Fairfield Weekend Guide: Cameron Carpenter Plays 'The General' And Halloween On The Green

FAIRFIELD, CT — Fairfield's weekend runs from the Junior League's storybook Enchanted Castle at the Burr Mansion and the Fairfield Museum's witchcraft-trials tours to organist Cameron Carpenter playing live to a Buster Keaton classic and a Sunday Halloween on the Green, from Thursday, Oct. 22, through Sunday, Oct. 25.

This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment

• The Enchanted Castle — Thursday and Friday, Oct. 22-23, 4 to 6 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 24-25, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 5 p.m. The Junior League of Eastern Fairfield County fills the Burr Mansion with storybook characters narrating Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, The Jungle Book and The Wizard of Oz, for ages 2 to 10; tickets are $15, and children 2 and under are free. Junior League of Eastern Fairfield County, Burr Mansion, 739 Old Post Road
• "Accused! Fairfield's Witchcraft Trials Tour" — Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 22-24, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Visit the remnants of the pond where accused women were "ducked," then watch a live performance on why Fairfield's story differed from Salem's; tickets are $30 to $35. Fairfield Museum, 370 Beach Road
• Asleep at the Wheel — Thursday, Oct. 22; doors at 7 p.m., show at 8. The show is in The Warehouse; tickets are $47 to $67 including fees. Fairfield Theatre Company, 70 Sanford Street
• "Mean Girls" — Fairfield Theatre Academy students perform the junior version Friday, Oct. 23, at 5:30 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 24, at noon, and the high school version Friday at 8 p.m. on StageOne; junior tickets are $35 including fees. Fairfield Theatre Company, StageOne, 70 Sanford Street
• Cameron Carpenter: "The General" — Friday, Oct. 23, 7:30 p.m. The Grammy-nominated organist plays a live soundtrack to Buster Keaton's 1926 Civil War comedy on its 100th anniversary; tickets are $35 ($25 for Quick members, $5 for Fairfield students) plus a $5 service charge. Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield University, 1073 North Benson Road
• Haunted Candy House Workshop — Saturday, Oct. 24, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Build a haunted candy house from recycled materials and sweets; it is $25 a house, and registration is required. Fairfield Museum, 370 Beach Road
• Halloween on the Green — Sunday, Oct. 25, noon to 4 p.m. The 10th annual free family event on the Museum Commons has trick-or-treating, giveaways, displays in the historic buildings, food vendors and a bounce house; it will be canceled, not rescheduled, in bad weather. Fairfield Museum, 370 Beach Road

This Weekend's Restaurants & Bars

• Pumpkin Carving Festival — Sunday, Oct. 25, starting at noon. Pick a pumpkin and a design, and volunteers scoop and carve it for you; grilled food, a bake sale, cotton candy, popcorn and drinks are for sale. It runs alongside Halloween on the Green. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 661 Old Post Road

Take the kids through the Enchanted Castle, walk the witchcraft-trials tour after dark, hear Cameron Carpenter bring "The General" to life Friday and finish Sunday at Halloween on the Green and St. Paul's pumpkin carving.

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