Wednesday, March 10, 2 - 4 pm Have your children ages 6 to 10 step away from the screen and spend some time experiencing nature. We will examine a variety of real bird nest specimens to learn about the nests we will soon begin to see! Understand why birds choose their nest designs and try…
Join us with Professional Organizer and best-selling author, Ronni Eisenberg, for practical solutions for all of your organizational woes. Streamline tasks, maximize space and time for your family's virtual work or learning, handle multitasking better, and gain even more organization tips and tricks you didn't know you needed. With patience, self-deprecating humor and understanding, Ronni…
Saturday, March 13, 9 - 11 am Join us as we explore Coogan Farm looking for resident songbirds and raptors. This program is great for birders of all skill levels and will be limited to 10 people and masks are required. Meets at Coogan Farm. This program is suited for adults. Pre Registration is required.…
Join Katie Shepherd, Registered Dietitian from Food Explorers to make Maple Scones! Katie was born in England, and grew up eating scones of all different kinds. Exploring food encourages children to learn through sensory experiences, hands-on activities and working together to create delicious results. Food Explorers provides children with the knowledge to make healthy choices…
Join us for this all ages event with Horizon Wings, a CT organization that rehabilitates wild birds and hosts community education programs. Meet some threatened and endangered wild birds live over a Zoom call. What do the classifications "threatened" and "endangered" really mean? What caused the drastic decline of the Peregrine Falcon populations in North…
Join us for a four-week series where you can learn the basics of American Sign Language (ASL). The course will be taught by Signing Basics, based in Springfield, MA. The course and materials (emailed directly to you from Signing Basics) are free for all participants. This fun course will help students build a usable sign…
St. Mark's Anti-Racism Team will be "re-starting" holding a monthly intentional book club on the topic of racism. This intentional book club, Mystic Conversations on Race (MyCOR), is intended for people who understand that the toxicity of historic and contemporary racism must be confronted...in our hearts, in our minds, and in our communities. n this…
Bring your friends, start a team, and win prizes at Trivia Night from 7pm to 10pm. Trivia provided by Harrison who is back by popular demand hosting on the microphone. If you work in hospitality or at a local attraction, show your badge and enjoy $4 drafts and our Happy Hour Menu all night long!
Bring your friends, start a team, and win prizes at Trivia Night from 7pm to 10pm. Trivia provided by Harrison who is back by popular demand hosting on the microphone. If you work in hospitality or at a local attraction, show your badge and enjoy $4 drafts and our Happy Hour Menu all night long!
Run/ Walk this 5K route anytime the week of March 17-21, 2021. All proceeds of this event will go to the “Groton Parks and Rec and the Mystic Irish Parade Foundation” Date March 17th-21, 2021 @ Anytime of Day Start at 4 Pearl St, Mystic, CT 06355 Register
Wednesday, March 17, 2 - 4 pm Have your children ages 6 to 10 step away from the screen and spend some time experiencing nature. We’ll have fun searching for Caddisfly larva in the stream, investigating their genius adaptations for survival, as well as making a model caddis fly with salt dough and other natural…
In the absence of Mystic's annual St. Patrick's Day parade, Olde Mistick Village will be bringing in the Irish spirit with our first "Paint the Village Green" event! We will be holding a Scavenger Hunt from Saturday morning 10:00am until 6:00pm and Sunday from 10:00am until 4:00pm!! All participants will get a prize at the…
Saturday, March 20, 7 - 8:15 pm Early spring is a great time to look and listen for owls! Bring your family to learn more about Connecticut’s owls and meet one of our residents. We will take a walk, looking and listening for owls at the Nature Center. Masks are required, this class will be…
Mystic Irish Parade 2021 is POSTPONED From Mystic Irish Parade: “The parade board is looking at options that would allow us to safely and responsibly celebrate the day in other ways. We will share details on this as soon as we can.”
Monday, March 22, 2 - 3 pm During this class we will learn how to draw blue jays, with instruction from DPNC artist/educator Rob Reas. This class is offered via Zoom. While you can work in whatever medium you have at home, we will cover drawing in pencil for shape, proportion and contour, with recommendations…
Bring your friends, start a team, and win prizes at Trivia Night from 7pm to 10pm. Trivia provided by Harrison who is back by popular demand hosting on the microphone. If you work in hospitality or at a local attraction, show your badge and enjoy $4 drafts and our Happy Hour Menu all night long!
Bring your friends, start a team, and win prizes at Trivia Night from 7pm to 10pm. Trivia provided by Harrison who is back by popular demand hosting on the microphone. If you work in hospitality or at a local attraction, show your badge and enjoy $4 drafts and our Happy Hour Menu all night long!
