HAMDEN -- You can get a glimpse of the artistic talents of students at public and private high schools in Hamden tonight at 7 when the Hamden Arts Commission presents the 27th annual Salute to Young Artists in Thornton Wilder Hall of Miller Library.
The public is invited to the free event, which will include performances in music, theatre, dance and literature as well as an exhibition of work by the visual artists.
The honorees this year are: Rubaied Alam, Alfred Boah, Amira Brown, Audrey Campbell, Hillary Dadio-Perrone, Melissa Dechello, Kevin Downing, Fernanda Goncalves, Helen Katherine Homa, Micayla Hutton, Ariana Jankovic, Liba Judd and Sierra Kaptain.
Also, Beatriz Lopez, Max Moran, Darrien Murphy, Darrell Nixon, II, Tiara Pearson, Bonnie Rhee, Joan Rhee, Brian Rodriguez, Sarah Rybacki, Angela Stong, Ceilidh Aileen Summach and Taylor Teulings.
Mayor Scott Jackson will make welcoming remarks. Sen. Joseph J. Crisco, Jr., D-Woodbridge and Town Clerk Vera Morrison will present certificates of merit to each honoree. Eric Nyquist of the Hamden High School Theatre Department will serve as master of ceremonies.
The students were selected based on nominations from their teachers.