New Haven's Full Weekend Guide: ABT Studio Company At The Shubert And Hot Mulligan At College Street

NEW HAVEN, CT — Ballet takes the Shubert stage Saturday as American Ballet Theatre's junior company comes to town, while Hot Mulligan brings its fall tour to College Street Music Hall the same night. Cafe Nine has an album release Friday and its free Saturday jazz jam, the Yale Center for British Art offers free family story time and tours, and Friday night's Veterans Night at Trinity Bar raises money for the city's newest veterans posts.

This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment

• Wolf Harbor Album Release, Friday, Nov. 6, 9 p.m. (doors 8 p.m.). Wolf Harbor celebrates its debut full-length record with Trash Boy and opener Grey Lily, a new hardcore band from Middletown. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door; 21+. Cafe Nine, 250 State St.
• Story Time, Saturday, Nov. 7, 10:30 to 11 a.m. A free 30-minute read-aloud in English and Spanish, recommended for ages 3 to 5, with books tied to art in the museum; families take home a free book from New Haven Reads. Space is limited. Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St.
• Docent Tour: In a New Light, Saturday, Nov. 7, 11 to 11:45 a.m. Volunteer museum educators lead a free conversational tour of the reinstalled collection of British art from the 16th century to the present. Meet in the Entrance Court. Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St.
• Saturday Jazz Jam ft. Mike Coppola, Saturday, Nov. 7, 4 p.m. (doors 3 p.m.). Mike Coppola's house band plays a set before the stage opens to an open jam; bring an instrument. Admission is free, and it's 21+ unless with a parent or guardian. Cafe Nine, 250 State St.
• Hot Mulligan North American Fall Tour, Saturday, Nov. 7, 7 p.m. (doors 6 p.m.). The band headlines with One Step Closer, Riley! and wakelee. The show is all ages, and tickets run about $54 to $105. College Street Music Hall, 238 College St.
• ABT Studio Company, Saturday, Nov. 7, 7 p.m. American Ballet Theatre's junior company features dancers ages 17 to 21 from around the world; more than 80% of ABT's current dancers are alumni of the Studio Company. Shubert Theatre, 247 College St.

This Weekend's Restaurants & Bars

• New Haven Veterans Night, Friday, Nov. 6, 5:30 to 9 p.m. A pre-Veterans Day fundraiser for VFW Post 12150 and American Legion Post 210 with hors d'oeuvres, drink specials, raffles, a 7 p.m. performance by the Police Pipes & Drums of Waterbury and a live auction at 8 p.m. Tickets are sold at the door, according to the organizers' Patch listing. VFW New Haven Post 12150 at The Trinity Bar & Restaurant, 157 Orange St.

Raise a glass for veterans at Trinity on Friday, then spend Saturday moving from story time at the YCBA to the Cafe Nine jam and on to ballet at the Shubert or Hot Mulligan at College Street.

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