Monthly Archives: December 2019

South Lyme Chapel Hosts Annual Carol Sing This Afternoon, All Welcome

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The South Lyme Union Chapel at 305 Mile Creek Rd. In Old Lyme is holding its annual Carol Sing this afternoon, Sunday, Dec. 15, at 3 p.m. The Select Singers from Lyme-Old Lyme High School will be there not only to perform traditional carols but also to sing along with the congregation as well.

There will be snacks, hot chocolate, cider and cookies after in the Fellowship Room.

Join the congregants for a memorable afternoon and rekindle your Christmas Spirit through hearing once again the beautiful music that has been known and loved throughout the years.

Families and children of all ages are welcome.

 

Lyme Academy Welcomes Community to First Annual Holiday Tree Lighting This Afternoon; Enjoy Cookies, Crafts, Music and Merriment Galore!

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This huge fir tree, which will be lit tonight, has been installed in front of the Chandler Center at Lyme Academy.

OLD LYME — The Lyme Academy of Fine Arts starts a new tradition this afternoon at 4 p.m. and invites the whole community to join them! With a fir tree towering high into the air in front of the Elisabeth Gordon Chandler Center, the Academy is hosting a tree-lighting the like of which Old Lyme has not seen for many years. All are welcome to attend this fun-filled evening and ring in the holiday season.

Stacey Leonardo, who serves as Executive Assistant at the Academy, explains that the idea for the event was conceived because, “The Academy wanted … to bring the community together to welcome in the holiday season.” As members of the Academy began to prepare for the event, they soon felt, in Leonardo’s words, at they, “Wanted to add in some additional family friendly activities to make the evening even more special.”

The result is that the original idea for just the tree-lighting has now turned into a much more extenive family-friendly event that will feature a musical performance by the Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School Band led by Carrie Wind, who will play festive holiday classics in the Stobart Barn.

Lyme-Old Lyme High School and Lyme Academy College alumnus Rick Lacey assists with the tree installation.

Inside the Chandler Center, children will be able to make an ornament for their homes and also bring their Christmas lists to Santa’s Elves in the lecture room.  The Elves in turn may have a treat or two in store for the children in the form of candy canes and more!

Meanwhile, adults can enjoy the Hauthschild Exhibit of paintings of steam locomotives, which is on loan from the Valley Railroad Company in Essex and will be on display outside the Chauncey Stillman Gallery in the Chandler Building.

And to ensure no one goes hungry or thirsty, families can enjoy hot chocolate and cookies generously provided by Essex Savings Bank in the reception area.

In order to host this event, the Academy has partnered with a number of generous sponsors, which include Essex Savings Bank, Lyme-Old Lyme Chamber of Commerce, Beautigasm Makeup Artistry, and Doug Hampton Dowson Photography.

The Academy invites those who attend to bring a donation of non-perishable food for the Shoreline Food Kitchens.

 

Chambers Sponsor Coffee & Conversation in Old Lyme with Sweitzer Income Planners This Morning; All Welcome

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OLD LYME — Sweitzer Income Planning will sponsor a ‘Coffee and Conversation’ event hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut and Lyme-Old Lyme Chamber of Commerce from 8 to 9 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 12, at the Old Lyme Country Club, 40 McCurdy Rd. in Old Lyme.

The event will feature complimentary coffee, networking opportunities and updates from the chambers, including upcoming events and new member information.

Registration is encouraged by calling (860) 701-9113 or visiting chamberect.com/events.

Old Lyme Town Band Performs Holiday Concert at ‘The Kate’ Tonight

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OLD LYME / OLD SAYBROOK — The Old Lyme Town Band, under the direction of Carolyn Whinnem, will perform three hour-long holiday concerts this season.

The first is on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 6:30 p.m., at Christ the King Church, 1 McCurdy Rd., Old Lyme. Admission is free.

The following day, Sunday, Dec. 8, at 2 p.m. they will perform at the Lymes’ Senior Center, 26 Town Woods Rd. in Old Lyme. Admission is free.

On Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 7 p.m., they will perform at “The Kate,” 300 Main St., Old Saybrook Tickets for this only concert  are $7 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under, and can be purchased online at this link or at the door.

Numbers for all performances may include Bach’s “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”; “A Christmas Festival,” by Leroy Anderson; “And All the Bells Shall Ring”; “Merry Christmas, Darling”; “Festive Sounds of Hanukah”; and “A Tribute to Judy Garland.” The 40 band members range in age from 10 to 80+ and come from several towns along the shoreline.

The band will welcome new members without audition when rehearsals start again in January. The band rehearses at Christ the King Church Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m.

Visit the band’s website at http://www.oldlymetownband.com or speak to the band’s director, saxophonist Christine Repasy, at any concert to add your name to their mailing list.

Lyme-Old Lyme Schools Move Forward with Plans for $2.3 Million Artificial Turf Field

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This playing field behind Lyme-Old Lyme High School is the proposed site of the turf field.

OLD LYME — The Lyme-Old Lyme Board of Education is moving forward with a plan to build a more than $2 million artificial turf athletic field, a project school officials say will conserve groundwater without placing a burden on taxpayers.

Superintendent Ian Neviaser said last week that the board has almost amassed enough money in the district’s undesignated capital expense fund to build the field. For the past two decades, the district has typically funneled 1 percent of its annual budget into the fund to help finance larger projects and avoid budget increases or the need to bond, he said.

The fund balance is currently …

Read the full article by Mary Biekert and published on theday.com Dec. 9 at this link.