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SUMMARY:Foo Fighters Bring the Take Cover Tour Into the Mohegan Sun Arena
DESCRIPTION:Foo Fighters Bring the Take Cover Tour Into the Mohegan Sun Arena Sunday\, Oct. 4\, putting one of America’s biggest rock bands inside a 10\,000-seat room during Mohegan Sun’s 30th birthday celebration. \nThat last part makes this particular stop stand out. \nThe Take Cover Tour has been built largely around stadiums and other enormous venues. Foo Fighters played Soldier Field in Chicago\, Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia\, Nissan Stadium in Nashville\, and Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas during the North American run. \nThen comes Uncasville. \nInstead of another football stadium\, Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters move into the considerably more compact Mohegan Sun Arena for a 7:30 p.m. Sunday show with Gouge Away opening. \nFor fans accustomed to seeing Foo Fighters from the far end of a stadium\, 10\,000 seats qualify as relatively intimate. \nThirty Years of Foo Fighters Meets 30 Years of Mohegan Sun\nThere’s a nice bit of symmetry surrounding the concert. \nFoo Fighters’ first album arrived in 1995. \nMohegan Sun opened the following year\, in 1996. \nThree decades later\, their histories intersect during the resort’s 30th birthday celebration. \nMohegan Sun has built two weekends of major concerts around the anniversary\, beginning with Alanis Morissette on Oct. 2. Foo Fighters take the Arena Sunday night\, followed the next weekend by John Mayer\, Lainey Wilson and DJ Cassidy’s Pass The Mic Live! \nThat places Foo Fighters near the beginning of what amounts to a 10-day birthday party for the resort. \nFoo Fighters Started With One Foo Fighter\nThere wasn’t really a band at first. \nAfter Nirvana ended following Kurt Cobain’s death in 1994\, drummer Dave Grohl entered a Seattle studio and recorded a collection of songs he had written largely on his own. \nGrohl played nearly everything himself on the recordings. \nRather than initially releasing the music under his own name\, he called the project Foo Fighters\, borrowing a World War II-era term used by Allied pilots for unexplained objects they reported seeing in the sky. \nThe self-titled Foo Fighters arrived in 1995. \nA touring band followed\, and what began as Grohl’s personal studio project gradually became one of the most successful rock bands of the following three decades. \nThen Came The Colour and the Shape\nIf the first album established Foo Fighters\, 1997’s The Colour and the Shape helped define what the band would become. \nIt produced “Monkey Wrench\,” “My Hero” and “Everlong.” \nThose songs remain fundamental to the band’s identity nearly 30 years later. \n“Everlong” in particular has become something close to the emotional center of a Foo Fighters concert\, while “My Hero” grew from an alternative-rock single into an arena-sized communal singalong. \nMore records followed\, and so did more songs that became permanent parts of rock radio: “Learn to Fly\,” “All My Life\,” “Times Like These\,” “Best of You\,” “The Pretender\,” “Walk” and “These Days.” \nMohegan Sun describes a catalog that now spans 12 albums and 15 Grammy Awards. \nThe Take Cover Tour Has a New Album Behind It\nThis isn’t simply a greatest-hits tour. \nFoo Fighters released Your Favorite Toy in 2026\, giving the Take Cover Tour new material to put beside songs that have been filling arenas for decades. \nMohegan Sun highlights the title track along with “Caught in the Echo\,” “Of All People” and “Asking for a Friend” among the new record’s songs. \nThat creates one of the interesting tensions in a Foo Fighters show this far into the band’s career. \nThere are enough established songs to fill an entire concert without touching anything recent. But Foo Fighters have continued making records rather than becoming a touring legacy act built solely around the 1990s and 2000s. \nThe current show has to find room for both. \nWhat Are They Playing on This Tour?\nA setlist is never guaranteed\, and Foo Fighters can change songs from night to night. \nBut the band’s recent Sept. 24 performance in Louisville offers a useful picture of what the 2026 show currently looks like. \nThat performance included “All My Life\,” “The Pretender\,” “Times Like These\,” “My Hero\,” “Learn to Fly\,” “These Days\,” “Walk\,” “This Is a Call\,” “No Son of Mine\,” “Big Me\,” “Monkey Wrench\,” “Breakout\,” “Aurora\,” “Best of You\,” “Exhausted” and “Everlong.” \n“Aurora” was dedicated to Taylor Hawkins. \nThat remains one of the unavoidable emotional threads running through the current era of Foo Fighters. \nThe Band After Taylor Hawkins\nHawkins joined Foo Fighters in 1997 and spent roughly a quarter-century behind the drum kit. \nHis death in Colombia in March 2022 at age 50 fundamentally changed the band. \nFoo Fighters eventually decided to continue\, releasing the deeply personal But Here We Are in 2023. The album confronted grief and loss directly\, arriving after both Hawkins’ death and the death of Grohl’s mother\, Virginia. \nSongs such as “Rescued\,” “Under You” and the 10-minute “The Teacher” came from that period. \nThe decision to continue meant Foo Fighters had to figure out what the band was without one of its most recognizable members. \nHawkins hasn’t disappeared from the concerts that followed. “Aurora\,” one of his favorite Foo Fighters songs\, has frequently served as a live remembrance. \nWho Is in Foo Fighters Now?\nThe group onstage in 2026 represents several different eras of Foo Fighters. \nGrohl remains at the center on vocals and guitar\, joined by longtime members Nate Mendel on bass\, Pat Smear and Chris Shiflett on guitar\, and Rami Jaffee on keyboards. \nThat gives the current lineup connections stretching almost all the way back through the band’s history. \nSmear’s connection with Grohl goes back even further: he toured with Nirvana as a second guitarist during the band’s final period. \nThe result is a live band capable of moving from the comparatively lean attack of early Foo Fighters material into the much larger arrangements the group developed as its stages grew from clubs to arenas and stadiums. \nGouge Away Opens the Night\nThe support act isn’t an arbitrary addition. \nGouge Away\, a Florida hardcore and post-hardcore band\, is the confirmed special guest for the Mohegan Sun date. \nThe band’s name itself is a nod toward the Pixies song “Gouge Away\,” which gives the group an immediate connection to the alternative-rock lineage that preceded Foo Fighters. \nTheir music is considerably more abrasive than much of the headliner’s catalog\, drawing on hardcore punk\, noise rock and post-hardcore. \nFor anyone planning to arrive only in time for Foo Fighters\, they’re worth factoring into the evening. This isn’t a local warm-up act added to fill time; Gouge Away is officially part of the Take Cover Tour stop. \nThe Floor Has No Seats\nThere’s another detail worth knowing before buying a ticket. \nThe Mohegan Sun Arena floor is standing general admission for this concert. There will be no chairs on the floor. \nThat creates two distinctly different ways to experience the show. \nA floor ticket means standing in the general-admission crowd directly in front of the stage. \nAnyone who needs or prefers an assigned seat should choose one of the Arena’s seated sections rather than assuming a floor ticket comes with a chair. \nThe distinction is especially important for a concert likely to run for hours once the opening act and changeover are included. \nAn Arena Show in the Middle of an Auto-Show Weekend\nFoo Fighters aren’t the only major attraction bringing people to Mohegan Sun Sunday. \nThe Connecticut International Auto Show is running from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. inside the Earth Expo Center that day\, with new cars\, trucks\, SUVs\, EVs\, exotics\, classics and the new Overland Connecticut exhibit. \nThen Foo Fighters begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Arena. \nThe events require separate admission\, but the schedule makes an all-day Mohegan Sun visit possible: cars during the afternoon and Foo Fighters at night. \nIt also means the property should be particularly busy. \nMohegan Sun offers free self-parking\, but anyone heading specifically to the concert should allow extra time to park\, move through the resort and complete Arena security screening. \nThree Decades Later\, They’re Still Playing Like a Rock Band\nThere are bands whose anniversaries eventually become the entire point of the show. \nFoo Fighters have resisted that transition. \nThe catalog is certainly large enough for nostalgia. “This Is a Call” dates to 1995. “Everlong” and “My Hero” are approaching 30. “Learn to Fly” comes from 1999. Even “The Pretender” is nearly two decades old. \nBut those songs now sit beside music made after deaths\, lineup changes and a period when the band’s future wasn’t certain. \nThat makes the Take Cover Tour something more interesting than a victory lap. \nIt’s a band with three decades behind it still trying to figure out what comes next. \nAnd on Oct. 4\, they’re putting all of that into a room much smaller than many of the stadiums they’ve been playing. \nMore information is available at the Event Website link below. To purchase tickets\, click the Event Ticketing link below. \nDetails\nEvent: Foo Fighters — Take Cover Tour 2026\nDate: Sunday\, Oct. 4\, 2026\nTime: 7:30 p.m.\nVenue: Mohegan Sun Arena\nAddress: 1 Mohegan Sun Boulevard\, Uncasville\, CT 06382\nSpecial Guest: Gouge Away\nTour: Take Cover Tour 2026\nVenue Capacity: Approximately 10\,000\nFloor: Standing general admission; no chairs are provided on the floor\nEvent Context: Part of Mohegan Sun’s 30th Birthday Celebration\nParking: Free self-parking is available in Mohegan Sun’s garages and Winter Lot\nReserved Parking: Riverview Reserved Parking can be purchased separately\nBag Policy: Backpacks\, string bags\, diaper bags\, shopping bags\, messenger bags\, briefcases and rolling-style bags are prohibited inside the Arena\nTicketing: Ticketmaster \n  \n  \nFeatured image is an artistic representation inspired by the event and may not depict the actual people\, location\, or activities shown.
URL:https://thectbeacon.com/event/foo-fighters-bring-the-take-cover-tour-into-the-mohegan-sun-arena/
LOCATION:Mohegan Sun Arena\, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd\, Uncasville\, 06382\, United States
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SUMMARY:Dan Moretti & Brazilia Bring Wayne Shorter Into the World of Latin Jazz at the UNITED
DESCRIPTION:Dan Moretti & Brazilia Bring Wayne Shorter Into the World of Latin Jazz at the UNITED on Oct. 4\, when the Rhode Island saxophonist leads an international quintet through a meeting of modern jazz and Latin rhythms in the UNITED Theatre’s Gallery Events Space. \nThis isn’t simply a Latin jazz band playing standards with added percussion. Moretti and Brazilia take compositions apart rhythmically and rebuild them around mambos\, cha-cha-chas\, sambas and other Latin and Brazilian grooves. \nThat approach is particularly important to the group’s latest project. \nTheir 2025 live album\, Celebrating Wayne Shorter: Live at the Pump House Music Works\, takes the music of one of the most influential composers in modern jazz and gives it a different rhythmic foundation. \nThat means compositions including “Black Nile\,” “Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum\,” “Night Dreamer\,” “Speak No Evil\,” “Witch Hunt\,” “Yes or No\,” and “Footprints” can sound familiar and entirely different at the same time. \nFive Musicians From Four Countries\nThe current Brazilia lineup is unusually international. \nDan Moretti\, from Rhode Island\, leads on tenor and soprano saxophones and flute. \nOscar Stagnaro\, originally from Peru\, handles bass. The four-time Grammy winner has spent decades at the center of Latin jazz and is closely associated with Paquito D’Rivera. He is also a longtime Berklee educator and has played with artists including Chucho Valdés\, Dave Valentin and the Caribbean Jazz Project. \nMaxim Lubarsky\, originally from Ukraine\, is on piano. His playing brings together jazz improvisation\, classical training and the rhythmic vocabulary of music from different parts of the world. \nErnesto Diaz\, from Colombia\, supplies the percussion that gives Brazilia much of its Latin pulse. \nSteve Langone\, from the United States\, completes the group on drums\, working alongside Diaz rather than simply duplicating the percussion. That drum-and-percussion combination gives the ensemble room to move between straight-ahead jazz and denser Latin rhythmic structures. \nAll five musicians have Berklee connections\, but the geographical spread matters just as much. Brazilia isn’t approaching Latin jazz from a single national tradition. The musicians bring backgrounds from the United States\, Peru\, Ukraine and Colombia into the same ensemble. \nBrazilia Goes Back More Than 30 Years\nThe name Brazilia isn’t a recent addition to Moretti’s career. \nHe recorded Dan Moretti & Brazilia: Live at Chan’s in 1995 with a formidable lineup that included saxophonist Greg Abate\, pianist Alain Mallet\, bassist Oscar Stagnaro\, drummer Ben Wittman and percussionist Pernell Saturnino. \nStagnaro’s presence in both the 1995 and current versions of Brazilia gives the group a connection spanning more than three decades. \nBy 1999\, Moretti & Brazilia were appearing at the Litchfield Jazz Festival with saxophonist Dave Liebman as special guest. Moretti’s own discography continued moving through jazz\, funk\, Latin music and other combinations rather than settling into one permanent format. \nThe current incarnation circles back to Brazilia while using Wayne Shorter’s music as its jumping-off point. \nWhy Wayne Shorter Gives Them So Much to Work With\nWayne Shorter left behind the kind of compositions musicians can keep discovering things inside. \nHis career stretched from Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and Miles Davis’ Second Great Quintet to the groundbreaking fusion group Weather Report and decades of work under his own name. But his influence wasn’t limited to being an extraordinary saxophonist. \nHe was a composer whose pieces often resist the predictable resolutions of conventional jazz standards. \nThat makes his music unusually fertile territory for a group such as Brazilia. \nInstead of reproducing famous Shorter recordings\, the quintet can preserve the melodies and harmonic architecture while changing what’s happening underneath them. A composition originally associated with a particular post-bop feel can suddenly be propelled by a mambo or samba rhythm. \nMoretti’s 2025 live recording grew out of exactly that idea. \nThe resulting album reached No. 1 on the Roots Music Report charts\, climbed to No. 6 on JazzWeek and remained on national jazz charts for more than 20 weeks. \nMoretti’s Career Runs From Ray Charles to Berklee\nMoretti has enough history of his own to fill an evening. \nBorn in Providence and raised in Narragansett\, he began playing saxophone in elementary school and was performing with the Rhode Island Youth All-State Jazz Band at the Newport Jazz Festival by age 12. \nHe later became the University of Rhode Island’s first saxophone major at a time when saxophonists generally had to major in clarinet and treat saxophone as a secondary instrument. \nHis professional career eventually crossed boundaries between jazz\, R&B\, funk\, soul and pop. His performance credits include Ray Charles\, Aretha Franklin\, Ben E. King\, The Four Tops\, The Temptations\, Chaka Khan\, Dr. John\, Stevie Nicks\, Steve Winwood\, Robert Plant\, Nile Rodgers\, George Duke and others. \nMoretti has also recorded extensively as a leader\, composer and producer. His catalog reaches back to the 1980s and includes Point of Entry\, Dan Moretti & Brazilia\, That’s Right\, Latin Genesis\, Stories\, Passing Place\, Invoke and numerous other projects. \nRhode Island recognized that body of work by inducting him into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame in 2017. \nParallel to all of it has been a long career in music education. \nMoretti became a professor at Berklee College of Music\, teaching contemporary writing and production and helping develop curriculum in groove writing and arranging. He is now Professor Emeritus. \nSo when Brazilia plays with rhythm\, it isn’t decorative. Moretti has spent decades studying\, performing\, composing and teaching precisely how rhythm changes the character of music. \nSunday Jazz in the Gallery\nThe UNITED is putting the quintet in its Gallery Events Space rather than one of its conventional theater rooms. \nThat’s a good match for this music. \nJazz built around improvisation works differently when the audience is close enough to watch musicians communicate. A glance from Moretti toward the rhythm section\, a piano phrase picked up by the saxophone or a rhythmic shift between Diaz and Langone becomes part of what you’re watching rather than something happening at a distance. \nAnd with musicians of this caliber\, the written composition is only the beginning. \nWayne Shorter supplied the architecture. \nBrazilia gets to decide where to take it. \nMore information is available at the Event Website link below. To purchase tickets\, click the Event Ticketing link below. \nDetails\nEvent: Dan Moretti & Brazilia – Sunday Jazz at the U\nDate: Sunday\, Oct. 4\, 2026\nTime: 6–8 p.m.\nVenue: UNITED Theatre – Gallery Events Space\nAddress: 5 Canal Street\, Westerly\, RI 02891\nMusic: Latin jazz\, Brazilian jazz and contemporary jazz\nDan Moretti: Tenor and soprano saxophones\, flute\nOscar Stagnaro: Bass\nMaxim Lubarsky: Piano\nErnesto Diaz: Percussion\nSteve Langone: Drums\nLatest Album: Celebrating Wayne Shorter: Live at the Pump House Music Works\nAccessibility: The UNITED’s cinemas are wheelchair accessible; guests attending live performances who need accessible seating are encouraged to contact the box office before purchasing tickets.\nBox Office: 401-388-8208\nEmail: info@unitedtheatre.org \n  \n  \n  \nFeatured image is an artistic representation inspired by the event and may not depict the actual people\, location\, or activities shown.
URL:https://thectbeacon.com/event/dan-moretti-brazilia-bring-wayne-shorter-into-the-world-of-latin-jazz-at-the-united/
LOCATION:United Theatre\, 5 Canal Street\, Westerly\, RI\, 02891\, United States
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SUMMARY:Charlestown Rathskeller Turns Oktoberfest Into a Three-Day Party With German Food\, Live Music and Big Prizes
DESCRIPTION:Charlestown Rathskeller Turns Oktoberfest Into a Three-Day Party With German Food\, Live Music and Big Prizes Oct. 2–4\, filling the historic wooded tavern with German-inspired food\, cold beer\, three days of live music and a raffle lineup that ranges from gift cards to beer for a year and a Vermont getaway. \nThis isn’t a Saturday-afternoon Oktoberfest squeezed into a few hours. \nThe Rathskeller is making a weekend of it\, with festivities running Friday through Sunday at its Old Coach Road property in Charlestown. A special menu brings the German flavors\, while a different band takes over each day and raffle prizes are drawn throughout the weekend. \nThe restaurant’s own pitch gets right to the point: “Come for the Oktoberfest. Stay for the prizes.” \nConsidering what’s being given away\, that’s not much of an exaggeration. \nStart With the German Food\nThe Rathskeller is supplementing its regular offerings with an Oktoberfest menu built around dishes that go well beyond adding a pretzel to the bar menu. \nCurrywurst brings one of Germany’s great street foods to Charlestown: sausage served with the distinctive curry-spiced sauce that became a postwar favorite in Berlin. \nThere are Rathskeller soft pretzels\, along with frikadellen\, the German seasoned meat patties that land somewhere between a meatball and a small hamburger. \nFor something more substantial\, the menu includes cider-braised pork shank and sauerbraten\, the traditional German pot roast known for its sweet-and-sour character and long marinating process. \nAnd because this is still an American fall festival in Rhode Island\, there are funnel cakes for dessert. \nAdd cold beer\, and the Rathskeller has the food-and-drink side of Oktoberfest well covered. \nThree Days\, Three Bands\nThe music changes every day\, giving each part of the weekend a different personality. \nFriday: AD/HD\nAD/HD kicks off the music Friday from 8 to 11 p.m. \nThe AC/DC tribute act draws from both major periods of the Australian band’s career\, covering music associated with original frontman Bon Scott as well as the Brian Johnson era. \nThat opens Oktoberfest with hard rock rather than polka. \nAdmission for the performance is listed at $10 in advance and $15 at the door\, plus applicable advance ticketing fees. \nSaturday: Wicked Peach\nSaturday belongs to a band plenty of southeastern Connecticut music fans already know. \nWicked Peach performs from 8 to 11 p.m. \nThe regional rock band dates to 1996 and has built its following through decades of shows around southeastern Connecticut and southern New England. \nIts repertoire stretches across several generations of rock and pop-rock\, making the Saturday night show less about a single artist or era than the kind of recognizable songs designed to keep a weekend crowd moving. \nTickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. \nSunday: Timeless\nThe weekend shifts gears for its finale. \nTimeless performs Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m.\, turning the final day into more of an afternoon and early-evening party. \nThe Rhode Island-based group has been performing since 2016\, mixing classic rock\, pop\, country and dance music. Its résumé includes appearances at venues including Bally’s Twin River and Hard Rock Boston. \nSunday’s show is also listed at $10 in advance and $15 at the door. \nTogether\, the three bookings give Oktoberfest three very different musical flavors: an AC/DC tribute Friday\, regional rock favorites Wicked Peach Saturday and a broad party-band mix from Timeless Sunday. \nThen There Are the Prizes\nThis is where the Rathskeller’s Oktoberfest gets unusually ambitious. \nRaffle drawings take place throughout all three days\, and the prizes grow substantially beyond T-shirts and promotional swag. \nOrganizers are advertising hundreds of dollars in Rathskeller gift cards\, Oktoberfest merchandise and DownBack tickets alongside some much larger prizes. \nFriday’s festivities build toward a $500 Rathskeller gift card drawing at midnight. \nSaturday brings one of the weekend’s attention-getters: Beer for a Year. Another prize offers a dinner for two and wine every month for a year. \nSunday answers with Wine for a Year and perhaps the weekend’s most distinctive prize\, a two-night getaway for two to the von Trapp family’s Vermont resort and brewery\, including a brewery tour and a $200 dining credit. \nThere’s also a 2027 DownBack VIP pass among the prizes. \nThe raffle rules make entering relatively easy. There is no purchase necessary\, but participants must be 21 or older and must physically visit the Charlestown Rathskeller on the day of the drawing to enter. \nEntries are valid only for that day’s drawings and don’t carry over into the following day. \nVisitors don’t have to spend the entire day waiting to see if they’ve won. Winners can be contacted by email after the drawing. \nThat makes it possible to stop in during the afternoon\, enter the raffle\, have something to eat and return later for the night’s band without spending eight hours guarding a raffle ticket. \nOktoberfest at a Place That Dates to 1933\nThe setting gives the weekend considerably more character than a temporary beer tent in a parking lot. \nThe Charlestown Rathskeller traces its history to 1933\, the same year Prohibition ended nationally. \nIts secluded location in the woods became part of its identity\, and the property has long traded on the atmosphere of an old roadside tavern tucked away from the main coastal route. \nToday’s Rathskeller is considerably larger than a single historic dining room. \nThe property combines the restaurant and tavern with patios\, outdoor gathering spaces\, games including cornhole and bocce and the seasonal DownBack entertainment area. \nDownBack adds outdoor bars\, food\, a large fire pit and a concert stage to the wooded property. \nIts regular music season runs through the warmer months into October\, making Oktoberfest an appropriate way to push the outdoor-party atmosphere into fall. \nThree Days Instead of One Big Rush\nThe format also gives visitors options. \nSomeone interested primarily in the food and raffles doesn’t necessarily need to arrive for an 8 p.m. concert. AC/DC fans have a reason to choose Friday. Wicked Peach followers can make Saturday their night. Families or people who don’t want to stay out late can take advantage of Timeless’ earlier Sunday performance. \nAnd because raffle prizes are spread across the weekend\, there’s a reason to return. \nThat makes this less like a conventional Oktoberfest with a fixed four-hour program and more like the Rathskeller temporarily changing its personality for an entire weekend. \nGerman-inspired food provides the theme. \nThe beer certainly helps. \nBut between three bands\, three days of drawings and prizes that include everything from gift cards to a Vermont brewery getaway\, the Rathskeller has built plenty around the beer steins. \nMore information is available at the Event Website link below. To purchase tickets for the individual live music performances\, click the Event Ticketing link below. \nDetails\nEvent: Charlestown Rathskeller Oktoberfest\nDates: Friday–Sunday\, Oct. 2–4\, 2026\nLocation: Charlestown Rathskeller\nAddress: 489A Old Coach Road\, Charlestown\, RI 02813\nOktoberfest Menu: Currywurst\, Rathskeller soft pretzels\, frikadellen\, cider-braised pork shank\, sauerbraten and funnel cakes\nFriday Music: AD/HD\, 8–11 p.m.\nSaturday Music: Wicked Peach\, 8–11 p.m.\nSunday Music: Timeless\, 4–7 p.m.\nMusic Tickets: $10 advance/$15 at the door for the listed performances; advance ticketing fees may apply\nRaffles: Drawings throughout all three days\nMajor Prizes: Rathskeller gift cards\, Beer for a Year\, Wine for a Year\, monthly dinner-and-wine package\, 2027 DownBack VIP pass and a two-night Vermont getaway\nRaffle Admission: No purchase necessary\nRaffle Age: 21+\nRaffle Rules: Entrants must visit the Rathskeller in person on the applicable day; entries do not carry over to subsequent days\nSetting: Historic tavern\, restaurant and wooded outdoor entertainment property with the seasonal DownBack area\nWeather: Outdoor portions of the weekend may be affected by weather; check with the Rathskeller for any day-of changes \n  \n  \nFeatured image is an artistic representation inspired by the event and may not depict the actual people\, location\, or activities shown.
