LYME/OLD LYME — In partnership with the Old Lyme Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) and the Lymes’ Senior Center, Ledge Light Health District will host a COVID-19 Bivalent Vaccine Booster Clinic tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept. 27, from 12 to 2 p.m. at the Lymes’ Senior Center.

Only the Moderna vaccine (primary series and booster) will be available at this clinic, which is for individuals 18 years or older.

The updated booster from Moderna is designed to help protect against multiple COVID-19 variants. Everyone 18 and up is eligible to receive the updated Moderna booster as long as it has been two months since your last COVID vaccination.

The clinic is free; no appointment is necessary. No insurance or ID is necessary. Bring your CDC vaccination card if you have one.

Visit www.LLHD.org or follow @LedgeLightHD on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for additional clinic announcements, including for pediatric clinics.

Ledge Light Health District serves as the local health department for East Lyme, Groton, Ledyard, Lyme, New London, North Stonington, Old Lyme, Stonington and Waterford, Connecticut. As a health district, formed under Connecticut General Statutes Section 19a-241, LLHD is a special unit of government, allowing member municipalities to provide comprehensive public health services to residents in a more efficient manner by consolidating the services within one organization.

Ledge Light Health District ’s mission statement – to prevent disease, illness and injury; to protect and nurture our environment; and to promote improved health and prosperity for all residents – describes in more detail their slogan of “promoting healthy communities.”

OLD LYME, CT – The Southeast Connecticut World Affairs Council (SECWAC) opens the 2022-2023 speakers’ series on Wednesday, Sept. 21, with an informative talk about the coronavirus pandemic and its global implications.

The featured speaker will be award-winning science writer Carl Zimmer (pictured at left) presenting “Science and Research During the Pandemic: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.” The talk will take place at 6 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme.

Attendees will also be able to join us via Zoom. Learn more and register at secwac.org.

A columnist for The New York Times and the author of 14 books and countless magazine articles for publications such as National Geographic, The Atlantic, and Discover, Zimmer earned a B.A. in English from Yale, where he currently serves as an adjunct professor in the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and teaches writing.

The recipient of the 2016 Stephen Jay Gould Prize, awarded for the Study of Evolution, Zimmer has also won awards from the National Academy of Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

His 2018 book, She Has Her Mother’s Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity (the subject of a fascinating SECWAC talk a few years ago), was named a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times Book Review and the best science book of 2018 by The Guardian.

Zimmer’s presentation on Sept. 21 will explore lessons from the influenza of 1918. What did we learn a century ago and what has science and research in the age of coronavirus taught us about controlling the spread, testing, and reporting of disease? What have we learned about the role of multinational cooperation in stemming the spread of a disease that recognizes no borders? How can those lessons prepare us for future pandemics in our interconnected world?

For more than 20 years, SECWAC has been inviting leading global voices to our region to foster a deeper understanding of the world, our country’s international role and diplomatic history, and the policies and actions that impact individuals and communities at home and abroad.

A nonprofit dedicated to discussing issues of global importance, SECWAC presents up to a dozen speakers each year. Events are free for members, students, and educators and $20 for non-members.

Visit secwac.org for registration and membership details and to learn about other upcoming speakers.

Photo by Katt Yukawa on Unsplash.

OLD LYME — The BookCellar at the Old Lyme-Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library is holding an ‘Entertainment Extravaganza Sale’ in the Library’s Community Room this Thursday, Sept. 22, from 12 to 4 p.m. and Friday, Sept. 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

All puzzles will be on sale for $2 each as well as overstocked DVDs and CDs will be sold at three for $1.

Claudia Condon, a volunteer at the BookCellar told LymeLine, “We are hoping folks take advantage of these fabulous prices to stock up for the fall and winter months.”

Photo by Katt Yukawa on Unsplash.

OLD LYME — The BookCellar at the Old Lyme-Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library is holding an ‘Entertainment Extravaganza Sale’ in the Library’s Community Room this Thursday, Sept. 22, from 12 to 4 p.m. and Friday, Sept. 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

All puzzles will be on sale for $2 each as well as overstocked DVDs and CDs will be sold at three for $1.

Claudia Condon, a volunteer at the BookCellar told LymeLine, “We are hoping folks take advantage of these fabulous prices to stock up for the fall and winter months.”

For further information, visit the library’s website.

OLD LYME — On Sunday, Sept. 25, at 4 p.m., Saint Ann’s of Old Lyme hosts a presentation by the Sikh community of the Guru Ram Das Ashram & Gurdwara, the New England regional center for Sikh Dharma and Kundalini Yoga in Millis, Mass. This is the first program in the fall session.

Guru Ram Das Ashram & Gurdwara is a spiritual community, whose foundation rests on service and the practice of yoga and meditation. They host daily classes, workshops, and retreats in yoga, meditation, and healing.

In their Yoga Center each morning, they hold yoga and meditation practice, sadhana. In their Gurdwara, they practice kirtan chanting, as well as hold weekly worship services.

Founded in Boston in 1970, the Guru Ram Das Ashram & Gurdwara Ashram offers a spacious, peaceful, 20-acre home to guests and residential community members, and is open to the public.

Open to all ages, the Sept. 25 program will include an introduction to both Sikhism and to kirtan and will be presented by Gwir Llewellyn, Abhai Raj Singh Llewellyn, Jagan Nath Khalsa and Avtar Kaur Khalsa at no charge to the public.

An example of one of the original mechanical banks.

OLD LYME — On Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 7 p.m., the Old Lyme Historical Society Incorporated (OLHSI) hosts Franklin Donohue, who will give a presentation titled, Mechanical Banks of the Mid-19th and Early-20th Century.

In 1869, the J & E Stevens Company of Cromwell, Conn. began making Iron Banks that performed an action when coins were deposited into them. Mechanical banks quickly became popular with both children and adults throughout America and beyond.

Come and hear all about the fascinating history of these intriguing machines.

The event will take place at the Society’s building at 55 Lyme St. in Old Lyme. All are welcome and admission is free.

This is the third in a series of speaker events sponsored by the OLHSI.

Donations are welcome for the Carol Noyes Winters Scholarship Fund.

For more information about the OLHSI, including upcoming events and membership details, visit this link.

Lyme Public Hall. Photo submitted.

LYME — The George House Tag Sale will be held at the Lyme Public Hall on  Saturday, Sept. 17, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The sale will feature  housewares, furniture, tools, jewelry, and unexpected treasures. Proceeds will benefit the maintenance of the Lyme Public Hall, the Lyme Local  History Archives, and programs for the public.

The final intake for tag sale item donation drop-off at the Lyme Public Hall will be held this evening (Tuesday, Sept. 13) from 5 to 8 p.m.

The Hall will gladly welcome good quality items such as solid wood  furniture, tools, antiques, jewelry, housewares, fine china and linens,  sporting goods, musical instruments and gift items.

The Hall is unable to accept  large appliances, upholstered or particle board furniture, consumer  electronics (TVs, computers, fax machines, etc.) or large exercise  equipment. In addition, no clothing, books or toys will be accepted for sale.

For a complete list of accepted items, visit lymepublichall.org.

The Lyme Public Hall is located at 249 Hamburg Rd. (Rte. 156) in  Lyme, Conn.

For more information on the Lyme Public Hall Tag Sale, email info@lymepublichall.org