Thursday, Jon Short’s playing the Delta blues at the Dive Bar; Organ Eyes does funky jazz at Nick’s; Fires of Old joins DarkWor for metal night at Ralph’s; Wrighteous L and the Wendels are at Beatnik’s; Andy Cummings sings at Hooligan's; and the Flock’s doing its usually Flocking at the Dog.
Friday, Penny Dreadful is live in the WCCA studios on Main Street from 3-7 p.m. for its Halloween Spooktaculer; the Mohegan Sun All-Stars join the Hartford Symphony Orchestra for a performance at the Hanover Theatre; there’s a Police tribute at PJ’s; Probable Cause does what they’re terming a pre-Halloween party at Beatnik’s; singer Maria Muldaur is joined by the Garden of Joy Jug Band at the Bull Run Restaurant in Shirley; Hat On, Drinking Wine returns to Nick’s; Demon’s Alley, The Erotics, Teenagers From Mars and the Raw join forces for a show at the Raven; the Drunken Uncles first tip ‘em back at McFadden’s and then Allgo’s; Brendan Mahoney’s solo at Greendale’s; The Stumbleweeds blow through Vincent’s; Messin with the Blues does just that at Gilrein’s; Bill McCarthy’s got his acoustic at the Old Post Office Pub; and Jimmy’s Down at Jillian’s.
Saturday, Windfall’s over at the Kaz Bar; The Satellite Rockers join Truth and Rights at Beatnik’s; Sandal Foot Machine reunites at Ralph’s; Five Hole is rocking PJ’s; Auntie Trainwreck’s back to the Emerald Isle; it’s a party with Mass Elite at the Fifth Amendment; The Dive Bar hosts the second annual Dogfish Head Extreme Halloween Mayhem night; The Cosby Sweaters return to Junior’s Pizza early evening; Play for Blood Drive draws Fallen Shall Rise, Promised Eden, Silent Mind and more at Tammany Hall; Larry and the Lobsters claw into WPI’s Alden Hall; Bram and the Stokers headline Nightmare on Millbury Street at Nick’s, along with Andy Cummings; the annual Deadites costume ball is back to the Lucky Dog; Uncle Billy’s Smokehouse has a bus going out to 12 Crane; Touched rocks a non-Halloween party at Greendale’s; The Ten Foot Pole Cats join the Cobramatics and the Tokyo Tramps at Hotel Vernon; Clamdigger’s back at the Galway Bay; Dana Lewis haunts the Whistle Stop in Oxford from 8:30-10:30 p.m.; On the Rocks invites you to wear costumes to Squire White’s; Psychobilly Cadillac pulls into Vincent’s; B&E’s got The Nines covered; Ronnie Earl enlists his Broadcasters at the Bull Run; Groove Alliance hits Irish Times; Lietrim’s throws a party with no cover; and The Allens are at Speakers Nightclub in Marlboro.
Doctor Robert is back at Sakura Tokyo both weekend nights, and folks are encouraged to dress it up on Saturday.
Tuesday night, The Palladium is host to Hethenfest; and Smokestack and the Foothill Fury joins the Ten Foot Pole Cats at The Dive Bar.
Other Events:
Thursdays, the Manor Restaurant in West Boylston hosts trivia nights, as does PJ’s up the street from there.
Friday, The Sharks take on the Bridgeport Tigers at the DCU Center.
The Boston Vegetarian Food Festival hits the Reggie Lewis Athletic Center in Boston on Saturday and Sunday. Visit bostonveg.org for more info on this incredible event, which includes hundreds of vegetarian and vegan vendors.
On Saturday, the Second Chance Animal Shelter hosts a benefit Masquerade Ball at the Sturbridge Host Hotel, with proceeds benefiting the shelter. From 10:30 a.m. to noon, author Kelly McGovern signs copies of Be Kind to Earth at Isador’s Fruit and Deli in Oxford. The Unknown Works opens at the Sprinkler Factory with an exhibit reception at 6 p.m. There’s a salsa social and food drive sponsored by Salsa Storm at the Hibernian Cultural Center. Three big malls around – Solomon Pond, Auburn Mall and the Greendale Mall invites kids to trick-or-treat in their costumes at 3 p.m. The WPI Concert Band plays selections from Phantom of the Opera at the annual Pops Concert at Alden Hall at 4 p.m.
