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First Thursday: Fashion Frenzy - Wadsworth Anthenuem - Hartford November 6 - 5:00pm - 8:00pm Join us for an evening dedicated to fashion and the museum's Costume & Textile<http://www.thewadsworth.org/costumeandtextiles/> collection! Enjoy live music by The Blue Cherry Band<http://thebluecherryband.wordpress.com/>, cocktails, free food, a fashion show by Stackpole Moore Tryon Tuesday's<http://www.stackpolemooretryon.com/> and Arthur Murray Studio of Glastonbury featuring items in The POSH Sale<http://www.thewadsworth.org/posh/> and more! Stay for an 8pm screening of Yves Saint Laurent<http://www.thewadsworth.org/ai1ec_event/film-yves-st-laurent/?instance_id=10535>. $5; free for members and students with ID. 41st Annual Russian Tearoom & Bazaar - All Saints Orthodox Church Hartford - Novembe 7 - 9 - 6:00pm On Friday, 6:30pm Yale Slavic Chorus/ Glastonbury Russian Club. Russian food such as: Vareniki, stuffed cabbage, borsch kielbasa, baksushka bakery products will be served. November 8 the bazaar hours are 10:00am-4:00pm and on Sunday, 12:00noon - 3:00pm http://allsaintshartford.org/ "Muslim Women's Voices at Wesleyan" - Riffat Sultana - Sufi Singer - Crowell Concert Hall - Wesleyan University - Middletown - November 7 - 8:00pm Sufi fusion singer Riffat Sultana<http://www.riffatsultana.com/> broke boundaries in 1995 by becoming the first woman from her family's musical lineage to perform in public. She is the daughter of the late Ustad Salamat Ali Khan, who is universally recognized as one of the finest Pakistani classical singers of his time. Ms. Sultana makes her New England debut at Wesleyan, accompanied by an ensemble that includes her brother Sukhawat Ali Khan on vocals and harmonium, guitarist Shiraz Ali Khan, Mitch Hyare on dhol (double-headed drum), Ghurdeep Singh on tabla, and Jay Gandhi<http://www.jaygandhi.com/> on bansuri (bamboo flute), performing a wide variety of traditional and modern works from Pakistan and India. Over the years, Ms. Sultana has explored Punjabi folk, devotional Sufi songs, and Indian classical music, as well as ghazals and geets (traditional, romantic/poetic folk songs); collaborated with Quincy Jones and Miles Copeland; and opened for King Sunny Ade, Femi Kuti, and Ben Harper, among others. http://www.wesleyan.edu New Haven's Biannual Restaurant Week<http://infonewhaven.com/restaurantweek> promotion - Nov. 2 - Nov 7 Fixed-price lunch and dinner menus at nearly three dozen eateries. Among the participants: 116 Crown, Adriana's Restaurant and Wine Bar, Barcelona Wine Bar, Basta Trattoria, Bentara, Briq, Caffe Bravo, Carmen Anthony, Caseus, Cask Republic, Christopher Martins, Geronimo, Goodfellas, Heirloom, Istanbul Cafe, John Davenport's, L'Orcio, Lucky Chao, Mambo Cocina Latina, Miya's Sushi, Oaxaca Kitchen, Olea, Pacifico, ROIA, Sage American Grill & Oyster Bar, Soul de Cuba, Stone Hearth, Taste of China, Temple Grill, Thali, Tre Scalini, Union League Cafe, Zafra, Zaroka and Zinc. Mario Batali's anticipated Tarry Lodge, set to open this fall at 278 Park Street, is also listed. Restaurants will serve $18 prix-fixe lunches, $32 prix-fixe dinners or both. For more information, visit infonewhaven.com/restaurantweek<http://infonewhaven.com/restaurantweek> Mystic Restaurant Week - November 10 - 17 Mystic Restaurant Week offers one price dining for lunch and dinner all week long. Enjoy some of the Mystic area's finest restaurants. Sample specialties and multiple courses all for one low price. Mystic Restaurant Week will include restaurants in Groton, Stonington and Mystic, Connecticut. http://www.mysticchamber.org/?sec=sec&s=85