New Haven Weekend Guide: 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' At Yale Rep, Sylvan Esso And Michael Carbonaro

NEW HAVEN, CT — New Haven's weekend is stacked, from August Wilson at Yale Rep to Sylvan Esso at College Street, magic and strings at the Shubert, Foghat at Toad's Place and a free chamber recital on Sunday, from Thursday, Oct. 15, through Sunday, Oct. 18.

This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment

• Sylvan Esso with June McDoom — Thursday, Oct. 15; doors 7 p.m., show 8 p.m. All ages; tickets about $61 to $139. College Street Music Hall, 238 College Street
• Michael Carbonaro: "Wonderboy" — Friday, Oct. 16, 7 p.m. The star of truTV's "The Carbonaro Effect" brings audience participation, improv and reality-twisting illusions. Shubert Theatre, 247 College Street
• Foghat, Twang & Bang Tour, with Johnny Weasel — Friday, Oct. 16; doors 6:30 p.m., show 7:30 p.m. All ages; advance tickets from $39.50. Toad's Place, 300 York Street
• "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" — Saturday, Oct. 17, 2 and 8 p.m., among other performances through Oct. 24. Timothy Douglas directs August Wilson's drama set during a blistering 1927 Chicago recording session with the "Mother of the Blues"; the 2 p.m. show includes a talkback, audio description and a touch tour, and the 8 p.m. show is ASL-interpreted. Yale Repertory Theatre, University Theatre, 222 York Street
• Vitamin String Quartet & Girl Named Tom — Saturday, Oct. 17, 7 p.m. The Crazy Ordinary World Tour. Shubert Theatre, 247 College Street
• Coquí Duo — Sunday, Oct. 18, 1:30 p.m. Violinist David Bernat, a Juilliard doctoral fellow, and pianist Jiarong Li play Grieg, Britten and Schubert; admission is free. St. John's Episcopal Church, 400 Humphrey Street

This Weekend's Restaurants & Bars

No special restaurant or bar events could be confirmed in New Haven for this weekend.

Catch Sylvan Esso Thursday, choose between Carbonaro and Foghat Friday, see "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" or Vitamin String Quartet Saturday and wind down with the Coquí Duo on Sunday.

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