TO DO TODAY

Fall Cruise up the Thames River — 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., on the Jessica W of Cross Sound Ferry Services, 2 Ferry St., New London; held by the Auxiliary of Lawrence + Memorial Hospital, benefits L+M Cancer Center and Hospital programs; includes lunch, cash bar, 50/50 raffle, music by The Hart Strings Duo; tickets may be purchased the day of the event; $30 adults, $10 ages 5-12, free for ages 5 and younger; (860) 235-7982. U.S. Coast Guard Guardians Big

Band — 7 p.m., Stonington High School, 176 South Broad, Pawcatuck; free; (860) 701-6826. Sonu Nigam — 8 p.m., Foxwoods’

Grand Theater; $39-$149; 1-800200-2882. Tony Kolasa — 8:30 p.m., Foxwoods’ Atrium Lounge; free. Willie Nile — 7 p.m., Mohegan Sun Wolf Den; free. “Chasing Rainbows: The Road to

Oz” — 2 and 6:30 p.m., Goodspeed Opera House, 6 Main St., East Haddam; new musical explores Judy Garland’s life before “Oz”; tickets start at $29; (860) 873-8668.

“Man of La Mancha” — 2 p.m., Ivoryton Playhouse, 103 Main St., Ivoryton; $50, $45 seniors; $22 students and $17 for children; (860) 767-7318.

“Black Coffee” — 2 p.m., Granite Theatre, 1 Granite St., Westerly; Agatha Christie mystery; $20, $17 seniors, $12 children; (401) 5962341.

Jim Spinnato — 8 p.m., Comix at Mohegan Sun; $15-$35; (860) 862-7000.

Harvest Festival — noon-6 p.m., Jonathan Edwards, 74 Chester Main Road, North Stonington; food vendors, live music, artisans tent, hayrides, wine tastings; $35; (860) 535-0202.

Vettes at the Village — 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Olde Mistick Village, Coogan Boulevard, Mystic; more than 250

Corvettes on display; $10 per car to exhibit; proceeds benefit local charities; oldemistickvillage.com.

Yard Sale — 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Fair Oaks School, Old Colchester Road, Oakdale; Friends of Raymond Library; (860) 848-9943.

Mystic Pirate Invasion — 11 a.m.-5 p.m., downtown Mystic; people playing pirates arrive via the Argia and invade downtown; treasure hunts, face painting and pirate crafts; best pirate costume contest; free; full schedule at mysticdowntown.org.