EVENTS
Market at the Mill — 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Velvet Mill, 22 Bayview Ave., Stonington; artisan and vendor fair. Christmas Fair — 10 a.m., St. Joseph School, 25 Squire St., New London; lunch and handmade goods; sponsored by the St. Joseph Women’s Social Club.
Caroline Black Garden Tour — 10 a.m., Olin Science Center, Connecticut College, 270 Mohegan Ave., New London; guided arboretum tour; free; (860) 439-5020.
Veterans Day Program — 10:30 a.m., Niantic Town Green, Main Street; rain location American Legion, 16 York Ave.; free; (860) 334-9644. Veterans Day Ceremony — 11 a.m., Lyme Veterans Memorial, 480 Hamburg Road; presentation in honor of the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day; rain location Lyme Town Hall; free. Connecticut International Auto Show — 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Mohegan Sun Expo Center; $12, $5 ages 6-12; free for active military with ID; 1-800-745-3000. A Hempsted Thanksgiving — 1-4 p.m., Hempsted Houses, 11 Hempstead St., New London; open-hearth cooking and colonial games; free; (860) 443-7949. Connecticut Architecture: Stories of 100 Places — 2 p.m., Custom House Maritime Museum, 150 Bank St., New London; book presentation by Christopher Wigren, deputy director of the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation; $6 members, $12 nonmembers; limited seating; (860) 4472501. Smeagull the Seagull — 2 p.m., Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center, 90 Halls Road, Old Lyme; author Mark Lender reads from his book about the real-life seagull visitor to his shop; free; registration required; (860) 598-4218.
How Artists Make Art — 2 p.m., Ocean House, 1 Bluff Ave., Watch Hill; demonstration with rug hook artist Hayley Perry; wine and cheese reception at 3:30 p.m.; free; registration requested; (855) 6780364.
Tellabration! — 4 p.m., The Dragon’s Egg, 401 Shewville Road, Ledyard; storytelling program with Susie Scheyder, Carl Peruzotti, Diane Postoian, Beth Mitchell and the Mystic Paper Beasts; free; (860) 5353346.
Veterans Day Luminary Lighting — 6 p.m., American Legion 112, 89 Pink Row, Montville; $10 per bag; bag reservations required by Nov. 10; (860) 848-1393.
Veterans Day Presentation — 6 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1230 Flanders Road, Mystic; presentation by former strategic national defense advisor Robert Wood, patriotic music and ice cream social; free.
Norwich 50+ Singles Dance — 6-10 p.m., Ponemah Cafe, 27 South Second Ave., Taftville; with music by the Rockin’ Heartbeats Band; $10 members, $12 nonmembers; (860) 537-5505.
Comedy for Kelly — 7 p.m., Montville Polish Club, 85 Maple Ave., Uncasville; comedy fundraiser for “Big Belly” Kelly Walker with cash bar and raffle; 18+; $25; ddean@ waterfordcs.org.