The information on these pages

will hopefully answer some of your

questions and provide hints on

getting settled at Yale School of

Drama.

New Haven is about 1 1/2 hours

northeast of Manhattan and three

hours southwest of Boston. There

are hourly commuter trains to New

York City, bus and train service

to Boston and Washington, DC,

and flights to major airports from

Tweed-New Haven Airport.

As you become familiar with the

campus and the city, you will find

parks, beaches, and museums to

explore and festivals, concerts,

and theatre of all types to suit your

interests. For more information visit

yale.edu/livingnh.

Getting Around, Getting Settled / P1

YSD Jargon / p5

Campus Map / P6

Shopping / P7

New Haven Area Map / P8

Restaurants / P9

New Haven ARTS / P12

2012–13 Guide to Life at Yale School of DramaWELCOME!

Getting Around, Getting SettledDRIVINGFROM THE SOUTH: Take I-95 to EXIT 47 (flyover bridge) marked Downtown New Haven, Route 34. Proceed to the third exit. At the traffic light; take a right onto York Street. Proceed 2.5 blocks.

Also from the south, take the Merritt-Wilbur Cross Parkway to EXIT 57. Drive East on Derby Avenue (Route 34) for five miles to the fork of Derby Avenue and George Street (three blocks past the Yale Athletic Fields). Bear right onto George Street and continue for eight blocks to York Street. Turn left onto York Street.

FROM UPPER NEW ENGLAND: Take I-91 to Exit 1 (Downtown New Haven, Route 34). Proceed to the third exit; coming off the exit, get into the far right lane. At the traffic light; take a right onto York Street.

FROM NEW YORK STATE AREAS: take I-84 east to Route 34 South and bear right onto George Street and take a left onto York Street.

AIRPORTSTWEED-NEW HAVEN AIRPORT, flytweed.com, is located three miles from the University, near East Haven (I-95 to EXIT 50) and is also accessible by city bus via the G line.

BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (bradleyairport.com) located north of Hartford, approximately fifty-five minutes by car from downtown New Haven. Most of the major airlines fly out of Bradley, making it a good, convenient alternative to New York area airports.

AIRPORT SHUTTLE SERVICESA shuttle bus, with stops, takes 2 hours 40 minutes to JFK, 2 hours 25 minutes to LaGuardia, and 2 hours and 40 minutes to Newark. The ride to Bradley is approximately 1 hour.

CONNECTICUT LIMOUSINE, ctlimo.com, offers service to Bradley, LaGuardia, JFK, and Newark airports and makes several stops on the way. They offer reduced rates with a Yale ID at the Phelps Gate pick-up location (285 College Street, between Chapel and Elm Streets).

GO AIRPORT SHUTTLE, goairportshuttle.com, 866.284.3247, also offers a special Yale rate and has four campus pick-up locations: Divinity School, 409 Prospect Street; School of Nursing, 100 Church Street South; Science Park, 25 Prospect Street; and Phelps Gate. Service is by reservation only.

PARKINGYale Parking information for the academic year is available on the website of Yale Parking Service (yale.edu/transportationoptions). Online applications are available on the website in July. Available parking space is limited; therefore, applications should be downloaded and returned to their office as soon as possible. All assignments are made on a first-come, first-served basis.

There are also several public parking garages and metered spots in the campus/downtown area. Meters accept nickels, dimes, quarters, and the refillable New Haven Card which can be purchased from several downtown merchants or online (newhavencard.net ).

HOTELS The hotels nearest the School are:

THE STUDY AT YALE 1157 Chapel Street, 203.503.3900 studyhotels.com

COURTYARD NEW HAVEN AT YALE30 Whalley Avenue, 203.777.6221 marriott.com/hotels

NEW HAVEN HOTEL229 George Street, 203.498.3100 newhavenhotel.com

OMNI NEW HAVEN HOTEL AT YALE 155 Temple Street, 203.772.6664 omnihotels.com

TOURS You may want to take a tour of the Yale campus to familiarize yourself with the buildings around you. Yale campus tours leave at 10:30AM and 2PM Monday–Friday and at 1:30PM on weekends from the Visitor Information Center located at 149 Elm Street, across from the New Haven Green. The tours last approximately one hour and conclude at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. No reservations or tickets are necessary, and tours are free of charge. If you would rather tour the campus on your own, you may obtain a copy of the Walking Tour pamphlet at the Visitors Center, which includes a map, a suggested route, and a brief history of the University.

