Lobster Days, Hill-Stead Fundraiser Kick Off the Holiday Weekend

It’s the unofficial start of summer and along with that comes some summer kinds of  fun.

Mystic Seaport kicks off the season by cooking more than 3,000 lobsters for its 27th annual “Lobster Days” Saturday to Monday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Diners can sit under the seaport’s open-air Boat Shed and watch the boats cruising on the Mystic river.

The Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington will hold its   20^th Annual Monet in May Dinner Auction today. It includes a  champagne reception for Monet’s Circle members, an open cocktail hour, dinner and auction beginning at 6 p.m. 

Of course Memorial Day means lots of parades and so many towns are celebrating and honoring its veterans. Go to courant.com for a listing.