Thanks to The Mellon Foundation and The Arts Council of New Haven, the project "GENERACIONES QUE CUENTAN" will offer from March 2024 to February 2025 three types of activities in Spanish for families at the Fair Haven Public Library:

• Book Picnics with Artwork

• Workshops with Storytelling (in collaboration with Tina Re of the Artist Books at the H. Buley Library - Southern Connecticut State University)

• Concerts with Stories and Live Music (in collaboration with musicians from the New Haven Symphony Orchestra and Music in Schools Initiative, Yale School of Music)

Additional activities will be shared in partnership with IRIS and local institutions in the Fair Haven area.

"GENERACIONES QUE CUENTAN" is an invitation to enjoy reading together, inspire the preservation and sharing of our stories and heritage, and create meaningful art in our Spanish language.

Fall dates for a new cycle of activities (Saturdays at 2:30 p.m. at the Fair Haven Library) are:

1. BOOK PICNIC: September 14, 2024

2. FAMILY CONCERT: OCTOBER 19, 2024

3. WORKSHOP: NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Registration for the activities here

Register HERE to "GENERACIONES QUE CUENTAN" (FREE Book Picnics, Workshops, Concerts)

Check out some books we will be feasting on at the Picnics HERE

PAST EVENTS - SPRING 2024

FAMILY CONCERT

June 15, 2024 - 2:30pm

Fair Haven Public Library

“Un violín migrante” by Verónica Faría (author, composer) and Rosana Faría (illustrator) is a story about migration, resilience, family, and love of music

Music by Verónica Faría for four voices

El cuento de Ferdinando el toro

(Ferdinand the bull)

Music by Georges Bizet

Arrangement by Douglas Meyer for String Quartet

“Butterflies” — Ongoing Collective Work of the “Generations that count” Project, 2024

Wood and Plastic

Monarch butterflies are a symbol of resilience and the journey many migrant families undertake for multiple reasons. On their wings are written the names of those who came before, those who are in full flight, and the new generations that will reach new horizons. All together in one branch, a picture of our common language and diverse heritage, of moments shared together, albeit brief. The branch also symbolizes what is cut and grafted into a new living tree. It illustrates the unexpected turns and forms each story takes, revealing its beauty, richness, strength, and challenges.

Participants: María Concepción Viviel, Jessy Elise Guallpa, Macario Chavarría y Rocío Piña Arana (con Katherine y Natalie), Karem Romero (con Mika), Catherine Carti (con Sophia), Chavada Bee (con Om), Georgina Matamoros (con Gamaliel, Zareth, Alexis), Rubén Rodríguez Ferreira, Gabriel Rodríguez

Collective Artwork

Workshops