OLD LYME — Lyme Academy of Fine Arts in partnership with the Lyme-Old Lyme Lions Club invites community members to attend the first, annual Spring Eggstravaganza on Saturday, April 16, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Adults and children are invited to gather on the Academy’s campus on Lyme Street for festive outdoor activities including egg hunts, live music, food, photos and more.
To kick off the festivities, two Easter Egg Hunts, grouped by age will take place on the main lawn, followed by Three-Legged, Potato Sack, and Egg & Spoon Races.
While the activities on the lawn are taking place, enjoy live music performances by John Brown and the Back Porch Pickers, made possible by Dan and Gail Stevens of the Music Now Foundation and Nightingale’s Acoustic Café.
In the spirit of community, several Lyme/Old Lyme organizations will be contributing to the activities offered.
- The Florence Griswold Museum will host a fun arts and craft project called “Flutterbys and Busy Bees”
- A pop-up photo event, hosted by the Old Lyme Historical Society will be offering a photo opportunity for attendees to capture pictures of themselves as old-fashioned bathers
- Lyme Youth Services Bureau will be showcasing the final weekend of the Region 18 Young Impressions Art Show in the Sill House.
“The Lyme-Old Lyme Lions are happy to partner with Lyme Academy of Fine Arts to create a fun, wholesome event, a Spring Eggstravaganza. We will have over 500 candy-filled eggs and even some treasure eggs to be turned in for prizes,” says Bev Lewis, Lyme-Old Lyme Lions Club President.
She adds, “We will also be serving our famous hamburgers, cheeseburgers and hot dogs at the event.”
Other organizations participating in the event include Old Lyme Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library, High Hopes, Old Lyme Arts District, and more.
Admission is free, donations are welcome.
If you or anyone you know would like to have a space at this event, contact Mora Rowe at [email protected] or Bev Lewis at [email protected].
Editor’s Note: The mission of the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts is to teach the foundational skills of drawing, painting, and sculpture in the figurative tradition. By its commitment to training students in these skills and an engagement with contemporary discourse, the Academy will empower a new generation of artists. Through its programs, the Academy is committed to enriching the cultural life of the community. Learn more by visiting www.lymeacademy.edu