12:00 pm

Alexey von Schlippe Exhibit

Alexey Von Schlippe Gallery of Art, 1084 Shennecossett Road, Groton, CT

begins Feb. 25; Opening Reception Friday March 2nd from 6-8 PM; through Sunday, April 8 .
The March 2nd Reception is open to the public and will feature live music with the Bill Morrison & Kent Hewitt Jazz Duo

Frank Bruckman of New Haven; Scott Kahn of Old Lyme and Rick Silberberg of Ivoryton; Wed. – Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.;
*Members and students are Free, Non- Members $3.
For more info: 860-405-9052

10:00 am

Young at Art

Mystic Arts Center, 9 Water Street, Mystic, , 06355

"Young At Art" gives children and teens the opportunity to hang their artwork in a professional gallery setting among the work of their peers. The exhibition is sponsored by Dominion, Steamboat Inn and the family of Lil Maxwell.

10:00 am

The F Stops Here Art Exhibit

Hygienic Art Gallery, 79 Bank St., New London, CT

The f-stops Here: In Color and Black + White
Show Dates: Feb 25 - March 17, 2012
Opening Night: Saturday, February 25, 7–10 pm

9:00 am

"Winter at the Shore" Art Show

studio33, 140 Bank Street, New London, CT , 06360

Studio 33 presents “Winter on the Shore”, a collective group of area artist’s work-photography, oils, watercolors, mixed media and acrylics. The exhibition includes the work of the late Robert Hauschild – lighthouses on bricks and lighthouse watercolors. This show runs through March 21.

Gallery hours: Tues, Wed, Fri 9 – 5, Thurs 9 – 7, Sat 10 – 3.

9:00 am

“Contemporary Art from the Latin World”

Connecticut College, Charles Shain Library, New London, CT , 06320

An exhibit of items in the permanent collection of the Latin Network for the Visual Arts, a local nonprofit organization that seeks to enrich the community through exposure to contemporary art from countries where Romance languages are spoken. This diverse exhibition features paintings, photography and sculpture from artists in Spain, Cuba, Chile, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Peru. There will be a talk and reception on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 4:15 p.m. The exhibit is sponsored by the Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity and the Department of History.

6:00 pm

Mayan Paintings of J. Olaf Olson

Expressiones Cultural Center, 84 Bank St., New London, CT

paintings Chichen-Itza and Uxmal, two Mayan archaeological sites; through March 17; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Fri. and 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sat.; (860) 501-9278.

12:00 pm

An Eye For Photography

The Gallery at Lighthouse, 744 Long Hill Road, Groton, CT

Gail Mille and Kathryn Dupont; through April 6; noon-5 p.m. weekdays and by appointment Sat.; (860) 445-7626, ext. 108.

10:30 am

Adult Children of Alcoholics - Wednesdays

Enders Island, Father Joe Building, Mystic, CT

(860) 271-1123.

7:00 am

Waterford Senior Services, Feb. 29

Waterford Senior Services, 15 Rope Ferry Road, Waterford, CT

8:30 a.m., strength III; 9 a.m., casual bridge; 10 a.m., hearty moves; 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m., blood pressure clinic; 11:45 a.m., cafe lunch with $2.50 donation and reservation; 1 p.m., bingo; (860) 444-5839.

7:00 pm

Rescheduled: Healthy Living Strategies from the Blue Zones with Dr. Beth Goulding from Sunrise Wellness Center, East Lyme

Old Lyme Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library, 2 Library lane, Old Lyme, CT , 06371

The Old Lyme Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library will present a free lecture by Dr. Beth Goulding from Sunrise Wellness Center on Wednesday February 29th at 7:00 pm.
Dr. Beth Goulding will share these insights on foods and nutritional strategies for optimum health and preventative measures. Her presentation will be a springboard for a lively, general discussion of healthy living including good, do-able ideas to start right away, to enhance health....body, mind, spirit, fitness and posture. Included in the presentation will be healthy seasonal recipes for winter that anyone can make! Question and answer session to follow.

The program is free and open to the public. Please register for planning seating, handouts and refreshment.

