Fun & Games? Leo Jensen's Pop Art
Pop artist Leo Jensen (1926–2019) turned a winking eye on America, producing an irreverent art that is nevertheless serious in its cultural observations. Known best regionally for his bronze frog sculptures on the Thread City Crossing bridge in ...
From Art Colony to Connecticut Collection: Highlights from the Florence Griswold Museum
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
To increase access to the Museum’s wonderful artworks, the Niblack Gallery in our Robert and Nancy Krieble Gallery will be dedicated to a long-term installation of selections from the permanent collection. From Art Colony to Connecticut Collection ...
Beatrice Cuming: Connecticut Precisionist
Artist Beatrice Cuming (American 1903-1974) celebrated modernity in her dynamic depictions of urban life in the 1930s, ‘40s, and early ‘50s. Painting in a Precisionist mode, she merged elements of European modernism with American subject matter to ...
She Discovers The Sea -Art Exhibition
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Where art, science and great food meet. The Shipwright’s Daughter is proud to host a gallery exhibition by local artist Elizabeth Ellenwood from March 27 - May 31. Elizabeth Ellenwood is a photographer, educator, Fulbright Scholar, and ocean farmhand ...
Gungywamp Hike
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Close out Earth Week with a hike at Gungywamp, an archaeological site of natural and cultural interest. Join us on a guided hike to explore rocky ridges, glacial erratics and swamps, along with the mysterious stone shelter and structures whose use and ...
EVERLY – THE MUSIC OF THE EVERLY BROTHERS
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
It all started in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky (USA). Isaac Donald Everly (b.2/1/1937) born in Brownie, KY and Phillip Everly (b.1/19/1939) in Chicago, IL were raised in a musical family, steeped in one of the oldest musical traditions in ...
Earth Day Drum and Dance Jam!
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Bring a hand drum or percussion instrument for our drum circle. Followed at 4pm by a Silent Disco! Groovy tunes provided by DJ Sadhu Headphones provided by Tom Vignato of Mystic Silent Disco In collaboration with Mystic Yoga Shala
Kelp Dinner with Stonington Kelp Co.
6:00 PM - 8:01 PM
The Shipwright's Daughter proudly presents one of our most beloved dinners of the year with James Beard Award Best Chef Northeast Finalist, David Standridge and Guest Chef James Wayman In Partnership with Stonington Kelp Company. This year we are ...
SHANE PATRICK
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
PLAYING IN THE TAP ROOM Show Time: 8pm Free | 21+ Shane Patrick is a indie alternative rock singer-songwriter who recently moved to Rhode Island from New York City. Born into the performing arts Shane Patrick was raised by a dancer and a rodeo cowboy. ...
Chef’s Master Class with David Standridge
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Calling all professional chefs! Join James Beard Award Semifinalist Chef David Standridge at Millwright's Restaurant in Simsbury CT for a culinary sustainability masterclass! Discover innovative techniques to elevate your kitchen's eco-game, from ...
Writers Group
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
We welcome local writers for free-write sessions at 4 p.m., Mondays, in the Ames Room. The sessions are open to anyone who feels like writing. Loosely based on the notion of stream-of-consciousness writing described by Natalie Goldberg in ...
Evening Hike & Dinner Picnic
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Monday, April 22 5 pm-6:30 pm Bring the family and explore the trails at DPNC. We’ll look and listen for signs of spring and enjoy a trailside picnic out on our hike. Please bring a picnic dinner in something easy to carry. Meet at DPNC. FREE ...
Genesis: A Poetry Group
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Join us for a new poetry writing group! Each meeting we will explore a new poem to read deeply together and parse out its images, references, poetic devices, and possible meanings to cultivate a deeper appreciation for poetry.