Join the Mystic & Noank Library with Olena Lennon, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of Political Science and National Security at the University of New Haven, and Eastern Ukraine native, for this contextual information session about the headlines we're all reading. As Russia’s brutal full-scale war on Ukraine continues, featuring indiscriminate bombardments of Ukraine’s cities, residential buildings,…
Join us in search of the elusive male American Woodcock, as the normally quiet, well-camouflaged, worm-eating bird transforms into a master of dazzling aerial displays for the sake of impressing the females. Meets at DPNC. Members: $8.50 per person, Nonmembers: $10 per person
The science of color is more than meets the eye! Kids learn about refraction, color spectrums, primary and secondary colors, and conduct color chemistry experiments. They become color mixologists, create beautiful chromatography art and much more utilizing the science of color! Activity 1: White bowl or plate, skittles OR gobstoppers OR colored m&m's, cup of…
Construct a lovely, cuddly teddy bear. Fabric and all supplies will be provided. If desired, you may bring in a garment from a lost loved one (a shirt is ideal) from which to construct the bear to make it a memory bear. Students should already possess basic knowledge of how to use a sewing machine.…
It’s the adults’ turn for show and tell! Tell your story with one object at an Adult Show and Tell at the Bill Memorial Library on Saturday, March 26, at 11:30 a.m. Share a toy from your childhood, a family heirloom, or an interesting item from your collection. If you need inspiration, check out the…
Girl Scout Brownies and Juniors will have an opportunity to spend the afternoon at the Nature Center meeting live animals and learning outdoor skills. Fun will be had learning about fire building, hiking and exploring habitats. We will round out our afternoon making s’mores! All participating scouts will receive a DPNC patch. All scouts need…
Savoy Bookshop & Café presents an author signing with Brian Power for the book, A Chance to Serve. Books will be available for purchase during the signing. About the Book Lt. Col. Power vividly recalls a wide range of experiences from Boot Camp at Parris Island, SC; to infantry training at Camp LeJeune, NC; to…
Contra dancing! (masked and vaxxed) Come dance! March 26 8-11 p.m. Basic moves workshop 7:45 MYSTIC CONTRA DANCE "The Pie Dance", Sat. 03/26/2022 ● TIME: Dance 7:30-11:00pm ● WHERE: Groton Senior Center's Community meeting/banquet hall @ 102 Newtown Road, Groton, CT 06340. 10.00 p.p., $7 Students, $25 families
Spend the morning at Coogan Farm in the J.X. Barn for an inclusive, open art studio for families with children of all abilities. Our naturalists / artists will be on hand to provide project inspiration and materials to create your own masterpiece. After making art, spend time hiking the trails to enjoy the beauty of…
After a 2 year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Mystic Irish Parade is back in 2022! The 17th annual parade kicks off on Sunday March 27th at 1pm. Over 2,000 marchers, 100 units and over 40,000 spectators are expected. The parade begins at the Mystic Seaport Museum, journeys downtown, and concludes at the Mystic…
Tickets required. Purchase here: oceanology.org/public-cruises Join us for a guided tour of Long Island and Fishers Island Sounds aboard the EnviroLab Research Vessel. We will visit multiple locations for Seal watching as you learn about these unique travelers, the Harbor Seals, on their migratory journey from Maine. The Enviro-Lab has plenty of space on deck…
Join The United at The Knickerbocker Music Center at 6:30 PM for our next YOUTH ON-THE-MIC, an open mic series for 6th to 12th graders who want to perform, sing or play music (whether original or covers) to an audience. Open mics for adults are plentiful, and so often open mics for adolescents aren't held…
Bank Square Books presents Leah Angstman discussing the book Out Front the Following Sea. This event will be moderated by Nancy Burns-Fusaro from the Westerly Sun. About the Book Out Front the Following Sea is a historical epic of one woman’s survival in a time when the wilderness is still wild, heresy is publicly punishable,…
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 and Savoy Bookshop & Café present a virtual author talk and Q&A with David Hendy for the new book, The BBC: A Century on Air. This event is free, but registration is required. About the Book The first in-depth history of the iconic radio and TV network that has shaped our past…
National Vietnam War Veterans Day was founded in 2017. MNL is offering this program to celebrate the men and women who served during Vietnam War. Playwright David Christner will read from one of his plays based on his US Navy Vietnam War experience. Harriet Grayson will read from her new novel Rockaway Riptides which takes…
Join us for a Screen Printing workshop with Spark Makerspace! Learn about mid-century modern design and printing with the special exhibition Norman Ives: Constructions and Reconstructions, then make your own print inspired by Ives. This class, designed for participants ages 14+, covers design, creating a screen using the photographic process, printing on fabric and paper,…
Bank Square Books Presents an author talk and Q&A with Brenna Ehrlich for her book Killing Time! About the Book "An exciting and whipsmart mystery... Keep your eyes on Ehrlich." —Courtney Summers, New York Times bestselling author of Sadie and The Project “Deathly smart, twisty, and at times wickedly funny, Killing Time is a pitch-perfect…
Join us in search of the elusive male American Woodcock, as the normally quiet, well-camouflaged, worm-eating bird transforms into a master of dazzling aerial displays for the sake of impressing the females. Meets at DPNC. Members: $8.50 per person, Nonmembers: $10 per person
Science, Engineering, and Art come together in this fun Earth Day Lab. Participants will investigate seeds, engineer their own seed movers, and create Earth Art chemistry! This is an online program. Class size is limited. Registration is required to attend this program. You will receive a Zoom invitation the morning of the program.
