Join Farmer Craig to learn the benefits of composting in this online class offered via Zoom. From reducing your waste to helping your garden and plants grow, to combating climate change, composting is important and doesn’t have to be complicated. We will cover the importance of soil tests and how to conduct one. A soil…
The Mystic Noank Library Craft Exchange will be held September 11th from 10 AM to noon. This is the Friends’ annual event where craft materials are donated and brought to the library the week of September 7th through 10th and stored in the old front hall. On Saturday, anyone may come and take donated items…
Discover old quarries and follow the Pequotsepos Brook as we hike the Coogan Farm and Stone Bridges Trails. Meet at DPNC. This program is suited for adults and older, interested children. Preregistration is required and masks are optional. Members and Nonmembers: FREE
Two generations of the Beard Family will be taking the stage at Hygienic Art Park. Chris Beard is a modern blues guitarist and singer like few others. The show opens with the super talented Chris Leigh Band, followed by blues legends Joe Beard & Duke Robillard, and ending the evening with the Chris Beard Band.…
1st Annual Groton City Brew Run A 3.4 mile run followed by a Brewfest, Music and Food Sunday, September 12 1-4PM Here is a schedule for the day of event and pricing info: 1:00pm - 5K Run 1:30pm to 3:30pm - Beerfest 1:30pm to 4:00pm - Music Provided By Whiskey, Wine and Coke & Food…
Join the Mystic & Noank Library for a new Film Discussion Group every third Thursday of the month. Watch the film selection for the month before meeting, and then regroup to discuss the film's major themes, genre, style, and more. Luis Gonzalez, Mystic resident and professor of Hispanic Studies at Connecticut College with special expertise…
Please join Stand Up For Animals for our 19th Annual Golf Tournament at Lake of Isles on Friday, September 17th! Proceeds support SUFA in continuing to provide the proper care to all furry friends within the local community and at the shelter. Great food, raffle silent auction items and golfer goodie bags! Please consider supporting…
Bank Square Books presents a book signing with Valerie Ormond, Kathleen Rodgers, Jack Woodville London and Robin Hutton for their books Believing in Horses, Too, The Flying Cutterbucks, Shades of the Deep Blue Sea, and Sgt. Reckless and more! About Valerie Ormond Valerie Ormond is a former Naval intelligence officer, a freelance writer, and a…
14th Annual Garlic Festival at Olde Mistick Village An award-winning food festival dedicated to all things garlic. To celebrate the abundant fall harvest, farmers from around the region will present an amazing variety of garlic for sale in addition to fresh produce. Throughout the day and evening local restaurants and food service establishments will be…
City of Groton Partners with Riverfront Children’s Center to Bring Back Popular Seaside 5K Road Race Groton, CT –The Riverfront/City of Groton 5K Foot Pursuit to benefit Riverfront Children’s Center will be held Saturday, September 18 at 9:30 AM at Eastern Point Beach. Over 150 participants are expected to run, walk, and celebrate our community…
Exploring the Beauty of Holiness in Poetry through Stained Glass In this class we will learn how to build a sonnet based on an exploration of the stained glass windows in the Chapel of Our Lady of the Assumption on Enders Island. “Poetry surrounds us everywhere.” Have you been stopped in your tracks in a…
Saturday, September 18, 10 am – 12 pm Learn how to identify several common invasive plants and how they are being controlled at Coogan Farm without the use of synthetic herbicides. We will visit areas around the property where solarization or smothering have been used for site preparation before replanting with native pollinator-friendly plants and…
September is the best month for catching insects and spiders. Gather the family and join us as we search the meadow looking for grasshoppers, butterflies, spiders and more! Please wear closed toed shoes and sunscreen. Pre-registration required. Meets at DPNC Members and Nonmembers: FREE, funded through a grant from the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation
Celebrate the Harvest Moon with a night hike at the Peace Sanctuary. With a DPNC educator as our guide, we’ll wander the trails and wait for the moon to rise over the Mystic River. Meet at the bottom of the driveway by Peace Sanctuary at 233 River Road in Mystic. Pre-registration required, masks are optional.…
Join us for a reflective walk at the Peace Sanctuary as we observe the International Day of Peace. Please note this walk is of moderate difficulty over uneven terrain. Meet at the bottom of the driveway at the Peace Sanctuary, located at 233 River Road, Mystic. Preregistration is required. This program is suited for adults.…
Bank Square Books presents a Read of The Day author talk and Q&A with Mark Rubinstein for the release of the new book The Storytellers. Rubinstein will be in conversation with Rick Koster, arts & culture writer for The Day. Read of The Day is an event partnership series brought to you by Bank Square…
Nutrition plays a big role in our health, energy, and mood. Join us for this fun and interactive nutrition program, and learn how making simple tweaks in our foods lead to big results! Jill Patterson, RDN, is an award-winning registered dietician nutritionist, certified fitness instructor, and personal trainer. She specializes in employee wellness and school…
The Mystic Seaport Museum 24th Annual Antique Vehicle Show, By Land & By Sea, will be held on Saturday, September 25, 2021. We expect about 100 pre-1932 vehicles to join us for a delightful day of camaraderie and fun here on the beautiful grounds of our maritime village. You, your family, and your friends are…
Join us as BringtheHoopla LLC creates a welcoming environment, and provides music and a sound system, and allows each participant to find success within their hoop through (hula) hoop instruction, age appropriate games and team building activities. Self-expression and creativity is encouraged! This workshop will take place on the Library lawn. We ask that you…
Bank Square Books presents a weekend book signing with Terence Hawkins for the release of the new book Rage of Achilles. About the Book In his first book, The Rage of Achilles, Terence Hawkins imagines an Iliad that really happened. Informed by the brutal realities of Bronze Age warfare and Julian Jaynes' theory of the…
