Chester, Essex & Deep River Weekend Guide: Halloween Beer, Cheese And Tarot At Little House Brewing

CHESTER, CT — Chester's Little House Brewing turns Halloween into a four-day affair, with a beer-and-cheese pairing, tarot readings, live music and candy-and-beer flights. In Essex, the Connecticut River Museum's new special exhibit listens in on the sounds of the river.

This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment

• "Rhythm of the River" — On view now. The Connecticut River Museum's new special exhibit explores the sounds that shaped life on the river through original art, photographs, sheet music, sound recordings and objects such as the steam whistles and dinner chimes that once rang out on passenger steamboats. Connecticut River Museum, 67 Main St., Essex

This Weekend's Restaurants & Bars

• Halloween Beer & Cheese Pairing With Mystic Cheese — Thursday, Oct. 29, 6 to 9 p.m. Little House pairs its beers with cheeses from Mystic Cheese. Little House Brewing Company, 16 Main St., Chester
• Halloween Tarot Readings With Jessie James the Practical Reader — Friday, Oct. 30, 5 to 9 p.m. Tarot readings in the taproom. Little House Brewing Company, 16 Main St., Chester
• Live Music: Luke Domozick — Friday, Oct. 30, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Live music in the taproom; Halloween candy and beer flights are also on the menu Friday and Saturday. Little House Brewing Company, 16 Main St., Chester
• Live Music: Ben Crnic — Saturday, Oct. 31, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Halloween-night music at the brewery. Little House Brewing Company, 16 Main St., Chester
• Open Mic Afternoons — Sunday, Nov. 1, 2 to 4 p.m. Dave Teneyck and Christina Meadows host an afternoon open mic. Little House Brewing Company, 16 Main St., Chester

Pair some cheese with your beer on Thursday, get your cards read Friday, catch Halloween-night music Saturday and listen to the river at the museum in Essex.

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