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Geoffrey Bawa: It is Essential to Be There
Yale School of Architecture
(203) 436-3944
https://www.architecture.yale.edu/exhibitions/129-geoffrey-bawa-it-is-essential-to-be-there

A look at the practice of Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa (1919–2003) reveals the different ways the architect used images in his work.  
Through November 30

The Dance of Life: Figure and Imagination in American Art, 1876–1917
Yale University Art Gallery
(203) 432-0600
https://artgallery.yale.edu/exhibitions/exhibition/dance-life-figure-and-imagination-american-art-1876-1917

Pencil sketches, pastels, bronzes, and oil studies by such celebrated artists as Edwin Austin Abbey, Daniel Chester French, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, and John Singer Sargent are displayed alongside works by lesser-known talents in an examination of the period known as the American Renaissance.
Through January 5, 2025

Louis Armstrong’s America
Yale School of Music | Ellington Jazz Series
(203) 432-4158
https://music-tickets.yale.edu/25147/25149

Connecticut-based saxophonist, composer, and author Allen Lowe presents a lecture titled “Louis Armstrong’s America” and performs original compositions that explore the many jazz styles that developed during Armstrong’s life.
September 14, 2pm

Windham-Campbell Prizes Festival
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
(203) 432-2977
https://windhamcampbell.org

The 2024 Windham-Campbell Prize recipients visit campus for a three-day literary festival that includes readings, conversations, and a celebration of the written word.
September 17–20
 

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