Week of Events
Tours to climb Harbor Lighthouse with the Custom House Maritime Museum in New London
Weekends New London Maritime Society offers tours for up-to five people to visit inside the lighthouse. Take the tour and climb 116 steps to the lantern room, all the while learning about the 264-year history of Harbor Light, one of the oldest lighthouses in the country and the tallest on Long Island Sound. We can't […]
Take a Tour of Connecticut’s beautiful State Capitol building
Take a Tour of Connecticut’s beautiful State Capitol building
Capitol Information and Tours at the Connecticut State Capitol is operated by the League of Women Voters of Connecticut Education Fund and sponsored by the Joint Committee on Legislative Management, Connecticut General Assembly. General tourist information centers are located outside room 101 in the State Capitol and on the first floor, west entrance in the […]
The Horse: A Galloping History of Humanity/Author Event with Dr. Timothy C. Winegard in Avon
The Horse: A Galloping History of Humanity/Author Event with Dr. Timothy C. Winegard in Avon
Join us for an in-person presentation and book signing with Dr. Timothy C. Winegard! THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER~~An Amazon Best Book of the Month~~A Next Big Idea Club Must-Read Book~~ From New York Times bestselling author of The Mosquito, the incredible story of how the horse shaped human history Dr. Timothy C. Winegard’s The Horse is an epic history unlike any other. […]
JIBBOOM CLUB #1 at the Custom House Maritime Museum in New London
JIBBOOM CLUB #1 at the Custom House Maritime Museum in New London
JIBBOOM CLUB #1 meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 1:30 PM. Join us for a talk, good company, coffee & cookies. Sponsored by the Maco Family Fund, the gatherings are FREE and open to all. ~ October 15 -- On October 15th we're trying something different, when master storyteller Claudia Kenyon invites six fellow Jibboomers to […]
Gallery Talk – Sleuthing at the Seams: The Primus Dress with Bethani Blake and Ned Lazaro at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Gallery Talk – Sleuthing at the Seams: The Primus Dress with Bethani Blake and Ned Lazaro at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Learn about the Freedomways exhibition with Bethani Blake, associate curator for the African diaspora, and Ned Lazaro, associate curator of costume & textile, as they take a close look at a dress owned by Rebecca Primus (1836–1932) of Hartford. Primus was an educator and descendant of an early free Black family. Her dress may have been made […]