The Lyme Artists' Sale will be held this year at the Lyme Public Hall on Friday, Nov. 3, and Saturday, Nov. 4. There will be an opening reception on Friday, Nov. 3, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. to which all are welcome. The sale is also open Saturday, Nov. 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eight Lyme artists are featured as follows: Steven Evankow, stone bird baths Angie Falstrom, … [Read more...] about Sale of Works by Lyme Artists Continues Today
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Artful Living Invites Students to Submit Original Short Plays for Possible Production at ‘The Kate,’ Scholarship Award
AREAWIDE -- Artful Living, Killingworth’s multi-generational community theatre, is seeking original scripts of short plays from Connecticut high school students. This new program, Playwrights For Tomorrow, offers students the opportunity to win a scholarship and have their play produced on stage at Old Saybrook’s Katherine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center (The Kate) on April 29, … [Read more...] about Artful Living Invites Students to Submit Original Short Plays for Possible Production at ‘The Kate,’ Scholarship Award
Musical Masterworks Presents Chamber Concert This Afternoon
As Musical Masterworks opens its 27th season of chamber music, a number of internationally acclaimed new artists are being introduced to the series, as well as welcoming back Musical Masterworks veterans, such as Chee Yun on violin, Todd Palmer on clarinet and Jeewon Park on piano. The season’s first concerts are Saturday, Oct. 21, at 5 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 22, at 3 p.m. at … [Read more...] about Musical Masterworks Presents Chamber Concert This Afternoon
Foliage Folk Festival in Hadlyme This Weekend Raises Funds to Tackle Opioid Epidemic in our Communitites Continues Today
Gather your friends and head on down to Hadlyme for the First Annual Foliage Folk Festival. A two-day event full of music, craft vendors, art, food trucks and valuable education on tackling the opioid epidemic in our communities at the Hadlyme Public Hall on Friday, Oct 20, from 6 to 10 p.m. and Saturday, Oct 21, from 4 to 10 p.m. Accidental overdose is the leading cause of … [Read more...] about Foliage Folk Festival in Hadlyme This Weekend Raises Funds to Tackle Opioid Epidemic in our Communitites Continues Today
See ‘Faerieville USA’ at Flo Gris Museum Through Oct. 29
The Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, Conn., presents Faerieville USA: In and Around a Wee Faerie Town on the grounds of museum’s campus through Oct. 29. It was announced on Friday that although the Museum and grounds will be open tomorrow, Columbus Day, the special events scheduled for the day - the Quirky and Creative Artisan Faire and parade led by the Chester Fife and … [Read more...] about See ‘Faerieville USA’ at Flo Gris Museum Through Oct. 29
ECSO Opens Season Oct. 21 With Concert Featuring Revolutionary Sounds
The Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra (ECSO) kicks off the 2017-18 season with an Oct. 21 concert full of revolutionary sounds. Richard Wagner’s Tannhäuser Overture is representative of the composer’s visionary impact upon opera with his “total work of art” philosophy. Following, acclaimed pianist and Steinway Artist Mark Markham takes to the stage to perform Sergei … [Read more...] about ECSO Opens Season Oct. 21 With Concert Featuring Revolutionary Sounds
Lyme Resident Sally H. Aubrey Wins Best in Show in Rowayton Arts Center
The winners of “Expressions” were given their awards at the Rowayton Arts Center’s opening reception on Sunday, Oct. 1. The show, one of the Rowayton Arts Center’s largest, was juried and open to all artists. There were 218 entries. Sally H. Aubrey of Lyme, CT won Best in Show for her untitled abstract watercolor. The Mavis Fenner Memorial Award ($250) for Best in Show was … [Read more...] about Lyme Resident Sally H. Aubrey Wins Best in Show in Rowayton Arts Center
Old Lyme’s DeMeo is One of ‘Five Women Painting,’ Opening Reception, Friday
