HARTFORD, CT — Betty Boop takes the Bushnell stage through Sunday in "BOOP! The Musical," and comedian Dusty Slay plays the Belding Theater Friday. The Hartford Symphony's string quartet tackles classic rock Thursday, the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History hosts a woodworker and a panel on Indigenous food, and Black-eyed Sally's has blues both weekend nights.
This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment
- Press Play: Classic Rock, Thursday, Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m. An HSO string quartet plays "Comfortably Numb," "Space Oddity," "Sultans of Swing," "Johnny B. Goode" and more, with comedian Dave Sheehan. J Under the Dome, 1 Sequassen St.
- The Legacy: Building with my Great-grandfather's Tools, Thursday, Nov. 12, 6 to 7 p.m. Woodworker Anne Marie Elder shares the tools passed down from her great-grandfather and talks about early American craftsmanship in the museum's Made to Last series. Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, 1 Elizabeth St.
- "BOOP! The Musical", Thursday and Friday, Nov. 12-13, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 14, 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 15, 1 p.m. Betty Boop leaves her black-and-white world for a day off in full-color New York in the Broadway musical, with a book by Bob Martin. Tickets start at $46.50; Friday evening is open captioned. The Bushnell, 166 Capitol Ave.
- Ghost Tours of The Mark Twain House, Friday, Nov. 13, 6 to 10 p.m. A tour of the house's haunted history, dark tales and Victorian traditions around seances and spirits. The Mark Twain House & Museum, 351 Farmington Ave.
- Dusty Slay: The Neighborhood Guy Tour, Friday, Nov. 13, 7 p.m. The Alabama stand-up who grew up on Lot 8 of a mobile home neighborhood plays the Belding Theater. Tickets start at $37.75. The Bushnell, 166 Capitol Ave.
- Common Ground: Local Indigenous Food Systems, Saturday, Nov. 14, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Mohegan anthropologist and chef Rachel Sayet hosts a panel of Indigenous chefs, herbalists and farmers on modern foodways. Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, 1 Elizabeth St.
- Holiday Enchantment, opens Saturday, Nov. 14, through Dec. 23. The Science Center fills with interactive Enchanted Lights, hands-on holiday science and photo spots, with Santa on select weekends; it's included with general admission. Connecticut Science Center, 250 Columbus Blvd.
- "Drawn Here" Gallery Talk, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2 to 2:30 p.m. A staff-led introduction to the exhibition "Drawn Here: Stories from Hartford's North End," included with museum admission; no registration needed. Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, 1 Elizabeth St.
This Weekend's Restaurants & Bars
- St. George & The Dragons, Friday, Nov. 13, 8 to 11 p.m. Blues, roots and Americana featuring Michael St. George's guitar. Cover is $5. Black-eyed Sally's, 350 Asylum St.
- Nick Moss Band, Saturday, Nov. 14, 8 to 11 p.m. The blues guitarist, praised by Buddy Guy, brings his band to the club. Black-eyed Sally's, 350 Asylum St.
Betty Boop at the Bushnell, classic rock on strings, Indigenous foodways at the museum and two nights of blues at Black-eyed Sally's make for a full Hartford weekend.
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