CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14
— 15 Rope Ferry Road; 8:30 a.m., strength III; 9 a.m., casual bridge; 9:45 a.m., flexibility and balance; 10 a.m., hearty moves; 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m., blood pressure checks; 11 a.m., yoga; noon, St. Pat’s Day luncheon with prior ticket purchase; 2-3:30 p.m., writing for fun; 2-4 p.m., pingpong; (860) 444-5839.
— 7:30 p.m., Quaker Hill Baptist Church, 144 Old Norwich Road.
— 7-8 p.m., St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 310 Fort Hill Road, Groton.
— 7-8:30 p.m., St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 310 Fort Hill Road, Groton.
— 5:30-6:30 p.m., Backus Hospital, 326 Washington St., Norwich.
— 10 a.m., Huntington Street Baptist Church, 29 Huntington St., New London.
— 7:30 p.m., Grace United Methodist Church, 10 Park Ave., Westerly.
— 7:30 p.m., Niantic Community Church, 170 Pennsylvania Ave.
THURSDAY, MARCH 15
— 10 a.m., Salem Free Public Library, 264 Hartford Road; free. — 10 a.m., Public Library of New London, 63 Huntington St.; free; (860) 447-1411.
— 5:306:30 p.m., St. James Episcopal Church, 76 Federal St., New London; frida.berrigan@gmail.com; (860) 389-8566.
— 6:30-8 p.m., Old Lyme Youth Services, 59 Lyme St.; registration required; email: ann@brianshealinghearts.org or call (860) 625-5280.
— 10 a.m., East Lyme Senior Center, 37 Society Road; free; call to register (860) 739-5859.
— 6:30 p.m., Healing Connections, 321 Main St., Niantic; meditation, singing bowls and chanting; donations accepted for global and local charities; email: hillaryoat@gmail.com.
— 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Road; open hours for assistance in the Tech Center; no appt. necessary; (860) 441-6750.
— 9:30-11:30 a.m., line dancing; noon-3 p.m., dominoes; 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Walmart shopping; (860) 599-3285.
— 8:30 a.m., Masonicare at Mystic, 45 Clara Drive; socialize and receive information regarding veterans benefits and services through state and federal agencies and programs; (860) 425-6617.
— 7:30-9 p.m., Temple Emanu-El, 29 Dayton Road, Waterford; email: etssdv@gmail.com.
— 5:30 p.m., Cragin Memorial Library, 8 Linwood Ave., Colchester; “Thor: Ragnarok”; free and open to the public; (860) 537-5752.
— 1-2 p.m., East Lyme Senior Center, 37 Society Road; 7-weeks for $18; registration required (860) 739-5859.
— 12:30-1:30 p.m., East Lyme Senior Center, 37 Society Road; 7-weeks for $42; $46 nonresidents; registration required (860) 739-5859.
— 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Groton Senior Center, 102 Newtown Road; an insight into their agency and what services they have to offer our veterans; (860) 441-6785.
— 5:30 p.m., Spark Makerspace, 225 State St., New London; free; (860) 866-4834.
— 11:30 a.m., Groton Senior Center, 102 Newtown Road; insight into their agency and what services they have to offer our veterans; for anyone 55 and older; free; (860) 441-6785.
— 7 p.m., Niantic Community Church, 170 Pennsylvania Ave.; “Knowing Your Camera,” with Niantic resident Craig Woody; aperture, shutter speed and portraiture/ still life; free; registration required, (860) 739-6208.
— 1:30 p.m., Lymes Senior Center, 26 Town Woods Road; performances of a variety of Irish dances including soft and hard shoe; (860) 434-1605. Shoreline Sailing Club — 7:30 p.m., Estuary Council of Seniors, 220 Main St., Old Saybrook.
— 15 Rope Ferry Road; 9 a.m., open doors, strength I; 10:15 a.m., strength II; 11 a.m., brain flex; 11:45 a.m., cafe lunch with $3 donation and reservation; 12:30 p.m., canasta; 1 p.m., qi gong, coloring club; 4:30 p.m., get out of the house group; (860) 444-5839.
— 7 p.m., Union Baptist Church, 119 High St., Mystic.
— 6-7 p.m., L+M Hospital, 365 Montauk Ave., New London.
— 10-11 a.m., Christ Church Westerly, 7 Elm St., Westerly.
— 7:30 p.m., Mohegan Congregational Church, 27 Church Lane, Uncasville.
— 10 a.m., Huntington Street Baptist Church, 29 Huntington St., New London.
— 7 p.m., St. Paul Lutheran Church, 56 Great Hammock Road, Old Saybrook.
FRIDAY, MARCH 16
— 27 Chase St.; 9-10 a.m., strength & balance; 10:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m., creative writing group; 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Stop & Shop; (860) 599-3285.
