ Whitney Rehabilitation Care Center. 1-2pm. Details below.

Wednesday March 8

Quarterfinals of CIAC girl’s basketball state tournament @ Hamden High. The Hamden Green Dragons will play at 7pm @ HHS on Wednesday. Link to purchase tickets.

Michael’s Magical Mystery Movie Vol. 6. From 2016-2020 BVFCC member Michael Domangue managed The Broad Theater, one of New Orleans’ best independently-owned movie theaters. Every year on his birthday he would book a single screen and invite people to join him for a special film screening. Nobody but he would know what movie they were watching that night until the opening credits rolled, and 100% of the tickets sold would go to charity. 7pm. Free, but donations will be taken for NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness. The café will be open for beer, wine, and cafe drinks. Free popcorn will be served. Link for more details.

Michael's Magical Mystery Movie Screening

Thursday March 9

Preschool Story Time @ Miller Library. Ages 3-5 along with their caregivers for stories, songs, activities and crafts that encourage the development of early literacy skills. 10:15-11am. Link for registration.

Friday March 10

Nationally #2-ranked QU men’s ice hockey begins its league tournament with a quarterfinals 3-game series. 7pm @ QU’s M&T Bank Arena. Link for tickets.

Saturday March 11

Walk-in STEM projects @ Hamden’s Eli Whitney Museum. Free. 10am-3pm. For children ages 5-12. A museum apprentice will work with your child as they build a project and begin to experiment. Sessions last from 20 minutes to an hour. Projects change from weekend to weekend. Link for more details.

Nationally #2-ranked QU men’s ice hockey begins its league tournament with a quarterfinals 3-game series. 7pm @ QU’s M&T Bank Arena. Link for tickets.

Hamden Food in the News:

Ali Baba’s Kitchen: Middle Eastern, Indian, and Pakistani halal cuisine. Link to NHR article. Link to the menu.

More Hamden Programs:

Looking Ahead: The Greater New Haven St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday March 12th @ 1:30pm. Includes a Family Fun Zone @ 12pm before the parade. Link for more details. Sláinte!

Adult social soccer league @ CFC Arena. Registration is open and the league begins on March 22nd. Link for more details and registration.

Youth soccer registration for the HSA spring season is open. Link to register.

Spring registration for the Hamden Heronettes artistic swimming. For boys and girls ages 6-15. Details below.

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