Music:
Bach's Mass in B Minor is Sunday 4pm at the Asylum Hill Congregational Church, 814 Asylum Avenue in Hartford. CONCORA’s professional choir, soloists and a chamber orchestra perform this monumental work featuring many music styles including Gregorian chant, Italianate Baroque, and German fugue. Tickets are $17 to $59. www.concora.org or 860-313-1410
Events:
Join the Hartford Wolfpack for Battle of the Bands and College Night this Friday 7pm vs. the Springfield Thunderbirds at the XL Center in Hartford. College students will be able to purchase tickets for $10 with Student ID. Then on Saturday it's a Wolf Pack Alumni, Gun's and Hoses and Calder Cup Poster Giveaway date with the Hershey Bears at 7pm. For tickets, visit www.HartfordWolfpack.com
NCAA Women's Basketball visits Bridgeport this weekend with UConn vs. Indiana Saturday at 2pm.
Ready for fishing?! It’s the CT Fishing and Outdoor Show at Mohegan Sun Earth Expo Center Friday 1-7pm, Saturday 9a-6p and Sunday 9a-5p. This event showcases variety of outdoor elements including fishing, kayaking, hiking, hunting, freshwater & saltwater fishing, paddle boards, safaris, hunting dog training more. For longtime fishing, hunting & outdoor enthusiasts, and anyone who wants to learn more. Great for families! See exhibitors & speakers from as far as Canada, South Africa, Florida, and nearby including Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New York. Over 200 booths selling the latest fishing, hunting and outdoor equipment, and boats, including 2,400-sq.-foot Goose Hummock Shop of Cape Cod booth with 12-foot-deep jigging tank for demos of vertical jigs and techniques. Demos and hands-on activities too! www.ctfishingoutdoorshow.com
Enjoy a chef’s night off with the St Paul Falcon’s Softball fundraiser pasta "to go" dinner. Drive through St. Paul Catholic High School on Stafford Avenue in Bristol Friday, 5pm - 7pm. $10 per person. Raffle prizes too. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
Greater Guilford Restaurant Week continues through the weekend.
Attendees will get to enjoy delicious multi-course, fixed-price menus and specials at participating restaurants in the Greater Guilford area.
There’s also, New Haven Restaurant Week, which kicks off this Sunday.
Over 50 of New Haven’s award-winning and internationally diverse restaurants are participating and for the first time this year, breakfast and brunch specials will also be included among the deals.
Come celebrate Fiona’s birthday with H.O.R.S.E. of CT, 43 Wilbur Road, Washington Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm. H.O.R.S.E. has rescued and rehabilitated over 700 horses including Fiona. There will be birthday treats, souvenirs and beautiful handmade jewelry for sale. Take a farm tour and get your tickets for a special birthday raffle basket. www.horseofct.org
The weather last week pushed the St. Patrick’s Day-themed ‘Johnny’s Jog for Charity’ 5K to this Sunday at 10:30am in West Hartford’s Blue Back Square. Back live after 2 years of virtual! Participants can run or walk at their own pace for the 3.1-mile course, accompanied by bagpipers as well as the local bands “Acoustic Marshpit” and “MARMO.” Plus, gather together for other activities after the race including Irish Step dancers and so much more!
The Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum in Wethersfield is hosting an exclusive pop-up meal experience on Saturday that blends Caribbean flavors and historic artifacts from the museum. Attendees will get to enjoy live music, a delicious four-course meal and a tour of the museum.
Also, the Warner Theatre in Torrington is hosting a Wine & Food Tasting masquerade party on Friday, featuring private tastings of premium wines and spirits, local craft beers, an assortment of food and live entertainment.
Tickets can be purchased online.
Check out Hollywood right in Plainville with "The Witch's Dungeon Classic Movie Museum. This weekend they unveil a new movie set from "Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein!" Over 25 other life size figures & sets in their wax museum, plus displays of original movie makeup & props, from "Godzilla" to "Planet of the Apes". For a reservation call - 860-583-8306 - or leave a message in advance. Open Fri. thru Sun. - 6pm to 9pm at 103 East Main Street in Plainville, CT. www.preservehollywood.org
As temps continue to get warmer, consider any of these great ways to get outside and enjoy spring in Connecticut:
Hike a noteworthy trail in any of Connecticut’s 110 state parks and 32 state forests. There is also the Last Green Valley, a national heritage corridor spanning 26 towns in Eastern Connecticut. It’s annual “Spring Outdoors” program featuring walks and other outdoor events, kicks off this Sunday. The Appalachian Trail, which runs through Kent. It’s one of the few long flat parts of the famous trail and it provides ample opportunities to enjoy natural beauty and spot wildlife. Or, if outdoor art walks are more your vibe visit The Knowlton in Bridgeport featuring an outdoor mural park with magnificent, photo-worthy creations by Connecticut area artists.
Also, the Wall to Wall Mural Walk in New London, featuring 16 murals, drawings and other large-scale installations throughout the city.