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Shoreline Arts Alliance Makes a Great Impression with IMAGES, Celebrating 30 Years

Ann Christensen Award Winner, 2010. Recess by Elizabeth Frandsen Dolly by Kathryn Fredrick Veiwers Choice award, 2010. Shadows, A Simple White House by Lee Berchem Comstock Bridge East Hampton by Thomas Wells

WRITTEN BY AMY J. BARRY he Shoreline Arts Alliance (SAA), celebrating to compete and exhibit their work,” explains level….and [helps] hold the cultural fabric of the Shapiro recalls meeting Christensen soon white and color photography, but also to see the IMAGES has been a showcase for many people its 30th anniversary in 2010, is unique among Donita Aruny, SAA’s program and marketing community together.” after he graduated from New England School of very sophisticated printmaking styles that they who’ve moved on and enjoyed successful careers non-profi t community arts organizations director. IMAGES was the brainchild of Ann Christensen Photography in 1981. wouldn’t see in their day-to-day lives. thanks to their work, both artistically and in one very important way: It’s focused on “It’s the oldest annual juried photography of Madison, a passionate champion of the arts “We were friends instantly. Ann was such “Now that’s evolved into the digital world, professionally, Shapiro says. multiple areas and disciplines. exhibition and competition in the state,” she who died in February of this year. Professional a great person to work with and became the where we see so many new things,” he continues. “For the photographic community in the state, Since its inception, SAA has created and adds, “and the only one of its kind.” photographer Harold Shapiro of Guilford, Yale heartbeat of IMAGES,” he says. “She cared so “The fi rst digital photograph in the show was by IMAGES has been enormously helpful,” he says. offered programs in every arts discipline, hosting One of the unusual aspects of IMAGES, Aruny University photographer for 22 years and head much for the photographers, it changed it from Dana Osborn [of Middlebury]. It was so striking “There are shows that come and go, and this has performances and offering support services to points out, is that it’s one of the few shows in the of the photography department at New Haven’s being just a competition to a community. Donita and so popular—one of the best-selling images been consistent and long-lasting, which is great.” more than 75 arts and cultural organizations nation with a panel of three professional jurors, Creative Arts Workshop, at which he’s taught has done a lovely job continuing that and keeping in the show—that all questions were answered throughout the state’s central coastal region. rather than just one juror. since 1984, was one of the original organizers the family feel of the show. Sometimes people about the legitimacy of digital photography.” Submissions for IMAGES 2011 are accepted And yet, IMAGES, SAA’s oldest program, launched “It brings more depth to the show,” she of IMAGES, working closely with Christensen to feel like outsiders when they enter a competition. Today, Shapiro points out, the show refl ects the from Jan. 28 through 30. The exhibition is on view in 1981, is all about focus. The popular annual juried says, “to have three people from very different build the program. This show makes you feel like insiders.” earliest photographic processes, from tintypes from Feb. 5 through March 5 at the Guilford Art photography competition, open to all Connecticut perspectives that come to a consensus on the “Harold has developed this amazing style Shapiro believes IMAGES has helped keep and traditional black-and-white images printed Center, 411 Church Street, Guilford. Gallery hours residents, is presenting its 30th exhibition this [work], versus one judge with a solitary vision.” as a photographer and has used his time and photography, which was “very hip in Boston and in a dark room to beautiful digital images, are noon to 4 p.m. daily and from noon to 8 p.m. February at the Guilford Art Center. “IMAGES is very much an example of how talent to give so much back to the community,” New York in the ’70s,” active in people’s lives. reproduced with high-tech, ink-jet printers. on Thursdays. An artists’ reception and awards “IMAGES came about at a time when much SAA brings people of like interests Aruny notes. “Especially during IMAGES’s He’s watched the show expand and evolve over “The thing about photography is that it doesn’t presentation is planned for Feb. 13 from 2:30 to photography wasn’t really acknowledged as a together,” adds Marc Serchuck, SAA board developmental years, he was key, along with the years in exciting ways. matter what camera you use, as long as you put 4:30 p.m. A collector’s night sneak preview is on visual art, and so we launched this program to president. “It’s one of our many programs that several other people,” including Ken Hanson of “In the early years, I loved to bring my students the thought and creativity into composing the Feb. 4. For more information, visit SAA’s website, provide a forum for Connecticut photographers connects us on a real social and emotional Orange and Bob Giannotti of North Branford. to see it because of the traditional black-and- image,” he says. www.shorelinearts.org.