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TRAINS METRO-NORTH RAILROAD 800.638.7646, mta.info/mnr, provides frequent service between New York and New Haven only.

AMTRAK 800.872.7245, amtrak.com provides service between Boston and Washington, DC as well as other destinations.

Both train lines depart and arrive at UNION STATION on Union Avenue. There are usually cabs waiting to meet incoming trains to pick up passengers on a first-come, first-served basis. It is approximately a $10 ride to central campus. Union Station is a healthy walk from campus, but if you have luggage, it’s better to take a cab or the Yale Shuttle Bus yale.edu/parkingandtransit/shuttle 203.432.6330, which offers service to and from the train station.

TAXISIn New Haven, cabs are not hailed or flagged down. You must call the dispatcher. METRO TAXI, 203.777.7777QUICK TAXI, 203.777.7778 YELLOW TAXI, 203.777.7770

BUSESCONNECTICUT TRANSIT serves New Haven and neighboring towns. Bus stops are located every 2–3 blocks along the bus route. One-way fare is $1.25, payable in exact change (coins or $1 bills). Daily and monthly passes as well as schedules are available at cttransit.com, on-board, or at the CT Transit Sales Outlet at the New Haven Green on the corner of Chapel and Church Streets.

YALE SHUTTLE provides day and night transportation between the University, the East Rock neighborhood, and the New Haven train station for students, faculty

and staff. This FREE service runs year-round with the exception of major holidays. The real-time bus locator can be found atyale.edu/transportationoptionsIf you cannot safely go to one of the listed stops, call 203.432.6330. The dispatcher will radio one of the buses to go off route and pick you up. You can download the Trans Loc app to your Smartphone.

Long-distance bus companies with service to New Haven include Greyhound Bus (greyhound.com, 203.772.2470) and Peter Pan Bus (peterpanbus.com 800.343.9999). Buses arrive and depart from Union Station where taxis are readily available for travel to campus.

BIKINGBiking can be a good way to get to and from campus and around the New Haven area. Do not lock your bike onto railings of a handicap access ramp, building entrances, or stair rails; it will be impounded by the Yale Police, and you will be charged to retrieve it. You can register your bike by recording its serial number with the University Police. Call 203.432.8778 for more information. Security information will be available at fall registration.

ZIPCARYale University has partnered with Zipcar to offer students and employees discounted yearly memberships. To join, you must have a valid drivers license (from any country) and a reasonably

clean driving record. To take advantage of Yale’s affiliation with Zipcar, visit zipcar.com/yale.

SAFETYBLUE LIGHTSA network of some 200 exterior phones is installed around the campus. All of these phones have the capability of emergency contact with the Yale Police, either by pressing a single emergency button or by dialing 111. In order to make the phones more visible day and night, blue lights are installed above or near each phone location. You may also use these phones to call campus numbers.

DON’T WALK ALONE! A Walking Companion Service is available 24 hours per day. Call 203.432.9255 or 203.785.5555 to get home safely..

COMPUTERS AND INTERNETINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (ITS) provides computing and communications services and support for students, faculty, staff, alumni, and others. ITS manages a variety of University systems including email. (yale.edu/its)

YSD INFO WEB PAGE (ysdinfo.yale.edu) This page presents detailed information about setting up your computer. The new student page can also be accessed at the website.

WIRELESS NETWORK ACCESS is available in all the primary School of Drama buildings and other public areas of the Yale campus.

Yale University does not offer high-speed internet access off-campus. You can obtain internet service from one of the outside providers in the area, Comcast or AT&T (see page 4).

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The ROBERTSON COMPUTER LAB is located in the basement of 205 Park Street. The facility is open to School of Drama students twenty-four hours a day, except when reserved for workshops, classes, and school-related projects. It features eight Dell workstations, two flatbed scanners, and one laser printer/copier. Software in the lab includes Adobe Creative Suite, Autocad, Microsoft Office Professional, and VectorWorks.

Also available is the DIGITAL MEDIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS (DMCA) at 149 York Street.

COPYINGYale School of Drama has copiers at 222 York, 205 Park, and 149 York Streets for school and business use only. For personal business, try TYCO on Broadway or Allegra at 943 Grand Avenue. For large School of Drama jobs, consult the Business Office (149 York Street) before submitting a job.

