The Weekend According to Mike February 27th through March 1st!

Lots of fun choices all around Connecticut!
Shucked
Photo credit Bushnell

Music:

Boy George and Culture Club bring you back to the 80’s this Sunday 7pm at Mohegan Sun Arena. Tickets are $57-$267.  www.mohegansun.com

Waterloo: An ABBA Tribute comes to Foxwoods Great Cedar Showroom Sunday at 7pm.  Tickets are $64-$81.  www.foxwoods.com

The Yale Wiffenpoofs A Cappella Group come to the Little Theater of Manchester at Cheney Hall tonight at 7.  Founded in 1909, regulars on TV including Gilmore Girls, Glee and Jeopardy and performing around the globe!  Tickets are $21-$61. https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=312734

Dirty Dancing in Concert is Saturday 8pm at Toyota Oakdale Theater in Wallingford.  Watch Baby not be put in a corner with live musical accompaniment!  Tickets are $38 to $123.  www.livenation.com

It’s the All Request Dueling Pianos at J Under the Dome tonight!  Dinner is served starting at 5pm.  Show starts at 7pm. Lots of fun for families, friends and groups! Admission is $35 (food and beverage sold separately).  Visit www.JBaratColt.com to make reservations, see menus and more!

Events:                                         

Professional Bull Riders are coming to Bridgeport, Connecticut at Total Mortgage Arena Friday and Saturday at 7:45pm. Unleash The Beast is the PBR’s premier series that has 40 of the best professional bull riders in the world coming together to battle through an 18-event season to be crowned World Champion.  For two adrenaline-charged nights, the world’s top bull riders will go head-to-head against the toughest animal athletes on the planet in a series of jaw-dropping unpredictable 8-second battles. Known as America’s Original Extreme Sport, PBR delivers a non-stop action experience unlike anything else in sports and entertainment.  www.pbr.com

The Tony Award Winning Broadway Musical Comedy Shucked plays the Bushnell in Hartford through Sunday! Tonight is the last night to learn how to line dance prior to the show! Kick up your heels and boot-scoot all the way to Cobb County 5:30-7:30 on the 3rd Floor of Mortensen Hall! Tickets are $45-$174.  www.bushnell.org or 860-987-5900.

Don't miss The Counter at Theaterworks Hartford now through March 22nd.  Every morning at a local diner in upstate New York, one daily cup of coffee connects a lonely waitress and her sleep-deprived regular as their unlikely friendship develops. When he asks her for a shocking favor, it brings to light both of their deepest secrets – and sets off a provocative, intimate theatrical triumph. The Counter is a funny, surprising, and moving story about how everyday connections can change our lives. Tickets are $25-$78.  www.theaterworkshartford.com

Death of a Salesman plays Hartford Stage now through March 29th.  Tickets are $20-$95.  www.hartfordstage.org

Cedric the Entertainer brings the laughs to Foxwoods Premier Theater Friday at 8pm.  Tickets are $64-$137.  www.foxwoods.com

Kloter Farms
Photo credit Kloter Farms

Get ready for UConn Men’s Basketball as they battle Seton Hall Saturday at noon at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs. www.uconnhuskies.com

You can visit all of the vintage movie monsters as they celebrate the most romantic holiday Valentine’s Day!  Ends Sunday at “The Witch’s Dungeon Classic Movie Museum” - at 103 E. Main St. in Plainville. open Fridays 6 PM to 9 PM Saturday and Sunday 3 PM to 9 PM… Call – 860-817-6095 – adults… $15.00, kids…$5.00 – over 25 life-size figures in our wax museum plus original movie props actually used in films… The most romantic and unusual valentine experience! Website www.preservehollywood.org

The Wallingford Winter Farmers Market takes place Saturdays from 10am to 1pm at  40 Wallace Ave (near Center St Brewery). The market is hopping- a few farmers, lots of customers and nearly 30 local vendors!!

NEXT WEEKEND SNEAK PEEK (MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND)

CT Floral Group Seminar
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CT Floral Seminar
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Featured Image Photo Credit: Bushnell