New Canaan Weekend Guide: 'My Fair Lady' And Tea Diplomacy At Grace Farms

NEW CANAAN, CT — New Canaan's weekend is a theater lover's dream, including "My Fair Lady" at the library, plus a Saturday conversation on tea diplomacy at Grace Farms, from Thursday, Oct. 15, through Sunday, Oct. 18.

This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment

• "Pen Pals" — Thursday, Oct. 15, through Saturday, Oct. 17, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 18, 2 p.m. Michael Griffo's two-woman play, fresh from an off-Broadway run, traces 50 years of friendship between two women who have never met, told through their letters; Thursday is a ladies' night with wine and tidbits. The Town Players of New Canaan, Powerhouse Theatre, 679 South Avenue
• Tea Diplomacy with Kent E. Calder and James Kondo — Saturday, Oct. 17, 2 to 3 p.m. The author of "Chado Gaiko: Japanese Tea Diplomacy in a Global World" talks with the chairman of the International House of Japan about how tea ceremonies build connection across cultures, with Grace Farms tea and coffee. Grace Farms, 365 Lukes Wood Road
• "My Fair Lady" — Saturday, Oct. 17, 7 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 18. Connecticut Stage Company opens its fourth season with the Tony-winning classic, with songs including "Wouldn't It Be Loverly?" and "I Could Have Danced All Night." New Canaan Library, 151 Main Street

Catch "Pen Pals" at the Powerhouse any night, learn about tea diplomacy at Grace Farms on Saturday and hear Eliza Doolittle at the library that evening.

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