Gardens rule this summer. GardenFest at Florence Griswold Museum.
Historic gardens are always something to celebrate, and that’s especially true in June. The Florence Griswold Museum is celebrating its amazing gardens with 10 days worth of events the whole family can appreciate. GardenFest offers plant sales, artistic debuts, flower pot decorating and dance classes, complemented by garden walks, history discussions and...
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CT Open House Day: Discover everything great about our state. Especially Mystic Country.
This Saturday, June 8, experience an “open house” to top all open houses. It’s Connecticut Open House Day, a statewide celebration showcasing the best in art, history and tourism we have to offer. It’s one day only, and you’ll find discounts, specials and incentives to visit so many awesome places from the Quiet Corner all the way down to the coast. Here’s...
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Yankee Magazine’s Best of New England 2013 honors many in Mystic Country.
Congratulations to the Mystic Country businesses that were recently written up as YANKEE Magazine “Best of New England” for 2013. The full listings appear in YANKEE’s May/June issue. Best Alpaca Farm & Store - Safe Haven Farm, Hampton Best Military Museum - United States Coast Guard Museum, New London Best Pottery Shop - Sawmill...
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Spring is for art. Visit the Quiet Corner for the 9th Annual Spring Artists Collaborative.
In our Quiet Corner town of Woodstock, art is tradition. Beginning April 12, artists from Connecticut and other local areas will showcase creations at the Spring Artists Collaborative. It’s the ninth year for the event, where artists display work from hand-crafted jewelry, clothing, glassware, sculptures, paintings and photography, all displayed for sale in...
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Mentoring Courtney Love: A Lyman Allyn Art Museum exhibit, April through August
Indie rock artist Courtney Love has also been baring her soul on paper – and she and her work are coming to New London. The Lyman Allyn Art Museum (near Connecticut College and the Coast Guard Academy) will feature the exhibit Mentoring Courtney Love: David LaChapelle and Courtney Love from April 13 through August 10, with Love appearing at the opening...
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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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Art uncensored. The Hygienic XXXIV, two weeks of art in New London.
This Friday, Jan. 25, the best winter arts festival around kicks off in downtown New London. The Hygienic Art XXXIV event, two weeks worth of artists, musicians and other performers, opens with independent films and acoustic acts and sets the stage for more to come during opening weekend and beyond. The main show opens on Saturday night. More than 400 creative...
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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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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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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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