EVENTS THIS WEEK

TODAY

Pop-Up Storytime — 10 a.m., virtual; for all ages; hosted by the Groton Public Library; free; registration required; (860) 441-6750.

Marketing Your Business with Email — noon, virtual; SCORE workshop with Robert Clark and Susan Catalano; free; registration required; sect. score.org.

Virtual Pet Show — 3 p.m., virtual; with Town of Groton Police Officer Heather and K9 Chase; for all ages; hosted by the Groton Public Library; free; registration required; (860) 441-6750.

Healthy Housekeeping with COVID-19 — 2 p.m., virtual; presentation by Mary Ellen Welch of UConn Extension; hosted by the Waterford Public Library; free; registration required; (860) 444-5805.

Learn to Hem — 5 p.m., virtual; hosted by Spark Makerspace; $18 members, $24 nonmembers; registration required; (860) 629-8477.

Retirement Income Maximization — 6 p.m., virtual; hosted by Ledyard Libraries; free; registration required; (860) 464-9912.

Drawing to De-stress — 6 p.m., virtual; basic tips and techniques with a take-home drawing kit; hosted by the Mystic and Noank Library; free; registration required; (860) 536-7721.

Tory McCagg — 6 p.m., virtual; book talk with the author of “At Crossroads with Chickens”; part of La Grua Center’s “Good Stories Well Told” series; free; registration required; (860) 535-2300.

Environmental Issues Seminar — 6 p.m., virtual; “Water Resources in the Developing World” by John Lane of the United States Geological Survey; hosted by Three Rivers Community College; free; registration required; tinyurl.com/EnvironmentalSeminar.

Be You With Books — 6:30 p.m., virtual; social club and discussion of “All Out” edited by Saundra Mitchell; for ages 16-26; hosted by the Groton Public Library; free; registration required; (860) 441-6750.

Games, Drugs, and Rock and Roll — 7 p.m., virtual; artificial intelligence presentation by Yale Science Communication; hosted by Essex Library; free; registration required; (860) 767-1560.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 28

Benedict Arnold Trail — 3 p.m., virtual; presentation by Joyce Lee Malcom, author of “The Tragedy of Benedict Arnold”; part of the Norwich Historical Society’s winter lecture series; free; registration required; (860) 886-1776.

Dungeons and Dragons for Teens — 3:30 p.m., virtual; for grades 6-12; hosted by the Public Library of New London; free; registration required; (860) 447-1411.

Kenneth Rosen — 6 p.m., virtual; book talk with the author of “Troubled”; hosted by Bank Square Books; free; registration required; (860) 536-3795.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 29

Shipyard Tour — 1 p.m., Mystic Seaport Museum, 75 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic; featuring visiting schooners Pilot and Shenandoah; $7 members, $10 nonmembers; registration required; (860) 572-5331. Christine’s Critters — 4 p.m., virtual; live animal program for all ages; hosted by the Mystic and Noank Library; free; registration required; (860) 536-7721.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 30

Stonington Farmers Market — 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Velvet Mill, 22 Bayview

Ave., Stonington.

Daniel Simpson — 2 p.m., virtual; book talk with the author of “The Truth of Yoga”; hosted by Bank Square Books; free; registration required; (860) 536-3795.

Art Workshop — 3 p.m., virtual; Eshter Mahlangu workshop hosted by Lyman Allyn Art Museum; for all ages; hosted by the Mystic and Noank Library; free; registration required; (860) 536-7721.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1

Librarians Learn — 3 p.m., virtual; self care workshop with Groton Public Library staff; free; registration required; (860) 441-6750.

Teen Take Home Art Kits — 3-6 p.m., Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Road; self-care kits for grades 6-12; free; (860) 441-6750. Romance Book Club — 8 p.m., virtual; “The Midnight Bargain” by C.L. Polk; hosted by Bank Square Books; free; registration required; (860) 536-3795.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2

Cookbook Club — 12:30 p.m., virtual; hosted by Ledyard Libraries; free; registration required; (860) 464-9912.

Polynesian Wayfinding — 3 p.m., virtual; workshop and navigational tool craft for all ages; hosted by the Mystic Seaport Museum; $10 members, $15 nonmembers; registration required; (860) 572-5331.

Scavenger Hunt — 6:30 p.m., virtual; household hunt hosted by the Waterford Public Library; free; registration required; (860) 444-5805.

Stock Discussion Group — 7 p.m., virtual; hosted by Ledyard Libraries; free; registration required; (860) 464-9912.