Celebrate spring…finally. We’ll make it worth the wait.
Dare we hope that spring has finally arrived? I think it’s a safe bet! Best place to celebrate spring fun? Check out The Historic Downtown Mystic May Day Festival happening Saturday, May 7 at the Mystic River Park right on the lovely Mystic River. Tons of stuff happening here that day, so get ready! May Day Kick-off is at 11 a.m. with a five piece Dixieland...
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Neighbor to Mystic, New London, CT is an up-and-coming city on the Thames River in Connecticut. WCVB-TV 5 (ABC) takes a look at the nation’s maritime past, present and future in the station’s Tank-Away series. It’s a destination worth checking out. Watch: WCVB TV Boston Looks at New London CT
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Float. Paddle. Celebrate. Windham Riverfest.
The Willimantic River is one of the Quiet Corner’s most spectacular natural attributes, and the annual Riverfest event is the perfect way to experience it. If you have a canoe, boat or kayak (or want to rent one) you’re welcome to join the ride down the river on May 21 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Riverfest participants will drop their vessels off at the Eagleville...
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Connecticut’s Answer to NASCAR. Waterford Speedbowl.
Shake and bake! Racing season is on at Waterford Speedbowl. The local answer to NASCAR, this track provides family fun every week mid-April through October with stock car racing, drag racing, the Modified series, and more. Right off I-395 in Waterford (a few miles off 95), the track is a favorite hangout all season long, with its 7,500 seat viewing area, low...
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A day of Luna’s Sea is really good for a kid.
Luna’s Sea is Cornerstone Theater, Mystic’s new live musical “puppet show” for kids. It’s really not lunacy but a fun new program that combines top-notch children’s theater with a visit to the Mystic Aquarium. Now, don’t think small upright stage with hand-held puppets because this is nothing like that. These puppets...
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Brushing up on the Civil War in Eastern Connecticut.
Today marks the 150 year anniversary of the Civil War and Connecticut Explored (formerly Hog River Journal) offers up a Spring 2011 issue packed with info on the Civil War in Connecticut. A few cool (to a history buff) did-you-knows from our neck-of-the-Connecticut woods (Mystic Country): Thames Iron Works in Norwich made machinery for Navy ships. General Nathanial...
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Mystic Arts Center kicks-off 2011′s monthly “Art After Dark” series.
A great way to while away an evening, Mystic Arts Center kicks-off its 2011 season of “Art After Dark” beginning on Tuesday April 19. The program brings musicians and artists together in a fun summer festival atmosphere. It runs from 6 pm – 8:30 pm monthly (on the 3rd Tuesday) from April – October, excepting July. Guests can enjoy refreshments...
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Face Off. Portraiture today at Lyman Allyn Art Museum.
Face Off: Portraits by Contemporary Artists opens Sunday April 10, 2011 at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum in New London. The exhibit features portraits by a broad range of artists and demonstrates the current vitality of the genre of portraiture. Once considered retrograde, portraiture has recently assumed a central role in the art world. Artists are increasingly...
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10 years and roaring strong. The Dinosaur Place introduces the DinoMights.
The Dinosaur Place in Montville kicked off it’s 10th anniversary year last weekend with the addition of four DinoMights, the park’s new line-up of interactive characters: Lady Lava (on left above), Jurassic Joe (right), Ranger Rex and Monty Jr. “2011 will be a totally new experience for our guests,” says Corrina Ferguson, Director of...
Continue ReadingMr Popper’s modern day Penguins hail from Mystic!
Mystic Aquarium’ s African penguins are already dressed for the premiere of Mr. Popper’s Penguins coming to theatres on June 17. Why? Because they are it it! No they didn’t go to Hollywood, but they were filmed here in Mystic for green screen insertion into some of the movie’s scenes alongside funny-man Jim Carrey. Take a look at the trailer: Mr....
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