Art Exhibits/Openings

Lyme Art Association, 90 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT , 06371

Two shows to enjoy! Marine themed artwork by Lyme Art Association members and the prestigious Hudson Valley Art Association's annual member's show. Opening reception on Saturday, June 22, 5-7pm. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Sunday,
10am-5pm, and by appointment.

Art Exhibits/Openings

Marquee Gallery, 74 State Street, New London, CT , 06320

States of Mind is a new exhibition by twelve southeastern Connecticut artists that form the co-operative artist group called Gallery One. The strength of this exhibition is derived from the diversity of backgrounds and experiences of the artists represented. Each artist’s work is their individual creation with its own rhythm, life, language, and heritage. Expect to find paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography, and ceramics in styles that range from representational to abstract. This interesting and varied show of more than 50 works opens with a reception on Saturday, July 6 from 6-8pm with live jazz music. The gallery will be open Wed. – Sat. 1-6 pm or by appointment.

Community

East Lyme Senior Center, 37 Society Road, Niantic, CT

For: Elderly and Totally Disabled Renters

up until Oct. 1, 2019; sponsored by: Office of Policy & Management - State of Connecticut.
Connecticut state law provides a rebate program for renters who are elderly or disabled and whose annual incomes do not exceed certain limits. Under this program a check is directly remitted to an approved applicant by the State. These checks represent partial refunds of rental and utility payments. Persons renting an apartment, room, cooperative housing or even leasing a mobile home space may be eligible. An application must be completed and the deadline is October 1st, 2019. An applicant or the spouse must be 65 or older or be 100% disabled per Social Security. The applicant must have lived in Connecticut for 1 year. The total income for the calendar year 2018 which includes Social Security must not exceed $36,000 for a single person or $43,900 for a married couple. Thirty-five percent of the applicant’s annual rent and utilities must exceed 5% of the applicant’s income. Proof of income received and rent and utility payments made in the calendar year 2018 must be provided. For more information or for an appointment, call the Senior Center office at 739-5859.

Community

East Lyme Senior Center, 37 Society Road, Niantic, CT

Tuesday/Friday:
8:15-9:15 a.m.
9:30-10:30 a.m.
10:30-11:30 a.m.

16 classes for $24; $26 non-residents; call to register (860) 739-5859.

Community

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

8:30 a.m., cribbage; 9 a.m., strength I, open doors; 9:30 a.m., pitch games; 9:30 a.m., pickleball; 10:15 a.m., strength II; 11:30 a.m., healthy stretch; 11:45 a.m., cafe lunch with $2 donation and reservation; 12:30 p.m., pinochle; 1 p.m., PACE; (860) 444-5839.

Community

Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center, 27 Chase St., Pawcatuck, CT

8:30-11 a.m., foot clinic by appointment; 9:15-10:15 a.m., strength & balance; 10:15-11:15 a.m., zumba lite; 11:30 a.m., lunch; noon, bingo; (860) 599-3285.

Community

East Lyme Senior Center, 37 Society Road, Niantic, CT

9-10 a.m., 30 classes for $60; $65 non-residents; stop by to register (860) 739-5859.

Community

East Lyme Senior Center, 37 Society Road, East Lyme, CT

9-10 a.m., Tuesday's and Friday's; 24 classes for $48; $53 non-residents; call to register (860) 739-5859.

Community

St. Paul's Church, 170 Rope Ferry Road, Waterford,

Weight loss support group. Weigh-in 9-9:45 a.m., meeting 9:45-10:30 a.m.

Community

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

9-10 a.m., yoga, health & wellness; 10-11:30 a.m., bingo; 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Shop Rite shopping; 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m., ENP lunch; (860) 447-5232.

Community

Shop Rite of New London, 351 N. Frontage Road, New London, CT

9:30-10:30 a.m., sponsored by the VNA of Southeastern Connecticut; open to the public; (860) 444-1111.

Community

Public Library of New London, 63 Huntington St., New London, CT

9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., free; Monday through Thursday; call to register (860) 447-1411.

Community

East Lyme Senior Center, 37 Society Road, Niantic, CT

9:30 a.m.-noon, bring supplies; free; registration required, (860) 739-5859.

Community

Lymes Senior Center, 26 Town Woods Road, Old Lyme, CT

10 a.m., held Tuesdays; free for members; (860) 434-4127.