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20 élan magazine winter 2011 winter 2011 élan magazine 21 360 State Street: An Urban Oasis

WRITTEN BY MARISA NADOLNY Home Sweet Home in the Elm City Great apartments lay like gold nuggets in the neighborhoods of New Haven, but often you’ll have to look far beyond the immediate downtown Beauty area to fi nd them. Options abound now for many more people who want the Without Surgery energy and conveniences of a downtown domicile. 360 State Street offers There was a time when New Haven’s most cosmopolitan 500 units in several sizes, from studio and one bedrooms to penthouses areas were constrained to a few blocks around the Yale and two- and three-bedroom dwellings with or without oversized terraces. campus. Chapel Street and its immediate environs remain Great views come with every apartment, as units start on the seventh fl oor lively thoroughfares, but the appeal of the Elm City’s of the building and go skyward from there. Even better, pets are welcome. quieter avenues is no longer the city’s best-kept secret. Thus far, Becker reports 150 apartments are leased to a mix of young Not too far from the emerging Ninth Square professionals, empty nesters, graduate and professional students, retirees, neighborhood is downtown’s newest gem, 360 State Street, and families. a 700,000-square-foot, mixed-use tower at the corner of While there’s a whole city to enjoy, a home at 360 State becomes an even State and Chapel streets, designed and developed by Becker more appealing idea when 36,000 square feet of amenities, including a & Becker of Fairfi eld. The $180-million project includes heated pool, fi tness center, rooftop garden, a fl eet of Zipcars for resident mixed-income apartments, more than 20,000 square feet use, and a periodical library enter the mix. (Visit www.360statestreet.com of retail space, a parking garage, and a much-sought-after for the full list of amenities.) Download your twenty page downtown New Haven destination: a grocery store. And if you are staying in for the night, the evening becomes all the 869 Boston Post Road, report on aging, then call The site has come a long way from its former life as a more pleasant when it’s spent in a green environment. Becker made many Madison, CT 06443 203 245-2227 parking lot; and once upon a time the space was home to earth-concious decisions with 360 State Street, including incorporationg Dr. O’Malley for a free sonasmedspa.com Shartenberg’s Department Store, which closed in the early an on-site, 400-kilowatt fuel cell to produce renewable energy; electric consultation. 1960s. No surprise, perhaps, that Becker & Becker acquired car-charging stations; a rainwater harvesting and irrigation system; and the 1.5-acre site for $1, a sign of the city’s fi rm commitment elevators that recapture their own energy. 360 State Street is also the state’s to a downtown renaissance, even if that renaissance was fi rst Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum residential going to happen in a major fi xer-upper. project. Add in a structure crafted with recycled and local materials and a In an email interview, Bruce Redman Becker, president of location that encourages walking—the greenest method of transport—and A family’s vision of an enduring Becker & Becker, noted, “The city has been an enthusiastic you’ve got digs at half the carbon footprint of a conventional apartment, supporter and partner in the project since its inception.” according to the building’s website. legacy is safe in our hands. And no wonder—what was once a constant reminder of the city’s urban doldrums is now home to its second tallest The Elm City Market building at 338 feet tall. One important ingredient in any thriving downtown area is a place for Becker & Becker’s proposal was selected from nine residents to stock up on the bare necessities. Small grocery markets exist Our Family Office Services simplify submitted by other development fi rms after the city issued in town, but for anyone who wants more than a gallon of milk and a Vitamin the complex needs a request for proposals to develop the site. Becker, fi nishing Water, a drive to Orange, East Haven, or beyond is required to access the that significant up another project in New York City, visited the site two nearest supermarkets. wealth creates. weeks before the August 2006 RFP deadline and turned But times have changed, and the supermarket many Elm City residents around a proposal duly inspired. have dreamed of will open very soon. -Succession Planning “I was immediately impressed with the site—a full city Becker notes, “We plan to start interior construction in 60 days and to -Philanthropic Giving block across from the downtown Metro North and Shore open for business in the late spring of 2011.” -Estates & Trusts Line East train station and one block from the New Haven The Devil’s Gear bike shop has also signed on to move in at 360 State, -Concierge Green on the city’s main shopping street—as probably and Becker says shoppers will