We have LOTS of pumpkins to carve for the Jack-o-Lantern Walk and you can help! Pumpkin-carving will take place from 10am-4pm October 23 & 24. (Bring your own tools or use ours.) Will you carve something scary? Magical? Funny? Whatever you create for us, you’ll enjoy some festive fall fun AND get a discount towards…
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!
Savoy Bookshop & Café presents an author talk and Q&A with Gunilla Norris for the new poetry collection, Calling the Creatures! This event is free, but registration is requested. About the Book Gunilla Norris has written a book that spans decades of her life. She invites us to wonder what calls us into recollection. It…
Anticipate the arrival of All-Hallows Eve by joining us for an evening of outdoor fun! Stroll along some of the darker, oft-overlooked portions of our museum property and enjoy the spectacle of several hundred lit jack-o-lanterns on display! Then play a lawn game, enjoy some live music, warm up by a roaring fire, create a…
Our speaker tells the story of her journey to authenticate a marble bust of Napoleon sculpted by Auguste Rodin, which had been sitting in a New Jersey town hall for almost 80 years. She recounts the story of being hired straight out of college for a part-time art cataloging project and how it morphed into…
Join us as we explore looking for resident and migrating songbirds and raptors. This program is great for birders of all skill levels. Meets at Coogan Farm. Preregistration is required. This program is suited for adults. Masks are optional. Members: $17, Nonmembers: $20
Anticipate the arrival of All-Hallows Eve by joining us for an evening of outdoor fun! Stroll along some of the darker, oft-overlooked portions of our museum property and enjoy the spectacle of several hundred lit jack-o-lanterns on display! Then play a lawn game, enjoy some live music, warm up by a roaring fire, create a…
Bank Square Books and Savoy Bookshop & Café present an author talk and Q&A with New York Times columnist Ross Douthat for his memoir, The Deep Places. This event is free, but registration is required. About the Book In this vulnerable, insightful memoir, the New York Times columnist tells the story of his five-year struggle…
Join us via Zoom to learn more about our local bat species, their important role in the ecosystem and what you can do to help them. This program is suited for adults. Preregistration is required. Upon registration you will receive a separate email with a Zoom link in it, don’t forget to check your spam…
Anticipate the arrival of All-Hallows Eve by joining us for an evening of outdoor fun! Stroll along some of the darker, oft-overlooked portions of our museum property and enjoy the spectacle of several hundred lit jack-o-lanterns on display! Then play a lawn game, enjoy some live music, warm up by a roaring fire, create a…
Join us for this fun and informative program where we will learn a total approach to improve our heart health. There are many benefits of adopting a heart-healthy lifestyle including increased energy, decreased stress, improved cholesterol and blood pressure levels, and decreased risk of heart disease. Learning the science-based strategies and implementing a few simple…
Bank Square Books presents an author talk and Q&A with bestselling author Beatriz Williams to discuss her latest book in the Wicked City series, The Wicked Widow. This event is free, but registration is requested. Gin Kelly, the wicked redhead, is back! Readers will delight in next installment of the Wicked City series by New…
Anticipate the arrival of All-Hallows Eve by joining us for an evening of outdoor fun! Stroll along some of the darker, oft-overlooked portions of our museum property and enjoy the spectacle of several hundred lit jack-o-lanterns on display! Then play a lawn game, enjoy some live music, warm up by a roaring fire, create a…
Trick or Treat by traveling exhibit to exhibit at Mystic Aquarium on October 30th & 31st. Remember to dress up in a costume and pack your reusable, eco-friendly, trick-or-treat bag.
