Pearl Harbor Bridge to open northbound on June 25

Three months ahead of schedule the northbound lanes of the "Q" Bridge will be open to traffic by June 25, followed the next week by connection with I-91. Details here.

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Employee Enrichment Workshop June 18 in New Haven

The Community Foundation offers the following capacity building workshop free and open to nonprofits serving the Greater New Haven region. It is designed for entry level and new employees to enhance their workplace skills and give them tools to become more satisfied, more effective, and more valued as employees.  Read more.

Free Grant Fair at Middlesex Community College on June 1, 10 am-2 pm

Senator Blumenthal hosts this free Grant Fair showcasing federal agencies’ grant programs, providing an opportunity for potential applicants to learn more about federal funding programs.
Details: ciara_bradnan@blumenthal.senate.gov.

Convening for Women and Girls June 19 in New Haven

Community Fund for Women and Girls, a fund of The Community Foundation for GNH, invites the public to a Convening for Women on June 19, 4:30-7 pm, at Omni New Haven.
The convening will provide an overview of the status of women and girls in New Haven, featuring a report by Dr. Chisara Asomugha, Director of New Haven's Community Service Administration, and panel discussion with Dr. Carolyn Mazure, Founder/Director, Women's Health Research at Yale; Claire Criscuolo, chef-owner of Claire's Cornercopia and Basta; Nilda Aponte, Licensing Director of All Our Kin;  moderator Michelle Turner,  WSHU/WYBC.  The event is free and open to all. Register here by June 12.

Call for Artists for Pardee-Morris House

The New Haven Museum invites area artists to participate in a site-specific installation this July at the historic Pardee-Morris House, located at 325 Lighthouse Road.  Artists will be asked to interpret the written and physical history of the 233-year-old building and produce an original work (all media) for display in the house throughout the summer.  Respond by Wednesday, June 7, to Jason Bischoff-Wurstle at 203-562-4183 x18 or photos@newhavenmuseum.org.
 
The Pardee-Morris House is one of the oldest surviving historic structures in Connecticut, dating from c. 1780. Built by Amos Morris, the house was burned by the British in a 1779  raid on New Haven; it was rebuilt by the Morris family and willed in 1915 to the New Haven Colony Historical Society (New Haven Museum).

The Pardee-Morris House will be open free of charge on Sundays from 12-5 pm through Aug. 26.

A Peek Under the Umbrella June 9

A Broken Umbrella Theatre will host an open studio/gallery experiment at The Smokestack, 446A Blake St., New Haven, on Saturday, June 9, from 2-7 pm.
The public is invited to experience the ensemble’s brainstorming and experimentation process. Director Rachel Alderman, set designer Brandon Fuller, lighting designer Jason Wells, costume designer Jacy Barber, and composer Chrissy Gardner experiment with the themes, history, and design elements that will influence the creation of the play Freewheelers, which will be produced next spring.  Reactions/feedback are invited!  Read more here.

17th Annual GNH Pizza Fest supports The Connection Fund

For $6 you get one slice, a soca and Italian ice at the Pizza Fest held during free lunchtime (noon-1:30 pm) concerts presented by the International Festival of Arts and Ideas, on the New Haven Green June 21, 22, 28 and 29. 

Proceeds benefit the connection fund. 203-776-9900 x 1003.

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Attention poets!

THE NEWTOWNER International Poetry Award is open to poets of all ages, both national and international. Poems should be no longer than 35 lines. Each entrant may submit a maximum of three poems.

Entry fee: $10 for up to three poems

First Place in THE NEWTOWNER International Poetry Award receives $500, publication in The Newtowner, and 2 copies of the magazine in which the winning poem appears.