New Canaan's Full Weekend Guide: Autumn Stroll, Music at Grace Farms And More

NEW CANAAN, CT — Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed opens the weekend Thursday at the New Canaan Library, and violinist Nemanja Radulović brings his ensemble Double Sens to Grace Farms on Sunday during the group's debut U.S. tour.

Other highlights include an autumn stroll at Grace Farms and a Grateful Dead tribute night at the Carriage Barn.

This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment

• Annette Gordon-Reed: "The Founding of Our Nation", Thursday, Nov. 12, 7 to 8 p.m. The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and MacArthur fellow, a contributor to Ken Burns' 2025 series "The American Revolution," discusses the Constitution and other topics. Registration is required. New Canaan Library, 151 Main St.
• Autumn Stroll, Saturday, Nov. 14, 11 a.m. to noon. The Grace Farms Garden Team leads a casual-paced guided walk through the landscape to look for seasonal changes and wildlife. Tickets are $15, $12 for members. Grace Farms, 365 Lukes Wood Road
• World Music Series: Unexpectedly Celtic with Rakish, Saturday, Nov. 14, 3 to 4 p.m. The award-winning fiddle-banjo and guitar duo blends Scottish and Irish tradition with chamber and improvisational styles. Free; registration is required. New Canaan Library, 151 Main St.
• Grateful Dead Night with Take A Step Back, Saturday, Nov. 14, 7 to 10:30 p.m. Guitarist Michael-Louis Smith and his band return with Grateful Dead favorites and spontaneous jams. Tickets are $40. Carriage Barn Arts Center, 681 South Ave.
• Music at Grace Farms: Nemanja Radulović and Double Sens, Sunday, Nov. 15, 3 to 4:45 p.m. The violinist and his chamber ensemble play the glass-enclosed Sanctuary on a coast-to-coast debut tour. Tickets are $75 to $125, $25 for students, with a 20 percent member discount. Grace Farms, 365 Lukes Wood Road
• "Salon: The Gift of Art", on view through Dec. 23. Silvermine's holiday salon exhibition is in the gallery. Silvermine Arts Center, 1037 Silvermine Road

A Pulitzer winner, Celtic music, a performance at the Carriage Barn and a virtuoso violinist at Grace Farms make this one of New Canaan's fullest weekends of the fall.

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