Weekend Highlights, March 6-7
Who knew?! I just read a curious bit of info in the Women & Family Life Center’s weekly online newsletter, where I always find some good stuff and definitely recommend subscribing:
taken from The Weekly Fare, a publication of the WFLC: “Good things come to those who…are willing to do a little research. Master’s Teas at Yale, are a perfect example. Neither advertised nor promoted and only announced the day prior in the Yale Daily News, Master’s Teas are hosted by the 12 Masters of Yale’s residential colleges. They are informal interviews/Q&As that provide an excellent opportunity for students (and the public if they are hip to the latest info) to rub elbows with a veritable who’s who of politicians, thinkers, movie stars, authors and musicians.
Today, for example, you could pop in on Gail Carson Levine, author of Ella Enchanted at 4 pm at Davenport College then hoof it over to Calhoun at 4:30 to hear what Valerie Tripp, author of 50 American Girl books, has to say.
Past guests include Kurt Vonnegut, Sandra Day O’Connor, Oliver Stone and Henry Louis Gates. Become your own Sherlock Holmes and keep a close eye on the News and who knows with whom you’ll next be sipping tea.”
Guess I better start checking the Yale Daily News more faithfully! While I imagine these events are not generally kid-friendly, I don’t know about you, but as a SAHM I often feel starved for some intellectual stimulation so am cool with it. Why not satiate this need while rubbing elbows over tea? I mean, it can’t be that stuffy, right?! I’m game for (nearly) anything at least once, so I’m keeping my eyes peeled!
Oh, and while I’m thinking about Yale…read this recent piece about a study published by the Rudd Center at Yale on how the food industry is using licensed characters, celebrities, and toy giveaways on packaging more than ever before to sell junk food to kids in the supermarket.
Friday
Annie the musical at the Shubert in New Haven (thru Sunday)
Read Across America special storytime at Barnes & Noble in North Haven
Saturday
Roxy Fox Disease Detective at the Peabody in New Haven
Science Saturdays in New Haven
Magical Fairy Crafts in Guilford
The Three Bears performed by the Tuckers’ Tales Puppet Theatre in Hamden
Tricky Treats Discovery Program in Mashantucket
Spring Feeding at the Audubon Coastal Center in Milford
Make Yarn Dolls at Michaels in Milford & North Haven
A Night of Magic with Bill Blagg III, a family theatre event in Ridgefield
Sap to Sugar at Earthplace in Westport
Sunday
Dress-Up Tea Party at Playtime Village in Monroe (…and I just learned they are CLOSING for business at the end of the month)
Maple Sugar Sunday in Stamford
Jack Hanna’s Into the Wild in Storrs
Next Week and Beyond:
Courageous Parenting 101 in Milford (starts Monday, March 8 )
Maple Sugaring at Trowbridge Environmental Center in East Rock (March 10)
Register for the newest Nature Pals session at Edgewood Park in New Haven (runs thru April 28)
Tickets on Sale for Disney’s Beauty & the Beast in Waterbury (March 12-14)
Register for Spring Session at the Creative Arts workshop in New Haven (runs March 15-June 5)
Register for Fall Classes at the Connecticut Experiential Learning Center
Tickets on sale for A Night at the Peabody in New Haven (March 27)
Tickets on sale for a Day Out with Thomas the Train in Essex (May 8-9, 15-16)
New Haven Cooks/Cocina New Haven cookbook now available
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To find some Master’s Teas in advance, go to: yale.edu, click on “Calendar” (on right side of page, between the 2 boxes). Then do a search by “Master’s Tea”.
Not all are listed there, but some are.
If folks are interested in social policy around children and families, see the (free and open to the public, relatively child-friendly) Zigler Center lecture series. Schedule at: ziglercenter.yale.edu (right hand side of page, under Lecture Series)
Thanks so much for this info, including the Zigler Center lecture series!