9:30 am

Black History Month

Public Library of New London, 63 Huntington Street, New London, CT , 06320

In honor of Black History Month the Public Library of New London will showcase the "Hat's Off" Exhibit during the month of February . Exhibit will feature ladies and mens hat's as a show/sign of respect to countless others who have paved the way throughout many generations (past, present) within Southeastern, Connecticut. Public Library is open seven days a week Monday through Sunday. For hours telephone 860-447-1411 or visit them at website www.plnl.org

2:30 pm

Facebook Workshop, Feb. 29, East Lyme

East Lyme Community Center, 41 Society Road, East Lyme, CT

a Workshop to teach you about the Facebook world; get in touch with long lost friends and family; get set up with your own profile and learn to navigate through the site utilizing the tools provided; call to register at (860) 739-5859.

5:00 pm

Scrabble Evening

Public Library of New London, 63 Huntington Street, New London, CT , 06320

Gather your friends and play Scrabble at the Library every Wednesday evening. Strategize, plot and position your words from 5 to 6:45 pm. Scrabble boards will be provided. This event is free and open to all.

9:00 am

New London Senior Center, Feb. 29

New London Senior Center, 120 Broad St., New London, CT

9 a.m., bus leaves; Lisbon Landing Shopping with lunch at Ruby Tuesday's/Chili's (lunch on your own); (860) 447-5232.

9:30 am

Knitting and Needleworks Circle, East Lyme

East Lyme Public Library, 39 Society Road, East Lyme, CT

informal gathering every Wed. morning; (860) 739-6926.

5:30 pm

Art of the Ask, Feb. 29, New London

Custom House Maritime Museum, 150 Bank St., New London, CT

a workshop designed for those needing or wanting to learn how to ask for money/donations whether you sell a product/service or represent a nonprofit, school, university and must meet financial goals; call to register (860) 447-2501.

9:00 am

Restoring an Icon: The Charles W. Morgan

Mystic Seaport, Greenmanville Avenue, Mystic, CT

Last fall saw the hauling ashore of the mighty Charles W. Morgan in the Museum's Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard for a planned three-year restoration. Climb aboard the world's last wooden whaleship and learn more about the unprecedented restoration of this American icon in the Shipyard Gallery's newest exhibit, Restoring an Icon: The Charles W. Morgan.

4:00 pm

L&M Medical Fitness Exercise Programs, Groton

Groton Senior Center, 102 Newtown Road, Groton, CT

held Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; 4-5 p.m. or 5:15-6:15 p.m.; one-hour program facilitated by L&M exercise physiologists and certified aerobics instructors; $70 per month; (860) 608-2942.

7:30 pm

Gamblers Anonymous

Quaker Hill Baptist Church, 144 Old Norwich Road, Quaker Hill, CT

Every Wed.

7:00 pm

Connecticut Screenwriters Writing Group

Noah Webster Library, 20 S. Main St., West Hartford, CT

The West Hartford Public Library system sponsors writing groups. Each group meets once a month. Meetings are open to the general public and no reservations are needed. All are welcome.

8:00 am

GUILFORD-Mineral Display

Guilford Town Hall- Display Case, 31 Park Street, Guilford, CT , 06437

There will be a display of "Colorful Minerals From Around the World" at the Town Hall, Guilford, from Feb.1 to Feb.29.

1:30 pm

Preschool Science

Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut, 409 Main St., Niantic, CT

Ages 4-6; $15, $9 members

10:30 am

Spring Story Hour

Lyme Public Libary, 482 Hamburg Road, Lyme, CT

ages 2-5; free; registration required; (860) 434-2272.

8:00 am

Gentle Yoga for Every Body

Guest House Retreat and Conference Center, 318 West Main Street, Chester, CT , 06412

This gentle yoga class is open to everyone. Beginners will be able to try a new practice while more experienced practitioners can expect to receive additional instruction to help build energy and awareness in the body and mind.

For the past year Lisa Uihlein has been leading this class, and students appreciate her individual attention and her holding of our yoga space. Lisa is the owner/operator of Turning Point Yoga in Madison, and we're thrilled to be working with her.

Classes begin with deep breathing to cultivate awareness of the breath, and with warm-up movements to encourage the flexibility of the body. Following this, Lisa will guide students through the sequence of postures that have been practiced for thousands of years and are known to stretch, strengthen, and balance the body.

