Golden Girls puppets, Dave Matthews at Mohegan Sun, an evening with C.S. Lewis
It’s a week of homecomings: Bloomfield-raised guitar ace Jeff Pevar jamming with friends at Infinity Hall, UConn theater student turned Broadway star Jackie Burns premiering a new revue, or just swift returns of recent visitors like Chazz Palminteri or Dave Matthews.
Pevar’s in Hartford
Guitarist Jeff Pevar lives in Oregon and tours internationally, but he grew up in Bloomfield, began his career here, and has never lost touch with his old bandmates in the state. The COVID hiatus means that Pevar — who’s played with the likes of Ray Charles, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Bette Midler, Joe Cocker and James Taylor, among many others — hasn’t visited Connecticut in two years. He’s at Infinity Hall, 32 Front St., Hartford twice this month: Nov. 7 for a “Jeff Pevar & Friends” reunion with organist Matt Zeiner, “Rob the Drummer” Gottfried and others, then back Nov. 14 for a “Guitarness” gig alongside revered locals Scott Murawski (guitarist for Max Creek), bassist David Livolsi, drummer Jon Peckman and as-yet-undivulged special guests. Both shows are at 8 p.m. and tickets for each cost $27-$42. infinity hall.com.
A Webster wedding dance
The Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society is hosting a Colonial wedding dance, such as Webster himself would have taken part in with his betrothed Rebecca Greenleaf, Nov. 7 at 3 p.m. Colonial costumes encouraged but not required. Cake and punch will be served. Appropriate for ages 10 and up. 227 South Main St., West Hartford. noahwebsterhouse.org.
Zakk Label Society
If you only know Zakk Wylde
as the guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne (with whom he recorded from 1988 to 2007, and still occasionally plays live with) or from the
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