have free parking and access to 500 covered Services the best location for transit-oriented development in spaces above the store in the building’s garage. Connecticut,” Becker said. “I was also amazed at how nice What will be called The Elm City Market will offer natural organic and the city had become and how great the restaurants were conventional groceries and fresh foods. Not just a market, this grocery store since I lived there in the mid-’80s to attend the Yale School will be a co-op, meaning the Elm City Market will be owned and governed of Architecture and School of Management. So we threw by its members (for details, visit www.elmcitymarket.coop). According to our in the ring and were delighted to be selected.” its website, organizers plan to buy locally whenever possible and will solicit Konowitz, Kahn & Company, P.C. Even cleverer than Becker’s decision to invest in local feedback regularly. It held a public meeting in October and has posted the ripe-for-the-plucking downtown New Haven area is an open invitation for feedback on its website (email info@elmcitymarket. Certified Public Accountants and Financial Management Consultants how he funded it. Because the project required major coop with your thoughts). 127 Washington Avenue 900 Straits Turnpike, Bld #2 environmental clean-up and offers mixed-income housing, And now seems like a good time to get into the conversation, as a new North Haven Middlebury 20 percent of the project was funded by state and federal neighborhood unfolds in New Haven. 203-239-6888 203-598-0757 funds. The Multi-Employer Property Trust, a real estate For rental information and a list of amenities, and to view fl oor plans, www.konowitzkahn.com equity fund that invests on behalf of union pension plans, photos, and the view from 360 State Street, visit www.360statestreet.com. 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FRIDAY, NOV. 26 SATURDAY, JAN. 15, 2011 Gala Reception for Wesleyan Potters’ 55th Annual Exhibit Annual Hartford Holiday Gala: REACHing for Wishes & Sale: 6 to 9 p.m. 350 South Main Street, Middletown. For Dinner for The Reach Foundation: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Reception more info, contact 860-347-5925 or wesleyan.potters@snet. from 7 p.m. to midnight. Belding Theatre, The Bushnell, net or visit www.wesleyanpotters.com. Hartford. Dinner/reception tickets: 150 per person; FRIDAY, DEC. 3 includes valet parking, private entrance, three-course meal, Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut’s live auction. Reception tickets: $80 per person; includes 27th Annual Holiday Gala: Champagne & Hors d’oeuvres open bar, hors d’oeuvres, dessert and coffee, live musical Reception and Silent Auction begin at 5:30 p.m. Live auction entertainment by KICK, DJ, dancing, entertainment, and follows. Uncas Ballroom at Mohegan Sun, 1 Mohegan silent auction. Proceeds benefi t the Make-A-Wish Foundation Sun Boulevard, Uncasville. For more info and to make of Connecticut. For more info and to purchase tickets (tables reservations (tables of 10 available), visit www.chamberect. of 10 available), visit www.hartfordholidaygala.com. com/chamber-activities. SATURDAY, JAN. 29, 2011 Let There th SATURDAY, DEC. 4 The 20 Annual Black & Red Gala: Benefi t for Hartford t only takes 60 seconds A UConn Hoo-Skies Holiday Gala and Grand Reopening Hospital’s Helen & Harry Gray Cancer Center: Bushnell for the 11,875-pound, Be Fun Reception: Reception for reopening of newly renovated Theatre, Hartford. Performance by Michael Cavanaugh, Waterford-crystal-encrusted Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts at the University star of Broadway’s Movin’ Out, dining, and dancing. Black I of Connecticut, UConn’s main campus in Storrs at 5 p.m.; tie. For more info and tickets, contact 860-545-2161 or ball to drop and signify the end of a year, but it takes many of us far longer to on New Year’s Eve dinner and dessert at 6 p.m.; Boston Pops Holiday Concert [email protected] or visit www.hartfordhospital.org/ come up with our New Year’s Eve plans. Do we stay WRITTEN BY featuring Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra with special giving/blackredgala/blackred2011. guest Melinda Doolittle at 8 p.m. Jorgensen Center for the FRIDAY, FEB. 4 in and keep things low-key, or do we plan a huge night ROBYN COLLINS out complete with shimmering clothing? While the allure of Performing Arts. Tickets: $150 per person. For more info Girl Scouts of Connecticut’s Annual Gala: Masquerade!: and tickets, visit www.jorgensen.uconn.edu. glamour and bubble-fi lled champagne fl utes draws in many of us, games in front of a roaring fi re while dressed in your comfi est Reception & Silent Auction at 5:30 p.m.; Dinner and Annual Birmingham Group Health Services (BGHS) our neighbors may opt to be cozy by the fi re with the family and PJs. A family favorite mentioned earlier, The Game of Things, can dancing from 6:30 to 11 p.m. Stamford Marriott Hotel, 243 Holiday Gala: 7 p.m. to midnight. Race Brook Country The