Music:
The Beat Goes On – A Cher Tribute plays tonight at 8 in Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den. This is a free show. Tickets start at $25. www.mohegansun.com
The Voice of Romance Johnny Mathis plays the Great Cedar Showroom at Foxwoods Resort Casino Saturday 8pm. Tickets are $82-$127. You could also choose Jodeci with En Vogue in the Premier Theater Saturday 8pm. Tickets are $119-$423. www.foxwoods.com
The Hartford Symphony Masterworks Series Presents Sirena Plays Sibelius Friday and Saturday at 8pm and Sunday 3pm at the Bushnell in Hartford. The program opens with Strauss’ Don Juan, a thrilling tone poem that vividly portrays the legendary lover’s adventures. Next, experience the rich cultural tapestry of William Levi Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony, a powerful and moving work inspired by African American spirituals. The program culminates with the dazzling virtuosity of Connecticut native and HSO favorite, Sirena Huang, performing Sibelius’ Violin Concerto, a masterpiece of lyrical beauty and stunning technical feats. Whether you’re celebrating love or simply a love for music, this enchanting concert is the perfect way to spend Valentine’s weekend. Tickets are $10-$89. www.hartfordsymphony.org
Events:
Celebrate Black History Month at the New Britain Museum of American Art with Free admission Saturday! Join us in celebrating and highlighting the lives, works, and contributions of Black artists in our community and those featured in the Museum’s collection. The day will include performances, artmaking, storytelling, and food that honors African American culture. The event includes Art Activity in Studio A - Create a silhouette scene inspired by Kara Walker’s "Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated)," Boogie Chillun - American Roots Music, Storytelling with New Britain Public Library, Drop-in Sketching in the Galleries - create your own still life drawing in front of Charles Ethan Porter’s "Peonies," Day of Tears Stage Reading (separate registration is required,) Makerspace: Faith Ringgold-inspired activity and a Café Takeover: Tradewinds at the Crossroads - Food offerings inspired by the Museum’s collection.
Learn all about the Tuskegee Airmen with a guided tour of the New England Air Museum, 36 Perimeter Road, Windsor Locks. The museum's exhibit The Tuskegee Airmen: Their Untold Stories. Tours run at 11AM & 1PM on Saturdays in February and are included with $23 admission. www.neam.org
Ready to laugh?! Tom Cotter – from America’s Got Talent comes to the comedy club at Mohegan Sun tonight at 8pm and Saturday 6 and 8pm. Tickets start at $25. www.mohegansun.com
Indulge in sweet treats on Connecticut's Chocolate Trail featuring 19 unique chocolate shops including Thorncrest Farm & Milk Chocolates in Goshen, where the cows are fed the finest, sweetest hay to produce its signature milks and chocolates. And Fascia’s Chocolates in Waterbury, where visitors can make their own chocolate bar with a variety of toppings.
And the Railroad Museum of New England in Thomaston is offering a special Lovers Limited experience, both this Saturday and next Saturday, which includes a scenic train ride full of fun desserts like chocolate lava cake and tiramisu, chocolate, and specialty cocktails. To make your experience extra sweet, the museum offer a variety of add-ons like hot chocolate bombs, a heart-shaped box of chocolates, plus more.
The Saybrook Point Resort and Marina in Old Saybrook, is offering a special romantic package including overnight accommodations for two, a food and beverage credit of $150, spa credit of $149 per-person, and a bottle of champagne in room.
At The Inn at Middletown, can enjoy a $50 dining credit when booking a Valentine’s Day package, plus bottle of prosecco and chocolate-covered strawberries in your room, and complimentary breakfast in the morning. The inn’s restaurant is also hosting a special pre-fixe Valentine’s Day dinner on Friday and Saturday.
It's a Valentine's Day Dinner and Comedy Fundraiser at the American Legion Post 14, 114 West Street, Vernon Tonight 6-9pm. Tickets are available on Eventbrite for $33.85 per person. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/american-legion-valentines-day-dinner-comedy-concert-fundraiser-tickets-1110706014589
Osborne Jenks Productions presents the Hartford Home and Garden Show in the Earht Expo Center at Mohegan Sun Friday 5-9pm, Saturday 10am-8pm and Sunday 10am-5pm. Tickets are $15 Adults, $10 Seniors and 12 and under are FREE! www.mohegansun.com
Hartford Stage presents August Wilson’s TWO TRAINS RUNNING playing through Sunday. August Wilson is America’s preeminent Black playwright and this play is one from his massive 10-play cycle that chronicles decade-by-decade the Black Experience in America. Tickets are $20-$105. www.hartfordstage.org or 860-527-5151
If you think Valentine’s Day is a pain in the neck why not check out “Dracula‘s Valentine“ open weekends now through February 23rd with all the classic movie monsters being very romantic at the “Witch’s Dungeon Classic Movies Museum”… Located at 103 E. Main St. in Plainville Connecticut… Open Friday 6 PM to 9 PM, Saturday and Sunday 3 PM to 9 PM… Adults… $15.00…Children…$5.00…Two museums in one, a full wax museum with sets decorated for Valentine’s Day, plus displays of original movie make-ups and props from…”E.T”…”Planet of the Apes”…”The Exorcist”…And much more, call in advance… 860-817-6095, fun for the entire family! (Bela Lugosi’s 1931 “Dracula” was released on Valentine’s Day!) www.witchsdungeon.org
Ready to hit the slopes? Snowboarding and Skiing await you at Connecticut’s Ski Resorts including Mohawk Mountain in Cornwall. Open Daily. 9/27 trails open. www.mohawkmtn.com or Mount Southington in Plantsville. Open Daily with 100% of their trails open! www.mountsouthington.com There is also Powder Ridge Park in Middlefield with 100% of terrain ready to tackle every day. www.powderridgepark.com or Ski Sundown in New Hartford also operating at 100%. www.skisundown.com
