Quiet weekend on the calendar, but a good one to get out anyway. There's Afro Peruvian music and jazz piano at the Buttonwood Tree on back to back nights, a funk show with no cover at Tradewinds Plaza, and enough food events to skip cooking entirely. First, some news that'll sting anyone with a sweet tooth and a soft spot for Cromwell.
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🎶 Corina Bartra brings Afro Peruvian music to the Buttonwood Tree Saturday
🎹 Jazz pianist Lafayette Gilchrist plays the Buttonwood Tree Sunday
🍂 Autumn afternoon tea at the Lyman Homestead Sunday
🥞 All-you-can-eat pancakes at 1741 Pub & Grill Sunday
Plus a free Bachata night at Vinnie's Jump & Jive, pet photos with Santa, and storytime at Russell Library, all below.
All Weekend Long
🎨 Annie Greniar - Featured Artist Annie Greniar's woodland mirrors, knit pieces, and prints stay up at Klekolo World Coffee on Court Street all weekend and the rest of November. Good excuse to linger over your coffee a little longer.
Friday
🎶 WesGrooves: Bachata at Vinnie's Jump & Jive
A free beginner Bachata lesson with instructor Beverly Lopez kicks off the night, then DJ Chris takes over for a full Bachata social.
Corina Bartra, a pioneer of Afro Peruvian music and the first vocalist to blend it with new Latin and world electronic sounds, performs at the Buttonwood Tree.
Jazz pianist and composer Lafayette Gilchrist plays across jazz history, from stride to free improvisation, with hip-hop, funk, and go-go threaded through.
🍫 HEADS UP:Fil's Deli in Cromwell Fil's Deli in Cromwell is closing its doors after 30 years as the owners step into retirement. If you've got a standing order there, this is the week to go get it one more time.
🚦 ROADS:a Route 9 Signal Removal Meeting The city has a meeting on the books about removing a signal along Route 9, alongside a new high school course in game design and AI. Anyone who drives that stretch daily will want to know what's changing before it does.