LEDYARD, CT — Foxwoods turns into a fight venue Saturday, with young boxers in the afternoon and sumo wrestlers at night, while Centrale books bands Thursday through Saturday and a Ledyard pottery studio offers a Sunday workshop, from Thursday, Oct. 22, through Sunday, Oct. 25.
This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment
- Mike Tyson Invitational 3 — Saturday, Oct. 24, 2 p.m. Young boxers hand-picked by Mike Tyson fight on a professional card; Tyson himself is not fighting. Foxwoods Resort Casino, Great Cedar Showroom, 350 Trolley Line Boulevard, Mashantucket
- All Star Sumo — Saturday, Oct. 24, 8 p.m. A tournament of sumo wrestlers from Japan and Mongolia, the heaviest listed at 550 pounds. Foxwoods Resort Casino, Premier Theater, 350 Trolley Line Boulevard, Mashantucket
- Wall Pocket Vase Workshop — Sunday, Oct. 25, 10 a.m. to noon. Build a hanging vase from clay slabs and decorate it with drawing or texture; the instructor glazes it, and pieces are ready in three weeks. It is $65 plus a $10 materials fee, for beginners ages 18 and up. (Saturday's mug workshop is sold out.) Coastal Mudworks, 740 Colonel Ledyard Highway
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This Weekend's Restaurants & Bars
- Live music at Centrale — Billy Musto, Thursday, Oct. 22, 7 to 11 p.m.; Them Apples, Friday, Oct. 23, 6 to 9:30 p.m., followed by Lefty at 9:30; and the Signature Band, Saturday, Oct. 24, 6 to 9:30 p.m., followed by Too Much at 9:30. Centrale Fox Tower, Foxwoods, 350 Trolley Line Boulevard, Mashantucket
Watch rising boxers in the afternoon and sumo at night on Saturday, catch a band at Centrale and make a vase at Coastal Mudworks Sunday morning.
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