WEDNESDay
MUSIC
Frank Critelli — 6-8 p.m., Bee and Thistle, 100 Lyme St., Old Lyme. James Harris — 9:30 p.m., Captain Daniel Packer Inne, 32 Water St., Mystic. Chris Leigh Band — 7:30 p.m., Knickerbocker, 35 Railroad Ave., Westerly; $10. Dan Stevens — 6:30 p.m., Old Saybrook Town Green, 302 Main St.; with the Fiery Band.
The Cartells — 7 p.m., Steak Loft, 27 Coogan Blvd., Mystic. Pocket Vinyl — 8 p.m., Strange Brew Pub, 86 Water St., Norwich; with Brad Bensko and Kat Parks.
STAGE
Owen Benjamin — 8 p.m., Comix at Mohegan Sun; $15-35; 1-800-745-3000.
“The Will Rogers Follies” — 2 and 7:30 p.m., Goodspeed Opera House, 6 Main St., East Haddam; musical based on humorist Will Rogers’ life; through June 21; $28-$79; (860) 873-8668. “A Night with Janis Joplin” — 2 and 7:30 p.m., Ivoryton Playhouse, 103 Main St.; through June 24; $55, $50 seniors, $22 students, $17 children; (860) 767-7318.
EVENTS
Barrett-Jackson Northeast Auction — 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mohegan Sun Expo Center, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd., Uncasville; family day; $20 adults, $15 seniors, students and military, free children 12 and younger; 1-800-745-3000.
Knitting and Needlework Group — 9:30 a.m., East Lyme Community Center, 41 Society Road; free.
Dancing with Parkinson’s — 10:30 a.m., Crozier Williams Student Center, Connecticut College, 270 Mohegan Ave., New London; gentle and creative dance for people with movement disorders; free and open to the public; (401) 2617052.
Knitting Group — 1 p.m., Raymond Library, 832 Raymond Hill Road, Oakdale; free; (860) 848-9943.
Knit-Wits — 1 p.m., Ledyard Senior Center, 12 Van Tassell Drive, Gales Ferry; Ledyard Libraries knitting and crocheting group; free; (860) 464-6943.
Chess Club — 4-6 p.m., Public Library of New London, 63 Huntington St.; free; (860) 447-1411.
Ledyard Farmers Market — 4-7 p.m., Ledyard Fairgrounds, 740 Colonel Ledyard Highway; through Sept. 5; ledyardfarmersmarket.org.
Drop-In Chess — 5 p.m., Otis Library, 261 Main Street, Norwich; free; (860) 8892365.
The Wonder of the Cocktail — 6-10 p.m., Foxwoods’ Grand Ballroom, 350 Trolley Line Blvd., Mashantucket; opening reception for the festival; 21+ only; free; 800-200-2882.
Claire Messud — 6:30 p.m., Bank Square Books, 53 West Main St., Mystic; book talk and signing with Messud, author of “The Burning Girl”; free; (860) 536-3795. Story, this page.
Women’s A Cappella Chorus Group —
6:30 p.m., call for location; for women of all ages; walk-ins encouraged; (860) 7678540 or (860) 434-8183.
Wine & Words Literary Salon — 7 p.m., The Tapped Apple, 37 High St., Westerly; sponsored by Ocean Breeze Press; free; oceanbreezepress.net.
Computer Genealogy Group — 7 p.m., Bill Library, 718 Colonel Ledyard Highway, Ledyard; free and open to the public; (860) 464-9912.
100 Years at “The Farm” — 7 p.m., East Lyme Public Library, 39 Society Road; discussion of “The Farm: Life Inside a Women’s Prison” by Andi Rierden about the York Correctional Institution; free; registration required; (860) 739-6926.
Poetry Potluck — 7 p.m., Waterford Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Road; hosted by Susan Lamson; bring a favorite poem written by someone else; free; (860) 444-5805.
KIDS
Toddler Storytime and Singalong — 11 a.m., Bank Square Books, 53 West Main St., Mystic; for ages 5 and younger; free; (860) 536-3795.
La Hora de Los Cuentos — 6:30 p.m., East Lyme Public Library, 39 Society Road; free; registration required; (860) 739-6926.
Summer Reading Kick-off — 6:30 p.m., Cragin Memorial Library, 8 Linwood Ave., Colchester; games and dancing with DJ Dave; for all ages with an adult; free;