Jaywalking All the Way to MGM Grand

You gotta love a guy who dominates late night television and stays current on the stand-up touring circuit. Jay Leno will bring his one-size-fits-all brand of comedy and news satire to the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods Saturday, Aug. 27, at 8 p.m.

The popular host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno learned at the knee of television kingpin Johnny Carson, whose show he first appeared on in 1987 and took over permanently in 1992. Now at the Tonight Show helm, he shirks no opportunity to respond to the daily news. His show's most popular features are “Jaywalking,” finding humor in everyday, on-the-street doofusness, and “Headlines,” a celebration of the unintentional, thanks to the nation's daily newspapers. And, meanwhile, he racks up about 150 dates a year on the comedy circuit.

Leno has been the center of controversy and criticism after stepping over both David Letterman and Conan O'Brien for the top late-night spot at different points in his career.

Leno and his wife, Mavis Leno, have been married for three decades with no children. The couple works aggressively to combat gender apartheid in Afghanistan.

Leno owns about 100 cars and 90 motorcycles and writes for his Web site, Jay Leno's Garage, as a columnist for Popular Mechanics and occasionally for The New York Times.

Tickets to his show Aug. 27 are $55-75. For information call 800-200-2882 or visit the Foxwoods entertainment Web site.

The Appeal of Peals

Nothing calls a community together quite like the bells of a carillon. On Sunday, Aug. 28, the University of Connecticut carillon, housed at Storrs Congregational Church, will welcome students, faculty and community residents back to campus in a 4 p.m. concert. The fall semester at UConn starts the next day.

David Maker, carillonneur-in-residence at the church and former university carillonneur, will play music of multiple periods and styles on the UConn Dunham Memorial Carillon. Participants can enjoy ice cream sundaes on the lawn after the concert and tours of the bell tower featuring the refurbished Austin Cornelius carillon.

Admission is free, but donations are welcome. For more information, call the church at 860-429-9382, e-mail sccoffice@storrscongchurch.org or visit the Storrs Congregational Web site.

Brooklyn Fair This Weekend

Feel like an agility dog exhibition or women's skillet toss this weekend, but you'd like to get out of the house? Go on over to the Brooklyn Fair on the town fairgrounds, Aug. 25-28.

Also on tap are competitions in everything from lawn mower racing to arm wrestling, corn husking and a power puff ox pull. Musical groups are peppered throughout the four-day schedule. Headliner acts at 8 p.m. are Craig Campbell, Thursday, Aug. 25; the Jane Dear Girls, Friday, Aug. 26; and Steve Holy, Saturday, Aug. 27.

Admission is $10, free for children 12 and under, and $6 for the Senior Citizen Special on Friday, Aug. 26. Unlimited carnival ride bracelets are $22 for Thursday, Aug. 25, 4 p.m. to close, Friday, Aug. 26, noon to 5 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 28, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Parking is $5 a car. For more information call 860-779-0012 or visit the fair Web site.

It Happens Tuesday Night

The classic movie of the week in Rockville Public Library's free summer series is Frank Capra's “It Happened One Night.”

A runaway spoiled heiress played by Claudette Colbert bumps into out-of-work reporter Clark Gable looking for a big story. They become strange bedfellows, so to speak, as he helps her get back to her fortune-hunting husband and avoid her angry, rich dad in exchange for exclusive rights to her story. Meanwhile, dot, dot, dot.

Showtime is at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, in the Peck Room on the lower level of the library. Free popcorn will be served.

For information, visit the library Web site or call 860-875-5892.

Soap Stars Make Music

With reality shows and crisscrossing genres, the lines in the entertainment world have become fuzzy, at best. And so, is it any wonder that male stars of ABC's long-running top soap “General Hospital” have become a rock music attraction as the band Port Chuck? They will be performing at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, in the Mohegan Sun Cabaret Theatre.

Brandon Barash, who stars as GH's Johnny Zacchara, Bradford Anderson, who plays Spinelli, Scott Reeves, who acts as Steve Lars Webber, and Steve Burton, as Jason Morgan, make up Port Chuck. In their 2011 album Port Chuck Volume 1, they cover favorites such as “Devil Went Down to Georgia,” “Feel Like Makin' Love,” “Knockin' on Heaven's Door,” and “Hallelujah.”

Super VIP Platinum tickets go for $250 and include perks such as swag, a meet-and-greet with the stars and photo op. Premium VIP tickets are $165 and general seating is $75. For information and tickets, call 203-268-5857 or visit the Mohegan entertainment site.

Sheena Easton at the Wolf Den

Scottish singer Sheena Easton will perform in Mohegan Sun's Wolf Den on Tuesday, Aug. 30, at 8 p.m. Admission is free, but seating is limited, so arrive early. Easton is well known for her hits “Morning Train” and “For Your Eyes Only.” She has collaborated with top performers such as Kenny Rogers and Prince and has sold more than 20 million records worldwide.

You must be 21 or older to be admitted to the Wolf Den, which offers full beverage service. For information call 888-226-7711 or visit the Mohegan Sun entertainment site.