7:00 pm

Preston Redevelopment Agency

Preston Town Hall, 389 CT 2, Preston, CT

Preston Redevelopment Agency meeting

7:30 pm

North Stonington Board of Finance

North Stonington New Town Hall, 40 Main St., North Stonington, CT

North Stonington Board of Finance meeting

5:30 pm

Maritime Author Series

Latitude 41, 105 Greenmanville Ave, Mystic, CT

Latitude 41 at Mystic Seaport, Greenmanville Ave., Mystic; wine and cheese reception followed by author James L. Nelson, a distinguished authority on George Washington, presenting “George Washington’s Great Gamble”; $20, $15 members; (860) 572-5399, mysticseaport.org.

7:30 pm

NEW HAVEN-Yale Jazz Ensemble presents "Homegrown: Jazz by Yale Composers"

Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall, 470 College St, New Haven, , 06511

Music includes Express Delivery by Yale School of Music composition student and Assistant to the YJE Director Garth Neustadter (MM ’12); Tuk Tuk’n by YJE freshman and pianist Lamtharn (Hanoi) Hantrakul (MC ‘15); Salsa En Mi Alma by Yale College and School of Music alumnus and bassist Jeff Fuller (BA ‘67, MM ‘69); Ravel’s String Quartet in F Major, arranged for jazz ensemble by Yale School of Music alumnus and YJE trumpeter Tom Bergeron (MM ’08, AD ‘09); A Little R & B by Yale alumnus Mike Paulsen (MAR & JD ‘85); and 2 charts—Portnoy’s Complaint and Dutch Treat—by Yale School of Music alumnus Tim Olsen (MM ’88, MA ’89, AD ’95).

10:00 pm

James Harris

Captain Daniel Packer Inne, 32 Water St., Mystic, CT

6:00 pm

Wednesdays in Lent

St Paul Lutheran Church, 56 Great Hammock Road, Old Saybrook, CT , 06475

“Wednesdays in Lent” at St. Paul Church, Old Saybrook,
Begin February 29

Wednesday evenings during the Lenten season at St. Paul Church, Old Saybrook, will feature conversations on the topic, “Baptized We Live,” a opportunity to reflect on the meaning and call of living as followers of Jesus in the world.

The Wednesdays in Lent series will begin on February 29 and continue through March 28. Each gathering will begin with a light soup supper at 6:00 p.m. The “Baptized We Live” conversations will start at 6:40, with a liturgy for Contemplative Prayer concluding the evening at 7:30.

Recognizing that Lent is a season of renewal in the faith, the “Baptized We Live” series will provide participants a refreshing way to hear again how God calls God’s people through baptism into new ways of seeing, hearing, living and serving. Each session will begin with a video presentation by Daniel Erlander, well known Lutheran pastor and theologian whose wise, plain spoken yet heart filled articulation of a new way of living in Christ provides much insight and encouragement. Erlander’s very readable book, “Baptized We Live,” which he wrote and illustrated, will be made available to all participants in the series.

This Lenten season opportunity for community building, learning, prayer and worship is open to the people of the shoreline area. St, Paul Church, a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, is located at 56 Great Hammock Road, Old Saybrook. For more information call the church, (860) 388-2398, or check the church website: www.stpaul-elca.org

7:00 pm

Worship and Prayer Service

United Methodist Church of New London, 130 Broad St., New London, CT

Come join us at United Methodist Church in New London for an hour of uplifting prayer and worship.

6:00 pm

Alpha is Coming!

Grace Episcopal Church, 336 Main Street, Old Saybrook, CT , 06475

Curious about Christianity? Looking for more in the Christian faith? Think the Bible is irrelevant and outdated?

Over 11 million people, from every walk of life, have found answers to these questions in Alpha courses worldwide. At Grace Episcopal Church in Old Saybrook, more than 1,000 people have participated in the 10-week Alpha program over the last decade. In small group sessions, Christians and non-Christians alike delve into different issues, ask questions and along the way, many make new friends.

Participation is free to all; course materials are also free. Grace Episcopal Church is conducting the Alpha course on Wednesday evenings, 6:00 PM-8:30 PM beginning February 29th. Dinner will be served. There is no fee for dinner, (although small donations are k