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 Upcoming OISS Events 

• Sustainability Eco-Workshop, Tuesday, May 29
• Ice Cream Social, Thursday, June 7, 3:30-5pm
• Marsh Botanic Gardens, Wednesday, June 13, 3pm

Weekend events for May 25-27, 2012

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fridayFarm Workdays
1-5pm, Yale Farm, 345 Edwards St
Join us for a harvest workday this Friday and also the first Wooster Square farmer's market of the season on Saturday where produce from the Yale Farm will be sold. Everyone is welcome to participate and no gardening experience is necessary. Please bring a water bottle and wear work- and weather-appropriate clothing. Yale's Blue Line Shuttle (northbound) and Red Line Shuttle (southbound) both serve the Yale Farm at the stop at Chemistry/225 Whitney. If you are driving, parking is available at the Leitner Observatory, at 355 Prospect St.

Furniture Study Tour
12pm, Yale University Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel St
The American Decorative Arts Furniture Study is a working library of American furniture and wooden objects, housing approximately 1,000 works from the Gallery’s collection. Space is limited. Meet at the Information Desk in the Kahn building.

TGWNN Happy Hour
5:30-8pm, Marsh Botanic Gardens, 227 Mansfield St
Join TGWNN, “The Group With No Name”, for an evening at the beautiful Marsh Botanic Gardens on campus. Yale's Marsh Botanical Garden, a sylvan eight-acre parcel of greenhouses and pocket gardens, is a living museum of botanical curiosities and a lush retreat. There will be drinks, food and music! Bring your instrument. Tours of the greenhouses and gardens. $5 donation suggested.

Insomnia Theater: "Night of the Living Dead"
11:30pm, Friday and Saturday, Criterion Cinemas
MOVIE: Night of the Living Dead (1968)
GENRE: Horror Classic
RATED: UR
As dead bodies inexplicably return to life and feast on human flesh, young Barbara (Judith O'Dea) joins a group of survivors in a farmhouse hoping to protect themselves from the hordes of advancing zombies. But soon enough, only one person remains. Writer-director George A. Romero's low-budget horror classic continues to inspire heebie-jeebies, in part because of the randomness of the zombies' targets. Tickets $5.

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saturdayAbraham's Garden Planting Celebrations
11am, Church of the Holy Spirit, 28 Church St, West Haven
Come join us at the 4th Annual Planting Celebration of Abraham's Garden. This event, organized by The Church of the Holy Spirit and Turkish Cultural Center Connecticut, is free and the public is welcome. All produce grown from the Garden is donated to support the WHEAT Foodbank, a volunteer-run organization which helps feed more than 32,000 West Haven residents.

Movies and Mimosas: "The Princess Bride "
11:30am, Saturday and Sunday, Criterion Cinemas
MOVIE: The Princess Bride (1987)
GENRE: Romantic Comedy
RATED: PG
The beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, crafty Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. Tickets $5.

New Haven Ballet Spring Performance
1 & 3pm, Shubert Theater, 247 College St
The Spring Performance is an end-of-year celebration for New Haven Ballet students in our Student Division and the performances are highlighted by the remarkable accomplishments of the school’s wonderful students. In addition to performances by NHB students, the Spring Performances also features students from New Haven Ballet’s pre-professional student Company. Tickets $20, $12 children.

America Rising
10am-5pm, Yale University Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel St
America Rising, the third and final installation of the exhibit Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, looks at the physical and artistic expansion of the United States during the second half of the 19th century. The California gold rush encouraged westward migration, and the development of cross-country systems of communication, new canals, and railroads connected cities and facilitated the trade of goods and ideas. The exhibition concludes in America’s Gilded Age, a period marked by tremendous wealth, blatant political corruption, and extravagant materialism. On view through Sunday, July 8.

Coffee House & Open Mic Night
7pm, Science Park Building #5, 3rd floor, 401 Winchester Ave
Calling all artists, dancers, poets, musicians, etc. Share your talent in a safe, supportive environment! Live band, refreshments. All ages and skill welcome. Admission is free. Part of the City of New Haven’s Winchester Revitalization Art Project.

