Music:
Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles plays at the Toyota Oakdale Theater in Wallingford Friday at 7:30pm. Tickets are $34.50-$109.50. www.livenation.com
The Hartford Symphony Pops presents Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix at the Bushnell in Hartford Saturday at 1 & 7pm. See the film accompanied by a live orchestra! Tickets $53 - $94. www.hartfordsymphony.org or 860-987-5900.
Events:
SK8 to ELIMIN8 Cancer is hosting a bunch of events at the International Skating Center of CT in Simsbury this weekend Friday, Saturday and Sunday including an Ice Show, Frozen 5K and 3x3 Youth Hockey Tournament all to benefit cancer research. www.isccskate.com
The 40th Annual Fine Art and Flowers Show is Friday, Saturday and Sunday at noon at the Wadsworth Antheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford. Stunning floral arrangements by florists, garden clubs, and interior designers are shown alongside the works of art that inspired them. A $5 surcharge is added to all admissions during this springtime fundraiser presented by the Friends of the Wadsworth Atheneum. Adults: $15, Seniors $12, Students: $5, Members, Hartford Residents & Youth (age 17 & under): Free. www.thewadsworth.org/flowers
The Connecticut Spring Boat Show is at Safe Harbor Essex Island, 11 Ferry St, Essex Friday 1-6pm and Saturday and Sunday 10am-5pm. An in-water boat show, located on the scenic Connecticut River. See power and sailboats of all sizes and talk directly with dealers and manufacturers. In addition to boats on the docks, the show will have yacht brokers, gear, artists, accessories, and service companies on the lawn. and live music throughout the weekend! $20 per adult for a three-day ticket with 50% of ticket proceeds to benefit Sails Up 4 Cancer, a non-profit organization based in Connecticut. www.ctspringboatshow.com
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Opening Day at America’s First Amusement Park is Saturday at 11am! Lake Compounce is gearing up for a season of thrills and new additions as it celebrates 177 years! New for 2023, the park will upgrade the world-renowned Boulder Dash wooden roller coaster. This season, the park has upgraded the coaster, replacing the track with 580 feet of steel Titan Track by Great Coasters International Inc. (GCI) to create a smoother and even faster ride. The park will also be making upgrades to its beloved food stand, Potato Patch, creating a new order process and adding the potato patio for guests to relax and enjoy their patch. Foodies can also try out an all-new menu item, an exclusive Potato Patch fry bucket filled with 64 ounces of fresh-cut fries. The park’s summer concert series will begin on Memorial Day weekend with a performance by a tribute band, Red Hot Chili Tribute on May 27 and Jerrod Niemann on May 28.
They might be dew-kissed (or rain-soaked) but the daffodils are in bloom at Hubbard Park in Meriden with the 41st Annual Daffodil Festival plus an added business expo this weekend!
Looking for laughs? Dane Cook the Perfectly Shattered Tour comes to Mohegan Sun Arena Saturday at 8pm. Tickets $39.50 - $79.50. www.mohegansun.com
The Ballet Theater Company Presents Cinderella at the Bushnell in Hartford Saturday 1 and Sunday at 11am and 3pm. Tickets $43-$66. www.bushnell.org or 860-987-5900.
Enjoy an Improv Comedy Night Friday at 7 at the Sea Tea Comedy Theater, 15 Asylum Street in Hartford. Sea Tea Improv's house teams improvise a comedy show inspired by suggestions from you, our audience! There'll never be another one like it. Tickets are $10. www.seateaimprov.com
Hartford Stage offers “THE WINTER’S TALE” by William Shakespeare now through May 7th. An awe-filled fable of fury and forgiveness. King Leontes, his pregnant wife Hermione, and their young son seem like a perfect royal family — until he’s consumed by the fear his wife has been unfaithful. In a fit of tyrannical rage, he makes dire accusations that destroy all that is precious to him. Sixteen years later a new generation has emerged, and in this time-hopping romance, the idealism of the young and the regrets of the old collide. Shakespeare’s mastery of storytelling is on full display, reminding us that even after a harsh winter, spring will return, if we have faith in each other and ourselves. Tickets $20-$100 at 860-527-5151 or www.hartfordstage.org
Performances of THE REMBRANDT will take place at TheaterWorks Hartford’s historic home, located at 233 Pearl Street, Hartford, CT now through May 14, 2023. The performance schedule is Tuesdays through Thursdays at 7:30pm, Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 4pm and 8pm, and Sundays at 2:30pm. In-person tickets are priced at $25–$65. All tickets can be purchased online at twhartford.org or by calling 860.527.7838. The running time is 90 minutes with no intermission. TheaterWorks Hartford no longer requires proof of vaccination.
Farmington Miniature Golf and Ice Cream Parlor is open for the season with family fun and tasty flavors of ice cream. Miniature Golf hours: Monday-Thursday 11am to 7pm and Friday - Sunday 11am to 8pm. Ice Cream Parlor 11am to 8pm Daily! www.FarmingtonMiniatureGolf.com
