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Music:
The Glenn Miller Orchestra is coming to the Bushnell in Hartford Saturday at 3pm with its Christmas show, In the Christmas Mood, at last! A big band extravaganza of legendary hits and holiday classics. Tickets $85-$109.
860-987-5900 or www.bushnell.org
Saturday at 8pm Mike DelGuidice and Big Shot play all your Billy Joel favorites in the Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun. This is a Free Show. www.mohegansun.com
Events:
Celebrate the season at Magic of Lights at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field, a festive and winding drive-through holiday light extravaganza featuring your favorite holiday scenes and characters including The Enchanting Tunnel of Lights, The 12 Days of Christmas, Toyland, and Candyland, Mattel's 32-foot animated Waving Christmas Barbie, Prehistoric Christmas with life-sized dinosaurs, Super-sized BIGFOOT® Monster Trucks and more! Open daily now through New Year’s Day. www.magicoflights.com
Jingle all the way to Lake Compounce and Connecticut’s Tallest Christmas Tree this holiday season. It’s the 10th Anniversary of Holiday Lights at America’s First Amusement Park, Lake Compounce! This season, the park has added more activities including Kyle’s Holiday Dance Party, Stuff-A-Bear, make your own ornaments, and of course meet and greets with Santa. Family favorite rides including Kiddie Coaster, the North Pole Express, Boocifer’s Haunted Holiday at Ghost Hunt, Zoomer’s Gas ‘n Go, and more will be open throughout Holiday Lights. www.LakeCompounce.com
It’s Glow Hartford at the CT Convention Center with the theme is Santa’s Perfect Gift. Kids are invited to join a yuletide scavenger hunt and help find the 4 missing elves. Tinsel, Chestnut, Jingle, and Jangle have gone to various fantastic places in search of the perfect gift for the jolliest fellow, but it’s almost Christmas and they’re running out of time. Find the elves hidden across the grounds, collect stamps, and discover what Santa’s Perfect Gift is. Glow Hartford runs through January 1st, 2023. Tickets are $16.99 for Children and Seniors, $22.99 for Adults, $69.99 for a Family with 2 Adults and up to 3 children. Children under 5 are free. www.glowgardens.com/hartford-christmas
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Celebrate A Monsters Holiday at The Witch's Dungeon Classic Movie Museum, 103 Main St, Plainville beginning Friday thru Jan 8th every Fri. thru Sun. 6pm to 9pm. Call in advance - 860-583-8306 for a reservation. Cash only - $9.00 for adults - $4.00 for kids www.preservehollywood.org All the sets & life size figures in our wax museum of classic chillers are decked out for the season plus vintage toys from the 1950's thru 1970's are on display and a 7ft tall Grinch! Fun for the entire family!
It’s Cirque du Soleil Corteo plunges the audience into a theatrical world of fun, comedy, and spontaneity situated in a mysterious space between heaven and earth. Tickets are $54-$145 for Adults and $44-$110 for children. Corteo is at XL Center in Hartford tonight through Sunday. www.xlcenter.com
2022 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase is Sunday at Mohegan Sun Arena. See UCONN vs. Florida State at 1pm and Villanova vs Iowa State at 3:30. Tickets are $17-$115. www.mohegansun.com
Kevin Hart brings the laughs to the Premier Theater at Foxwoods Friday 8pm. Tickets are $76-$246. www.foxwoods.com
“Fire on ICE” is back in West Hartford Sunday and in a new location – LaSalle Road in West Hartford Center to celebrate not just Chanukah but also mark “Hakhel,” the Jewish year of gatherings which takes place every seven years. Rabbi Shaya Gopin of Chabad of Greater Hartford, the event organizer, said Fire on ICE will be even bigger and better this year to mark “Hakhel,” a once-in-seven-years Jewish tradition where gatherings for unity and purpose are held throughout the year. Fire on ICE will begin at 4 pm Sunday, which is the first night of the eight-day Chanukah holiday. A highlight of the event will be a concert by 8TH DAY, a Hasidic pop rock band based in Los Alamitos, CA. The celebration will also include the sculpting of a giant menorah from a raw block of ice, and lighting of the candles. There will be a “Light Up Wall,” where participants will have the opportunity to fill out a “flame” with a good deed that will be added (with an actual LED light) to the wall. Fire on ICE will also include the long-standing “Great Chanukah Gift Drop” held in collaboration with the West Hartford Fire Department, which will sprinkle small gifts and chocolate coins from the top of an extended ladder from one of their fire trucks. Children of all ages are encouraged to collect the treats as they “rain” down from above. Other event activities include a Trackless train, Hot drinks and Food for sale, Free door gifts and prizes, Arts and crafts and more! The event is open to people of all backgrounds, and there is no cost to attend. Advance registration is encouraged and those planning to attend can RSVP at www.FireonICE.info.
Visitors to Gillette Castle State Park can enjoy a generous touch of festive spirit while the eccentric home has temporarily closed its doors for restoration. Stroll the grounds from 8 a.m. until sunset on black Friday and on Saturdays and Sundays between the two major holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve. At the Cider Station just off the main path to the Castle, hot cider, cocoa, and snacks will be available for purchase from noon until 4 p.m. on all those days, weather permitting. Visitors also will have a chance to congregate around the warmth of a nearby fire pit. Kids can enjoy a scavenger hunt and creating colored images of the historic castle. Live performances by several regional musicians have been planned including The Chameleon Trio December 17 and Mystic Winds December 18. All performances start at 1 p.m.
at the Visitor Center. Volunteers will be leading interpretive hikes along William Gillette’s historic narrow-gauge train trails. Special appearances by “William and Helen Gillette” will begin at 2 p.m. each Sunday afternoon inside the Visitor Center. www.gillettecastlefriends.org
Hartford Stage is proud to present It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play! Bring the whole family to this heartwarming holiday classic now through Christmas Eve! Five actors and one sound effects artist have assembled on Christmas Eve to guide audiences through the world of George Bailey and Bedford Falls, live from the studio at WBFR. The spirit of imagination takes hold as we’re launched on a transformational journey on stage. Join us this winter to experience a magical adaptation of a beloved story. Tickets are $20 - $100. 860-527-5151 or www.hartfordstage.org
Christmas in Connecticut is on stage at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam. A musical comedy based on the classic 1945 Warner Brothers film about a self-proclaimed “Martha Stewart” type that has no idea how to boil an egg! The show is a delightfully cheerful way to celebrate the holiday season.
Make sure to grab your tickets for $66 to $85! www.goodspeed.org
Winterfest Hartford brings free ice skating, free skate rentals and free learn to skate classes to Bushnell Park. Monday through Friday noon to 8pm and Saturday and Sunday 11am to 8pm. www.WinterfestHartford.com
