Anniversary abound this week in CT arts from Lauryn Hill’s ‘Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’ to Thrice’s ‘The Artist in the Ambulance’

It is a time to celebrate anniversaries in Connecticut.

The 25th anniversary of the groundbreaking R&B album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” brings Lauryn Hill to Mohegan Sun Arena. Thrice revisits their album “The Artist in the Ambulance” at The Webster. Guitar great Steve Hackett is back playing Genesis tunes he first learned 50 years ago. “Pretty Woman the Musical” honors a 1990 romance classic, and Trinity College marks its first 200 years with a Bicentennial Fall Weekend.

Other familiar names being celebrated on local stages include an ensemble of “Whose Line is It Anyway” improvisers, comic Katt Williams and the late experimental theater genius Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

Here are some of the top things to do and see this week.

Thrice The Webster, 31 Webster St., Hartford

Thrice has been around for 25 years. Over time they’ve softened their sound slightly from melodic hardcore to a more straightforward rock sound with keyboard and studio precision. They continue to put out new music (“Horizon/East” in 2021) but their latest release is “The Artist in the Ambulance (Revisited),” an anniversary re-recording of their classic album from 2003. Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. at The Webster with opening act ‘68. $32. thewebsterct.com.

‘Pretty Woman the Musical’ Waterbury Palace Theater, 100 E. Main St., Waterbury

As Broadway musicals based on Hollywood romcoms go, “Pretty Woman the Musical” has some clever staging ideas and better-than-you’d-think songs by pop star Bryan Adams. The latest national tour of the show hits the Waterbury Palace Oct. 10-12. Tuesday through Thursday at 7:30 p.m. $47-$87. palacetheaterct.org.

Whose Live Anyway? Warner Theatre, 68 Main St., Torrington

“Whose Line is It Anyway” TV improv veterans Ryan Stiles, Jeff B. Davis and Greg Proops and “Mad Men” actor Joel Murray have been touring together for years, rapidly responding to audience suggestions. On Oct. 12 at 8 p.m. they improvise themselves into the Warner Theatre in Torrington. $39.50-$67. warnertheatre.org.

Lauryn Hill Mohegan Sun Arena, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd., Uncasville

The hip-hop diva is marking the 25th anniversary of her “Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” with a special tour stopping at Mohegan Sun Arena on Oct. 13 at 9 p.m. $81-$660. mohegansun.com.

Steve Hackett Garde Arts Center, 325 State St., New London

The eminent guitarist played with the Peter Gabriel-fronted version of Genesis for much of the 1970s, and is on tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of the band’s “Foxtrot” album, which cemented their progressive-rock reputation with the 23-minute song “Supper’s Ready.” Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. at the Garde in New London. $38-$88. gardearts.org.

Bicentennial Fall Weekend Trinity College, 300 Summit St., Hartford

Trinity College’s months-long celebration of turning 200 has one of its busiest weekends Oct. 13-15, with performances, special appearances and arts activities all around the campus, including a cappella singing, painting demonstrations and four performances of the original dance/circus/music piece “Joy” Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the school’s Austin Arts Center. There are also sports events, reunions and more. A full schedule is at trincoll.edu/bicentennial/events/.

‘Blood on a Cat’s Neck’ Eastern Connecticut State University, 306 High St., Willimantic

A lot of theaters are playing it safe this season with tame commercial fare, but college theaters don’t have to act that way. Eastern Connecticut State University is resurrecting an experimental theater/movement piece by maverick 1970s German theatermaker/filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder. It’s an alien vampire adventure, loosely inspired by the ‘60 underground comic “The Adventures of Phoebe Zeit-Geist.” Oct. 13-15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Fine Arts Instructional Center. $20. easternct.showare.com.

Glastonbury Apple Festival Riverfront Park, 300 Welles St., Glastonbury

The Glastonbury Apple Festival is right up there with the Meriden Daffodil Festival as a premiere outdoor place to see the best Connecticut bands. This year, it boasts three stages of live music with such formidable acts as Lee-Ann Lovelace, Julai and the Serotones, The Bargain, Seth Adam, Adelaide Punkin, The Sparkle and Fade, Austin James, Shellye Valauskas, Jemar Phoenix, Rusty Things, Haunting Titans and many others. Besides all that music, there is a huge apple festival with food, vendors, activities and even a petting zoo. Oct. 13-15 in Glastonbury’s Riverfront Park, Friday from 6 to 10 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. $3 Friday, $5 Saturday and Sunday. glastonburyapplefest.com.

Katt Williams XL Center, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Hartford

Katt Williams, the crazy comedian with a uniquely high-pitched and excitable vocal style, is still filling huge venues. Williams comes back to Hartford on Oct. 14 at 8 p.m. for a screamingly funny time at the XL Center. $68-$312. xlcenter.com.

‘Maidens, Witches and Femmes Fatales: The Women of Opera’ Deacon John Grave House, 81 Boston Post Road, Madison

Madison Lyric Stage brings together famous arias and scenes featuring some of the creepiest characters in the operatic repertoire. Puccini, Wagner, Mozart, Verdi, Bizet and Britten are some of the composers behind these villainous, supernatural or just plain mean and conniving folks. $40. Oct. 14 at 7 p.m., Oct. 15 at 4 p.m. madisonlyricstage.org.