News from the WVRA

THE WESTVILLE VILLAGE RENAISSANCE ALLIANCE:
SHOP SMALL AND SUPPORT OUR BUSINESSES
VIRTUAL ARTWALK MEETING AND NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
The planning meeting for the VIRTUAL ARTWALK is tonight at 7pm. Here is the link if you'd like to join!: https://zoom.us/j/633666007
SUPPORT WESTVILLE BUSINESSES DURING CORONAVIRUS CRISIS!

RESTAURANTS:

RAWA 

Open for Take Out! 
3:00pm-8:00pm (203) 387-5939
 
Open for Take Out +Delivery
8:00am-3:00pm (203) 389-4489 

Open for Take Out! (203) 389-2117 

Open for Take Out! (203) 389-9474 


Bella's Café 

Lena's Cafe
Open for Take Out 830am-2:00pm. Every day but Tuesday (203) 397-5885
ONLINE SHOPPING + GIFT CARDS!

Elm City Sounds
Closed but you can Shop Online HERE!  

Alisa's House of Salsa
Purchase Gift Certificates for yourselves, friends, and Family HERE.

Vintanthromodern 
Open by appointment or shop online! 20% of Gift Cards, 20% In-Shop purchases and FREE SHIPPING. SHOP HERE Or Buy a Gift Card!

Strange Ways
Shop online and stay up to date HERE FREE SHIPPING orders over $20 SHOP HERE.
 
The Well For Women
Purchase Gift Cards and take Online Yoga Classes HERE

Mew Haven Cat Café 
Storefront Closed. buy a Gift Card HERE

The Frame Shop
Call for Delivery, "Zoom Framing", and gift cards HERE(203) 387-2539 

Soho Hair Group & Day Spa
Purchase Gift Cards Online HERE 

Racquet KOOP 
is Open (203-389-1900) for Gift Cards

Keys On Kites 
is Open. E-mail HERE for Gift Cards
A MESSAGE FROM INTEGRATED WELLNESS GROUP, URBAN TRAUMA, AND URBAN COMMUNITY ALLIANCE
Integrated Wellness Group (IWG) understands that during times like these where uncertainty and fear are widespread it is crucial to seek support. Our mental health is likely to take a toll with everything going on and it's important to work with a professional to navigate all the information that we are getting. Due to everything going on IWG has transitioned to 100% telemedicine services and is openly inviting new clients to reach out and schedule a check-in with our highly trained clinicians so that together we can not just survive this pandemic, we can thrive beyond it! 

Accepting All New Clients
COVID-19 Crisis Telemedicine Sessions
Early Childhood Crisis Services

Call Today to Schedule Your First Appointment: (203) 387-9400
Urban Trauma, as the leading professional organization on race-based trauma, stands in solidarity with everyone who is currently being directly and indirectly affected by COVID-19. During these tough times we have shifted our professional services to fully virtual platforms and are excited to continue to host Urban Trauma workshops and keynotes by Dr. Maysa Akbar. Right now is a perfect time to engage leadership, staff, and stakeholders in professional development and training as organizations continue to operate from home. Reach out to us today to get more information about how we can partner to focus your organization on growing it’s racial justice initiatives and missions!

Virtual Workshops & Keynote Presentations 
Crisis Specific Options
Planning for Future Events & Engagements

Urban Community Alliance stands in solidarity with all the other Westville Business and highly encourages our local community to keep supporting these incredible business owners and their talented services & goods. With the pandemic going on UCA is continuing to service all of our clients utilizing online communication platforms to ensure we are supporting them during these tough times. From families, mothers, fathers, to second chance juvenile offenders and adolescents UCA is committed to empowering our community and leading them forward to the otherside of this difficult challenge.
“There is no challenge our people can not overcome when we come together as a village”
MATTY DEGRADI SHOW CURATED BY ARLOW ARTIST SIGRUN MUELLER @MITCHELL POSTPONED
A note from the curator:
"Last year, my dear friend and wonderful artist Matty Dagradi turned 90 years (you wouldn't believe how much she is still knocking out new collages!). But at one point last year, she was at a very low point - I had never seen her like this - thinking "it's all over for me now, I guess..." and thoughts like thisI said, no, it's absolutely not over and we'll show them how much you are still working and creating. I was emptying my studio and organize a big show on all walls for her, only to remember that people don't come up here to our building (ARTWALK, CWOS), so I asked good friend Sharon Lovett-Graf at Mitchell Library to give us the gallery space for a show. Sharon immediately was enthusiastic about a celebration of Matty DaGradi's 90 years and scheduled two months for us, April/May 2020. You can imagine, what a motivation that was for her to produce even more new works for the show. I designed an invitation card and a flyer - everything was ready for print. And now the Coronavirus! Needless to say, Sharon had to cancel, NHFPL is of course closed. I can't describe to you, how heartbroken Matty was and is; at her age, she thinks of course this was the last chance for a show even though she is in top shape for her age. I assured her that the show was not cancelled, but only postponed, and that we'd do the show asap, which cheered her up a little bit..."
JOURNEYING, TWO SOLO EXHIBITIONS
BY FRANK BRUCKMANN AND KIM WESTON
Frank Bruckmann, I-95 Reststop Milford, 54"x72", $8,500
Kehler Liddell Gallery (KLG) will be implementing a new dimension to its online presence this week, designed to keep the art savvy public engaged, and keep its artist community thriving, during this challenging time. Beginning with this month’s exhibition, “Journeying,” two solo shows by Frank Bruckmann and Kim Weston.

I-Visit Tab on Website: KLG has launched a new section of its website, “I-Visit,” that will allow viewers a chance to make a virtual visit to the gallery. This section will include:
  • I-Tour: Take a personalized tour of the exhibitions narrated by the artists, and/or enjoy a conversation between the artists and guest curators. This month, Sarah Fritchey, Curator at Artspace New Haven, will be in conversation with artists Kim Weston and Frank Bruckmann. Air Date TBD.
  • I-Buy: Like what you see? Peruse our new online shop, complete with an entire image catalogue from the shows, and for the first time ever, an actionable “BUY NOW” button. We will pack and deliver or ship the works right to your door.

In addition to the new online opportunities to view and support the local artists at KLG, the gallery will also be open by appointment. To schedule an appointment, email kehlerliddell@gmail.com, or follow this link to sign up for a Small Group Tour with artist Frank Bruckmann
Kim Weston, Aztec Winds, 40”x60”, Photograph printed on Metal
ODEON BOUTIQUE 
SUSAN TABACHNICK | ARTIFACTS @DASILVA GALLERY
“My mom taught me to embroider when I was a small girl. Then came sewing, crocheting, knitting. Later on I became a weaver. Working with textiles aligned with my tendencies towards perfection; something that the shadow boxes take full advantage of.

​Making these small pieces of work has been joyous. Small, disparate pieces with past lives finding a new one. I like the perceived limitations of the rectangle, and that the items visibly balance without worrying about how they do so physically. Framing the works allows the viewer to focus on the small items, looking, often for the first time, at their design, function, and material.”

Call for appointment:  (203) 387-2539

DaSilva Gallery, 897-899 Whalley Avenue
Additional resources:

Governor Lamont has ordered Connecticut residents to "Stay Safe, Stay Home." All non-essential workers statewide are being directed to work from home. Read the guidance provided by DECD HERE

For the latest information, resources, executive orders, and guidance related to coronavirus, check here: https://portal.ct.gov/CoronaviruS


 

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