CT Book Trail Passport Challenge: Celebrate Indie Bookstore Day

In celebration of Indie Bookstore Day on April 27th, twenty-one Connecticut bookstores have come together for another year of its special passport challenge with over $4,000 in prizes! Visit as many bookstores as you can Saturday, April 27th and Sunday, April 28th. At each stop, get your passport booklet stamped! (You can download a printable version right here or […]

Day Out with Thomas 2024 Bubble Tour! Essex Steam Train

Essex Steam Train & Riverboat 1 Railroad Ave, Essex

April 27-28 & May 4-5 ‘Pop’ on board a train ride adventure with Thomas the Tank Engine! Day Out With Thomas “Bubble Tour” is heading to Essex Station! We encourage you to purchase your tickets in advance as these events sell out each year!  Arrive early to enjoy all the included activities!   Thomas & Friends […]

$34.35

New London County Spring Festival: Colchester Food Truck Extravaganza

Priam Vineyards 11 Shailor Hill Rd, Colchester

April 27 - 28, 2024 Sip on fine wines while shopping amongst 75 crafters and small businesses local to New London County and Connecticut. A Great selection of food trucks from Petrillo's Event Co. will be on site for a wonderful lunch, dinner, or snack!!!! Music, Kids Activities, free admission! TWO DAY EVENT For more […]

“Alice in the Mill” Open Studios at Whiting Mills

Whiting Mills 100 Whiting St, Winsted

April 27th & 28th Step into a world of arts and imagination and join us for a one-of-a-kind Spring Open Studios Event! Celebrating an incredible 20 years, enjoy a fun and whimsical weekend with special décor inspired by the timeless tale of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. And as always, there will be over 50 artists […]

Family Day: Mixing It Up with Color at Fairfield University Art Museum

Fairfield University Art Museum 200 Barlow Road, Fairfield

Join us for Family Day: Mixing It Up with Color on Saturday, Two sessions April 27: 12:30-2 p.m., 2:30-4 p.m. in Bellarmine Hall, Museum Classroom. Each session will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. and again at 2:30 p.m. This event is inspired by the exhibition Suzanne Chamlin: Studies in Color (Bellarmine Hall Galleries, April 5-July 27)! Kids ages […]

Musical Masterworks: Schumann, Jean Cras, Eccles, Nico Muhly and Overton/Dover/Thurber/Lark

Musical Masterworks 4 Lyme Street, Old Lyme

Performances at The Congregational Church in Old Lyme Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 5:00 PM Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 3:00 PM   Charles Overton, Harp Mark Dover, Clarinet Michael Thurber, Bass Tessa Lark, Violin   Schumann, Fantasiestucke, Op.73 (arr. for clarinet and harp) Jean Cras, Suite en Duo Eccles, Double Bass Sonata Nico Muhly Overton/Dover/Thurber/Lark, […]

$7 – $45

Willoughby Gap at Nightingale’s Acoustic Cafe

Nightingale's Acoustic Cafe 68 Lyme Street, Old Lyme

Willoughby Gap, featuring Terry and Eben Salter, performs original music rooted in the Bluegrass, Folk, Americana, Country, and Blues genres. Terry sings with a voice like a clear mountain stream that blends with Eben’s baritone vocals as they weave between melody and harmony, accompanied by Eben’s subtle flatpicking guitar. Eben is an award-winning songwriter: a […]

$10

Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra: Haydn & Stravinsky Finale at The Garde

Garde Arts Center 325 State Street, New London

The guiding motif of the ECSO’s April 27 concert, the last of its 2023-24 season at the Garde, is a magical bird consumed and reborn in fire: the phoenix of Greek mythology. With the rise of Christianity, the phoenix became a symbol of the resurrection. In this connection, the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Chorus, led by […]

$15 – $71

ConnChords Spring Concert at Harkness Chapel

Connecticut College Mohegan Avenue Parkway, New London

The ConnChords' all-female sound has been a part of Connecticut College a cappella for almost sixty years. We sing a wide range of songs and genres, from Fleetwood Mac to Florence + the Machine to Gnarls Barkley to Frank Sinatra. We are a group that loves to have fun! We rehearse six hours a week […]

Yale Institute of Sacred Music: Bach’s Mass in B Minor

Yale School of Music Woolsey Hall 500 College Street, New Haven

In this performance of Bach’s Mass in B Minor, internationally acclaimed performer, David Hill, will conduct Yale Schola Cantorum and the Juilliard415 music ensemble. The Mass in B Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach is considered an all-embracing musical masterpiece created by Bach at the pinnacle of his remarkable career. Beginning with the awe-inspiring Kyrie and ending with the jubilant Dona nobis pacem, […]

Nick Finzer at The Side Door Jazz Club

The Side Door 85 Lyme Street, Old Lyme

Hailed as a “Rising Star” in the world of jazz (DownBeat Critics Poll), Nick Finzer is making waves in the music industry with his dynamic original compositions and trombone artistry. Finzer has toured the globe as a bandleader as well as sharing the stage with some of the most respected names in jazz. As both a headlining […]

$25 – $45

Tabletop Gaming Day: The Siege of Port Hudson at the New England Civil War Museum

New England Civil War Museum 14 Park Place, Vernon

Union General Nathanial Banks has encircled Confederate Forces defending Port Hudson. Bank's task is to capture the town to help secure the Mississippi River. Can Union forces seize Port Hudson? Or will Confederate forces hold out? Come take command at the museum on April 28th! For more information