October 1st, 2nd and 3rd, local breweries are joining a statewide community fundraising event in support of The Diaper Bank of CT (times/locations below). We invite you to one of our partner breweries to drop off diaper donations and have a pint! Our mission, to provide basic needs in local communities throughout Connecticut, is made…
Come to the Mystic & Noank Library for a special socially distant Storytime on the library lawn! Bring a picnic blanket, a snack, and your favorite stuffed animal, and listen to stories! United Way of Southeastern Connecticut will host this very special storytime and provide readers to read aloud. Best for ages 2-5. 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!
The college essay isn't just another academic essay and it doesn't have to be a painful process for you or your child / student. Join veteran teacher, college essay consultant, and Mystic resident Kristie Schmidt as she shares with participants her over 20 years of experience working with high school seniors on college essays from…
Savoy Bookshop & Café presents an author talk and Q&A with Leah Weiss for the new book, All the Little Hopes. This event is free, but registration is requested. About the Book A Southern story of friendship forged by books and bees, when the timeless troubles of growing up meet the murky shadows of World…
Celebrate Latino Culture with Taino Productions at the Hygienic Art Park! Friday, October 8th from 8-11 PM. Salsa Lessons and a Live Salsa Orquesta to dance along to. Music by DeeJay Leo. We will have a food vendor and cash bar. 21+ Event Ticket Presale: $10 Door Price: $15
Soil and its microbiology are more important than anything else that makes your vegetables grow. Now that you have gotten your soil tested, in this online class offered via Zoom we will provide instruction on how to read your results and how to use them to make adjustments to your soil. We will also cover…
All members of the community are invited to take advantage of our safe and secure shredding and recycling service, generously hosted by Chelsea Groton Bank. Bring up to three file size boxes of confidential, personal, and business documents for complimentary shredding. This will be set up outdoors in the MNL parking lot on Elm Street.
Mark your calendars, Riverfest is coming! Join us on October 9-11 for a fun-filled fall weekend at Mystic Seaport Museum, featuring a pub sing on Saturday, and 3 days of folk and sea music performances across two stages. Get on the water with a rowboat, sailboat, or a captained boat ride, and take in the…
Come prepared with scissors and an open mind full of creativity! Come with an idea or come up with one while you're here. All ages are welcome! You bring: old clothes (i.e. t-shirts, old costumes, sheets, outgrown princess dresses, graduation gowns, old pajamas. etc.), extra fabrics and embellishments! We provide: Needles, thread, instruction, cardboard, duct…
Join us on the Library lawn for a scary story storytime with storyteller Peg Donovan! Register here: https://www.eventkeeper.com/code/ekform.cfm?curOrg=MYSTICNOANK&curID=534661&CFID=26117391&CFTOKEN=47e0ee1c367af18f-89BE00B1-D4AE-528A-5350ABB28AFFD448
Have fun creating mushroom crafts during this unique creation station at the Nature Center! Create your own mushrooms using recycled materials, make mushroom stamps, learn how to do spore printing and more! This program is suited for families and is part of our Mushroom Week activities. Drop by anytime between 1 and 3 pm and…
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.