DISABILITIES THE RESOURCE OFFICE ON DISABILITIES, yale.edu/rod facilitates accommodations for students with disabilities who register with and have appropriate documentation on file in the Resource Office. Early planning is critical. The Resource Office also provides assistance to students with temporary disabilities. General information inquiries are welcome from students and members of the Yale community and from the public. The mailing address is

Resource Office on Disabilities, Yale University, 35 Broadway (rear entrance), Room 222, PO Box 208305, New Haven CT 6520-8305.

Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30AM–4:30PM; (203.432.2324).

GYMSThe Payne Whitney Gym, (yalebulldogs.cstv.com) located on Tower Parkway behind the Yale Bookstore, is one of the largest gyms in the world. It has basketball, volleyball, and racquetball courts; a fencing salon; golf practice cages; wrestling room; Nautilus equipment; indoor/outdoor running tracks; two pools; rowing tanks; saunas and steam rooms. It also maintains track facilities at Yale Bowl, tennis courts, golf courses, an ice-hockey rink, and a sailing center. As a student, you are automatically a member.

HEALTH CAREYALE HEALTH CENTER (yale.edu/yuhs) at 55 Lock Street offers a wide variety of health care services for students and other members of the Yale community including routine appointments and a round-the-clock acute care clinic. They coordinate and provide payment for the services provided at the Yale Health Center, as well as for emergency treatment, off-site specialty services, inpatient hospital care, and other ancillary services.

PHARMACYThe Yale Health Center has a discount pharmacy with significant savings on prescription and over-the-counter medicines. Rite Aid Pharmacy is on Church Street; Walgreen’s is on York Street—all within walking distance of the School.

OPTICIANSCarofano, 1215 Chapel Street and Kennedy & Perkins Opticians, 80 Whitney Avenue, are members of Yale Health and will honor your Yale Health discount.

HOUSING GRADUATE HOUSING is administered out of two offices located on the ground floor of Helen Hadley Hall, 420 Temple

Street, a graduate dormitory. Office hours are Monday-Friday from 9AM–4PM. Applications for the graduate apartments are available online, yale.edu/gradhousing

OFF-CAMPUS HOUSINGRefer to ysdinfo.yale.edu/housing-new-haven for apartment realty listings.

LIBRARIESThe Yale Library system (library.yale.edu) boasts over 8 million books, journals, records, tapes, etc. The two main libraries are Sterling Memorial Library (SML) on High Street and the Bass Library which is underground across from SML. SML is the largest, containing the most volumes in the stacks on 15 floors. The Bass Library keeps the most frequently used books and reserve material. Beinecke Book and Manuscript Library, which houses rare books and documents, is on Wall Street.

The Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library (library.yale.edu/arts)at 180 York Street comprises the merged holdings of the former Art & Architecture and Drama Libraries, the Arts of the Book Collection, and the staff of the Visual Resources Collection, making it the primary collection for the study of art, architecture, and drama production at Yale. Currently, the drama collections have approximately 20,000 volumes plus photographic prints, production books, scrapbooks, and ephemera.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTSThe Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) (yale.edu/oiss) coordinates services and support to Yale’s international students, faculty, staff and their dependents. OISS staff provides assistance with employment, immigration, personal and cultural adjustment, and family and financial matters, as well as serve

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as a source of general information about living at Yale and in New Haven. This office is located at 421 Temple Street, and is open Monday through Friday from 8:30AM–5PM.

MAILAll students have unlocked mailboxes at the UT. You may also rent a locked box at Yale Station, which is located at the corner of Elm and High Streets.

United Parcel Service (UPS) and FedEx deliver regularly to the School of Drama. You may self-address your packages to:

Yale School of Drama 222 York Street PO Box 208244 New Haven, CT 06520-8244

LOCKERSThere are a limited number of lockers in the basement of the University Theatre (UT) building that are available for storing gear. Contact Rich Abrams at the School of Drama, 203.432.1593.

MOVING U-HAUL CENTER, uhaul.com is located at 116 Whalley Avenue (203.562.3177).

