Good morning from the shoreline.
Fall comes fast, I hope you’re making the most of these weekends. Judging from the folliage map below, it won’t belong before the trees are barren!
Here’s what I’ve surfaced this week.
In today’s issue: Ghost Ship opens at Mystic Seaport · Salt Marsh Opera's Rusalka · a new show of Native and Indigenous art at the Lyman Allyn · two plays open Friday · John Mayer and Lainey Wilson at Mohegan Sun · two Oktoberfests
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The weekend in 30 seconds
THE MARQUEE
What Lurks Beneath: Ghost Ship at Mystic Seaport
Friday–Sunday · 6–9pm · Mystic · $41–$46 adults
Timed entry every 15 minutes from 6 to 7:30pm, recommended for ages 8 and up. Full details in the Digest below.
FOR FAMILIES
Sunday · 3pm · New London · $29–$75 plus fees
Gobo, Red, Mokey, Wembley and Boober are on stage in New London, with family activities before the show from 2pm. Every attendee needs a ticket, lap kids included.
SATURDAY OUTSIDE
Saturday · 10am–2pm · Waterford
Touch-a-Truck, pumpkin painting, a farmers market, craft and food vendors, and a free concert from noon to 2.
ALMOST FULL
Dinner Club round two is almost full
Round two of the Shoreline Dinner Club is next Wednesday in downtown Mystic. You book one seat, I match the tables, and you meet the rest of the Crew over dinner. The $15.99 booking fee holds your seat. You pay for your own food and drinks at the restaurant, which I reveal the morning of.
If you've been meaning to come, book now.
Wednesday, October 14 · 6:30pm · Downtown Mystic · $15.99
Can't make this one? Reply and I'll send you the next date first.
EDITOR’S PICKS
The Digest
FRIDAY–SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9–11 · 6–9PM
What Lurks Beneath: Ghost Ship at Mystic Seaport
Mystic Seaport Museum, North Entrance at the Thompson Exhibition Building, 75 Greenmanville Ave · Mystic · $41–$46 adults, $29–$30 youth
The Seaport's Halloween show opens this weekend. It's self-guided and takes about 90 minutes, with timed entry every 15 minutes from 6 to 7:30pm. It's recommended for ages 8 and up, and there are no jump scares. Friday and Saturday tickets are $46 for adults and $30 for ages 4–17. Sunday tickets are $41 and $29, and members pay less. It runs on select nights through October 30.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 AT 3PM · SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11 AT 5PM
Salt Marsh Opera's Rusalka at the UNITED
UNITED Theatre, Black Box Auditorium, 5 Canal St · Westerly · $52 balcony, $60 floor
Salt Marsh Opera's fall production is Dvořák's Rusalka, the Czech fairy tale about a water nymph who gives up her voice to become human and marry a prince. He leaves her for a foreign princess, and she becomes a cursed spirit. Tickets are on sale for both performances.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 · 1–6PM
The Land You Stand On Opens at the Lyman Allyn
Lyman Allyn Art Museum, 625 Williams St · New London · workshop and talk free; reception free for members, $10 suggested for nonmembers
The museum's new exhibition, The Land You Stand On: Contemporary Art of Native and Indigenous Identity, opens with an afternoon program: a workshop at 1pm, a talk with artist Renee Castro at 2:30, then the opening reception from 4 to 6 with the Yootay Singers and a performance by Indira Urrutia. Each part has its own Eventbrite registration, or you can RSVP at 860-443-2545 ext. 2129. The show is up through January 24.
FRIDAY–SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9–11
Two Plays Open Friday: The Crucible and To Kill a Mockingbird
The Granite Theatre, Westerly, and Niantic Bay Playhouse, Niantic · $25–$35
The Granite Theatre, 1 Granite St in Westerly, opens Arthur Miller's The Crucible, his play about the Salem witch trials, with shows Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 5pm ($30–$35). Niantic Bay Playhouse, 279 Main St in Niantic, opens Christopher Sergel's stage version of To Kill a Mockingbird, with shows Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2pm ($25–$30 plus fees). Sunday's Mockingbird matinee had only a few seats left as of Wednesday. Both plays run through October 25.
