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Fall Free For All

Whitney-Audubon Retail & Arts District Presents Fall Free For All –

A Taste of the Arts, Sept. 23, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

New Haven Ballet is participating in the Fall Free For All event! If you or someone you know is 3-8 years of age and interested in taking a free ballet class on September 23, call 203-782-9038 to reserve your spot. Free ballet classes to new students aged 3-8 years will be offered from 9:00 a.m. through 1:00 p.m. at Studio 70, located at 70 Audubon Street, New Haven. You can also check out other wonderful classes, workshops, restaurants and shops you keep hearing about in the “Arts District” of New Haven on September 23.

This festive family-friendly event features an array of FREE sample classes, live performances, face painting, demonstrations, and special food and shopping offers. FREE parking for the first 100 cars at the Audubon Garage, 78 Audubon St., 11am-5pm (Enter from Orange Street). Performances take place outside on Leeney Plaza, located in the middle of Audubon Street, which will be closed to traffic. Classes and exhibits are listed below. Events, performances, classes, discounts, and more from: Neighborhood Music School, Creative Arts Workshop, ACES Educational Center for the Arts, New Haven Museum, New Haven Ballet; The Ely Center of Contemporary Art. Restaurants and merchants exhibiting and providing free samples: Katalina’s Bakery, Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, Phone & Computer Repair Center, Gilden’s Jewelers, Phil’s Hair & Spa, Yale Social & Cognitive Development Lab Yale and Yale China Association.

Branford Studio: Free Classes, Tours & Open House

August 17, 2017- BRANFORD, CONNECTICUT – New Haven Ballet’s Branford Studios are offering tours and free classes to new students during their Open House.

The Branford Studios are NHB’s home on the Shoreline. Located at 9 Business Park Drive, right off exit 56 of I-95, the Branford location features two large dance studios with sprung wood floors, marley surfaces for pointe work, natural light, and ample parking. Artistic Director Lisa Sanborn notes enthusiastically that the state-of-the-art studios enable NHB to better serve both New Haven and Shoreline students. Free classes to new students aged 3 to 10 years are offered in Branford during the Open House on Saturday, September 9. For a tour of the spacious studios and to learn more about NHB’s programs (including free classes), contact Children’s Division Director, Christopher DeNofrio at denofrio@newhavenballet.org or call 203-583-6872.

NHB is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community based classical ballet school providing ballet instruction to students aged 3 years to adult. NHB presents its annual production of The Nutcracker at the Shubert Theater, which exclusively features NHB students. NHB’s Company performs throughout the region at local festivals and schools, including the Branford Festival on the Branford Green. NHB is thrilled to offer its professional classical ballet programming to Branford. Classes begin September 5, 2017. For more information: www.newhavenballet.org.