The Weekend According to Mike February 25-27

The CT Flower Show returns, UConn Basketball, Wolfpack Hockey and more!
Opening of the 40th Annual CT Flower and Garden Show
Photo credit Laura Soll Public Relations

Music:

The British Invasion is storytelling and music at its best with all of your favorites from the 1960’s!  Enjoy it Saturday 8pm at the Palace Theater in Waterbury.  Tickets are $40.   www.palacetheaterct.org

Events:

Don’t let Spring arrive without you! It’s the 40th Annual CT Flower and Garden Show at the CT Convention Center! Highlights include live gardens in full bloom by professional landscape designers and nonprofit organizations, including naturalistic, low maintenance, native, containers, vegetables, organic, herb, and pollinator gardens. The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut’s Standard Flower Show – over 12,000 square feet of design, horticulture, botanical arts, and photography competition with entries from its members across the state. Since the theme is “Rhythm & Blooms”, that section explores the music in our gardens as created by wind, water and wildlife in individual mini-parks with distinct musical genres. An 8-foot-tall fanciful fairy house with plants/florals by artist Shauna Shane of Fenton River Studio in Storrs. Aisles of booths of displays, activities, shopping: artisans, handcrafted gifts, fresh flowers, plants, garden ornaments, metalwork sculptures, herbs, bulbs, seeds, fertilizers, soils, gardening books, patio furniture, lawn and garden tools, equipment and more. Plus over 80 hours of Free Seminars! Friday and Saturday 10am-8pm and Sunday 10am-5pm. Adults: $20, Kids 5-12 years old $5, Under 5 are Free!  www.ctflowershow.com P.S. More Flower Show Photos below!

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Saturday at 7pm The Hartford Wolfpack skate against the Providence Bruins in Hockey Heritage Night at XL Center in Hartford!  Look online for a special offer from Hockey, Hops and Vine with a $40 ticket for the game and pregame tasting with Table and Vine.  Plus get there early for a Pop Socket giveaway courtesy of Carvel. www.hartfordwolfpack.com

UConn Women’s Basketball is Friday at 7pm at XL Center in Hartford vs the St. John’s Red Storm!  Don’t miss one of the final regular season games before the Big East Tournament!  Adults $8-$198.  www.uconnhuskies.com

Five Guys Named Moe plays Friday, Saturday and Sunday 8pm at Playhouse on Park, 244 Park Road, West Hartford.  Tickets $20-$50.  www.playhouseonpark.org

Ready for some outdoor fun with skiing and snowboarding?  Visit Mount Southington Ski Area - your favorite local shred destination since 1964. Thrills made locally. Just minutes off exit 30 on I-84 in central CT. www.mountsouthington.com ; or Powder Ridge Mountain Park & Resort, 99 Powder Hill Road Middlefield, Connecticut. www.powderridgepark.com or (866) 860-0208; or Ski Sundown in New Hartford - Whether you're new to skiing or snowboarding, or you're a pro, come visit Ski Sundown - where winter is made better.  www.skisundown.com

CT Flower and Garden Show
Photo credit Mary Scanlon
CT Flower and Garden Show
Photo credit Mary Scanlon
CT Flower Show
Photo credit Mary Scanlon
Featured Image Photo Credit: Laura Soll Public Relations