URL:https://thectbeacon.com/event/charlestown-rathskeller-turns-oktoberfest-into-a-three-day-party-with-german-food-live-music-and-big-prizes/2026-10-04/
LOCATION:Rathskeller\, 489A Old Coach Rd\, Charlestown\, RI\, 02813\, United States
CATEGORIES:Rathskeller
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SUMMARY:Sunday Jam Sessions at Deans Mill Farm
DESCRIPTION:Sunday Jam Sessions at Deans Mill Farm return every Sunday through the season\, bringing live local music\, food trucks\, and refreshing drinks to one of Stonington’s favorite outdoor gathering spots. Held from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.\, the free weekly series offers a relaxed afternoon where families\, friends\, and music lovers can unwind while enjoying performances from talented local musicians in the scenic setting of Deans Mill Farm. \nEach Sunday features a different performer\, giving visitors something new to experience throughout the season. Along with live entertainment\, food trucks serve a variety of favorites while the farm offers signature drinks and other cold beverages. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs\, settle in for the afternoon\, and enjoy a casual community atmosphere. The event is family-friendly\, although outside alcohol and pets are not permitted. \nEvent Details\n\nEvent: Sunday Jam Sessions\nSchedule: Every Sunday\nTime: 2:30-5:30 p.m.\nSeason: Through October (Weather Permitting)\nVenue: Deans Mill Farm\nAddress: 1189 Pequot Trail\, Stonington\, CT\nAdmission: Free\n\nWhat to Expect\n\nLive music from local performers\nRotating food trucks\nSignature drinks and cold beverages\nFamily-friendly outdoor atmosphere\n\n2026 Concert Schedule\nJuly 19 \n\nBig Lux\n\nJuly 26 \n\nT. Ray Taylor\n\nAugust 2 \n\nBen Freiert\n\nAugust 9 \n\nFrankenphil\n\nAugust 16 \n\nBen Freiert\n\nAugust 23 \n\nRobbed By Locals\n\nAugust 30 \n\nJames Harris\n\nSeptember 6 \n\nTo Be Announced\n\nSeptember 13 \n\nFrankenphil\n\nSeptember 20 \n\nTo Be Announced\n\nSeptember 27 \n\nJonny Debit\n\nOctober 4 \n\nKGB\n\nOctober 11 \n\nFrankenphil\n\nOctober 18 \n\nDan Watson\n\nOctober 25 \n\nJames Harris\n\nKnow Before You Go\n\nFamily-friendly event\nNo outside alcohol\nNo pets\nWeather permitting\nTimes are subject to change\n\nWhy Attend\n\nFree weekly live music\nRotating lineup of local musicians\nFood trucks and beverages\nRelaxed outdoor setting\nGreat Sunday afternoon tradition\n\n  \n 
URL:https://thectbeacon.com/event/sunday-jam-sessions-at-deans-mill-farm/2026-10-04/
LOCATION:Deans Mill Farm\, 1189 Pequot Trail\, Stonington\, CT\, 06378\, United States
CATEGORIES:Deans Mill Farm
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SUMMARY:Wild Mushroom Festival Turns Deans Mill Farm Into a Fungi Playground
DESCRIPTION:Wild Mushroom Festival Turns Deans Mill Farm Into a Fungi Playground Oct. 4\, when one of Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center’s signature fall events brings together mushroom hunters\, chefs\, growers\, artists\, and curious beginners for four hours devoted to the surprisingly enormous world of fungi. \nAnd you don’t need to know a chanterelle from a chicken of the woods to go. \nThe festival combines two experiences that don’t usually occupy the same afternoon: part food festival\, with approximately 10 local restaurants preparing mushroom dishes for sampling\, and part outdoor classroom\, where experienced foragers and mushroom experts teach visitors what they’re actually seeing when they encounter fungi in the woods. \nThen things get considerably more eclectic. \nThere’s live music\, a mushroom marketplace\, mushroom-themed crafts\, growers selling fungi\, mushroom ice cream\, and even tattoo artists offering mushroom designs. \nIn other words\, DPNC has gone pretty far down the mushroom rabbit hole. \nFirst\, Eat the Mushrooms\nFood has long been one of the festival’s biggest attractions. \nApproximately 10 local restaurants and chefs are expected to participate this year\, preparing mushroom-centered samples rather than simply setting up conventional food-vendor booths. \nAdmission includes food tickets: adults receive 12\, while children receive six. Additional food tickets can be purchased during the festival for $1 each. \nThe exact 2026 restaurant roster and dishes have not yet been publicly posted\, so there’s some discovery involved when you arrive. Previous versions have used the tasting component to show just how differently chefs can approach fungi rather than treating mushrooms as one ingredient with one flavor. \nAnd there’s one particularly unusual festival favorite returning to the conversation: candy cap mushroom ice cream. Candy caps are prized for an aroma often compared to maple syrup\, making them one of the stranger examples of just how far mushrooms can travel from the stereotypical sauté pan. The Wild Mushroom Festival also promotes mushroom beer among its specialty offerings. \nThen Learn How to Find Them\nEating mushrooms is only half the idea. \nDPNC is using the festival to introduce visitors to the much larger ecological world behind them. \nNaturalists\, foragers and mushroom experts will lead woodland walks and educational talks covering mushroom hunting\, identification\, cultivation and cooking. An identification table gives visitors an opportunity to examine specimens and learn the characteristics experts use to distinguish different fungi. \nThat’s an important distinction from simply heading into the woods with a phone app and deciding something looks edible. \nWild mushroom identification can be complicated\, and some toxic species resemble edible ones closely enough that beginners should never rely on photographs or a single identifying characteristic before eating something they’ve collected. \nThe festival provides a much better starting point: experienced people\, actual specimens and an opportunity to ask questions. \nDPNC has watched public interest in exactly this kind of knowledge grow dramatically. In its reporting on the festival\, the Nature Center noted that interest in foraging surged during the pandemic\, helped in part by people sharing their finds and woodland excursions on social media. \nThe Festival Got So Popular It Had to Move\nThe Wild Mushroom Festival has been around much longer than the current location. \nFor years it was held at DPNC itself\, where it developed into one of the organization’s signature events. Eventually\, success created a practical problem: the festival outgrew the Nature Center’s parking capacity. \nThat led to its move to Deans Mill Farm on Pequot Trail in Stonington. \nIt’s a particularly good fit. \nThe farm’s approximately 70 acres provide room for parking\, fields for vendors and restaurant tents\, and trails that can actually be used for the mushroom walks. Previous festivals at the farm have also included a beer garden as a place to settle in between programs. \nThat makes this less like a lecture series with some food attached and more like a small fall festival spread across a farm. \nThe Mushroom Marketplace Goes Beyond Something to Eat\nNot every mushroom at the festival is destined for a plate. \nThe expanded Mushroom Marketplace brings together artists\, mycologists\, mushroom growers\, foragers\, crafters and chefs selling their work and products. \nThat might mean cultivated mushrooms and fungi-related products at one table and mushroom-inspired artwork at another. \nThen there are the tattoos. \nLocal tattoo artists are scheduled for a pop-up offering mushroom-themed designs during the festival. \nSo someone could theoretically spend Sunday learning how to identify mushrooms\, eat several varieties\, buy mushrooms to take home and leave with one permanently attached to an arm. \nThat’s commitment. \nLive music runs alongside the marketplace and food sampling\, while crafts give children something hands-on to do between the walks and other programs. \nFour Hours May Go Faster Than You Think\nThe festival opens promptly at noon and runs until 4 p.m. \nUnlike a conventional fair where people can simply arrive whenever they want\, advance registration is required\, and DPNC is warning that the festival is expected to sell out early. \nAn adult ticket costs $36 and includes 12 food tickets\, admission to the Mushroom Marketplace\, educational talks and walks\, and crafts. Children’s admission is $18 and includes six food tickets along with the same access to the marketplace\, educational programming and crafts. \nThere’s also a larger purpose behind all that fungi. \nProceeds support the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center\, the Mystic-based nonprofit that works in environmental education\, conservation and wildlife rehabilitation while stewarding more than 350 acres of protected land. \nThe Wild Mushroom Festival manages to compress a surprising amount into four hours. \nYou can come because you want to eat mushrooms. \nYou can come because you want to learn how to find them. \nOr you can come knowing absolutely nothing about fungi and discover that the strange things appearing on fallen logs and forest floors every autumn occupy a world considerably larger — and considerably weirder — than the produce aisle suggests. \nMore information is available at the Event Website link below. To purchase tickets\, click the Event Ticketing link below. \nDetails\nEvent: Wild Mushroom Festival\nDate: Sunday\, Oct. 4\, 2026\nTime: Noon–4 p.m.\nLocation: Deans Mill Farm\nAddress: 1189 Pequot Trail\, Stonington\, CT 06378\nOrganizer: Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center\nAdult Admission: $36\, including 12 food tickets\nChild Admission: $18\, including six food tickets\nAdditional Food Tickets: $1 each at the festival\nFood: Mushroom-inspired samples from approximately 10 local restaurants and chefs; the individual 2026 restaurant roster has not yet been published\nPrograms: Guided mushroom walks\, talks with naturalists and foragers\, mushroom identification\, cultivation and cooking education\nMarketplace: Artists\, mycologists\, foragers\, crafters\, growers and chefs\nAlso Planned: Live music\, mushroom-themed crafts and tattoo-artist pop-ups\nRegistration: Advance ticket purchase required; organizers expect the event to sell out\nPhone: 860-536-1216\nContact: alissa@dpnc.org \n  \n  \nFeatured image is an artistic representation inspired by the event and may not depict the actual people\, location\, or activities shown.
URL:https://thectbeacon.com/event/wild-mushroom-festival-turns-deans-mill-farm-into-a-fungi-playground/
LOCATION:Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center\, 109 Pequotsepos Road\, Mystic\, 06355\, United States
CATEGORIES:Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center
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SUMMARY:Jonathan Edwards Winery Celebrates 25 Years With Its Biggest Harvest Fest Yet
DESCRIPTION:Jonathan Edwards Winery Celebrates 25 Years With Its Biggest Harvest Fest Yet Oct. 4\, when the North Stonington vineyard turns its annual end-of-harvest celebration into a 25th anniversary party with three bands\, food trucks\, an artisan market\, hayrides\, children’s activities\, yard games and one of the winery’s most enduring traditions: adults climbing into a barrel to stomp grapes.\n\nThe festival runs from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.\, essentially turning the vineyard grounds into an outdoor fall fair for the day. \nAnd this year’s Harvest Fest arrives at an appropriate moment. \nJonathan Edwards Winery opened to the public in 2001\, making 2026 its 25th year in North Stonington. The winery’s story actually began a little earlier\, when the Edwards family became interested in the emerging Northeastern wine industry and eventually looked west as well. A trip to Napa Valley in 1999 led to their first California harvest in 2000 and ultimately to an unusual model: a Connecticut winery producing wines connected to vineyards on both coasts. \nTwenty-five years later\, they’re throwing a party in the vineyard. \nThree Bands Take the Stage\nThe music starts with The John Fries Trio\, and Fries himself describes Harvest Fest as a show his band will open. \nFries is a singer-songwriter and guitarist whose music sits at the intersection of blues\, soul and roots music. His stated influences range from Eric Clapton and the Black Crowes to John Prine\, Amos Lee\, D’Angelo\, Martin Sexton and Chris Whitley\, which gives a pretty good indication of the territory he occupies: guitar-driven music with blues underneath it but enough soul and songwriting to keep it from becoming a straight blues set. \nAlso playing is The Fake Experience\, a familiar name on the southeastern Connecticut winery and club circuit. If you’ve spent much time following outdoor music around Mystic and Stonington\, there’s a decent chance you’ve encountered them before. \nThe third act is Sugar\, completing a lineup designed to keep live music running through the festival rather than treating the band as background entertainment. \nJonathan Edwards has confirmed all three bands\, although it has not published individual 2026 set times beyond John Fries indicating that his trio opens the show. \nYes\, You Can Stomp the Grapes\nHarvest Fest also brings back the winery’s adult grape-stomping contest. \nIt’s exactly what it sounds like. \nGrape stomping reaches back thousands of years as one of the earliest methods of crushing grapes for winemaking. Modern wineries have long since replaced feet with considerably more efficient equipment\, but the old method has survived as one of harvest season’s more entertaining traditions. \nAt Jonathan Edwards\, it’s become part of the festival. \nThe winery is also advertising hayrides\, yard games and free children’s activities\, giving families considerably more to do than sit on the lawn while the adults sample wine. An artisan market will bring local makers onto the grounds as well. \nFood trucks are scheduled throughout the day. Jonathan Edwards has not yet published the names of the 2026 trucks\, so that’s one detail worth watching as Oct. 4 gets closer. \nAnd bring some extra cash. The winery specifically tells guests to bring pocket change for its “Truck Stop\,” the festival’s food-truck area. \nWhat Your $30 Actually Gets You\nAdvance admission is $30 per adult\, increasing to $35 at the gate if the festival hasn’t sold out. \nThat includes admission\, all three bands\, festival activities\, free parking\, a keepsake Jonathan Edwards glass and one complimentary glass of wine. \nThat last part is worth emphasizing: this isn’t an unlimited wine-tasting ticket. \nAdditional wine can be purchased during the festival. The outdoor bar is cash only\, while the winery’s tasting room accepts both cash and credit cards. There is no ATM on the property\, so anyone planning to use the outdoor bar or buy from vendors should arrive accordingly. \nThe winery is also promoting Connecticut craft beer as part of the celebration\, giving non-wine drinkers another option. \nGuests younger than 21 are admitted free when accompanied by a ticketed parent\, guardian or adult. They’ll receive a different-colored wristband identifying them as underage. \nBring a Chair and Make a Day of It\nThis is the kind of event where a little planning makes a difference. \nJonathan Edwards provides some tables and chairs\, but seating is limited and available first come\, first served. Guests are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs and blankets\, and pop-up tents are permitted in designated areas on the grounds. \nOutside alcohol and beverages aren’t allowed. That includes coffee cups\, cans and twist-top bottles. Coolers will be inspected at the entrance\, while water will be sold at the bars and water-filling stations will be available. \nLeave the dog home for this one\, too. Although Jonathan Edwards ordinarily welcomes leashed dogs in portions of the property\, the winery specifically prohibits dogs during Harvest Fest because of the size and activity level of the event. \nThe festival happens rain or shine\, and tickets are nonrefundable. \nPerhaps the best way to approach it is to treat Harvest Fest less like a quick winery visit and more like a day on the lawn: arrive when the gates open\, find a place to settle in\, hear three bands\, wander through the artisan tents\, grab lunch from a food truck\, take the kids for a hayride and watch otherwise sensible adults remove their shoes and discover how much work it once took to turn grapes into wine. \nTwenty-five years after Jonathan Edwards Winery opened its doors in North Stonington\, that’s a pretty appropriate way to celebrate another harvest. \nMore information is available at the Event Website link below. To purchase tickets\, click the Event Ticketing link below. \nDetails\nEvent: Jonathan Edwards Winery Harvest Fest & 25th Anniversary Celebration\nDate: Sunday\, Oct. 4\, 2026\nTime: 10:30 a.m.–5 p.m.\nLocation: Jonathan Edwards Winery\nAddress: 74 Chester Main Road\, North Stonington\, CT 06359\nAdvance Admission: $30 per adult\nGate Admission: $35 per adult\, if not sold out\nUnder 21: Free with a ticketed adult\, parent or guardian\nAdmission Includes: One complimentary glass of wine\, keepsake glass\, parking\, three bands and festival activities\nBands: The John Fries Trio\, The Fake Experience and Sugar\nActivities: Adult grape-stomping contest\, hayrides\, yard games\, artisan market and free children’s activities\nFood: Food trucks will be on site; the 2026 truck lineup has not yet been published\nDrinks: Wine and Connecticut craft beer available; additional wine may be purchased\nSeating: Limited tables and chairs; guests may bring lawn chairs\, blankets and pop-up tents for the grounds\nOutside Beverages: Not permitted; coolers will be checked\nWater: Available for purchase and at water-filling stations\nDogs: Not permitted during Harvest Fest\nWeather: Rain or shine\nTickets: Nonrefundable\nParking: Free\nATM: None on site\nPhone: 860-535-0202 \n\n  \nFeatured image is an artistic representation inspired by the event and may not depict the actual people\, location\, or activities shown.
URL:https://thectbeacon.com/event/jonathan-edwards-winery-celebrates-25-years-with-its-biggest-harvest-fest-yet/
LOCATION:Jonathan Edwards Winery\, 74 Chester Maine Rd\, North Stonington\, 06359\, United States
CATEGORIES:Jonathan Edwards Winery
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SUMMARY:Charlestown Rathskeller Turns Oktoberfest Into a Three-Day Party With German Food\, Live Music and Big Prizes
DESCRIPTION:Charlestown Rathskeller Turns Oktoberfest Into a Three-Day Party With German Food\, Live Music and Big Prizes Oct. 2–4\, filling the historic wooded tavern with German-inspired food\, cold beer\, three days of live music and a raffle lineup that ranges from gift cards to beer for a year and a Vermont getaway. \nThis isn’t a Saturday-afternoon Oktoberfest squeezed into a few hours. \nThe Rathskeller is making a weekend of it\, with festivities running Friday through Sunday at its Old Coach Road property in Charlestown. A special menu brings the German flavors\, while a different band takes over each day and raffle prizes are drawn throughout the weekend. \nThe restaurant’s own pitch gets right to the point: “Come for the Oktoberfest. Stay for the prizes.” \nConsidering what’s being given away\, that’s not much of an exaggeration. \nStart With the German Food\nThe Rathskeller is supplementing its regular offerings with an Oktoberfest menu built around dishes that go well beyond adding a pretzel to the bar menu. \nCurrywurst brings one of Germany’s great street foods to Charlestown: sausage served with the distinctive curry-spiced sauce that became a postwar favorite in Berlin. \nThere are Rathskeller soft pretzels\, along with frikadellen\, the German seasoned meat patties that land somewhere between a meatball and a small hamburger. \nFor something more substantial\, the menu includes cider-braised pork shank and sauerbraten\, the traditional German pot roast known for its sweet-and-sour character and long marinating process. \nAnd because this is still an American fall festival in Rhode Island\, there are funnel cakes for dessert. \nAdd cold beer\, and the Rathskeller has the food-and-drink side of Oktoberfest well covered. \nThree Days\, Three Bands\nThe music changes every day\, giving each part of the weekend a different personality. \nFriday: AD/HD\nAD/HD kicks off the music Friday from 8 to 11 p.m. \nThe AC/DC tribute act draws from both major periods of the Australian band’s career\, covering music associated with original frontman Bon Scott as well as the Brian Johnson era. \nThat opens Oktoberfest with hard rock rather than polka. \nAdmission for the performance is listed at $10 in advance and $15 at the door\, plus applicable advance ticketing fees. \nSaturday: Wicked Peach\nSaturday belongs to a band plenty of southeastern Connecticut music fans already know. \nWicked Peach performs from 8 to 11 p.m. \nThe regional rock band dates to 1996 and has built its following through decades of shows around southeastern Connecticut and southern New England. \nIts repertoire stretches across several generations of rock and pop-rock\, making the Saturday night show less about a single artist or era than the kind of recognizable songs designed to keep a weekend crowd moving. \nTickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. \nSunday: Timeless\nThe weekend shifts gears for its finale. \nTimeless performs Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m.\, turning the final day into more of an afternoon and early-evening party. \nThe Rhode Island-based group has been performing since 2016\, mixing classic rock\, pop\, country and dance music. Its résumé includes appearances at venues including Bally’s Twin River and Hard Rock Boston. \nSunday’s show is also listed at $10 in advance and $15 at the door. \nTogether\, the three bookings give Oktoberfest three very different musical flavors: an AC/DC tribute Friday\, regional rock favorites Wicked Peach Saturday and a broad party-band mix from Timeless Sunday. \nThen There Are the Prizes\nThis is where the Rathskeller’s Oktoberfest gets unusually ambitious. \nRaffle drawings take place throughout all three days\, and the prizes grow substantially beyond T-shirts and promotional swag. \nOrganizers are advertising hundreds of dollars in Rathskeller gift cards\, Oktoberfest merchandise and DownBack tickets alongside some much larger prizes. \nFriday’s festivities build toward a $500 Rathskeller gift card drawing at midnight. \nSaturday brings one of the weekend’s attention-getters: Beer for a Year. Another prize offers a dinner for two and wine every month for a year. \nSunday answers with Wine for a Year and perhaps the weekend’s most distinctive prize\, a two-night getaway for two to the von Trapp family’s Vermont resort and brewery\, including a brewery tour and a $200 dining credit. \nThere’s also a 2027 DownBack VIP pass among the prizes. \nThe raffle rules make entering relatively easy. There is no purchase necessary\, but participants must be 21 or older and must physically visit the Charlestown Rathskeller on the day of the drawing to enter. \nEntries are valid only for that day’s drawings and don’t carry over into the following day. \nVisitors don’t have to spend the entire day waiting to see if they’ve won. Winners can be contacted by email after the drawing. \nThat makes it possible to stop in during the afternoon\, enter the raffle\, have something to eat and return later for the night’s band without spending eight hours guarding a raffle ticket. \nOktoberfest at a Place That Dates to 1933\nThe setting gives the weekend considerably more character than a temporary beer tent in a parking lot. \nThe Charlestown Rathskeller traces its history to 1933\, the same year Prohibition ended nationally. \nIts secluded location in the woods became part of its identity\, and the property has long traded on the atmosphere of an old roadside tavern tucked away from the main coastal route. \nToday’s Rathskeller is considerably larger than a single historic dining room. \nThe property combines the restaurant and tavern with patios\, outdoor gathering spaces\, games including cornhole and bocce and the seasonal DownBack entertainment area. \nDownBack adds outdoor bars\, food\, a large fire pit and a concert stage to the wooded property. \nIts regular music season runs through the warmer months into October\, making Oktoberfest an appropriate way to push the outdoor-party atmosphere into fall. \nThree Days Instead of One Big Rush\nThe format also gives visitors options. \nSomeone interested primarily in the food and raffles doesn’t necessarily need to arrive for an 8 p.m. concert. AC/DC fans have a reason to choose Friday. Wicked Peach followers can make Saturday their night. Families or people who don’t want to stay out late can take advantage of Timeless’ earlier Sunday performance. \nAnd because raffle prizes are spread across the weekend\, there’s a reason to return. \nThat makes this less like a conventional Oktoberfest with a fixed four-hour program and more like the Rathskeller temporarily changing its personality for an entire weekend. \nGerman-inspired food provides the theme. \nThe beer certainly helps. \nBut between three bands\, three days of drawings and prizes that include everything from gift cards to a Vermont brewery getaway\, the Rathskeller has built plenty around the beer steins. \nMore information is available at the Event Website link below. To purchase tickets for the individual live music performances\, click the Event Ticketing link below. \nDetails\nEvent: Charlestown Rathskeller Oktoberfest\nDates: Friday–Sunday\, Oct. 2–4\, 2026\nLocation: Charlestown Rathskeller\nAddress: 489A Old Coach Road\, Charlestown\, RI 02813\nOktoberfest Menu: Currywurst\, Rathskeller soft pretzels\, frikadellen\, cider-braised pork shank\, sauerbraten and funnel cakes\nFriday Music: AD/HD\, 8–11 p.m.\nSaturday Music: Wicked Peach\, 8–11 p.m.\nSunday Music: Timeless\, 4–7 p.m.\nMusic Tickets: $10 advance/$15 at the door for the listed performances; advance ticketing fees may apply\nRaffles: Drawings throughout all three days\nMajor Prizes: Rathskeller gift cards\, Beer for a Year\, Wine for a Year\, monthly dinner-and-wine package\, 2027 DownBack VIP pass and a two-night Vermont getaway\nRaffle Admission: No purchase necessary\nRaffle Age: 21+\nRaffle Rules: Entrants must visit the Rathskeller in person on the applicable day; entries do not carry over to subsequent days\nSetting: Historic tavern\, restaurant and wooded outdoor entertainment property with the seasonal DownBack area\nWeather: Outdoor portions of the weekend may be affected by weather; check with the Rathskeller for any day-of changes \n  \n  \nFeatured image is an artistic representation inspired by the event and may not depict the actual people\, location\, or activities shown.
