The Day

TO DO TODAY

- Ben Folds Jason Aldean Wild Sun Chris Cheek Berklee Quintet Andrew Schulz “Shrek: The Musical” “Hairspray Jr.” “Man of La Mancha” Connecticu­t Lyric Opera “Thoroughly Modern Millie” Country Market Sale and Rug Bazaar Red Carpet Foreign Films New London A-Z

— 8 p.m., Foxwoods’ Fox Theater; $50; 1-800-200-2882. — 7:30 p.m., Mohegan Sun Arena; $79-$99; 1-800-7453000.

— 9 p.m., Knickerboc­ker, 35 Railroad Ave., Westerly; $10. — 8:30 p.m., Side Door Jazz Club, 85 Lyme St., Old Lyme; $28; (860) 434-2600. — 8 and 10:30 p.m., Comix at Mohegan Sun; $15-$35; 1-800-745-3000.

— 2 and 7 p.m., Chester Meeting House, 4 Liberty St., Chester; performanc­e by the youth Madhatters Theatre Company; through Sun.; $20 adults, $15 ages 12 and under; (860) 395-1861.

— 7 p.m., Ledyard Middle School, 1860 Route 12; student production; also Sat.; $8 adults, $5 students, free for children under 5; (860) 464-3188.

— 7 p.m., Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Main Street, Old Saybrook; production by Vista Life Innovation­s; through Sun.; $35; 1-877-503-1286.

— 7:30 p.m., Garde Arts Center, 325 State St., New London; performing “Tosca”; $38-$52; (860) 444-7373.

— 3 and 8 p.m., Goodspeed Opera House, 6 Main St., East Haddam; through July 2; $29-$85; (860) 873-8668.

— 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Wheeler Library, 101 Main St., North Stonington; annual fundraiser for the Wheeler Library featuring locally produced items and oriental rugs; free; (860) 535-0383.

— 10 a.m., Waterford Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Road; free; (860) 444-5805. — 10:30 a.m.-noon, Public Library of New London, 63 Huntington St.; Maggie Redfern, assistant director of the Connecticu­t College Arboretum, leads a city-wide walk to identify local trees from A to Z; free; (860) 439-5020.

— noon-6 p.m., Mystic Aquarium, 55 Coogan Blvd.; third annual rally in the aquarium parking lot, featuring local food trucks, cash bar and activities for the kids; free; facebook.com/MysticFood­TruckRally.

— 1-3 p.m., Bank Square Books, 53 West Main St., Mystic; illustrato­r Minor signs the children’s book “The Seashore Book”; free; (860) 536-3795.

— 1-3 p.m., Lyme Art Associatio­n Gallery, 90 Lyme St., Old Lyme; Sarah Stifler Lucas opens the Lyme Art Associatio­n’s Elected Artist Summer Demo Series with oil paintings from photo references; free; lymeartass­ociation. org.

— 1-2:30 p.m., Bushy Hill Nature Center, 253 Bushy Hill Road, Deep River; Phil Miller and Brendan Hylan lead a walk through the woods to swamps and vernal pools to learn about their amphibious inhabitant­s; sponsored by the Potapaug Audubon; free; (860) 399-0136.

— 5-8 p.m., Montville Center, 601 Route 32; all cars and trucks welcome; raffles, music and more to benefit the Connecticu­t Children’s Medical Center; free; facebook.com/SCMC1.

— 7-11 p.m., East Lyme Community Center, 41 Society Road; beginner lesson until 8 p.m. and dancing until 11 p.m.; $8 students under 22, $11 seniors and members, $15 nonmembers; shorelines­wing.org.

— 7:30 p.m., Dr. John Champlin Glacier Park, Kettle Close, Westerly; Denison Pequotsepo­s Nature Center guided hike through terrain carved by glaciers for the Full Corn Moon; free for members, $10 nonmembers; (860) 536-1216.

— 9 a.m.-2 p.m., McCook Point Park, Niantic; more than 50 local trucks and vehicles as well as a LIFESTAR helicopter; $4 suggested donation; sponsored by Child and Family Agency of Southeaste­rn Connecticu­t; (860) 4432896, ext. 1406.

— 10 a.m., Waterford Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Road; make and take craft for all ages with an adult; free; (860) 444-5805.

— 10 a.m.-2 p.m., B.P. Learned Mission, 40 Shaw St., New London; summer educationa­l resources for families and activities and games for kids; free; (860) 4421798, ext. 1501.

— 11 a.m., Lyman Allyn Art Museum, 625 Williams Street, New London; monthly dropin program for ages 7-11 to explore the intersecti­ons between art and science; “Under the Sea” explores ocean zones; free with museum admission; (860) 443-2545.

— 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Public Library of New London, 63 Huntington St.; coloring for all ages; free; (860) 447-1411.

— 1 p.m., Westerly Library, 44 Broad St.; rehabilita­tors from Born to Be Wild Nature Center discuss rescue efforts and introduce guests to some of the raptors in its care; free; (401) 5962877.

— 2:30 p.m., Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Road; sponsored by the Junior Friends; free, refreshmen­ts for sale; (860) 441-6750.

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