Community

Ledyard Senior Center, 12 Van Tassell Drive, Gales Ferry, CT

10 a.m., Wii bowling, bridge; 10:30 a.m., Latin line dancing; 1 p.m., Silver Sneakers Flex strength training; (860) 464-0478.

Community

Huntington Street Baptist Church, 29 Huntington St., New London, CT

10-11 a.m. and
7:30-8:45 p.m. (Meeting Name: We Do Recover)

Community

Bill Memorial Library, 240 Monument Street, Groton, CT , 06340

BLAST OFF AT THE BILL MEMORIAL LIBRARY THIS SUMMER!

The Bill Memorial Library in the City of Groton invites adults age 18 and older to blast-off with A Universe of Stories! our 2019 Summer Reading Program. Beginning Wednesday, June 26 through Saturday, August 3 participants can fill out an entry form available at the front desk and earn a raffle ticket for each book review you submit. Open to adults age 18 and older and the winners of the prize drawings will be notified after August 7. Prizes include dinner at Paul’s Pasta, a cruise for 2 aboard the Schooner Argia, passes for 2 to the Mystic Seaport Museum and dinner for 2 (max. value $100.00) at any restaurant at Foxwoods Resort Casino.

The Bill Memorial Library would like to thank Paul’s Pasta, Schooner Argia, Mystic River Cruises, Mystic Seaport Museum and Foxwoods Resort Casino for their generous support of the library’s program.

Call the library at 860-445-0392 for more information or stop in for a flyer listing all of the summer’s activities. Events are also posted on the library’s website, http://billmemorial.org and on the Bill Memorial Library Facebook page.

Library hours are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 10:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.; Wednesday and Friday, 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.; and Saturday, 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.

Community

East Lyme High School, 30 Chesterfield Road, East Lyme, CT

10:30-11:15 a.m., 24 classes for $24; $29 non-residents; call to register (860) 739-5859.

Community

First United Methodist Church, 23 Willow St., Mystic, CT

10:30 a.m.
beginner meeting at 10 a.m.

Community

Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Road, Groton, CT

what iCloud is and how to properly use it; bring your apple devices to class; free; call to sign up (860) 441-6750.

Community

Groton Senior Center, 102 Newtown Road, Groton, CT

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., your favorite picnic fare served while enjoying music by Airborne Jazz; door prizes; register by Friday, July 12; $10 Club 55 members and Groton residents; $15 non-residents; (860) 441-6785.

Community

Salem Free Public Library, 264 Hartford Road, Salem,

noon-4 p.m., seniors meet every Tuesday to play Wii Sports games, such as baseball, boxing, bowling, golf and tennis as well as card and board games. Potluck refreshments are served. Sponsored by the Salem Recreation Department; (860) 859-1130.

Community

East Lyme Senior Center, 37 Society Road, Niantic, CT

1 p.m., a variety of easy-to-learn board games; free; call to register (860) 739-5859.

Community

Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Road, Groton, CT

2-4:30 p.m., Mon.-Wed.
one-on-one technology help; free; call to schedule 20 min. session, (860) 441-6750.

*Closed May 27 (Memorial Day)

Community

East Lyme Senior Center, 37 Society Road, Niantic, CT

2:45-3:45 p.m., The East Lyme Senior Center and East Lyme High School students sponsor Tech Support for senior citizens; help with laptops, ipads, cell phones, etc.; free; call to register (860) 739-5859.

Community

Washington Park, Meridian Street, Groton,

hosted by Thames Valley Sustainable Connections; tvsci.org.

Community

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

5 p.m., car show; 7 p.m., concert; singer and songwriter Willie Nininger and his musical partner, Jan Scruggs are back to perform; bring your classic car and park in the lot. There will be time to view the cars before the concert. Arrive by 5 p.m. for the prime spots; free; call to register (860) 739-6926.

Community

First Baptist Church, 239 West Main St., Norwich, CT

6-7 p.m., fragrance free meeting; (860) 887-4741 or OA.org.

Community

Brian’s Healing Hearts, 461 Main St., Niantic, CT

6:30-8 p.m., registration required; (860) 451-8354 or email: info@brianshealinghearts.org.