URL:https://thectbeacon.com/event/charlestown-rathskeller-turns-oktoberfest-into-a-three-day-party-with-german-food-live-music-and-big-prizes/2026-10-03/
LOCATION:Rathskeller\, 489A Old Coach Rd\, Charlestown\, RI\, 02813\, United States
CATEGORIES:Rathskeller
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SUMMARY:Monophonics Bring Heavy Soul and Psychedelic Rock Back to the Knick
DESCRIPTION:Monophonics Bring Heavy Soul and Psychedelic Rock Back to the Knick Oct. 3\, when the San Francisco band returns to Westerly with the kind of music that can make a modern club feel like somebody just opened a forgotten door into 1971. \nIf you haven’t heard Monophonics before\, start with the ingredients. \nTake the emotional weight of classic soul\, add the deep grooves and horns of funk\, layer in psychedelic guitars and vintage keyboards\, and put Kelly Finnigan out front with a voice that sounds remarkably at home in another musical era. \nThe result isn’t a tribute act and it isn’t a band simply reproducing old records. Monophonics write contemporary songs using a musical vocabulary built from late-’60s and early-’70s soul\, psychedelic rock and R&B. \nThat’s also what makes the Knick Music Lab an especially good room for them. \nOld Soul Without Becoming a Museum Piece\nMonophonics formed in the San Francisco Bay Area in the mid-2000s\, but the band’s defining era began when singer\, songwriter\, producer and keyboardist Kelly Finnigan joined the group. \nFinnigan helped push Monophonics toward the sound that has become its calling card: big analog textures\, emotionally charged vocals\, horns\, psychedelic flourishes and arrangements that can move from intimate soul ballads to explosive funk-rock. \nThere are plenty of historical reference points. \nYou can hear echoes of Curtis Mayfield and the cinematic side of soul\, the psychedelic experiments of late-’60s Motown\, vocal groups such as the Delfonics and the expansive pop of bands like the Zombies. \nBut Monophonics don’t treat those influences as artifacts. \nThe songs themselves deal with recognizable subjects — love\, loss\, perseverance\, isolation and the messy business of trying to get through life — while the production deliberately reaches backward to an era when records sounded warm\, imperfect and human. \nThat combination helped songs including “Last One Standing\,” “It’s Only Us\,” “Chances\,” “Lying Eyes\,” “Promises” and their interpretation of “Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)” find audiences far beyond the retro-soul scene. \nIf You Want to Know What They Sound Like\, Check Into the Sage Motel\nTheir 2022 album Sage Motel may be the best introduction to the Monophonics world. \nIt’s a concept album built around an imaginary motel that supposedly began as a roadside stop in the 1940s\, became a bohemian destination during the 1960s and ’70s and then slowly deteriorated. \nPeople pass through its rooms carrying dreams\, broken relationships and turning points in their lives. \nMusically\, it gives Monophonics room to blend heavy soul with psychedelic rock and cinematic arrangements\, with Finnigan’s voice holding the stories together. \nBy that point the band had already developed a substantial following. Its previous album\, It’s Only Us\, accumulated tens of millions of streams\, while Monophonics built its reputation the old-fashioned way as well: touring. \nThe group has performed across the United States and in cities throughout Europe and beyond\, including London\, Paris\, Amsterdam\, Athens and Istanbul. \nAnd live performance matters with this band. \nThe Horns Are Coming Too\nThe current Monophonics lineup is constructed to deliver considerably more than a stripped-down touring approximation of the records. \nFinnigan handles vocals and keyboards\, backed by drummer Austin Bohlman\, bassist Max Ramey and guitarist Aquilles Magaña. \nThen comes the horn section\, led by trumpeter Ryan Scott with Jason Cressey on trombone. \nThat’s important because the horns aren’t decorative in this music. They’re part of what gives Monophonics its scale\, moving between tight rhythmic punches and sweeping soul arrangements while the rhythm section provides the groove underneath. \nThe UNITED describes the band’s live performances as energetic\, and years of international touring have made the stage as important to Monophonics’ identity as the studio. \nFor people who like soul but don’t necessarily want a nostalgia show\, this is where the distinction becomes clear. \nMonophonics aren’t pretending it’s still 1970. \nThey’ve simply decided that some of the things musicians knew how to do in 1970 were worth keeping. \nA Big Sound in an Intimate Westerly Room\nSaturday’s concert isn’t inside the UNITED’s main theater. \nIt’s at the Knick Music Lab\, the performance space at 35 Railroad Avenue that continues the musical life of Westerly’s historic Knickerbocker Music Center. \nThat should put Monophonics considerably closer to the audience than a traditional theater presentation would. \nThe night also includes support from Taylor Williams\, with doors opening at 7:30 p.m. and music beginning at 8. \nTickets are $30 in advance and $35 on the day of the show\, with fees included. The concert is open to all ages. \nFor anyone whose record collection wanders through classic soul\, psychedelic rock\, funk and modern artists who still believe a horn section and a deep groove can solve an awful lot of problems\, this is one worth investigating. \nAnd if you’ve never heard Monophonics\, give “Last One Standing” a few minutes before deciding. \nSeven minutes later\, you’ll have a much better idea of what Saturday night in Westerly is going to sound like. \nMore information is available at the Event Website link below. To purchase tickets\, click the Event Ticketing link below. \nDetails\nEvent: Monophonics\nDate: Saturday\, Oct. 3\, 2026\nDoors: 7:30 p.m.\nShow: 8 p.m.\nVenue: Knick Music Lab\nAddress: 35 Railroad Ave.\, Westerly\, RI\nAdmission: $30 advance; $35 day of show\, inclusive of fees\nAge: All ages\nSupport: Taylor Williams\nSeating: General admission\nFood & Drink: Prepackaged concession snacks and soft drinks available for purchase; limited bar with prepackaged beer\, wine and canned cocktails\nTicket Policy: Tickets are nonrefundable and nonexchangeable \n  \n  \nFeatured image is an artistic representation inspired by the event and may not depict the actual people\, location\, or activities shown.
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LOCATION:Knickerbocker Music Center\, 35 Railroad Ave\, Westerly\, RI\, 02891\, United States
CATEGORIES:United Theater
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SUMMARY:The Garde Turns Back the Clock 100 Years to Recreate Its 1926 Opening Night
DESCRIPTION:The Garde Turns Back the Clock 100 Years to Recreate Its 1926 Opening Night Oct. 3\, when New London’s surviving movie palace celebrates its centennial by attempting something considerably more ambitious than a birthday party: recreating the kind of night audiences experienced when the theater first opened its doors a century ago. \nFor five hours\, the Garde Arts Center will become a version of itself from 1926. \nClassic automobiles will line the street\, with cocktails and strolling entertainers in the lobby\, tarot readers and a wandering magician\, an organ processional\, vaudeville\, a jazz orchestra\, dancing\, a vintage-style newsreel\, and a silent movie with live organ accompaniment. \nThen\, after the theater presentation ends\, everyone is invited onto the stage for a speakeasy with live jazz and dancing until 11 p.m. \nThe evening is called A Night to Remember\, and it’s the centerpiece of the Garde’s Centennial Season. \nThis isn’t simply a Roaring Twenties-themed party being held inside an old theater. \nIt’s a party about this particular theater and the night New London first discovered it. \nImagine State Street in 1926\nThe Garde opened on Sept. 22\, 1926\, during the great American movie-palace boom. \nMovies were silent. Television didn’t exist. Going to the movies could mean far more than sitting down\, watching a feature and going home. \nThe grand urban movie palaces were designed to make the entire evening feel like an event. \nThe Garde was built as a “photoplay house” under the direction of Arthur S. Friend\, a New York movie-industry attorney associated with the company that became Paramount Pictures. New London architect Arland W. Johnson designed the theater\, which was named for businessman Walter Garde. \nInside\, audiences entered an elaborate world of Moroccan and Middle Eastern-inspired decoration\, murals and architectural ornamentation. \nThe opening attraction was The Marriage Clause\, a silent romantic drama starring two major screen names of the era\, Francis X. Bushman and Billie Dove. \nBut a night at the Garde wasn’t necessarily just a movie. \nLike other theaters of its era\, the Garde combined motion pictures with live entertainment. Vaudeville performers could share the program with feature films\, comedy shorts and newsreels\, giving audiences a variety show and a movie in the same visit. \nOne hundred years later\, that’s the experience the Garde is trying to bring back. \nThe Night Begins Before Anyone Takes a Seat\nThe centennial celebration starts at 6 p.m. with a cocktail reception\, and the theater itself becomes part of the performance. \nGuests will encounter classic automobiles\, strolling performers and a wandering magician\, along with photo opportunities and a mystical lounge with tarot card readers and live piano music. \nIt’s meant to create the sense that something is happening everywhere rather than asking guests to arrive\, find their seats and wait for a curtain. \nPeriod dress isn’t required\, but 1920s-inspired clothing is encouraged for anyone who wants to become part of the scenery. \nThen\, at 7:30 p.m.\, everyone heads into the theater. \nVaudeville\, Silent Film and a Mighty Organ\nThe feature presentation is constructed as a recreation of a 1926 theater program rather than a conventional stage show. \nAn organ processional and audience sing-along open the proceedings. Historical figures Arthur S. Friend and Walter Garde make appearances as characters in the evening\, reconnecting the celebration to the men behind the original theater. \nA symphonic jazz orchestra supplies the sound of the period\, while an Arthur Murray dance showcase and vaudeville performances bring back forms of live entertainment that would have been familiar to audiences entering a movie palace in the 1920s. \nThere’s even a vintage-style newsreel. \nAnd then the clock rolls all the way back to the era before movies talked. \nA silent film will be presented with live organ accompaniment and Foley sound effects — the sounds created to accompany actions on screen. \nThat’s particularly fitting inside the Garde. \nThe theater’s history spans the enormous technological transition that transformed movies at the end of the 1920s. Just three years after the Garde opened\, Warner Bros. purchased the theater as part of its expansion during the arrival of talking pictures. \nThe reported purchase price in 1929 was $1 million. \nThe building celebrating silent film in 2026 survived the revolution that made silent film obsolete. \nThen Everybody Gets Invited Onto the Stage\nAt 9 p.m.\, the formal presentation ends. \nThe party doesn’t. \nThe Garde will turn its stage into a speakeasy\, with guests invited up for a live jazz quartet\, dancing and additional surprises until 11 p.m. \nThat final portion changes the relationship between audience and theater in a wonderful way. \nFor most of the past century\, generations of New Londoners have looked at the Garde’s stage. \nOn this night\, they’ll get to party on it. \nThe building they’re celebrating almost didn’t make it to its 100th birthday. \nAfter decades as one of southeastern Connecticut’s major movie theaters\, the Garde closed in 1977 amid the enormous changes reshaping downtown movie houses across America. The nonprofit Garde Arts Center was established in 1985\, beginning the long process of saving and restoring the theater rather than losing another movie palace to demolition or redevelopment. \nToday\, the Garde once again hosts concerts\, movies\, comedy\, theater and community events beneath the elaborate interior created for audiences a century ago. \nThat makes A Night to Remember more than an exercise in nostalgia. \nOn Oct. 3\, people won’t be celebrating a vanished theater by looking at old photographs of it. \nThey’ll be standing inside it. \nAnd for one night\, the Garde gets to be 1926 again. \nMore information is available at the Event Website link below. To purchase tickets\, click the Event Ticketing link below. \nDetails\nEvent: A Night to Remember: 1926 Opening Night Reenactment\nDate: Saturday\, Oct. 3\, 2026\nTime: 6–11 p.m.\nLocation: Garde Arts Center\nAddress: 325 State Street\, New London\, CT 06320\nAdmission: $26 and $126\, plus fees\n6–7 p.m.: Cocktail reception with signature cocktails\, classic automobiles\, strolling performers\, wandering magician\, photo opportunities\, tarot readers and live piano\n7:30 p.m.: Opening Night Reenactment and feature presentation\nFeature Presentation: Organ processional and sing-along\, Arthur S. Friend and Walter Garde appearances\, symphonic jazz orchestra\, Arthur Murray dance showcase\, vaudeville\, vintage-style newsreel and silent film with live organ accompaniment and Foley effects\n9–11 p.m.: Speakeasy on the Garde stage with live jazz quartet and dancing\nAttire: 1920s-inspired clothing encouraged but optional\nVIP: Includes additional benefits such as a drink ticket and live caricature portrait\nPhone: 860-444-7373\nEmail: info@gardearts.org \n  \n  \nFeatured image is an artistic representation inspired by the event and may not depict the actual people\, location\, or activities shown.
URL:https://thectbeacon.com/event/the-garde-turns-back-the-clock-100-years-to-recreate-its-1926-opening-night/
LOCATION:Garde Arts Center\, 325 State Street\, New London\, CT\, 06320\, United States
CATEGORIES:Garde Arts Center
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SUMMARY:Rum Rendezvous Brings a Caribbean-Style Rum Party to Foxwoods
DESCRIPTION:Rum Rendezvous Brings a Caribbean-Style Rum Party to Foxwoods Oct. 3\, turning the Rainmaker Expo Center into a four-hour celebration of rum\, live music and island-inspired entertainment — with unlimited vendor sampling\, a live cigar roller\, food\, games and a chance to win a trip to Puerto Rico. \nThe name undersells this one a little. \nFoxwoods isn’t setting up a few tables and calling it a tasting. Rum Rendezvous is designed more like an afternoon festival built around the spirit that runs through everything from daiquiris and mojitos to tiki drinks and centuries of Caribbean history. \nGeneral admission allows guests to sample from all participating rum vendors\, with light\, dark\, and spiced varieties represented. Foxwoods has not published a 2026 list of participating distilleries\, so exactly what will be poured remains a surprise for now. \nBut the rum is only part of the afternoon. \nRum\, Rhythms and a Little Taste of the Caribbean\nThe entertainment includes live music from Miami Sound Revue\, a band built around the tropical\, Latin and dance sounds associated with South Florida\, along with a live DJ. \nBetween pours\, guests can watch a master cigar roller at work in the cigar lounge\, hit the games and interactive experiences or step into a 360-degree selfie station. \nFood will also be available. Every general admission ticket includes one dessert item from the event menu\, with additional food available for purchase. A cash bar will serve specialty cocktails and nonalcoholic drinks. \nAnd there is one particularly appropriate grand prize. \nFoxwoods is giving attendees a chance to win a trip to Foxwoods El San Juan\, its sister property in Puerto Rico. The winner must still be at Rum Rendezvous when the prize is awarded to claim it. \nPut all of that together and this feels less like a technical spirits seminar and more like an indoor Caribbean party where the tasting glass happens to be your passport around the room. \nYou Don’t Have to Drink to Come Along\nFoxwoods has also created a designated-driver ticket\, which makes Rum Rendezvous considerably easier to turn into a group outing. \nThe $25 designated-driver admission includes entry to the event\, dessert\, games\, the selfie station\, attractions and entertainment. Those guests receive a special wristband and cannot sample from alcohol vendors or purchase alcoholic beverages. \nRegular general admission is currently $50. Foxwoods is also offering a Me + 3 promotion: buy three general-admission tickets and receive a fourth free. \nEveryone attending — including designated drivers — must be 21 or older. \nThere is no VIP tier\, so the general admission ticket provides access to sampling from all of the participating vendors rather than dividing the room into different tasting levels. \nFour Hours\, But Don’t Arrive Too Late\nRum Rendezvous runs from 2 to 6 p.m.\, but there are two times worth remembering if you’re thinking about making this a late-afternoon stop. \nThe doors close to new arrivals at 5:15 p.m. \nThe final rum pours happen at 5:30 p.m. \nThat gives the final half-hour a natural wind-down before the event ends at 6. \nFor anyone who likes rum but doesn’t necessarily want an event devoted entirely to standing at tasting tables discussing barrel finishes\, that may be the appeal here. There’s enough happening around the sampling — music\, food\, cigars\, games and the Puerto Rico theme — to make the afternoon feel like a party rather than a trade show. \nRum Rendezvous takes place Saturday\, Oct. 3\, at the Rainmaker Expo Center at Foxwoods Resort Casino. \nMore information is available at the Event Website link below. To purchase tickets\, click the Event Ticketing link below. \nDetails\nEvent: Rum Rendezvous\nDate: Saturday\, Oct. 3\, 2026\nTime: 2–6 p.m.\nLocation: Rainmaker Expo Center\, Foxwoods Resort Casino\nAddress: 350 Trolley Line Blvd.\, Mashantucket\, CT 06338\nAdmission: $50 general admission; $25 designated driver (plus fees)\nMe + 3 Deal: Buy three general-admission tickets and receive one free\nAge: 21+ only\, including designated drivers; valid government-issued identification required\nGeneral Admission Includes: Access to the event and sampling from participating vendors\, one dessert item\, 360-degree selfie station and interactive experiences\nEntertainment: Miami Sound Revue\, live DJ\, cigar lounge and live cigar rolling\, games and interactive experiences\nFood: One dessert included; additional food available for purchase\nDrinks: Vendor rum samples included for general-admission guests; specialty cocktails and nonalcoholic drinks available from the cash bar\nGrand Prize: Chance to win a trip to Foxwoods El San Juan in Puerto Rico; winner must be present to claim prize\nLast Entry: 5:15 p.m.\nLast Pour: 5:30 p.m.\nParking: Rainmaker Garage recommended\nBags: No shopping bags or backpacks; permitted bags are subject to search\nTickets: All sales final and nonrefundable\nParticipating Rum Brands: Foxwoods has not published a 2026 vendor list; offerings are subject to change \n  \n  \nFeatured image is an artistic representation inspired by the event and may not depict the actual people\, location\, or activities shown.
URL:https://thectbeacon.com/event/rum-rendezvous-brings-a-caribbean-style-rum-party-to-foxwoods/
LOCATION:Rainmaker Expo\, 350 Trolley Line Boulevard\, Mashantucket\, 06338\, United States
CATEGORIES:Foxwoods
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SUMMARY:Lenny Pearce Turns Kids’ Songs Into a Toddler Rave at Foxwoods
DESCRIPTION:Lenny Pearce Turns Kids’ Songs Into a Toddler Rave at Foxwoods Oct. 3\, bringing one of the stranger — and smarter — ideas in family entertainment to the Premier Theater: take the songs little kids already know\, give them thumping electronic beats\, lights\, characters\, and the energy of a dance festival\, then invite the parents to the party too. \nIf the name Lenny Pearce doesn’t immediately mean anything to you\, there’s a good chance someone under 6 would understand the concept. \nThe Australian DJ and entertainer is one of the people behind the rapidly growing world of “Toddler Techno” and family raves\, transforming songs such as “Heads\, Shoulders\, Knees & Toes” and “The Wheels on the Bus” into electronic dance tracks designed to get very small feet moving. \nAnd this isn’t a DJ playing children’s music in the corner of a community room. \nPearce has turned the idea into an international touring production\, moving more than 200\,000 tickets across Australia\, New Zealand\, the United States\, Canada\, Asia\, the Middle East and the United Kingdom. His social following has climbed into the millions\, while his music has led to collaborations with some of the biggest names in children’s entertainment\, including Disney\, Nickelodeon\, Blippi\, PAW Patrol and The Wiggles. \nFrom Australia’s Got Talent to Dad Life\nPearce had already spent years performing before toddlers became his audience. \nHe and his identical twin brother John were members of Justice Crew\, the Australian dance group that won Australia’s Got Talent in 2010 and subsequently became a successful pop act. Pearce eventually left the group and moved into DJing and music production. \nThen he became a father. \nAfter his daughter was born in 2022\, Pearce began experimenting with a problem familiar to generations of parents: children want to hear the same children’s songs over and over again\, while adults may be considerably less enthusiastic about the 400th trip around “The Wheels on the Bus.” \nHis solution was to make children’s music that he wanted to hear too. \nPearce began putting electronic beats behind familiar songs and posting videos of himself and his daughter dancing to them. Other parents started playing the tracks for their children and sharing their own videos. His 2023 techno version of “Heads\, Shoulders\, Knees & Toes” helped push the idea well beyond his own household. \nEventually\, the living-room dance party became a real one. \nThis Is a Rave Where Bedtime Still Wins\nPearce’s Toddler Rave World Tour borrows the spectacle and excitement of an electronic dance show without asking parents to bring their preschoolers into an adult nightclub. \nThere are big beats\, lighting\, dancing\, props and colorful recurring characters\, including Kuma the Monkey\, Bubbles the DJ Duck and Mr. Glow. Pearce works the stage rather than simply standing behind a DJ console\, interacting with children and turning familiar songs into opportunities to jump\, dance and play. \nThe audience is deliberately multigenerational. \nLittle kids get songs they recognize and a show built around their attention spans. Older siblings can join the dance floor. Parents get actual electronic dance music rather than spending an afternoon pretending they’re thrilled to hear another conventional children’s singalong. Grandparents\, aunts and uncles are welcome too. \nThat crossover may explain why the concept has traveled so well. \nPearce sold out dates during his earlier American tour\, and his family raves have expanded into a worldwide touring operation. His music has also crossed directly into one of children’s entertainment’s biggest institutions: The Wiggles\, where his twin brother John is now known to millions of children as the Purple Wiggle. \nFor families who already have Pearce\, The Wiggles or his remixes in regular rotation\, Foxwoods is a chance to step inside the screen and experience the music as a full-scale live show. \nFor everyone else\, think of it this way: \nIt’s baby’s first rave — except it’s at 12:30 in the afternoon\, the songs are familiar\, the grown-ups are invited and everybody can still be home before bedtime. \nLenny Pearce’s Toddler Rave World Tour comes to the Premier Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino on Saturday\, Oct. 3. \nMore information is available at the Event Website link below. To purchase tickets\, click the Event Ticketing link below. \nDetails\nNOTE: At publication time\, ticket availability was down to singles.\nEvent: Lenny Pearce — Toddler Rave World Tour\nDate: Saturday\, Oct. 3\, 2026\nTime: 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.\nVenue: Premier Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino\nAddress: 39 Norwich-Westerly Road\, Mashantucket\, CT 06339\nAudience: Designed as an all-ages family show\, including babies\, toddlers\, older siblings\, parents and other family members\nChildren Under 1: May attend without a ticket when seated on a parent or guardian’s lap\nChildren 1 and Older: Require their own ticket\nUnder 18: Must be accompanied by a parent or guardian\nAdults: Parents and accompanying adults require tickets\nParking: Fox Tower is the recommended parking location\nBags: Shopping bags and backpacks are not permitted; permitted bags are subject to search \n  \n  \nFeatured image is an artistic representation inspired by the event and may not depict the actual people\, location\, or activities shown.
