Arts & Entertainment
Coming Up This Weekend in Entertainment in CT
Compiled by Naugatuck Patch Mayor Nancy Sasso Janis
Entertainment List for 9/13 for WATR Up This Early with Chris compiled by Naugatuck Patch Mayor Nancy Sasso Janis
Entertainment List for 9/13 for WATR
THEATER
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Connecticut Theatre Company in New Britain will present its final weekend of SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM at the Repertory Theater on Norden St. connecticuttheatrecompany.org
Nancy’s review of the show is available at Rep-Am.com.
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Find out what's happening in Naugatuckfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Immigrant Stories at the Palace will highlight Neema Syovata on Saturday at 1 pm in the Poli Club. Neema Syovata is a Kenyan-American food writer and researcher who uses food as a lens to highlight the diverse traditions and complex histories of African cuisines, with a focus on East Africa. www.palacetheaterct.org.
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DRACULA “A Comedy of Terrors” opens at Legacy Theater in Branford The final mainstage of the 2024 season opens this week and runs through Sept. 29. Best availability for opening weekend is Saturday at 8pm. legacytheatrect.org
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THE SPITFIRE GRILL opens on Friday at The Brookfield Theatre and continues through Sept. 28. This is a musical about second chances and following your dreams. brookfieldtheatre.org
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THE PROM opens on Friday at Ridgefield Theater Barn and continues through Sept. 28. ridgefieldtheaterbarn.org
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SWEENEY TODD opens at the Downtown Cabaret on Friday and continues through Oct. 13. The Tony Award winning musical of the demon barber of Fleet Street is directed by Bradford Blake and features Priscilla Squiers in the role of Mrs. Lovett and Perry Liu as Sweeney Todd. dtcab.com
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MAGGIE continues at Goodspeed Musical in East Haddam through October 20. A Scottish mother’s unbreakable love for her sons is tested in the U.S. premiere of a soul-stirring new musical about family bonds, changing times and music of the heart.
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The Ivoryton Playhouse production of Jimmy Buffetts’ ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE has been extended through Sept. 15. The Playhouse is located at 103 Main St, in Ivoryton.
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Comedy Night at Playhouse on Park in West Hartford is Saturday at 8:00PM - 9:30PM
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Trumbull CT Arts Festival 2024 will take place on Sunday from 10 - 4 p.m on the Town Hall Green, 5866 Main Street.
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Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party returns to Hartford this Saturday and Sunday. This one-of-a-kind show will visit the XL Center for 3 epic performances.
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The 2nd Annual Fairfield Oktoberfest is on Saturday from 2PM - 6PM in the Fairfield Theatre Company and the Sanford Street Lots.
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The A-1 TOYOTA APIZZA FEAST is back for the 9th year on Friday from 4 - 10 p.m. & it's free. The event is held along Chapel Street in Downtown New Haven and offers some of the country's best pizza, while serving a wide range of amazing local food and beer, crafts, clothing and more. The event takes center stage during the NEW HAVEN GRAND PRIX, a national circuit bicycle race.
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Four Town Fair runs through Sunday in Somers CT.
Connecticut's oldest agricultural fair. An old-fashioned fair where fair-goers can enjoy the animals, animal pulls, horse show, games, rides, crafts, live entertainment, doodlebug pulls, corn and pie eating contest and much more.
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75th Annual Berlin Fair runs through Sunday. This is a major agricultural fair with horse shows, tractor pulling, flowers, arts and crafts, exhibits, midway, contests, games, and more.
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The 4th Annual Bridgeport Film Fest offers both in-person and virtual short film screenings, as well as guest speakers from the film industry, creative workshops for both youth and adults and networking events for Artists and Art Lovers. It runs Friday through Sunday at the Klein Memorial in Bridgeport.
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Cheshire Kiwanis Carnival 2024 runs Friday through Sunday at Bartlem Park with Rockwell Amusements.
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The 26th annual Connecticut Renaissance Faire runs 10:30 am to 6 pm Saturdays and Sundays at 122 Mack Road, Lebanon, CT. This is Pirate & Viking Invasion Weekend. The Queen’s Knight, an 18+ adults-only evening of entertainment, is coming up on Saturday evening.
Tickets at ctfaire.com
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The Corn Maze at TWINS BBQ in Brookfield will be open until November 3.
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The final film at the Southington Drive In will be THE SANDLOT hosted by the American Legion Auxiliary. Gates open at 6 p.m. $20 per carload.
