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"Get Out" Weekend Planner: Feb. 11-13
These local events should prove festive, offering you some relief after a long work week.
It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend.
Windsor Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-with-work, outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities to hit and new bars/restaurants/shops to explore.
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Where and When: Windsor Arts Center, Sunday, 2 p.m.
Why Go: Award-winning poets Polly Brody and Brad Davis, and a musical interlude by flutist Minta White.
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Pricing: Free
Where and When: XL Center, Hartford, Saturday and Sunday.
Why Go: Ten-thousand-pound machines racing and ripping up a custom-designed track full of obstacles to soar over - OR smash through.
Pricing: Gold Circle-$35 All Seats; Level 2-$30 Adults, $10 Kids; Level 3-$20 Adults, $10 Kids.
3. Opera House Players present the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Where/When: , 107 Main Street, Broad Brook, CT. Shows are on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.
Why Go: This musical comedy features six overachieving teenage spelling bee participants trying to win “the spelling championship of a lifetime.” The Broad Brook Players have rated the production PG-13, so leave the little ones at home.
Pricing: Reserved seating, adults pay $21 and those older than 60 and younger than 12 pay $17.
4. The 6th Annual Big Y Kids Fair
Where and When: Connecticut Expo Center, Hartford, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
Why Go: Fun, entertainment, exhibits, prizes and more.
Pricing: $8 adults with 50 percent off with Big Y card and $4 for kids 12 years old and under.
Where/When: Little Theatre of Manchester at Cheney Hall, 177 Hartford Road, Manchester, CT, on Saturday at 8 p.m.
Why Go: Accomplished area folk duo Aztec Two-Step celebrate their 40th anniversary with a performance to honor Little Theatre of Manchester’s 20th anniversary at Cheney Hall. Little Theater is calling the performance a most memorable show.
Pricing: VIP seating costs $40 and general admission costs $30.
Still you want more? Check out our family-friendly Grab & Go Kids Planner refreshed every Wednesday.
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