URL:https://thectbeacon.com/event/lenny-pearce-turns-kids-songs-into-a-toddler-rave-at-foxwoods/
LOCATION:Premier Theater at the Foxwoods Resort & Casino\, 39 Norwich-Westerly Rd\, Ledyard\, 06339\, United States
CATEGORIES:Foxwoods
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SUMMARY:New London Art Stroll Turns Downtown Into a 28-Stop Citywide Gallery
DESCRIPTION:New London Art Stroll Turns Downtown Into a 28-Stop Citywide Gallery Oct. 3\, when artists move beyond traditional galleries and into shops\, studios\, restaurants\, cultural institutions and unexpected corners of downtown for five hours of art\, music\, fashion\, demonstrations and open studios. \nRunning from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday\, the 2026 Art Stroll stretches roughly 0.7 miles through downtown New London\, with 28 locations marked on this year’s official map. \nAnd “Art Stroll” considerably understates what organizers have assembled. \nThere are painters\, sculptors\, photographers and jewelry makers\, but also four group art shows\, three vendor markets\, live singers\, poetry and open-mic spoken word\, a fashion show\, printmaking demonstration\, artist studios\, an art swap and guided tours. \nSome stops take only a few minutes. Others could become destinations of their own. \nThe idea is to keep moving. \nDowntown Becomes the Gallery\nThe New London Arts Council and New London Cultural District have effectively removed the walls from a conventional art exhibition. \nInstead of gathering everyone inside one building\, artists have been paired with locations throughout downtown. Visitors follow the map from Broad and Federal streets through State and Golden streets and eventually down Bank Street toward the waterfront. \nSome participating locations are established arts organizations. Others are businesses that become temporary exhibition or performance spaces for the afternoon. \nThe arrangement also means visitors are likely to discover places they haven’t entered before while moving between artists. \nThere is no admission charge for the Stroll\, and artists exhibiting through the Arts Council keep their sales rather than paying the organization a commission. \nStart at Fiddleheads and Work Toward the Waterfront\nAt the northern end of the route\, Fiddleheads Food Co-op at 13 Broad Street becomes Stop No. 1\, featuring whydoirock. \nNearby\, Red Square Gallery at 116 Federal Street is offering tours at noon and 3 p.m. \nAt St. James Episcopal Church\, 76 Federal Street\, visitors will encounter work connected with Louis Comfort Tiffany\, along with artists Cathy Cosby\, Roxanne Steed\, William Allyn and Garrett Brennan. \nFrom there\, the route begins moving deeper into downtown. \nThe Garde Becomes a Group Gallery\nThe Garde Arts Center at 325 State Street is one of four group-show locations on the Stroll. \nArtists listed there include Maurene Kennedy\, Virginia Reyes Conde\, Trish Reyburn\, Heather Flynn\, Beth Pite\, Kira Seamon and Michael Congdon. \nThat makes the Garde worth entering even if you’ve walked past its marquee dozens of times without thinking of it as an art gallery. \nAcross the route\, the historic theater is functioning as one piece of a much larger temporary exhibition spread across the city. \nGo Upstairs: Some of the Most Interesting Stops Are Studios\nThe Stroll isn’t limited to street-level galleries. \nInside the Dewart Building at 300 State Street\, visitors can head upstairs to find participating artists. Katie Fogg is in Suite 310 on the third floor\, while Esmeralda Bustamante and Ellen Kleckner are exhibiting in Suite 203 on the second floor. \nAt 250 State Street\, Jacob Cullers opens J. Cullers Studio to visitors\, although this is one stop where timing matters: the studio is scheduled to close at 1:30 p.m. \nEbbe Dahlor is exhibiting at Washington Street Coffee House at 13 Washington Street. \nThese are the kinds of stops that make the map useful. Some of the day’s art won’t necessarily announce itself from the sidewalk. \nThree Vendor Markets Add Another Layer\nThe Stroll also incorporates several mini-markets rather than limiting shopping to individual artist displays. \nAt Harris Place Atrium\, 165 State Street\, a Vendor Market & Art Swap brings together Jac Meyers/TheBrassGlass\, Hanah Masters\, Olivia Wolfe\, Ari C.\, Alyssa Drake and Quinn Lee/Writer’s Block Ink. \nAnother vendor market takes over The Union Room at 86 Golden Street\, where participating artists and makers include Ivan Abarca\, Chloe Dankocsik\, Theresa Bryan\, Sara Leone/The Verge Collective\, Patrick Miller/Dead Photo Society\, Bryan R. Tyler and Jaylynn Claudio. \nThat stop also includes live music. \nAt the other end of the route\, Tox Brewing at 123 Bank Street is hosting its Toxoween Vendor Market\, with Dan Desrochers among the artists identified by the Arts Council. \nThat creates an interesting overlap: Toxoween isn’t simply another event happening elsewhere in New London Saturday. It becomes part of the larger Art Stroll. \nPoetry\, Music and Performance Join the Visual Art\nThis isn’t an afternoon devoted solely to things hanging on walls. \nAt 19 Golden Street\, Casaundra Fenty is exhibiting artwork while Madeline Weisbeck presents a poetry reading and open-mic spoken-word program. \nSara Leone/The Verge Collective participates at The Union Room\, where visitors can learn more about the collective alongside the vendor market and live music. \nThe performance schedule also sends visitors between several downtown locations\, including Telegraph Autonomous Zone at 137 Bank Street\, The Union Room at 86 Golden Street and Favorites Bistro at 90 Bank Street. \nZachary Vincent is scheduled at Telegraph Autonomous Zone beginning at 11:30 a.m.\, with additional performances occurring throughout the afternoon. \nRather than building a single stage\, the Stroll scatters performance across the same streets occupied by the visual artists. \nThere Is Even a Fashion Show\nOne of the more unusual stops is New Youth Affairs at Map Location 18\, where the day’s programming includes a fashion show. \nElsewhere\, the map identifies Spark Makerspace for a printmaking demonstration. \nThose additions expand the definition of what counts as art during the Stroll. Visitors can move from painting and sculpture to fashion\, poetry\, printmaking and music without leaving the downtown route. \nExpressiones Opens an Artist-in-Residence Studio\nAt Expressiones Cultural Center\, 84 Bank Street\, visitors get something different again: an opportunity to enter the working world of an artist rather than simply see finished pieces. \nCurrent Artist-in-Residence Ixel Orozco Peregrina will open her studio from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. \nHer practice brings together sculpture\, installation\, ecology and craft\, and Expressiones is inviting visitors to see work in progress\, learn about her creative process and talk with her about the residency. \nThat’s an important distinction. \nAn art stroll doesn’t have to be only about seeing what an artist has finished. At Expressiones\, visitors can encounter the process while it is still happening. \nBank Street Is Packed With Stops\nThe southern portion of the route becomes particularly dense as the Stroll reaches Bank Street. \nThe official map includes Flavours of Life/Faire Trade Store\, Favorites Bistro Bar\, The Local\, Studio 33 Frame & Art Gallery\, Custom House Maritime Museum\, Thames River Gallery\, Old Testament Electric Tattooing\, Telegraph Autonomous Zone and Tox Brewing. \nEddie Shaw is participating at Old Testament Electric Tattooing\, while Zachary Vincent is among the performers at Telegraph. \nSeveral of these locations sit only a short walk apart\, allowing visitors to hit a cluster of stops without repeatedly crossing downtown. \nHygienic’s YART Sale Joins the Stroll\nThere’s another crossover we’ve already been following. \nHygienic Art’s YART Sale is officially Stop No. 17 on the Art Stroll map. \nFrom noon to 3 p.m.\, Hygienic is digging into its closets and storage areas to sell unclaimed and abandoned artwork\, prints\, posters\, old Hygienic T-shirts and assorted creative oddities. \nThat means someone following the Art Stroll can fold the YART Sale into the route rather than treating it as a separate Saturday event. \nAnd it illustrates just how much is happening simultaneously. \nThe Art Stroll isn’t competing with New London’s other arts events Saturday. In several cases\, it is connecting them. \nThe Stroll Reaches Beyond the 0.7-Mile Core\nOne stop sits noticeably beyond the compact downtown route. \nThe Lyman Allyn Art Museum is offering its Free First Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.\, with Pick and Paint a Pumpkin from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. \nChildren can choose and decorate a pumpkin while supplies last\, and museum admission is free throughout the day. \nWe’ve covered that as its own event\, but the Art Stroll map deliberately includes Lyman Allyn\, creating a connection between downtown’s independent artists and one of New London’s major museums. \nDon’t Try to See This Like a Checklist\nWith 28 mapped locations and only five hours\, attempting to spend meaningful time at every stop would leave roughly ten minutes per location before accounting for walking. \nThat’s probably the wrong way to approach it anyway. \nLook at the map before leaving. Circle the artists\, performances or demonstrations you particularly want to see. Then allow yourself to wander into some places you didn’t plan on visiting. \nThat’s what makes the format work. \nA conventional arts festival brings the artists to one field. \nThe New London Art Stroll asks visitors to explore the city to find them. \n[ 2026 New London Art Stroll Map ] (pdf) \n2026 Art Stroll Artists & Makers\nUse the map numbers to find participating artists and makers along the route. \n1 — Fiddleheads Food Co-op\, 13 Broad Street: whydoirock\n2 — Red Square Gallery\, 116 Federal Street: Mike Alewitz; gallery tours at noon and 3 p.m.\n3 — St. James Episcopal Church\, 76 Federal Street: Louis Comfort Tiffany\, Cathy Cosby\, Roxanne Steed\, William Allyn and Garrett Brennan\n4 — Garde Arts Center\, 325 State Street: Maurene Kennedy\, Virginia Reyes Conde\, Trish Reyburn\, Heather Flynn\, Beth Pite\, Kira Seamon and Michael Congdon\n5 — Dewart Building\, 300 State Street: Katie Fogg\, Suite 310\, third floor; Esmeralda Bustamante and Ellen Kleckner\, Suite 203\, second floor\n8 — J. Cullers Studio\, 250 State Street: Jacob Cullers; studio closes at 1:30 p.m.\n9 — Washington Street Coffee House\, 13 Washington Street: Ebbe Dahlor\n12 — Harris Place Atrium\, 165 State Street: Vendor Market & Art Swap with Jac Meyers/TheBrassGlass\, Hanah Masters\, Olivia Wolfe\, Ari C.\, Alyssa Drake and Quinn Lee/Writer’s Block Ink\n14 — The Union Room\, 86 Golden Street: Vendor Market & Live Music with Ivan Abarca\, Chloe Dankocsik\, Theresa Bryan\, Sara Leone/The Verge Collective\, Patrick Miller/Dead Photo Society\, Bryan R. Tyler and Jaylynn Claudio\n16 — The Golden Owl Bookstore\, 19 Golden Street: Casaundra Fenty; Madeline Weisbeck presents poetry and open-mic spoken word\n26 — Old Testament Electric Tattooing\, 191 Bank Street: Eddie Shaw\n27 — Telegraph Autonomous Zone\, 137 Bank Street: Zachary Vincent\n28 — Tox Brewing\, 123 Bank Street: Toxoween Vendor Market with Dan Desrochers \n2026 Art Stroll Performances\nPerformances are spread across the Stroll rather than concentrated on one stage. \nThe Union Room — Map 14\, 86 Golden Street: Vendor market and live music\, including Sara Leone/The Verge Collective. Performances are listed at noon and 1 p.m. \nThe Golden Owl Bookstore — Map 16\, 19 Golden Street: Madeline Weisbeck presents a poetry reading and Open Mic Spoken Word. \nTelegraph Autonomous Zone — Map 27\, 137 Bank Street: Zachary Vincent is listed at 11:30 a.m.\, with another performance scheduled at 1 p.m. \nFavorites Bistro — Map 21\, 90 Bank Street: Performance scheduled for 3 p.m. \nDetails\nEvent: 2026 New London Art Stroll\nDate: Saturday\, Oct. 3\, 2026\nTime: 11 a.m.–4 p.m.\nLocation: Downtown New London and additional participating locations\nMain Route: Approximately 0.7 mile through downtown\nMapped Locations: 28\nAdmission: Free\nPresented By: New London Arts Council and New London Cultural District\nWhat You’ll Find: Painting\, sculpture\, photography\, jewelry\, mixed-media art\, fashion\, poetry\, spoken word\, live music\, printmaking\, open studios and other creative work\nGroup Art Shows: Four listed by organizers\nVendor Markets: Three listed by organizers\nSpecial Activities: Artist studio visits\, Red Square Gallery tours\, printmaking demonstration\, art swap\, fashion show\, poetry reading and open-mic spoken word\nInformation Booth: Corner of Eugene O’Neill Drive and Golden Street\nTimed Stop: J. Cullers Studio closes at 1:30 p.m.\nExpressiones Cultural Center: Open studio with Artist-in-Residence Ixel Orozco Peregrina\, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.\, 84 Bank Street\nHygienic Art: YART Sale\, noon–3 p.m.\nLyman Allyn Art Museum: Free admission 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Pick and Paint a Pumpkin 11 a.m.–1 p.m.\nParking: Several public parking areas are marked on the official Art Stroll map\nPlanning: Check the map before arriving because several performances\, tours and participating studios have their own scheduled times \n  \n  \nFeatured image is an artistic representation inspired by the event and may not depict the actual people\, location\, or activities shown.
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LOCATION:Downtown New London\, 181 State Street\, New London\, CT\, 06320\, United States
CATEGORIES:Downtown New London
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SUMMARY:Walk for a Cure Crosses Southeastern Connecticut With Four Routes and One Finish Line
DESCRIPTION:Walk for a Cure Crosses Southeastern Connecticut With Four Routes and One Finish Line Oct. 3\, when hundreds of walkers spread out across the shoreline for distances ranging from a family-friendly 5K to a full 26.2-mile walking marathon — all ultimately converging on Camp Harkness in Waterford. \nThis is the 21st annual Walk for a Cure from the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation\, and understanding how it works requires looking beyond the single location shown on many event calendars. \nThere isn’t one starting line. \nThe full marathon begins in Old Saybrook at 7 a.m. The half marathon begins later in East Lyme at 10 a.m. The quarter marathon joins the route in Niantic at 1 p.m. And the family-friendly 5K begins between 2 and 2:30 p.m. within Camp Harkness and neighboring Harkness Memorial State Park. \nThe distances are different. The fundraising commitments are different. Even the morning alarm clocks are very different. \nBut everyone is walking for the same purpose. \n26.2 Miles Across the Connecticut Shoreline\nThe centerpiece of the event remains something unusual in the world of charity walks: an actual walking marathon. \nFull-marathon participants gather at Saybrook Point for opening ceremonies beginning at 6:40 a.m. At 7\, they start the 26.2-mile journey east. \nThe route leaves Old Saybrook\, crosses the Connecticut River on the Baldwin Bridge pedestrian walkway and continues through Old Lyme before reaching East Lyme and Rocky Neck State Park. \nFrom there\, the course continues through Niantic and into Waterford\, eventually entering Harkness Memorial State Park and Camp Harkness. \nOrganizers build an extensive support system around the distance. Nine pit stops are positioned along the route\, with nursing staff available\, while bicyclists patrol the course and a support vehicle can move walkers forward if they need assistance. \nThis isn’t designed as a race. But it does require preparation. \nTBBCF plans the course around approximately a 14- to 20-minute-per-mile walking pace\, and the organization holds supported training walks in the months leading up to the event. \nFor people who don’t have 26.2 miles in them\, the structure makes it possible to join the same journey farther down the road. \nPick a Distance\, Then Find Your Starting Line\nThe half marathon begins at 10 a.m. on Capitol Drive in East Lyme. \nThose walkers enter the course near Rocky Neck\, travel through the state park and continue along the shoreline through Niantic before following the marathon route toward Waterford. \nThe quarter marathon begins at 1 p.m. at Niantic Baptist Church\, 443 Main Street in Niantic. From there\, walkers continue east toward the Niantic River\, through Waterford and eventually into Harkness. \nThe family-friendly 5K stays much closer to the finish. On-site registration begins at 2 p.m.\, with a flexible start between 2 and 2:30 p.m. The 5K takes place within Camp Harkness and Harkness Memorial State Park. \nThat last option is particularly important for families. \nChildren under 12 aren’t permitted on the longer road routes because of safety concerns\, but they are welcome to participate in the 5K. Walkers ages 12 through 17 can participate in the longer distances when accompanied by an adult. \nNo matter where participants begin\, the day’s center of gravity eventually shifts to Camp Harkness. \nWhy This Walk Sends Every Fundraising Dollar to Research\nThe Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation grew out of the experiences of three women. \nTerri Brodeur was a young mother of three who died from breast cancer in 2005 after a two-year battle with the disease. Her friends Norma Logan and Sandy Maniscalco created the foundation after becoming frustrated by how much money raised for breast cancer causes could be consumed by expenses rather than research. \nLogan was also living with breast cancer. \nShe died in April 2006\, six months after Brodeur. \nThe organization they started adopted an unusually straightforward promise: 100 percent of gross fundraising dollars goes directly to breast cancer research. \nTBBCF says it accomplishes that by covering administrative expenses through sponsorships and volunteer services rather than taking those costs from money raised by walkers. \nSince 2006\, the New London-based foundation reports raising more than $7.2 million and awarding more than 70 research grants supporting basic\, preclinical and clinical breast cancer research. \nThe annual walk is its largest fundraiser. \nLast year’s 20th anniversary walk drew 443 walkers from 16 states and had raised $578\,483 by late November. Eighty-six people participated in the 5K alone. \nFor 2026\, the foundation has set an overall Walk for a Cure fundraising goal of $500\,000. \nThe Miles Come With a Fundraising Commitment\nThis isn’t a conventional road race where paying an entry fee completes the obligation. \nParticipants are fundraising. \nThe commitment varies with the distance: full-marathon walkers commit to raising $500\, half-marathon walkers $250\, quarter-marathon walkers $200 and 5K walkers $150. \nCancer survivors and students have a reduced $100 fundraising commitment. \nWalkers don’t have to arrive Oct. 3 with every dollar already collected. Fundraising remains open through Dec. 31\, and participants receive individual fundraising pages that can be shared with friends\, relatives and coworkers. \nTeams can also raise money together. \nFor those who can’t participate in person\, TBBCF offers a virtual option with a $150 fundraising commitment. Virtual participants can walk\, run\, swim or bike on their own schedule and have through the end of the year to complete their miles. \nEveryone Eventually Arrives at Camp Harkness\nBy afternoon\, the scattered starting points begin to make sense. \nThe event isn’t really built around where everyone begins. \nIt’s built around where they end. \nCamp Harkness becomes the finish-line gathering place for walkers\, families\, volunteers and supporters. This year\, Azalea Drive is scheduled to perform live from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.\, with complimentary food for walkers and their families along with games and activities for children. \nThe closing ceremony begins at 3:45 p.m. \nSupporters don’t have to walk at all to become part of that portion of the day. TBBCF is encouraging family members\, friends and community members to bring lawn chairs\, gather near the finish and cheer as walkers arrive. \nAfter 26.2 miles\, that’s probably a sound worth hearing. \nThe Walk for a Cure takes place rain or shine\, although organizers may cancel for a significant weather event such as a hurricane\, nor’easter or flooding. \nShuttle buses will return participants from Camp Harkness to the various starting locations\, with the first scheduled departure at 2:30 p.m. and another after the closing ceremony at approximately 4:15 p.m. \nRegistration for the 2026 walk remains open until noon Wednesday\, Sept. 30. \nMore information is available at the Event Website link below. To participate\, use the Event Registration link below. \nDetails\nEvent: 21st Annual Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation Walk for a Cure\nDate: Saturday\, Oct. 3\, 2026\nFormat: Full marathon\, half marathon\, quarter marathon\, family-friendly 5K and virtual participation\nFinish: Camp Harkness\, Waterford \nFull Marathon — 26.2 miles: Opening ceremonies at 6:40 a.m.; walk begins at 7 a.m. at Saybrook Point in Old Saybrook; $500 fundraising commitment \nHalf Marathon — 13.1 miles: Begins at 10 a.m. on Capitol Drive in East Lyme; $250 fundraising commitment \nQuarter Marathon — approximately 6.5 miles: Begins at 1 p.m. at Niantic Baptist Church\, 443 Main Street\, Niantic; $200 fundraising commitment \nFamily-Friendly 5K — 3.1 miles: On-site registration at 2 p.m.; flexible start between 2 and 2:30 p.m.; route within Camp Harkness and Harkness Memorial State Park; $150 fundraising commitment \nWalk for a Cure FAQ’s\nStudents and Cancer Survivors: $100 fundraising commitment\nVirtual Participants: $150 fundraising commitment; choose your own activity\, distance and schedule\nLong-Route Minimum Age: 12; ages 12–17 must walk with an adult\nChildren Under 12: Welcome in the family-friendly 5K but not permitted on the longer road routes\nPets: Not permitted on the walk routes or at closing ceremonies\nWeather: Rain or shine; significant severe weather may cause cancellation and there is no rain date\nCourse Support: Nine pit stops\, medical support\, cycling support and assistance vehicle\nShuttles: Return transportation from Camp Harkness to starting locations; first shuttle at 2:30 p.m. and another at approximately 4:15 p.m.\nLive Music: Azalea Drive\, 1:30–3:30 p.m. at the finish\nClosing Ceremony: 3:45 p.m.\nRegistration Deadline: Noon Wednesday\, Sept. 30\nFundraising Deadline: Dec. 31\nFoundation Contact: 860-437-1400\nEmail: info@tbbcf.org \n\n  \nFeatured image is an artistic representation inspired by the event and may not depict the actual people\, location\, or activities shown.