STUDENT LIFETHE SCHOOL OF DRAMA STUDENT GOVERNMENT (SDSG), sdsg@yale.edu, strives to enhance the educational experience of each student by being a forum for students’s ideas and concerns and acting as a liaison between students and the faculty and administration; and by promoting educational and social activities that help foster a strong sense of community within Yale School of Drama. GPSCY

The Graduate and Professional Student Center at Yale, yale.edu/gpss, 204 York Street, is a social center for students in all of Yale’s graduate and professional schools, and is operated by the Graduate & Professional Student Senate (GPSS). The center includes Gryphon’s Pub, pool tables, and a big screen TV. Organizations and departmental groups may arrange to hold their events at the GPSCY.

McDOUGAL CENTERThe McDougal Center, yale.edu/graduateschool/mcdougal, 320 York Street, Hall of Graduate Studies, sponsors programs for graduate student life and professional development. The Center welcomes the participation of graduate and professional students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty and staff throughout the University. It houses the offices of Student Services, Graduate Career Services, and Teaching Fellow Preparation and Development, as well as the Resource Library. It has rooms for use by individuals, graduate student organizations, and departmental events and conferences. The student-run Blue Dog Café, in the Common Room of the McDougal Center, offers an informal place to study, socialize, or catch a quick bite. Visit the McDougal Center website for information and a variety of links on graduate student life.

YALE CABARET Yale Cabaret yalecabaret.org is a 100 seat theatre/restaurant run entirely by School of Drama students, and produces an eclectic season of 20 shows. The Cabaret serves as an arena for YSD students to challenge and develop all of their creative senses. Here unique opportunities are available for actors to stage manage, stage managers to direct, directors to TD, TD’s to write, writers to design, designers to direct, and directors

to do something (anything) other than direct, and so on ad infinitum. The Cabaret also provides students the opportunity to develop professional and personal relationships that are maintained after graduation. You will receive detailed information at registration. If you are in New Haven in the summer, you may want to see one of the Summer Cabaret performances (summer.cabaret.org).

UTILITIES AT&T att.com

SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT GAS soconngas.com, 800.659.8299

UNITED ILLUMINATING uinet.com, 203.499.3333

COMCAST/XFINITY comcast.com, 800.266.2278, is the exclusive cable TV service in New Haven and offers internet, cable TV, and phone packages.

BANKING There are several banks within walking distance: First Niagara Bank, Bank of America, Chase, Citibank, Citizens Bank, TD Bank, People’s Bank, and Wells Fargo.

NEWSPAPERSNew Haven Register, Hartford Courant, Yale Bulletin and Calendar, Yale Daily News, New Haven Advocate, The New York Times

The New Haven Advocate publishes the ‘Best of New Haven’ annually. It’s a GREAT resource for everything in the New Haven Area:newhavenadvocate.com/features/best-of-new-haven

1156 Iseman Theater, flexible performance space at the Holcombe T. Green, Jr. Hall at 1156 Chapel Street.

149 YORK Registrar, Admissions, and Financial Aid offices; Scene Paint Shop; Digital Media Center for the Arts (DMCA); rehearsal rooms; Stage Management student offices, Business Office, Facilities and Operations staff; costume collection.

212 YORKFaculty offices of the Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism department.

ANNEX 205 Park Street, Design and Sound studios, Robertson Computer lab, classrooms. Annex 101 Lighting and sound lab Annex 102 The main TD&P classroom on the first floor of the Annex

BILLIARDS ROOM Seminar classroom in the Cabaret Building, 217 Park Street. CABARET 217 Park Street, basement performance space.

CROWN UP 305 Crown Street, room 105. Classroom and rehearsal space

CROWN DOWN 305 Crown Street, room 010. Classroom and rehearsal space. DIRECTOR’S ROOM217 Park Street, room 206.

DRAMA 50s Classroom project comprising of company-created collaborations involving first-year actors, directors, dramaturgs, and playwrights.

DRAMAT The undergraduate Dramatic Association with offices at 222 York Street.

THE EX Formerly known as the Experimental Theatre. In the basement of the University Theatre (UT), 222 York Street.

GREEN ROOM The lobby/lounge on the first floor of 222 York Street.

ISEMAN THEATER School of Drama’s flexible performance space at 1156 Chapel Street. Also known as “1156.”

LIFE DRAWING ROOMRoom 122 at 149 York Street, behind the paint shop.

NPL New Play Lab, one-act plays written by first-year playwrights.