Community

Lawrence + Memorial Hospital, 365 Montauk Ave., New London, CT

7-8:30 p.m., significant others encouraged to attend; light refreshments; (860) 464-7651 or (860) 887-5314 (leave message).

**NO MEETING IN DECEMBER (Dec. 18).

Community

Gales Ferry Library, 18 Hurlbutt Road, Gales Ferry, CT

7 p.m., for beginners, interested in getting started in stock investing and learning how to manage an existing or new portfolio; (860) 464-9912.

Community

Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Road, Groton, CT

7 p.m., award-winning food and travel writer Mike Urban; hosted by food editor Lee White; (860) 441-6750.

Community

St. Ann's Episcopal Church, 82 Shore Road, Old Lyme, CT

7-8 p.m.
Meeting Name: Living Clean Today

Community

Old Mystic Fire District Hall, 115 Welles Road, Mystic, CT

7:30-8:30 p.m.
Meeting Name: Twilight Zone

Community

St. Mark Episcopal Church, 15 Pearl St., Mystic, CT , 06355

7:30-8:30 p.m.; (860) 287-8207; www.oa.org.

Community

United Congregational Church, 9 Castle Hill Road, Pawcatuck, CT

7:30 p.m., park in the back.

Community

East Lyme Senior Center, 37 Society Road, Niantic, CT

7:30 p.m., also held Saturday at 10 a.m.; $2; registration required (860) 739-5859.

Education/Lectures

Lyme Art Association, 90 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT , 06371

This workshop offers the artist a thorough study of both long and short pose drawing. The long pose will give the student the opportunity to thoroughly study the objectives for each phase of the figure’s development, beginning with the ‘action’ and ending with the ‘modeling of form’.

The first full two days will be devoted to short poses concentrating on specific objectives, which will be reviewed and demonstrated in class. Newsprint will be the preferred paper for the short poses. The remaining three days will be devoted to the long pose, which is designed to allow the student to process and implement the principles learned during the short poses and to model form with values.

The basis of the workshop is to build a solidly constructed three-dimensional figure using line as preparation for the modeling of form with light & shadow. We will endeavor to build a foundation of knowledge so the artist can look for things as opposed to looking at things. The underlying goal is to give artists a deep understanding and appreciation of how line can create three-dimensional volumes in space. This will enhance and strengthen their work whether it is drawing, painting or sculpture.

The instructor will present material in the form of demonstrations and historical references as a practical application to life drawing.

These principles and demonstration drawings can be seen in deMartin’s book ‘Drawing Atelier the figure, how to draw in the classical style’. To see examples of the instructor’s work, go to JondeMartin.com and Instagram.

Please call the Lyme Art Association at (860) 434-7802 to register.

Education/Lectures

Community Music School, 90 Main Street, Centerbrook, CT , 06409

An introduction and overview of our digital age that covers all you need to get started with music technology.

This one-day workshop will cover the basics of music software programs, songwriting, music production, midi files, and music on the Internet. The three main programs demoed are: Audacity (recording/sequencing) GarageBand (recording/production), Sibelius (recording/notation). The presentation will be on a state of the art Apple computer. Taught with an interactive focus, lots of questions and answers as well as fun musical examples.

Music Technology assists the musician or composer to make or perform music; to compose, notate, play back or record songs or pieces; or to analyze or edit music in the digital age.

Education/Lectures

Waterford Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Road, Waterford, CT , 06385

Pluto, a world shrouded in mystery and full of surprises, has opened a new frontier in the exploration of our solar system. From its humble discovery in 1930 to the climactic fly-by of the New Horizons spacecraft decades later, Pluto has beckoned humanity to push farther out into the frozen expanse and in doing so has revealed a distant horizon dotted with new worlds waiting to be explored. Our speaker is David Mestre, Director of the Henry B. duPont III Planetarium, at the Discovery Museum in Bridgeport.

Education/Lectures

Waterford Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Road, Waterford, CT , 06385

Pluto, a world shrouded in mystery and full of surprises, has opened a new frontier in the exploration of our solar system. From its humble discovery in 1930 to the climactic fly-by of the New Horizons spacecraft decades later, Pluto has beckoned humanity to push farther out into the frozen expanse and in doing so has revealed a distant horizon dotted with new worlds waiting to be explored. Our speaker is David Mestre, Director of the Henry B. duPont III Planetarium, at the Discovery Museum in Bridgeport.

