Music:
Tony Orlando: A Finale, A Memory Forever is Friday 7:30pm at Mohegan Sun Arena. Tickets $25-$123. On Saturday at 7:30pm, World Music Artist Celtic Woman Performs at 7:30pm. It’s their 20th Anniversary Tour! Tickets $41-$208. www.mohegansun.com
Diamond Rio play the Great Cedar Showroom at Foxwoods Resort Casino Friday 8pm. Tickets $61-$81. www.foxwoods.com
HSO Pops! Series - Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy Saturday 7:30pm at the Bushnell Theater. Tickets are $35-$79 at www.hartfordsymphony.org
Love Smooth Jazz? Don’t miss Paul Taylor and Nicole Henry Saturday 8pm at the Lyman Center on the campus of Southern CT State University. Tickets $55. www.LymanCenter.org
Events:
Hartford Athletic return to the pitch Saturday for their Home Opener at Trinity Health of New England Stadium (Dillon Stadium) in Hartford. Happy Hour kicks off at Noon. The game versus Birmingham Legion FC starts at 2pm. All fans in attendance at Saturday's match get a special 2024 schedule t-shirt courtesy of Trinity Health of New England!
The Farmington Community Chest and Bottle Shop of Unionville present A Wine, Beer & Spirits Tasting Saturday 6 to 9pm at the Farmington Polo Club, 162 Town Farm Rd., Farmington off of Route 4 past Tunxis Plantation Golf Course. Over 20 vendors with 100 items to sample. All sorts of fun foods, apps and ONLY $50 per person. You're allowed to ORDER wines (from Bottle Shop of Unionville) and Bottle Shop donates back a percentage to the hosts for each bottle sold. (10-15% type of thing). Plus High End Wines for an extra $10. Proceeds benefit the Farmington Police Benevolent Association, offering grants and scholarships with the funds raised. Tickets can be purchased at Bottle Shop of Unionville and Farmington Jewelers.
Saturday is March Open Cockpit Day at the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks! Climb inside vintage aircraft 10am to 2pm. Included with regular admission. www.neam.org
The Connecticut Fishing and Outdoor Show is Friday 1 to 7pm, Saturday 9am to 6pm and Sunday 9am to 5pm in the Earth Expo Center at Mohegan Sun. Something for everyone including a Kid Zone, live animals, seminars and demonstrations, kayak pond demos and/or Hawg Trough demos happening! Admission is $15 for adults. Children under 12 are free. www.CTFishingOutdoorShow.com
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The Connecticut Golf Show is Friday 11am to 5pm, Saturday 10am to 5pm and Sunday 10am to 4pm. Connect with manufacturers and golf professionals coming together to share their common passion for the great game of golf. Admission is $17. Kids under 12 are free. https://www.ctconventions.com/event/2021-golf-show/
Monster Jam is at the XL Center Saturday at 1pm and 7pm and Sunday 1pm. Hartford fans will be on the edge of their seats as the world’s best drivers show off crazy skills and all-out racing in fierce head-to-head battles for the Event Championship. Engineered to perfection, the 12,000-pound Monster Jam trucks push all limits in Freestyle, Skills, Donuts and Racing competitions. The all-star lineup will feature multiple fan favorites including Reigning Monster Jam World Finals Skills champion and Stadium Series Blue champion, Tyler Menninga who gets behind the wheel of the black and green wrecking machine, the legendary Grave Digger®. Tickets are $57-$183. www.xlcenter.com
Saturday at 1pm it’s UConn Women’s Basketball in the 1st Round of the NCAA Tournament as they battle Jackson State at Gampel Pavilion. www.uconnhuskies.com
Climb aboard the 1914 Stein and Goldstein Bushnell Carousel in Bushnell Park Saturdays and Sundays Noon to 5pm. Rides are $2.
The town of Wallingford offers an indoor Winter Market every Saturday 10am to 1pm through March 30th, at the Hubcap, 128 Center St, Wallingford. Fresh microgreens, pickled items, baked goods, crafters and Anna’s Lemonades and Teas are just some of the items weekly plus vendors and crafts!
