📚 Fredrik deBoer, "All in Your Head"
Author Fredrik deBoer stops by to talk through his book "All in Your Head," a good reason to spend the evening with a working writer.
Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore · Monday, November 2 · 6:00 PM
Details →between the river and Route 9
Greater Middletown · week of November 2, 2026
Car crash condemns a Middletown home
Hope you got some good porch-light hours in before the clocks fell back. It was a rough weekend for one Middletown house and a quieter one for a local smoothie chain, which is narrowing down to a single spot in town. Seven open houses drew lookers around the city, and the Senior Center threw a Halloween party worth hearing about. Here's everything from the weekend and what's worth your time this week.
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The Weekend in Middletown
🥤 DEVELOPMENT: a smoothie chain A smoothie chain is pulling its operations together into one Middletown location instead of running multiple spots. If you've bounced between locations for your order, you'll soon know exactly where to go.
🚗 HEADS UP: a car crashed into a Middletown home A car crashed into a home in Middletown over the weekend, and the damage was bad enough that the building got condemned. That's a family dealing with a lot more than a fender bender right now.
🏡 DEVELOPMENT: seven open houses Seven homes across Middletown opened their doors to buyers this weekend. If you've been curious what your street is worth, somebody down the block just found out.
🎃 GOOD NEWS: the Senior Center's Halloween party Middletown's Senior Center held its Halloween party Friday, with a recap submitted by a community contributor. It's the kind of gathering that makes the Senior Center worth checking in on all year, not just in October.
This Week
💃 Beginner Swing Lesson
Kira Eaton teaches a beginner swing lesson to kick off the week, no partner or experience needed to join in.
Vinnie's Jump and Jive · Monday, November 2 · 8:00 PM
Cost: $5
Details →🎤 Anything Goes Open Mic
Musicians, comedians, poets, dancers, and storytellers take the floor for this weekly open mic with rotating hosts.
The Buttonwood Tree · Monday, November 2 · 8:00 PM
Details →🎸 Mo Andres Returns to Klekolo Sessions
Mo Andres plays alternative folk songs shaped by love, grief, healing, and transformation, pulling from their recent EP Highway Hypnosis.
Klekolo World Coffee · Tuesday, November 3 · 8:00 PM
Details →🧘 Chair Yoga
Gia Khalsa leads a gentle chair yoga class built for all fitness levels and ages, no mat required to join.
Vinnie's Jump and Jive · Tuesday, November 3 · 5:00 PM
Cost: $12
Details →🏛️ Wadsworth Historical Tour
Docents from the Friends of Long Hill Estate lead a guided tour through the Wadsworth Mansion's history.
Wadsworth Mansion · Wednesday, November 4 · 2:00 PM
Details →💃 SyncoCize Dance Fitness
Sue Cox teaches a dance fitness class with easy-to-follow choreography built for all levels.
Vinnie's Jump and Jive · Wednesday, November 4 · 7:00 PM
Details →🎤 LIVE Open Mic
Bob Gotta hosts the first Thursday acoustic open mic, open to any singer, songwriter, or musician who wants the mic.
The Buttonwood Tree · Thursday, November 5 · 8:00 PM
Details →🎭 Beginner Broadway Jazz
Lynn Agnew teaches classic jazz routines with Broadway flair. Jazz shoes required, enthusiasm strongly encouraged.
Vinnie's Jump and Jive · Thursday, November 5 · 6:00 PM
Details →Want more than fits in one email? The full week, updated daily: middletownpulse.com/events