Music:
The Talcott Mountain Music Festival continues tonight at 7:30pm with the Music of Queen with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra under the stars at Simsbury Meadows! Table Seating or Lawn Passes are available. Bring your own food/beverage or there will be options for purchase on site! Gates open at 6pm. www.HartfordSymphony.org
Daryl Hall with special guest Glenn Tilbrook (from Squeeze) play the Premier Theater tonight at 7:30pm. Tickets are $65-$175. Ceelo Green is part of the For You Fest party in the Premier Theater at Foxwoods Casino Saturday at 8pm. Tickets are $51-$109 at www.foxwoods.com
Barenaked Ladies play the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater in Bridgeport on Sunday at 7pm. Tickets are $31-$157. www.livenation.com
The Village People play the Sun Patio Saturday at 7:30pm at Mohegan Sun. Tickets are $35.85. Chubby Checker plays a FREE SHOW in the Wolf Den Saturday at 8pm! And The Lumineers take the stage at Mohegan Sun Arena Sunday 7:30pm. Tickets are $148-$567. www.mohegansun.com
John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band come to The Kate in Old Saybrook Saturday at 8pm. Tickets are $67. www.thekate.org
Get ready for Dueling Pianos tonight at 8pm at the new J Under the Dome (J Restaurant in the Colt Building in Hartford) Enjoy a night of music, laughter and high-energy fun with doors opening at 7pm. Tons of audience participation and requests. visit www.jbarcolt.com for tickets and more information!
Events:
Hartford Latinofest is celebrating it’s 10th Anniversary Saturday noon to 7pm at Dunkin Park in downtown Hartford. This event is FREE! Enjoy Latin Food and drinks, service organizations and live music from Los Adolecentes, Domenic Marte and his Bachata Band, DJ Craig G and more! For more information call 860-983-5629 or www.Hartfordlatinofest.com
The Hartford Saengerbund presents “Sommerfest” Saturday from 2-8pm at its club, 719 North Mountain Road in Newington. The duo Scha Musi will perform live German and American music. Bratwurst and sauerkraut highlight the menu and there will be imported German beer and other beverages for sale, as well as homemade cakes and brownies. Admission is $5 for adults and free for children. For more information call 860-953-8967 or see www.hartfordsaengerbund.org This event will be held rain or shine.
You are invited to the 4th annual MOVE! With the Urban League of Greater Hartford event this Saturday hosted by the Hartford Marathon Foundation (HMF) and the Urban League of Greater Hartford. It’s a 5K race and Movement Festival in historic Keney Park, near the park’s Woodland Street entrance, off of Greenfield Street in Hartford. The event kicks off at 9am with the 5K race and a 1-mile run/walk. At 10:15am the free HMF FitKids fun run takes place, followed by the awards presentation. Between 9am and 1pm, the public can enjoy a free Movement Festival with live entertainment, fresh produce distribution, food, health information, fitness activities, arts & crafts, community resources, and music by DJ Sammie Soca. As part of the Festival, people can sign up a team or join a team and compete in the Urban League Young Professionals YP Games. Adults are $25 for 5K or the 1-Mile – includes a tee shirt. Ages 13 through 21: $15 for 5K or the 1-Mile – includes a tee shirt. Ages 12 and under: Free for 1-Mile and HMF FitKids Fun Run – tee shirts are available for purchase. Free Admission for all ages to the 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Movement Festival.
Jeff Dunham and friends bring laughs to the stage at Mohegan Sun Arena Saturday at 8pm. Tickets are $61-$312. www.mohegansun.com
Goodspeed Musicals’ All Shook Up continues through August 24th. Featuring the hit songs of Elvis Presley, which fuel the romantic tale of a small town turned upside down by a stranger on a motorcycle. Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 3 and 8pm and Sunday at 2pm. Tickets are available through the Box Office (860.873.8668), open weekdays at 10:00 a.m. and weekends at 11:00 a.m., or online at www.goodspeed.org
The Southington Drive-In is open for the Summer Season with Monana 2 Saturday! Gates open at 6pm. Movie starts at dusk. $20 per car. Walk-ins are $5. Lawn Chairs are welcome! Cash only.
Bring the family to Lake Compounce and Connecticut’s Largest Water Park, Crocodile Cove, are open! Pirates and a Stunt Spectacular have taken center floating stage in the all-new Splashbucklers Pirate Show, where the whole family is invited to cheer on the daring Captain Cunning as he protects the Queen’s booty from plundering scalawags and ne’er-do-wells daily beginning Saturday and running through August 17. Single Admission at $29.99. Season passes as low as $54.99. www.lakecompounce.com
Quassy Amusement Park in Middlebury is also packed for fun! Tickets range from $27.99-$42.99 with Season Passes for $105.99! www.quassy.com
Adventure Park at Storrs is open for the season with ziplines, aerial ropes and adventure! https://myadventurepark.com/location/storrs-ct/
It's Flea Market and Drive-In Movie Season at Mansfield Drive-In! The Flea Market is ever Sunday 8am-2pm through November 24th. You can also watch movies on any of the Big Screens every Friday, Saturday and Sunday with first features starting at 8pm! www.mansfielddrivein.com
The Bushnell Park Carousel is waiting to greet your family! Bring your kids, or don't. You definitely don't need an excuse to ride the historic 1914 Stein & Goldstein Carousel because it is beautiful! The best seat in the house is on a horse named Freedom. Open weather permitting noon to 5pm.
Farmington Miniature Golf and Ice Cream Parlor on Route 4 in Farmington are Open for the season (weather permitting.) Golf open daily 10am to 9:30pm. Ice Cream Parlor open daily 10:30am to 10pm. www.farmingtonminiaturegolf.com