It’s finally the weekend. Loosen up after the weekly grind with some of these fun events. As always, please let us know what you think if you attend, or let us know what you did instead.
Where/When: Prospect Café, East Hartford, March 12, 8-11 p.m.
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Why you should go: Get an early start celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with the Celtic tunes of the Jolly Beggars. Made up of students from the Hartt School of Music in West Hartford, these guys tell traditional stories in between their songs.
Price: No cover
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2. Connecticut Spring Antiques Show
Where/When: Connecticut Expo Center, Hartford, March 12, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and March 13, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Why you should go: The nation’s leading pre-1840’s antiques show is in town. It’s more than a collection of great dealers from a dozen different states; it’s a step back in history.
Price: $10 at the gate, free parking
Where/When: Johnson Memorial Hospital Community Medical Education Center, Stafford Springs, March 11, 7-8:30 p.m.
Why you should go: Work off a week of stress with a night of Zumba to raise money to fight heart disease.
Price: $20 (tax deductible)
Where/When: Chicago Sam’s Sports Bar and Grille, March 11
Why you should go: A place to enjoy your favorite beverage, kick back with your friends and watch March Madness. Happy hour from 4-7 p.m.
Price: No cover
Where/When: Hartford - The parade route starts at Capitol Avenue (by the State Capitol) takes a left on Main St., left of Asylum, a left of Ford St, and then ends by the Memorial Arch - March 12, 11 a.m.
Why you should go: Come celebrate Hartford’s 40th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade. Enjoy the bands, pipers and step dancers. (Rain or shine)
Price: Free
Have a great weekend!