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sundayLobster Days
11am-4pm, Mystic Seaport, 75 Greenmanville Ave, Mystic
Crack your first lobster claw of the season at Mystic Seaport’s butter-dribbling, shell-sucking, quintessentially New England Lobster Days, Saturday through Monday. Lobster platters are served picnic-style under Mystic Seaport’s open-air Boat Shed where diners can watch boats cruising on the Mystic River and enjoy music of the sea. All proceeds from Memorial Day Weekend support the Mystic Rotary Club's community organizations and projects. Museum admission is required to attend Lobster Days. Regular Museum admission does not include price of food.

Introduction to Hiking in the Giant
1:30pm, Sleeping Giant Park, 200 Mount Carmel Ave, Hamden
The Sleeping Giant Park Association invites you to join us on our Introduction to Hiking in the Giant Hike. Learn about the park’s many hiking trails, how to navigate in the park, and clothing and equipment that is needed for safe and enjoyable hiking. Meet at the bulletin board by the kiosk near the park entrance at 1:30pm. The hike is expected to last about three hours and involve traveling over uneven, rocky terrain, possibly with a degree of rock scrambling. The hike is free and open to the public. Advanced registration is not necessary.

My Name is Asher Lev
2pm, Long Wharf Theater, 222 Sargent Drive
Asher Lev can't help himself. He needs to paint. He needs to draw. Creating art is like breathing for him - he can't live without it. But growing up as a prodigy in a deeply observant Hasidic family he runs afoul of his parent's and community's traditions. He is forced to make the difficult choice between religion and art. Based on Chaim Potok's classic novel, this stunning and beautiful play was described by the Philadelphia City Paper as "a marvelous evening of theatre: intimate, sincere, magical." Tickets $42-&52. Other show times available, show closes Sunday, May 27.

Yale Swing and Blues Sunday Practicum
8-11pm, Harkness Ballroom, 367 Cedar St
The highlight of our week. Join us for DJed social dancing. No experience, partner, or dance shoes necessary. Free every Sunday. Check out the YSB website for more information.

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Other events

Memorial Day Sale at the Outlets
Many businesses will be closed this Monday for Memorial Day, but the Tanger Outlets in Westbrook and Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets in Clinton will have special sales going on all weekend, Friday through Monday.

Are We Really Related to Earthworms?
6pm, Wednesday, May 30, New Haven Public Library, 133 Elm St
Science in the News at Yale presents a discussion on evolution in the Community Program Room at the public library. Yale graduate students and post-doctoral fellows will speak for about an hour and the presentation is geared specifically for non-scientists (adults and students). Science in the News at Yale is a community outreach project of Yale Science Diplomats.

Tuesday Night Outdoor Dance
8-11pm, Tuesday, May 29, Women’s Table, in front of Sterling Memorial Library
Yale Swing and Blues will hold an outdoor dance every Tuesday in addition to the weekly Sunday practicum! Come join us Tuesday night for more outdoor dancing, weather permitting. Free.

Master Classes: Expanding America's Boundaries
5:30–7pm, Thursdays, May 31 & June 7, Yale University Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel St
Curators and guests explore works on paper that pertain to the American West, places of leisure in Winslow Homer’s watercolors, and the influence of Japan on American art in the last quarter of the 19th century. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition America Rising, part three of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. $20 per series for Members; $30 for nonmembers; free for all students with valid ID. Enrollment limited to 12 participants. To register call 203-432-9525.

Shubert Co-Op Arts Summer Camp for Middle School Students
Applications due by June 4
The Co-Op Arts Summer Camp is a month-long summer camp for middle schoolers at New Haven's state of the art Cooperative Arts & Humanities High School. Students may select courses in Acting, Animation, Ballet, Ceramics, Drawing, Performace/Storytelling, Playwrighting, Sculpture, TV Production, Video Production and much, much more! The camp runs from July 9 - August 3, Monday - Friday from 8am-5pm with the option of enrolling in morning or afternoon sessions, or both.

CitySeed Farmers’ Markets
Throughout the week, in the New Haven area
Enjoy local fruits, vegetables, meat, cheese, plants, herbs and other goodies throughout the spring:

Wooster Square, Saturdays, 9am-1pm
Edgewood Park, Sundays, 10am-2pm