Have a Magical Weekend with Hogwarts and Hogs

Fri. July 8 - Sun. July 10Grab your Hogwarts garb for Pequot Library's "Harry Potter Fest" on Friday from 4-8 p.m. with a book signing, games, trivia contest, pizza and a chance to win tickets to the new HP movie. For more information, visit the Library's website.

Newborn piglets of the Guinea Hog variety make their public debut this weekend at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport. So does a Pygmy Marmoset, one of the world's smallest primates. Visitors can take advantage of Toucans/Two Cans Day starting Saturday at the Zoo. Bring two cans of non-peridshable food to donate to Bridgeport's food bank and two people get zoo admission for the price of one. The promotion extends through Monday. For more information, visit the Zoo's website.

Cozy up to Earthplace's Friday Family Campfire from 7-8:30 PM and roll up your sleeves for drumming, followed by s'mores. For more information, visit Earthplace's website.

Zoom up to Limerock Friday and Saturday for the American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix where Le Mans prototypes and extremely fast GT cars fly around the track. For more information, visit Limerock's website.

"Seussical, the Musical" prances in to Ives Concert Park for performances Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, at 2 p.m. BYOP, as in bring your own picnic, to enjoy the Park's expansive grounds pre-performance. For more info, visit the Ives's website.

Meet the artist at Greenwich Audubon's reception on Saturday from 2-4 p.m. Susana Zavala de Prieto's ethereal paintings, "Dream of Nature," are on view at the Gallery throughout July. For more information, visit Audubon's website.

On Saturday, saunter over to Rowayton's River Ramble from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. where many age groups will find food, vendors, music, games and more to their liking. For more information, visit the RCA's website.

End a lazy Sunday in a soothing way, at Bartlett Arboretum in Stamford where from 5-7 p.m. Pops on the Lawn features Richard "Cookie" Thomas who sings standards and pop classics stylishly.  For more information, visit the Arboretum's website.

For more weekend to-dos, visit our Events Section.

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