Enjoy the beautiful views and learn more about the history of the Peace Sanctuary as we hike the trails making late fall discoveries. Meet at the bottom of the hill at the Peace Sanctuary on River Rd in Mystic. Pre-registration is required. Members and Nonmembers: FREE
Everyone deserves a night out! Have an evening out while your kids, ages 5 to 12, spend the evening at the Nature Center. We will enjoy games, activities, meeting live animals and a night hike. We’ll have pizza for dinner and round out the evening with s’mores around the campfire. Please be dressed for the…
Anticipate the arrival of All-Hallows Eve by joining us for an evening of outdoor fun! Stroll along some of the darker, oft-overlooked portions of our museum property and enjoy the spectacle of several hundred lit jack-o-lanterns on display! Then play a lawn game, enjoy some live music, warm up by a roaring fire, create a…
All day long on Halloween, kids in costume (12 and under) will enjoy FREE admission to Mystic Seaport Museum. Then, from 3 - 6 p.m., the community is invited to enter FREE through the North entrance to participate in our Trick or Treat Scavenger Hunt. Little ghosts, wizards, sailors, and super heroes alike will receive…
Children and families are invited to join us for Halloween on the Farm. We'll have nature-inspired Halloween crafts, Halloween Story Time, and a farm walk to look for spiders and other creepy crawlers! Halloween cookies and cider available for purchase in the Stone Acres Farmstand. This event is free, but registration is required for all…
The Mystic Fire Department in partnership with the Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce is bringing back the Halloween parade to downtown Mystic on October 31! The parade will follow the traditional route it has always taken, beginning on Water Street, taking a right onto Route 1 and going over the bridge, turning right onto Cottrell…
This year, the Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the Westerly Pawcatuck Downtown Business Association for Mystic Restaurant Week & Dine Out in Downtown 2021. From November 1st-7th participating restaurants will feature a burger themed entre. See menus and offers Each time you eat at a participating restaurant during event week, you can…
One hundred years after the ratification of the 19th Amendment comes a reflective historical fiction novel with a compelling contemporary voice. Discussions of the women's suffrage movement largely center around the wealthy, charismatic leaders. Theirs are the names we're taught in school, the ones we see in textbooks and documentaries. Yet, when so few names…
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!
Bank Square Books presents an author talk and Q&A with Spencer Quinn for the latest book in the Chet & Bernie Mystery Series, It's a Wonderful Woof. This event is free, but registration is requested. About the Book Spencer Quinn's It's a Wonderful Woof presents a holiday adventure for Chet the dog, “the most lovable…
Bill Memorial Library and Outer Light Brewery are presenting a Virtual Beer Tasting on Wednesday, November 3, at 6:30 p.m. This won’t be your typical Zoom meeting! Taste and learn about four new, seasonal beers with Outer Light’s Tom Drejer and Mariah Billian in the comfort of your own home. Tasting kits can be purchased…
Savoy Bookshop & Café presents an author talk and Q&A with Gunilla Norris for the new poetry collection, Calling the Creatures! This event is free, but registration is requested. About the Book Gunilla Norris has written a book that spans decades of her life. She invites us to wonder what calls us into recollection. It…
This workshop will explore the elements of a good opening for a story: how to hook the reader and how to get them to turn from the first page to the second. Once they've done that, they've committed to your story! We'll talk about what a good first line is and write one, how to…
Let's Draw Dinosaurs!: A virtual Cartooning Class for Kids in 3rd - 7th grade Learn to draw velociraptors, stegosaurus, triceratops, t-rex and all things Jurassic with award winning cartoonist Rick Stromoski! This is an online program. Registration is required to attend this program. You will receive a Zoom invitation the morning of the program.
Get ready to “Laugh Your Tail Off” - Join Stand Up For Animals for our Comedy Night featuring Funny 4 Funds at the Westerly Yacht Club on Friday, November 5th, 2021! Proceeds support SUFA’s efforts to care for our furry friends within the local community and at the Westerly Shelter. Please consider supporting SUFA by…
Join us outside on the Library lawn for a fall cleanup day! Please bring gardening gloves and any other supplies you might need for outdoor maintenance.
Join Food Explorers to make apple pie pop tarts! 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 for themselves. By combining nutrition education with cooking and hands-on food exploration, you'll have a Food Explorer…
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!
Caregivers can bring their loved one with dementia and Mind Matters staff will watch them while you attend the session. This is a free service! Please call to let us know you will attend. Meets 2nd Tuesday of every month.
Caregivers can bring their loved one with dementia and Mind Matters staff will watch them while you attend the session. This is a free service! Please call to let us know you will attend. Meets 2nd Tuesday of every month.
Savoy Bookshop & Café presents an author talk and Q&A with Stephen Kurczy for the new book, The Quiet Zone. This event is free, but registration is requested. About the Book A stunning portrait of an Appalachian community, the people who call it home, and the enduring human quest for quiet Deep in the Appalachian…
Tune in to learn what species you can expect to see in your backyard with identification tips and tricks. We will also cover how to attract birds to your landscape.
