After what seemed like a very long winter, spring has arrived!

Governor Malloy is hosting a series of town hall meetings across the state and will be visiting New Haven on Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011 at Wilbur Cross High School (181 Mitchell Drive, New Haven) from 7:00 pm – 8:00pm. This will be an opportunity to engage in a dialogue with Governor Malloy regarding the proposed state budget. I hope to see you there.

Here’s what else is happening in New Haven:

Upcoming Cultural Events:

Mar. 23. Independent Directors Series: The Book and the Rose, with filmmaker Jeff Bemiss. Main Library. 6pm. www.bookandrose.eventbrite.com.

Mar. 24. Public Lecture by Steve Coast founder, OpenStreetMap.org and principal architect, Microsoft's Bing Mobile. Sterling Law Buildings, Rm. 127. 6-8pm.

Mar. 24. New Music New Haven. Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Hall. 8pm. http://music.yale.edu

Mar. 24-26. Trannequin @ Yale Cabaret. Tickets: $15; $10 students. 8pm. www.yalecabaret.org/

Mar 25. The Big Reveal. Artspace. 6pm-8pm. www.artspacenh.org

Mar. 25. Donny McCaslin Group @ Firehouse 12. 8:30pm/10pm. $18/$12. http://firehouse12.com

Mar. 25. Faculty Artist Series - Yu & Parisot. Morse Recital Hall. 8pm. http://music.yale.edu

Mar. 26. Journey of the Universe. Kroon Hall. 5:30-6:30pm. RSVP: tcmk@aya.yale.edu.

Mar 26.Wine Tasting and Concert w/ Lamont Hiebert and Jonny Rodgers. The Bourse. 7pm. Donations suggested. http://cpcnewhaven.org/goatville

Mar. 26. Orchestra New England presents "Soiree" North Church New Haven Green. 8pm. www.orchestranewengland.org/

Green Tip:

Join New Haven in celebration of Earth Hour on Saturday March 26 from 8:30 - 9:30. Participate by turning off non-essential lighting in your home or business in a world-wide event to reduce fossil fuel energy consumption.

Health Tip:

As the weather warms gardeners need to be on the lookout for the tiny ticks that transmit Lyme disease. Studies have found that people who garden more than four hours per week are at higher risk of acquiring the disease.

Contact Name: Adam Joseph

Contact Email: AJoseph@newhavenct.net

Contact Phone: 203-946-7660

[3/22/2011]