Title: Talk by leading New York City architect Ronnette Riley
Location: Essex Town Hall
Description: Leading New York City architect Ronnette Riley presents a talk at the on Friday, Jan. 31, from 7 to 8 p.m. as part of the Centerbrook Architects Lecture Series.
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2014-01-31
End Time: 20:00
A lively scene from ‘The Bells of Dublin.’
It’s Christmas Eve in Dublin – the shops are closing, the night is drawing in and the wind would skin you alive. But at ‘The Bells Pub and Guest House’, a few stragglers remain by the fire, sharing a glass of holiday cheer and stories from both sides of the Atlantic.
Will the Americans catch their flight home in this terrible weather?
Will Paddy ever catch that pesky mouse?
And are those boys really who they say they are?
The Bells of Dublin, a new holiday show conceived and directed by Playhouse Executive/Artistic Director, Jacqueline Hubbard, will premiere at the Ivoryton Playhouse on Dec. 12. Hubbard says, “For 345 days a year, we work around the clock here – maintaining this beautiful building and producing seven amazing professional shows. The holiday show is our chance to have some fun! I wanted to put together a show with some great music – traditional Irish and American – a little bit of magic and a lot of laughs. So – here ‘tis!”
This funny and fantastic tale is filled with songs you know and songs you wish you did – with a wonderful band of local musicians beautifully directed by Melanie Guerin, who also arranged much of the music.
The cast includes many Playhouse favorites – R. Bruce Connelly*, Michael McDermott*, Ted Philips and Norm Rutty from the local band Save the Train, Jenna Berloni, Nancy and David Cardone, Grace Carver, Olivia Harry, Larry Lewis, Carson and Mason Waldron and Carin Wiesner.
The set for this production is designed by Dan Nischan, costumes by Debra Schaeffer and lights by Marcus Abbott.
Come and experience the true magic of the season Dublin style with this original Christmas musical – for two weeks only.
The Bells of Dublin runs through Dec. 22 for two weeks. Performance times are Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Evening performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. There is also a Wednesday matinee on Dec. 18.
Tickets are $30 for adults, $20 for students and $15 for children and are available by calling the Playhouse box office at 860-767-7318 or by visiting our website at www.ivorytonplayhouse.org (Group rates are available by calling the box office for information.)
The Playhouse is located at 103 Main Street in Ivoryton.
*member of Actors Equity
This evening at 6:45p.m. the award-winning NPR show Intelligence Squared U.S. (IQ2US) is hosting a debate about second amendment rights with the following motion under discussion, “The Constitutional Right to Bear Arms Has Outlived Its Usefulness.”
The debate — to be taped in front of a live audience from New York City — is part of IQ2US’s non-profit, non-partisan mission to raise the level of public discourse in the United States and beyond.
Follow the debate and weigh in with your comments at http://bit.ly/14IIULz
Potapaug Audubon’s Annual Bird Seed Sale will take place at Essex Town Hall, Saturday, Nov. 9, from 9 a.m.to 1 p.m.
Pre-ordering by calling Harry at 860-767-9763 is strongly recommended. Download the order form from the website at www.potapaugaudubon.org.
Seed, suet and wreaths will be available on the day of sale without pre-order, but supplies are limited.
The Old Lyme-Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library will host a special craft activity on Wednesday, Oct. 9, from 4 to 5 p.m. Come to the Library and make your own lion, tiger, or bear mask in this program titled, “Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!” Get ready for the “Beyond the Yellow Brick Road” Wee Fairie Village exhibit at the Florence Griswold Museum with this Oz-themed craft.
Children in grades K-2 are invited to make their own lion, tiger, or bear mask and follow the yellow brick road in style. Materials will be provided. Parental involvement is encouraged. Registration required for material planning purposes. Visit the library website for more details.
This program is free and open to the public.
The Library is located at 2 Library Lane, off Lyme Street. Summer hours are Monday and Wednesday, 10 AM to 7 PM; Tuesday and Thursday, 10 AM to 6 PM; Friday, 10 AM to 5 PM, and Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM.
For more information, call 860-434-1684 or visit www.oldlyme.lioninc.org.