OLD LYME -- On Saturday, March 25, at 10:45 a.m., the Old Lyme Economic Development Commission will hold a ribbon-cutting to celebrate the opening of Papi’s Taqueria in Old Lyme. All are welcome to come and enjoy the festivities. Papi’s daily specials are announced on their Facebook page and will, in due course, be announced on their soon-to-be-launched website. … [Read more...] about Old Lyme EDC to Hold Ribbon-Cutting for ‘Papi’s Taqueria,’ Saturday; All Welcome
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Old Lyme’s Duck River Garden Club Presents Talk on ‘Soil Health and Composting,’ Tomorrow
OLD LYME -- On Wednesday, March 22, David King will be the guest presenter at the monthly Duck River Garden Club (DRGC) program, held at Memorial Town Hall on Lyme St. in Old Lyme at 7 p.m. King has worked as a volunteer with Common Goods Gardens in Old Saybrook for 10 years and will give a talk on 'Soil Health and Composting.' He has concentrated on the development, … [Read more...] about Old Lyme’s Duck River Garden Club Presents Talk on ‘Soil Health and Composting,’ Tomorrow
MMModern Presents ‘Vision Duo’ at Lyme Academy, Friday
OLD LYME -- On Friday, March 24, MMModern, which is presented by Musical Masterworks, will be held at Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, 84 Lyme St. in Old Lyme. This is the first in-person MMModern Concert since 2019. The featured performers are Vision Duo, who will play classical works with a contemporary twist, and features Ariel Horowitz on violin and Britton-René Collins on … [Read more...] about MMModern Presents ‘Vision Duo’ at Lyme Academy, Friday
Easter Bunny to Visit ‘The Bowerbird’ in Old Lyme, April 1
OLD LYME -- On Saturday, April 1, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. the Easter Bunny is planning to drop by The Bowerbird in the Old Lyme Marketplace. During his visit, the Bunny will be hopping around the store and anyone is welcome to take pictures or interact with the Bunny. Stop in and say hello! The Bowerbird has created a Facebook events page at this link: … [Read more...] about Easter Bunny to Visit ‘The Bowerbird’ in Old Lyme, April 1
Lyme Ambulance Association Presents Community Education Program at LOL Lions Meeting, Thursday
OLD LYME -- On Thursday, March 23, the Lyme-Old Lyme Lions Club will hold their monthly meeting and program at Memorial Town Hall, 52 Lyme St, in Old Lyme. A social will be held at 6:30 p.m., followed by the program at 7 p.m. A business meeting for members will take place at the conclusion of the program. The March program … [Read more...] about Lyme Ambulance Association Presents Community Education Program at LOL Lions Meeting, Thursday
‘Con Brio’ Presents Mozart’s ‘Requiem’ & More in Old Lyme Concert, April 2
OLD LYME -- Those who have seen the film Amadeus will likely remember the dramatic soundtrack of Mozart’s Requiem that was woven throughout the movie. On Sunday, April 2, at 4 p.m., at Christ the King Church in Old Lyme, the Con Brio Choral Society’s 65 singers, Con Brio Festival Orchestra, and four soloists will bring this exciting music alive when they present … [Read more...] about ‘Con Brio’ Presents Mozart’s ‘Requiem’ & More in Old Lyme Concert, April 2
Registration Open for Lyme Ambulance Association’s Free CPR Class, Saturday
LYME -- On Saturday, March 25, at 10 a.m., Lyme Ambulance Association is offering a free American Heart Association (AHA) Family & Friends CPR Course. Children age 10 and up are welcome with an adult plus anyone else from grandparents to babysitters! Call 860.434.7225 (leave message) to reserve your place. Lyme Ambulance Association., Inc. is a private 501(c)3 … [Read more...] about Registration Open for Lyme Ambulance Association’s Free CPR Class, Saturday
LYSB Hosts Sumer Camp Fair in Old Lyme, March 29
