Early-Birds – ‘Meet and Greet’ the Candidates This Morning at OL Library Between 8 and 9

Posted on October 25, 2013 by admin

The Old Lyme-Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library is hosting a ‘Meet & Greet’ this morning from 8 to 9 a.m. for all the candidates for the upcoming election.

It will be a casual coffee hour allowing the candidates to speak for a few minutes about themselves and their goals for their prospective positions in our community.

All are welcome.

Literacy Volunteers Host Wine and Brew Tasting & Auction at Essex Meadows

Posted on October 25, 2013 by admin

Literacy Volunteers Valley Shore (LVVS), CT., invites readers to a Wine and Brew Tasting & Auction this evening between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available for $25 per person.

This event will be held at Essex Meadows, 30 Bokum Road, Essex, CT. All proceeds will benefit Literacy Volunteers tutoring programs.

Event sponsors include Essex Meadows, Centerbrook Package Store, Aztec Technology People and Bailey Murphy & Scarano, LLC.

For more information, contact 860-399-0280 or email info@vsliteracy.org

As an accredited affiliate of ProLiteracy America, LVVS is in its third decade of helping people in Valley Shore towns learn to read, write, and speak better English to improve their lives. These services are free of charge to the student and completely confidential.

For further information, contact the Literacy Volunteers office by calling the number above or visiting www.vsliteracy.org.

Florence Griswold Museum Hosts Final ‘Oz for Adults’ Lecture, Oct. 30

Posted on October 25, 2013 by admin

Nextweek the Florence Griswold Museum continues Oz for Adults: Multiple Ways to “Read” the American Icon, a series of five lectures as part of the Wee Faerie Village celebration. The first four lectures have already been held.

On Wednesday, Oct. 30, at 6:30 p.m., Jeanine Basinger, Corwin-Fuller Professor of Film Studies at Wesleyan University presents “Oz on Film: From Black and White to Technicolor to IMAX 3-D.”

Tickets to the Oz for Adults series are $7 for individual lectures or $30 for the series of five. Museum members pay a discounted fee of $5 for one lecture or $20 for the full series. All Oz for Adults lectures take place at the Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street.

Visit www.FlorenceGriswoldMuseum.org or call (860) 434-5542 ext 111 to reserve seats.

The adult lecture series is part of the Museum’s month-long Wee Faerie Village in the Land of Oz, featuring a walking tour of faerie houses created by 50 artists and designers. A grant by Connecticut Humanities supports the event including the Oz for Adults lecture series.

Additional support come from Mr. and Mrs. Donald Joffray, The Platner Family Foundation and in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Connecticut Office of the Arts. An anonymous donor ensures that children 12 and under enjoy the Wee Faerie Village exhibition for free.