Wednesday, March 24, 2 - 4 pm Have your children ages 6 to 10 step away from the screen and spend some time experiencing nature. We will investigate the world of one of nature’s stinkiest creatures, the curious Striped Skunk, and create the only pet skunk that doesn’t smell--a pet rock! This program is limited…
You don't have to be da Vinci to enjoy drawing. A Drexel University study published in Art Therapy in 2016 found that drawing releases stress reduction hormones for everyone, regardless of skill level. Join us for an ongoing Zoom program about basic tips and techniques for drawing, and how to make drawing a stress relieving…
Join us for an instructional cooking video with Colin McCullough, of Colin Cooks Vegan, who teaches vegan and non-vegan people alike how to incorporate whole-foods, plant-based meals into their diet. You can also join us for the other programs in his Whole Foods Cooking Series: Healthy & Amazing Sauces in April and Veggie Burgers &…
The Bill Memorial Library Facebook Live Virtual Sing-Along featuring The Easter Bunny! The Bill Memorial Library in the City of Groton will host a Musical Sing-Along featuring the Easter Bunny via Facebook Live on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. Join Miss Mary-Jane and her musical friends as we sing some of our Story…
Sunday, March 28, 10 am - 12 pm It’s time to get outside and celebrate early spring with a bit of imagination. Pick-up a packet of art supplies and ideas for your family from the JX Barn and find a place to work along the trails, fields, woods or in the classroom at Coogan Farm.…
Sunday, March 28, 6:30 - 7:30 pm Celebrate the full moon and changing season with an evening walk to admire the Full Worm Moon at the Peace Sanctuary. The transition from day to night can be an exciting time to tune our senses to nature. Full moon walks take place whether the sky is clear…
Bring your friends, start a team, and win prizes at Trivia Night from 7pm to 10pm. Trivia provided by Harrison who is back by popular demand hosting on the microphone. If you work in hospitality or at a local attraction, show your badge and enjoy $4 drafts and our Happy Hour Menu all night long!
Bring your friends, start a team, and win prizes at Trivia Night from 7pm to 10pm. Trivia provided by Harrison who is back by popular demand hosting on the microphone. If you work in hospitality or at a local attraction, show your badge and enjoy $4 drafts and our Happy Hour Menu all night long!
Wednesday, March 31, 2 - 4 pm Have your children ages 6 to 10 step away from the screen and spend some time experiencing nature. We will take a hike to look for signs of spring and make a nature journal to record our findings. Buds, spring peepers, red-winged black birds, wood frogs, and skunk…
Join us with Tim Wachtmann of Plantscapes of New England for in informative programming series about gardening with native plants. This three-part programming series will teach participants about the native plants of New England, their ecological impact, and how individuals can restore the beauty, interest, and function of New England's natural habitats one garden at…
Let's kick off National Poetry Month this year by reading, sharing, and celebrating our favorite poets and poems in this all ages community event. The poems can be classics or contemporaries; strict rhyme schemes or free-flowing verse; contemplative or bombastic; joyful or morose; long (up to two printed pages) or short (just a single couplet!).…
Friday, April 2 Start times: 10 am, 11:30 am, 1 pm, 2:30 pm Stroll the trails of the Nature Center in search of eggs, and meet animal friends along the way. Trade in your found eggs for wooden ones and head over to the creation stations to use paint and more to decorate in your…
Mindful Physics Lab: Using Mindfulness and Newton's Laws of Physics as a guide, participants will explore energy, motion, space, and time. Art and science come together in this class, as participants investigate the physics of movement and dance. This is an online event. Registration is required to attend this program. You will receive a Zoom…
Saturday, April 3, 2021 Start times: 10 am, 11:30 am, 1 pm, 2:30 pm Stroll the trails of the Nature Center in search of eggs, and meet animal friends along the way. Trade in your found eggs for wooden ones and head over to the creation stations to use paint and more to decorate in…
On Saturday, April 3rd, we will be continuing our Easter traditions by hosting an Easter Egg Hand Out!! Families can enjoy the magic and fun of Olde Mistick Village while getting in the Easter spirit with free candy filled Easter eggs available throughout the village! 24 of our merchants have volunteered to host and participate…
If your email inbox is littered with newsletters you no longer want to receive, your unread messages have amassed by the thousands, or you can't seem to find any of your important emails from family and friends, it may be time for a little spring cleaning of your email inbox. This tech class will focus…
Bring your friends, start a team, and win prizes at Trivia Night from 7pm to 10pm. Trivia provided by Harrison who is back by popular demand hosting on the microphone. If you work in hospitality or at a local attraction, show your badge and enjoy $4 drafts and our Happy Hour Menu all night long!
Bring your friends, start a team, and win prizes at Trivia Night from 7pm to 10pm. Trivia provided by Harrison who is back by popular demand hosting on the microphone. If you work in hospitality or at a local attraction, show your badge and enjoy $4 drafts and our Happy Hour Menu all night long!
Saturday, April 10, 8 - 10 am Join us as we explore Coogan Farm looking for migrating and resident songbirds and raptors. This program is great for birders of all skill levels and will be limited to 10 people and masks are required. Meets at Coogan Farm. This program is suited for adults. Preregistration is…
Monday, April 12 - 10 am - 12 pm or 1 pm - 3 pm Join us for a week of fun outdoors at DPNC for children ages 6 to 10! Each day covers a different topic and includes hikes, games, activities and meeting live animals. The theme for today is “Vultures”, and we will…
Bring your friends, start a team, and win prizes at Trivia Night from 7pm to 10pm. Trivia provided by Harrison who is back by popular demand hosting on the microphone. If you work in hospitality or at a local attraction, show your badge and enjoy $4 drafts and our Happy Hour Menu all night long!
Bring your friends, start a team, and win prizes at Trivia Night from 7pm to 10pm. Trivia provided by Harrison who is back by popular demand hosting on the microphone. If you work in hospitality or at a local attraction, show your badge and enjoy $4 drafts and our Happy Hour Menu all night long!
Tuesday, April 13 - 10 am - 12 pm or 1 pm - 3 pm Join us for a week of fun outdoors at DPNC for children ages 6 to 10! Each day covers a different topic and includes hikes, games, activities and meeting live animals. The theme for today is “Drawing Reptiles”. We will…