Game of Things. (Is there a card titled “Things I need to do involve kids and adults, but there are so many other great games Tresser Boulevard, Stamford. Bring your own mask or make Club, Orange. Features open bar, silent and live auctions, before I ring in the New Year”?) out there, too. So when do the S’mores come in? Any time you one at the event. Tickets: $125 per person. Sponsorships and live music. Tickets: $100 per person. Benefi ts BGHS, New Year’s is accompanied by a lot of hype—midnight kisses, want! Since you’ll be roasting marshmallows in your fi replace, available. For more info and tickets, visit www.gsofct.org/ a non-profi t organization that provides mental health, resolutions, and hope for a fresh start. For some, that means a lot you may consider placing a couple of baking sheets on the hearth pages/2011Gala.php. rehabilitation, domestic violence, substance abuse, and of unnecessary pressure. But New Year’s Eve is a fresh start—and (to save it from drips or fallen marshmallows) and a picnic blanket THURSDAY, FEB. 17 prevention/education services to the Lower Naugatuck that means that you can start the year however you want. You may on the fl oor. A Feast for the Senses: 6 to 8:30 p.m. Green Street Arts choose to spend it in on the couch with a friend, a loved Valley, Greater New Haven, and the surrounding areas. Center Performance Studio, 51 Green Street, Middletown. one, or the kids; at a dinner party at your house with noisemakers Big Night Out For more information and to purchase tickets (limited), call Silent auction benefi t to support Green Street’s Summer for all; or dancing the night away in a and sparkling jewelry On New Year’s Eve, there’s no shortage of local fl air. Dozens Debbie Soulsby at 203-736-2601, ext. 321. Arts and Science Academy and Young Women’s Leadership with a group of friends or your signifi cant other. Whatever you of Connecticut venues host New Year’s Eve parties. Ask yourself SUNDAY, DEC. 12 Institute. For more info, contact 860-685-7871 or gsac@ choose, here are some ideas to get you thinking. what you want out of the night before determining where to go. Saint Mary School Golden Jubilee Gala, Auction, and wesleyan.edu or visit www.greenstreetartscenter.org. Want a fi ve-course meal for two? Table for 10 and buffet? A big Awards Dinner: 5 p.m. Special honorees include The Staying In SATURDAY, FEB. 19, 2011 dance party? ? Once you know what you’re seeking, Rev. Maurice Maroney, former St. Mary Church co-pastor. Fifth Annual BRAYCE Samba Rio Ball: 7:30 p.m. St. Host a dinner or cocktail party for a small handful of friends, or a make sure you ask about those specifi cs. Tip: Check out the 29 School Ground Road, WoodWinds, Branford. For more Joseph’s Parish Center, Chester. Music by Trinity Samba roomful of guests—it’s your choice. But keep the work to a minimum venue’s website for photos of last year’s event to get a glimpse info, visit www.stmarybranford.4lpi.com. (traditional carnaval percussion) and Jose Paule. Performer by getting it catered. Put your special touches on things like the of what to expect. FRIDAY, DEC. 31 Quenia Ribeiro will teach samba dance. Also features silent décor, a signature dessert, or a themed cocktail (the Limoncello And don’t forget about the fail-safe restaurant. We all have one New Year’s Eve Gala: 8 p.m. The Downtown Cabaret auction, Brazilian food, caipirinha cocktails, and prizes for Champagne with Mint cocktail on Epicurious.com sounds place that we go to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, and special Theatre, 263 Golden Hill Street, Bridgeport. Performance of best masks, , and dancing. This year’s theme is scrumptious). If catering isn’t an option, plan a cocktail party menu occasions because it never fails us. Let yourself take comfort Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, music by Flora and Fauna. Main fundraiser for BRAYCE, a Chester- that you can prepare the day before, or ask each guest to bring a in the familiar while resolving to try some new restaurants in DJ Jimmy Cabaret. Tickets: $75 per person. For more info and based non-profi t dedicated to providing educational and tray of fi nger foods. Place the goodies strategically around the room 2011. Many will offer a prix-fi xe menu for the night, so make sure tickets, call 203-576-1636 or visit www.downtowncabaret.org leadership opportunities for young people in Brazil and the so guests won’t be forced to all gather in one spot, and feel free you ask about that when you call a month in advance for your U.S. For more info, visit www.brayce.org. to grab a tray as an excuse to mingle in and out of conversations. reservation. Don’t forget to set up your iPod to take care of the music. So as we say goodbye to 2010, let there be courage to plan your A “No (S’)more 2010” party is a great option for families with night and get what you want, and let there be love as we enter kids, or even a group of friends. Stay relaxed with the ball- 2011. 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