It’s a musical mashup this week in CT with Bad Bunny, a ska celebration and Mandy Patinkin

Some great meldings of loud, smooth and brash musical notes can be found on Connecticut stages this week.

Ska, a musical fusion of rock and reggae, gets a wide-ranging weekend celebration at Space Ballroom, and Sublime With Rome, with a ska edge as well as pop, rock and party band leanings, plays at Foxwoods’ Premier Theater in the legacy of the legendary California band of the 2000s Sublime.

Beausoleil marries accordions and fiddles at The Kate, and Bad Bunny puts a new spin on rap/rock at the XL Center.

Other great combinations on Connecticut stages this weekend include husband-and-wife actors and social media stars Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody and food star Action Bronson and his rock act Human Growth Hormone.

There are also a couple of multi-generational events which show how neatly culture can evolve and accommodate, including the games-filled Garden of Literacy event at the Stowe Center, the parent/child/teacher panic “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” at UConn’s Connecticut Repertory Theatre and the family-friendly musical theater version of “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” at Playhouse on Park.

Here are some of the top things to see this week in Connecticut.

A Conversation with Mandy Patinkin & Kathryn Grody Garde Arts Center, 325 State St., New London

Married actors Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody have millions of followers on social media, in videos shot and edited by their son. Together for around half a century, the couple chats, gripes, coos and converses casually and entertainingly. Now they’ve brought their “act” to the stage, appearing April 14 at 3 p.m. at the Garde in New London, the same venue where Patinkin performed his concert act last year. $53-$152. gardearts.org.

Hartford Jewish Playwriting Contest Playhouse on Park, 244 Park Road, West Hartford

The Jewish Plays Project, in collaboration with the Charter Oak Cultural Center, is holding its eighth annual Hartford Jewish Playwriting Contest on April 16 at 7 p.m. at Playhouse on Park in West Hartford with readings of “Memoriam” by Nora Flashon, “Osher & the Infinite Curtain” by Elise Wein and “Why is This Night?: A Typical, Queer, 19th Century Shtetl Murder Mystery” by Daniel Kitrosser. $10. charteroakcenter.org.

Action Bronson presents Dr. Bachlava and Human Growth Hormone The Webster, 31 Webster St., Hartford

TV and YouTube foodie star Action Bronson has an alter ego, Dr. Baklava, who’s the latest manifestation of Bronson’s passion for rap and punk. He and his backup band Human Growth Hormone howl on April 18 at 8 p.m. at The Webster. $47.50-$55. thewebsterct.com.

’25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ UConn’s Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre, 2132 Hillside Road, Storrs

The Connecticut Repertory Theatre’s spring musical, running April 18-28, is the crowd-pleasing “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” by composer William Finn and writer Rachel Sheinkin (from a concept by Rebecca Feldman). It’s about a small town spelling bee event that its home county is exorbitantly proud of holding. It’s also about the dreams and anxieties of its young contestants. Much of the comic turmoil comes courtesy of parents and other authority figures. The show marks a return to the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre at the University of Connecticut for the Connecticut Repertory Theatre company, which staged last year’s musical “Rent” at a different space. crt.uconn.edu.

Sublime with Rome Foxwoods Resort Casino, 350 Trolley Line Blvd., Mashantucket

Anything sublime has to end sometime. Sublime with Rome’s show at Foxwoods’ Premier Theater is one of the band’s last live gigs ever. Their very last performance will be at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado on April 27 and will be livestreamed for posterity. Rome Ramirez, who has fronted this high-powered variation on the legendary ska/pop/punk band Sublime since 2009, is moving on to other projects, like the duo Rome & Duddy he has with Dirty Heads’ Dustin Bushnell that played Hartford last month. These final Sublime with Rome shows will not be mournful. This is a propulsive outfit that turns every show into a party. April 19 at 8 p.m. $49-$133. foxwoods.com.

Beausoleil avec Michael Doucet Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., Old Saybrook

The Louisiana-rooted Cajun music ensemble Beausoleil, still featuring its founding fiddler Michael Doucet, has been around for half a century now and has released dozens of albums. Its live shows are bursts of warm sunny French-tinged soulful Southern jazz. The Kate in Old Saybrook is one of the best venues in the state for such a show. April 19 at 8 p.m. $49. thekate.org.

Connecticut Ska Weekend Space Ballroom, 295 Treadwell St., Hamden

Connecticut had a thriving ska/punk scene back in the 1990s, largely based around the Tune Inn club in downtown New Haven. The bands from those days are older now, but many are still around or happy to reunite. Younger bands have also taken up the ska style. The Space Ballroom, which has inherited some of the vibe of the old Tune Inn, is hosting a two-day Ska Weekend April 19 and 20. Friday night is headlined by Sonic Boom Six, the British ska band that has been around since 2002, with Long Island’s High School Football Heroes and Connecticut’s own Drop Party also on the bill. The Saturday lineup is The Aggrolites (from the West Coast), a reunion of one of the best local ska bands of the ‘90s, Spring Heeled Jack USA, plus Nick and the Adversaries (from Boston) and Millington (which is technically a “brass emo” act from Albany, New York). The trombones will be blaring. Each show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets for April 19 are $25 ($20 in advance), while April 20 is $30 ($26 in advance). spaceballroom.com.

Garden of Literacy Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, 77 Forest St., Hartford

The Stowe Center’s annual Garden of Literacy event unites nature and books in and around the institution’s gorgeous plants and lawn April 20 from noon to 7 p.m. There are outdoor activities from noon to 5 p.m., everything from a poetry and writing table to hula hoops and bubbles. Indoors, there are workshops for writing poetry or science fiction at 1 p.m. ($35 per person, attendance limited to 12, registration required), a reading of Dr. Seuss’ “The Lorax” for children at 2:30 p.m. and an “intergenerational family tour” of the center with the theme “Inheriting Freedom” at 3 p.m. harrietbeecherstowecenter.org.

‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ in Concert The Bushnell, 166 Capitol Ave., Hartford

The Hartford Symphony Orchestra has been performing live orchestral accompaniments to the Harry Potter films since 2017, doing them in order starting with “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” Despite the COVID hiatus a few years ago, they’re up to film No. 6 now, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” April 20 at 1 and 7 p.m. at The Bushnell’s Mortensen Hall. The guest conductor is Ron Spigelman. $39-$120. hartfordsymphony.org.

Bad Bunny XL Center, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Hartford

Bad Bunny’s tour is called “Most Wanted,” and that’s right. The big XL Center concert is finally happening for the insanely popular singer/rapper/producer. When tickets went on sale in October, there was a lottery for the mere chance to purchase tickets. Since that announcement, Bad Bunny’s only gotten more famous, including appearing as both the host and musical guest on “Saturday Night Live.” You can find some tickets on the XL Center site now at prices that suggest their scarcity. April 20 at 8 p.m. $437.15-$1424.20. xlcenter.com.

‘Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day’ Playhouse on Park, 244 Park Road, West Hartford

Playhouse on Park does a couple of big children’s theater productions a year. The spring attraction, running April 20 through May 5, is the musical version of the classic kids book “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.” The script and lyrics are by the book’s author Judith Viorst, with music by Shelly Markham. Saturdays and Sundays at 1 and 4 p.m. $10. playhouseonpark.org.