Thursday at Arts & Ideas

Here is a look at what is happening Thursday, June 27 at the International Festival of Arts & Ideas, which runs through June 29. For more information, visit the festival’s website.

SPECIAL EVENT

Pizza Fest on the Green, featuring pies from pizzerias all around town; proceeds benefit New Haven’s Connection Fund. Noon-2 p.m. (Also: June 28, noon.) Info.

“Sequence 8,” an acrobatic dance and theater piece by the Montreal-based circus company Les 7 doigts de la main (7 Fingers). 8 p.m. (Also: June 28, 8 p.m.; June 29, 2 p.m.) Info.

Orquestra Afinke on the Green, a Latin American group playing everything from salsa, merengue, cumbia, plena, bolero, latin jazz, and guaracha; also presenting a family workshop earlier in the day. 6 p.m. Free. Info.

Gumbo Diablo on the Green, featuring the sound the group calls “pan-Americana,” mixing such traditions as zydeco and rhythm and blues from Louisiana, cumbia from Columbia, forro from Brazil, and modern rock. Noon. Free. Info.

 “The Quiet Volume,” an intimate theatrical experience about books, reading, and the communal experience of the library. 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., with new shows beginning each half hour. (Also: June 28, 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.) Info.

“L’homme Cirque,” a one-man circus featuring everything from a human cannon ball to a climactic high-wire act. 7:30 p.m. (Also: June 28, 7:30 p.m.; June 29, 1 p.m. & 5 p.m.) Info.

“Stuck Elevator,” a comic-rap-scrap metal musical prompted by the real life experience of a Chinese restaurant delivery man trapped in a Bronx elevator for 81 hours. 8 p.m. (Also: June 28, 8 p.m.; June 29, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.) Info.

Shantala Shivalingappa, a performance by the classical Indian dancer who specializes in the traditional south Indian dace form of Kuchipudi. 8 p.m. (Also June 28, 8 p.m.) Info.

IDEAS EVENT

Note: The Ideas Fast Pass offers ensured seating at these events.

“The Politics of Food,” with acclaimed professor of nutrition and public health Marion Nestle, author of “Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health.” 5:30 p.m. Free. Info.

FAMILY ACTIVITY

Orquestra Afinke on the Green, a special family workshop featuring music and dancing from Latin America; the group is also performing in the evening. 1:15 p.m. Free. Info.

TOURS

Walking Tours:

“Discover Downtown Shopping Treasures.” 12:30 p.m. Free. Info.

“Grove Street Cemetery.” 1:30 p.m. Free. Info.

“Gateway Community College New Building.” 5:30 p.m. Free. Info.

Exhibition Tour:

“Yale University Art Gallery Welcome Walkthrough.” 3 p.m. (Also: June 28, 3 p.m.) Free. Info.

Food Tour:

“Cooks Compass Market Tour and Cooking with Chef Nadine Nelson.” 5:30 p.m. Info.

WORKSHOP

“Unstuck Theater,” in which participants will use games and exercised developed by Aaron Jafferis, theater artist and librettist of “Stuck Elevator,” to address pressing issues. 10 a.m. Free. Info.