A talk in conjunction with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra’s Connecticut premiere of Robert Nathaniel Dett’s “The Ordering of Moses” (in concert on Sunday, February 9, at 3pm in Woolsey Hall). The talk will be led by Nathaniel Gumbs, Director of Chapel Music at Yale University, and Jason Max Ferdinand, Director of Choral Activities at the University of Maryland, College Park.

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We create and use digital stuff all the time - photos, videos, documents - so much that it can be hard to manage. Beinecke Library digital archivist Alice Prael will share tips to help you organize and save your digital files for the long term. For more details, see the NHFPL calendar: https://nhfpl.libcal.com/event/13840274.

The Yale Center for British Art (YCBA) was Louis Kahn’s last project and a landmark building for Yale. The exhibition “People Look Up at Good Architecture” examines Kahn’s innovative use of natural light and complex skylight system.

A delicious resolution for 2025: feast on local food history!

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2025 is the 100th anniversary of Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana and the 50th anniversary of Claire’s Corner Copia, two iconic establishments that exemplify the extraordinary history of restaurants and other food businesses in New Haven. There is no better contemporary guide to New Haven’s historic foodways than Colin M. Caplan, a New Haven native, architectural designer, historian, author, tour operator and pizza guru.

Join archivist Jennifer Coggins from Yale’s Beinecke Library for an introduction to preserving and passing on your family’s history. Learn strategies for deciding what to keep, keeping items safe, organizing and describing materials for future generations, and more. This program is free and open to the public and registration is not required. For more details, see the NHFPL calendar https://nhfpl.libcal.com/event/13596295.