Monthly Archives: November 2015

Niantic Holiday Stroll Takes Place This Afternoon

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Kick-start your holiday season in Niantic today at the 12th Annual Niantic Main Street Holiday Stroll. This family-friendly day features horse-drawn carriage rides, complimentary hot cider and cocoa on the green, a “Snow-Flake Drop” featuring discounts and giveaways at local shops and restaurants, and last, but not least, the arrival of Santa on a shiny red fire truck just in time for a tree lighting ceremony beginning at 5:00 pm on Liberty Green in the heart of Niantic Village.

Schedule of Events and Activities:
3-7 p.m. Complimentary horse-drawn carriage rides
3-7 p.m. Store and restaurant specials
3-7 p.m. Children’s arts & crafts at the Police Dept w/ EL Youth Services
3-4:30 p.m. S’more stations
3-4:30 p.m. Letter writing to Santa at the Children’s Museum of SE CT
4-5:30 p.m. Meet ‘n’ Greet with Eastern Connecticut’s Ballet’s Nutcracker and Clara from “The Nutcracker” at Sage & Sandalwood
5:00-5:30 p.m. Countdown to the tree lighting / Snowflake Drop / Arrival of Santa
5:30 p.m. Visits with Santa and letter delivery
Children can bring their yearly letters and wish lists to Santa for bringing back to the North Pole, or they can stop in to the Children’s Museum to craft their letter. Visits with Santa are free; parents are encouraged to bring a camera to capture the moment.

Celebrate ‘Small Business Saturday’ Today: Tree Lighting, Santa, Carols in New London This Afternoon

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On Saturday, Nov. 28, Santa will be visiting the Nathan Hale Schoolhouse in New London from 3 to 5 p.m.

On Saturday, Nov. 28, Santa will be visiting the Nathan Hale Schoolhouse in New London from 3 to 5 p.m.

It’s ‘Small Business Saturday’ today so spend some time in your local stores in Lyme and Old Lyme and support all your favorite small businesses!

And consider a trip to downtown New London this afternoon for their Celebration of Lights and Song and enjoy a new addition to Parade Plaza for the holidays – a Christmas Tree provided by City Center District.

Santa will be at the Nathan Hale Schoolhouse on Parade Plaza from 3 to 5 p.m. At 4 p.m. Steve Elci & Friends will preform a free holiday concert. Caroling begins at 5 p.m. followed by the lighting of the tree. Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School chorus will lead the caroling.

This event, which is sponsored by Suisman Shaprio, Attorneys-At-Law, New London Youth Affairs and Thames Club, tops off an exciting day of Small Business Saturday shopping and activities brought to you by downtown New London’s small businesses.

 

Visit the Florence Griswold Museum for Exhibitions & More

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The current exhibition on show at the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme is The Artist in the Connecticut Landscape, which draws from the collections of 10 partner institutions to present some of the most renowned depictions of Connecticut in art from the 18th to the 20th centuries.

The 76 works are from the collections of the Connecticut Historical Society, the Connecticut State Library, the Florence Griswold Museum, the Lyman Allyn Art Museum, the Mattatuck Museum, the Mystic Arts Center, Mystic Seaport, the New Britain Museum of American Art, the Slater Memorial Museum, and the Wadsworth Atheneum.

Also on show through Nov. 29 is a pop-up exhibition titled, TIME & PLACE Young Artists Inspired by Artworks in the Current Exhibition.  Artist/instructor Susan Stephenson partnered with the Museum to create an immersive learning experience for her sophomore painting students at the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts. After visiting the exhibition,The Artist in the Connecticut Landscape, students were asked to respond to a work with their own interpretation

For more information, contact (860) 434-5542 x122.

Letter to the Editor: LYSB Gives Thanks to OLPD for Food Drive; Many Benefited, Reflects Community Collaboration

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Members of the LYSB Youth Advisory Council stand with Old Lyme Police Officer Martin Lane at the recent Food Drive outside Big Y.

Members of the LYSB Youth Advisory Council stand with Old Lyme Police Officer Martin Lane at the recent Food Drive outside Big Y.

To the Editor:

The Lymes’ Youth Service Bureau (LYSB) wishes to thank the Old Lyme Police Department for holding the recent Thanksgiving Food Drive. The Old Lyme Police officers donated their time to organize the food drive which collected donations on three dates at Old Lyme Marketplace, as well as items donated by residents, groups, and businesses.  Through the kindness of our community, the LYSB was able to distribute food to needy families in Lyme and Old Lyme, including senior citizens, and 97 children.  The food closets at the Lymes’ Senior Center, and the Old Lyme Social Services were also stocked.

The 2015 Thanksgiving Food Drive is an example of how collaboration among organizations can improve the quality of life for our residents.  The Lyme-Old Lyme community has a history of generosity and volunteerism, and for this I am grateful.

On behalf of the LYSB staff and board, I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving.

Sincerely,

Mary Seidner,
Old Lyme.

Editor’s Note: The author is the Director of Lymes’ Youth Service Bureau.

Take a Mystic Seaport Lantern Light Tour on Selected Dates Through Dec. 20

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Lantern Light Tours at Mystic Seaport. Photo courtesy of Mystic Seaport.

Lantern Light Tours at Mystic Seaport. Photo courtesy of Mystic Seaport.

Holiday Tradition Takes Visitors Back to Christmas Eve, 1876

Mystic Seaport will open the 2015 season of its Lantern Light Tours on Friday, Nov. 27.

A New England holiday tradition, Lantern Light Tours is a 70-minute progressive play that is set on Christmas Eve in 1876. Featuring actors from Connecticut and neighboring states, the cast weaves a heart-warming holiday story in the setting of the historic buildings and vessels of the Museum.

The Lantern Light Tour plot is changed every year and the writing and production planning begins early in the spring. For 2015, the story focusses on the Sawyer family, a young couple expecting their first child who come to Mystic and are not able to find lodging for the night. There is a surprise inheritance, a villainous Mr. King, a rousing tavern dance, and a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas in their busy toy shop.

“While not a direct telling of the Nativity, we adapted many details of the story to our setting in amusing and clever ways that we think the audience will enjoy,” said Denise Kegler, the program manager for Lantern Light Tours.

Visitors join a group of 16 to tour the Museum’s 19th-century village, stopping at designated points to take in the next chapter of the story. Performances are November 27, 28 and December 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20. Tours begin at 5 p.m. and leave every 15 minutes.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.mysticseaport.org/lanternlighttours, or by calling 860.572.5331. Tickets are $32 for adults ($26 for Mystic Seaport members) and $25 for children ages 5-17 ($19 for youth members). Lantern Light Tours are not recommended for children under the age of 4.

The 2015 Lantern Light Tours at Mystic Seaport is presented by Citizens Bank.

Mystic Seaport is the nation’s leading maritime museum. Founded in 1929, the Museum is home to four National Historic Landmark vessels, including the Charles W. Morgan, America’s oldest commercial ship and the last wooden whaleship in the world. The Museum’s collection of more than two million artifacts includes more than 500 historic vessels and one of the largest collections of maritime photography in the country. The state-of-the-art Collections Research Center at Mystic Seaport provides scholars and researchers from around the world access to the Museum’s renowned archives.

Mystic Seaport is located one mile south of Exit 90 off I-95 in Mystic, CT. Admission is $25 for adults and $16 for children ages 6-17. Museum members and children 5 and under are admitted free.

For more information, visit www.mysticseaport.org  and follow Mystic Seaport on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.