OSRThe Old Sound Room, classroom space on the third floor of the Cabaret Building. SOM The School of Management on Prospect Street. SPs Studio Productions: projects that include the Thornton Wilder Festival of One-Act Plays by first-year playwrights and the Langston Hughes Festival of New Plays by second-year playwrights.

SRPsShakespeare Repertory Projects: verse projects from Shakespeare’s plays selected by second-year directors.

STUDIO Class/performance space above the Cabaret at 217 Park Street.

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Parking is limited in the downtown area and many streets are one-way. There is off-street parking at the Chapel-York Garage (150 York Street).

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ShoppingAPPARELAbercrombie & Fitch

American Apparel

Ann Taylor

Archetype

Banana Republic

Denali

Chico’s

Coldwater Creek

Enclave

Fashionista (vintage)

H & M

Hollister

Gap

Jack Wills

J. Crew

J. Jill

Old Navy

Thom Brown

Tracy B.

Trailblazer

Urban Outfitters

ART AND OFFICEAC Moore

Hull’s Art Supplies

Michael’s Crafts

Staples

BOOKSAtticus

Book Trader

Yale Bookstore

DEPARTMENT STORESJ.C. Penney

Kohl’s

Macy’s

Marshall’s

Sears

Target

TJ Maxx

Wal-Mart

FOOD/GROCERYBJ’s Wholesale

City Seed*

COSTCO

Edge of the Woods

Elm City Market (co-op)

Ferraro’s

J&B Deli

Nica’s Market

Romeo and Giuseppe’s

Shop Rite

Stop & Shop

Trader Joe’s

Whole Foods

GIFTSCampus Customs

Celtica

Group W. Bench

Hulls Art Supplies

London Limited

Metaphore

The Owl Shop

Ten Thousand Villages

Wave Gallery

Yale Souvenirs

HOME/FURNISHINGSThe Home Depot

Home Goods

IKEA

Lowes

Pier-1 Imports

JEWELRYDerek Simpson

IDIOM

Peter Indorf

Wave Gallery

MOVIE THEATERSCine 1-2-3-4

Criterion

Rave Motion Pictures

ELECTRONICS/MUSIC Apple Store

Best Video

Cutler’s Records and CDs

OUTLET SHOPPINGAbout 25 miles east of New Haven are

two premium outlet centers; Clinton

Crossing in Clinton and Tanger Outlet

Center in Westbrook.

PET CARENew Haven Central Animal

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Petco

PetSmart

PHARMACYCVS

Rite Aid

Walgreens

SALONSChameleon & Company

Euphoria

Jo Bella

Jo Bruno

Karma

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SPORTING GOODSDevil’s Gear Bike Shop

Dick’s Sporting Goods

Modell’s

Sports Authority

*City Seed (cityseed.org) sponsors a year-long farmer’s market with locations at Wooster Square, West Rock Park, and City Hall.

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AMERICAN116 CROWN, 116 Crown Street. Modern fare and specialty cocktails.

GERONIMO, 271 Crown Street. Authentic Santa Fe cuisine with an impressive tequila list.

GILT, 266 College Street. Steakhouse with a Moroccan flair. Check out their rooftop bar.

HEIRLOOM, 1157 Chapel Street in The Study Hotel. Contemporary continental cuisine using heritage growers and artisan suppliers.

ZINC, 964 Chapel Street. Modern American food drawing upon the area’s green markets and local organic farms for the freshest ingredients.

BARS/LOUNGE/MUSICCAFE NINE, 250 State Street. Blues, jazz, punk, and alternative live music.

FIREHOUSE 12, 45 Crown Street. An old firehouse-turned jazz performance space, bar, and lounge.

THE OWL SHOP, 268 College Street. Tobacco lounge and bar with live music.

RUDY’S, 1272 Chapel Street. (See their listing under Best Burgers.)

SULLIVAN’S, 1166 Chapel Street. Irish pub and restaurant where you’ll always find fellow YSDers.

TOAD’S PLACE, 300 York Street. Featuring name rock, jazz, blues bands.

BEST BURGERSEDUCATED BURGHER, 53 Broadway. Good hamburgers, fast food style, breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

HEIRLOOM, 1157 Chapel Street in The Study Hotel. (See their listing under American.)

