WEDNESDay

MUSIC

Main Street Cruisers — noon, Mohegan Sun Wolf Den; free. Sondra Levine — 6 p.m., Bee and Thistle, 100 Lyme St., Old Lyme. James Harris — 9 p.m., Captain Daniel Packer Inne, 32 Water St., Mystic. The Cartells — 7:30 p.m., Knickerbocker, 35 Railroad Ave., Westerly; $10. Mourn the Light, Rose from Deception —

9 p.m., Strange Brew Pub, 86 Water St., Norwich.

EVENTS

Chess Club — 4-6 p.m., Public Library of New London, 63 Huntington St.; free; (860) 447-1411.

Helping Birds in Winter — 5 p.m., Wild Birds Unlimited, 190 Flanders Road; presentation on helping wild birds overwinter in New England; cohosted by Connecticut Audubon; free; registration required; (860) 739-7302. Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen —

5:30 p.m., Savoy Bookshop and Cafe, 10 Canal St., Westerly; book talk and signing with the authors of “An Anonymous Girl”; free; (401) 213-3901. Coast Guard Museum Presentation — 6 p.m., La Grua Center, 32 Water St., Stonington; Military Matters series lecture by retired Captain Wes Pulver, executive director of the National Coast Guard Museum

Association; $5 suggested donation; (860) 535-2300.

Creative Writing Presentation — 6:15 p.m., Garde Arts Gallery, 305 State St., New London; staged readings of works by students in the Groton Parks and Recreation creative writing classes; free; (860) 444-8711.

Community Conversations — 7 p.m., Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Road; panel discussion on “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas; hosted by Kevin Booker, Jr.; free; (860) 441-6750.

KIDS

Sing and Stomp — 10 a.m., Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Road; music program for all ages with a caregiver; free; (860) 441-6750. Drop-In Storytime — 10:30 a.m., Stonington Free Library, 20 High St.; for ages 2-5; free; (860) 535-0658.

Lil’ Yogis — 10:30 a.m., Wheeler Library, 101 Main St., North Stonington; creative movement for ages 2-5 with a caregiver; free; (860) 535-0383.

Lunch Bunch Mini Storytime — 11:30 a.m., Wheeler Library, 101 Main St., North Stonington; for ages 2-5 with an adult; bring a lunch; free; (860) 535-0383.

Bookmarkers Book Club — 4 p.m., Waterford Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Road; “A Long Walk to Water” by Linda Sue Park; for ages 9-12; free; registration required; (860) 444-5805. DIY Bird Feeders — 5 p.m., Cragin Memorial Library, 8 Linwood Ave., Colchester; for all ages with an adult; free; (860) 5375752.