Tattoos. They used to be just for sailors.
Long ago tattoos were for sailors, world travelers spending years at sea. Now…walk just about any beach mid-summer and you’ll see a dazzling array of tattoo art, some pretty good and artful, most…well, to each his or her own. All have meaning to the wearer. They always did. According to TattooArchive, pig and rooster tattoos, like pictured...
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Go Green! Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Eastern CT.
There’s no such thing as a non-Irishman on St. Patrick’s Day, and eastern Connecticut has some of the best gigs to get your Irish on this year. And we’re not waiting for March 17 – we’re starting the party well in advance, even in the Quiet Corner! From concerts to parties to parades, you’ll find everything you could hope for in a true St. Paddy’s...
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Cabin Fever Festival & Chowder Cookoff for Charity.
Cabin fever got you down? Come spend a Saturday Feb. 26, at the 8th Annual Cabin Fever Festival and Charity Chowder Cookoff to be held at Olde Mistick Village in Mystic (just off I95′s exit 90). The Chowder Cookoff will feature 21 of Connecticut and Rhode Island’s best chowder spots all serving up their tastiest chowders in one place. Sample away! From...
Continue ReadingCrittercam at Mystic Aquarium!
Hang with the penguins or swim with a sea lion. Be that proverbial fly on the wall (or fish in the sea in this case). With National Geographic’s new Crittercam exhibit at Mystic Aquarium you are one with the animals! “National Geographic Crittercam: The World Through Animal Eyes,” is a big 6,000-square-foot traveling exhibit developed by the National...
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Mardi Gras. But Early. And in Connecticut.
If you’ve never been to a real Louisiana Mardi Gras, you need to experience it. At least once. If you can’t get there this year, head to eastern Connecticut for New London Main Street’s Inaugural Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball. The event, scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 26 at the Elks Lodge in New London, promises to be a hoot with Planet Zydeco, a well-known...
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Maple Sugaring. A Sweet Treat.
February and March mean time for maple sugaring here in Eastern Connecticut. When the sap is running spring is truly on its way! Visit a local sugar house to watch maple syrup being made. You’ll be amazed to see how much sap needs to be collected to make one gallon of syrup and and learn why there are three different grades of the treat. In addition to syrup...
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Garde Arts Holds New London’s Winter Film Festival with Screens of 10 Academy Award Contenders.
If you’d like to watch the February 27 OSCAR awards having seen more than one or two of the nominated films here’s your chance. The Garde Arts Center’s annual New London Winter Film Festival will feature ten 2011 Academy Award-nominated films on this movie palace’s 32-foot wide screen from February 16 to 26, 2011. Here’s the line...
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February vacation week. Here’s what to do with the kids in Mystic Country.
Not that the kids really need any vacation time; honestly I think they went to school 8 days in January. Whether we want it or not, however, February vacation is on the calendar and if you’re looking for something to prevent cabin fever here’s a list of ideas in Mystic Country: Sat/Sun 19, 20 and 26, 27: Bush Meadow Farm, Union Maple Syrup Month...
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