LOUIS’ LUNCH, 263 Crown Street. Established luncheonette that invented the burger, served only on toast. It’s a tiny place so expect to wait. Just don’t ask for ketchup. Open until 2AM, Thursday through Saturday.

PRIME 16, 172 Temple Street. Fancy brews and quality burgers.

RUDY’S, 1272 Chapel Street Authentic Belgian frites, great beer selection, good music.

BRASSERIE/CONTINENTALCASEUS*, 93 Whitney Avenue. Known for its cheeses, menus are based on currently-available local produce. Try the steak frites and chocolate pot du crème.

UNION LEAGUE CAFÉ, 1032 Chapel Street. French-inspired brasserie and bar, elegant, yet casual.

CHINESEHOUSE OF CHAO, 898 Whalley Ave. Very fresh and worth the short ride to Westville.

KUDETA, 27 Temple Street. Voted the Best Asian Restaurant in New Haven County by the CT Magazine annual poll. Chill, hip atmosphere.

ROYAL PALACE, 32 Orange Street. Authentic Hong Kong-style restaurant.

COFFEEATTICUS, 1082 Chapel Street. Bookstore with a twist: fine pastries, sandwiches, soups, and coffee.

AU BON PAIN, 1 Broadway. Sandwiches, pastries, soups, and salads.

BLUE STATE COFFEE, 276 York Street. A zero waste, sustainable coffee shop.

BOOK TRADER, corner of York and Chapel Streets. Browse the used book selection while you enjoy a good cup of soup and a sandwich in the greenhouse room.

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*CASEUS CHEESE TRUCKTwice a week the Caseus Cheese Truck conveniently parks in front of the UT serving gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches, specialty sausages, and tomato soup. It was recently featured on the Travel Channel’s Man vs. Food Nation, hosted by YSD alum Adam Richman. thecheesetruck.com

JOJO’S COFFEE AND TEA, 1177 Chapel Street, a good place to study. Great tea selection, French press coffee, sandwiches and desserts.

STARBUCKS COFFEE, two locations: Chapel and High Streets and Church and Chapel Streets.

WILLOUGHBY’S, two locations: Grove at Whitney and York Street. Dozens of coffee varieties and beans by the pound.

DELI/FOOD BARGOURMET HEAVEN, 15 Broadway. Hot and cold salad bar, deli counter, small eat-in area, fresh produce, sidewalk flower stands. A second “Heaven” on Whitney and Audubon.

J&B DELI, 1147 Chapel Street. Small grocery store with a great salad bar .

DINER/BREAKFASTBELLA’S, 896 Whalley Avenue. Excellent savory omelettes. Worth the wait on weekends!

THE PANTRY, 2 Mechanic Street. Voted Best Breakfast in New Haven, several years running.

PATRICIA’S, 18 Whalley Avenue. Greasy spoon deliciousness with awesome pancakes.

KOSHER LINDY’S (LINDENBAUM KOSHER KITCHEN), 80 Wall Street. Lower floor of the Slifka Center, food prepared by a true balabusta. Friday nights packed for festive Shabbat dinner.

ICE CREAM/DESSERTSeveral area restaurants also offer exceptional dessert lists, namely bespoke, Heirloom, Claire’s, and Zinc.

ASHLEY’S ICE CREAM, 280 York Street. Super-duper banana split, dulce de leche.

FLAVORS, 290 York StreetFrozen yogurt, fresh fruit, and other sweet treats.

FROYO WORLD, 56 High StreetSelf-serve frozen yogurt and a choice of over 25 toppings including cheesecake bits, cookie dough, and Cap’n Crunch.

LUCIBELLO’S PASTRIES, 935 Grand Avenue. Pastries, cakes, cookies, and Italian confections that have made them a landmark in New Haven. Famous for their cannolis.

INDIANTANDOOR, Howe and Chapel Streets. Good Indian food, very filling.

THALI, 4 Orange Street. Excellent, modern, and innovative.

THALI TOO, 65 Broadway. (See their listing under Vegetarian.)

ZAROKA, 148 York Street. Great luncheon buffet.

ITALIANL’ORCIO, 806 State Street. A relaxing and elegant ambience with European flair. Recommended.

TRE SCALINI,100 Wooster Street, Trattoria-style dining near historic Wooster Square.

