EVER HEAR ABOUT SQUASH HAVEN OR WONDER WHAT IT’S ABOUT? On Wednesday, May 29th from 5 – 7pm Squash Haven is having their first ever Open House at Yale’s Payne Whitney Gymnasium. Get a tour the facilities, watch part of a practice, chat informally, and listen to the experiences of Squash Haven student-athletes and others on a speaking panel. All are welcome. This is a completely free event but they do ask that you RSVP to: catherine@squashhaven.org so they can plan appropriately for food and drink!

For more info, visit http://www.squashhaven.org/

Rediscover the classic Louisa May Alcott novel on film – don’t pretend. We know you cried along with the rest of us. Set in Concord, Mass during and after the Civil War, the film spans the adventures of the four March sisters and their mother.

Ph: 860-510-0453 / www.katharinehepburntheater.org/

The New Yorker calls Merritt “the bearer of a proud tradition of distaff country soul that reaches back to artists like Dusty Springfield and Bobbie Gentry.” Five albums strong, The Kate welcomes an underrated, incredibly talented artists to the stage.

Ph: 860-510-0453 / www.katharinehepburntheater.org/

Celebrate Memorial Day and the start of summer by cracking your first, succulent lobster claw of the season at Mystic Seaport’s (quintessentially) New England Lobster Days. Lobsters served by the Mystic Rotary Club, picnic-style under the open-air Boat Shed, passing boats and music included. Admission and lobster dinner combo: adults, $40; seniors, $38; youth, $33

For more info: http://bit.ly/9ilvc6

Searching for that elusive “glow?” Embrace the urban hippie trend. This class will introduce you to cleansing foods that will keep you feeling clear, light, and radiant throughout the warmer months. Join Lisa Sobolewski, owner of JUSTFOOD organic juice and chocolate bar to learn the essentials of making restorative juices and cleansing meals. Think juice tastings, delightful summer soups, dressings, and easy-to-make raw entrees. Attendees of this class are eligible to save 10% on JUSTFOOD’s JUSTjuice cleanse, Connecticut’s finest three-, five-, or six-day cold-pressed green juice cleanse. Price: $85. For more info, call: 860-227-1196

To register: http://www.theupstairskitchen.net/event/food-and-juice-cleanse-class-uncooking/

Oh, sweet, strange, beautiful new hip-hop. Kendrick Lamar defines for us a new generation of rap and R&B. Lamar’s music is challenging but solidly awesome – not to miss.

Ticket prices vary. To purchase: http://eventful.com/hartford_ct/events/kendrick-lamar-j-cole-/E0-001-056183748-1

The Shinolas are a legendary Connecticut group having recorded or performed with everyone from Les Paul to Phoebe Snow to Big Al Anderson. This time, the crew teams up with Freedy Johnston, Syd Straw, and Chris Collingwood (from Fountains of Wayne) for the Let’s Revue!, a show that promises great songs, great performances, and great fun.

Ph: 860-510-0453 / www.katharinehepburntheater.org/

Swim 400 Yards, Run 3 Miles. Kids under 12 can join the Little Dippers for a dash across the shallow pool and a 1 mile race around the baseball field.

Race at 6:30pm, registration starts at 5:00pm. $25 entry fee, kids free with paid adult entry or $10 on their own.

http://www.getoutnplay.biz/events/dip-n-dash

Good lord, talk about hazy memories. Dig out your old flannel shirts and rent a school bus or something, these guys are still apparently touring. If you went to high school or college in the 90s, don’t miss this chance to reminisce. Ticket prices vary.

For tickets; http://eventful.com/hartford_ct/events/dave-matthews-band-/E0-001-054683627-6

Join High Hopes for a charity evening full of toe-tapping and dancing in the aisles with Grammy award winner Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience. Proceeds from the evening  benefit the programs & participants of our year round equine assisted therapy programs. 5pm Cocktails, Hors D’oeuvres and Silent Auction, 7pm Dinner, 9pm concert.

Tickets $140-$250. For tickets and more info: http://www.highhopestr.org/concert/more_info.html