Community

South Lyme Union Chapel, 308 Mile Creek Road, Old Lyme, CT

9 a.m., a non-denominational faith service in a 100 year old historic chapel located in the town of Old Lyme; service followed by a coffee hour; (860) 434-1200.

Community

Shop Rite, 634 W. Main St., New London, CT

10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Jerie Catillo and her memoirs, “With Broken Wings” and “The Rest of The Iceberg”.

Community

Illiano's Grille, 257 West Town St., Norwich, CT

11 a.m.-9:30 p.m., dine out and support a new roof at the Leffingwell House Museum; 15 percent of all dine-in proceeds are to be donated to 'Raise the Roof' fund for a new roof at the Leffingwell; leffingwellhousemuseum.org.

Community

Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Road, Groton, CT

noon, 7 p.m., open hours for assistance in the Tech Center; (860) 441-6750.

Community

Weekapaug Inn, 25 spray rock rd, westerly , , 02891

Cozy up with us at the Weekapaug Inn on select Sunday evenings and enjoy a three-course shared family style menu featuring our fresh handmade pastas, raviolis, and risottos. The menu will change each week and will begin with a salad and bread course to share around the table. For the main course, guests can then choose their pasta from the entrée section. The menu concludes with a selection of delectable sweets to pass around the table. A 'Wines by the Glass Menu' specially written for the evening will be available upon request.

Community

Grace United Methodist Church, 10 Park Ave., Westerly, RI , 02890

6-7 p.m., meeting; (401) 575-9837; www.oa.org.

Education/Lectures

Buddhist Faith Fellowship, 343 Washington Terrace, Middletown, CT , 06457

Start 2020 renewed, inspired, and a little enlightened. Discover Buddhism as a practical way of life that has offered its adherents psychological and spiritual fulfillment for that last 2,400 years. This 2-session course will look into Buddhism’s basic practices for engaging with life’s situations and coping with the blessings and challenges we all experience. Discovering a Way of Life will cover a ancient path of inner freedom that reveals the inherent beauty and worth in every person, and awaken the mind to the wonder of this world. With our founding teacher Senpai Daishin, examine many of the 84,000 doors to the Dharma, the Way of Understanding and Love.

it is designed for beginners to the most experienced in mind. Open to the general public, that includes friends, non-Buddhists, Buddhists & supporting members. Pre-registration is required. It is suggested to sign-up early to have the best chance of getting a seat in the class.

To learn more and to enroll, Visit the Buddhist Faith Fellowship’s web site.
https://bffct.org/bff/buddhism-1-0-course/

Kids/Family

Mystic Aquarium, 55 Coogan Blvd, Mystic, CT, CT , 06355

This January, Trainer Days returns! Bring your most riveting marine animal questions to Mystic Aquarium every Sunday and get to know some of the extraordinary trainers who care for our animals.
Meet a different trainer throughout the day starting at 10:30am in the Main Gallery.
Guests will learn what each Aquarium trainer’s daily schedule looks like – from food prep to hands-on enrichment opportunities and even routine medical exams – our trainers do it all. Find out what it takes to work as an animal trainer and understand how their dedicated work with the animals at Mystic Aquarium impacts other animal populations locally and globally.
Trainer Days activities are included with admission and membership
Every Sunday in January 10:30am – 3:30pm

Music

Lyman Allyn Art Museum, 625 Williams Street, New London, CT , 06320

Join us at one or both of our January Jazz Sessions with artist and musician Doug Rice and trio! Spend a cozy Sunday afternoon listening to jazz and enjoying the art of Doug Rice, which will be on display behind the musicians. Rice’s assembled painting (11×22 feet) reads like a bluesy jazz arrangement. Titled “Mexico City Blues, 242 Choruses,” the piece is a series of 242 separate canvasses inspired by Jack Kerouac’s book of poetry of the same name. Using elements that appear on the poetry book’s cover and adding a blue circle symbolizing jazz and a red circle symbolizing Beat poetry, Rice painted a version of the same painting on each of the 242 canvasses.

Music

St. James Episcopal Church, 76 Federal Street, New London, CT , 06320

The Anglican Singers will present a service of Choral Evensong on Sunday, January 26, at 5:00 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Church, 76 Federal Street, New London. The group, under the direction of Benjamin Straley and accompanied by organist Simon Holt, will sing works by Johann Eccard, Philip Radcliffe, Francis Jackson and Richard Shephard. There is no charge for the service. For more information, visit www.anglicansingers.org or call 860-442-7519.