Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Talk

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT, United States

Wide Awake: The Connecticut Youth Movement that Elected Lincoln In the election before the Civil War, young anti-slavery activists in Connecticut organized one of the largest, strangest, and most consequential mass movements in American history. Marching in militaristic, torchlit rallies, these Wide Awakes launched a diverse grassroots campaign to defend democracy from slavery. Their incredible […]

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Table & Vine, Tasting

Table & Vine 1119 Riverdale Street, Route 5, West Springfield, MA

Explore the Whiskies of Mad River Distilling Thu, Oct, 17, 2024 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT One of our favorite LOCAL partners Mad River Distilling produces craft spirits in Warren, Vermont from local and fair-trade ingredients. Join us to welcome Maura Connolly Co-founder of Mad River for an exploration of Bourbon, Rye and Cocktails […]

Westfield, Bright Ideas Brewing Music

Bright Ideas Brewing 109 Apremont Way, Westfield, MA, United States

Join us on Thursday, October 17 from 6-9pm for an evening of live music featuring Irv Potter! Having performed live music for almost his entire life, Irv’s been all over New England as both a solo singer/songwriter and the frontman of his rock band. Inspired by his idols, Glen Campbell and Johnny Cash, Irv Potter […]

Polish Center of Discovery and Learning, Polish Heritage Month

Elms College 291 Springfield Street, Chicopee, MA

Donna Chmara, author of 'Surviving Genocide: Personal Recollections', will give a lecture on her family's experiences during the Holocaust, including their deportation from Germany and time in Soviet labor camps. The lecture will take place in the Alumnae Library Theater at Elms College, with doors opening at 6:30 pm October is Polish Heritage Month as […]

Storrowton Village, Ghost Tours

Storrowton Village at ESE 1305 Memorial Avenue, West Springfield, MA

Do ghosts live at Storrowton? Find out about paranormal investigations in the Village then take a guided tour of the museum buildings with Village staff and volunteers hearing stories of unexplained occurrences. 2024 Ghost Tour Dates are October : 10th, 17th, and 24th Tours begin at 6:30pm Admission Ghost Tour $25.00 Ghost Tours are approximately […]

The Mark Twain House & Museum, Talk

Mark Twain House & Museum 351 Farmington Ave, Hartford, CT

October 17 • 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Winner of the Backwaters Prize in Poetry, Dear Wallace addresses the poet and insurance executive Wallace Stevens in an attempt to reconsider art, power, and creativity amid the demands of everyday responsibility. Exploring relationships between modernism, motherhood, poetry, and privilege, the speaker of these poems puts her daily routines in dialogue with his. […]

Springfield College, Talk

Springfield College 263 Alden Street, Springfield, MA

An Evening with New York Times Best-Selling Author Jason Reynolds Join us for an evening with Jason Reynolds, New York Times best-selling author. Reynolds has appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Late Night with Seth Meyers, CBS Sunday Morning, Good Morning America, and various media outlets. Most […]

Old Sturbridge Village, Phantoms by Firelight

Old Sturbridge Village 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge, MA

An Enchanting Halloween Experience that Will Haunt Your Memories! As twilight descends upon Old Sturbridge Village, the veil between the living and the spectral world thins… Phantoms by Firelight returns for 12 nights of spine-tingling thrills and ghostly delights. This year’s event promises to be the most haunting yet, with new and mesmerizing performances that […]

Munich Haus, Oktoberfest

Munich Haus 13 Center Street, Chicopee, MA

This year we are presenting our Oktoberfest Buffet! 35$ per person- Tickets include One stein of beer and an all you can eat buffet!!!! –Assigned Seating– Like the old times in Germany, we will roast a whole pig! Also available will be: Pretzel Crusted Chicken, Sauerbraten, Meatballs, Sausages, Schnitzels, Spätzle, Sauerkraut, Red Cabbage, Cucumber Salad, Bean […]

McCray’s Farm, Fear on the Farm

McCray’s Farm 55 Alvord St, South Hadley, MA, United States

The Monster Mash Haunted Hayride, Massacre Manor and The D.O.N.G.R.F open at 7:00 pm and continues until the last rider runs screaming! There is inherit risk in attending Fear on the Farm at McCray’s Farm. Actors do jump out to startle and scare you. Attendees voluntarily assume all risks associated with attending Fear on the […]

