TO DO TODAY
— 8 p.m., Foxwoods’ Grand Theater; $99-$399; 1-800-200-2882. — 8 p.m., Foxwoods’ Fox Theater; $55-$75; 1-800200-2882.
— 5 p.m., La Grua Center, 32 Water St., Stonington; Music Matters series concert presenting “The Romantic Piano,” including selections by Chopin, Liszt and Grieg; $10, free for children under age 18; (860) 535-2300.
— 3-7 p.m., Portuguese Holy Ghost Society, 26 Main St., Stonington; concert and barbecue with the Stonington Historical Society; free for members, $25 for nonmembers, includes membership; (860) 535-8445.
— 8:30 p.m., Side Door Jazz Club, 85 Lyme St., Old Lyme; $35.
— 8 and 10:30 p.m., Comix at Mohegan Sun; $15-$35.
— 3 and 8 p.m., Goodspeed Opera House, 6 Main St., East Haddam; musical about the country’s immigrant past; $28-$80; (860) 873-8668.
— 2 and 7 p.m., Valley Regional High School, 256 Kelsey Hill Road, Deep River; performance by the Connecticut Gilbert and Sullivan Society; $25 in advance, $30 at the door, $15 students; ctgands.org.
— 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Divine Providence Church, 11 Silver St., Norwich; Polish foods for sale and flea market; (860) 887-7878.
— 9 a.m., Veterans Memorial Park, 10 Memorial Park Drive, East Lyme; ceremony and guided hikes in honor of the Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve’s 10-year anniversary; oswhills.org.
— 9 a.m.noon, Waterford Town Hall, 15 Rope Ferry Road.
— 9 a.m., Mystic Aquarium, 55 Coogan Blvd., Mystic; 11th annual 2-mile walk or 5K run to save African penguin populations; part of Walktober; (860) 572-5955 ext. 518.
— 10 a.m., Christ Episcopal Church, 78 Washington St., Norwich; history tour of the church with Rector Hugh James; part of Walktober; free; (860) 887-4249.
— 10 a.m., Chelsea Parade South, Norwich; walk down Washington Street and Broadway to learn about the millionaire families of the 19th century who lived there; part of Walktober; free; (860) 886-1776.
— 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Poquonnock Bridge Baptist Church, 1241 Poquonnock Road, Groton; homemade apple dishes and tag sale.
— 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Velvet Mill, 22 Bayview Ave., Stonington.
— 11 a.m., Otis Library, 261 Main St., Norwich; video presentation by the John Birch Society; free; (860) 886-3564.
— 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Westbrook Outlets, 314 Flat Rock Place; soup and chowder competition with local restaurants; $5 donation to benefit the Middlesex Hospital Cancer Center; westbrookoutlets.com.
— 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Noank Firehouse, 10 Ward Ave.; annual open house with food, educational activities for the kids and a raffle; donations accepted; (860) 536-1589.
— 11 a.m., Cranberry Meadow Farm, 80 Grassy Hill Road, East Lyme; farm tour, discussion and potluck lunch with farmer Tom Kalal; sponsored by the Connecticut College Arboretum; free; bring a dish to share and a chair; (860) 439-5020.
— 11:30 a.m., East Lyme Community Center, 41 Society Road; featuring authors Ann Hood and Michael Ruhlman; sponsored by the East Lyme Auxiliary of Child and Family Agency and Bank Square Books; $35 in advance, $40 at the door; (860) 443-2896.
— noon-4 p.m., Main Street, Essex; food, live music, games and scarecrows on every lamppost; essexct.com.
— 1 p.m., Christ Episcopal Church, 78 Washington St., Norwich; walk along the Yantic River from Chelsea Harbor to Uncas Leap; part of Walktober; free; (860) 859-5349.
— 2-5 p.m., Donald L. Oat Theater, 62 Broadway, Norwich; tea and entertainment for the Asian Arts Celebration; free; (860) 8872789.
— 2-4 p.m., Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Road; international celebration of local authors, including visits with Harriet Grayson, Andrew Pessin and Jim Bennett; (860) 441-6750.
— 2 p.m., Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve Parking Lot, Brush Hill Road, Lyme; ribbon-cutting and “Talk and Walk” with Ralph Lewis and Tony Irving; free; info@lymelandtrust.org.
— 2:30 p.m., Cross Sound Ferry Pier, 2 Ferry St., New London; New London County Historical Society cruise with presentations, crafts for kids, wine tastings and silent auction; $30 members, $40 nonmembers, $10 ages 10-17; (860) 443-1209.
— 3-8 p.m., Latitude 41, 105 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic; German food and festivities to raise money for Stonington Crew; $40; ticketor.com.
— 6 p.m., Mystic Marriott Hotel and Spa, 625 North Road, Groton; fourth annual blindfolded dinner fundraiser to support Sofia Sees Hope, a local charity for inherited retinal diseases; $150; sofiaseeshope.org.
— 6 p.m., Connecticut River Museum, 67 Main St., Essex; farmto-table meal, live music and auction; $150; (860) 767-8269.
— 6:30-10 p.m., Reynolds’ Subaru, 268 Hamburg Road, Lyme; wine, beer and cocktail tasting to benefit the Connecticut Animal House; $35; ctanimalhouse.org.
— 6:30 p.m., The Andrea, 89 Atlantic Ave., Westerly; 20th annual bonfire with live music and performances, including a reenactment of Guy Fawkes’ trial by the Misquamicut Players; free; (401) 932-3519.
— 7:30 p.m., Donald L. Oat Theater, 62 Broadway, Norwich; screening of “The Big Sick”; $7 suggested donation.
— 8 p.m., Gardner Lake Volunteer Fire Company, 429 Old Colchester Road, Salem; fundraiser comedy show, raffle and silent auction to support Salem School PTO programs; $20; salemschoolpto@yahoo.com.
— 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Holiday Inn, 35 Governor Winthrop Blvd., New London; with workshops for girls in grades 8-12; $25; stepsct.org.
— 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Waterford Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Road; board game time for family and friends; free; (860) 444-5805.
— 11 a.m., Hygienic Art, 79 Bank St., New London; stories and creative activities for children and their families; $5 suggested donation; (860) 443-8001.
— 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Public Library of New London, 63 Huntington St.; drop-in LEGO program for ages 5-12; free; (860) 447-1411.
— 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme St., Old Lyme; pop-up barnyard and pumpkin patch as part of the annual Wee Faerie Village exhibition; free with museum admission; (860) 434-5542.
— 3:30 p.m., Mystic and Noank Library, 40 Library St., Mystic; pumpkin-themed activities for the whole family; free; (860) 536-7721.
— 5:30 p.m., Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, 109 Pequotsepos Road, Mystic; drop-off program for children to explore the Nature Center after hours; $25.50 members, $30 nonmembers, sibling discounts available; (860) 536-1216.