Connecticut’s history is full of quiet revolutions, bold headlines, and the kind of stories that still echo through our streets and shoreline.

Here are a few things that happened this week over the years:

• May 5, 1809: Mary Kies of South Killingly becomes the first woman in the U.S. to receive a patent for her method of braiding straw and silk into bonnets.

• May 6, 1940: The Waterbury Republican and American wins a Pulitzer Prize for exposing widespread voter fraud and corruption in city politics.

• May 7, 1873: Hartford becomes the sole capital of Connecticut after centuries of shared governance with New Haven.

• May 8, 2012: Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are and Ridgefield resident, passes away at 83 after reshaping children's literature.

• May 10, 2011: Norberto Gonzalez Claudio is arrested for orchestrating a 1983 West Hartford heist that stole $7 million from Wells Fargo, one of the largest cash robberies in U.S. history.

History’s always worth a glance, but here’s what’s ahead for your week in Mystic:

• Today is Cinco de Mayo, which means packed bars and cold margaritas all around.

• Mother’s Day is coming up this weekend — spots like Engine Room, Stone Acres Farm, and several others are offering special brunch menus (and they’re booking fast).

• Plus, there’s live music all over town to keep your nights moving.

Once home to Captain Silas Beebe — shipmaster and ice merchant — this 19th-century estate on Beebe Cove is the real deal: 524 feet of waterfront, nine fireplaces, a restored guest house, a barn, a pool, and a view that’ll make you forget your phone exists.

Listed at $3,750,000

Check it out on Zillow

Want to share a Featured Event with a poster? Reach out and say hi.

• Ethan Cash @ Captain Daniel Packer Inne – 7:30pm–9:30pm

• Steve Walason @ Angie’s Pizza – 5pm–8pm

• Dan Watson @ Chapter One – 5pm–8pm

• Phil Smith @ Chapter One – 6pm–9pm

• Scott Gordley Quartet @ Captain Daniel Packer Inne – 8pm–10pm

• Ethan Cash @ Sneekers – 7pm–10pm

• Open Mic @ The Barn – 7pm–10pm

• Woolite Duo @ Dive at Port of Call – 8pm–11pm

• Greg Sherrod Jam Night @ Milestone – 8pm–11pm

• James Harris @ Captain Daniel Packer Inne – 8pm–10pm

Word Scramble Answer: STARBOARD

That’s all for this week’s issue. Please send me an email if you have any feedback or tag me on Instagram @mysticrivercrew if you’d like to be featured!

See you around town!