Music:
Are you ready to party like it’s 1999? Don’t miss the Purple Experience – the most celebrated tribute to Prince in the world. It’s plays the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on the UConn campus in Storrs Saturday 8pm. Tickets are $40-$50. www.jorgensen.uconn.edu
Let’s Sing Taylor – A Live Band Experience Celebrating Taylor Swift Friday, 7:30pm at the Toyota Oakdale Theater in Wallingford. Tickets $35-$111. www.livenation.com
Andrea Boccelli’s postponed concert from December is here Friday 8pm at XL Center in Hartford! Tickets $104-$622. www.xlcenter.com
Events:
Can’t wait until Spring? Check out the 42nd “Connecticut Flower & Garden Show” at the Connecticut Convention Center, 100 Columbus Blvd. in Hartford Friday and Saturday from 10am to 8pm and Sunday from 10am to 5pm. This prestigious event is New England’s only 2024 flower exhibition show of its kind, covering almost two acres with “Bursting Into Spring” as this year’s theme. The show includes live gardens, a nonstop schedule of seminars and demonstrations, the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut’s annual Standard Flower Show, and hundreds of exhibitors displaying and selling all types of items and gifts. Over 300 booths will showcase displays, activities, shopping: artisans, handcrafted gifts, fresh flowers, plants, garden ornaments, metalwork sculptures, herbs, bulbs, seeds, fertilizers, soils, lawn/gardening tools and books, patio furniture, lawn and garden tools, equipment and more. Bring 1/2 cup of soil for free testing at the UConn Home & Garden Education Center booth. www.CTFlowerShow.com $20 Adults & Seniors; $5 Children 5-12; Free for Children Under Age 5.

Diamond Theatre Company presents David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize winning play, "Glengarry, Glen Ross" about small-time, cut-throat real estate salesmen chomping at the bit to scramble for their share of the American Dream. It plays the Bushnell Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm plus a Saturday matinee at 2pm. Tickets $38. You can also enjoy laughs with Seth Meyers with two performances Saturday at 7 and 9:30pm. Tickets $49-$71. www.bushnell.org
Get ready for the of the East Coast Collections Convention (EC3) on Saturday 10am – 6pm and Sunday 10am – 4pm in the Earth Ballroom at Mohegan Sun.
In addition to autograph signing sessions with Richard “Rip” Hamilton, Jim Calhoun and Christian Fauria, guests in attendance will be surrounded by sought after sports cards and other high-end collectibles in the sports and anime world. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased via https://www.eventbrite.com/e/east-coast-collectibles-convention-card-show-tickets-765873176287?aff=oddtdtcreator EC3 is set to have more than 150 vendor tables throughout the Earth Ballroom, featuring sports cards, trading card games, Pokémon cards, autographed memorabilia, artwork, Funko Pops and more. Guests can stop by the James Spence Authentication (JSA) table to get their personal autograph collection authenticated. Additionally, authentication and grading service, SGC, will be at the show collecting card submissions for grading; all standard submissions are $15 and have a 5-10 business day turnaround. For additional information, guests can visit the East Coast Collections Convention https://www.ec3con.com/
Don’t miss Bleed Blue, Wear White Night at Gampel Pavilion with the UConn Men as they battle Villanova Saturday 8pm. www.uconnhuskies.com
CES MMA 76 brings the action to Foxwoods in the Great Cedar Showroom Friday at 7:30pm. Tickets $99-$276. www.foxwoods.com
It’s not too late to celebrate Valentine’s Day now through March 3rd at the “WITCH’S DUNGEON CLASSIC MOVIE MUSEUM” - 103 East Main Street, Plainville or 860-817-6095. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for kids. Open Fri. & Sun. 6pm to 9pm - Saturdays 3pm to 9pm. Enjoy two museums in one - a full WAX MUSEUM with scenes with the romantic monsters of Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi and more, accurately re-created. And ORIGINAL MOVIE MAKEUP & PROPS from “Planet of the Apes”, “Raiders of the Lost Ark”, “E.T.”, “The Exorcist”, “The Fly” and much more - fun for the entire family! www.preservehollywood.org
The town of Wallingford offers an indoor Winter Market every Saturday 10am to 1pm through March 30th, at the Hubcap, 128 Center St, Wallingford. Fresh microgreens, pickled items, baked goods, crafters and Anna’s Lemonades and Teas are just some of the items weekly plus vendors and crafts!





