Music:
Andrea Bocelli plays Mohegan Sun Arena Sunday at 7:30pm. Tickets are $262.50-$1000. www.mohegansun.com
Grammy Award Winner Samara Joy “A Joyful Holiday” brings JOY to the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, 2132 Hillside Road on the UConn campus in Storrs. Tickets $35-$60. www.jorgensen.uconn.edu or call 860-486-4226.
David Foster and Katharine McPhee play the Great Cedar Showroom at Foxwoods Saturday 8pm. Tickets are $71-$133. Babyface is also in concert Saturday at 8pm in the Premier Theater. Tickets are $61-$225. www.foxwoods.com
Daughtry plays the Toyota Oakdale Theater in Wallingford tonight at 7pm. Tickets are $29-$355. www.livenation.com
The Hartford Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Series presents Tchaikovsky and Bond Friday at Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 3pm at the Bushnell. Tickets are $10-$89. www.hartfordsymphony.org
The City Singers of Hartford have a Hearth and Tapestry Holiday concert Saturday 4pm at First Church West Hartford at 12 S.
Main St. Tickets are $20 at the door! www.citysingers.org
Events:
Join Lite 100.5’s Mike Stacy at Elicit Brewing in Manchester for their Annual Festival of Trees Silent Auction, benefitting the Blue Angel's Foundation Saturday! Local organizations have donated holiday trees and wreaths, loaded with decor and prizes like event tickets, swag, gift cards and more! You can bid from noon until 5pm on as many trees as you'd like - with the tree and all associated goodies going to the highest bidder! All proceeds go towards the delivery of presents on Christmas Day for those in need in Manchester and surrounding towns!
Help celebrate Sonar’s Birthday Saturday at 6pm! It’s a Squishmellow giveaway and toy drive night with the Laval Rocket! www.hartfordwolfpack.com
The 50th Annual Festival of Trees is on today, Saturday and Sunday noon to 5pm at the Wadsworth Atheneum, 600 Main St in Hartford. View the beautiful trees as the galleries have been transformed into a Winter Wonderland! Bid and bring home your favorite to benefit the museum. www.thewadsworth.org
The 35th Annual Trees of Hope is the Maritime Center in New Haven, CT, located at 555 Long Wharf Drive, daily from 10am to 5pm through Sunday. Since 1990, Trees of Hope has served as a holiday tradition in Greater New Haven. This event is open to the public daily and will feature over 160 beautiful holiday displays donated and sponsored by individuals, local businesses and community organizations. Raffle tickets are sold for $1 each and attendees will be able to distribute their tickets towards the displays they would like to win on our raffle platform. It is a fun event for the entire family and a perfect way to get in the holiday spirit and kick off this special season. Trees of Hope is our largest fundraising event and therefore, instrumental in securing the funds necessary to support the brave children and families at Ronald McDonald House of Connecticut.
The Annual “Monsters Holiday” has Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolfman and more decked out for the holidays plus rare vintage toys from the 1960s thru the 1980’s on the base of each set. The Witch’s Dungeon Classic Movie Museum is located at 103 East Main St. in Plainville… Call 860-817-6095… Website www.preservehollywood.org
The Town of Cromwell Farmers Market Craft Fair will be held at the Cromwell Town Hall on Saturday from 9am to 2pm with Santa on site from 10am to noon. There are over 70 vendors along with food trucks on site. The list of vendors can be found at: https://recreation59.wixsite.com/townofcromwellmarket
MJ The Musical runs through Sunday at the Bushnell in Hartford. See and hear the music, dance and entertainment of Michael Jackson in this Broadway show! Tickets $49-$199. 860-987-5900 or www.bushnell.org
The Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory presents the Nutcracker 2024 Saturday at 12:30 and 4:30pm and Sunday at 12:30pm. Tickets are $30-$50. www.warnertheatre.org
UConn Women’s Basketball welcomes the Georgetown Hoyas to XL Center in Hartford Sunday 1:30pm. www.uconnhuskies.com
Tonight at 6:45pm it’s the WWE Smackdown at XL Center in Hartford. Tickets are $31 - $196. www.xlcenter.com
Glow Hartford is open in the Connecticut Convention Center! www.glowgardens.com
Holiday Lights at Lake Compounce runs weekends through December 22nd. It boasts Connecticut's Tallest Christmas Tree! Holiday Lights will feature CT’s Tallest Christmas Tree, more than 500,000 lights, meet and greets with Santa and more. This event will offer 15 days to celebrate the joy of the holiday weekends through December 29th. Families can enjoy a wide variety of delicious, themed treats and take a ride on the North Pole Express, Boocifers Haunted Holiday at Ghost Hunt, Zoomer’s Gas n Go, Kiddie Coaster and more. www.lakecompounce.com
Magic of Lights is back at Pratt and Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford! Open Monday through Thursday 5-9pm and Friday through Sunday 5-10pm. Drive through the beautiful holiday lights! Car passes start at $24. Use "Give Back Code" CTBIGS to donate $2 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Connecticut! www.magicoflights.com/locations/easthartford
Winterfest returns to Bushnell Park offers free ice skating, rentals and lessons now through January 5th!
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas plays Hartford Stage Saturday through December 29th. Tickets $24-$105. www.hartfordstage.org or 860-527-5151
Goodspeed Musicals proudly presents “A Christmas Story: The Musical” now through December 29th. Single tickets start at $30. Tickets are available through the Goodspeed Box Office (860.873.8668), open weekdays at 10:00 a.m. and weekends at 11:00 a.m., or online at www.goodspeed.org