Connecticut Trolley Museum, Curse of the Rails

Connecticut Trolley Museum 58 North Road, East Windsor, CT

Step aboard the "Curse of the Rails," where haunting echoes of the past and horrifying tales await you on an unforgettable haunted trolley ride! Guided by Deadalus Extreme Paranormal Investigations, you'll journey through haunted landscapes and come face to face with entities that roamed these very rails. With each twist and turn, you'll encounter ghostly apparitions […]

Historic Deerfield, Open Hearth Cooking Demonstrations

Historic Deerfield 84B Old Main Street, Deerfield, MA

Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration: Indigenous Foods, The Three Sisters, and the Fall Harvest Oct. 4, 5 ,11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 25, 26 from 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Hall Tavern Come visit our open-hearth cooks as they prepare “traditional” New England dishes made with Indigenous ingredients such as corn, beans, and squash. Wampanoag Cookery with Angela […]

Berkshire East, $5 Scenic Chairlift Rides

Berkshire East Mountain Resort 66 Thunder Mountain Road, Charlemont, MA

Enjoy a beautifully scenic chairlift ride to the summit of Berkshire East Mountain Resort. Chairlift rides are open on days that the Thunder Mountain Bike Park is operating and the lift is spinning. The last Scenic Chairlift Ride will be offered 45 minutes prior to park closure to provide ample time to take in the […]

Kringle Candle, Weekend Sale

Kringle Candle 220 South St, Bernardston, MA

Halloween Collections Sale Enjoy 30% Off our Halloween Collections Sale offered in-store & online now. Regular Hours: We're open 11am to 7pm, Thursday - Sunday. See you this weekend!

Sunderland, Mike’s Maze at Warner Farm

Warner Farm 23 S. Main Street, Sunderland, MA

Run away and join the circus at Mike’s Maze this fall! The circus is coming to Mike’s Maze in Sunderland! We’ve transformed a cornfield along the banks of the Connecticut River into an 8-acre circus-themed corn-ival! Come experience what Wired Magazine called “the most elaborate corn maze in America!”— a unique fall attraction that’s guaranteed […]

The Eric Carle Museum, Special Storytime

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art 125 W Bay Road, Amherst, MA

Braille Storytime with Mary Westgate Free with Museum admission Join Berkshire Hills Music Academy’s Mary Westgate for a fun, music-filled storytime featuring singing, musical instruments, and braille books. Who You'll Meet Mary Westgate Mary Westgate has been reading Braille books and singing with children for over 10 years. Mary is a day student at Berkshire Hills Music […]

Hartford, Harriett Beecher Stowe “Spirits at Stowe”

Harriett Beecher Stowe Center 77 Forest St, Hartford, CT, United States

Spirits After Dark This spooky season, our tours and lectures are unique, in that they delve into the historic, social, and political context of the 19th century and explore the role of spiritualism in the lives of reformers, suffragists, and Black activists. What is spiritualism? Broadly speaking, spiritualism is the belief that an individual’s awareness persists after death […]

Wistariahurst Museum, Skeletal Secrets with the Skinner Servants Tour

Wistariahurst Museum 238 Cabot Street, Holyoke, MA

As the night grows long and a chill lingers in the air, Wistariahurst Museum is delighted to announce a new, frightfully fantastic character tour: Skeletal Secrets with the Skinner Servants. Join a ghostly guide as former residents of this historic house manifest to speak of eerie events and strange happenings that occurred during their mortal […]

Irish Cultural Center, Live Music

The Irish Cultural Center of Western New England 429 Morgan Road, West Springfield, MA, United States

Baird Souls play on Friday, October 18 from 6–9 pm. Acoustic duo Tom and Lici Baird play soulful rockin’ memories – songs you want to sing! If you would like dinner reservations, please call 413-342-4358. All are welcome to come and enjoy the music.

Steaming Tender Restaurant, Live Music on the PATIO

Steaming Tender Restaurant 28 Depot St, Palmer, MA, United States

Come for the tunes and relax with some food! October 18 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm LIVE MUSIC on the PATIO by Tony & Amanda- October 18th Join us out on our patio, under the station’s original canopy, for a live acoustic performance bought to you by Tony & Amanda