Monthly Archives: October 2016

LYSB Hosts Mental Health First Aid Training Course Tomorrow

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Someone you know could be experiencing a mental health challenge or crisis. You can help them. Take this course, save a life, strengthen your community.

Mental healthLymes’ Youth Service Bureau is offering a Mental Health First Aid Training course on Friday, Oct. 28, at LYSB at 59 Lyme St., Old Lyme.  The $50 admission charge includes breakfast, lunch, and materials.

More than 680,000 people across the United States have been trained in Mental Health First Aid.  This is an eight-hour course that teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders.

The training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis.  Anyone can take this course.

Mental Health First Aiders learn to:

  • help someone through a panic attack
  • engage with someone who may be suicidal
  • support a person experiencing psychosis
  • help an individual with addictions.

People and groups that should consider taking the Mental Health First Aid course include:

  • All people and organizations that make up the fabric of our community
  • Parents
  • School personnel, nurses, educators
  • Anyone who works the public
  • First responders
  • Friends and family of individuals with mental health challenges or addiction
  • General public

Participants will receive a MHFA Certificate – 8 CEUs available.

Register for the course at www.lysb.org  For further information, call 860-434-7208.

This course is sponsored by Lymes’ Youth Service Bureau and the Child & Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut

Eat at ‘Teddy’s’ Today, Support the Lyme-Old Lyme HS SafeGrad Party 2017

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safegrad_logoDinner this Wednesday?  Done. Check. One less thing to do. 
 
Eat at Teddy’s Old Lyme Pizza Palace anytime today, Wednesday, Oct. 26, and a portion of the sales will be donated to the Lyme-Old Lyme High School (LOLHS) 2017 Safe Grad Party.  Teddy’s will be open for lunch, dinner, or in-between — eat in or carry out.
 
What is the Safe Grad Party?  It’s a safe, substance-free, all-night graduation party for LOLHS seniors. It takes place on graduation night at a surprise location, and includes a variety of activities, music, food, and entertainment. The party is funded by donations from businesses, organizations, parents, and other individuals, along with events such as the “Dine Out” nights, holiday pie sales, and other projects.  Learn more at www.lolsafegrad.com or look for LOLHS Safe Grad 2017 on Facebook.
 
Teddy’s Old Lyme Pizza Palace is located at 264 Shore Rd.  Call the restaurant at 860-434-1517 to place advance or carry-out orders.
The LOLHS Safe Grad Committee is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and gratefully accepts donations at P.O. Box 903, Old Lyme, CT  06371.

Lyme-Old Lyme Junior Women Host New Member Social Tonight

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LOLJWCAre you looking to connect with other women … or give back to your community … or just get out of the house now and then?

The Lyme-Old Lyme Junior Women’s Club (LOLJWC) is holding their annual New Member Social on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at the Otter Cove Restaurant from 7 to 9 p.m.  The invitation is open to all members, current and former, and especially prospective new members interested in finding out more about the organization and assisting club members in their fundraising endeavors throughout the community.

Members will be treated to complimentary food and beverages can be ordered from the bar.  During the evening, guests will learn about the exciting future the LOLJWC has planned for this year and beyond.

The restaurant is located at 99 Essex Rd., Old Saybrook.

For more information, visit loljwc.com

See CT Premier of ‘Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical’ at Ivoryton

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Michael Marotta and Kim Rachelle Harris in 'Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical,' which opens Wednesday at the Ivoryton Playhouse.

Michael Marotta as the Doctor and Kim Rachelle Harris as the title role in ‘Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical,’ which opens Wednesday at the Ivoryton Playhouse.

IVORYTON – Based on the life of Rosemary Clooney, American’s favorite girl singer comes to life on stage in this exhilarating and inspiring musical biography.

Kim Rachelle Harris makes her debut as Rosemary Clooney.

Kim Rachelle Harris makes her debut as Rosemary Clooney.

Tenderly is not a typical “juke-box musical.” It offers a fresh, remarkably personal, and poignant picture of the woman whose unparalleled talent and unbridled personality made her a legend. With her signature songs woven in and out, we learn both the story of her successes on film, radio, and TV, as well as the struggles in her personal life.

“I’d call myself a sweet singer with a big band sensibility,” Rosemary once wrote. She  came to prominence in the early 1950s with the novelty hit “Come On-a My House”, which was followed by other pop numbers such as “Mambo Italiano”, “Tenderly”, “Half as Much”, “Hey There” and “This Ole House.”

Clooney’s career languished in the 1960s, partly due to problems related to depression and drug addiction, but revived in 1977, when her “White Christmas” co-star Bing Crosby asked her to appear with him at a show marking his 50th anniversary in show business. She continued recording until her death in 2002.

Michael Marotta revisits the role of the Doctor in the Ivoryton Playhouse production.

Michael Marotta revisits the role of the Doctor in the Ivoryton Playhouse production.

This production was developed and premiered by The Human Race Theatre Company and produced at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. Michael Marotta* will be revisiting the role of the Doctor that he helped develop and Kim Rachelle Harris* will be making her debut as Rosemary Clooney. The production is directed by Brian Feehan, musical directed by Dan Brandl, set design by William Stark, lighting design by Marcus Abbott and costumes by Rebecca Welles.

Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical opens at the Ivoryton Playhouse on Oct. 26 and runs through Nov. 13. Performance times are Wednesday and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Evening performances are Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $50 for adults; $45 for seniors; $22 for students and $17 for children and are available by calling the Playhouse box office at 860-767-7318 or by visiting www.ivorytonplayhouse.org  (Group rates are available by calling the box office for information.)

The Playhouse is located at 103 Main St. in Ivoryton.

Kate’s Kid’s Camp Presents “Toys!”

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The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center — ‘The Kate’ — and Community Music School are partnering again under the umbrella of their performing arts summer camp, “Kate’s Camp for Kids,” to present a winter program and show entitled “Toys!”  This exciting program takes place at The Kate, 300 Main Street in Old Saybrook, and runs for six weekly sessions on Wednesday evenings from 4 to 5 p.m. beginning Wednesday, Oct. 26.

Launched in 2013, Kate’s Camp for Kids is a performing arts camp for children in grades K-5 incorporating music, dance, theater, and visual art.

Directed by Martha Herrle, a 15-year member of the Community Music School faculty and certified Kindermusik educator, this year’s camp theme will be “Toys!”  Students will be acting out the personalities of their favorite toys, all the while discovering that “Christmas dreams, large or small, can come true, for one and all.” Featuring five original songs and easy-to-learn rhyming dialog, the program culminates in a lively performance for friends and family.

Tuition for this camp is $125 and scholarships are available for families with a financial need.

For additional information and to register, visit www.community-music-school.org or call 860-767-0026.

Community Music School offers innovative music programming for infants through adults, building on a 30 year tradition of providing quality music instruction to residents of shoreline communities. CMS programs cultivate musical ability and creativity and provide students with a thorough understanding of music so they can enjoy playing and listening for their entire lives.  Learn more at visitwww.community-music-school.org or call (860)767-0026.