WETHERSFIELD, CT — Wethersfield has a full fall weekend lined up. On Friday night, two New York performers bring jazz to the Webb Barn on Main Street. On Saturday, sketchers take their pads to the Little Red Schoolhouse, and comedy takes over a dining room on the Connecticut River. The Thursday farmers market is still going on the Solomon Welles House lawn. Here's what's happening from Thursday through Sunday.
This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment
- American Jazz in the Barn With Mason Griffin and Quentin Bruno — Friday, Sept. 25, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Pianist and musical director Mason Griffin, a New York-based accompanist who has worked on Broadway productions, joins Franco-American vocalist Quentin Bruno for an intimate 60- to 75-minute concert in the Webb Barn. Tickets are $25, or $18 for members. Ani's Table & Marketplace runs a cash bar. Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum, 211 Main St..
- Guided Museum Tours — Thursday through Sunday, tours at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. The museum runs three colonial-era houses on Main Street, including the house George Washington visited in 1781. Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum, 211 Main St..
- The Blackbird House Drum Circle — Friday, Sept. 25, 6 to 8 p.m. Unplug and connect with a drum circle on Main Street. The cost is $10. The Blackbird House, 147 Main St..
- Urban Sketching Workshop — Saturday, Sept. 26, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Wethersfield Art League leads a three-hour urban sketching session at the Little Red Schoolhouse. It's limited to the first 10 participants, and a supply list comes with registration. The fee is $40 for league sponsors and $50 for the public. Wethersfield Art League, 193 Wells Road.
This Weekend's Restaurants & Bars
- Wethersfield Farmers' Market — Thursday, Sept. 24, 3 to 6 p.m. More than 30 vendors, 15 of them farmers selling Connecticut-grown products, fill the historic Solomon Welles House lawn. Organizers promise live music and special events most weeks, along with food trucks and vendors selling take-home gourmet meals. The market runs Thursdays through Oct. 8. Wethersfield Farmers' Market, 220 Hartford Ave..
- Brew HaHa Comedy Night With Damien Speranza — Saturday, Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m. The Comedy Craft Beer Tour's Brew HaHa series brings New York Comedy Festival comic Damien Speranza and more to the waterfront restaurant. The full menu is served in the show room, or you can eat in the dining room beforehand. General admission is $25 plus a service fee, and all sales are final. River: A Waterfront Restaurant & Bar, 100 Great Meadow Road.
Much of Wethersfield's weekend centers on Main Street. Shop the farmers market Thursday afternoon. On Friday, pick between the drum circle and jazz in the Webb Barn, both on Main Street. Spend Saturday morning sketching at the Little Red Schoolhouse, then finish with dinner and a comedy set overlooking the Connecticut River at River. Save Sunday for a guided tour of the Webb-Deane-Stevens houses.
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