More Church Fairs November 3-5

Christmas Bazaar 
St Luke's Ellington  Friday 5-8 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Crafts, country store, attic treasures, gift baskets, children's activities and baked goods. 

Guild Christmas Bazaar
Our Lady of Lourdes Gales Ferry Saturday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. 
Handcrafted items, basket raffle, Christmas decorations, baked goods, religious articles, jewelry and delicious food. 

Christmas Fair
St Andrew Colchester Friday 4-8 p.m. 
Saturday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Bak shop, baskets, the little gift shop, gifts of Christmas, kid's corner, tea-cup auction and more. On Friday a turkey dinner will be served starting at 4 p.m. for seniors and 5 p.m. for the general public. 

Christmas Bazaar
Notre Dame Church Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Sunday 9 a.m. to noon. The raffle will be drawn at noon followed by the Chinese auction raffle. 

Snowflake & Sugar Bazaar
Westchester Congregational Church
Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Cookies by the pound, gift basket raffle, select vendors, homemade pies, aprons and luncheon including corn chowder and tukey rice soup will be offered. 

Middletown Church Fairs November 4th

This is a good day for church fairs in Middletown. 

Sleigh Bells Fair St Pius
10 a.m. to 7 p.m. 
White elephant, arts and crafts, plants, kid's booth, tea-cup raffle, baked goods and refreshments. 

St Theresa's Guild Harvest Fair St Sebastian
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Fresh seasonal vegetables, a chocolatier, handmade jewelry and accessories, freshly baked breads, a cookie walk, butter braid breads, and more. Doughnuts, coffee,  and lunch will be served. 

Hallowed History Lantern Tour Cedar Hill Cemetery Hartford

Hallowed History Lantern Tour
Friday, October 27, 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm  
Admission: $15.00; Reservations Required – Call 860-956-3311
History comes alive on this lantern-led tour of Cedar Hill. Character actors share tantalizing true stories of some of our notable and not-so-notable residents. To ensure your participation in this tour, reservations are required for specific time slots. Book your reservations early by calling 860-956-3311. Please note: This tour may NOT be suitable for children under 13. Wear appropriate walking shoes and bring a flashlight.

Fall Craft Fair Haddam Neck

The Haddam Neck Covenant Church will hold their annul Fall Craft Fair on Saturday October 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The church is located on Haddam Neck Rd. A variety of local artisans will be selling their crafts  and additionally a baked goods booth featuring homemade pies and specialty coffee cakes will be offered. A luncheon cafe will also be open. 

Items offered include baskets, holiday ornaments, jewelry, candles, soaps and much more. 

Spirit Voices: Victorian Mourning & Spiritualism

Smith-Harris House & the Old Stone Church Burial Ground East Lyme

Spirit Voices: Victorian Mourning & Spiritualism
Saturday, October 21st

3 pm to 6 pm; cemetery tour times: 3:30, 4:30, 5:30

Admission is a non-perishable food item for East Lyme Care & Share, Inc.

Extra cost for private reading with Medium

Discover Victorian-Era rituals of death and dying at our award-winning annual program! From 19th-century funeral traditions such as “widow’s weeds” and “safety coffins,” to the rise of the séance, learn how those who died were remembered and honored by loved ones. View the parlor decorated for a wake, see an actual 19th-century horse-drawn hearse, sample “funeral cookies” from an historic recipe, and have your tea leaves read for fun! Private readings with a Medium from the Niantic Pine Grove Spiritualist Camp: $10 for a ten-minute session, with all proceeds to the Friends of Smith-Harris House–reservations for private readings highly recommended. You can also take a free tour of the Old Burial Ground and encounter former residents of the Smith-Harris House, as they share vignettes of their former lives!

For more information, contact director Joanie DiMartino at 860-739-0761 or director@smithharris.org.

Great Pumpkin Festival Putnam

October 21 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

A stroll through downtown Putnam can be quite an adventure and this community celebration is no exception.

