Monthly Archives: September 2018

All the Fun of the Festival! Christ The King’s Harvest Festival, Rummage Sale are Today

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Christ The King’s Rummage Sale is always a great place to look for bargains.

The annual Harvest Festival takes place at Christ the King Church on Saturday, Sept. 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and features the rummage sale, a silent auction, a bake sale, kids games and crafts, great food, live music, and an autumn plant sale. The rummage sale, bake sale, and plant sale will continue Sunday morning, Sept. 16, from 9 a.m. to noon (with steep discounts on rummage sale items, while supplies last.)

Visit www.christthekingchurch.net for directions, and follow the church on Facebook (@christthekingchurcholdlyme) for updates.  

For more information, call 860-434-1669.

Last ‘Lyme Farmers Market’ of the Season Today with Arrowhead Performing Live

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Fresh vegetables galore will be on sale again at Lyme Farmers Market on June 4.

Fresh vegetables galore will be on sale at Lyme Farmers Market  this Saturday.

The Lyme Farmers Market is open for the final time in 2018 today from 9:30 a.m. through 1 p.m. at Ashlawn Farm in Lyme. It is the only market in New London County to be held on a working farm and its mission is to promote sustainable agriculture with locally-grown and -produced food, crafts, and specialty products.

New_logoVendors from the past 15 years will be present, along with several new ones. Market-goers will enjoy high quality organic produce, along with baked goods, seafood, meats, wine, and handcrafts.

There will be live music by the Arrowhead String Band comprising Matt and Karen on guitars, Patricia on bass, and Leif Nillsson on banjo.

This weeks guest vendors include BeBo Beverage on the field with nourishing Kombucha and Treefort Naturals with natural soaps and balms. Lyme-Old Lyme Education Foundation will be signing folks up for their upcoming benefit race. Good vibes will be on hand with bead jewelry and tie dyed items from Moxie & Mission. Stone bowls and birdbaths will be for sale by Marc Evankow.

This year’s seasonal vendors include:

Dondero Orchards

Arrowhead with Leif Nillsson on banjo will perform at the market, Saturday.

Meadowstone Farm
Burgis Brook Farm
Vic’s Guac Shop
Howards Bread
Cold Spring Farm
Pursuit of Pastry
Maple Breeze Farm
Mystery Farms
Peter Giamo Olive Oil
Charter Oak Scanning
Upper Pond Farm
Best of Everything Gourmet
Sunset Hill Vineyard
The Chicken Lady

The market is a non-profit entity, able to accept contributions and apply for grants to promote sustainable agriculture.

Take Off in “The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System” This Morning at the Kate

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Photo credit: Rachel Keenan

The popular Children’s Series at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center (the Kate) begins with a new TheatreWorksUSA’s musical adaptation of “The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System,” on Saturday, Sept. 15, at 11 a.m.

When the class gets lost on the way to the planetarium, Ms. Frizzle saves the day by blasting into outer space for an epic interplanetary field trip! But when rivalries both old and new threaten to tear the students apart, our young heroes must learn to pull together or risk getting forever lost in the solar system. This production is recommended for children in grades K through 5 and runs approximately 60 minutes.

The 2018-2019 Children’s Series also features a classic Christmas tale, the return of a mischievous Parisian schoolgirl, and a groovy blue cat. Shows include Virginia Rep’s musical production of “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” on Saturday, Dec. 8; ArtsPower’s “Madeline and the Bad Hat” on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019 and “Your Alien” on Sunday, April 14, 2019; and TheatreWorksUSA’s “Peter the Cat” on Saturday, June 1, 2019.

The Children’s Series is sponsored by Crew 538 LLC and Vivian Partridge. For information and tickets for all shows at the Kate, visit www.thekate.org or call 860-510-0453. 

The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center is a non-profit performing arts organization located in an historic theatre/town hall on Main Street in Old Saybrook. Originally opened in 1911 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Center has been renovated with public funds from the Town of Old Saybrook and donations raised by the Trustees of the Center. It includes a 250-seat theatre and a small museum honoring Katharine Hepburn, Old Saybrook’s most celebrated resident. As befits an organization born of such a public/private partnership, programming is eclectic, offering something for all ages and income levels on the Connecticut shore and in the lower river valley.

Old Lyme’s Cub Scout Pack Hosts ‘JOIN Night’ This Evening

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Cub Scout Pack 27 will be hosting a JOIN Night on Friday, Sept. 14, at 6:30 p.m. at Mile Creek School in the cafeteria. Mile Creek School is located at 205 Mile Creek Rd., Old Lyme.

Pack 27 is recruiting boys and girls between the age of five and 10 to join the Cub Scout program. With a vast array of activities and campouts, Pack 27 is continuing to serve Old Lyme with an outstanding program for the youth. Interested parents and youth are welcome and encouraged to attend this joining night event.

For more information, contact Cubmaster, Tom Ortoleva at Ortoleva.House@gmail.com or at 860-227-4925.

Old Lyme Zoning Hears Final Comments on HOPE’s Affordable Housing Proposal, Decision Now Pending

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The Old Lyme Zoning Commission listens to comments from a member of the public at Monday night’s meeting.

More than 250 people filled the Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School auditorium Monday evening to hear another round of comments from both the applicants and their attorney, and members of the public regarding the proposed 37-unit Affordable Housing development at 18-1 Neck Rd. (formerly 16 Neck Road). The applicants have submitted two separate applications for 23 and 14 dwelling units respectively known as River Oak Commons I and II.

Zoning Commission Chairman Jane Cable  (second from left) consults with a fellow commission member during the hearing.  Photo by Debra Joy.

Public comment was closed around 10:30 p.m. (thus meeting the legal requirement in terms of how long it can be held open) and the meeting ended without the commission taking a vote on either application.

Project Engineer Joe Wren (left) of Indigo Land Design of Old Saybrook makes a point to the attorney for the applicants, David Royston, at the end of the meeting.  Photo by Debra Joy.

The commission now has 65 days from the closing of the public hearing to deliberate and vote.