Meriden’s Weekend Guide: Cow Chip Raffle, Wine Tasting And More

MERIDEN, CT — Gallery 53 opens its doors Friday night for wine, cheese and artist-made upcycled furniture, the Meriden Public Library steps back into the Gilded Age with a classical guitar concert Saturday, and the Kiwanis Foundation turns two cows loose at Ceppa Field for its Cow Chip Raffle.

This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment

• Kiwanis Foundation of Meriden's Cow Chip Raffle, Saturday, Nov. 7, noon. Two cows are turned loose on a grid of $10 "plop plots"; the first true plop wins $2,000 and the second $500, rain or shine. Proceeds fund Kiwanis education awards for graduating seniors, according to the foundation's Patch listing. Ceppa Field, 83 Gale Ave.
• The Velvet Parlor: Music of Gilded Age America, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2 to 3 p.m. A classical guitar concert of forgotten American composers such as Justin Holland and William Foden, European works arranged by American guitarists, and the folk and blues of the era. Registration is required. Meriden Public Library, 105 Miller St.

This Weekend's Restaurants & Bars

• Wine, Cheese and CHAIR-ity, Friday, Nov. 6, 5:30 to 8 p.m. The Meriden Lions Club sponsors a wine tasting where guests can buy upcycled furniture made by Gallery 53 artists and shop a Bags & Bling sale. Tickets are $30 in advance through the Lions Club and $35 at the door, according to the event's Patch listing. Gallery 53, 53 Colony St.

Sip wine among upcycled chairs on Friday, then hear Gilded Age guitar and root for a cow on Saturday: Meriden's weekend has a little of everything.

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