Oct 21-29 in Hamden*
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Fall Feature: Halloween in Hamden (for kids & adults)
Many Halloween-themed events this week all around town. The many great neighborhoods of Hamden will have the usual Halloween night trick-or-treating, of course. But numerous other options for kids and adults in the days and nights leading up to Halloween, too. Check out the options here: Halloween in Hamden.
Friday Oct 21
Road Trip: The UNDEFEATED and CT Top 10 ranked Hamden High football team travels up the Merritt/Cross Parkway to Wallingford to take on Sheehan HS @ 7pm. Perhaps grab some Glenwood to-go, enjoy the fall foliage on the Merritt/Cross, and then cheer like crazy for the Green Dragons.
World Orchestral Premiere: Yale Philharmonia presents the world orchestral premiere of the Piano Concerto in C minor by Helen Hagan, the first Black woman to graduate, in 1912, from the Yale School of Music. 7:30pm. Link for more details and tickets. And here is a link to a great article explaining the incredible New Haven history behind this music.
Final Weekend: Only two nights left! A great opportunity to support local small businesses in our Hamden community. Link for more details.
Final Weekend: 9th Annual New Haven Documentary Film Festival Oct 13-23. 116 films, four venues, panels, musical performances, and a student filmmaking competition that will blow your mind. And half the screenings are FREE! Link for schedule and tickets.
Saturday Oct 22
Final Night: 12th Annual Hamden Restaurant Week. Support local! Dine local! Link for more details.
5th Annual New Haven Chalk Fest. 12-4pm on the Broadway Island @ The Shops at Yale. Enjoy art, music, food, prizes, and a Family Fun Zone. Link for more details.
Trunk-or-Treat (and Fall Festival) @ Hamden YMCA Camp Mountain Laurel. 2-5pm. Fall crafts, sports, hiking, and other family fun events. The Fall Festival will culminate with the Trunk or Treat event! Registration required. Link for more details.
3rd Annual Elm City Lit Fest @ the Q House on Dixwell Ave. 11am-5pm. A celebration of literary arts in the African diaspora. Link for more details.
Fight Against Cancer Cornhole Tournament in Hamden. Details below.
Movie matinee “Ghostbusters Afterlife”. Saturday October 22nd 2-4:30pm @ Miller Library. Free. Link for more details and registration.
“My Fair Lady” @ Shubert Theatre. 2pm matinee and 8pm finale. Oct 19-22. Link for more details and tickets.
Family Art & Science Workshops. Free. 9:30am-3pm at FAME School. Art projects and cool science experiments. Organized by Arte Inc. in collaboration with Yale Open Labs and others.
Sunday Oct 23
Ailey II, the celebrated second company to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Universally renowned for merging the spirit and energy of the country’s finest early-career dance talent with the passion and creative vision of today’s most outstanding emerging choreographers. Link for more details and tickets.
New Haven Symphony Orchestra “To Awaken the Sleeper” @ Lyman Center for the Performing Arts @ SCSU. Link for more details and tickets.
Monday Oct 24
Screening Series @ Best Video Film & Cultural Center. October theme: scary movies. 7pm. This week’s film is “The Craft”. Link for more details.
Tuesday Oct 25
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 Oct 26
Halloween stories, jokes, songs and fun. 6pm @ Brundage Community Branch Library. Children grades K-6. Free. Link for more details and registration.
Hamden’s Mobile Food Pantry @ 306 Circular Ave. 4:30-5:30pm. Free to everyone. Volunteer opportunities as well.
Thursday Oct 27
Final Session of 2022: Hamden Art League’s “Plein Air” session. 10am @ Brooksvale Park. Link for more details.
An event to celebrate the life, art, and legacy of reputed, beloved New Haven artist Winfred Rembert, 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist’s Memoir of the Jim Crow South. Free and open to the public. 5:30-7:30pm @ NXTHVN. Registration required. Link for more details and registration.
Music & Movement @ Miller Library (outdoors). 10:30-11:30am. Ages 1-5. Link for more details and registration.
Friday Oct 28
Halloween Costume Party @ Playwright. 9pm. Free. Live music and prizes for best costumes.
Final Weekend: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf? @ Yale Repertory Theatre. 7:30pm. Performances every Tues-Sat until Oct 29th. Link for more details and tickets.
Saturday Oct 29
Not-So-Spooky Family Halloween Party for young kids @ Best Video Film & Cultural Center. 10am-12 noon. All children welcome, but programing will target 7 and under. There will be some classic Halloween cartoons, story time, activities and costume prizes. Link for more details.
Halloween movie screening & costume party @ Best Video Film & Cultural Center. 9pm. Free. Link for more details.
Free Family Fun Day @ Shubert Theatre. 10am-1pm. Event includes walking backstage tour of the theatre with trick or treat stations along the way, as well as an arts and crafts area. Children under 12 are welcome to wear Halloween costumes for trick or treating in the Shubert lobby. Link for more details.
Boomer’s Boo Bash @ QU. 11am-2pm. Free. Details below.
Halloween Costume Party @ The Cellar on Treadwell. 6:30pm. Link for more details and tickets.
Opera Scenes @ Yale Morse Recital Hall. An evening of excerpts from the operatic repertoire performed with piano featuring a cast capable of “crystalline” (Hartford Courant) performances. Link for more details and tickets.
Splash @ Yale is an event that brings area high school and middle school students to Yale for one day of unlimited learning. 10am-3:30pm. Students take classes in a variety of both conventional and unconventional subjects taught by Yale undergraduate and graduate students. Link for more details and registration.
ICYMI:
Leaf Peeping Fall Foliage (part 1) - 7 Beautiful Spots for Hiking in Hamden
Leaf Peeping Fall Foliage (part 2) - Additional Opportunities in Hamden
More Hamden Programs:
Hamden after-school youth programs led by Hamden’s We Are the Village @ Hamden Youth Center. Every Monday - Friday 2:30-6pm. Free for Hamden youth. Link for more details and registration.
Final Week: Treasure Hunt! “Something Projects” has launched its first project, a statewide Connecticut Artist Treasure Hunt called “THE EXCHANGE.” Includes 5 or 6 spots in Hamden. August 15 - November 1. Link for more details.
Free CNA class from Whitney Rehab. Become a CNA in 2 weeks. Details below.
Hamden Food Pantry donations needed @ Keefe Community Center. Details below.
Q-House on Dixwell Ave. Various programs & activities for the community all month, nearly every day. Options for all ages: kids, teens, adults, seniors, families. Details below.
Hamden Live Music Schedules:
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*Community event submissions: thisweekinhamden@gmail.com