Bridgeport's Weekend Guide: GLOW Wild At Beardsley Zoo And 'Ballet Of Lights' At The Klein

BRIDGEPORT, CT — Beardsley Zoo's GLOW Wild lantern trail is lit Thursday through Sunday nights, and on Saturday the Klein Memorial Auditorium presents "Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in a Sparkling Show." St. John's Carpatho Russian Orthodox Church serves stuffed cabbage, halushki and pierogi at its Christmas fair Saturday.

This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment

• GLOW Wild, Thursday through Sunday, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. More than 40 displays and hundreds of handcrafted illuminated lanterns inspired by wildlife line the zoo's paths; it runs through Dec. 20. Tickets are sold on the zoo's site. Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo, 1875 Noble Ave.
• "Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in a Sparkling Show", Saturday, Nov. 14, 4 and 6 p.m. The Klein presents the show at two times Saturday, with a second date in January; tickets are on the Klein's site. The Klein Memorial Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Ave.
• St. John's Christmas Fair, Saturday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Santa's Restaurant serves traditional Slavic food, including stuffed cabbage, halushki, pierogi and pagach, with frozen takeout, plus a country store of baked goods, jams and nut and poppy rolls and gingerbread houses and crafts for kids, according to the church's Patch listing. St. John's Carpatho Russian Orthodox Church, 364 Mill Hill Ave.

Glowing lanterns at the zoo, a sparkling ballet at the Klein and homemade pierogi at St. John's make for a bright weekend in Bridgeport.

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