It’s hunting season again…Easter eggs that is.
For those celebrating the Easter season, it’s time to get your spring pastels out and check out the best Easter egg hunts in Mystic Country. Even though spring hasn’t quite sprung yet, we’re going to get you in the right mindset! So where to hunt? Friday, March 29 from 10 am – 11 am or 1-2 pm there is a Wild Egg Hunt at Denison Pequotsepos...
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Escape with groovy sixties pop art. Lyman Allyn’s ‘Pop Goes the Easel’ exhibit, now through June.
Andy Warhol, Cow, screenprint on wallpaper, 1971, 45 1/2 x 29 3/4 inches, Lyman Allyn Art Museum, Gift of Raymond Macrino, 1971.282. Ever wonder what made Andy Warhol tick? Find out this spring at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum’s Pop Goes the Easel exhibit, a fun look at sixties pop art and the impact its had in decades since. Along with Warhol, the exhibit features...
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The Canadian wilderness comes to Old Lyme. Arthur Heming: Chronicler of the North exhibit, at Florence Griswold Museum.
Canadian artist Arthur Heming’s work, which showcased Canada as an adventure-filled northern wilderness, will be on exhibit at the Florence Griswold Museum beginning February 8. Flo Gris is the only U.S. stop for the international exhibit, Arthur Heming: Chronicler of the North. Fitting, as Heming was a regular at the Lyme Art Colony in the days of Florence...
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Christmas under the sea. Winter Waterland at Mystic Aquarium, weekends all month.
Sea creatures love Christmas too. This year, help the aquatic life of Mystic Aquarium celebrate during Winter Waterland, every weekend in December through Tuesday, Jan. 1. Santa will be on site (and maybe even underwater), and elves will be diving to help the fish with their lists, accompanied by live local music, scavenger hunts and other holiday activities. The...
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Experience the magic of Christmas long ago at the Florence Griswold Museum.
See what Christmas looked like in 1910 with the Magic of Christmas, A Holiday Tradition. Take a pre (or post!) Christmas trip to the Florence Griswold Museum’s Griswold House (where the Lyme Art Colony artists lived) for a deeper appreciation of the holiday season long ago. Historically accurate holiday decor brings you back to times when decorations required...
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Santa Sightings in Mystic Country.
Before Santa hits the chimneys, he’s lacing up his boots, giving the reindeer a break, and traveling by truck, train and tugboat around Mystic Country to spread holiday cheer. Sometimes, he’s even bringing along the lil’ missus. Bring your own camera to capture the moment: Friday, November 23 * Santa and Mrs. Claus at Olde Mistick Village, Mystic, 12:00...
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Mystic Aquarium debuts a Polar Express experience for the holidays.
This holiday season visitors to Mystic Aquarium can experience what it’s like to board the Polar Express and be whisked away to visit the North Pole at the Polar Express 4-D Experience. Based on the Caldecott Medal winning children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg, this 14 minute 3-D film features a variety of cool 4-D sensory effects including wind, snow and...
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Meet artists. Admire art. The Artists’ Open Studios of Northeastern Connecticut, two weekends only.
It’s time for another art adventure. If you’ve ever wanted to wander the countryside and drop in on artists at work, breathing in creativity and perhaps even walking away ready to bring your own art to fruition, the Artists’ Open Studios of Northeastern Connecticut is right up your alley. This self-guided tour of artists in our countryside is a popular...
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Celebrate holiday traditions at Mystic Seaport with a Lantern Light Tour.
Christmas Eve, 1876. It even sounds magical – and guests are invited to Mystic Seaport this holiday season to experience it for themselves by taking part in a Lantern Light Tour. A holiday tradition at the Seaport, the Lantern Light Tour takes visitors through the village of Greenmanville on the night before Christmas, complete with all the sounds, scents...
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Boo! Get scared this Halloween – or just have fun. Check out eastern Connecticut’s Halloween best.
This is the time of year when I don’t know what to do first. I love Halloween, and I love being scared silly. Lucky for me, the list keeps getting bigger around here for frights and fun. At the top of my “scared silly” list is Dark Manor, Norwich (Versailles) a graveyard and house chock full of seriously scream worthy creepers. Now through October...
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