Entertainment

Known locally as “The Bushnell,” Bushnell Memorial Hall (166 Capitol Ave., 860/987-5900, www.bushnell.org [1]) is the city’s premier arts venue, with performances ranging from the Hartford Symphony Orchestra to Spamalot.

Big rock concerts come to the gargantuan (if soulless) XL Center (1 Civic Center Plaza, 860/249-6333, www.xlcenter.com [2]), which also hosts UConn basketball and American Hockey League’s Hartford Wolf Pack.