Kids/Family

Waterford Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Road, Waterford, CT , 06385

Learn about elements of our vast universe including the stars, planets, comets, how the elements are created, and more! Discover the basics of a telescope, how to focus one, and how it works. Create a sun dial and star clock to take home. Open to those 6-11 years old with an adult.

Kids/Family

Wheeler Library, 101 Main St, North Stonington, , 06359

On Tuesday, July 16, at 10:30 a.m., Wheeler Library in North Stonington invites children of all ages and their caregivers to exercise their imaginations using life-size building blocks. A professional family event company will bring 1500 giant sized Lego-type bricks to Wheeler Library for families to use. There is no cost to attend the event. All Wheeler Library children’s programs are for children with an adult caregiver.

Kids/Family

Bill Memorial Library, 240 Monument Street, Groton, CT , 06340

The Bill Memorial Library in the City of Groton will host Ed Popielarczyk’s Magic Show on Tuesday, July 16 at 1:00 p.m. Join us for an entertaining and amazing performance where audience participation and fun are a MUST! Ed Popielarczyk’s Magic Show is part of the library’s A Universe of Stories! 2019 Summer Reading program.

In case of inclement weather check the library’s Facebook page or call the library at 860-445-0392 for an alternate location for the program.

Kids/Family

Otis Library, 261 Main St, Norwich, CT , 06360

Develop your skills this summer through three exciting art classes with instructor Steve Starke. Sign up for one or all three classes. July 2: Painting a landscape of natural or urban scenery. July 16: Create action collages using magazine clippings. July 30: Draw people and creatures with a focus on movement. Space is limited; register beginning June 10. Program will take place in the Community Room. Refreshments will be served.

Kids/Family

Ocean House, 1 Bluff Avenue, Westerly, RI , 02891

Indulge in delicious pizza by the Ocean House beachside, while taking in a family-friendly movie at dusk. Visit www.OceanHouseEvents.com to register.

Misc. Events

The Spa at Norwich Inn, 607 W Thames St, Norwich, , 06360

The Summer Gift Card Exclusive is back! Now to the end of August, receive a $25 voucher for September with the purchase of a gift card valued at $200 or more.

With National Sister’s Day just a few weeks away, celebrate together with a spa getaway or surprise her with a gift card!

Shop Now: https://www.thespaatnorwichinn.com/gift-card-landing-page/

Gift Cards and Vouchers are redeemable at The Spa at Norwich Inn or The Norwich Spa at Foxwoods. Vouchers are valid 9/1/19-9/30/19. Additional conditions may apply. Call for details.

PLEASE NOTE: Summer Gift Card Exclusive is not available with e-mailed certificates.

Misc. Events

Waterford Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Road, Waterford, CT , 06385

Please join us! Use one of our boards or bring your own.

Misc. Events

Bill Memorial Library, 240 Monument Street, Groton, CT , 06340

The aliens are invading at the Bill Memorial Library in the city of Groton, CT on Tuesday, July 16th at 6:00pm! Teens entering grades 6-12 in the fall are invited to an Escape the Room adventure at the Library as they seek to stop the alien invasion and save the world. Participants will solve mental puzzles to escape the room and save the planet. This event is free for all teens. Registration is required. Please call the library at (860)445-0392 to reserve your space.

Library hours are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, 10:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M., Wednesday and Friday, 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. and Saturday, 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.

Music

Evans Hall, Connecticut College, 270 Mohegan Avenue,, New London, , 06320

Diana’s Hunt, performed by Alkemie Ensemble
Colorful music from 14th-century Italy with newly-composed repertory inspired by the Medieval bestiary. Vielle, harp, recorder, percussion, and voices evoke soaring birds, slithering reptiles, and other remarkable creatures, as well as the goddesses Diana and Venus. Serving as both mythology and Christian allegory, these fantastic visions of the animal kingdom continue to provoke the modern imagination.

Nature/Outdoors

Weekapaug Inn, 25 Spray Rock Road, Westerly, RI , 02891

There’s nothing quite like light of a full moon glittering across Quonochontaug Pond. The Weekapaug Inn Naturalist leads a nighttime paddle through the silvery moonlight that finishes with a champagne toast on the beach. Visit www.weekapauginn.com/events-calendar to register.