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SUMMARY:Charlestown Rathskeller Turns Oktoberfest Into a Three-Day Party With German Food\, Live Music and Big Prizes
DESCRIPTION:Charlestown Rathskeller Turns Oktoberfest Into a Three-Day Party With German Food\, Live Music and Big Prizes Oct. 2–4\, filling the historic wooded tavern with German-inspired food\, cold beer\, three days of live music and a raffle lineup that ranges from gift cards to beer for a year and a Vermont getaway. \nThis isn’t a Saturday-afternoon Oktoberfest squeezed into a few hours. \nThe Rathskeller is making a weekend of it\, with festivities running Friday through Sunday at its Old Coach Road property in Charlestown. A special menu brings the German flavors\, while a different band takes over each day and raffle prizes are drawn throughout the weekend. \nThe restaurant’s own pitch gets right to the point: “Come for the Oktoberfest. Stay for the prizes.” \nConsidering what’s being given away\, that’s not much of an exaggeration. \nStart With the German Food\nThe Rathskeller is supplementing its regular offerings with an Oktoberfest menu built around dishes that go well beyond adding a pretzel to the bar menu. \nCurrywurst brings one of Germany’s great street foods to Charlestown: sausage served with the distinctive curry-spiced sauce that became a postwar favorite in Berlin. \nThere are Rathskeller soft pretzels\, along with frikadellen\, the German seasoned meat patties that land somewhere between a meatball and a small hamburger. \nFor something more substantial\, the menu includes cider-braised pork shank and sauerbraten\, the traditional German pot roast known for its sweet-and-sour character and long marinating process. \nAnd because this is still an American fall festival in Rhode Island\, there are funnel cakes for dessert. \nAdd cold beer\, and the Rathskeller has the food-and-drink side of Oktoberfest well covered. \nThree Days\, Three Bands\nThe music changes every day\, giving each part of the weekend a different personality. \nFriday: AD/HD\nAD/HD kicks off the music Friday from 8 to 11 p.m. \nThe AC/DC tribute act draws from both major periods of the Australian band’s career\, covering music associated with original frontman Bon Scott as well as the Brian Johnson era. \nThat opens Oktoberfest with hard rock rather than polka. \nAdmission for the performance is listed at $10 in advance and $15 at the door\, plus applicable advance ticketing fees. \nSaturday: Wicked Peach\nSaturday belongs to a band plenty of southeastern Connecticut music fans already know. \nWicked Peach performs from 8 to 11 p.m. \nThe regional rock band dates to 1996 and has built its following through decades of shows around southeastern Connecticut and southern New England. \nIts repertoire stretches across several generations of rock and pop-rock\, making the Saturday night show less about a single artist or era than the kind of recognizable songs designed to keep a weekend crowd moving. \nTickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. \nSunday: Timeless\nThe weekend shifts gears for its finale. \nTimeless performs Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m.\, turning the final day into more of an afternoon and early-evening party. \nThe Rhode Island-based group has been performing since 2016\, mixing classic rock\, pop\, country and dance music. Its résumé includes appearances at venues including Bally’s Twin River and Hard Rock Boston. \nSunday’s show is also listed at $10 in advance and $15 at the door. \nTogether\, the three bookings give Oktoberfest three very different musical flavors: an AC/DC tribute Friday\, regional rock favorites Wicked Peach Saturday and a broad party-band mix from Timeless Sunday. \nThen There Are the Prizes\nThis is where the Rathskeller’s Oktoberfest gets unusually ambitious. \nRaffle drawings take place throughout all three days\, and the prizes grow substantially beyond T-shirts and promotional swag. \nOrganizers are advertising hundreds of dollars in Rathskeller gift cards\, Oktoberfest merchandise and DownBack tickets alongside some much larger prizes. \nFriday’s festivities build toward a $500 Rathskeller gift card drawing at midnight. \nSaturday brings one of the weekend’s attention-getters: Beer for a Year. Another prize offers a dinner for two and wine every month for a year. \nSunday answers with Wine for a Year and perhaps the weekend’s most distinctive prize\, a two-night getaway for two to the von Trapp family’s Vermont resort and brewery\, including a brewery tour and a $200 dining credit. \nThere’s also a 2027 DownBack VIP pass among the prizes. \nThe raffle rules make entering relatively easy. There is no purchase necessary\, but participants must be 21 or older and must physically visit the Charlestown Rathskeller on the day of the drawing to enter. \nEntries are valid only for that day’s drawings and don’t carry over into the following day. \nVisitors don’t have to spend the entire day waiting to see if they’ve won. Winners can be contacted by email after the drawing. \nThat makes it possible to stop in during the afternoon\, enter the raffle\, have something to eat and return later for the night’s band without spending eight hours guarding a raffle ticket. \nOktoberfest at a Place That Dates to 1933\nThe setting gives the weekend considerably more character than a temporary beer tent in a parking lot. \nThe Charlestown Rathskeller traces its history to 1933\, the same year Prohibition ended nationally. \nIts secluded location in the woods became part of its identity\, and the property has long traded on the atmosphere of an old roadside tavern tucked away from the main coastal route. \nToday’s Rathskeller is considerably larger than a single historic dining room. \nThe property combines the restaurant and tavern with patios\, outdoor gathering spaces\, games including cornhole and bocce and the seasonal DownBack entertainment area. \nDownBack adds outdoor bars\, food\, a large fire pit and a concert stage to the wooded property. \nIts regular music season runs through the warmer months into October\, making Oktoberfest an appropriate way to push the outdoor-party atmosphere into fall. \nThree Days Instead of One Big Rush\nThe format also gives visitors options. \nSomeone interested primarily in the food and raffles doesn’t necessarily need to arrive for an 8 p.m. concert. AC/DC fans have a reason to choose Friday. Wicked Peach followers can make Saturday their night. Families or people who don’t want to stay out late can take advantage of Timeless’ earlier Sunday performance. \nAnd because raffle prizes are spread across the weekend\, there’s a reason to return. \nThat makes this less like a conventional Oktoberfest with a fixed four-hour program and more like the Rathskeller temporarily changing its personality for an entire weekend. \nGerman-inspired food provides the theme. \nThe beer certainly helps. \nBut between three bands\, three days of drawings and prizes that include everything from gift cards to a Vermont brewery getaway\, the Rathskeller has built plenty around the beer steins. \nMore information is available at the Event Website link below. To purchase tickets for the individual live music performances\, click the Event Ticketing link below. \nDetails\nEvent: Charlestown Rathskeller Oktoberfest\nDates: Friday–Sunday\, Oct. 2–4\, 2026\nLocation: Charlestown Rathskeller\nAddress: 489A Old Coach Road\, Charlestown\, RI 02813\nOktoberfest Menu: Currywurst\, Rathskeller soft pretzels\, frikadellen\, cider-braised pork shank\, sauerbraten and funnel cakes\nFriday Music: AD/HD\, 8–11 p.m.\nSaturday Music: Wicked Peach\, 8–11 p.m.\nSunday Music: Timeless\, 4–7 p.m.\nMusic Tickets: $10 advance/$15 at the door for the listed performances; advance ticketing fees may apply\nRaffles: Drawings throughout all three days\nMajor Prizes: Rathskeller gift cards\, Beer for a Year\, Wine for a Year\, monthly dinner-and-wine package\, 2027 DownBack VIP pass and a two-night Vermont getaway\nRaffle Admission: No purchase necessary\nRaffle Age: 21+\nRaffle Rules: Entrants must visit the Rathskeller in person on the applicable day; entries do not carry over to subsequent days\nSetting: Historic tavern\, restaurant and wooded outdoor entertainment property with the seasonal DownBack area\nWeather: Outdoor portions of the weekend may be affected by weather; check with the Rathskeller for any day-of changes \n  \n  \nFeatured image is an artistic representation inspired by the event and may not depict the actual people\, location\, or activities shown.
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LOCATION:Rathskeller\, 489A Old Coach Rd\, Charlestown\, RI\, 02813\, United States
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SUMMARY:Alanis Morissette Opens Mohegan Sun’s 30th Birthday Celebration With an Arena Show
DESCRIPTION:Alanis Morissette Opens Mohegan Sun’s 30th Birthday Celebration With an Arena Show Oct. 2\, bringing more than three decades of music and one of the defining albums of the 1990s to the 10\,000-seat Mohegan Sun Arena. \nThis isn’t a Wolf Den appearance or one of the casino’s smaller theater shows. \nMorissette is taking over the Arena at 8 p.m. Friday\, kicking off a remarkable run of major concerts surrounding Mohegan Sun’s 30th anniversary. Foo Fighters follow on Oct. 4\, John Mayer on Oct. 9\, Lainey Wilson on Oct. 10\, and DJ Cassidy’s Pass The Mic Live! on Oct. 11. \nFor Morissette\, the timing carries a second anniversary connection. \nHer breakthrough album\, Jagged Little Pill\, turned 30 in 2025\, meaning the singer arrives at Mohegan Sun just over three decades removed from the record that transformed her from a Canadian pop singer into one of the defining voices of alternative rock. \nThe Album That Changed Everything\nMorissette was only 21 when Jagged Little Pill was released in June 1995. \nThe album sounded different from much of what dominated mainstream radio at the time. There was anger in “You Oughta Know\,” anxiety and self-examination in “Hand in My Pocket\,” observational humor in “Ironic” and something close to catharsis running through much of the record. \nListeners responded on an enormous scale. \nJagged Little Pill became one of the best-selling albums of all time and won the Grammy for Album of the Year\, while “You Oughta Know” earned Grammys for Best Rock Song and Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. \nIt also gave Morissette a catalog of songs that never really disappeared. \n“You Oughta Know\,” “Ironic\,” “Hand in My Pocket\,” “You Learn\,” “Head Over Feet” and “All I Really Want” remain fixtures of ’90s alternative music three decades later. \nBut reducing Morissette’s career to that one album misses most of the story. \nWhat Came After Jagged Little Pill\nRather than attempting to reproduce the same record indefinitely\, Morissette followed it with the darker and more experimental Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie in 1998. \nThat album produced “Thank U\,” another of her signature songs\, while demonstrating that the songwriter behind Jagged Little Pill was willing to move away from the sound that had made her enormously successful. \nAlbums including Under Rug Swept\, So-Called Chaos\, Flavors of Entanglement\, Havoc and Bright Lights and Such Pretty Forks in the Road followed. \nHer catalog eventually grew to 10 studio albums\, with songwriting that increasingly explored relationships\, motherhood\, spirituality\, anxiety\, fame and emotional health. \nHer most recent studio project\, 2022’s The Storm Before the Calm\, took another unexpected turn. Rather than conventional alternative rock songs\, Morissette created an ambient meditation album built around extended compositions. \nThe distance between the fury of “You Oughta Know” and an hour-long meditation record is considerable. \nThat’s also part of what has allowed her career to last. \nSeven Grammys and a Broadway Musical\nMorissette has won seven Grammy Awards and sold tens of millions of records worldwide. \nJagged Little Pill also found an entirely different second life onstage. \nA Broadway musical inspired by the album opened in 2019\, using Morissette’s songs to tell an original story about an apparently comfortable suburban family dealing with addiction\, sexual assault\, identity and secrets. \nThe production received 15 Tony Award nominations and won two at the 2021 ceremony. \nIt was further evidence that songs written by a woman in her early 20s during the mid-1990s had survived long enough to be interpreted by another generation. \nA Concert That Starts Mohegan Sun’s Own Anniversary\nFriday’s concert also has unusual significance for the venue. \nMohegan Sun first opened its doors in October 1996. A major expansion followed in 2001\, adding the Mohegan Sun Arena\, The Shops at Mohegan Sun\, Sky Tower and Casino of the Sky. \nNow the resort is marking 30 years with two weekends of entertainment\, promotions and special events. \nMorissette gets the first major Friday-night Arena slot of that celebration. \nThe lineup that follows illustrates the scale of what Mohegan Sun has planned: Foo Fighters two nights later\, John Mayer the following Friday\, Lainey Wilson on Saturday and DJ Cassidy’s Pass The Mic Live! closing the Arena portion of the birthday run Sunday with Busta Rhymes\, Fat Joe\, Ja Rule\, Jadakiss and Nelly. \nThat gives Friday night’s concert a slightly different context. \nIt’s an Alanis Morissette show\, but it’s also the opening night of one of the largest entertainment stretches Mohegan Sun has assembled for its own milestone anniversary. \nWhat Will She Play?\nMohegan Sun has not published a setlist for the Oct. 2 performance. \nThe songs most closely associated with Morissette remain obvious candidates\, including “You Oughta Know\,” “Ironic\,” “Hand in My Pocket\,” “You Learn\,” “Head Over Feet” and “Thank U\,” but a concert set can change and those songs shouldn’t be treated as guarantees until she performs them. \nWhat is certain is that the Arena gives Morissette a considerably different setting from an intimate nostalgia show. \nThis is a full-scale arena concert built around a performer whose breakthrough happened at almost exactly the same moment Mohegan Sun itself was being created. \nThirty years later\, their timelines meet in Uncasville. \nMore information is available at the Event Website link below. To purchase tickets\, click the Event Ticketing link below. \nDetails\nEvent: Alanis Morissette\nDate: Friday\, Oct. 2\, 2026\nTime: 8 p.m.\nVenue: Mohegan Sun Arena\nLocation: Mohegan Sun\nAddress: 1 Mohegan Sun Boulevard\, Uncasville\, CT 06382\nVenue Capacity: Approximately 10\,000\nTicketing: Ticketmaster\nEvent Context: Part of Mohegan Sun’s 30th Birthday Celebration\, running Oct. 2–11\nParking: Free self-parking is available at Mohegan Sun’s garages and Winter Lot; upgraded Riverview Reserved Parking is also available\nBag Policy: Backpacks\, string bags\, diaper bags\, shopping bags\, messenger bags\, briefcases and rolling-style bags are prohibited inside the Arena\nArena Box Office: 860-862-8499\nMohegan Sun: 888-226-7711 \n. \n  \nFeatured image is an artistic representation inspired by the event and may not depict the actual people\, location\, or activities shown.
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LOCATION:Mohegan Sun Arena\, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd\, Uncasville\, 06382\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mohegan Sun
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SUMMARY:KC and the Sunshine Band Bring the Sound That Made Miami Dance to Foxwoods
DESCRIPTION:KC and the Sunshine Band Bring the Sound That Made Miami Dance to Foxwoods Oct. 2\, putting Harry Wayne “KC” Casey and one of the defining bands of the disco era on the Premier Theater stage for a Friday night packed with songs that long ago escaped the 1970s. \n“Get Down Tonight.” “That’s the Way (I Like It).” “(Shake\, Shake\, Shake) Shake Your Booty.” “I’m Your Boogie Man.” “Boogie Shoes.” “Keep It Comin’ Love.” \nYou don’t have to consider yourself a disco fan to know the music. \nMore than 50 years after Casey began assembling the sound in South Florida\, KC and the Sunshine Band remains a touring operation rather than simply a nostalgia brand. Foxwoods says the group performs more than 100 shows annually\, while the current band roster includes a full rhythm section\, percussion\, two keyboardists\, four horns\, backing vocalists\, and dancers surrounding Casey. \nThat’s important because the Sunshine Band’s records were never minimalist affairs. \nThey were built to move people. \nBefore Disco Exploded\, Miami Was Building Its Own Sound\nThe KC story begins far from the clubs of Manhattan. \nCasey grew up in the Miami area and in the early 1970s worked at TK Records\, the small Florida label that became one of the centers of what would become known as the Miami Sound. \nWorking with bassist and producer Richard Finch\, Casey began combining funk and R&B with prominent horns\, relentless rhythm and Latin-influenced percussion. \nThe Sunshine Band’s first record\, “Blow Your Whistle\,” reached the R&B chart. \nThen everything accelerated. \nThe group’s self-titled 1975 album went triple platinum and produced the No. 1 singles “Get Down Tonight” and “That’s the Way (I Like It).” The follow-up album Part 3 produced another run of enormous records\, including “I’m Your Boogie Man” and “(Shake\, Shake\, Shake) Shake Your Booty.” \nAccording to the band’s official history\, KC and the Sunshine Band became the first act since the Beatles in 1964 to score four No. 1 pop singles within a 12-month period. \nFor a stretch in the middle of the 1970s\, this wasn’t merely a successful disco band. \nIt was a hit-making machine. \nThen Came Saturday Night Fever\nIf the band’s records helped build the dance-floor culture of the decade\, Saturday Night Fever helped send it around the world. \n“Boogie Shoes” appeared on the 1977 soundtrack alongside the Bee Gees\, Yvonne Elliman\, Tavares and The Trammps. \nThe soundtrack became one of the landmark albums of the era. \nCasey’s involvement went beyond having a song on it. His work connected to Saturday Night Fever brought additional Grammy recognition\, including Album of the Year and a producer award associated with the soundtrack. \nThe cultural afterlife of the music has proved just as remarkable. \nKC’s songs have continued turning up in movies\, television\, commercials\, sporting events and celebrations decades after their original release. The band’s official biography says the music has appeared in more than 200 movie soundtracks. \nThat’s one reason a KC and the Sunshine Band concert works differently from some legacy-artist shows. \nA substantial portion of the audience has been hearing these songs their entire lives whether they intentionally sought them out or not. \nKC Never Really Stopped\nCasey is now more than half a century removed from the band’s formation in 1973\, but KC and the Sunshine Band continues to tour with a large ensemble. \nThe current lineup listed by the band includes percussionist Fermin Goytisolo\, drummer David Simmons\, keyboardists Michael Joy and Johnathan “J Whitty” Whittaker\, guitarist Christopher Lane\, bassist Steve Lashley and a four-piece horn section\, along with backing singers and dancers. \nCasey remains at the center on lead vocals. \nThe career numbers are substantial: Foxwoods cites worldwide sales exceeding 100 million records\, nine Grammy nominations\, three Grammy Awards and an American Music Award. Casey received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2002. \nAnd the catalog hasn’t simply been put under glass. \nIn July 2026\, KC and the Sunshine Band collaborated with NYNE on the new single “Love Goes Up and Down\,” another reminder that Casey is still recording as well as touring. \nBut Friday night at Foxwoods inevitably comes back to those records from the 1970s. \nThey were designed around an uncomplicated proposition: get people out of their seats. \nFive decades later\, that’s still the assignment. \nMore information is available at the Event Website link below. To purchase tickets\, click the Event Ticketing link below. \nDetails\nEvent: KC and the Sunshine Band\nDate: Friday\, Oct. 2\, 2026\nTime: 7:30 p.m.\nVenue: Premier Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino\nAddress: 39 Norwich-Westerly Road\, Mashantucket\, CT 06338\nGenre: Funk\, R&B\, disco and pop\nFeatured Songs: “Get Down Tonight\,” “That’s the Way (I Like It)\,” “(Shake\, Shake\, Shake) Shake Your Booty\,” “I’m Your Boogie Man\,” “Boogie Shoes” and “Keep It Comin’ Love”\nBest Parking: The Fox Tower\nBag Policy: No shopping bags or backpacks; all bags are subject to search\nEvent Contact: Foxwoods Resort Casino\, 800-369-9663 \n  \n  \nFeatured image is an artistic representation inspired by the event and may not depict the actual people\, location\, or activities shown.
