West Hartford Weekend Guide: Lantern-Lit West Hartford Hauntings And John McCutcheon At The Sounding Board

WEST HARTFORD, CT — West Hartford's weekend is part spooky, part folk, with three nights of the Noah Webster House's West Hartford Hauntings cemetery tours and a Saturday concert by hammered dulcimer master John McCutcheon, from Thursday, Oct. 22, through Sunday, Oct. 25.

This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment

• West Hartford Hauntings — Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 22-24 (and Oct. 29-30), tours every 15 minutes beginning at 6 p.m. In its 22nd year, the theatrical, lantern-lit tour of the Old North Cemetery (c. 1790) introduces "departed" residents who share tales of death, disease and town history; tours last about 45 minutes, tickets must be reserved in advance, guests are recommended to be at least 10, and parking is on Loomis Drive. Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society, Old North Cemetery, 80 North Main Street
• John McCutcheon — Saturday, Oct. 24; doors open at 7 p.m., and music starts at 7:30. The singer-songwriter plays a dozen traditional instruments, most notably the hammered dulcimer, and his 30 recordings have earned seven Grammy nominations. Sounding Board Coffeehouse, 433 Fern Street

This Weekend's Restaurants & Bars

No special restaurant or bar events could be confirmed in West Hartford for this weekend.

Book a lantern tour of the Old North Cemetery any night Thursday through Saturday, and save Saturday evening for John McCutcheon at the Sounding Board.

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