Bethany & Woodbridge's Full Weekend Guide: New Orleans Jazz, Paint & Cider And 'The Mummy'

WOODBRIDGE, CT — A seven-piece traditional jazz band brings 1920s New Orleans to Woodbridge on Saturday afternoon, while across the line in Bethany the Friends of Clark Memorial Library host a guided autumn painting session with hot cider. The Woodbridge Town Library opens the weekend Friday with Boris Karloff in "The Mummy."

This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment

• First Friday Film: "The Mummy" (1932), Friday, Nov. 6, 3 to 5 p.m. The library screens the original Universal horror film, about an Egyptian high priest who returns to life when an expedition reads a forbidden spell aloud. It's open to all ages. Woodbridge Town Library, 10 Newton Road, Woodbridge
• Traditional New Orleans-Style Jazz Concert, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2 p.m. Tenpenny Bounce, with cornet, clarinet, trombone, piano, bass saxophone, drums and banjo, plays the hot jazz of 1920s and 1930s New Orleans, Chicago and New York, followed by a reception in the Parish Hall, according to the church's Patch listing. Everyone is welcome. First Church of Christ, Woodbridge, 5 Meetinghouse Lane, Woodbridge
• Paint & Cider, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2 to 4 p.m. Local artist Zach Chernak guides participants through an autumn painting, with hot apple cider and light refreshments. Materials are provided and no experience is needed. It's $20, paid in advance, and registration is required. Clark Memorial Library, 538 Amity Road, Bethany

Catch a classic horror film, swing to 1920s jazz or paint an autumn scene: Bethany and Woodbridge have a relaxed weekend lined up.

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