Arts News

Are you an unpublished children’s book author or illustrator?  Have you dreamed of having your writing and/or portfolio reviewed by a literary agent or book publisher? Shoreline Arts Alliance is proud to announce the 26th annual New Voices in Children’s Literature: Tassy Walden Awards   contest. The Tassy Walden Awards afford unpublished Connecticut authors and illustrators the opportunity to have their manuscripts and portfolios reviewed by literary agents—as well as editors

New Haven, Conn. (January 12, 2026) –Historian and author Michael D. Hattem will present “An Unfinished Revolution at 250” at the New Haven Museum on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. Hattem will discuss the unique role that the Revolution has had in American life and the longstanding tradition in American history of remembering the nation’s founding as an “unfinished revolution.” The free NH250 event will be held at 6 p.m. and preceded by a reception at 5:30 p.m. Register here.

Catie White New Haven, Conn. (January 9, 2026) – The New Haven Museum will host Albertus Magnus College Interim Director of Library Services and College Archivist Catie White for a virtual lecture, “An IDEA for Education - Albertus Magnus College’s Multicultural Identity,” on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at 6 p.m. The event will be recorded and posted on Youtube. Register here. As the first female, Catholic, residential, liberal-arts college in New England, Albertus Magnus Co