Music:
Jim Brickman "A Joyful Christmas" is Saturday 7pm at the Shubert Theater, 247 College St, New Haven. The show is filled with Holiday Cheer, Jim’s biggest hits and Chrissy Metz (Kate from This is Us) is his Special Guest! Tickets $46-$76. www.shubert.com or 203-562-5666
Enjoy a Celtic Family Christmas with MacMaster and Leahy Sunday at 3pm at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on the UConn campus in Storrs. www.jorgensen.uconn.edu
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons are at Mohegan Sun Arena Friday at 8pm. Tickets $46-$248. www.mohegansun.com
Post Modern Jukebox takes the stage in the Great Cedar Show Room at Foxwoods Sunday 7pm. Tickets are $47-$145. www.foxwoods.com
Events:
Join Mike and Mary at Westfarms Saturday from 9:30am to 12:30pm outside of California Pizza Kitchen with the US Marines! They are collecting new, unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots. Help every child have a great holiday with your gifts! You can Enter to Win a pair of tickets to Frozen the Live Musical at the Bushnell in Hartford February 8, 2024.
There are three community Lighting events… Tonight It’s New Britain’s Tree Lighting beginning at 5pm! Join in the fun with a concert 5-6pm, Holiday Bazaar 5-8pm, photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus 6-8pm and a Holiday Happy Hour in downtown New Britain from 4-8pm.
Then turn your attention to Cromwell with the Mayor’s Tree Lighting is Saturday at 5pm on the Town Green in Cromwell. Food Trucks, petting zoo, caroling, a visit from Santa, and photo booth are all part of the fun!
And Night of Lights Saturday from 6 to 8:30pm on Main Street in Newington. This year’s festivities promise to be bigger and better than ever, with a wide array of activities and games that will enchant attendees of all ages.
St. Gregory The Great Church in Bristol will present its 5th Annual Christmas Concert – “A Sacred Christmas” at the Church, 235 Maltby Street, on Sunday at 2pm. The concert features the St. Gregory Choir, piano, winds, and strings, under the direction of David Junko. There is no admission, however, there will be a free will offering to benefit the Church’s music program. Concertgoers should use the main entrance to the church. Handicapped access is located at the side entrances. For more details, please contact Susanne LaFrance, Concert Public Relations Coordinator 860-748-9667 or susannelafrance@sbcglogal.net
Holiday Lights at Lake Compounce brings lights, rides, Santa and Snow Globe making to life every weekend. And did we mention, Connecticut’s Tallest Christmas Tree? Buy Season Passes for 2024 and enjoy Holiday lights for FREE! Makes a great gift! Get your tickets at www.lakecompounce.com
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The 5th Annual Monster's Holiday returns to the Witch’s Dungeon Classic Movie Museum Friday, Saturday and Sunday 6-9pm now through January 14th at 103 East Main Street in Plainville. 860-817-6095 or www.preservehollywood.org It is really two museums - the "Wax Museum" area features re-created scenes from Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi and others. On the base of each set are rare vintage toys from the 1950s thru the 1980s, all decked out for the holidays. The other museum is our “Makeup And Prop Museum”, featuring makeups by Oscar winners Dick Smith & John Chambers as well as the original “E.T.” on the bike, also the large Emerac computer prop from “The Fly” plus every episode of “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea” and much more.
Don’t miss out on The 30th Annual Train Show, a New England holiday tradition. The family-friendly Train Show exhibit is back at the Connecticut River Museum and is sure to surprise and delight visitors of all ages. A fully operational nearly 30-foot train layout, “I SPY” scavenger hunts, and a toddler-sized viewing layout are all part of the fun! Running now through February 18th. www.ctrivermuseum.org/events/30th-annual-train-show/
Hartford GLOW at the Connecticut Convention Center illuminates the season in Hartford through December 23rd. Don’t miss this indoor light display, get tickets and info at www.glowgardens.com/hartford-christmas/
Magic of Lights returns to Pratt and Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford now through December 31st! Pack the family in the sleigh… admission is per car not person. See Winter Wonderland, the 12 Days of Christmas, Toyland, festive Elves and Reindeer and a 36 ft tall Mattel Waving Christmas Barbie and the Legendary Bigfoot Monster Truck! Over 2 million sparkling lights and Augmented Reality this year! Open daily 5-10pm. www.magicoflights.com/hartford
Eastern States Exposition will present Yuletide at Storrowton Village Museum in West Springfield, with Opening Weekend Saturday and Sunday! The winter festival offers free activities including letters to Santa, family crafts, historic trade demonstrations, ice creations, and wintertime entertainment. The following week, Storrowton provides paid guided tours to highlight the history and beautiful decorations within the Village. Parking is free for all Storrowton events—enter through Gate 1. Activities will take place weather permitting. For more information, please visit www.StorrowtonVillage.com
I-Park, an international, multi-disciplinary artists’ colony set within a 450-acre nature preserve in East Haddam celebrates the season with Holiday Cheer during the final OPEN Studios of the year on Sunday at 1pm. Take a look behind the scenes at this open-air, private studio incubator where seven artists working in the visual arts, music composition, creative writing and architecture, have been living and working together this November. Gather in the Common Area, an indoor meeting space, to mix and mingle with the artists. Festive refreshments will be served. Dress warm so you can visit the artists in their studios to hear, see and experience the projects they have developed during their time. An artist-led walk will take place at 3pm to experience several new artworks. Meet Julie Hensley, a writer from Kentucky.
Yongwon Kim is an artist from South Korea. Victoria Malawey is a composer from Minnesota. Eric Rannestad, an artist originally from Chester, CT, now residing in Montana. Matthew Thomas, an architect from New Mexico, Yuan Lin, a Chinese artist who resides in Germany and Eun Young Lee, a composer originally from Korea, living in Massachusetts. The event is free and family-friendly. Visit www.i-park.org or call 860-873-2468. A $20 donation per adult is welcome and appreciated. In this season of giving,
Moulin Rouge is an amazing musical live on stage the Bushnell in Hartford now through Sunday. Tickets $43-$147. www.bushnell.org
The Yankee Polecat Insulator Club invite you to the Antique Insulator, Bottle and Collectible Show Sunday 8am to 1pm at the American Legion Post #80, 566 Enfield St, Enfield. Enjoy free admission for everyone! Over 35 vendors with other items including postcards, railroad items, and milk bottles! For more info, Jon at 203-261-1190 or rajpolt@earthlink.net
The Hartford Wolf Pack skate against the Leigh Valley Phantoms tonight at 7pm with $2 Hot Dogs and $2 Beers. They stick around for the Teddy Bear Toss Saturday at 7pm too! www.HartfordWolfPack.com
