Congratulations to Bill T. Jones, one of the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors recipients. Joining Bill this year on December 5 are Merle Haggard, Jerry Herman, Paul McCartney, and Oprah Winfrey.
Bill T....
Bill T. Jones to be celebrated at Kennedy Center Honors on December 5
September 7, 2010
Back to school
September 7, 2010
A blog from the road by Festival Executive Director Mary Lou Aleskie.
School doors are open. Students bustle on New Haven streets. Temperatures have chilled. Summer is already a blur in the rear...
Miguel Zenón to perform in Hartford on Saturday September 4
September 2, 2010
Grammy Award winner and MacArthur Grant recipient Miguel Zenón will be performing at the Polish National Home, 60 Charter Oak Avenue, Hartford on Saturday, September 4. Tickets are $10 each. Click...
International Festival of Arts & Ideas featured in September "Best of Connecticut" issue of Connecticut Magazine
September 1, 2010
The editors of Connecticut Magazine® have featured the International Festival of Arts & Ideas as the Best of Connecticut® 2010 Winner for Best Festival. More than 200 Best of Connecticut 2010 winners...
Arts & Ideas Fellow Ed Chase receives scholarship from Connecticut Chapter of National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
August 30, 2010
Ed Chase of Seymour, one of the inaugural Arts & Ideas Fellows in 2010, is the recipient of a $3,500 scholarship from the Connecticut Chapter of the
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment...
David Leddy's "Sub Rosa" Featured At Edinburgh Festival Fringe
August 27, 2010
David Leddy's "Sub Rosa" is one of the features of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Click to read articles by Christopher Arnott in the New Haven Advocate and Steven McElroy in the New York Times.
The...
Arts & Ideas Fellowship Program Applications Due September 3
July 22, 2010
The International Festival of Arts & Ideas Fellowship Program will be offered this coming Fall 2010. The Fellowship Program is specifically designed to give high school juniors and seniors exposure...
Special Offer to Festival Members: Discount on Tickets to Pilot Pen Tennis through August 6
July 22, 2010
The Festival has just added a new benefit for all 2010 Members: a 20% discount on select tickets for Pilot Pen Tennis, New England’s ultimate tennis experience! This discount offer is valid July 23...
Take the 2010 Online Festival Survey by Friday July 30
July 22, 2010
Share your thoughts with the Festival! Please take a few minutes to fill out the 2010 Online Festival Survey. It will help us gauge the impact of this year's Festival while providing us with helpful...
Hartford Courant: Premiere of String Quartet No. 3 by Christopher Rouse "Breathtaking"
June 29, 2010
Click here to read the Hartford Courant review by Dana Astmann of the world premiere of String Quartet No.3 by Christopher Rouse.
Additional Festival Membership Benefits To Be Announced Throughout The Summer
June 28, 2010
Festival Members have enjoyed numerous benefits throughout the past
year, including special discount offers from organizations such as Pilot
Pen Tennis, Lincoln Center Festival, Jacob's Pillow Dance...
Never Miss An Ideas Event!
June 28, 2010
The Festival will be featuring new Ideas video broadcasts throughout 2010, starting on Thursday July 22 with Collaboration & Invention: A Conversation with Lucinda Childs & Philip Glass. The full...