THE REST OF THE WEEK
Thursday, October 8
Sabino Cruise with Dinner from Mystic Fish Camp
5–7pm · Mystic Seaport Museum, 75 Greenmanville Ave · $50, $30 youth · pre-order from Mystic Fish Camp and pick it up before you board the steamboat · MYSTIC
Lisa Hall Brownell: Vee's Bracelet Author Talk
5–6pm · Bank Square Books, 80 Stonington Rd · RSVP requested · MYSTIC
Cardinal Paper Quilling Class
5:30–8pm · Stonington Vineyards, 523 Taugwonk Rd · $57, includes a first drink, supplies and a frame · STONINGTON
A Golden Opportunity: Reimagining Scup
6pm · UNITED Theatre, 5 Canal St · Free, reserve a ticket · a talk and tasting on the local fish now sold as Golden Sea Bream · WESTERLY
Friday, October 9
Seed Harvesting 101
5–6pm · Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, 109 Pequotsepos Rd · $10, pre-registration required · MYSTIC
The Historic Haunts of New London
7–8:30pm · meets at Union Station, 35 Water St · $25 · a guided evening walk through downtown's ghost stories · NEW LONDON
Saturday, October 10
Wild Feast: Getting to Know Your Food
1–5pm · Coogan Farm Nature and Heritage Center, 162 Greenmanville Ave · $45 · a wild-kitchen workshop with Gary Carter and Kyra Kristof; a separate ticketed dinner follows Sunday in Ledyard · MYSTIC
Gungywamp Hike
1–3:30pm · meets at 501 Gungywamp Rd · $30, $25.50 members, pre-registration required · GROTON
55 Years Later: Remembering Apollo 14
2–2:45pm · Mystic Seaport Museum · Free with admission, registration recommended · MYSTIC
Annual Lighthouse Cruise with Connecticut Audubon
3–6:30pm · aboard the Cecelia Ann · $75, registration required · narrated, past Race Rock, Little Gull and Plum Island · NEW LONDON
Thresholds
6–8pm · Hygienic Art Galleries, 79 Bank St · opening reception for Connecticut College art students' show; Brisa Azul plays 7–8:30, $10 · NEW LONDON
Sunday, October 11
Walk to End Alzheimer's Eastern Connecticut
opens 9am, walk at 10:30am · Ocean Beach Park, 98 Neptune Ave · moved from September after the storm · NEW LONDON
Westerly–Pawcatuck Columbus Day Parade
1pm · steps off at 23 Ward Ave, Westerly, then crosses into Pawcatuck on Stillman Ave · the 75th; rain date Monday at 1pm · WESTERLY AND PAWCATUCK
Potion Bar: DIY Botanical Body Oil
5–7pm · 156 Kings Hwy, above FX Studios · $30, ages 16+ · GROTON
Food & drink
Cooking with Spirits at Kitch
Saturday 6–9pm · Kitch, 27 Coogan Blvd, Building 19A (Olde Mistick Village) · Mystic · $115 plus tax, 21+ · Chef Amanda teaches Guinness French onion soup, shrimp and penne alla vodka, and a rum-soaked cake with roasted pears, then the class eats together at the farm table with a complimentary wine tasting. The class is limited to 10 people, and you can bring your own bottle. Book →
Pours With Purpose at Outer Light
Friday 4–8pm · Outer Light Brewing, 266 Bridge St · Groton · No cover · $1 from every pour and all tips go to Mystic Seaport Museum, and Seaport president Chris Freeman pours as the guest bartender. Details →
Fall Pop-ups at Stonington Vineyards
Saturday and Sunday, music 2–5pm · 523 Taugwonk Rd · Stonington · No tickets · Saturday: G Pa's Fired Pizza, music from Brandon Donahue. Sunday: Garnish & Graze, music from Brad Bensko. Details →
Oktoberfest at Milestone
Sunday 11:30am–8pm · 12 Water St · Mystic · Beer specials, brats, pretzels, schnitzel, live music and a dirndl and lederhosen costume contest. No ticket; reservations recommended. Details →
Oktoberfest at Grey Sail
Sunday 12–6pm · Grey Sail Taproom, 65 Canal St · Westerly · The Vagabonds play German music, the steinholding competition (a US Steinholding qualifier) is at 4, and there's a yodeling contest. On tap: Autumn Winds Fest Bier and Headless Oarsmen Pumpkin Ale. Details →
Denison Farmers Market
Sunday 12–3pm · Denison Homestead, 120 Pequotsepos Rd · Mystic. Details →
Live Music
The Machine Performs Pink Floyd at the Garde
Friday 8pm · Garde Arts Center, 325 State St · New London · $45–$65 plus fees · The New York quartet has played Pink Floyd's music for nearly 40 years, drawing on the band's 15-album catalog. Tickets →
Crys Matthews at Friday Night Folk
Friday 7:30pm · Unity Hall, All Souls UU, 19 Jay St · New London · $20 advance, $25 at the door, $10 students and active military · The Nashville songwriter plays country, folk and blues. If you can't make it, All Souls livestreams the show on YouTube. Tickets →
John Mayer and Lainey Wilson at Mohegan Sun Arena
Friday 8pm (Mayer) and Saturday 7:30pm (Wilson) · Mohegan Sun Arena, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd · Uncasville. Mayer tickets → · Wilson tickets →
Chanticleer at the Kent Performance Hall
Sunday 4pm · The George Kent Performance Hall, 119 High St · Westerly · $20–$42 with fees · The Grammy-winning vocal ensemble opens the Chorus of Westerly's 68th season. Seats are reserved, and the program runs about 80 minutes. Tickets →
Also this weekend: the Knickerbocker All Stars' dance night at the Knick in Westerly, Friday at 8pm ($17).
SAVE THE DATE
On the horizon
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
Hemlock Mouth Collective's "Fur the Animals" benefit show at 33 Golden St raises money for Boomer's Best Buddies Rescue, with Sonorous Rising, Cry Havoc, Oswald's Revenge and Rocket to Reckoning. Tickets are $10, with $2 off at the door if you bring a new pet toy. Details → · New London
SATURDAY–SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17–18
The Mystic Apple Festival is back at Olde Mistick Village for its fifth year, and it's free. Details → · Mystic
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24
Ghosts of Groton Bank has two start times, 6 and 6:30pm, at the Avery-Copp House, 154 Thames St. Details → · Groton
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25
Suzanne Vega plays the UNITED at 7:30pm on her Flying With Angels tour. Details → · Westerly
MONDAY, OCTOBER 26
The Full Moon Cruise on the Thames leaves City Pier at 6pm. Details → · New London
COASTAL WEATHER
The weekend outlook
FRIDAY
68°
Sunny
SATURDAY
65°
Sunny
SUNDAY
68°
Mostly cloudy
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