Westport Weekend Guide: Earthplace's Woodside Bash And MoCA CT's 'Looking For History'

WESTPORT, CT — Westport's weekend pairs a contemporary art show marking the nation's 250th with Earthplace's biggest fundraiser of the year, an adults-only evening with axe throwing, from Thursday, Oct. 15, through Sunday, Oct. 18.

This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment

• "Looking for History: Rick Shaefer, Ellen Harvey + Michael Borders" — Thursday, Oct. 15, noon to 8 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 16, noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 17, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 18, noon to 5 p.m. Three artists, each in a dedicated gallery, respond to the United States' 250th anniversary; the show runs through Nov. 15. MoCA CT, 19 Newtown Turnpike

This Weekend's Restaurants & Bars

• Woodside Bash — Saturday, Oct. 17, 6 to 9 p.m. Earthplace's 21-and-over fundraiser opens with a cocktail hour of mixology and music, then food, drinks, live entertainment and axe throwing under the stars. Earthplace, 10 Woodside Lane

See "Looking for History" at MoCA CT, then book a sitter and head to Earthplace for the Woodside Bash on Saturday night.

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