1:11pm Update: The Lyme-Old Lyme Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Old Lyme will host a Christmas tree lighting this afternoon at 4 p.m. outside the Old Lyme town Hall.
The Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School band will play carols and seasonal music inside the Meeting Hall to accompany the ceremony.
Hot chocolate and cookies will be offered after the event in the foyer.
The Student Holiday Show and Sale opens this evening in the Sill House Gallery at Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts at 5 p.m. with a free reception open to all. The reception continues through 8 p.m.
The Tim O’Brien exhibition in the Chauncey Stillman Gallery will also be on view.