Friday, Penny Dreadful is live in the WCCA studios on Main Street from 3-7 p.m. for its Halloween Spooktaculer; the Mohegan Sun All-Stars join the Hartford Symphony Orchestra for a performance at the Hanover Theatre; there’s a Police tribute at PJ’s; Probable Cause does what they’re terming a pre-Halloween party at Beatnik’s; singer Maria Muldaur is joined by the Garden of Joy Jug Band at the Bull Run Restaurant in Shirley; Hat On, Drinking Wine returns to Nick’s; Demon’s Alley, The Erotics, Teenagers From Mars and the Raw join forces for a show at the Raven; the Drunken Uncles first tip ‘em back at McFadden’s and then Allgo’s; Brendan Mahoney’s solo at Greendale’s; The Stumbleweeds blow through Vincent’s; Messin with the Blues does just that at Gilrein’s; Bill McCarthy’s got his acoustic at the Old Post Office Pub; and Jimmy’s Down at Jillian’s.
Saturday, Windfall’s over at the Kaz Bar; The Satellite Rockers join Truth and Rights at Beatnik’s; Sandal Foot Machine reunites at Ralph’s; Five Hole is rocking PJ’s; Auntie Trainwreck’s back to the Emerald Isle; it’s a party with Mass Elite at the Fifth Amendment; The Dive Bar hosts the second annual Dogfish Head Extreme Halloween Mayhem night; The Cosby Sweaters return to Junior’s Pizza early evening; Play for Blood Drive draws Fallen Shall Rise, Promised Eden, Silent Mind and more at Tammany Hall; Larry and the Lobsters claw into WPI’s Alden Hall; Bram and the Stokers headline Nightmare on Millbury Street at Nick’s, along with Andy Cummings; the annual Deadites costume ball is back to the Lucky Dog; Uncle Billy’s Smokehouse has a bus going out to 12 Crane; Touched rocks a non-Halloween party at Greendale’s; The Ten Foot Pole Cats join the Cobramatics and the Tokyo Tramps at Hotel Vernon; Clamdigger’s back at the Galway Bay; Dana Lewis haunts the Whistle Stop in Oxford from 8:30-10:30 p.m.; On the Rocks invites you to wear costumes to Squire White’s; Psychobilly Cadillac pulls into Vincent’s; B&E’s got The Nines covered; Ronnie Earl enlists his Broadcasters at the Bull Run; Groove Alliance hits Irish Times; Lietrim’s throws a party with no cover; and The Allens are at Speakers Nightclub in Marlboro.
Doctor Robert is back at Sakura Tokyo both weekend nights, and folks are encouraged to dress it up on Saturday.
Tuesday night, The Palladium is host to Hethenfest; and Smokestack and the Foothill Fury joins the Ten Foot Pole Cats at The Dive Bar.
Other Events:
Thursdays, the Manor Restaurant in West Boylston hosts trivia nights, as does PJ’s up the street from there.
Friday, The Sharks take on the Bridgeport Tigers at the DCU Center.
The Boston Vegetarian Food Festival hits the Reggie Lewis Athletic Center in Boston on Saturday and Sunday. Visit bostonveg.org for more info on this incredible event, which includes hundreds of vegetarian and vegan vendors.
On Saturday, the Second Chance Animal Shelter hosts a benefit Masquerade Ball at the Sturbridge Host Hotel, with proceeds benefiting the shelter. From 10:30 a.m. to noon, author Kelly McGovern signs copies of Be Kind to Earth at Isador’s Fruit and Deli in Oxford. The Unknown Works opens at the Sprinkler Factory with an exhibit reception at 6 p.m. There’s a salsa social and food drive sponsored by Salsa Storm at the Hibernian Cultural Center. Three big malls around – Solomon Pond, Auburn Mall and the Greendale Mall invites kids to trick-or-treat in their costumes at 3 p.m. The WPI Concert Band plays selections from Phantom of the Opera at the annual Pops Concert at Alden Hall at 4 p.m.
People, Places and Things by John Nunziato opens on Nov. 2 and continues through Nov. 30 at Booklovers' Gourmet in Webster. The artist reception takes place on Nov. 21 from 2-4 p.m.
