Friends With Benefits - From The New Haven Advocate

Welcome to Friends with Benefits from the New Haven Advocate, the spot that shows you where to go, what to do, and most importantly, stuff to win! Each week we'll spotlight some great events and activities and always offer contests you can enter.

Have you ever dreamed of making it big? Strapping on your six-string, opening up a wide stance in front of a microphone, and belting out your home-written tunes in front of an audience of thousands? If you're a member of a local band or music group, you've had that dream on more than one occasion. And thanks to the New Haven Advocate you might be able to realize that dream with an incredible contest that could give you the opportunity to open for Coldplay when they play at the XL Center in Hartford on August 2nd! Read on to find out more!

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	ARE YOU IN A LOCAL BAND? WANNA OPEN FOR COLDPLAY? Coldplay brings their amazing brand of music to the XL Center in Hartford on August 2nd, and they’re looking for the area’s BEST local band to perform on-stage as their opening act! Find out more by clicking the link on the front page at 965TIC.com, or get there from the FWB site @ newhavenadvocate.com. Brought to you by 96.5 TIC! .
	SAIL ABOARD A TALL SHIP! The schooner Quinnipiack sets sail daily on New Haven Harbor and Long Island Sound. You could cruise with pirates, sing chantey songs and enjoy fresh draft ales, or embark on an educational sea adventure! For information on Schooner Inc. and the public sails on the S/V Quinnipiack, visit SchoonerInc.org, or call 203.865.1737!
	THE FRESHEST FOOD IS LOCAL FOOD! One of our favorite homegrown organizations is CitySeed, a non-profit whose farmer’s markets connect local residents with delicious produce and food, grown by local farmers. Help support regional farming at CitySeed’s Farmer’s Market in New Haven’s Wooster Square every Saturday from 9am to 1pm. For more info, check ‘em out online at CitySeed.org!
	MOZART AND BRAHMS, UNDER THE STARS! Bring a blanket, pack a picnic or order a box lunch, and join New Haven’s Neighborhood Music School as they present “Twilight Tuesdays,” an alfresco dinner concert series, at NMS Park of the Arts in New Haven! The works of Mozart, Brahms, and Mendelssohn are featured at the first Twilight Tuesday, July 1st!
	THE WHO’S “TOMMY” COMES BACK TO NEW HAVEN! The 2008 Yale Summer Cabaret series kicks off with an incredible revival of The Who’s legendary rock opera “TOMMY”! Featuring Chad Raines from the band The Simple Pleasure, this rockin’ show is bound to leave you dancing in the aisles! Enter to win a pair of tix by clicking the button below.

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