EAST HAMPTON, CT — The last two nights of Epoch Arts' Stage Fright haunted house lead a weekend that also brings stand-up comedy to Quarry Ridge, a Halloween party at Concentric Brewing and live music at Dexter's and Arrigoni Winery, from Thursday, Oct. 22, through Sunday, Oct. 25.
This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment
- Stage Fright and Hayride — Friday and Saturday, Oct. 23-24, 7 to 10 p.m. Epoch Arts' renamed haunted house has a surprise theme, and a hayride follows. Tickets are $15 for both, sold online only; groups of five enter at five-minute intervals, so arrive 10 minutes before your time. Epoch Arts, 27 Skinner Street, East Hampton
- "So You Want to Be an American?" — Thursday, Oct. 22, 6 p.m. Cody Pietro, designer of the award-winning civics board game, leads a workshop on the U.S. immigration process and then a game session. It is rated 12 and up, co-sponsored by the Town Committee on Solidarity, and registration is required. Portland Public Library, 20 Freestone Avenue, Portland
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This Weekend's Restaurants & Bars
- Next Stop Comedy — Friday, Oct. 23, seating at 6:30 p.m., show at 7 p.m. Headliner Andrew Della Volpe, who opened for Bob Marley on his national tour, and host Derek Zeiba; general admission is $32, fees included. Terrazza Restaurant at Quarry Ridge, 9 Rose Hill Road, Portland
- Live music at Dexter's — Chris Clarke, Friday, Oct. 23, 7 p.m., and GoDiva in a new acoustic lineup, Saturday, Oct. 24, 7 p.m. Dexter's Tunes, Tales and Ales, 91 Main Street, East Hampton
- Concentric Brewing's weekend — the Savage Pianos Fundraiser, Thursday, Oct. 22, 6 to 10 p.m.; a Halloween Party, Friday, Oct. 23, 7 to 10 p.m.; Arlenewow, Saturday, Oct. 24, 4 to 7 p.m.; and T. Ray Taylor, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2 to 5 p.m. Concentric Brewing Company, 91 Main Street, Suite B, Portland
- Live music at the winery — Mike Rau, Friday, Oct. 23, 5:30 p.m.; Round Two, Saturday, Oct. 24, 1:30 p.m.; and John Maze, Sunday, Oct. 25, 1:30 p.m. Arrigoni Winery, 1287 Portland-Cobalt Road, Portland
Laugh at Terrazza or get spooked at Stage Fright on Friday, hear GoDiva at Dexter's Saturday night and spend Sunday afternoon with T. Ray Taylor at Concentric or John Maze at Arrigoni.
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