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Bonne Santé Wellness Center, located at 4 Huntley Rd., is hosting a special “Ladies Wellness Night' fundraising event to be held on  Wednesday, March 30, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Funds raised will benefit the Lyme-Old Lyme High School (LOLHS) Class of 2016 Safe Graduation Party (Safegrad). Safegrad is an all-night, substance-free party enjoyed yearly by seniors. Rosemary Barclay, … [Read more...] about Bonne Santé Hosts Ladies Wellness Night Tonight, Benefits SafeGrad Party

HOPE Partnership, a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing affordable housing options on the shoreline and lower Middlesex County, is hosting a free reception on Wednesday, March 30, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the River Valley Junction Gallery at Essex Steam Train. The reception, which is HOPE's annual “FRIEND Raiser,” is sponsored by Page Taft and Essex Steam Train. The … [Read more...] about “Friend Raising” Reception in Essex This Evening for HOPE Partnership

Family, friends, and neighbors will gather on the longest night of the year to hear the names and lives of New London's departed homeless given voice once more. The 2015 New London Homeless Memorial will be held on Monday, Dec. 21, at 6:30 p.m., hosted by the Church of the City, in the City Center at 250 State St. This is a community service which invites participation, in … [Read more...] about 2015 New London Homeless Memorial to be Held Today, All Welcome

The annual Community Carol Sing at Mystic Seaport will be held Sunday, Dec. 20. The Museum will be open to visitors from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and admission is free with the donation of a non-perishable food item or cash donation. All contributions will be donated to and distributed by the Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center. The Mystic Seaport Carolers will perform a holiday concert … [Read more...] about Mystic Seaport to Host Annual Community Carol Sing Today; Free Admission with Canned Good

Share the magic and pageantry of one of the world's most beloved ballet with friends and family of all ages at the Garde Arts Center tonight, Dec. 12, and tomorrow afternoon, Dec. 13. New York City Ballet (NYCB) star Sara Mearns, “the great American ballerina of our time,” returns to the Garde Arts Center in New London for another great performance with Eastern Connecticut … [Read more...] about Eastern Connecticut Ballet Performs ‘Nutcracker’ at the Garde Today

Sale to Feature Recent Major Donation of Rare, Collectible Books The BookCellar at the Old Lyme Phoebe Griffin Noyes (OLPGN) Library is pleased to invite the community to its annual Holiday Book Sale this weekend.  More than 5,000 books sorted by category, including many rare and collectible books recently donated from a private collection, will be offered.  As a result of … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Library BookCellar’s Holiday Sale Continues Today

Kick-start your holiday season in Niantic today at the 12th Annual Niantic Main Street Holiday Stroll. This family-friendly day features horse-drawn carriage rides, complimentary hot cider and cocoa on the green, a "Snow-Flake Drop" featuring discounts and giveaways at local shops and restaurants, and last, but not least, the arrival of Santa on a shiny red fire truck just in … [Read more...] about Niantic Holiday Stroll Takes Place This Afternoon

Safe Futures, Think S.A.F.E. and the Rose Conrad Memorial Fund will be hosting a local screening of The Mask You Live In on Sunday, Nov. 15, at 1 p.m. at Olin Hall, Connecticut College, 270 Mohegan Avenue in New London. After the screening, there will be panel discussion led by Patrick Sheehan-Gaumer, Community Educator at Safe Futures. The free event is open to the public. … [Read more...] about ‘Safe Futures’ Men’s Initiative Presents ‘The Mask You Live In’ at Conn. College, Sunday at 1pm

Lyme-Old Lyme High School's Fall Play this year is “Murder in the House of Horrors.”  It promises to be a night of not only murder, mystery and suspense, but also audience interaction and ... comedy! The show takes place in a museum during a lecture by an archeologist about his latest find from Egypt, when the lecturer becomes the victim of murder.  The audience will assist … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Players Present “Murder in the House of Horrors” Tonight

The Connecticut Foundation for Dental Outreach (CFDO) in collaboration with the Connecticut State Dental Association is hosting the inaugural Connecticut Mission of Mercy Mini MOM Free Dental Clinic today, Sunday, Oct. 11, at the East Lyme High School on 30 Chesterfield St. in East Lyme, CT.  Doors open at 6:00 a.m. A clinic was held yesterday and had reached its capacity by … [Read more...] about Final Day for CT ‘Mission of Mercy’ Free Dental Clinic Today

Walter Woodward, State Historian and Robert Frost scholar, will return to Bushnell Farm in Old Saybrook on Sunday, Oct. 4, at 4 p.m. for the program Frost at the Farm. The program, which includes Robert Frost's poetry and music, is free and open to the public with on-site parking at 1445 Boston Post Rd. in Old Saybrook. This well-reviewed program includes Woodward's reading, … [Read more...] about ‘Frost at the Farm’ Program Returns to Bushnell Farm This Afternoon

On Thursday, Oct. 29, as the final speaker in the 2015 Program, the Friends of Fort Trumbull State Park announce that Captain (Ret.) Wes Pulver will be the presenter in place of the previously  scheduled Admiral (Ret.) Robert J. Papp, Jr., USCG.  Adm. Papp’s full time assignment at the State Department in Washington, DC will not allow him to be present on that night. Captain … [Read more...] about Pulver to Speak on Role of Coastguard at Friends of Fort Trumbull Meeting, Oct. 29

After his amazing success on NBC's 'The Voice' on Monday when he was selected by both Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams to join their respective teams , 15-year old Braiden Sunshine of Lyme will be playing a solo acoustic set at The Public House in Old Lyme this evening from 6 to 8 p.m. For the record, Sunshine chose Stefani as his coach for the next round of 'The … [Read more...] about Fresh From His ‘The Voice’ Victory, Sunshine Sings at ‘The Public House’ Tonight