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Best Video Film and Cultural Center

Address
1842 Whitney Ave
Hamden, CT Get Directions
Phone 203.287.9286
Website http://www.bestvideo.com/

Since 1985, Best Video, founded by Hank Paper, has served the southern Connecticut community at several locations on Whitney Avenue in Hamden. The store has been at its current location, 1842 Whitney Ave. since 2001. Best Video features a DVD archive in excess of 30,000 titles, comprising a wealth of classic, foreign, independent, cult, contemporary and children’s titles.

On Nov. 1, 2015, after 30 years in business, owner Hank Paper sold the assets of the store to the recently formed nonprofit Best Video Film & Cultural Center.

BVFCC intends to maintain the exceptional and deep archive of movies created by Hank Paper as a resource for the local community of academics, educators and film aficionados. The programming of film and music events in the Performance Space will be continued and expanded. As well, BVFCC will continue to operate the cafe—serving great coffee, wine and beer, and pastries from Bread & Chocolate—as an adjunct to event programming and a vibrant meeting place for members of the local community. In addition, BVFCC plans to carve out an educational mission by partnering with local teachers to develop a curriculum based on the power of movies as a communication medium.

Best Video Film & Cultural Center, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, as defined by the Internal Revenue Service. That means that BVFCC is a public charity, eligible to receive tax-deductible donations from the public.

Looking for hard to find videos to purchase? We are also available to help Monday-Sunday from 9AM to 5pm at  1-800-727-3843. Our knowledgeable staff will be happy to help you. Welcome and thank you for visiting with us. Hamden Store Hours: Sun-Tues. 9:00AM – 9:00PM (except when events are taking place) / Wed. & Thurs. 9:00AM – 10:00PM / Fri. & Sat 9:00AM – 10:00PM

Events at this venue

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  • Joe Carter Samba Rio Trio

    Best Video Film and Cultural Center 1842 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT

    Joe Carter - guitar Jeff Fuller - bass Graciliano Zambonin -drums

    $15

  • Allen Lowe & the All-Stars

    Best Video Film and Cultural Center 1842 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT

    Free on-site and on-street parking. The coffee, beer and wine bar will be open. Cover charge is just $10.00.

    $10

  • Jeff Fuller & Friends

    Best Video Film and Cultural Center 1842 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT

    Jeff Fuller & Friends, with Naomi Wharry (trb/voc), Nigel Regan (alto sax), Ryan Sands (drs), and Darren Litzie (pno.)

    $20

  • Mark Kaplan Quintet

    Best Video Film and Cultural Center 1842 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT

    The Mark Kaplan Quintet is one of New England’s premier jazz ensembles! They are dedicated to the preservation of the classic bebop and post-bop genres, lovingly referred to as “Straight Ahead.” Each member is an established luminary on the local and regional jazz scene. They are: Mark Kaplan, tenor saxophone; Martin Carter, piano; Adam Anderson, [...]

    $10

  • Allen Lowe & The All-Stars

    Best Video Film and Cultural Center 1842 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT

    Acclaimed jazz saxophonist Allen Lowe leads the monthly Jazz Night at Best Video Film & Cultural Center. Allen Lowe & The All Stars consists of a coterie of musical guests including Gary Grippo on guitar, Jeff Fuller on bass, Barry Ries on drums and trumpet, and Mark Kaplan on tenor sax.  Join them in a relaxed setting with tables and [...]

    $10

  • Thimble Islands Saxophone Quartet.

    Best Video Film and Cultural Center 1842 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT

    This is a group of four professional musicians that perform a wide variety of music, representing classical, jazz, traditional and contemporary musical genres, holding to a philosophy, "that good music is good music no matter the genre". Some of the composers represented are: JS Bach, WA Mozart, Samuel Barber, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, [...]

    $10

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