TO DO TODAY
Michael McDonald — 7 p.m., Garde Arts Center, 325 State St., New London; with Marc Cohn; $58-$88; (860) 444-7373.
Stars Go Dim — 7 p.m., Grace Fellowship Evangelical Free Church, 102 Providence-New London Turnpike, North Stonington; with In Him; $15.
Jason Vieaux and Julien Labro — 5 p.m., Chester Meeting House, 4 Liberty St.; Robbie Collomore Concert Series; $28, $5 students; (860) 526-5162.
“So You Think You Can Dance” — 7 p.m., Foxwoods’ Grand Theater; $30-$50.
“Don Giovanni” — 3 p.m., Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., Old Saybrook; performance by the Salt Marsh Opera; $55-$65; 510-0453.
“Rags” — 2 and 6:30 p.m., Goodspeed Opera House, 6 Main St., East Haddam; $28-$80; (860) 873-8668.
“Princess Ida” — 2 p.m., Valley Regional High School, 256 Kelsey Hill Road, Deep River; show by Connecticut Gilbert and Sullivan Society; $30, $15 students.
Naval Ships Postal History Show — 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Best Western Olympic Inn, 360 Route 12, Groton; featuring envelopes commemorating keel layings, boat launchings, and other important naval moments; free; obiehill@tvcconnect.net.
Benefit Cider Ride — 9:30 a.m., Treasure Hill Farm Equestrian Center, 523 Old Colchester Road, Salem; trails for walkers and riders, lunch, cider, raffles to benefit Manes and Motions Therapeutic Riding Center; $40 for riders, $20 for walkers, $10 for walkers under 12; 832-6217.
Yantic Cemetery Civil War Tour — 10 a.m., Yantic Cemetery, 68 Lafayette St., Norwich; Vic Butsch talks about the role of Norwich in the Civil War; free.
UConn Avery Point 50th Birthday — 11 a.m.-4 p.m., University of Connecticut at Avery Point, 1082 Shennecossett Road, Groton; festival with educational activities, live music and local food vendors; 50years.averypoint.uconn.edu.
A Grace Full Village — noon, Grace Episcopal Church, 4 Chapel Hill Road, Yantic; tour of the historic church; free.
CROP Hunger Walk — 12:30 p.m., Gales Ferry United Methodist Church, 10 Chapman Lane; walk to raise money to fight hunger; crophungerwalk.org.
CROP Hunger Walk — 1 p.m., St. Mark Episcopal Church, 15 Pearl St., Mystic; Mystic Area Ecumenical Council walk to raise money to fight hunger.
Notables of Yantic Cemetery — 1 p.m., Yantic Cemetery, 68 Lafayette St., Norwich; Melodye Whatley tells the tales of historic members of the cemetery; part of Walktober; free; (860) 886-1776.
Peter Zheutlin — 2 p.m., Bank Square Books, 53 West Main St., Mystic; author talk with Zheutlin and the Connecticut Humane Society about his book “Rescued”; free; (860) 536-3795. On Tap: Beer, Bach and More — 5-7 p.m., Jealous Monk, 27 Coogan Blvd., Mystic; music, hors d’oeuvres, cocktails to benefit Connecticut Early Music Society; $75.