Savvy Shopper

On Saturday students and faculty (with school identification) get in free at the 2:30 p.m. matinee performance of “The Call” at Theaterworks in Hartford. Act fast: Tickets are first come. Call the box office at 860-527-7838 or stop by the theater to reserve tickets.

Following the Memorial Day Parade that kicks off at 9 a.m. in Old Wethersfield, the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum presents a Revolutionary War encampment and battle scene re-enactments Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 211 Main St. The event also features sword-wielding horsemen, marching drills and musket firing and music. Admission is free; regular admission for museum tours.

Road trip! Country Curtains' annual warehouse clearance sale in a skating rink on Route 20 in Lee, Mass., (about an hour's drive from Hartford) has opened. Merchandise includes window treatments and hardware, accent furniture, home decor accessories — all at 50 percent off. Hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.

>>BK&CO, 64 LaSalle Road, in West Hartford, is planning a summer move to another West Hartford location and the moving sale, with savings of up to 50 percent, is on. Information:860-232-6225.

>>Connecticut Daylily Society holds a daylily and plant sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 21, at the Avon Senior Center, 635 W. Avon Road, Avon. Information: ctdaylily.com.

Having just returned from vacation, I can confirm reports of backed-up lines and longer-than-usual waits at airport security checkpoints — and officials say it's not going to get better any time soon.

In fact, it's going to get worse.

A record number of passengers flew during the spring, and summer is expected to be even busier, according TSA spokesman Michael McCarthy.

Wednesday, May 18, is the Association of Art Museum Directors’ Art Museum Day, and the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford is participating by offering free admission for all visitors from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.