Around the Elm: New Haven events this week

This week on Around the Elm, we’re sharing events happening Thursday through Sunday across Greater New Haven. Check the organizer’s event page before you go for any schedule changes or registration updates.

Thursday, November 12

Cave Canem: A Home for Black Poetry

Celebrate Black poetry at the opening reception for Cave Canem: A Home for Black Poetry, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Yale’s Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, 121 Wall Street in New Haven. Admission is free.

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Baila Con Gusto CT Salsa Class

Baila Con Gusto CT holds a salsa class at 7 p.m. at 57 Olive Street in New Haven, in the studio beneath St. Paul & St. James Church. The class is open to the public. You don’t need a partner or advance registration, but some dance experience is required. The organizer notes that the schedule may change.

Check the organizer’s calendar · View the Eventbrite listing

Saturday, November 14

Black Men in White Coats Youth Summit

The Black Men in White Coats Youth Summit invites students and families to explore careers in medicine. The free summit runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Palace Theater and UConn Waterbury. Registration details are available online.

Summit information and registration

Madre Cumbia at Space Ballroom

Enjoy Colombian cumbia with Madre Cumbia, featuring Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto and Carmelo Torres. The all-ages show is at Space Ballroom in Hamden. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the music starts at 8.

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Sunday, November 15

Community Day: The Places We Share

The Yale Center for British Art hosts Community Day: The Places We Share from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in New Haven. Admission is free.

Activities include:

  • 12:30–2 p.m. — Make Your Own Landscape: Create a miniature three-dimensional landscape inspired by John Constable.
  • 1–4 p.m. — Build a Neighborhood Together: Help create a model of a welcoming city with Yale School of Architecture graduate students and New Haven’s Department of Transportation, Traffic, and Parking.
  • 2–2:30 p.m. — Storytime with Abdul-Razak Zachariah: Hear the West Haven native read The Night Is Yours. Free copies will be available to families while supplies last.
  • 2:30–3:15 p.m. — Poetry Workshop with Yexandra Diaz: Write a poem inspired by photography with New Haven Poet Laureate Yexandra Diaz. No writing experience is needed.

See the full Community Day schedule

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