Art openings and exhibitions this week

Open 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday Lyme Public Hall, 249 Hamburg Road An exhibition of World War I letters, photos and other documents from the Lyme Local History Archives, the state library and Lyme families. Also on display 1-4 p.m. Sat.; lymepublichall.org. Noank Artists Art Show Opening reception 5-7 p.m. Friday Latham Chester Store Museum, 108 Main St., Noank An annual show and sale featuring local artists to benefit the Noank Historical Society. Runs through Sept. 3. Hours 1-4 p.m. Wed.-Sun.; (860) 536-3021. MUSEUMS

The Thirsty River — Connecticut River Museum, 67 Main St., Essex; through October 8; hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; (860) 767-8269. Bully for Woolies: Victorian Sailors’ Stitchery — Custom House Maritime Museum, 150 Bank St., New London; through Aug. 4; hours 1-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. and by appointment; (860) 447-2501. Art and the New England Farm — Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme St., Old Lyme; through Sept. 16; hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun.; 434-5542. Noh Theatre in the Woodblock Prints of Tsukioka Kogyo — Lyman Allyn Art Museum, 625 Williams St., New London; through Oct. 14; hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun.; (860) 443-2545. Great Yachts: The Marine Paintings of Russ Kramer — Mystic Museum of Art, 9 Water St.; through July 28; hours 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; (860) 536-7601. The Vikings Begin — Collins Gallery, Mystic Seaport Museum, 75 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic; through Sept.

30; also “Science, Myth, and Mystery: The Vinland Map Saga” in the R.J. Schaefer Gallery through Sept. 30; also “The Plein Air Painters of the Maritime Gallery” in the Maritime Gallery through Sept. 23; hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; (860) 572-0711.

Paper/Under Glass — Slater Museum, 108 Crescent St., Norwich; through Aug. 15; hours 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 1-4 p.m. Sat.-Sun.; (860) 887-2506. GALLERIES

Juniper Foster — Alforno Trattoria, 1654 Boston Post Road, Old Saybrook; through Sept. 3; hours noon-2:30 p.m. and 5-9 p.m. Sun.-Thurs., noon-2:30 p.m. and 5-10 p.m. Fri.-Sat.; (860) 399-4166.

Prisms of Emotion: Color — Artists’ Cooperative Gallery of Westerly, 7 Canal St.; through Saturday; hours 11 a.m.7 p.m. Wed.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun.; (401) 596-2221.

Printmaking with Nature — Coogan Farm Art Barn, 162 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic; through July 31; hours 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily; (860) 536-1216.

Paintings by Tom Root — Cooper and Smith Gallery, 10 Main St., Essex; through July 31; 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Thurs.-Mon.

STE[A]M Art Show — CURE Innovation Commons, 93 Shennecossett Road, Groton; through Jan. 12.; hours 9-5 Mon.-Fri.; (203) 913-8008.

Orb Paintings by Dan Topalis — Epicure Brewing, 40 Franklin St., Norwich; through Aug. 31; 5-9 p.m. Thurs., 2-9 pm. Fri., 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sun.; (860) 213-5706.

Lauren Cryan — Marshview Gallery, Estuary Council of Seniors, 220 Main St, Old Saybrook; through Saturday; hours 7:45 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sat.; (860) 388-1611.

United Cerebral Palsy of Eastern Connecticut — Groton-New London Airport, 155 Tower Ave., Groton; through Aug. 30; hours 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri.,

closed holidays; (860) 443-3800.

Decimate/Activate — Hygienic Art Galleries, 79 Bank St., New London; through July 15; hours 2-7 p.m. Tues.Fri., 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sat., noon-4 p.m Sun.; 443-8001.

Northeastern Connecticut Art Guild — La Grua Center, 32 Water St., Stonington; through Saturday; hours vary, call ahead; (860) 535-2300.

Michelle Mara — Lawrence + Memorial Hospital, 365 Montauk Ave., New London; through Sept. 30; (860) 861-3743. Cities of Peace — Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, 84 Lyme St., Old Lyme; through Sept. 8; hours 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Thurs. and 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat.; (860) 434-5232.

American Waters — Lyme Art Association, 90 Lyme St., Old Lyme; through Aug. 3; also “Hudson Valley Art Association 85th Annual Juried Exhibition” through Aug. 3; hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun.; (860) 434-7802.

Reflecting Illuminations: Israel — Norwich Arts Center Co-op Gallery, 60 Broadway, Norwich; through Saturday; hours noon-4 Thurs.-Sat.; 887-2789.

Birds and their Habitats — The Red House Cultural Arts Center, 22 Darling Road, Salem; through Saturday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thurs.-Sun. Summer Sculpture Showcase 2018 — Sculpture Grounds, 80-1 Lyme St., Old Lyme; through Oct. 26; hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; (860) 434-5957. Summer Arts Festival Gallery Group Show — Spectrum Gallery, 61 Main St., Centerbrook; till July 8; noon-6 p.m. Wed.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun.; 767-0742. 1925 Photography — StoneRidge Art Gallery, 186 Jerry Browne Road, Mystic; through Saturday; hours 8 a.m.-8 p.m. daily; (860) 536-9700. Eclectic Spring Mix Exhibit — Studio 33 Art and Frame Gallery, 140 Bank St., New London; ongoing exhibit; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat.; 442-6355.