🎤 Anything Goes Open Mic
Musicians, comedians, poets, dancers, and storytellers take the floor with a rotating cast of hosts. Sign-ups start half an hour early.
The Buttonwood Tree · Monday, November 9 · 7:00 PM
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Greater Middletown · week of November 9, 2026
Pinky's Up brings wings to Middletown
Hope your weekend had a little daylight left before the dark set in early. A vegan restaurant crew is branching out into wings and sports-bar territory, Cromwell is eyeing a pause on data centers, and October quietly added two dozen new businesses to the city's rolls. Here's everything from the weekend and what's worth your time this week.
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The Weekend in Middletown
🍗 DINING: Pinky's Up The owners behind a local vegan restaurant are opening Pinky's Up, a sports lounge in Middletown built around wings. It's a strange and promising pivot for a kitchen you'd expect to stay strictly plant-based.
🏢 DEVELOPMENT: 26 new businesses October brought 26 new business registrations to Middletown, among them a sound recording company, an art gallery, and a crepe shop. Keep an eye out walking downtown. One of these storefronts is about to become your new regular stop.
🏗️ DEVELOPMENT: a 6-month data center moratorium Cromwell officials have scheduled a hearing next month on a proposed six-month pause on new data center development. If you've watched the warehouses creep along the highway, this is the town deciding how far it wants that to go.
🏡 DEVELOPMENT: four open houses Four Middletown homes held open houses over the weekend for buyers to wander through. Somebody on your block probably just found out what their house is worth right now.
This Week
💃 Beginner Swing Lesson
Kira Eaton teaches a beginner swing lesson to start the week off right, no partner or prior steps required.
Vinnie's Jump and Jive · Monday, November 9 · 7:00 PM
Cost: $5
Details →📚 Robert Kolker, "The Vanishing Family"
Author Robert Kolker talks with Charles Barber about his book on dementia and how it reshapes the families living through it.
RJ Julia · Tuesday, November 10
Details →🎸 Simon Elijah Live at Klekolo Sessions
Wesleyan student Simon Elijah plays classic folk and modern Americana in the vein of John Prine, Brandi Carlile, and Jason Isbell.
Klekolo World Coffee · Tuesday, November 10 · 7:00 PM
Details →✍️ Open Mic Poetry Night
RJ Julia's monthly poetry open mic invites readers to share original work or just sit back and listen to neighbors read theirs.
RJ Julia Bookstore · Tuesday, November 10 · 5:00 PM
Details →🍽️ Food for Thought: a community meal and discussion
NAMI Greater Middletown hosts a free community meal on how food brings people together, plus a talk on immigration and mental health. Register ahead.
Wesleyan's Daniel Family Commons, Usdan University Center · Tuesday, November 10 · 5:00 PM
Cost: Free
Details →🏛️ Wadsworth Historical Tour
Docents from the Friends of Long Hill Estate lead a guided walk through the Wadsworth Mansion's history.
Wadsworth Mansion · Wednesday, November 11 · 2:00 PM
Details →💃 SyncoCize Dance Fitness
Sue Cox leads an easy-to-follow dance fitness class built for all levels, no choreography experience needed.
Vinnie's Jump and Jive · Wednesday, November 11 · 6:00 PM
Details →📖 Books and Brews: There, There
Russell Library's book club talks through Tommy Orange's novel over drinks at Forest City Brewing, copies available at the library desk.
Forest City Brewing · Thursday, November 12 · 6:00 PM
Cost: Free
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 12 · 5:00 PM
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