OLD LYME -- On Wednesday, March 29, from 4 to 6 p.m., Lymes' Youth Service Bureau (LYSB) will host a Summer Camp Fair in the Lyme-Old Lyme High School Commons. This event is free and open to the public. There will be more than 30 camps attending the Fair so it represents a great opportunity to plan a summer of fun and to pick up camp brochures. The camps on offer will be for … [Read more...] about LYSB Hosts Sumer Camp Fair in Old Lyme, March 29
‘Live Music Sunday’ at Lyme Public Hall Features ‘The Meadows Brothers,’ March 26
LYME -- In the early evening on the last Sunday of every month, the Lyme Public Hall is the place to be if you enjoy listening to live music. This series begins on Sunday, March 26, from 4 to 6 p.m. with The Meadows Brothers from Chester, Conn. The Boston Globe describes the Meadows Brothers’ style thus, saying, “Dustin and Ian Meadows prove that roots music is an unending … [Read more...] about ‘Live Music Sunday’ at Lyme Public Hall Features ‘The Meadows Brothers,’ March 26
Lymes Creative Arts Invites Proposals for Summer 2023, Due April 3
LYME/OLD LYME -- UPDATED 3/19: Lymes Creative Arts is offering mini grants of up to $1000 plus materials to instructors providing hands-on arts opportunities to Lyme and Old Lyme teens this summer The organization is accepting Summer 2023 programming proposals that help teens consider hands-on artmaking as a way to enrich their lives and find fulfillment in artistic … [Read more...] about Lymes Creative Arts Invites Proposals for Summer 2023, Due April 3
State Pledges to Help Old Lyme Fund Possible $17M Sewer Shortfall
OLD LYME -- State officials trying to fix environmental problems that have plagued the town’s beach communities for more than a decade are now saying there could be $17 million in state and federal grants for the work. Graham Stevens, chief of water protection and land reuse for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) said in a Monday phone … [Read more...] about State Pledges to Help Old Lyme Fund Possible $17M Sewer Shortfall
Remembering St. Paddy’s Day in the City
Editor's Note: This article was first published March 17, 2008, on LymeLine.com. I was a New Yorker for 30 years and, although I love living in a quiet Connecticut town today, there are still aspects of city life that I miss. There are the small things like being able to walk everywhere - to the supermarket, to the dry cleaner, to the movies. And then there are the big … [Read more...] about Remembering St. Paddy’s Day in the City
‘Solstice Stone’ Placed to Mark Old Lyme’s New Transit Hub, Holds 800 Million Years of Geological History
"Gorgeous Bedrock" Donated and Delivered by Jason Jacaruso, "a Very Generous and Civic-minded Gesture," 'Solstice Stone' envisioned as "Being Used as a Teaching Device" (Jim Lampos, Old Lyme's Community Connectivity Grant Committee member) OLD LYME -- What is it? Why is it there? Where is it pointing? Questions galore are being raised by people driving or walking along … [Read more...] about ‘Solstice Stone’ Placed to Mark Old Lyme’s New Transit Hub, Holds 800 Million Years of Geological History
‘Four Acts’ on View at Lyme Art Association Through April 27
OLD LYME -- The Lyme Art Association (LAA) welcomes guests to its historic galleries to view Four Acts, an exhibition showcasing the diversity of styles created by its talented member artists. Each juried show looks at the world through a different lens: Long & Lean, Abstracted, Off the Press and Stillness: A Still Life. The exhibition opens Friday, … [Read more...] about ‘Four Acts’ on View at Lyme Art Association Through April 27
Neighborhood Food Waste Pilot Program Launched in Old Lyme
OLD LYME -- Did you know that the average Old Lyme resident produces 891lbs of household waste a year, the equivalent of 2.5lbs of waste per person, per day and that studies indicate that up to 20 percent of that waste is compostable? Take a look at this link for more information. The Old Lyme Solid Waste and Recycling Committee (OLSW&RC) is studying food waste and … [Read more...] about Neighborhood Food Waste Pilot Program Launched in Old Lyme