Manchester Calendar: See What's Happening In The Area This Weekend

Manchester CT

05 August, 2021

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MANCHESTER, CT — Happy weekend, Manchester! See what's new on your Manchester Patch community calendar. Here are some events taking place in town this weekend. Hot tip: If you're hosting an event and want to see it in the next roundup, you can add it to the calendar using this form. You can also spread the word in nearby communities by promoting your event. The cost is $1 per day per community. Here are all of this weekend's events throughout Manchester: Featured Event: Free Concert: Goza Latin Band When: Thursday, August 5th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Center Memorial Park What: GOZA (Spanish for Joy) performs exciting music and dance rhythms from Latin America, Brazil and Spain with guitar, violin, horns, Latin percussion and beautiful, romantic vocals. Bring your lawn chair and enjoy the evenings in Manchester's lovely Center Memorial Park. Unfortun... Learn More Featured Event: Free Concert: Goza Latin Band (Beller's DuBaldo) Featured Event: Outdoor Author Event: Emily Arsenault in conversation with John Valeri When: Thursday, August 5th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Wood Memorial Library & Museum What: Thurs. 8/5 6pm Author Event: Emily Arsenault in conversation with John Valeri Join us on the front lawn of the Wood Memorial Library, 783 Main St., South Windsor, CT as author Emily Arsenault discusses her latest book, When All the Girls Were Sleeping, and with John Valeri! Order ... Learn More Featured Event: Outdoor Author Event: Emily Arsenault in conversation with John Valeri (BOOK CLUB On the Go) Featured Event: Summer Concert Series: Justin Chan & the Vices When: Friday, August 6th at 12:00 p.m. Where: Connecticut's Old State House What: Join us for our annual FREE Summer Concert Series! This year and the Summer Concerts at the Farmers Market at Connecticut's Old State House are held on the East Lawn beginning at noon. Concerts will also be live-streamed on our Facebook page and YouTube. No tickets or reservation... Learn More Featured Event: Summer Concert Series: Justin Chan & the Vices (Kate Kohrs) Featured Event: Soule Monde at the Broad Brook Opera House! When: Friday, August 6th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Broad Brook Opera House What: Soule Monde is avant funk born of the syncopated minds of power drummer Russ Lawton and organ wizard Ray Paczkowski. The "duo" is cemented into an indestructible unit, where bold improvisational leaps are interpreted telepathically and reciprocated effortlessly. Paczkowski has... Learn More Featured Event: Soule Monde at the Broad Brook Opera House! (Broad Brook Opera House) Featured Event: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) When: Friday, August 6th at 7:30 p.m. Where: Little Theatre of Manchester at Cheney Hall What: THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (abridged) by Adam Long, Daniel Singer & Jess Winfield August 6 - 22 Fri-Sat at 7:30 pm & Sun at 2 pm97 MINUTES WITH NO INTERMISSION All 37 plays in 97 minutes! Three madcap men weave their wicked way through all of Shakespeare... Learn More Featured Event: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) (Debra Polikaitis) Rock Painting Craft When: Friday, August 6th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Manchester Public Library, 586 Main St, Manchester, CT, 06040 What: Channel your creative energy and paint a rock. We'll provide the supplies. Limited to the first 20 adults who register for this free program by calling the Reference Room at 860-645-0821. This program will be held on the Howroyd Room Patio; in the case of poor weather it will ... Learn More Featured Event: Hillstown Grange Small Business/Artist Pop-up Shop When: Saturday, August 7th at 9:00 a.m. Where: 617 Hills St What: Hillstown Grange will be holding a Small Business Pop-Up Shop Event featuring the creations and products of local artists and entrepreneurs. This event will be held on Saturday, August 7th from 9:00am to 4:00pm. The Hillstown Grange is located at 617 Hills Street, East Hartfo... Learn More Featured Event: Hillstown Grange Small Business/Artist Pop-up Shop (Dan Gallagher) Featured Event: Psychic & Beyond EXPO When: Saturday, August 7th at 11:00 a.m. Where: 85 Glastonbury Blvd What: 9th Annual Psychic & Beyond EXPO featuring Connecticut's best local Psychics, Healers, Metaphysical Vendors, Mediums & Authors.Psychics - This event is a great time to begin the healing and positive paths to the New Normal Spiritually. For all the info on the EXPO this... Learn More Featured Event: Psychic & Beyond EXPO (Rebecca Anne LoCicero) Featured Event: East Coast Seasonal Living and Shelter Development in the Woodland Period at Nowashe Village When: Saturday, August 7th at 1:00 p.m. Where: 787 Main St What: "East Coast Seasonal Living and Shelter Development in the Woodland Period," presented by Andrew Smith (Shinnecock/Montauk/Unkechaug Tribal Nations). Explore how Native Peoples survived and thrived during all four of New England's markedly distinct seasons using only the regio... Learn More Featured Event: East Coast Seasonal Living and Shelter Development in the Woodland Period at Nowashe Village (Jessica Vogelgesang) Featured Event: August 7th! One Time Weekend at the Broad Brook Opera House When: Saturday, August 7th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Broad Brook Opera House What: Broad Brook Opera House Presents One Time Weekend! Doors Open at 6:00pm One Time Weekend Takes the Stage at 7:00! Seating is limited and on a first come first serve basis! The boys are back and The House is ready to Rock! Local Craft Beers and Concessions available for purchas... Learn More Featured Event: August 7th! One Time Weekend at the Broad Brook Opera House(Broad Brook Opera House) MACC Manchester Farmers Market When: Saturday, August 7th at 8:00 a.m. Where: Forest Street & Main Street What: Come get some fresh fruits veggies, herbs, fresh cut flower bouquets on Saturday mornings . 8am -12:30pm. Learn More Featured Event: Joining Technologies Job Fair When: Monday, August 9th at 4:00 p.m. Where: 17 Connecticut S Dr What: Come innovate with us! Joining Technologies is a leading North American provider of the latest in advanced laser welding, electron beam welding, supply chain management and machine shop services. We are guided by a powerful belief in teamwork and out-of-the-box thinking, and w... Learn More Featured Event: Joining Technologies Job Fair (Kate Finegan) How to Speak Dog When: Monday, August 9th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Manchester Public Library, 586 Main St, Manchester, CT, 06040 What: Presented by Our Companions Animal Rescue and Sanctuary. Your dog is constantly communicating with you- but are you paying attention to what they're saying? The ability to read your dog's body language and sounds they make will strengthen your relationship and bond. This prese... Learn More See more local events, or add your own, on the Manchester Patch community calendar. Editor's note: This article was automatically generated based on event information mainly provided by community members. Patch has not independently verified most of this information, always check with organizers to confirm posted events are proceeding as planned. Click on any event in the list for more details. You can also reach out to [email protected] with any questions or other feedback about this article.