West Hartford's Full Weekend Guide: Sarah McQuaid At The Sounding Board And BYOB Comedy On Park Road

WEST HARTFORD, CT — West Hartford's weekend runs on words and music: the town's community read brings author Caro Claire Burke to Sedgwick Middle School Thursday, and Saturday night offers a choice between singer-songwriter Sarah McQuaid at the Sounding Board and a BYOB comedy night at Playhouse on Park.

This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment

• West Hartford Reads: Caro Claire Burke, Thursday, Nov. 5, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.. The author of "Yesteryear" is this year's West Hartford Reads guest. In-person tickets are sold out, but the library offers a waitlist and a free livestream with registration. Sedgwick Middle School, 128 Sedgwick Road
• Sarah McQuaid, Saturday, Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m. (doors 7 p.m.). The Spanish-born, Chicago-raised and England-based singer-songwriter plays acoustic and electric guitar and keyboards in a set ranging from ballads to blues. The Sounding Board, 433 Fern St.

This Weekend's Restaurants & Bars

• Comedy Night, Saturday, Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m. (doors 7 p.m.). Corey Manning, who has headlined the Apollo Theater and has a Dry Bar Comedy special, tops 90 minutes of stand-up, with Jess Miller opening. Seating is reserved, it's BYOB, and tickets are $25 plus a $3.50 fee. Playhouse on Park, 244 Park Road

Catch Caro Claire Burke on the livestream Thursday, then pick your Saturday night: Sarah McQuaid's songs on Fern Street or a cooler of your own at Playhouse on Park's comedy show.

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