An array of family-friendly activities will be featured. 

Train excursion, 9^th annual scarecrow contest, craft and art vendors, fantastic live music, activities for kids, special pumpkin themed menus and much more. 

Rags Hits the Boards at Goodspeed

I am not sure exactly what to say about Rags. The stars are exceptional, Samantha Massell is not only beautiful, she was a powerful voice. Adam Heller is a familiar face from Fiddler on the Roof and Christian Michael Camporin is endearing and has an amazing voice for a child. The rest of the cast is very talented and considering the weakness of the script does a great job of keeping us entertained. The orchestra added greatly to the overall experience. 

The storyline is timely, at one point the I felt extremely uncomfortable with the anti-semitic rhetoric and actions. The anti-immigration sentiments expressed in 1910 are all too familiar to those of us living in 2017. 

Did I go out singing any of the songs, no I didn't. The most memorable song was Children of the Wind but it didn't stick with me as I left the theater?  The curtain, however,  is really wonderful, with all the changing faces of the immigrants I particularly enjoyed it. 

The original version was not a success, this is a rewrite but not by the original author. It is not Fiddler on the Roof is all I really want to say. The ending is weak, quite improbable actually but I recommend seeing this show.  As always it leaves you thinking and feeling like you had an entertaing night out. 

Fall Festival Park October 14

Park Congregational Church Norwich will have their Fall Festival on October 14, 20017 from 9 a.m. to  3 p.m. Come and enjoy the tag sale, crafts, raffles, baked goods and more. All profits go to benefit St Vincent de Paul Place.

Cedar Hill Cemetery Tour Exceptional Women

Cedar Hill’s Exceptional Women 
Saturday, October 14, 10:00 am 
Admission: $5.00; Members Free
Grace Parks Mitchell leads this tour emphasizing the extraordinary accomplishments of some of Cedar Hill Cemetery’s most distinguished women including Virginia Thrall Smith, Elizabeth Jarvis Colt, Anne Tracy Morgan and Katharine Houghton Hepburn. Hartford’s Victorian era serves as a backdrop to demonstrate the enormity of their contributions to Connecticut and worldwide advancement.

Apple Harvest Festival Glastonbury

It wouldn't be Fall in Connecticut without Glastonbury's Apple Fest, attracting 18,000 attendees every October for live music, food and all things New England. This year's dates are:

Friday, October 13  - 6:00-10:00 pm
Saturday, October 14 - 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
Sunday, October 15 - 12:00 noon - 5:00 pm 

Located at a bend of the Connecticut River, the Apple Harvest Festival and 5K Race in Glastonbury has continually been ranked as one of the state's most popular events. You'll enjoy three days of live music, vendor booths, food trucks, amusement rides, the Angry Orchard 5K, a Harvest Pub and much, much more

Smoke in the Valley Craft Beer Festival

When: Saturday, October 7, 2017 1-4:30 p.m.
Cost: $30
Where: Matthies Field Seymour
What: Dozens of breweries and hundreds of beer will be available as well as entertainment on two stages. 

Pumpkins and Pooches Autumn Fair and Dog Show

Head to Colchester on Saturday October 7, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Town Green. Crafters and vendors of all kinds will be selling their wares.  Also enjoy the dog contests and demos, food, inflatable toys and more.    

Town wide Tag Sale Marlborough

If you are looking for something to do on Saturday, October 7 from 8:30 .m. to 1 p.m. head to Marlborough for the townwide tag sale. Sales will be held at private residences and at Marlborough Elementary School. 

Festival in the Village East Hampton

When:  Sunday, October 7, 2017, noon-5 p.m.
Where: Village Center East Hampton
What:   Vendors booths and entertainment on Central School grounds

           Farmers, artists, crafters, small businesses and civic organizations will have booths.

           Chatham Historical Society will be open 2-4 p.m.

           The Joseph N Goff House Museum will feature an exhibit on the founding of Chatham