"Jesus Is My Help!" is the title of a concert that will be presented by the Yale Gospel Chorus on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the United Church on the Green, 323 Temple St. Admission is free.
James Prosek, who graduated in May from Yale College, will be back in town beginning at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15, to sign copies of his new book, "Joe and Me: An Education in Fishing and Friendship," at the Yale Co-op, 924 Chapel St. Mr. Prosek's first book, "Trout: An Illustrated History," was published during his undergraduate years at Yale. His newest book is an illustrated journal recounting his friendship with the man who introduced him to fishing. For more information, call 772-2200.
The Committee on History and Commemorative Events of the United States Court of Appeals -- chaired by Yale trustee José Cabranes -- will present its annual exhibit opening and lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at the U.S. Courthouse, 141 Church St., New Haven. The exhibit commemorates the life and career of Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut, one of the framers of the U.S. Constitution and the third chief justice of the United States. The event will also feature a lecture by William R. Casto, author of "Oliver Ellsworth and the Creation of the Federal Republic," the first biography of Ellsworth that has been written since the turn of the century. The exhibit and lecture are open to the public free of charge.
HO toy trains modeled after noted transports around the world have been loaned to the Eli Whitney Museum by Tom Strong, promotion typographer and designer at the Yale University Press, for the museum's annual Holiday Toy Train Exhibition, titled "Trains to the Future." The annual event, which pays tribute to the legacy of Yale alumnus and toy manufacturer A.C. Gilbert, will be on view to the public Nov. 28-Jan. 6. Mr. Strong's contributions to the exhibit include scale-model versions of the Chunnel train linking England and France, and high-speed Italian, German and Swiss trains -- one of which features a box car with a familiar American symbol: golden arches. The 13 trains in the exhibit will traverse a futuristic New Haven landscape designed by Howard Hebel of Herbert S. Newman & Partners. Train lovers can "play conductor" with select trains either by visiting the museum or via the Internet at http://trains.
eli.whitney.org; the site will be ready for visitors following the show's premiere/
fundraiser being held 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13. The Eli Whitney Museum is located at 915 Whitney Ave. Trains run 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. on Saturdays; noon-5 p.m. on Sundays and on Dec. 22, 23 and 29; and by appointment for groups. For information about the exhibit or the Nov. 13 premiere, call 777-1833.