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Elvin Melendez (above) is a Recording Artist who also serves as Praise and Worship Leader at Gateway Christian Fellowship in West Haven, CT.  A native of the Bronx, New York, he is well known by his followers as a winner of the Apollo Theater Gospel Competition. He has done the opening bids for seven-time Grammy® Award Nominee - John P. Kee and Dove® Award Nominee - Alvin Slaughter. Elvin was also part of a choir ensemble singing “You Raised Me Up” for Grammy Award Nominee – Josh Groban. 

With the release of his recent EPs titled: “More of You” and “Without You,” Elvin combines genres of RB, Pop, and Gospel influences in his music. He is passionate about the arts and working with young people in pursuit of their passions. This includes acting in musical theater. 

Come hear Elvin at our upcoming event - a sound you will never forget!

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With Networking Time to Meet, Greet, and Gauge Interest in Various Topics
 

Samantha Violante & Raheem Nelson, Public Arts

Zaneta Nicholson, Dance 

Heather Shea, Youth Arts 

Nora Rodriguez, Healthy Aging

Nicki Chavoya, Digital Media

Tony Fusco, Poetry 

Abir Zenait & Ruth Torres, Cultural Traditions 

Ave Rivera & Randi McCray, Make to Sell

Trenee McGee & Lara Morton, Theater 

 Zohra Rawling & Elvin Melendez, Music  

 Tyler Newkirk Craft Co. & Your Queer Plant Shop, Design

 Arlene Ellis, Veterans / Military Trail & Tourism

WELCOME Shelley Quiala, International Festival of Arts & Ideas

Representatives from the West Haven Public Library, West Haven Prevention Council, West Haven Land Trust, West Haven Economic Development Commission, ESUMS, the City's SustainableCT Team, and more...


WHHS cafeteria, masks required, door prize courtesy of Naiad Naturals

MANY THANKS IN ADVANCE TO ALL WHO WILL ATTEND

COMING UP....West Haven's first Art Crawl!





 
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CALL TO ACTION
 

Light the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge blue and gold in solidarity with Ukraine


West Haven resident Robert Marra has drafted this petition and needs more signatures..READ IT


 
Did you know...?

FUSE Theater of CT's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream - The Rewired Musical,' with original music by Lydia Arachne and book and lyrics by William Shakespeare, is now available for free streaming on YouTube!. STREAM IT

Marrying the classic romantic comedy to a virtual setting with all-new songs, this reboot finds the Bard’s young lovers, royalty and mischief-making fairies caught in the wilds of the web. In "A Midsummer Night’s Dream – The Rewired Musical," the characters find themselves in the scariest place imaginable: the summer of 2020! A global pandemic has altered the way humans interact and social distancing forces young lovers to maintain their connection via high-tech devices.

FOLLOW FUSE on Facebook and Instagram at @fusetheatrect
NEWS FROM THE INNER RING - Our friends in Hamden are using the same tool for Cultural Assets Mapping that we used in West Haven. In fact, that's where we first came across the CAMP Kit. MANY THANKS to colleague Alisha Martindale for giving our community a nod in the recent news article about their process. 
From our friends at the Milford Arts Council Lets see our Westie mermaids come out!
KEY RESOURCES

Data Haven's Equity Profile for West Haven
SustainableCT Equity Toolkit
New Haven's Cultural Equity Plan

This is vital and ongoing work!
Knock, Knock (Says Opportunity) 

TRANSBODIES CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS - an initiative of Elm City Dance Collective, STARTING 3/6

CREATIVE WRITING FELLOWSHIPS - APPLY BY 3/10

SUMMER GIG FOR TEACHING ARTISTS - APPLY BY 3/19

CHALLENGE AMERICA - Grants to extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations - APPLY BY 4/21

HIGH SCHOOL POETS VIRTUAL OPEN MIC - on 4/30 with CT Poetry Society 

REACH GRANTS FOR ARTISTS + ORGANIZATIONS - APPLY BY 5/2

FREE NEW YORK TIMES SUBSCRIPTION - West Haven Library Cardholders
 
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