Guilford's Weekend Guide: Guilford Art Center's Holiday Expo, Beverly Gage And Miles Davis At 100

GUILFORD, CT — Guilford Art Center kicks off holiday shopping Friday with the free opening reception of its Holiday Expo, featuring more than 175 artists and makers. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Beverly Gage speaks at the Guilford Free Library on Thursday, and on Sunday trumpeter Wayne Tucker leads a concert celebrating Miles Davis' 100th birthday.

This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment

• Beverly Gage: "This Land Is Your Land", Thursday, Nov. 12, 7 p.m. The Yale historian, whose "G-Man" won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography, discusses her bestselling road trip through U.S. history. Breakwater Books will sell copies for signing. Free; please register. Guilford Free Library, 67 Park St.
• Holiday Expo Opening Reception, Friday, Nov. 13, 5 to 7 p.m. A free first look, with refreshments, at a holiday market of jewelry, ceramics, glass, textiles, wood and ornaments from more than 175 artists, including a Lyme Artisans Guild showcase. The Expo runs through Jan. 10. Guilford Art Center, 411 Church St.
• Sunday Concert: Celebrating 100 Years of Miles Davis, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2 to 3 p.m. New York trumpeter, composer and SUNY Purchase professor Wayne Tucker, who has recorded and toured with artists including Taylor Swift and Elvis Costello, plays Davis' music with student musicians. Guilford Free Library, 67 Park St.

A historian's road trip, a holiday market of handmade gifts and a Miles Davis centennial concert give Guilford a lively weekend.

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