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Starting Tuesday April 6 at 9:30am, all ticketed Festival events will go on sale to the general public. You will be able to order tickets online, at the Shubert Theater Box Office (247 College Street, New Haven) or by calling 203-562-5666 or 888-736-2663.

You can save time and money by purchasing the See Everything Package to enjoy all the wonderful ticketed performances the Festival has to offer.

Click here to view the See Everything Package schedule, which makes it possible for you to attend outstanding free performances on the New Haven Green, including:

• The Blind Boys of Alabama
• La...

Festival tickets go on sale to the general public this Tuesday April 6. There are only five days left for Festival Members to take advantage of early ticket buying and discounts.

Join the Festival at the $125 level to receive a variety of great benefits, including discounted $10 tickets to these three "Readings & Conversations" events:

• Meet the Composer: Jin Hi KimFriday, June 18, 2010 at 5:30pm
• Stuck ElevatorFriday June 25, 2010 at 7pm
  Saturday June 26, 2010 at 1pm
• The DaughtersFriday, June 25 & Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 4pm

Becoming a Member is easy! Click here to purchase a Festival...

Delight in exploring New Haven’s food scene through these restaurant explorations and experiences. Meet the chefs, peek into kitchens, watch food and drink demos and taste the specialties of New Haven’s finest restaurants, including Ibiza, Barcelona, Soul de Cuba, Miya’s Sushi, Sage American Grill and Oyster Bar, Thali, Bentara, Caseus, Zinc, Nini’s Bistro, Union League Café, 116 Crown, The Wine Thief, and Blue State Coffee. "Foodie Tours" will be led by Robin Goldstein, founder of the Fearless Critic series and author of The Wine Trials.

Latin Culinary Revolution Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 1...

The Festival has announced the free Ideas events for the 2010 Festival, which include eclectic and inspiring lectures, panel discussions and dialogues with Lucinda Childs, Philip Glass, Bill T. Jones, Elizabeth Alexander, Jock Reynolds, Philippe de Montebello, Richard Feigen, Elizabeth Kolbert, Paul Goldberger, Marvin Chun, Carol Coletta, Ethan Seltzer, Ben Berkowitz, Matthew Bogdanos, Helen Ibbitson Jessup, Joseph Roach, Charles W. Hoge, Steven Southwick, and Catherine Roach.

Click on the links below for more information about each event:

Sol LeWitt: Transforming Art with Conceptual...

Apply today to join the 2010 Festival Volunteer Corps. Fill out the online application here. We can hardly wait to have you on board this June!

The Festival is launching a brand new web store featuring Festival merchandise, in partnership with Campus Customs. Continuing our effort to be more conscious of our environmental footprint, the Festival web store features 100% certified organic cotton grocery totes and recycled fleece full-zip hoodies, as well as vintage Festival T-shirt designs and washed contrast stitch caps.

Click here to browse for Festival Merchandise online.
Order Festival merchandise now, and wear the Festival logo this spring as we count down to June 12 (less that three months away!) Check back often for new items.

The deadline to apply for the Noon to Night Weekend Showcase is Monday, April 5. If you are selected, we will notify you by the beginning of May.

Philip Glass, The Rouse Effect: The Next Generation, The Four Nations Ensemble, The Palestrina Choir, and Space Panorama have just been added to the Festival Members pre-sale.

Festival Members can purchase tickets to these events online with a
Member password, in person at the Shubert Theater Box Office (247
College Street, New Haven), or by phone at 203-562-5666 or
888-736-2663.

Join the Festival at the $125 level to receive a variety of great benefits, including the chance to purchase tickets to all Festival events before they go on sale to the general public on April 6, 2010. Members enjoy...

The Blind Boys of Alabama, La Excelencia, and Dan Zanes & Friends will be the featured artists performing free concerts on the Elm Street Stage of the New Haven Green during the International Festival of Arts & Ideas. Click on the links to view preview videos.

Reserve your seat at the front of the stage - become a Member! A new benefit this year for Festival Fans at the $250 Membership level is four (4) passes to the NewAlliance Bank Hospitality Tent for one (1) headlining performance on the Green, which includes reserved seating and complimentary refreshments. Purchase a Membership today to...

Keep the spirit and accessibility of the Festival alive by becoming a Festival Impresario. Impresarios help raise funds to cover the performance costs of Festival programs, and help keep ticket prices low. Expenses include artist fees, venue and production costs, and marketing and administration. You can currently become an Impresario for Susurrus, Moby Dick or Dance by making a gift at a specific level, and asking others to support your cause. You and your group will enjoy the benefits and rewards for Impresarios, including insider news about the artists and their work, reserved seats,...

Festival Members can now make reservations for specific time slots for the very limited capacity event Susurrus before tickets go on sale to the general public on April 6. Up to six people will be able to start out on the Susurrus path every half hour from Noon to 6pm, Tuesday through Sunday, throughout the Festival (June 12-26, 2010). Members can purchase discounted $25 tickets to Susurrus in person at the Shubert Theater Box Office (247 College Street, New Haven), and by phone at 203-562-5666 or 888-736-2663. Festival Members enjoy exchange privileges through April 5.

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Festival Members can now purchase discounted $25 tickets to all Festival events online with their Member password. Tickets are also now available to Festival Members in person at the Shubert Theater Box Office (247 College Street, New Haven), and by phone at 203-562-5666 or 888-736-2663. Festival Members enjoy ticket exchange privileges through April 5, 2010.

Click here to purchase a 2010 Festival Membership online. You can also purchase a Membership by calling the Festival office at 203-498-3758 or 888-ART-IDEA.

If you make a contribution to the Festival of $1,000 or more, you can enjoy...