The Lyman Allyn is pleased to bring back Free First Saturday and Science Saturday as in-person programs! Out of an abundance of caution, the studio activities will have a limited capacity with pre-registration strongly encouraged. Families may register for a 30-minute time slot, at either 11:00 am, 11:30, 12:00 pm, or 12:30 pm. Free First…
Andy Shauf in concert Opening performance by Cassandra Jenkins Presented by Westerly Sound at The United in Westerly, RI SATURDAY, APRIL 2ND | 8- 11 PM $25 ; TICKETS AVAILABLE AT UNITEDTHEATRE.ORG Few artists are storytellers as deft and disarmingly observational as Andy Shauf. The Toronto-based, Saskatchewan-raised musician's songs unfold like short fiction: they're densely…
Bank Square Books presents a weekend book signing with Sharon Dukett for the release of the new book No Rules: A Memoir. About the Book In this coming-of-age memoir, Sharon takes you with her on a nail-biting adventure through the early 1970s after leaving her sheltered home life at sixteen years old to join the…
Bank Square Books presents a weekend book signing with Sharon Dukett for the release of the new book No Rules: A Memoir. About the Book In this coming-of-age memoir, Sharon takes you with her on a nail-biting adventure through the early 1970s after leaving her sheltered home life at sixteen years old to join the…
Bank Square Books presents a weekend book signing with Genevieve Piturro for her book Purpose, Passion and Pajamas. About the Book 2021 New York City Big Book Awards Winner in Inspiration National Indie Excellence Award Winner in Inspiration Finalist, Reader's Favorite Award Purpose, Passion, and Pajamas is the story of Genevieve Piturro’s triumphant leap off…
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 Jeffrey Greene for the new book, Masters of Tonewood: The Hidden Art of Fine Stringed-Instrument Making. This is a partner event with Spindrift Guitars in New London! About the Book The wood used by master craftsmen to create many of the world’s legendary stringed instruments—violins…
Join Hazel and Iris on April 6 at 4:30pm for a Wings of Fire book discussion meet up for ages 8 and up! We will be focusing on the second book in the series. This is an in-person program. Class size is limited. Registration is required to attend this program.
Wednesday, April 6 5:30 – 7 PM Join artist Marian Bingham for an in-person conversation about her inspirations and creative process behind some of the pieces on view in her current exhibition. Locations: Recent Work by Marian Bingham closes on April 10. Reception: 5:30 PM Talk: 6:00 PM Cost: Members $10 / Non-members $15 Please…
Bank Square Books and Savoy Bookshop & Café present an author talk and Q&A with Brianna Madia for the new book, Nowhere for Very Long. We will be donating 15% of book sales to Stand Up For Animals in Westerly RI! This event is free, but registration is required. Please register on our website. About…
Join poet Jennifer Y. Montgomery on a journey through the history of haiku and other forms of Japanese micro poetry. From frogs to Zen meditation to clandestine feudal love letters. She’ll then guide us through the basics of writing haiku. It’s much more than just counting lines and syllables; each haiku presents a season and…
Savoy Bookshop & Café presents an author talk and Q&A with Stewart O'Nan for the new book, Ocean State. This event is in partnership with Ashaway Free Library. This author talk is free and open to the public. About the Book Set in a working-class town on the Rhode Island coast, O’Nan’s latest is a…
Plastic is everywhere--it's in our food containers, keyboards, glasses, even our toothbrushes. It's lightweight, versatile, and so cheap that we often forget how much it permeates our lives. But our relationship with plastic is not a healthy one, and our worldwide reliance on it is affecting our planet and our bodies. Author Erica Cirino has…
Milk Carton Kids THURSDAY, APRIL 7th, 8:00 PM $40 ; TICKETS AVAILABLE AT UNITEDTHEATRE.ORG Grammy nominated American indie-folk duo from California. April 7th at The United--tickets on sale now LINK IN BIO. Singers and guitarists Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan of The Milk Carton Kids “have been known to argue about everything from wardrobe to…
Maximize your tomato plants potential by learning the secrets of building a tomato trellis system with optimum spacing for maximum yield. In this online class offered via Zoom, we will cover how trellising will help boost production, quality and make harvesting more ergonomic for you. This program is suited for adults. Members: $17, Nonmembers: $20
Ages 2 to 6, with special needs, and a caregiver In this class geared towards preschool children with special needs and a caregiver, children explore nature every month. Activities, circle time, meeting live animals and lots of time outside give the students and caregivers plenty of time to socialize and enjoy the outdoor world! Masks…
Tickets required. Purchase here: oceanology.org/public-cruises Join us for a guided tour of Long Island and Fishers Island Sounds aboard the EnviroLab Research Vessel. We will visit multiple locations for Seal watching as you learn about these unique travelers, the Harbor Seals, on their migratory journey from Maine. The Enviro-Lab has plenty of space on deck…
Outer Light is turning 7! After a few years of 'virtual' celebrations, we're excited that we finally, finally get to spend the day with our favorite people - you! Join us fun-filled day chock full of of new beer releases, special casks, goodies from the cellar, and more! Free admission. Food and drink available to…