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LOCATION:Premier Theater at the Foxwoods Resort & Casino\, 39 Norwich-Westerly Rd\, Ledyard\, 06339\, United States
CATEGORIES:Foxwoods
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SUMMARY:Ernie Lewis Brings a Lifetime of Bakersfield Country to Mystic
DESCRIPTION:Ernie Lewis Brings a Lifetime of Bakersfield Country to Mystic Oct. 2\, when a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with nearly five decades in music settles into Rocks 21 for an intimate solo acoustic show overlooking the Mystic waterfront. \nLewis performs from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday at Rocks 21\, on the grounds of the Inn at Mystic. It’s a considerably smaller setting than some of the stages that turn up on his résumé. \nHe has opened for Willie Nelson and Family\, spent 28 years with a Southern California country band\, played bluegrass and rockabilly at Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace and today performs with Buck Owens’ youngest son. \nAnd somewhere along the way\, the Bakersfield musician wound up playing Friday night in Mystic. \nFrom Bakersfield to Mystic\nLewis’ connection to California country music goes back to childhood. \nBorn at Fort Leonard Wood\, Missouri\, he began picking out songs on his brother’s Harmony acoustic guitar before his family moved to Bakersfield\, California\, in 1966. \nThat’s an important place to land if you’re going to spend your life playing country music. \nBakersfield developed a harder-edged alternative to the polished country coming out of Nashville during the 1950s and ’60s. Artists including Buck Owens and Merle Haggard became synonymous with the Bakersfield Sound\, which leaned heavily on electric guitars\, prominent rhythm sections and honky-tonk influences. \nLewis eventually found himself working within that musical world. \nIn 1979\, he joined the Honeybee Ridge Gang\, a folk and bluegrass group led by Tom Hunnicutt. Among the group’s performances was an event hosted by Buck Owens. \nWhen Honeybee Ridge disbanded in 1981\, Lewis joined the Moosehead Band. \nHe stayed for the next 28 years. \nTwenty-Eight Years With One Band\nMoosehead took Lewis well beyond the local bar circuit. \nIn 1983\, the group represented Southern California at the Seagram’s 7 Battle of the Bands in Nashville\, finishing third. \nOver its long run\, Moosehead opened shows for John Anderson\, Asleep at the Wheel\, the Bellamy Brothers\, the Flying Burrito Brothers and Baillie & the Boys. \nLewis also performed alongside musicians with direct ties to some of country’s best-known performers\, including Roy Nichols and Mark Yeary of Merle Haggard and the Strangers and Alabama drummer Mark Herndon. \nMoosehead finally ended its run in 2009. \nLewis went back to where much of his musical life had started: bluegrass. \nFiddle\, Dobro\, Rockabilly and Willie Nelson\nLewis joined Bakersfield bluegrass band Highway 65 in late 2009\, playing fiddle and dobro and adding vocals. \nThen came another turn. \nFrom 2012 through 2015\, he played with The Fruit Tramps\, a Bakersfield rockabilly and Americana group that regularly performed at Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace\, the music venue Owens opened in Bakersfield in 1996. \nOne of Lewis’ career highlights came when he and the musicians who would eventually become The Fruit Tramps were asked to open for Willie Nelson and Family. \nIt wasn’t his last connection to the Owens family\, either. \nLewis later became part of Johnny Owens and the Bakersfield Sound. Johnny Owens is Buck Owens’ youngest son\, and the group has worked to preserve and perform the music associated with his father and the larger Bakersfield tradition. \nThe band performed regularly at the Crystal Palace before the venue closed in August 2025. \nHe’s Still Making New Music\nLewis isn’t spending 2026 simply revisiting the music of his past. \nHis official site lists a new song\, “Refusing to Fall Apart\,” released Sept. 19\, less than two weeks before the Mystic performance. It followed “A Laguna Sunset\,” released Aug. 11. \nHis recorded work also reveals just how far his musicianship extends beyond acoustic guitar. \nLewis has played guitar\, fiddle\, dobro\, mandolin\, mountain dulcimer\, harmonica\, bass\, piano and ukulele\, among other instruments. \nHis recent recording “I Had a Neon Halo\,” made with Zanne Zarow\, even features Norm Hamlet on pedal steel guitar. Hamlet spent decades as a member of Merle Haggard’s band\, adding another thread connecting Lewis’ current work to Bakersfield’s country heritage. \nLewis has also released the 20-song project Prodigal\, featuring a large group of Bakersfield musicians and songs written by Lewis and Fidel Martinez. \nSo while Friday’s billing simply says “Ernie Lewis Solo Acoustic\,” there’s considerably more musical history walking into Rocks 21 than those four words suggest. \nA Waterfront Setting for an Acoustic Show\nRocks 21 sits at 3 Williams Avenue in Mystic\, overlooking the water from the Inn at Mystic property. \nThe restaurant and bar regularly hosts live music\, making the waterfront setting part of the experience rather than simply a backdrop. \nFriday also creates an easy transition into the show. Rocks 21’s weekday happy hour runs from 3 to 6 p.m.\, followed just 30 minutes later by Lewis’ 6:30 start. \nThe restaurant serves a broad menu built around New England seafood and casual American fare\, with a full bar and outdoor seating that takes advantage of the Mystic setting. \nLewis is scheduled to play until 8 p.m. \nFor someone unfamiliar with his name\, this could easily look like another Friday evening acoustic set at a waterfront restaurant. \nHis history suggests listening a little more closely. \nThe musician with the guitar has spent nearly half a century moving through bluegrass\, country\, Americana and rockabilly\, from Buck Owens’ Bakersfield orbit to a bandstand opening for Willie Nelson. \nFriday night\, that road leads to Mystic. \nMore information is available at the Event Website link below. \nDetails\nEvent: Ernie Lewis Solo Acoustic\nDate: Friday\, Oct. 2\, 2026\nTime: 6:30–8 p.m.\nVenue: Rocks 21\nAddress: 3 Williams Avenue\, Mystic\, CT 06355\nArtist: Ernie Lewis\nMusic: Acoustic country\, Americana\, bluegrass and rockabilly influences\nAdmission: No separate admission or cover charge is listed in the published event information\nFood & Drinks: Full restaurant and bar service available\nHappy Hour: Friday happy hour precedes the performance from 3–6 p.m.\nParking: Free on-site parking is available\nReservations: Restaurant reservations are available; no reservation requirement is published specifically for the performance\nEvent Confirmation: Both the Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce and Rocks 21/Wicked Peach schedule list Lewis for Friday at 6:30 p.m. \n  \n  \nFeatured image is an artistic representation inspired by the event and may not depict the actual people\, location\, or activities shown.
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LOCATION:Rocks 21\, 3 Williams Avenue\, Mystic\, CT\, 06355\, United States
CATEGORIES:Rocks 21
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SUMMARY:500 Luminaries Turn Copp Family Park Into an Enchanted Forest for One Night
DESCRIPTION:500 Luminaries Turn Copp Family Park Into an Enchanted Forest for One Night Oct. 2\, when one of Groton’s woodland trails will glow after dark for the annual Luminaria Walk. \nThe Friday evening event transforms an easy\, one-mile loop at Copp Family Park with 500 illuminated luminaries\, creating a trail through the woods that’s more autumn enchantment than haunted attraction. Along the route\, walkers will encounter live local entertainment and a special performance of spirited witch dancing. \nThe walk runs from 6 to 8 p.m.\, catching the transition from the last light of an October evening into darkness. \nAnd there’s a second purpose behind all those lights: proceeds benefit the Groton Parks Foundation and its work supporting recreational projects in town. \nA Different Way to Experience Copp Family Park\nCopp Family Park is normally a daytime destination. \nThe town-owned property at 821 Gold Star Highway encompasses just over 227 acres of mature woodland\, wetlands\, streams\, fields and an extensive trail network. Groton’s 2025 stewardship plan also notes remnants of the property’s past\, including an old farmhouse foundation and former fields gradually returning to nature. \nThe Town of Groton acquired the land from the Copp family in 1988 through a combination purchase-and-gift arrangement intended to preserve the property for public open space and recreation. \nToday\, its network of trails ranges from smooth and relatively level paths to rockier routes through woods and mountain laurel. The park is also home to Central Bark dog park. \nFor the Luminaria Walk\, organizers aren’t sending families onto the more challenging sections. \nThey’ve selected an easy\, flat\, family-friendly one-mile loop and are lining it with hundreds of lights. \n500 Lights Through the Woods\nA luminaria is wonderfully simple: a small light enclosed within a translucent container\, traditionally a paper bag\, producing a soft glow rather than the concentrated beam of a flashlight. \nOne isn’t particularly dramatic. \nFive hundred are another matter. \nSpread along a wooded trail after sunset\, the individual points of light become a glowing pathway\, illuminating the edges of the forest without eliminating the darkness beyond them. \nThat distinction is part of what separates this event from October’s haunted trails. \nNobody is advertising chainsaws\, jump scares or monsters hiding behind trees. The idea is to experience the woods after dark in a way families normally can’t\, with the trail itself becoming the attraction. \nThe organizers are adding entertainment along the route\, including what may be the evening’s most unusual feature: witch dancing. \nThe special performance brings a little Halloween theatricality into the woods without turning the walk into a full-scale scare attraction. \nFor younger children — or adults who enjoy October but would rather skip being chased through a haunted house — that may be exactly the right balance. \nA Walk That Helps Build the Next Park Project\nThe Luminaria Walk is also a fundraiser for the Groton Parks Foundation\, a nonprofit organization supporting improvements to recreational opportunities in the community. \nThat connection to Copp Family Park goes back decades. \nIn 2002\, Connecticut authorized a $65\,000 grant-in-aid to the Groton Parks Foundation for design\, permitting and construction of an entrance and parking lot at Copp Family Park. More than two decades later\, the foundation continues raising money for recreational improvements in Groton. \nEvery admission to Friday’s walk goes toward that larger mission. \nAdults are $10\, children ages 8 and older are $5\, and children under 8 attend free. Tickets can be purchased at the gate or reserved in advance. \nThose who can’t attend can also make a tax-deductible donation directly to the foundation. \nTwo Hours\, One October Night\nUnlike many of the season’s attractions\, this isn’t something running every weekend until Halloween. \nThe Luminaria Walk happens one night only. \nFrom 6 to 8 p.m. Friday\, the familiar trails of Copp Family Park become something different — 500 lights leading families through a mile of October woods\, with music and entertainment appearing along the way. \nThen the lights come down and Copp returns to being a woodland park. \nFor two hours\, though\, the forest gets to glow. \nMore information is available at the Event Website link below. To register in advance\, click the Event Registration link below. \nDetails\nEvent: Luminaria Walk at Copp Family Park\nDate: Friday\, Oct. 2\, 2026\nTime: 6–8 p.m.\nLocation: Copp Family Park\nAddress: 821 Gold Star Highway\, Groton\, CT 06340\nTrail: Easy\, flat\, family-friendly one-mile loop\nExperience: 500 luminaries\, live local entertainment and a special witch-dancing performance\nAdmission: Adults $10; children ages 8 and older $5; children under 8 free\nTickets: Pay at the gate or register online\nBeneficiary: Groton Parks Foundation\nContact: Groton Parks & Recreation\, 860-536-5680\nEmail: parksrec@groton-ct.gov \n  \n  \nFeatured image is an artistic representation inspired by the event and may not depict the actual people\, location\, or activities shown.
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LOCATION:Copp Family Park\, 821 Gold Star Highway\, Groton\, 06340\, United States
CATEGORIES:Copp Family Park
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SUMMARY:Randy Travis Brings His Songs Back to the Stage Without Singing a Note
DESCRIPTION:Randy Travis Brings His Songs Back to the Stage Without Singing a Note when the Country Music Hall of Famer arrives at New London’s Garde Arts Center Thursday\, Oct. 1\, for a concert unlike the tours that made him one of country music’s defining voices.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe important thing to understand before buying a ticket is also what makes the More Life Tour unusual: Randy Travis does not sing during the concert. \nAfter the massive stroke that nearly killed him in 2013 severely affected his ability to speak and sing\, a conventional Randy Travis concert was no longer possible. \nInstead\, Travis is onstage as his longtime band performs the songs that built his career\, with singer James Dupré handling the lead vocals. Travis participates in the evening\, interacts with the audience\, and watches the musicians who spent years on the road with him bring his catalog back to life. \nIt is less a replacement for a Randy Travis concert than a celebration of the music\, the musicians who made it with him and the fact that Travis himself is still here to experience it. \nThe Band Is Randy Travis’ Band\nThat distinction is important. \nThe musicians aren’t a newly assembled tribute band playing approximations of Travis’ records. The More Life Tour reunites members of his longtime touring band\, which had not been on the road with him since before his 2013 stroke. \nThe lineup includes Steve Hinson\, David Johnson\, Lance Dary\, Bill Cook\, Joe Van Dyke and Herb Shucher\, along with longtime tour manager Jeff Davis. \nThey knew Travis’ arrangements from the inside. \nThe tour is built around his 16 No. 1 songs\, with Dupré singing a catalog that includes “On the Other Hand\,” “Forever and Ever\, Amen” and “Three Wooden Crosses.” \nFor people who grew up with Travis’ records\, that makes the evening something more personal than a conventional tribute show. \nThe Voice Belongs to James Dupré\nDupré has the difficult job at the center of the production. \nHe isn’t there to impersonate Travis. He’s there to sing songs so closely associated with one of country’s most recognizable baritone voices that separating singer from song initially seems almost impossible. \nThe connection between the two men predates this tour. \nDupré appeared with Travis in the 2015 film The Price\, and the Travis family later chose him to perform the catalog on the More Life Tour. \nDupré had already established his own country career. The Louisiana native gained a national following through online performances\, released his debut album It’s All Happening in 2010 and later competed on NBC’s The Voice. \nOn this tour\, however\, the material belongs unmistakably to Travis. \nDupré’s job is to give those songs a live voice while the man who originally made them famous shares the stage. \nRandy Travis Helped Change Country Music\nIt’s difficult to overstate how significant Travis was when he broke through during the 1980s. \nCountry radio had increasingly embraced polished crossover production\, but Travis arrived with a deep baritone and a traditional style rooted in artists such as George Jones\, Lefty Frizzell and Merle Haggard. \nHis 1986 major-label debut\, Storms of Life\, became a landmark of country’s neotraditional movement. \nSongs including “On the Other Hand” and “1982” established him almost immediately. Then came “Forever and Ever\, Amen\,” “I Told You So\,” “Deeper Than the Holler\,” “Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart” and a succession of records that helped move traditional country back toward the center of the genre. \nLater\, “Three Wooden Crosses” became another defining song\, connecting the country and gospel sides of a career that eventually earned Travis seven Grammy Awards\, multiple CMA and ACM honors and membership in both the Grand Ole Opry and Country Music Hall of Fame. \nHis lifetime record sales exceed 25 million. \nThen Everything Changed\nIn July 2013\, Travis suffered viral cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure and subsequently experienced a massive stroke. \nHe survived\, but the neurological damage profoundly affected his speech and ability to sing. \nWhat followed was a long rehabilitation rather than a conventional comeback story. \nThat history changes the emotional context of the More Life Tour. The audience isn’t waiting for Travis to suddenly step to the microphone and sing “Forever and Ever\, Amen.” The Garde explicitly tells ticket buyers that he will not be singing. \nHis presence is the point. \nThe audience gets Travis\, his musicians and the songs together in the same room again\, even though the relationship among them has necessarily changed. \nTechnology Has Given Him Another Way to Record\nTravis’ inability to perform his songs conventionally hasn’t completely stopped him from making new music. \nIn 2024\, “Where That Came From” became his first newly recorded song in more than a decade through the use of artificial intelligence and voice technology. \nThe project began with a guide vocal recorded by Dupré. Technology was then used to transform that performance using a model trained on Travis’ earlier recordings\, with Travis and his team participating in the process. \nThe result raised larger questions about artificial intelligence and music\, but Travis’ project differed substantially from unauthorized AI songs that imitate living performers without their participation. This was undertaken with Travis’ approval as a way of restoring a musical capability his stroke had taken away. \nHe subsequently released “Horses in Heaven\,” extending that experiment with technology-assisted vocals. \nOnstage in New London\, however\, there is no attempt to use technology to make Travis appear to be singing. \nDupré sings. \nTravis is Travis. \nOne of the Final Stops for the More Life Tour\nThe New London performance also comes during the announced final stretch of the More Life Tour. \nAfter more than two years on the road\, covering more than 50 cities and two dozen states\, the fall 2026 dates were announced as the final run of this particular tour concept. \nNew London begins a four-night New England stretch. \nAfter Thursday night’s Garde performance\, the tour travels to Keene\, New Hampshire\, on Friday\, Plymouth\, Massachusetts\, on Saturday and Northampton\, Massachusetts\, on Sunday. \nThat puts the Garde near the end of a project that found an unexpected way to put Randy Travis and his music back onstage together. \nFor a performer whose career was built around one of the most instantly recognizable voices in country music\, it’s an unusual proposition. \nThe singer can’t sing. \nThe songs haven’t gone anywhere. \nAnd neither has Randy Travis. \nMore information is available at the Event Website link below. To purchase tickets\, click the Event Ticketing link below. \nDetails\nEvent: Randy Travis: The More Life Tour\nDate: Thursday\, Oct. 1\, 2026\nTime: 7:30 p.m.\nVenue: Garde Arts Center\nAddress: 325 State Street\, New London\, CT 06320\nTickets: $72–$122 plus fees\nFeatured Artist: Randy Travis\nGuest Vocalist: James Dupré\nImportant: Randy Travis appears and participates in the show but does not sing\nMusic: James Dupré and Travis’ longtime touring band perform his catalog\, including his 16 No. 1 hits\nBand: Steve Hinson\, David Johnson\, Lance Dary\, Bill Cook\, Joe Van Dyke and Herb Shucher\nVIP: Meet-and-greet passes with Randy Travis are expected to be available at the show\nBox Office: 860-444-7373 \n  \n  \nFeatured image is an artistic representation inspired by the event and may not depict the actual people\, location\, or activities shown.
URL:https://thectbeacon.com/event/randy-travis-brings-his-songs-back-to-the-stage-without-singing-a-note/
LOCATION:Garde Arts Center\, 325 State Street\, New London\, CT\, 06320\, United States
CATEGORIES:Garde Arts Center
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SUMMARY:Thirsty Thursdays Brings Nick Bosse (Bosse postponed. Rickie Louise Miller is playing)
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: Bosse postponed. Rickie Louise Miller is playing. \n  \nThirsty Thursdays Brings Nick Bosse\, Food Trucks\, and a Beer Garden to Deans Mill Farm on Thursday\, Oct. 1\, turning a historic Stonington farm into an outdoor country-music hangout with drinks\, dinner and three hours of live music. \nThe weekly series runs from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. and is free to attend\, with rotating food trucks and drinks available for purchase from the farm’s seasonal Beer Garden. \nThis week also brings a particularly local performer to the farm. \nNorth Stonington singer-songwriter Nick Bosse has built an increasingly large following well beyond southeastern Connecticut while making a deliberate case for country music that sounds more like Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard than contemporary pop-country. \nCountry Music From North Stonington to Nashville\nBosse is a New England-based singer-songwriter and Nashville recording artist whose music draws from traditional country\, Southern rock and bluegrass. \nHis career started modestly. \nBosse began playing cover gigs in local bars in 2013 before forming The Northern Roots\, his Connecticut and Rhode Island-based backing band. \nThe local shows eventually led to original music and trips south to record in Nashville. \nHis breakout song\, “What Happened to Country\,” was released in 2021 and has since surpassed 2 million streams. \nThe title pretty effectively explains Bosse’s musical philosophy. \nHis influences include Johnny Cash\, Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings along with more recent artists such as Sturgill Simpson and Tyler Childers. The result is modern country built around guitars\, storytelling and a rougher traditional-country sound rather than highly polished country-pop production. \nThat approach has earned Bosse a New England Music Award for Best Vocalist\, while he and The Northern Roots have appeared at venues including Foxwoods\, Mohegan Sun and The UNITED in Westerly. \nHe’s also become a familiar presence around Stonington\, playing vineyards\, festivals\, restaurants and community events throughout the region. \nThe Farm Is Part of the Experience\nThirsty Thursdays isn’t taking place in a conventional music venue. \nDeans Mill Farm Bed & Breakfast occupies more than 70 acres off Pequot Trail in Stonington\, with open fields\, meadows\, wooded areas\, historic buildings and an active equestrian operation sharing the property. \nThe farm’s history stretches back to the mid-1700s. \nToday\, the property has been restored and adapted into an event venue and lodging destination while retaining the landscape that gives the place much of its character. \nThe grounds are also home to Dragonfly Equestrian Center\, with dozens of horses on the property\, and Dragonfly Disc Golf\, a 19-hole course winding around the equestrian center through woods and changing terrain. \nFor Thirsty Thursdays\, however\, the destination is the farm’s seasonal Beer Garden. \nA Beer Garden in the Middle of a Farm\nThe concept is deliberately uncomplicated. \nFind a place outside\, grab something from the food truck\, get a beer or another drink and listen to music. \nThe Beer Garden serves local craft beer\, wine\, canned cocktails and other cold beverages\, while food trucks rotate through the property during the season. \nThirsty Thursdays have been running weekly throughout the warmer months\, with live music scheduled from local and regional performers. \nIt’s the kind of recurring event where the venue matters almost as much as who’s playing. \nInstead of sitting inside a club\, audiences are spending the early evening on a Stonington farm surrounded by fields and an equestrian property as the sun begins dropping. \nAnd the Thursday series is only half of Deans Mill Farm’s regular music schedule. The farm has also been hosting Sunday performances during the season\, turning the Beer Garden into a recurring outdoor music destination rather than simply an occasional event space. \nOne of the Last Thirsty Thursdays of the Season\nBy late September\, these evenings begin feeling a little different than they did in June. \nThe sun disappears earlier. The temperature starts dropping after dinner. And the outdoor music calendar that seemed endless at the beginning of summer suddenly has only a few weeks remaining. \nDeans Mill Farm currently plans to continue Thirsty Thursdays through October\, weather permitting. \nThat last part matters. \nThe series is outdoors\, and performances can change because of weather or other conditions. The farm advises visitors to check for updates before heading over. \nThe event is family-friendly and free to attend. \nThere are a couple of important farm rules: no animals and no outside alcohol. \nFood and drinks are purchased separately. \nFor Bosse\, Thursday’s setting also makes unusual sense. \nMuch of his music romanticizes the kind of rural\, working-land world that traditional country grew out of. On Thursday night\, he gets to play it on an actual Stonington farm. \nMore information is available at the Event Website link below. \nDetails\nEvent: Thirsty Thursdays at Deans Mill Farm with Nick Bosse\nDate: Thursday\, Oct. 1\, 2026\nTime: 5:30–8:30 p.m.\nLocation: Deans Mill Farm\nAddress: 1189 Pequot Trail\, Stonington\, CT 06378\nAdmission: Free\nMusic: Nick Bosse\nStyle: Country\, Southern rock and roots music\nFood: Food trucks on site; selections vary\nDrinks: Local craft beer\, wine\, canned cocktails and other beverages available for purchase\nSetting: Outdoor Beer Garden on the farm\nFamily Friendly: Yes\nAnimals: No animals permitted\nOutside Alcohol: Not permitted\nWeather: Weather permitting; times and programming are subject to change\nEvent Contact: Kayla Simon\, 860-245-5487 \n  \n  \nFeatured image is an artistic representation inspired by the event and may not depict the actual people\, location\, or activities shown.