The ninth annual Five Women Painting show Oct. 6 through 9 at the Essex Art Association Gallery features a large selection of new works by Pam Carlson, Rosemary Cotnoir, Claudia Van Nes, Kathleen DeMeo and Janet Rayner. The gala opening party is Friday, Oct. 6, from 5 to 8 p. m when a selection of wines, homemade appetizers and desserts will be offered and all five artists … [Read more...] about Old Lyme’s DeMeo is One of ‘Five Women Painting,’ Opening Reception, Friday
Community Music School Announces Caroline Wholean as one of Greenleaf Award Winners
AREAWIDE -- The selection committee for the Carolyn R. Greenleaf Memorial Fund of Community Music School has chosen two local music students as the recipients of the Fall 2017 Carolyn R. Greenleaf Music Award: pianist Caroline Wholean and violinist Schuyler Dragoo. This award is given each semester to two high school students who have demonstrated exceptional musical ability … [Read more...] about Community Music School Announces Caroline Wholean as one of Greenleaf Award Winners
Award-Winning Photographer Presents ‘Tools of Travel Photography’ at CT Valley Camera Club Meeting
The guest speaker at next Monday's (Oct. 2) meeting of the Connecticut Valley Camera Club (CVCC) will be award-winning photographer/videographer David H. Wells, who will give a presentation titled, "The Tools of Travel Photography." The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Lymes' Senior Center, 26 Town Woods Rd., Old Lyme, Conn. All are welcome. Wells uses whichever … [Read more...] about Award-Winning Photographer Presents ‘Tools of Travel Photography’ at CT Valley Camera Club Meeting
‘I Hate Musicals: The Musical’ Opens at Ivoryton Playhouse
Simpsons’ television writer and producer Mike Reiss is back in Ivoryton with his hilarious world premiere of I Hate Musicals: The Musical. It's the story of a cranky comedy writer trapped in the rubble of an LA earthquake. His life is playing out before his eyes in the form of a musical -- and he hates musicals ... With numbers sung by everyone from Sigmund Freud and Satan, … [Read more...] about ‘I Hate Musicals: The Musical’ Opens at Ivoryton Playhouse
Musical Masterworks Opens New Season, Oct. 21-22
As Musical Masterworks opens its 27th season of chamber music, the organizers are pleased to be introducing a number of internationally-acclaimed new artists to this series, as well as welcoming back Musical Masterworks veterans, such as Chee Yun on violin, Todd Palmer on clarinet and Jeewon Park on piano. The season’s first concerts are Saturday, Oct. 21, at 5 p.m. and … [Read more...] about Musical Masterworks Opens New Season, Oct. 21-22
Musical Masterworks, Community Music School Announce Scholarship Recipient from Old Lyme
Musical Masterworks and Community Music School are pleased to announce the recipient of the first Musical Masterworks Scholarship in Honor of Nancy D. Thomas. Giovanna Parnoff, already an accomplished pianist and exceptional sixth grade student from Old Lyme, was presented with the scholarship by Alden Murphy, President of Musical Masterworks and Abigail Nickell, Executive … [Read more...] about Musical Masterworks, Community Music School Announce Scholarship Recipient from Old Lyme
Final Day Today of Community Music School’s Free Preview Week
Community Music School, located at 90 Main Street in Centerbrook and 179 Flanders Rd. in East Lyme, welcomes the general public to visit during Free Preview Week Sept. 11 through 15. Children and adults can tour the School’s studios, meet teachers and staff, enjoy a free preview lesson, and learn about a vast array of programs for all ages including private and group lessons, … [Read more...] about Final Day Today of Community Music School’s Free Preview Week
Two New Exhibitions on View at Lyme Art Association
The Lyme Art Association (LAA) at 90 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, will present the 2017 New England Landscape Exhibition, on view from Sept. 1 through Nov. 3, with an opening reception on Friday, Sept. 8, from 5 to 7 p.m. Concurrently, in the Goodman Gallery, the American Society of Marine Artists will feature a show and sale of select works. Sculpture by the Society of Connecticut … [Read more...] about Two New Exhibitions on View at Lyme Art Association