Hamden Weekend Guide: Dunbar United's 57th Apple Festival And The Bargain In The Eli Whitney Barn

HAMDEN, CT — Hamden's weekend runs from plein air painting at Lockwood Farm on Thursday to apple pies on Benham Street and an acoustic trio in the Eli Whitney Museum's barn on Saturday, from Thursday, Oct. 15, through Sunday, Oct. 18.

This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment

• Plein Air Painting Workshop with Frank Bruckmann — Thursday, Oct. 15, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Hamden Art League welcomes the landscape painter back for a third time; he demonstrates in oil, but all mediums are welcome. It is $36.50 for members and $46.50 for nonmembers, with registration online. Hamden Art League, Lockwood Farm, 890 Evergreen Avenue
• Bargain in the Barn — Saturday, Oct. 17, 6 to 8 p.m. The Bargain, a trio of Frank Critelli on vocals, Muddy Rivers on guitar and Shandy Lawson on mandolin, plays acoustic pop and ballads; there is a $10 suggested donation at the door. Eli Whitney Museum & Workshop, 915 Whitney Avenue

This Weekend's Festivals

• 57th Annual Apple Festival — Saturday, Oct. 17, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine. A to-go cafe serves apple crisp, apple pancakes and aebleskivers, and the pie table sells large deep-dish apple pies for $12.50 and minis for $6, alongside a bake sale, jams and jellies, a book sale and raffle baskets. Dunbar United Church of Christ, 767 Benham Street

Paint at Lockwood Farm Thursday, get to Benham Street early Saturday for a deep-dish pie and end the day with The Bargain in the Eli Whitney barn.

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