MALAYSIANBENTARA, 76 Orange Street. Authentic Malaysian cuisine.

MEDITERRANEAN/FALAFELMAMOUN’S FALAFEL, 83 Howe Street. Open until 3AM; hearty servings, low prices.

SAHARA, 170 Temple Street. Great lamb kebabs, falafel, and tabbouleh salad.

MEXICANBURRITO CARTS, Various locations on York Street and Broadway. Good and cheap!

CO JONES, 969 State Street. An East Rock favorite. Half-priced Margaritas and free Burrito Bar Monday through Saturday.

FRESH TACO, 39 Elm Street. Zagat recommended, healthy Mexican cuisine.

OAXACA KITCHEN, 228 College Street. Excellent, modern Mexican cuisine. Try their unique and amazing gazpacho.

VIVA ZAPATA, 161 Park Street. Nachos and Mexican fare with great sangria.

NOODLESIVY NOODLE, 316 Elm Street. Authentic noodle house; lunch, dinner, late night, 7 days a week.

YORK ST. NOODLE HOUSE,166 York Street. Dim sum, bubble tea, good and inexpensive.

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YSD Favorite

PIZZAA-ONE PIZZA RESTAURANT, 21 Broadway. Breakfast 24 hours daily.

BAR, 254 Crown Street. Converted from a parking garage this popular club also serves pizza and home brewed beer.

EST EST EST PIZZA & RISTORANTE, 1176 Chapel Street. Pizza and a variety of subs and pastas.

KITCHEN ZINC, 966 Chapel Street. Artisinal pizza focusing on local, sustainable, and fresh ingredients.

MODERN APIZZA, 874 State Street. Excellent thin-crust pizza

PEPE’S PIZZA, 157 Wooster Street. One of the oldest and best known pizzerias in the United States.

SALLY’S APIZZA, 237 Wooster Street. New Haven-style thin-crust apizza, baked in coal-fired brick ovens.

YORKSIDE PIZZA, 288 York Street. Quick food, good Greek salad.

PUB FAREANNA LIFFEY’S, 17 Whitney Avenue. Voted best Irish restaurant and bar.

ARCHIE MOORE’S, 188 ½ Willow Street. 100-year-old eatery renowned for wings.

BOX 63, 338 Elm Street. Fries, chili, flatbread pizzas, comfort food

RUDY’S, 1272 Chapel Street. (See their listing under Best Burgers.)

SULLIVAN’S, 1166 Chapel Street, YSD restaurant of choice for social gatherings.

KELLY’S TAVERN, 196 Crown Street. Gastro pub in the historic Kelly Building.

RESTAURANT CHAINSCHILI’S, East Haven, Hamden, Milford

McDONALD’S, New Haven (6)

RUBY TUESDAY, North Haven

TACO BELL, Milford, New Haven, Hamden

TGI FRIDAY’S, Orange, Hamden

SEAFOODCHICK’S DRIVE-IN, 183 Beach Street, West Haven, Exit 44 off I-95. Fast-food seafood and hamburgers at the beach. Walk the boardwalk.

JIMMIE’S OF SAVIN ROCK, 5 Rock Street, West Haven. Serving baked, broiled, and steamed seafood classics.

LENNY’S, 205 South Montowese Street, Branford. Lobster dinners and large steak, ribs, and seafood portions since 1968.

SAGE AMERICAN GRILL, 100 South Water Street. Excellent raw bar sampler and lobster bakes right on the water.

SPANISHBARCELONA, 155 Temple Street. Excellent tapas and wine bar.

IBIZIA, 39 High StreetModern, award-winning Spanish cuisine.

PACIFICO, 220 College Street.Tapas and entree menus. Excellent ceviche.

SUSHIMIYA’S, 68 Howe Street. Creative dishes using traditional and unconventional sushi ingredients. Vegetarian friendly.

KUDETA, 27 Temple Street. (See their listing under Chinese.)

KUMO, 7 Elm Street. Sushi and hibachi.

THAIBANGKOK GARDENS, 172 York Street.

PAD THAI, 1170 Chapel Street.

THAI TASTE, 1151 Chapel Street. Downstairs from Hotel Duncan.

VEGETARIANCLAIRE’S CORNER COPIA, 1000 Chapel Street. A vegetarian’s delight since 1975.

