Music:
America’s Romantic Piano Sensation Jim Brickman and special guests Anne Cochran and Ruben Studdard bring Holiday Cheer with Comfort and Joy coming to the Belding Theater at the Bushnell in Hartford Sunday 3pm. Tickets are $39-$79. www.bushnell.org
Saturday at 7:30pm it’s Bell Biv Devoe and 98 Degrees performing at Foxwood’s Premier Theater. Tickets $61-$159. www.foxwoods.com
Events:
Magic of Lights is back at Pratt and Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford! Open Monday through Thursday 5-9pm and Friday through Sunday 5-10pm. Drive through the beautiful holiday lights! Car passes start at $24. Use "Give Back Code" CTBIGS to donate $2 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Connecticut! www.magicoflights.com/locations/easthartford
The Nitro Circus comes to the XL Center in Hartford Friday at 7:30pm! The 2024 Nitro Circus roster blends action sports legends with the next generation of rising stars. From FMX and BMX to beyond, fan-favorite veterans return alongside a fresh wave of emerging athletes that highlights both the future and history of the collective. This year’s lineup offers fans the chance to witness stunts that have to be seen in person to believe. Tickets $28-$118. www.xlcenter.com
Swan Lake will be performed by the World Ballet Company at the Warner Theatre in Torrington Sunday 6pm. See the iconic Dance of the Little Swans, count the 32 fouettés performed by the Odile, and immerse yourself in magical Tchaikovsky's music. The production will feature richly detailed, hand-painted sets and over 150 radiant costumes that bring fresh representation to this timeless classic. Tickets are $50-$89. www.warnerthetre.org
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas returns to Hartford Stage Saturday through December 29th. Tickets $24-$105. www.hartfordstage.org or 860-527-5151
Disney’s The Lion King continues live on stage at the Bushnell in Hartford now through December 1st! See the story in an amazing mix of humans, animals and live puppets! 860-987-5900 or www.bushnell.org
The Hartford Wolfpack are home this weekend! The puck drops Saturday against the Springfield Thunderbirds at 6pm. It’s Hockey Fights Cancer Night! On Sunday, see the Pack attack the Bridgeport Islanders at 4pm. It’s Wizards Night with a Wizards Want giveaway! www.hartfordwolfpack.com
The Armenian Church of the Holy Resurrection presents: Fall Into Christmas Holiday Fair Saturday 10am to 3pm at the Abrahamian Auditorium, 1910 Stanley St, New Britain. Enjoy delicious Armenian and American foods and pastries including lunch served in the HYE Café! Browse new and gently used Christmas Attic Treasures plus Artisan Tables. Take part in a raffle of assorted gift baskets! 860-223-7875.
Don’t miss the Yankee Peddler Fair Saturday 9am to 2pm. Featuring Crafters, Holiday General Store, Bake Sale, Drawing & Refreshments. Admission donation $1.00 & you get a ticket for the drawing. An annual New England tradition. Berlin Congregational Church, 878 Worthington Ridge, Berlin. (860) 828-6586.
Have a great meal. Help a great cause. Join the family of fallen Wethersfield firefighter Robert "Sharky" Sharkevich Sunday noon to 4pm at Casa Mia at the Hawthorn Inn on the Berlin Turnpike. $50 per adult. $25 per child. Buffet, soft drinks and cash bar. Raffles too including tickets to MJ The Musical at the Bushnell donated by Mike and Mary in the Morning on Lite 100.5!
The Mansfield Drive-In Theater and Market, 228 Stafford Road will screen “Elf,” “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch,” and “A Christmas Story” Friday and Saturday. Gates open at 7pm. Movies will play at 8pm. The theater will also host a food drive collecting non-perishable foods throughout November. They will have a hot cocoa bar and a limited snack bar menu to get through our inventory! www.mansfielddrivein.com
Goodspeed Musicals proudly presents “A Christmas Story: The Musical” now through December 29th. Single tickets start at $30. Tickets are available through the Goodspeed 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 Adventure Park at Storrs offers Glow in the Park, its signature nighttime event finishing up Saturday. Glow in the Park events are a highly popular and unique way to experience the Park with ziplining and climbing through an illuminated forest. www.myAdventurePark.com/SAP
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