EVENTS

Salem Knitters —

10 a.m., Salem Free Public Library, 264 Hartford Road; free; (860) 859-1130.

Community Knit —

10-11:30 a.m., Public Library of New London, 63 Huntington St., New London; free; (860) 447-1411.

2 p.m., Stonington Free Library, 20 High St.; “Beach Music” by Pat Conroy; free; (860) 535-0658.

3-6 p.m., Methodist Street, Niantic; through Oct. 24.

5 p.m., Bank Square Books, 53 West Main St., Mystic; “Educated” by Tara Westover; free; (860) 536-3795.

Book Club — Niantic Farmers Market — Circle at the Square Book Club —

Acoustic Music Cruise —

5:30 p.m., Mystic Seaport Museum, 75 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic; evening Mystic River cruise aboard the Sabino; $30 members, $35 nonmembers; registration required; (860) 572-5331.

Open House —

5:30-8 p.m., Southeastern Connecticut Television Studios, 80 Plaza Court, Groton; celebrating SECTV’s fifth anniversary with live music and an art exhibit; free; sec-tv.org.

Creative Writing and Poetry Workshop —

5:30 p.m., Old Lyme-Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library, 2 Library Lane; led by Roger Singer; free; registration requested; (860) 434-1684.

Herman’s Hermits with Peter Noone —

8 p.m., Mohegan Sun Wolf Den; free.

8 p.m., Mohegan Sun Arena; with The Soul Rebels; $50-$70; 1-800-745-3000.

8 p.m., Foxwoods’ Fox Theater; $49-$69; 1-800-200-2882.

8 p.m., Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., Old Saybrook; $35; 1-877-503-1286.

7:30 p.m., Evans Hall, Connecticut College, 270 Mohegan Ave., New London; H. Biber’s “Mystery” sonatas; $40, $12 students; (860) 439-2787.

6 p.m., Mystic Shipyard, 100 Essex St.; annual music festival, featuring The Troublemakers and Sunday Gravy; proceeds support local charities; $10, $20 for the weekend; through Saturday; mysticriverjam.com. Story, page 5.

7:30 p.m., Daddy Jack’s, 181 Bank St., New London.

8 p.m., Knickerbocker, 35 Railroad Ave., Westerly; with Vince Thompson and the Next Fun Thing; $15.

7 p.m., Latitude 41 Restaurant, Greenmanville Ave., Mystic.

6 p.m., Maugle Sierra Vineyards, 825 Colonel Ledyard Highway, Ledyard.

Wu-Tang Clan — The Fab Faux — Back to the Garden 1969 — Connecticut Early Music Festival — Mystic River Jam — The Subliminals — Rosie Flores — Drawbridge Band — The Cartells — Stephen Wade —

7 p.m., Nightingale’s Acoustic Cafe, 68 Lyme St., Old Lyme.

Felix Pastorius and Hipster Assassins —

8:30 p.m., Side Door Jazz Club, 85 Lyme St., Old Lyme; $35; (860) 434-2600.

7 p.m., Steak Loft, 27 Coogan Blvd., Mystic.

7 p.m., 33 Golden, 33 Golden St., New London; $5.

Sue Menhart Band — Coagulate — Story, page 4. Story, this page.