URL:https://thectbeacon.com/event/thirsty-thursdays-brings-nick-bosse-food-trucks-and-a-beer-garden-to-deans-mill-farm/
LOCATION:Deans Mill Farm\, 1189 Pequot Trail\, Stonington\, CT\, 06378\, United States
CATEGORIES:Deans Mill Farm
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SUMMARY:Thirsty Thursdays at Deans Mill Farm
DESCRIPTION:Thirsty Thursdays at Deans Mill Farm bring together live music\, food trucks\, and refreshing drinks for a weekly gathering in Stonington. Held throughout the season\, the event offers a relaxed outdoor setting where visitors can unwind after work\, enjoy local entertainment\, and spend an evening with family and friends on the farm. \nEach week features performances by local musicians alongside a rotating selection of food trucks serving a variety of menu options. Guests can also enjoy signature drinks and cold beverages while taking in the farm atmosphere. The combination of live entertainment\, food\, and open-air surroundings makes the event a popular way to enjoy a summer evening on the shoreline. \nThe series is well suited for families\, groups of friends\, and anyone looking for a casual community gathering. Whether you’re stopping by for the music\, grabbing dinner from a food truck\, or simply enjoying a drink outdoors\, Thirsty Thursdays offers a welcoming\, family-friendly environment throughout the season. \nAdditional Details\n\nSchedule: Every Thursday\nSeason: May 7 through October 29\nTime: 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.\nLocation: Deans Mill Farm\, 1189 Pequot Trail\, Stonington\, CT\nLive music from local artists\nFood trucks serving a variety of food options\nSignature drinks and cold beverages available\nFamily-friendly event\nFree admission\nNo animals permitted\nNo outside alcohol permitted\nWeather permitting\nTimes and activities subject to change
URL:https://thectbeacon.com/event/thirsty-thursdays-at-deans-mill-farm/2026-10-01/
LOCATION:Deans Mill Farm\, 1189 Pequot Trail\, Stonington\, CT\, 06378\, United States
CATEGORIES:Deans Mill Farm
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SUMMARY:Mystic Ukulele Strummers
DESCRIPTION:Mystic Ukulele Strummers brings together music lovers of all skill levels for weekly ukulele gatherings at Union Baptist Church in Mystic. Designed to be welcoming\, relaxed\, and community-focused\, the group invites beginners\, longtime players\, and curious first-timers alike to spend an evening strumming familiar songs and learning together in a casual social atmosphere. \nThe gatherings focus less on formal music instruction and more on participation\, encouragement\, and shared enjoyment of music. Players can practice chords\, improve rhythm\, learn new songs\, or simply join in for the fun of playing alongside others. Because the ukulele is approachable and easy to pick up\, the sessions tend to attract a wide mix of ages and experience levels\, creating an environment where newcomers don’t feel intimidated. \nWhat makes the Mystic Ukulele Strummers stand out is the sense of community built around the music itself. The group offers a low-pressure way for people to connect\, laugh\, and unplug for a while\, whether they are serious musicians or someone dusting off a ukulele for the first time in years. For locals looking for a creative weekly tradition\, it’s the kind of simple community gathering that feels increasingly rare and valuable. \n 
URL:https://thectbeacon.com/event/mystic-ukulele-strummers/2026-10-01/
LOCATION:Union Baptist Church\, 119 High Street\, Mystic\, CT\, 06355\, United States
CATEGORIES:Union Baptist Church
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SUMMARY:James Harris at Jeremiah’s Tavern in Mystic
DESCRIPTION:James Harris at Jeremiah’s Tavern for the month of September in downtown Mystic\, bringing two hours of acoustic rock\, jazz\, blues\, and audience requests to the Tavern from 6 to 8 p.m. \nThe September residency includes performances on September 2\, 9\, 16\, 23 and 30\, giving one of Mystic’s longtime working musicians a regular Wednesday home just steps from the Mystic River. \nFor Harris\, playing a weekly run in Mystic is familiar territory. The Stonington guitarist and vocalist has spent more than two decades performing around the area\, becoming a regular presence at restaurants\, pubs\, vineyards and even aboard some of Mystic’s historic and excursion vessels. \nMore Than 20 Years of Music Around Mystic\nJames Harris has been playing guitar and singing professionally for more than 20 years. \nHis repertoire is broad by design. Acoustic classic and modern rock form a large part of his performances\, but Harris also moves through jazz\, blues and other styles depending on the setting and the audience. \nThat versatility has made him particularly well suited to Mystic’s restaurant and tavern music scene\, where a musician may be providing atmosphere over dinner one moment and fielding requests from a room that has turned its attention toward the music the next. \nHarris has become a familiar performer at several Mystic venues over the years. His local schedule has included appearances at the Daniel Packer Inne\, Mystic Seaport Museum and aboard the schooner ARGIA. \nIn fact\, Harris has been performing aboard ARGIA for more than a decade\, playing acoustic classic and modern rock while the schooner sails the Mystic River and Fishers Island Sound. \nMystic Seaport Museum has similarly described him as a guitarist\, vocalist and entertainer specializing in classic and modern rock. \nA Musician Who Doesn’t Stay in One Lane\nThe Jeremiah’s flyer describes Harris simply enough: “Live Acoustic Rock\, Jazz\, Blues\, etc. Requests.” \nThe “etc.” may be doing a lot of work. \nHarris has built his local career around being able to move between styles rather than presenting a narrowly defined set of original music. That makes the request portion of his Jeremiah’s performances particularly appropriate. \nHis acoustic guitar remains the common thread\, but the material can move between generations and genres over the course of an evening. \nThat approach has helped Harris maintain an unusually busy schedule around Mystic. More than a decade ago\, local publication This Is Mystic was already describing him as a guitarist and vocalist with more than 20 years of experience who regularly performed around town. \nHe remains a fixture on Mystic music calendars in 2026. \nFive Wednesday Nights at Jeremiah’s Tavern\nThe September series takes place downstairs in the Tavern at Jeremiah’s Restaurant & Tavern. \nJeremiah’s operates as two distinct experiences at its 7 Water Street location in downtown Mystic. The upstairs restaurant leans toward an elevated New England dining experience\, while the Tavern is the more casual side of the operation\, with drinks\, comfort food and recurring entertainment. \nWednesday also happens to be Pasta Night and half-price wine night at the Tavern\, giving the weekly Harris performances a dinner component for anyone looking to make an evening of it. \nThe music runs early\, from 6 to 8 p.m.\, rather than occupying a late-night bar slot. \nFor September\, that means five consecutive Wednesdays of Harris behind the microphone. \nSeptember Performance Schedule\nWednesday\, September 2 — 6–8 p.m.\nJames Harris performs live acoustic rock\, jazz\, blues and requests at Jeremiah’s Tavern. \nWednesday\, September 9 — 6–8 p.m.\nThe Wednesday residency continues with Harris returning for another two-hour acoustic set. \nWednesday\, September 16 — 6–8 p.m.\nHarris reaches the midpoint of the September series with another evening of live music and audience requests. \nWednesday\, September 23 — 6–8 p.m.\nThe fourth September performance brings Harris back to the Tavern for an early-evening set. \nWednesday\, September 30 — 6–8 p.m.\nHarris closes out the month with the fifth and final Wednesday performance of the September residency. \nA Familiar Sound in a New Mystic Setting\nThere is something fitting about giving Harris an entire month of Wednesdays. \nHis career has been closely tied to the kind of live music Mystic does particularly well: a guitarist in the corner of a tavern\, music on the deck of a boat\, an outdoor set beside the river or a familiar voice returning to the same local rooms year after year. \nFor visitors\, the Jeremiah’s series offers an easy introduction to a musician who has spent years playing around Mystic. \nFor locals\, there’s a good chance the introduction happened a long time ago. \nEvent Details\nEvent: James Harris Live at Jeremiah’s Tavern\nDates: Wednesdays\, September 2\, 9\, 16\, 23 and 30\, 2026\nTime: 6–8 p.m.\nPerformer: James Harris\nMusic: Acoustic rock\, jazz\, blues and requests\nVenue: Jeremiah’s Restaurant & Tavern\nAddress: 7 Water Street\, Mystic\, CT 06355\nLocation: The Tavern\nWednesday Special: Pasta Night and half-price wine \n  \n  \nFeatured image is an artistic representation inspired by the event and may not depict the actual people\, location\, or activities shown.
URL:https://thectbeacon.com/event/james-harris-at-jeremiahs-tavern-in-mystic/2026-09-30/
LOCATION:Jeremiah’s Restaurant\, 7 Water Street\, Mystic\, 06355\, United States
CATEGORIES:Jeremiah's Restaurant
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SUMMARY:Wicked Peach Brings 30 Years of Rock Favorites Back to the Wolf Den
DESCRIPTION:Wicked Peach Brings 30 Years of Rock Favorites Back to the Wolf Den Sunday\, Sept. 27\, as one of southeastern New England’s longest-running cover bands returns to Mohegan Sun for a free 7 p.m. show. \nThe band has spent three decades building its reputation around a straightforward formula: take recognizable rock and pop-rock songs\, play them with the energy of a club band rather than a tribute act\, and keep the set moving. \nThat approach has made Wicked Peach a familiar name throughout southeastern Connecticut\, Rhode Island and Massachusetts and a recurring presence on the Wolf Den stage. \nThirty Years of Wicked Peach\nWicked Peach dates its beginning to 1996\, putting the band at its 30-year mark in 2026. \nRather than dedicating itself to one artist or period\, the group has built a repertoire across decades of rock\, alternative and pop-rock. That gives a Wicked Peach show the feel of a live rock playlist\, with the set capable of moving between eras instead of staying locked into one sound. \nThe current lineup includes Ernie Lewis on lead vocals and guitar\, Dan Watson on lead guitar and vocals\, Corey Carter on guitar\, Stan Smith on bass and Jonathan Souza on drums. \nMohegan Sun itself has repeatedly described Wicked Peach as a staple of the southeastern New England music scene\, and the relationship between the band and the casino stretches across years of Wolf Den appearances. \nIn 2024\, Wicked Peach was among the acts Mohegan Sun chose for the Wolf Den’s late-night concert experiment\, playing back-to-back 8 and 10:30 p.m. performances. The band returned to the venue during the 2026 summer season as well. \nSunday’s show puts them back in the room for another free headlining set. \nA Cover Band Without the Tribute-Band Rules\nThe difference between Wicked Peach and a traditional tribute band is range. \nA tribute act has a catalog and identity already chosen for it. Wicked Peach can follow whatever works with the room. \nThe band describes itself as playing favorite rock\, pop-rock and rock hits\, and its shows are built around songs audiences are likely to recognize quickly. \nThat flexibility is particularly useful at a casino venue. \nA Wolf Den audience can include dedicated fans who arrived specifically for the band alongside people who discovered there was a free concert happening while walking through Casino of the Earth. \nA familiar opening riff can turn the second group into the first remarkably quickly. \nThe Wolf Den Puts the Band in the Middle of the Casino\nThe Wolf Den remains one of Mohegan Sun’s unusual entertainment spaces because it isn’t tucked away in a conventional theater. \nIt’s located directly inside the Casino of the Earth\, surrounded by the activity of the casino floor. Mohegan Sun equips the venue with full beverage service and a state-of-the-art sound system while keeping performances free. \nThat combination has allowed the Wolf Den to host national touring artists alongside the regional bands that repeatedly fill the room. \nAnd Wicked Peach belongs firmly in the latter category. \nThe band has played the venue often enough that a return to the Wolf Den feels less like an isolated booking and more like an ongoing relationship between a regional band and one of the region’s best-known stages. \nFree Doesn’t Mean Guaranteed\nThere is one important catch to Wolf Den shows: a ticket isn’t what gets you inside. \nAdmission is free\, but seating is limited and available on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nGuests may begin lining up no earlier than three hours before showtime. One person can hold up to four places in line\, but Mohegan Sun requires everyone to be physically present when seats are distributed. \nThe Wolf Den is also restricted to guests 21 and older and is a non-smoking venue. \nSunday performances normally begin earlier than the Wolf Den’s Thursday-through-Saturday shows\, so this one starts at 7 p.m. \nFor Wicked Peach\, that’s three decades of southeastern New England bar rooms\, festivals\, clubs and casino stages distilled into another Sunday night at a venue the band knows well. \nNo elaborate tribute concept required. \nJust familiar songs\, electric guitars and a free place to hear them played loud. \nMore information is available at the Event Website link below. \nDetails\nEvent: Wicked Peach at the Wolf Den\nDate: Sunday\, Sept. 27\, 2026\nTime: 7 p.m.\nVenue: Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun\nLocation: Casino of the Earth\nAddress: 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd.\, Uncasville\, CT 06382\nAdmission: Free\nAge: 21+\nSeating: Limited and first come\, first served\nLine Policy: Guests may line up no earlier than three hours before the show\nMusic: Rock\, pop-rock and rock favorites\nBand: Ernie Lewis\, Dan Watson\, Corey Carter\, Stan Smith and Jonathan Souza\nAccessibility: Contact Mohegan Sun Guest Services for specific accommodation needs\nImportant: Performance times and artists are subject to change \n  \n  \nFeatured image is an artistic representation inspired by the event and may not depict the actual people\, location\, or activities shown.
URL:https://thectbeacon.com/event/wicked-peach-brings-30-years-of-rock-favorites-back-to-the-wolf-den/
LOCATION:Wolf Den\, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvs\, Uncasville\, CT\, 06382\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mohegan Sun
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SUMMARY:Roots Music Stomp Brings America’s Musical Traditions Together With Erica Weiss
DESCRIPTION:Roots Music Stomp Brings America’s Musical Traditions Together With Erica Weiss Sunday\, Sept. 27\, for an evening that can move from an Appalachian fiddle tune to Louisiana Cajun music\, Balkan singing\, and an original song without ever leaving the UNITED’s Gallery Events Space. \nThe September edition of the monthly series pairs host Craig Edwards with Erica Weiss\, a multi-instrumentalist\, singer\, teacher and dance caller whose musical world crosses traditions that are often separated into different genres. \nWeiss plays fiddle\, guitar and bass\, sings and performs Appalachian old-time string band music\, Cajun and Zydeco\, Balkan vocal music and her own songs. \nThat range makes her particularly well suited to Roots Music Stomp. \nThe series isn’t designed as a conventional concert where a touring artist arrives\, plays a prepared set and leaves. Instead\, Edwards invites musicians steeped in traditional styles to play together while exploring where the music came from\, how it traveled and why seemingly different American musical traditions frequently turn out to be related. \nPart Concert\, Part Musical Conversation\nRoots Music Stomp has been described as something approaching a live musical podcast. \nThere is performance\, but conversation and musical history are part of the experience. \nEdwards and his guest can play a tune\, talk about the tradition behind it and then follow the music somewhere else. \nThat makes improvisation part of the appeal. \nA fiddle can lead into Appalachian old-time music. An accordion can shift the evening toward Louisiana. A song can open a discussion about the communities that carried it from one generation to another. \nThe point isn’t simply to reproduce old music. \nIt’s to show that roots music has always been alive\, changing as musicians and communities encountered one another. \nErica Weiss Crosses Musical Borders\nWeiss has spent years inside the traditional-music community as both a performer and teacher. \nShe has performed and taught at festivals and music camps and worked alongside musicians in the old-time and Cajun traditions\, while her interests extend well beyond either one. \nAppalachian old-time music itself developed through a complicated meeting of cultures. European fiddle traditions mixed with African American musical traditions\, including the banjo\, an instrument with West African ancestry that became fundamental to American string-band music. \nCajun music developed from another migration story. \nFrench-speaking Acadians expelled from Canada during the 18th century eventually established communities in Louisiana\, where their music interacted with Creole\, African\, Caribbean and other traditions. Fiddles were eventually joined by accordions\, and neighboring Cajun and Creole musical cultures helped produce the sounds now associated with Cajun and Zydeco music. \nBalkan singing brings another musical world into Weiss’ repertoire\, with vocal traditions known for powerful harmonies\, distinctive intervals and rhythms that can sound strikingly different to ears accustomed to American popular music. \nRoots Music Stomp provides a place where those differences can be heard side by side. \nCraig Edwards Has Spent a Lifetime Following the Connections\nIf the concept sounds unusually broad\, that’s because Edwards’ own musical career is unusually broad. \nHe sings and plays fiddle\, guitar\, five-string banjo\, mandolin and button accordion\, with a repertoire encompassing Appalachian old-time\, blues\, bluegrass\, Cajun\, Celtic music\, chanteys\, folk\, roots rock\, swing and Zydeco. \nHis interest goes beyond learning songs. \nEdwards studied ethnomusicology at Wesleyan University\, focusing on American string-band traditions and conducting fieldwork in places including West Virginia\, North Carolina\, Louisiana\, Ireland and Nova Scotia. \nHe has also studied with West African master musicians and dancers\, another route into understanding how African musical traditions became part of the foundation of American music. \nEdwards later spent years as a staff musician at Mystic Seaport Museum and served as director of its Sea Music Festival\, where his work expanded into maritime traditions from around the world. \nToday\, he teaches traditional fiddle styles at Wesleyan and teaches at the UNITED while continuing to perform across multiple roots traditions. \nCalling him a multi-instrumentalist almost undersells what he’s doing with Roots Music Stomp. \nHe’s using the instruments as tools for musical history. \nA Series Built Around a Different Tradition Every Month\nThe September program is one chapter in an ongoing monthly experiment at the UNITED. \nPrevious Roots Music Stomp programs have explored bluegrass with fiddler Austin Scelzo\, maritime and folk traditions with longtime Mystic Seaport chanteyman Geoff Kaufman\, traditional Irish music and the enormous influence of Bob Dylan on American folk and popular songwriting. \nOther editions have ventured into Franco-American fiddling\, seasonal traditional music and additional regional folk traditions. \nThe format changes because the guest changes. \nRather than impose the same concert structure every month\, Edwards uses each musician’s specialty as the starting point. The collaboration then allows different traditions to collide\, overlap or reveal connections that might not be apparent from simply listening to recordings. \nWith Weiss\, there are a lot of directions the conversation can go. \nAppalachia. Louisiana. The Balkans. Traditional dance music. Original songwriting. \nAnd with two musicians capable of changing instruments as the evening develops\, there’s no requirement that they stay in one place for very long. \nAn Intimate Room for Music That Was Meant to Be Shared\nRoots Music Stomp takes place in the Gallery Events Space at the UNITED\, rather than the theater’s large Black Box auditorium. \nThat smaller setting fits the material. \nMuch of the music being explored in the series developed long before amplifiers\, arenas or even modern concert culture. These were social traditions played at dances\, gatherings\, homes\, community celebrations\, work sites and informal sessions. \nThe music was passed from musician to musician largely by listening\, watching and playing together. \nRoots Music Stomp recreates a little of that process in front of an audience. \nInstead of presenting traditional music as something preserved behind glass\, Edwards and Weiss can pull it apart\, talk about it and then put it back together by playing it. \nFor anyone who has wondered how a fiddle tune from Appalachia\, a Louisiana dance tune and music carried across an ocean can all wind up under the enormous umbrella called American roots music\, Sunday night offers a pretty good place to start. \nMore information is available at the Event Website link below. \nTo purchase tickets\, click the Event Ticketing link below. \nDetails\nEvent: Roots Music Stomp featuring Erica Weiss\nDate: Sunday\, Sept. 27\, 2026\nTime: 7–9 p.m.\nLocation: UNITED Gallery Events Space\nAddress: 5 Canal St.\, Westerly\, RI 02891\nFeatured Musician: Erica Weiss\nHost: Craig Edwards\nMusic: Appalachian old-time\, Cajun\, Zydeco\, Balkan singing\, folk\, original music and other traditional styles\nFormat: Live performance\, collaboration and discussion of traditional music and its history\nVenue: Gallery Events Space at the UNITED\nAccessibility: The UNITED is wheelchair accessible; guests needing accommodations for a live performance can contact the box office\nContact: 401-388-8208 \n  \n  \nFeatured image is an artistic representation inspired by the event and may not depict the actual people\, location\, or activities shown.
URL:https://thectbeacon.com/event/roots-music-stomp-brings-americas-musical-traditions-together-with-erica-weiss/
LOCATION:United Theatre\, 5 Canal Street\, Westerly\, RI\, 02891\, United States
CATEGORIES:United Theater
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SUMMARY:Youth On-the-Mic Gives Young Performers the Knickerbocker Stage
DESCRIPTION:Youth On-the-Mic Gives Young Performers the Knickerbocker Stage Sunday\, Sept. 27\, creating a pressure-free place for sixth- through 12th-graders to sing\, play an instrument\, perform an original song\, or try out a favorite cover in front of a live audience. \nThe 90-minute open mic at the Knickerbocker Music Center is specifically designed for young musicians from Rhode Island and southeastern Connecticut\, whether they’ve already played in public or have never stepped onto a stage. \nThere are no auditions. \nThere isn’t a competition. \nAnd nobody needs a polished set. \nThe idea behind Youth On-the-Mic is much simpler: young musicians need somewhere to begin. \nThe Alternative to an Adult Open Mic\nFor a teenager learning to perform\, the usual open-mic circuit can be an awkward fit. \nMany take place late at night in bars\, breweries and restaurants. The musicians are adults. The audiences are adults. And even an intentionally welcoming room can feel intimidating when you’re 13 years old and preparing to sing in public for the first time. \nYouth On-the-Mic was created as an alternative. \nNow in its seventh year\, the bi-monthly series gives middle- and high-school-age performers their own space to experiment in front of other young musicians\, families and a supportive audience. \nStudents can perform solo or with others. They can sing\, play music\, present an original composition or cover somebody else’s song. \nThe UNITED describes the atmosphere as pressure-free and supportive\, with the emphasis on encouraging kids to get onto the stage rather than judging how polished they are once they get there. \nThat’s an important distinction. \nThe first performance is often the hardest one. \nLearning Something a Practice Room Can’t Teach\nMusic lessons can teach chords\, scales\, rhythm\, technique and repertoire. \nPerforming teaches something else. \nA microphone sounds different from singing alone in a bedroom. An amplifier changes how a guitarist hears an instrument. Musicians have to learn where to stand\, how to communicate with one another\, what to do after making a mistake and how to continue playing while people are watching. \nThose are difficult skills to learn without actually performing. \nYouth On-the-Mic provides that opportunity without requiring a young musician to land a formal gig first. \nIt also creates a community around the performers. \nA sixth-grader watching an older student play can see what might be possible a few years later. An experienced high-school musician can test a new original song. Players who normally practice alone can meet other musicians their age. \nAnd sometimes a young performer simply discovers that getting onto a stage wasn’t nearly as frightening as expected. \nNot Just Any Stage\nThere’s another reason this particular open mic is unusual. \nThe kids aren’t performing in a classroom or multipurpose room. \nThey’re playing the Knickerbocker stage. \nThe Knickerbocker Music Center has been part of Westerly’s music culture for decades\, and the building’s history stretches back much further. \nThe venue traces its roots to the Knickerbocker Café\, which became one of southern New England’s important blues and roots-music rooms during the second half of the 20th century. \nMost famously\, it became closely associated with Roomful of Blues. \nThe band formed in Westerly in 1967\, founded by guitarist Duke Robillard and pianist Al Copley\, and developed a long-running relationship with the Knickerbocker. Its residency helped turn the club into a destination for blues\, swing\, R&B and roots music. \nOver the years\, the Knick’s musical history grew to include generations of local and touring musicians. \nToday\, the venue operates as part of The UNITED Theatre’s expanded arts campus\, preserving a stage with deep regional music history while using it for performances\, education and community programs. \nSo when a young musician walks up to the microphone Sunday afternoon\, it may be an open mic. \nBut it isn’t a practice stage. \nA Place to Find the Next Bandmate\nThe event also solves another problem young musicians face: finding one another. \nA teenager playing guitar at home may have no idea that another student a few towns away plays drums\, writes songs or wants to start a band. \nRegular youth music events can become informal meeting places. \nThe performer who comes to play one song can return to hear someone else. Musicians can discover shared influences. Friendships form. Collaborations can follow. \nThat’s one reason the recurring nature of Youth On-the-Mic matters. \nA single showcase gives a student one performance. \nA continuing series gives that student somewhere to come back to. \nAnd progress that happens slowly in a rehearsal room can suddenly become obvious when a musician returns to the same stage a few months later. \nNo Alcohol\, No Bar Scene\nFor this event\, the Knick operates differently from a typical evening concert. \nThe venue no longer has a working kitchen\, but prepackaged concession snacks and soft drinks will be available for purchase. Payments are cashless. \nNo alcohol will be served during Youth On-the-Mic. \nThat keeps the focus exactly where organizers intend it to be: on young musicians\, their families and the experience of getting comfortable onstage. \nFor some performers\, Sunday may simply be another chance to play. \nFor somebody else\, it could be the first time they stand behind a microphone\, look out into a room and realize people are actually waiting to hear what they can do. \nEvery musician who looks comfortable onstage eventually had a first time. \nYouth On-the-Mic gives local kids a place to have theirs. \nMore information is available at the Event Website link below. \nDetails\nEvent: Youth On-the-Mic\nDate: Sunday\, Sept. 27\, 2026\nTime: 4:30–6 p.m.\nLocation: The Knickerbocker Music Center\nAddress: 35 Railroad Ave.\, Westerly\, RI 02891\nWho Can Perform: Students in grades 6–12 from Rhode Island and southeastern Connecticut\nPerformances: Singing\, instrumental music\, original songs and cover songs\nExperience Level: New and experienced young performers are welcome\nFormat: Supportive youth open mic\nSeries: Bi-monthly; currently in its seventh year\nFood: Prepackaged concession snacks available for purchase\nDrinks: Soft drinks available for purchase; no alcohol served at this event\nPayment: Cashless purchases only\nContact: The UNITED\, 401-388-8208 \n  \n  \nFeatured image is an artistic representation inspired by the event and may not depict the actual people\, location\, or activities shown.