— 4:30-7:30 p.m., Chesterfield Fire Company, 1606 Route 85, Oakdale; $10; (860) 443-0015.
— 3:30-7 p.m., St. James Parish, 95 Route 2A, Preston; free for pre-school children; call for take-out; (860) 889-0150.
— 10:30 a.m., Estuary Council of Seniors Inc., 220 Main St., Old Saybrook; ages 50+; $6; (860) 388-1611.
— 7-9:30 p.m., St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 310 Fort Hill Road, Groton; first class is free; $5 additional sessions; www.nhrscds.com; (860) 887-9184.
— 10 a.m., East Lyme Senior Center, 37 Society Road; all abilities; (860) 739-5859.
— 3 p.m., Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Road; bring your laptop with Microsoft Excel to class; free; call to register (860) 4416750 or www.grotonpl.org.
— 9-11 a.m., Groton Human Services, 2 Fort Hill Road; socialize and receive information regarding veterans’ benefits and services; (860) 425-6617.
— 15 Rope Ferry Road; 8:30 a.m., cribbage; 9 a.m., program registration for residents; 11:45 a.m., pickleball; 12:30 p.m., pinochle, duplicate bridge; 1 p.m., quilting; (860) 444-5839.
— 7 p.m., White Sands Beach, Seaside Lane, Old Lyme; with Patrick Comins; cloud date is March 17; free; (860) 598-4218.
— 1-5 p.m., Lymes Senior Center, 26 Town Woods Road; $15; $20 nonmembers; call to sign up (860) 434-1605.
— 3-4 p.m., East Lyme Community Center, 39 Society Road; free; (860) 739-6926 or rscotka@ely.lioninc.org.
— 7-8 p.m., All Souls Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 19 Jay St., New London.
— 9:30-10:30 a.m., First United Methodist Church, 23 Willow St., Mystic.
— 10 a.m., Huntington Street Baptist Church, 29 Huntington St., New London.
— 7:30 p.m., St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, 10 Huntington St., New London.
— 7:30 p.m., United Congregational Church, 9 Castle Hill Road, Pawcatuck.
SATURDAY, MARCH 17
— 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Light House Voc Ed, 46 Plaza Court, Groton; tjarrett@creativepotentialllc.com; (860) 326-4528.
— 8-11 p.m., East Lyme Community Center, 41 Society Road; beginner lesson from 7-8 p.m.; $5 students age 22 and under; $13 seniors, members and military; $16 nonmembers.
— 5-7 p.m., American Legion #128, 16 York Ave., Niantic; $12 adults; $6 children.
— 5-7 p.m., North Stonington Congregational Church, 89 Main St.; $10 adults, $5 children; take-out after 5:30 p.m.; (860) 535-0379.
— 8 a.m., Niantic Bay Bicycles, 8 Methodist St.; start and finish in front of Niantic Bay Bicycles and run by the quiet, off-season cottages in the Pine Grove community of Niantic; call to register (860) 652-8866.
— 7:30 p.m., American Legion #128, 16 York Ave., Niantic; live music & dancing; free.
— 9-11 a.m., Union Baptist Church, 119 High St., Mystic; $5; (860) 536-9659.
— 2 p.m., Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Road; The Language of Ireland; Liz Kading, an instructor for the Tower Street School Community Center’s Irish language classes, will present an introduction to the Gaelic language; (860) 441-6750.
— 8 a.m.2 p.m., Divine Providence Parish, 40 Golden St., Norwich; vendors wanted; for table reservation call (860) 8877878.
— 10 a.m., Niantic Community Church, 170 Pennsylvania Ave.; babysitting provided.
— 10-11:15 a.m., St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 1830 Route 12, Gales Ferry; fragrance free; (860) 608-3480.
— 11 a.m., Waterford Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Road.
— 7 p.m., Noank Baptist Church, 18 Cathedral Heights. — 10:30 a.m., Huntington Street Baptist Church, 29 Huntington St., New London.
SUNDAY, MARCH 18
— 9:30 a.m., Public Library of New London, 63 Huntington St.; sponsor a book for the library and we will add a book plate to the book; free; (860) 447-1411.
— 9:30 a.m., Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek, 55 E. Kings Highway, Chester; award-winning author Rachel Kadish will be discussing and reading selections from her third novel, “The Weight of Ink,” which won her the prestigious Jewish Book Council’s Book Club Award; free; (860) 526-8920.
— 8-11 a.m., Mystic VFW, 60 Stonington Road; (860) 333-1417.
— 6-7 p.m., Grace United Methodist Church, 10 Park Ave., Westerly.
— 7:30 p.m., St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 15 Pearl St., Mystic.
— 6 p.m., L+M Hospital, 365 Montauk Ave., New London.
— 7 p.m., Rogers Lake Clubhouse, 75 Rogers Lake Trail, Old Lyme.