CALENDAR

FRIDAY, NOV. 23

— 10 a.m., East Lyme Senior Center, 37 Society Road; registration required, (860) 739-5859.

— 27 Chase St.; 10:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m., creative writing; (860) 599-3285.

—7 p.m., Niantic Community Church, 170 Pennsylvania Ave.; free; (860) 7396208.

— 9:30-10:30 a.m., 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.

— noon-1:30 p.m., Groton Congregational Church, 162 Monument St.

— 7-8 p.m., All Souls Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 19 Jay St., New London.

SATURDAY, NOV. 24

— 5:30 p.m., St. Mark Lutheran Church, 249 Broadway, Norwich; a Christian gathering featuring jazz and other types of music; (860) 887-6826.

— 3 p.m., Waterford Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Road; father and son, Benjamin and Steven Ostrowski, join us for an afternoon of poetry; free; (860) 444-5805.

— 1-5 p.m., Custom House Maritime Museum, 150 Bank St., New London; a holiday market featuring New London nonprofit organizations; representatives from NL Landmarks, NL Historical Society, NL Main Street and the Eastern CT Symphony selling memberships, event subscriptions and gifts; (860) 4472501.

— 9-10 a.m., Jewett Preserve, Macintosh Road, Lyme; enjoy fall foliage and family time; $5; $10 nonmembers; $3 children 10 & under; (860) 598-4218.

— 8 p.m., Frohsinn Hall, 54 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic; $10 adults; $5 students; (860) 961-9321.

— 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Baltic Fire House, Route 138; (860) 822-8331.

— 10:30 a.m., Huntington Street Baptist Church, 29 Huntington St., New London.

— 11 a.m., Waterford Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Road.

— 10-11:15 a.m., St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 1830 Route 12, Gales Ferry.

— 10 a.m., Niantic Community Church, 170 Pennsylvania Ave. — 7 p.m., Noank Baptist Church, 18 Cathedral Heights. — 9 a.m., First Baptist Church of Waterford, 105 Rope Ferry Road.

SUNDAY, NOV. 25

— 10 a.m., Mohegan Park, Mohegan Park Road, Norwich; $25 registration fee; online donations accepted at www.pbdialysis5k.weebly.com.

— 1-5 p.m., Custom House Maritime Museum, 150 Bank St., New London; at 2 p.m., Clinton residents illustrator Valerie Elaine Pettis and author Mark Seth Lender will read from “Smeagull the Seagull.”

— 6-8 p.m., The Dragon’s Egg, 401 Shewville Road, Ledyard; donations accepted; (860) 303-3717.

— 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.