Arts & Entertainment
Get Out: Five Great Things To Do This Weekend
Because It's No Fun To Stay Home All Weekend
We know you’re probably busy stocking up on all those school lunch necessities—fruit snacks, juice boxes and chocolate chip cookies. Those lunchboxes can wait because we’d rather you sink your teeth into some juicy peaches at Lyman’s this weekend. We know you’re just dying to sharpen those No. 2 pencils and stuff the kids’ monogrammed L.L. Bean backpacks with fresh school supplies, but really, those things can wait. There’s a great mix of entertainment at The Kate all weekend, the Hamburg Fair in Lyme, a marine expo in Mystic, a craft fair in Essex and a sunflower maze at the orchard. So stop picking out those back-to-school outfits and get ready for the weekend!
WHERE/WHEN: Opens at 5 p.m. Friday, and 9 a.m. on both Saturday and Sunday and is held in Lyme at 1 Sterling City Road.
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WHY GO: Tons of rides, tons of entertainment and tons of exhibits.
PRICING: General admission is $5; kids up to 12 are free. Seniors and active service men and women pay $3. Ride-all-day bracelets are $20 and available each day.
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WHERE/WHEN: Chestnut Hill Concerts – Friday at 8 p.m. Snow White – Saturday at 1 p.m. Roomful of Blues – Saturday at 8 p.m. The Second City – Sunday at 7 p.m.
WHY GO: Where else would you find such a great variety of weekend entertainment?
PRICING: Chestnut Hill tickets are $25 to $30; Snow White tickets are $10 to $15; Roomful of Blues tickets are $30 to $35 and tickets to The Second City show are $45 each.
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WHERE/WHEN: At Mystic Seaport from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday.
WHY GO: It’s the country’s largest all-marine engine exhibition!
PRICING: Show is included with museum general admission.
WHERE/WHEN: This weekend at Lyman Orchards in Middlefield. Sunflower maze is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Peach Fest activities will be held all day Saturday from about 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WHY GO: Barrels of delicious fun!
PRICING: Pick-your-own peaches cost $1.35 per pound. Admission to the sunflower maze, which helps benefit the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, is $10 for ages 13 and up and $5 for kids ages 4 to 12. Print coupons here!
5. 19TH ANNUAL ESSEX ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR
WHERE/WHEN: Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Essex Town Green.
WHY GO: You’ll love roaming…and maybe even buying, too!
PRICING: Free admission.
