Connecticut’s history is full of quiet revolutions, bold headlines, and the kind of stories that still echo through our streets and shoreline.
Here are a few things that happened this week over the years:
May 5, 1809: Mary Kies of South Killingly becomes the first woman in the U.S. to receive a patent for her method of braiding straw and silk into bonnets.
May 6, 1940: The Waterbury Republican and American wins a Pulitzer Prize for exposing widespread voter fraud and corruption in city politics.
May 7, 1873: Hartford becomes the sole capital of Connecticut after centuries of shared governance with New Haven.
May 8, 2012: Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are and Ridgefield resident, passes away at 83 after reshaping children's literature.
May 10, 2011: Norberto Gonzalez Claudio is arrested for orchestrating a 1983 West Hartford heist that stole $7 million from Wells Fargo, one of the largest cash robberies in U.S. history.
History’s always worth a glance, but here’s what’s ahead for your week in Mystic:
Today is Cinco de Mayo, which means packed bars and cold margaritas all around.
Mother’s Day is coming up this weekend — spots like Engine Room, Stone Acres Farm, and several others are offering special brunch menus (and they’re booking fast).
Plus, there’s live music all over town to keep your nights moving.
Once home to Captain Silas Beebe — shipmaster and ice merchant — this 19th-century estate on Beebe Cove is the real deal: 524 feet of waterfront, nine fireplaces, a restored guest house, a barn, a pool, and a view that’ll make you forget your phone exists.
Listed at $3,750,000
Check it out on Zillow
Want to share a Featured Event with a poster? Reach out and say hi.
MONDAY MAY 5th
Ethan Cash @ Captain Daniel Packer Inne – 7:30pm–9:30pm
Steve Walason @ Angie’s Pizza – 5pm–8pm
TUESDAY MAY 6th
Dan Watson @ Chapter One – 5pm–8pm
Phil Smith @ Chapter One – 6pm–9pm
Scott Gordley Quartet @ Captain Daniel Packer Inne – 8pm–10pm
WEDNESDAY MAY 7th
Ethan Cash @ Sneekers – 7pm–10pm
Open Mic @ The Barn – 7pm–10pm
Woolite Duo @ Dive at Port of Call – 8pm–11pm
Greg Sherrod Jam Night @ Milestone – 8pm–11pm
James Harris @ Captain Daniel Packer Inne – 8pm–10pm
Word Scramble Answer: STARBOARD
That’s all for this week’s issue. Please send me an email if you have any feedback or tag me on Instagram @mysticrivercrew if you’d like to be featured!
See you around town!
