Sam Adams Beer Garden open this weekend at the Big E
Aug. 25—WEST SPRINGFIELD — The Sam Adams Beer Garden on the grounds of the Big E is open Friday and Saturday from 4:30 to 9 p.m.
Guests can sip their favorite on-tap brews, listen to live music, and taste new menu items such as:
—A shareable appetizer, the new Picnic Board's guacamole, hummus, veggies, cheese, crackers, and pepperoni platter.
—On a light and fresh note, the Palm Springs Salad. Served with a lemon vinaigrette, these local greens are topped with sweet berries, cucumber, dates, edamame, and an assortment of toasted nuts.
—Revving the temperature up a notch is the new Pep with Sweet Heat pizza, a hot honey spin on the classic pepperoni. Also spicing up the garden's homemade dough is the General Tso's Chicken pizza that covers mozzarella, crispy chicken, and local scallions in General Tso's sauce.
—Those who have a sweet tooth to satisfy can't go wrong with a S'mores Pie. A sweet crust smothered in chocolate, marshmallows, peanut butter, and crushed graham crackers is the perfect way to fulfill your dessert desires.
Live music this weekend will be provided Friday by the Piper-Hawkins band and on Saturday by Kevin Crane & Lincoln Huble. The music runs from 5:30-8:30 p.m.
The Big E is at 1305 Memorial Ave.
For more information, visit: thebige.com/beergarden
Vegetable talk
The Manchester Public Library will host Tracey Luciani of the DeQuattro Cancer Center in Manchester, who will give a talk titled "The Health Benefits of Seasonal Vegetables" today, Aug. 25, at 6 p.m. at the Whiton Branch Library, 100 North Main St.
Luciani, a registered dietitian, will speak about the nutritional benefits of seasonal vegetables. A diet rich in vegetables can lower blood pressure, reduce the risk of heart disease, and prevent some types of cancer.
Recipes will be provided. In addition, there will be a booth set up with details about the Spruce Street Farmers Market, including what kinds of local produce and other items are available for purchase on market nights.
This is a free program for adults but registration is required; call 860-645-0821.
For more information, visit: manchesterct.gov/library
Open hearth cooking
The Windsor Historical Society offers Second Saturdays hearth cooking programs. Open hearth cook Becky Hendricks provides an immersive experience cooking dishes in an authentic colonial-era kitchen at the historic Strong-Howard House.
Participants will learn period-appropriate food preparation and cooking methods, sample some of the creations, then take them home to enjoy.
The next session, Sept. 10 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., will be pies, puddings, and tarts. Registration deadline is Sept. 6. The Nov. 12 session will be everything but the turkey; register by Nov. 7.
The cost is $55 per person plus estimated $10-15 food costs.
For more information, visit: windsorhistoricalsociety.org
Polish National Home
Jazz night returns to the Polish National Home, 60 Charter Oak Ave., Pulaski Plaza, New Britain, Saturday, Aug. 27. The Dylan Rowland Quartet will perform from 8 to 9:30 p.m.
Pub 303 at the Polish National Home offers a menu of specialty Polish food, including potato pancakes, $13; Polish plate of kielbasa, bigos, pierogi, golabek, and mashed potatoes, $18.50; and stuffed cabbage, $17.
Kitchen hours are Saturday, 4 to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The club also has to go/prepare at home meals of frozen pierogi (by the dozen), $15, and golabki (by individual order), $3 each.
For more information, call 860-247-1784 or go to: polishhomect.org