RED LENTIL, 25 Temple Street. 100% vegetarian menu based on local, seasonal produce.

THALI TOO, 65 Broadway. Vegetarian cuisine of India. Excellent—and nothing on the menu is over $10. Try the fabulous over-sized Mojitos.

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New Haven Landmark

YSD Favorite

THEATREYale Repertory Theatre (yalerep.

org) is located on the corner of

York and Chapel Streets. You are

entitled to complimentary tickets

to all performances. Yale School

of Drama (drama.yale.edu), of

course, has many performances and

projects which you will attend, and

also features Yale Cabaret. Long

Wharf Theatre (longwharf.org) is on

Sargent Drive. The Shubert Theater

(capa.com/newhaven) features

established productions with casts

from road companies. Hartford Stage

(hartfordstage.org) is only a 35–40

minute drive north of New Haven.

Long Wharf Theatre and Hartford

Stage offer complimentary tickets to

Yale School of Drama students for all

preview performances. Please call the

Yale Rep box office at 203.432.1234 to

reserve these tickets

FILMCriterion Cinemas is located downtown

on Temple Street. There is also Cine

1,2,3,4 (I-91, Exit 7), and Rave Motion

Pictures in North Haven (I-91 North Exit

9) and at the Connecticut Post Mall in

Milford (I-95, Exit 39). Yale also has a

couple of on-campus film societies.

SUMMER FESTIVALSThe International Festival of Arts and

Ideas takes place on the New Haven

Green and at various venues around

town every summer for fifteen days

in mid-June. Most of the free events

on The Green fall under the ‘arts’

side of the festival; concerts, street

performers, opera, theater, and dance.

Lectures and discussions on a variety

of subjects make up the ‘ideas’ portion

of the Festival. Running during the

same time as Arts and Ideas is the

in-your-face Ideat Village, an arts and

music festival running in three venues

downtown. The Elm Shakespeare

Company presents plays free of charge,

during the summer in Edgerton Park

during the Elm Shakespeare Festival.

Rounding out the season each August,

the New Haven Jazz Festival performs a

concert series on The Green.

GALLERIES AND MUSEUMSThe Yale Art Gallery (artgallery.yale.

edu) on York and Chapel, and the

Yale Center for British Art (ycba.yale.

edu) on Chapel are both worth a visit.

The Collection of Musical Instruments

(yale.edu/musicalinstruments)

at 15 Hillhouse Avenue boasts an

incredible collection of bizarre antique

instruments. The Peabody Museum of

Natural History (peabody.yale.edu)

at the corner of Whitney and Sachem

Streets houses eighteen million

specimens illustrating the history

of the earth from fossil time to the

present. One hall on the first floor is

devoted to dinosaurs and features the

Pulitzer-Prize winning 110-foot-long

“Age of Reptiles” mural.

Connecticut Children’s Museum at

22 Wall Street (childrensbuilding.

org) offers hands-on learning for

younger children. The John Slade Ely

House (elyhouse.org) at 51 Trumbull

Street has temporary and permanent

exhibits. The New Haven Museum

(newhavenmusem.org) at 114 Whitney

Avenue houses early Connecticut

paintings, photographs, maps, and

other historical items. There are also

many galleries out of walking distance

which are worthwhile. Check the local

newspaper for current exhibits and

showings.

The Arts

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: IRENE SOFIA LUCIO (’11) AND MAX GORDON MOORE (’11) IN EURYDICE AT YALE SCHOOL OF DRAMA, 2010. PHOTO BY T. CHARLES ERICKSON; BLAM!,

1962, BY ROY LICHTENSTEIN, YALE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY (©ESTATE OF ROY LICHTENSTEIN); LeROY McCLAIN (’04) AND CHARLIE HUDSON, III IN THE PIANO LESSON AT

YALE REPERTORY THEATRE, 2011. PHOTO BY JOAN MARCUS; MONIQUE BERNADETTE BARBEE (’13), CARMEN ZILLES (’13), JOSHUA BERMUDEZ (’13), BRENDA MEANEY (’13),

MIRIAM A. HYMAN (’12), AND MARISSA NEITLING (’13) IN THE TALL GIRLS AS PART OF THE 6TH ANNUAL CARLOTTA FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS AT YALE SCHOOL OF DRAMA.

PHOTO BY RICHARD TERMINE, 2011. 12