Shelton & Derby Weekend Guide: Tavern Life In Early Connecticut And Pumpkins At Jones Family Farms

SHELTON-DERBY, CT — Shelton and Derby's weekend pairs a Thursday history talk on colonial taverns with pick-your-own pumpkins at Jones Family Farms, from Thursday, Oct. 15, through Sunday, Oct. 18.

This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment

• "Tapping Into the Past: Tavern Life in Early Connecticut" — Thursday, Oct. 15, 6:30 p.m. Museum educator Rachel Beauchemin of the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History explains how taverns served as places to eat, sleep, swap news and be entertained; registration is requested. Derby Neck Library, 307 Hawthorne Avenue, Derby
• Pumpkin picking at Pumpkinseed Hill Farm — Saturday, Oct. 17, and Sunday, Oct. 18, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., weather permitting. Weekend visits require timed-entry tickets, which are cheaper online; children under 2 are free. Jones Family Farms, 120 Beardsley Road, Shelton

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Learn what went on in Connecticut's colonial taverns on Thursday, then pick a pumpkin on Beardsley Road this weekend.

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