URL:https://thectbeacon.com/event/youth-on-the-mic-gives-young-performers-the-knickerbocker-stage/
LOCATION:Knickerbocker Music Center\, 35 Railroad Ave\, Westerly\, RI\, 02891\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Knickerbocker
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SUMMARY:Roc-Kin’-On Brings Four Decades of Party Rock to the Charlestown Rathskeller (cancelled)
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: This event has been cancelled due to the nor’easter.\nRoc-Kin’-On Brings Four Decades of Party Rock to the Charlestown Rathskeller Sunday\, Sept. 27\, with three hours of classic rock\, country\, and pop-rock built for an afternoon of dancing\, singing along\, and stretching the weekend a little longer. \nThe five-piece New England cover band takes over the Rathskeller’s outdoor stage from 4 to 7 p.m.\, with free admission and food and drinks available throughout the afternoon. \nAnd this show has been a few months in the making. \nRoc-Kin’-On was originally scheduled to play the Rathskeller over Memorial Day weekend. Rain forced the May 24 performance to be canceled\, and the band was rescheduled for Sept. 27. \nFour months later\, they’re finally getting their Sunday afternoon Down Back. \nA Setlist That Can Jump 40 Years in a Few Songs\nRoc-Kin’-On doesn’t tie itself to a single decade. \nThe band’s repertoire reaches across the 1970s\, ’80s\, ’90s and 2000s\, mixing classic rock with country\, pop-rock\, and danceable party songs. \nThat broad approach is intentional. \nRoc-Kin’-On has been performing together for more than a decade\, developing its identity around songs audiences already know and getting those audiences involved in the show. \nRather than presenting a narrowly defined tribute to one artist or era\, the group can move between generations during the same performance. \nThat makes the band a particularly good fit for an afternoon at the Rathskeller\, where the audience can range from people who came specifically for the music to diners who wandered Down Back after lunch and decided to stay. \nThe band describes its Sept. 27 set as rock favorites from the ’70s through the 2000s. \nThe Rathskeller goes a little broader\, describing Roc-Kin’-On as a high-energy rock and party band playing classic rock favorites\, timeless hits and danceable anthems. \nEither description gets to the same point. \nThis isn’t a sit-down-and-listen kind of show. \nFrom Eastern Connecticut to a New England Party Band\nRoc-Kin’-On began as an Eastern Connecticut favorite before expanding its schedule throughout New England. \nMore than a decade of playing together has taken the group through bars\, clubs\, festivals and entertainment venues around the region. \nThe band continues to maintain an active schedule well beyond summer. \nAfter Charlestown\, its currently announced dates stretch into December\, with shows in Rhode Island\, Connecticut and Massachusetts. \nThat kind of schedule matters for a cover band. \nPlaying familiar songs is only half the job. A successful party band has to read a room\, understand when to change gears and know how to turn people who weren’t necessarily planning to dance into part of the show. \nRoc-Kin’-On has built its reputation around that interaction. \nThe Show That Rain Postponed\nSunday’s performance was supposed to happen much earlier. \nRoc-Kin’-On had been booked for the Rathskeller on May 24\, part of the venue’s Memorial Day weekend schedule. \nWeather intervened. \nBecause Down Back is an outdoor venue\, the show was canceled and moved all the way to Sept. 27. \nThe new date lands in an interesting part of the Rathskeller season. \nLate September still belongs to the outdoor concert calendar\, but the atmosphere has started changing. The afternoon light fades earlier\, temperatures become more comfortable around the fire and the number of weekends left Down Back can suddenly be counted rather than assumed. \nFor Roc-Kin’-On\, it means the postponed beginning-of-summer performance has effectively become an early-fall Sunday show. \nThe Rathskeller Has Been Doing This Since Long Before Outdoor Concerts Were Trendy\nThe Charlestown Rathskeller isn’t a purpose-built concert venue. \nIts history reaches back to 1933\, when the secluded property became associated with the kind of tucked-away tavern atmosphere that would eventually become part of its identity. \nToday\, the restored restaurant retains that old tavern character inside while the property behind it has evolved into something very different. \nRathskeller Down Back is the seasonal outdoor side of the operation. \nThe wooded grounds include a performance stage\, backyard bar\, Burger Shack\, fire pit and lawn games including cornhole and bocce. \nThe result falls somewhere between a restaurant backyard\, beer garden and small outdoor music festival. \nThere isn’t traditional theater seating. \nThe setup is deliberately informal\, with festival-style seating and guests moving between tables\, the bar\, games and the area in front of the stage. \nThat gives the Rathskeller something most conventional music venues can’t offer. \nYou can arrive well before the first song. \nCome for Lunch\, Stay for the Band\nThe Rathskeller opens at noon on Sundays\, four hours before Roc-Kin’-On starts. \nThe kitchen remains open until 10 p.m.\, so the afternoon can easily begin with lunch before moving outside for the show. \nThe restaurant’s menu leans toward hearty New England tavern food\, including burgers\, seafood\, steaks\, sandwiches and pub fare. The property also operates outdoor food and drink service during its Down Back season. \nThen there are the games and the fire pit. \nThat combination explains why the Rathskeller’s Sunday concerts feel different from its Friday and Saturday night shows. \nA 4 p.m. start makes the music part of an afternoon rather than the destination at the end of the night. \nEat. Grab a drink. Play a game. Find somewhere outside. Hear a band. \nAnd in this case\, there’s no ticket price standing in the way. \nFree Show\, RSVP Optional\nAdmission to Roc-Kin’-On is free. \nThe Rathskeller encourages guests to RSVP through Eventbrite\, but the earlier listing for the rescheduled performance also indicated that guests could simply show up. \nWith outdoor seating operating festival-style\, arriving early remains the better strategy for anyone who wants a preferred spot. \nWeather is also worth watching. \nThe original May performance was canceled because of rain\, and Down Back remains an outdoor venue. The Rathskeller posts schedule changes when weather affects a performance. \nAssuming September cooperates better than May did\, Roc-Kin’-On finally gets its three hours onstage Sunday afternoon. \nFour decades of rock songs. \nThree hours of music. \nOne show that took four months longer than expected to happen. \nMore information is available at the Event Website link below. \nTo RSVP for free\, click the Event Ticketing link below. \nDetails\nEvent: Roc-Kin’-On at the Charlestown Rathskeller\nDate: Sunday\, Sept. 27\, 2026\nTime: 4–7 p.m.\nLocation: Charlestown Rathskeller / Rathskeller Down Back\nAddress: 489A Old Coach Road\, Charlestown\, RI 02813\nAdmission: Free\nRSVP: Free RSVP available through Eventbrite\nBand: Roc-Kin’-On\nBand Size: Five-piece\nMusic: Classic rock\, country\, ’80s\, ’90s\, 2000s pop-rock and dance/party favorites\nSetting: Outdoor seasonal music venue on the Rathskeller grounds\nSeating: Festival-style; arrive early for a preferred spot\nRestaurant Hours Sunday: Noon–10 p.m.\nKitchen: Open noon–10 p.m.\nFood & Drinks: Available for purchase\nWeather: Outdoor performance; schedule may change because of weather\nBackground: Rescheduled from the band’s May 24 performance\, which was canceled because of weather\nContact: Charlestown Rathskeller\, 401-792-1000 \n  \n  \nFeatured image is an artistic representation inspired by the event and may not depict the actual people\, location\, or activities shown.
URL:https://thectbeacon.com/event/roc-kin-on-brings-four-decades-of-party-rock-to-the-charlestown-rathskeller/
LOCATION:Rathskeller\, 489A Old Coach Rd\, Charlestown\, RI\, 02813\, United States
CATEGORIES:Rathskeller
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SUMMARY:Sunday Jam Sessions at Deans Mill Farm
DESCRIPTION:Sunday Jam Sessions at Deans Mill Farm return every Sunday through the season\, bringing live local music\, food trucks\, and refreshing drinks to one of Stonington’s favorite outdoor gathering spots. Held from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.\, the free weekly series offers a relaxed afternoon where families\, friends\, and music lovers can unwind while enjoying performances from talented local musicians in the scenic setting of Deans Mill Farm. \nEach Sunday features a different performer\, giving visitors something new to experience throughout the season. Along with live entertainment\, food trucks serve a variety of favorites while the farm offers signature drinks and other cold beverages. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs\, settle in for the afternoon\, and enjoy a casual community atmosphere. The event is family-friendly\, although outside alcohol and pets are not permitted. \nEvent Details\n\nEvent: Sunday Jam Sessions\nSchedule: Every Sunday\nTime: 2:30-5:30 p.m.\nSeason: Through October (Weather Permitting)\nVenue: Deans Mill Farm\nAddress: 1189 Pequot Trail\, Stonington\, CT\nAdmission: Free\n\nWhat to Expect\n\nLive music from local performers\nRotating food trucks\nSignature drinks and cold beverages\nFamily-friendly outdoor atmosphere\n\n2026 Concert Schedule\nJuly 19 \n\nBig Lux\n\nJuly 26 \n\nT. Ray Taylor\n\nAugust 2 \n\nBen Freiert\n\nAugust 9 \n\nFrankenphil\n\nAugust 16 \n\nBen Freiert\n\nAugust 23 \n\nRobbed By Locals\n\nAugust 30 \n\nJames Harris\n\nSeptember 6 \n\nTo Be Announced\n\nSeptember 13 \n\nFrankenphil\n\nSeptember 20 \n\nTo Be Announced\n\nSeptember 27 \n\nJonny Debit\n\nOctober 4 \n\nKGB\n\nOctober 11 \n\nFrankenphil\n\nOctober 18 \n\nDan Watson\n\nOctober 25 \n\nJames Harris\n\nKnow Before You Go\n\nFamily-friendly event\nNo outside alcohol\nNo pets\nWeather permitting\nTimes are subject to change\n\nWhy Attend\n\nFree weekly live music\nRotating lineup of local musicians\nFood trucks and beverages\nRelaxed outdoor setting\nGreat Sunday afternoon tradition\n\n  \n 
URL:https://thectbeacon.com/event/sunday-jam-sessions-at-deans-mill-farm/2026-09-27/
LOCATION:Deans Mill Farm\, 1189 Pequot Trail\, Stonington\, CT\, 06378\, United States
CATEGORIES:Deans Mill Farm
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SUMMARY:Felicia Rose Brings Sacred Song\, World Rhythms and Electronic Trance to the Garde
DESCRIPTION:Felicia Rose Brings Sacred Song\, World Rhythms and Electronic Trance to the Garde Sunday\, Sept. 27\, for an afternoon that moves between singer-songwriter intimacy\, Sanskrit chanting\, percussion\, world music and the electronic transformation of songs originally written as spiritual music. \nPresented by Mezza Stage + Studio\, the 2 p.m. performance pairs Rose with percussionists Tam Zezulka and Kevin Gallagher II\, musicians associated with The Omies and Shakti Ma and the Rainbow Serpents. The concert is being presented as an afternoon of meditative\, devotional\, and electronic world music. \nBut this isn’t simply a concert. \nPsychic mediums and readers from Mystical Horizons will be available before and after the performance\, with short readings offered for an additional charge. Guests can also arrive early or remain afterward to meet the musicians. \nThe afternoon will include a tribute to Verline Eldrige\, a longtime spiritual teacher and medium who died earlier this year after more than 50 years of spiritual work. \nFrom Folk-Rock Songs to Sanskrit Chants\nRose describes what she creates as conscious music\, a broad category that allows her to move between musical forms without separating the music from its spiritual purpose. \nHer repertoire includes romantic ballads centered on love for the Divine as well as more rhythmic chants performed in both English and Sanskrit. \nMusically\, the originals draw from folk rock\, world beat and gospel\, while kirtan and mantra are also central to her performances and workshops. \nKirtan comes from the devotional traditions of India and commonly uses repeated chants or mantras in a communal setting. Rather than the audience remaining completely separate from the performer\, repetition can turn the room itself into part of the music. \nThat helps explain the unusual range represented in Sunday’s program. \nA singer-songwriter ballad\, Sanskrit chant and percussion-driven piece may sound like they belong in entirely different concerts. Rose approaches them as different routes toward the same meditative and emotional experience. \nThen She Put the Sacred Music on the Dance Floor\nRose’s music has recently taken another turn. \nIn 2026\, she collaborated with electronic producer DJ JackEL on Deep Elevation\, Vol. 1\, reworking spiritual songs as deep-house and melodic electronic tracks. \nThe project takes material originally associated with meditation\, yoga and sacred performance and places it inside an electronic framework suited to movement and dance. \nAmong the 2026 releases are remixes of songs including Repetition\, Through the Sound\, Rain Falls\, Longing and Let It Go. \nIt’s an interesting collision of purposes. \nElectronic dance music is built around repetition. \nSo is mantra. \nIn one setting\, repetition keeps bodies moving on a dance floor. In another\, repeating words or sounds can become a meditative practice. \nRose’s recent work deliberately puts those ideas together. \nKevin Gallagher II Builds the Rhythm From Several Traditions\nPercussionist Kevin Gallagher II brings another set of musical traditions into Sunday’s performance. \nThe Lyme musician has studied and performed West African\, Latin and kirtan rhythms\, with experience ranging from Nigerian ceremonial mask performances and West African dance classes to rock\, jazz\, jam and fusion bands. \nHe currently plays mridanga and percussion with Connecticut kirtan groups The Omies and the Rainbow Serpents. \nThe mridanga is a double-headed drum closely associated with devotional music from India\, giving Gallagher a way to connect rhythmic traditions that stretch far beyond the conventional Western drum kit. \nThat percussion becomes particularly important in music intended not merely to be heard\, but sung\, chanted or moved to. \nA Memorial Within the Music\nThe concert will also pause to remember Verline Eldrige. \nOrganizers describe Eldrige as a beloved spiritual teacher and medium who spent more than half a century doing that work before her death earlier in 2026. \nHer inclusion gives Sunday’s gathering a memorial dimension alongside its musical and spiritual elements. \nThe presence of readers from Mystical Horizons extends that atmosphere beyond the stage. Short individual readings will be available at an additional cost before and after the concert\, while the musicians themselves will also be available for a meet-and-greet. \nSo the two-hour advertised performance is only part of the experience. \nAn Intimate Project Inside a Very Big Theater\nThe afternoon is presented by Mezza Stage + Studio\, a queer-led performance project built around intimate\, small-scale arts events. \nRather than committing itself to one discipline or permanent venue\, Mezza produces spoken word\, theater\, dance\, music\, comedy\, film and other performances\, shaping individual events around the rooms in which they happen. \nSunday brings that philosophy to the Garde Arts Center\, the historic State Street performing arts venue now celebrating its centennial season. \nAnd the pairing is an unusual one. \nA theater created during the age of grand movie palaces becomes the setting for Sanskrit chants\, world percussion\, spiritual singer-songwriter music and songs newly reinvented through electronic dance music. \nSomewhere between concert\, meditation\, remembrance and gathering\, Felicia Rose’s Sunday afternoon doesn’t fit neatly into one category. \nFor Mezza Stage + Studio\, that’s pretty much the point. \nMore information is available at the Event Website link below. \nTo purchase tickets\, click the Event Ticketing link below. \nDetails\nEvent: Felicia Rose\, presented by Mezza Stage + Studio\nDate: Sunday\, Sept. 27\, 2026\nTime: 2–4 p.m.\nLocation: Garde Arts Center\nAddress: 325 State St.\, New London\, CT 06320\nAdmission: $27–$32 plus fees\nFeatured Artist: Felicia Rose\nPercussion: Tam Zezulka and Kevin Gallagher II\nMusic: Devotional and meditative music\, folk rock\, world beat\, gospel influences\, Sanskrit and English chants and electronic music\nAlso Featured: Meet-and-greet with the artists and psychic mediums/readers from Mystical Horizons before and after the concert\nReadings: Short readings available for an additional charge\nSpecial Tribute: The late spiritual teacher and medium Verline Eldrige\nPresented By: Mezza Stage + Studio\nBox Office: 860-444-7373 ext. 1 \n  \n  \nFeatured image is an artistic representation inspired by the event and may not depict the actual people\, location\, or activities shown.
URL:https://thectbeacon.com/event/felicia-rose-brings-sacred-song-world-rhythms-and-electronic-trance-to-the-garde/
LOCATION:Garde Arts Center\, 325 State Street\, New London\, CT\, 06320\, United States
CATEGORIES:Garde Arts Center
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SUMMARY:Eclectic Electric\, The Forest Room and The Kosmographers Turn Oasis Into a Three-Genre Experiment
DESCRIPTION:Eclectic Electric\, The Forest Room and The Kosmographers Turn Oasis Into a Three-Genre Experiment Saturday\, Sept. 26\, when three very different corners of New England’s independent music scene share the stage at the Oasis Pub in New London. \nCalling this an indie-rock show doesn’t quite explain it. \nThe night moves from the jazz of a Connecticut guitar trio to a one-man collision of electronic beats\, live guitar and custom lighting before reaching the bass-heavy psychedelic rock of a Providence power trio. \nOasis describes the combination as moving through sophisticated jazz grooves\, hypnotic electronic beats and heavy psychedelic rock. \nIn other words\, don’t expect three bands that sound alike. \nEclectic Electric Brings the Heavy End of the Night\nProvidence-based Eclectic Electric has been working the Southern New England underground since 2015. \nThe trio features Thomas McCorry on vocals and bass\, Alyson Hammond on drums and Andrew Labossiere on guitar\, with a sound built around an unusually prominent bass presence and a mix of rock\, soul and psychedelia. \nThere are pieces of different generations in it. \nThe warmth and groove of 1960s and ’70s rock sit alongside the heavier textures of ’90s alternative and stoner rock. Rhode Island music writer Rob Duguay has described the band as bass-driven rock that incorporates heavy metal\, rhythmic elements and alternative-rock influences. \nTheir 2024 single Little Black Cat provides a good example. \nMcCorry said the band approached it with the idea of capturing something in the territory of ZZ Top or Cream. The result is less retro imitation than evidence of where Eclectic Electric’s musical vocabulary comes from. \nThe trio has become a regular presence around Providence’s independent music rooms and has also played the Particle Accelerator Music Festival. In 2025\, Eclectic Electric was nominated in the Rhode Island Music Awards’ alternative-rock category. \nSaturday brings them back to a room they already know. Oasis lists Eclectic Electric among the regional acts that have become regular performers at the New London club. \nThe Forest Room Calls It “Positive Gloom”\nThen there’s The Forest Room\, and this is where the bill takes a sharp turn. \nThe Plainville\, Connecticut project is a one-man band\, combining live acoustic and electric guitar with electronic rhythms\, progressive beats and trip-hop atmosphere. \nThe Forest Room has a name for the resulting sound: “positive gloom.” \nIt’s a pretty effective description. \nInstead of trying to reproduce the sound of a conventional band alone onstage\, the project treats electronics as part of the instrumentation. Guitar moves against programmed and electronic rhythms\, creating music that can be dark and atmospheric without becoming static. \nThe visual presentation is part of it\, too. \nThe Forest Room performs with custom-built vertical light towers\, surrounding the solo setup with changing light and giving the performance a scale that wouldn’t necessarily be expected from one musician. \nThe project has been active around independent venues throughout New England and the Northeast\, taking what is essentially a self-contained audio-visual performance into rooms normally occupied by full bands. \nAt Oasis\, that means the stage can go from a traditional jazz trio to one person surrounded by guitars\, electronics and light. \nAnd then change completely again. \nThe Kosmographers Start From Jazz\nConnecticut’s The Kosmographers occupy another part of the musical map. \nThe trio features Scott Drouin on guitar\, Fred Fagan on bass and Glen Metcalfe on drums\, working in a jazz format built around the interaction between three musicians rather than a large arrangement. \nOasis characterizes their sound as sophisticated and smooth\, but placing a jazz trio on this particular bill makes things more interesting than simply booking them for a conventional jazz night. \nImprovisation is one of the few threads that can connect jazz to the more experimental electronic and psychedelic music surrounding it Saturday. \nThe vocabulary changes. \nThe willingness to see where a piece can go doesn’t necessarily have to. \nThree Acts That Shouldn’t Necessarily Be on the Same Bill\nThat’s what makes this night worth noticing. \nA lot of three-band shows are variations on a theme. If you like the first band’s style\, there’s a good chance the next two are working somewhere nearby. \nSaturday’s lineup works differently. \nThe Kosmographers bring guitar-led jazz. \nThe Forest Room moves into trip-hop\, progressive electronic music and atmospheric guitar. \nEclectic Electric finishes the journey in the heavier territory of psychedelic\, alternative and bass-driven rock. \nIt makes the show less like three separate concerts and more like a progression. \nAnd Oasis is the kind of room where that experiment can work. \nA Small Room Built for New London’s Alternative Side\nThe Oasis Pub at 16 Bank Street has long occupied its own place in New London’s music ecosystem. \nIt’s a 21+ bar rather than a formal concert hall\, with live music sharing the space with the club’s craft beer and drinks program. \nThat intimacy matters for underground music. \nThere isn’t much distance between performers and audience\, and a band doesn’t need to fill hundreds of seats before it makes sense to put it onstage. Rooms like Oasis give regional musicians somewhere to experiment\, build an audience and share bills with acts that don’t necessarily fit neatly into the same genre. \nSaturday night may be a particularly good demonstration of why that matters. \nYou could arrive for jazz and leave having discovered a one-man electronic project. \nYou could show up for psychedelic rock and hear a guitar trio you wouldn’t otherwise encounter. \nOr you could simply let three very different approaches to making music take over the same small stage. \nThe show begins at 9 p.m. \nMore information is available at the Event Website link below. \nDetails\nEvent: Eclectic Electric with The Kosmographers and The Forest Room\nDate: Saturday\, Sept. 26\, 2026\nTime: 9 p.m.\nVenue: The Oasis Pub\nAddress: 16 Bank Street\, New London\, CT 06320\nAge: 21+\nPerformers: Eclectic Electric\, The Kosmographers and The Forest Room\nMusic: Jazz\, electronic\, trip-hop\, psychedelic rock\, alternative rock and rock\nOasis Saturday Hours: 7 p.m.–2 a.m.\nAdmission: A confirmed admission price was not published on the official event page at the time of publication. \n  \n  \nFeatured image is an artistic representation inspired by the event and may not depict the actual people\, location\, or activities shown.
URL:https://thectbeacon.com/event/eclectic-electric-the-forest-room-and-the-kosmographers-turn-oasis-into-a-three-genre-experiment/
LOCATION:Oasis Pub\, 16 Bank Street\, New London\, CT\, 06320\, United States
CATEGORIES:Oasis Pub
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