LEGO Tower Challenge: Children compete to design and build the tallest Lego tower. Extension: Create an ‘earthquake shake device’ to test towers for stability. Hidden LEGO Man: Participants test various types of paper to reveal a hidden lego man LEGO Boat Engineering: Participants design, engineer, and test boats that really float and hold weight LEGO…
Rockabye Beats is a music program for you and your child. It is learning through music, dancing, and fun. Marcos and Shon inspire your kids (and you!) to sing, dance, move, ask questions, learn about instruments, meet new characters, learn a little Spanish and play while at the same time introducing them to musical ideas…
Sunday, February 28, 10 am - 12 pm It’s time to get outside and celebrate winter 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. After…
Mystic Restaurant Week is back in 2021 - March 1st - 7th. Prix fixe menus and special prices will entice! Please help support our local restaurants as they continue to deal with the effects of COVD-19. Participating restaurants, menus, and restaurant registration: go here Organized by the Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce.
A quick dinner could not be easier. Whether you are cooking for a crowd or for 2, sheet pan cooking will meet your needs. Spreading your ingredients out on a large pan is simple and gives your meal a crispy, colorful, and intensely flavvorful result. Using 3 cameras in her kitchen studio, chef/instructor Liz Barbour,…
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!
Wednesdays, Feb. 10, 17, 24, March 3, 10 - 11 am Ages 2 to 3 with a Caregiver Winter outdoor adventure awaits you and your little ones at the Nature Center! Stories, live animals and nature exploration will ensure a good time for everyone in this class for ages 2 to 3 with a caregiver.…
From Friday, March 5th through Sunday, March 7th, Olde Mistick Village is proud to be presenting Ice in the Village, a weekend of winter themed family fun. 18 ice sculptures, including two ice carving demonstrations, photo contests, and a costume contest are all turning Olde Mistick Village into a winter wonderland. The village will be…
Come make superhero capes and masks with Hazel. All you need is at least two old t-shirts of different colors that you don't mind cutting up, a sharp pair of scissors and some glue. If you have any fancy bits of scraps of fabric or felt, bring those along too. Great for ages 6 to…
Learn the secrets to growing amazing tomato plants from Farmer Craig. In this online class offered via Zoom, we will cover everything from types of tomatoes, soil conditions, pruning, pests and staking to help you have your most successful year of tomatoes ever! This class will teach you all that you need to know for…
Saturday, March 6, 1 – 3 pm Learn the secrets to growing amazing tomato plants from Farmer Craig. In this online class offered via Zoom, we will cover everything from types of tomatoes, soil conditions, pruning, pests and staking to help you have your most successful year of tomatoes ever! This class will teach you…
Mondays, March 8 - 29, 1 - 1:45 pm Join us for Online Nature School where children ages 6 to 10 will learn and discover through interactive lessons on a variety of environmental topics presented via Zoom. The theme for this session is “Space”. Before each class students will receive a list of materials they…
Monday, March 8, 2 - 3 pm During this class we will learn how to draw red- winged blackbirds, 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…
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.
Tuesday, March 9, 6 - 7 pm As the days get longer, the temperature rises and snow melts, one of our most interesting wetlands habitats emerge- vernal pools. Join us to learn more about these unique wetlands and the species that inhabit them, including salamanders, frogs and invertebrates. Preregistration is required. Upon registration a link…
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…