Join multi-million-copy bestselling author Gregory McGuire as he discusses The Brides of Maracoor, the first book in a new Wicked spin-off series, with New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore - in partnership with independent booksellers across the U.S. This event is free, but registration is required. Copies of The Brides of Maracoor purchased through…
Are you interested in foraging for mushrooms? Join DPNC and lifelong wild food forager Keith Cowley for a program about what local mushrooms are in season, including the popular wild mushrooms of New England. We will also explore ethical foraging for wild edibles and identify some common useful species. Keith Cowley is the Ethical Forager.…
The college essay isn't just another academic essay and it doesn't have to be a painful process for you or your child / student. Join veteran teacher, college essay consultant, and Mystic resident Kristie Schmidt as she shares with participants her over 20 years of experience working with high school seniors on college essays from…
Tune in this morning at 10 am for a special Facebook Live as part of our Mushroom Week activities for tips on growing mushrooms at home from Farmer Craig. In our Giving Garden at Coogan Farm, we are growing Shiitake, Maitake, Reishi, Blue Oyster, Pearl Oyster and Lion’s Mane mushrooms. Our Mushroom Week activities are…
Join us for this virtual program, in collaboration with the Mystic Seaport, to learn more about local wildlife, ecosystems, and the changing environment right in downtown Mystic. We will explore the overall biodiversity of the marine life of the Mystic River Estuary, and then focus on the history of introduced species over the past 200…
Bank Square Books presents a Read of The Day author talk and Q&A with emily m. danforth for the paperback release of Plain Bad Heroines. danforth 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…
Bank Square Books and Savoy Bookshop & Café present an author talk and Q&A with Ada Ferrer for her new book Cuba: An American History. This event is free, but registration is required. About the Book An epic, sweeping history of Cuba and its complex ties to the United States—from before the arrival of Columbus…
Mushrooms are a natural wonder. During this class we will learn how to draw mushrooms, with instruction from DPNC artist/educator Rob Reas. We will be working with pencils, but if you have a preferred medium feel free to bring it. Materials are provided. This class is suitable for all levels of artists, intended for adults…
You've learned all about the impact of invasive species on the Mystic River Estuary, now join us for a Guided Tour of the Mystic River Estuary at the Mystic Seaport with Dr. Carlton. The library will sponsor attendance for up to 30 participants. Please meet us at 4:45 in front of the North Entrance on…
Saturday, October 16, 10 - 11:30 am In this class geared towards preschool children with special needs and a caregiver, children explore nature every month. Activities, circle time, animals and lots of time outside give the students and caregivers plenty of time to socialize and enjoy the outdoor world! Masks are required for adults and…
Ages 7 - 12 Do you have a budding artist at home? Have your child ages 7 - 12 join us for a two part class to learn to make natural dyes and paints. Thousands of years ago there were no craft stores or websites and people looked to the earth for their materials to…
Learn firsthand how to safely enjoy our region's wild mushrooms. Join us to learn from Ryan Bouchard and Emily Schmidt, creators of The Mushroom Hunting Foundation, who will begin this immersion class with a slideshow of amazing all-local photography, explaining the science and the safety rules of mushroom hunting, and focusing on the autumn mushrooms…
"This not your ordinary juggling show!” With a trunk full of props and a looping machine, Jester Jim takes the stage and starts his show. Young and old will be glued to his every sound as he performs his amazing beatbox intro. Kids and adults alike will be talking about Jester Jim's wild antics for…
3rd Annual Halloween Witch Paddle & Coat Drive Join Adventure Mystic for the 3rd Annual Witch Paddle & Coat Drive on the Mystic River Saturday October 16, 2021 3:00 - 6:00pm Wear a WITCH or a Halloween Costume and bring a $20 donation or coat donation Arrive by 3:00pm to Sign In 3:45 - Safety…
Join us for a night of community and hope for our neighbors' future at Don't Pass the Guitar, Yet! Ten of Southeast Connecticut's premiere musicians will gather, for its annual Pass the Guitar concert to benefit the New London Homeless Hospitality Center. A cash bar will be available. A Yamaha guitar will be auctioned off…
Learn more about our amazing local mushrooms on this self paced hike on the trails at DPNC. Upon arrival, pick up your guide and follow the path to discover and learn more about various species of fungi. Once you complete your walk, stop by the picnic tables to look at various mushroom specimens and try…
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 Margaret Gibson for the new book, The Glass Globe! This event is free, but registration is requested. About the Book With The Glass Globe, celebrated poet Margaret Gibson completes a trilogy distinguished by its meditative focus on the author's experience of her late husband's…
Bank Square Books and Savoy Bookshop & Café present an author talk and Q&A with Armando Lucas Correa for her new book In Search of Emma. This event is free, but registration is required. About the Book Revised and updated with a new introduction by the author—and available in English for the first time—the moving…
The 4th annual Mystic Film Festival returns to all-live programming at six local venues October 21-24 featuring 90 new short and feature-length documentary and narrative films from around the world, a screenwriting competition, three filmmakers’ workshops, and a celebratory flashback to the 1980s with a screening and costume dance party to honor filmmaker Susan Seidelman.…
Bank Square Books presents an author talk and Q&A with Mike Urban for the release of the new book Unique Eats and Eateries of Connecticut. This event is free, but registration is requested. About the Book From hot dogs to haute cuisine, Connecticut boasts an impressive array of tempting delicacies for every taste and budget.…
Spooky Nature Trail Fri, October 22 and Sat, October 23 What will spook you in the woods? The Nature Center’s annual Halloween festivities are sure to haunt your senses as darkness falls. Explore the trails filled with weird and wild animals, glowing jack-o-lanterns and frightful and delightful creatures of all kinds. In addition to the…
