Groton's Full Weekend Guide: Tellabration Storytelling, Holiday Bazaars And Pours With Purpose

GROTON, CT — Storyteller Carol Glynn brings Tellabration, a worldwide celebration of oral storytelling, to the Groton Public Library on Saturday morning, and two churches open their holiday bazaars the same day. Outer Light Brewing hands its taps to veteran guest beertenders Saturday afternoon to raise money for Irreverent Warriors Connecticut.

This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment

• Fall Paint Night for Adults, Thursday, Nov. 12, 6 to 8 p.m. Julia Schenk-Belisle of Shell & Pine leads a step-by-step fall floral and pumpkin painting. No experience is needed, and supplies are provided. Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Road
• Holiday Craft Bazaar, Saturday, Nov. 14, starting at 9 a.m., according to the church's Patch listing. Handmade items, wreaths and gift baskets. Groton Congregational Church, 162 Monument St.
• Union Baptist Church Holiday Bazaar, Saturday, Nov. 14, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Handmade items, gift baskets, pet gifts and a vintage market, plus baked goods (including gluten-free and vegan options), frozen meals and a soup-and-sandwich luncheon to eat in or take out, according to the church's Patch listing. Proceeds benefit nonprofits. Union Baptist Church, 119 High St., Mystic
• Tellabration! A Celebration of the Oral Tradition, Saturday, Nov. 14, 11 a.m. to noon. Carol Glynn tells and sings stories for families in "Celebrate the Constitution," part of the Connecticut Storytelling Center's statewide Tellabration. Audiences participate in every show. Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Road

This Weekend's Restaurants & Bars

• Pours With Purpose, Saturday, Nov. 14, 3 to 8 p.m. Guest beertenders from Irreverent Warriors Connecticut, a veteran-led nonprofit, work the bar, and every pint supports the group. Outer Light Brewing Co., 266 Bridge St.

Paint on Thursday, then stories, bazaars and a pint for veterans on Saturday: Groton's weekend has something for every age.

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