You can shop like a designer at the Design Center Building, 1429 Park St., in Hartford, this weekend, where a number of special sales are taking place. (Enter the building on Bartholomew Avenue, where free parking is available.)
>>The POSH Sale, a fundraiser for the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art takes place at The Design Center on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 7, 8 and 9. Organized by The Costume & Textile Society of the Wadsworth, the sale features gently worn couture, designer and vintage items at resale including Armani, Dior, Dries Van Noten, Hermes, Karl Lagerfeld, Kate Spade and more.
Friday, from 6 to 9 p.m., is premier night. The event features shopping, entertainment and refreshments. Tickets, available at the door, are $30. Admission is free on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, from noon to 4 p.m. Information: www.thewadsworth.org or 860-243-3033.
>>Design Source CT, a business located in the building, is holding a sample sale on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 7, 8 and 9, featuring discounted furniture, floor samples and accessories. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Payment by cash or check is preferred and all sales are final. Directions and information: www.designsourcect.com or 860-951-3145.
>>On Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Ray Lighting & Design Studio, on the Design Center’s second floor, holds a sale on transitional, modern and other style table lamp bases. (The lamps are new samples from a wholesale showroom.) From 3 to 4 p.m., lamps are 75 percent off. Cash only, all sales final. Information: 860-951-9900.
Other Sales
>>The Shops at Saybrook Country Barn, 2 Main St. in Old Saybrook, hold their storewide anniversary sale this weekend. Discounts run as much as 75 percent off original prices on a variety of merchandise. Hours are Friday, Nov.7, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 8, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 9, noon to 5:30 p.m. Information: www.saybrookcountrybarn.com.
>>Beacon Light & Supply, 440 Oakland St. in Manchester, is holding a fall/holiday clearance sale. Through Nov. 15, in-stock lighting, mirrors and wall sconces are 15 percent to 50 percent off. Store hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Information: 860-645-3666 or www.beaconlightsupply.com.
>>Distinctive Style bridal shop at 144 Washington St. in Middletown is hosting a Brides Across America wedding gown event on Nov. 10 and 11. Military brides who meet certain criteria can select a gown for free. Call 860-342-5361 for information and appointments.
Book Sales
>>Children’s books are half price during November and December at The Friends of the Southington Library Bookstore, on the lower level of the library at 255 Main St.
>>The Friends of the Saxton B. Little Free Library in Columbia hold a used book sale Saturday, Nov. 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 9, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Books are priced from 25 cents to $3 and on Sunday, books are half-price. The book sale takes place at the Chapel on the Green, Route 87, in Columbia, (next to the library). Information: 860-228-0350.
