🎷 Jazz Up Close: Andrea Wolper
Vocalist Andrea Wolper performs with pianist Noah Baerman and bassist Henry Lugo in this interactive, close-up jazz series at Wesleyan.
Wesleyan University · Friday, September 18 · 7:00 PM
Details →between the river and Route 9
Greater Middletown · weekend of September 18, 2026
An opossum crawl, jazz up close, brews
It's the kind of weekend where the Russell Library lobby turns into a party and a cemetery turns into a stage. Grab your library card, or go get one, and let's get into it.
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All Weekend Long
👨👩👧👦 Farmers Market Storytime Storytime sets up right on the Union Green while the Farmers Market hums along beside it. Bring a blanket, bring the kids, and let the books and rhymes carry you through the morning.
Friday
Saturday
🌟 Library Card Crawl Vendor Fair
The lobby fills with vendors for the library's second annual Card Crawl, a celebration of what a library card can get you around town.
Lobby at Russell Library · Saturday, September 19 · 11:00 AM
Details →🐰 All About Opossums
Ferncroft Wildlife Rescue walks through the full opossum life story, birth to adulthood, and the rehab work that keeps them going.
Hubbard Room at Russell Library · Saturday, September 19 · 10:00 AM
Details →🎭 ephemera
An immersive performance unfolds among the stones of Indian Hill Cemetery, turning the historic grounds into a stage for the afternoon.
Indian Hill Cemetery · Saturday, September 19 · 11:00 AM
Details →🐰 Meet Therapy Dog Bonnie
Bonnie, a gentle Rottweiler mix, visits the Children's Room with Elisa to show kids how therapy dogs help people every day.
Children's Room at Russell Library · Saturday, September 19 · 12:00 PM
Details →Sunday
🍺 Brews for Boats
Concentric Brewing hosts an afternoon pour with a nautical bent, a good excuse to end the weekend with a pint in hand.
Concentric Brewing Company · Sunday, September 20 · 4:00 PM
Details →🌟 Rustic Roots Market
The Elks Lodge fills up with vendors for a market that's worth wandering if you like browsing for something unexpected.
The Elks Lodge · Sunday, September 20 · 11:00 AM
Details →👨👩👧👦 Storytime at RJ Julia
The bookstore pulls out picture books and old favorites for an interactive storytime that's easy to build a Sunday around.
RJ Julia bookstore · Sunday, September 20 · 11:00 AM
Details →In Case You Missed It
🚧 ROADS: Public Works Updates New signs with QR codes are going up next to active Public Works sites so you can scan for the latest on each project. Next time you hit a cone near a dug-up street, your phone can tell you what's actually going on.