String of Pearls Orchestra
Join a fun evening on Wednesday, June 25, at 7 p.m.when the “String of Pearls” orchestra performs their big band sound at the Hadlyme Public Hall.
This is a free event, but donations for the band are greatly appreciated.
Bring you own food, beverages, etc.
The Hall is located at 1 Day Hill Rd. in Hadlyme on the corner of Ferry Rd. and Day Hill.
For more information, check out the Hall website at www.hadlymehall.com
Joshua Bell
Only three seats remain for the Tanglewood Trip on Sunday July 20, sponsored by The Friends of the Eastern Connecticut Symphony.
Joshua Bell, noted violinist, will be performing Lalo’s Symphonie espagnole for Violin and Orchestra. Rouse’s Rapture is the opening piece and Beethoven’s incomparable Symphony No. 5 closes the concert. The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s new Music Director, Andris Nelsons conducts.
Luanne Rice with Governor Dannel Malloy after presentation of her award.
On the heels of the paperback release of The Lemon Orchard, Old Lyme resident and bestselling author Luanne Rice has been honored with a prestigious award from the state of Connecticut for excellence and lifetime achievement as a literary artist.
Rice received the 2014 Connecticut Governor’s Arts Award in the Literary Arts category during a ceremony in New Haven on June 14. The event, hosted in conjunction with the opening of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas, also recognize Connecticut-born actor Christopher Plummer and visual artist Tim Prentice.
“I am honored to have been chosen by my home state for such a prominent award, and I am humbled to stand alongside two other great artists,” said Rice, whose 31 bestselling novels have been translated into 24 languages.
The Governor’s Award has been handed out by the state’s Governor’s office annually since 1978. More than 140 artists, organizations and patrons have been noted for their dedication and service to the arts in the state, including Helen Frankenthaler, Arthur Miller and Gene Wilder.
Luanne Rice sits with fellow award winner, Christopher Plummer.
Rice’s dedication to the arts goes back to childhood. Her first published poem appeared in the Hartford Courant when she was just 11-years old, and her first short story was published in American Girl Magazine when she was 15. Her debut novel, “Angels All Over Town,” was published in 1985.
In 2002, Connecticut College awarded Rice an honorary degree and invited her to donate her papers to the college’s Special Collections Library. She has also received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from St. Joseph College in West Hartford, Conn.
Several of Rice’s novels have been made into television adaptations, including “Crazy in Love” for TNT, “Blue Moon” for CBS, “Follow the Stars Home” and “Silver Bells” for the Hallmark Hall of Fame, and “Beach Girls” for a summer 2005 mini-series on Lifetime.
Rice’s work has also been featured at Hartford Stage in Hartford, Connecticut, the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, California and in several off-Broadway theatre productions.
Rice recently released her latest bestselling novel, The Lemon Orchard, in paperback. The story, detailing the unexpected love story of two people from different worlds, has received rave reviews. Rice will be discussing and signing copies of her book on Saturday, July 26, at 11 a.m. at Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts during this year’s Midsummer Festival.
Editor’s Note: Luanne Rice is the New York Times bestselling author of 31 novels that have been translated into 24 languages. The author of The Lemon Orchard, Little Night, The Silver Boat and Beach Girls, Rice’s books often center on love, family, nature and the sea. Rice is an avid naturalist and bird-watcher and is involved with Georgetown University Law Center’s Domestic Violence Clinic. Born in New Britain, Connecticut, Rice divides her time between New York City and shoreline Connecticut. Follow her at www.luannerice.com, on Twitter @LuanneRice and at facebook.com/luannericebooks.
Ledge Light Health District, along with seven substance abuse prevention coalitions throughout Connecticut, including the Lyme-Old Lyme Community Action for Substance Free Youth Coalition, presents “Reefer Sanity: Seven Great Myths about Marijuana” with Dr. Kevin Sabet. This forum will be held tomorrow, Tuesday, June 17, at 9 a.m. at Connecticut College in New London. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m.
Sabet is the co-founder of Smart Approaches to Marijuana and past Senior Advisor for Policy to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. He started the movement to educate the community on medical marijuana and he is concerned with the national trend towards legalization.
The purpose of the forum is to inform state and local policymakers about this important public health issue. Sabet will discuss marijuana’s impact on youth, the importance of preventing another “Big Tobacco,” legal reform, as well as the latest data and experiences from Colorado and Washington.
“As more states consider further legalization efforts, it is important for us to fully understand the physical and mental health implications of marijuana use, particularly as it affects our young people,” said State Representative Timothy Bowles.
“Marijuana use rates are higher among states with medical marijuana laws than states without these laws; therefore, showing the need to focus on the smart approach to medical marijuana by informing the public and policymakers about today’s science on medical marijuana and the untended consequences of medical marijuana,” Sabet said.
Currently, rates among 12-17 year olds are among the highest levels nationally in states that have medical marijuana programs. (SAMHSA NSDUH Report).
“Today’s marijuana industry is following exactly the same tactics as ‘Big Tobacco’ did decades ago, framing its product as healthy, denying the science linking its use to numerous health problems and targeting youth as lifelong customers,” Sabet said.
The following coalition have partnered with Ledge Light Health District for this event: Connecticut Associations of Prevention Practitioners, Groton Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition, Haddam-Killingworth Healthy Communities-Healthy Kids Coalition, Ledyard Safe Teens Coalition, New London Community and Campus Coalition, Stonington Prevention Council, Lyme-Old Lyme Community Action for Substance Free Youth Coalition, and Windham Substance Abuse Task Force.
For more information or to RSVP, contact Michelle Hamilton at mhamilton@llhd.org or call 860-448-4882 ext. 305.
A serious fire started occurred at a private home at 108 Hamburg Rd. in Lyme last Thursday evening. Flames were raging out of the second floor window when fire department vehicles arrived around 8:30 p.m.
The fire marshal’s office has now determined that the cause of the fire was the failure of the cooling system in an older desktop computer. On Friday, they opened up the computer and found it clogged with dust. Investigators say the homeowner explained he left the home office computer on all the time, but turned off the monitor.
No one was home at the time. The house suffered considerable damage isolated to the second floor room.