Music:
Get into the Holiday Spirit with Holiday Pops with the Boston Pops under the direction of Keith Lockhart tonight 8pm at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on the UConn campus in Storrs. Tickets $76-$91. www.jorgensen.uconn.edu
Straight No Chaser: Sleighin’ It Tour plays Mohegan Sun Arena tonight at 8pm. Tickets $42-$224. www.mohegansun.com
The Hartford Symphony’s 80th Anniversary Season continues with Beethoven 5 + 5 Friday and Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 3pm at the Bushnell in Hartford. Tickets $38-$73. www.hartfordsymphony.org
Andrea Bocelli returns to Hartford for the first time in 25 years! The iconic Italian tenor will feature performances from his extensive repertoire, including music in honor of the Holiday Season, with selections from his recent #1 album A Family Christmas, his uplifting solo album Believe, as well as a selection of arias, his beloved crossover hits, and famed love songs. Saturday 8pm at XL Center in Hartford. Tickets $165-$684. www.xlcenter.com
Events:
Holiday Lights at Lake Compounce brings 500,000 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! Pawliday Lights returns to Lake Compounce this Friday, Saturday and Sunday as families and their furry friends are invited to the park for a day of fun as they take photos with Santa, enjoy pup cups, pose in front of CT’s tallest Christmas tree and more. Plus, the Meriden Humane Society will be at the park on Saturday with adoptable dogs. Those that bring donations for humane society in the form of dog food, treats or toys all weekend will receive free parking. Get your tickets at www.lakecompounce.com
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Hoops fans won't want to miss 2023 Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase at Mohegan Sun Arena Sunday, with the following match-ups: Noon: FSU vs UCLA, 2:30pm: South Carolina vs Utah and 5:00pm: UCONN vs North Carolina. Tickets $30-$133. www.mohegansun.com
Jerry Seinfeld brings laughs to the Premier Theater at Foxwoods Saturday 8pm. Tickets are $104-$196. www.foxwoods.com
Cirque Dreams Holidaze comes to the Toyota Oakdale Theater Wallingford Tonight at 7:30pm. Enjoy a brilliant and whimsical family holiday spectacular. This annual tradition wraps a Broadway-style production around an infusion of contemporary circus arts. Tickets $41-$119. www.livenation.com
Celebrate the season and support the Wadsworth Atheneum with the 49th annual Festival of Trees & Traditions Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Community members, artists, and volunteers from local organizations decorate holiday trees and wreaths, turning the galleries into a winter wonderland. All items are for sale and profits support the museum's special exhibitions, programs, and operating expenses. Bring home the holiday cheer or donate your purchase to a local charity. A $5 fundraising surcharge is added to all museum admissions during Festival of Trees & Traditions. www.thewadsworth.org/festivaloftrees
Get some shopping done at the Cromwell Farmer’s Market Craft Fair Saturday, 10am-2pm in the Cromwell Town Hall Gym. Great holiday gift ideas, a visit from Santa at noon, food trucks and more!
H.O.R.S.E of Connecticut in Washington offers a Holiday event Saturday from 10am to 3pm at 43 Wilbur Rd Washington. We have horse themed merchandise, sweatshirts , homemade cheesecake and many other goodies. All are welcome. Come and support us and meet the beautiful equines. www.horseofct.org
The 5th Annual Monster's Holiday brings cheer 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
A Christmas Carol - a Ghost Story of Christmas plays Hartford Stage. www.hartfordstage.org
Christmas on the Rocks updates you on your childhood Christmas characters as adults on Christmas Eve in a bar at TheaterWorks in Hartford through December 23rd. www,twhartford.org
