Lobster Days + Mystic Seaport. Memorial Day weekend is upon us.
Mystic Seaport presents the first official taste of summer this month during the annual Lobster Days festivities! Memorial Day weekend kicks off summer with lobsters in the rough, served picnic-style overlooking the Mystic River. Bibs provided, don’t worry. Bring someone special, hang out under the Boat Shed and watch the boats go by, breathe the sea air, relax...
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Museum of Connecticut Glass puts on the annual Antique Glass & Bottles Show this weekend.
Building on its rich history of glassmaking, the Museum of Connecticut Glass will hold its annual Antique Glass & Bottles Show and Sale this Saturday, May 18 in Coventry. The event coincides with the 200th anniversary celebration of the historic glass factory in town. It’s a really unique event celebrating a very cool piece of Connecticut’s history, one...
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New Program. Eastern Connecticut’s rich mill history is ready for you to explore.
Driving into Willimantic over the famous Frog Bridge one is surrounded by America’s industrial history. Note that those elegantly perched frogs are sitting atop thread spools. Willimantic was once a thriving textile mill city, home to American Thread, and the buildings that once housed the industry still stand today. According to the Windham Textile...
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A blast from the past. Lyman Allyn Art Museum’s “Shaped by the Ancients” exhibit.
The Lyman Allyn Art Museum in New London is showcasing its ancient collection of Greek, Roman, Near Eastern and Egyptian objects now through June 22. The exhibit, Shaped by the Ancients, displays items from the museum’s permanent collection. This exhibit is unique in many ways – like the Egyptian falcon mummies from the 6th or 7th century BCE, thought...
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Celebrate freedom on New Year’s Day at Norwich’s Emancipation Proclamation Celebration.
Spend your New Year’s Day in Norwich – 150 years ago. On Jan. 1, 2013 Norwich will hold an anniversary celebration re-enacting the city’s celebration of the official end of slavery January 1, 1863. This is a creative and educational way to usher in the new year, and to pay tribute to an important turning point in our nation’s history. Norwich...
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Slater Memorial Museum showcases Abraham Lincoln and our Constitution. Exhibit runs through Nov. 30.
During this season of high politics, the Constitution is part of every day conversation and presidents’ past are called upon as examples for our present candidates. Slater Memorial Museum at Norwich Free Academy in Norwich chose the perfect time to host two exhibitions featuring President Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. The traveling exhibit “Lincoln:...
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The wee land of faeries. Through November 5 at the Florence Griswold Museum.
It’s true – faeries are everywhere! And they’ll be gathering at the Florence Griswold Museum through November 5. The acclaimed museum of American impressionism’s 11 acres has been transformed into a true, magical village. The Wee Faerie Village in the Land of Picture Making demonstrates the work of over 30 artists, who created faerie dwellings reminiscent...
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Chowder Days are here again. This weekend at Mystic Seaport.
Fall is officially here. Warm up on a cool New England Day with chowder – every kind imaginable! Chowder Days happens this weekend, Oct. 6-8, at Mystic Seaport. Come on an empty stomach, because you’ll want to take full advantage of the deliciousness available. Chowders, bisques, gumbo and stew will top the offerings, but you can also sample other treats...
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25th Annual Highland Festival Games this Sunday in Scotland.
Scotland’s Highland Festival Games are happening Sunday, Oct. 7, at the Edward Waldo Homestead, so stop by for a day full of competition, entertainment, music and Scottish traditions. All levels of competition will be on display, from amateur solo piping and drumming competitions to highland dance competitions to drum major events to animal demonstrations....
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Civil War Living History, this weekend at Roseland Cottage.
Visit eastern Connecticut’s Quiet Corner Sept. 22-23, 2012 for a trip into history. Roseland Cottage in Woodstock will host their annual Civil War Living History Weekend, with hands-on activities, demonstrations and presentations geared to help visitors experience what life was like during that time in our past. Artillery demos, marching and drills, presentations...
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