West Hartford Weekend Guide: 'The Happiest Man On Earth' Closes And A Parlor Magic Show

WEST HARTFORD, CT — West Hartford's weekend runs from the closing performances of a one-man play about an Auschwitz survivor to close-up magic at the Delamar and a Sunday farmers market on South Main Street, from Thursday, Oct. 15, through Sunday, Oct. 18.

This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment

• "The Happiest Man on Earth" — Friday, Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 17, 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 18, 2 p.m. (closing). Mark St. Germain's one-man play, adapted from Eddie Jaku's memoir, follows the Auschwitz survivor who called himself "the happiest man on earth" despite losing his family to the Holocaust. Playhouse on Park, 244 Park Road
• Parlor of Impossibilities — Sunday, Oct. 18, 4 p.m. Las Vegas headliner Jason Bird, who has performed more than 9,000 shows, brings sleight of hand and mind reading to an intimate room for just 60 guests. Delamar West Hartford, 1 Memorial Road

This Weekend's Restaurants & Bars

• Blue Back Farmers' Market — Sunday, Oct. 18, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. About 30 vendors with produce, meat, bread, Olmo Bagels, acai bowls and Jamaican food, plus live music by Chris Marolda and a kids' art table. Blue Back Farmers' Market, Town Hall parking lot, 50 South Main Street

See Eddie Jaku's story at Playhouse on Park before it closes, shop the Sunday market by West Hartford Town Hall, and finish with Jason Bird's magic at the Delamar.

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