CALENDAR OF EVENTS

TODAY

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

Welcome Wednesdays — 10:30 a.m., virtual; free art extravaganza; for ages 2 and up; hosted by Ledyard Libraries; free; registration required; (860) 4649912.

Book-a-Tech — 11 a.m.-2 p.m., virtual; Groton Public Library staff assist with technical questions; free; registration required; (860) 441-6750.

GPL Tech Minute — 3 p.m., virtual; presentation on the SimplyE ebook and audiobook program; hosted by the Groton Public Library; free; registration required; (860) 441-6750.

Be You with Books — 5:30 p.m., virtual; “Carry On” by Rainbow Rowell; for ages 16-26; hosted by the Groton Public Library; free; registration required; (860) 441-6750.

Environmental Issues Seminar — 6 p.m., virtual; “New England Wetlands” by Karolina Fucikova of Assumption College; hosted by Three Rivers Community College; free; registration required; tinyurl.com/EnvironmentalSeminar.

Why Native Plants? — 6 p.m., virtual; presentation by Tim Wachtmann of Plantscapes of New England; hosted by the Mystic and Noank Library; free; registration required; (860) 536-7721.

Meditation and Mindfulness — 7:30 p.m., virtual; presented by Amy Rutledge; hosted by Ledyard Libraries; free; registration required; (860) 4649912.

Spring Lecture — 7 p.m., virtual; “In History’s Wake: The Last Trap Fishermen of Rhode Island” presented by Markham Starr; held by the Old Lyme Historical Society; free; registration required; (860) 434-0684; info@oldlymehistorical.org.

THURSDAY, APRIL 1

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.

Celebrating Poetry — 6 p.m., virtual; community reading to kick off National Poetry Month; hosted by the Mystic and Noank Library; free; registration required; (860) 536-7721.

Captain Michael Turdo, Commanding Officer of the USCGC Eagle — 7 p.m., virtual; “America’s Tall Ship” part of Shoreline Sailing Club’s Speaker Series; free; registration required; shorelinesailingclub.camp8.org/.

Recycled Origami — 3 p.m., virtual; teens learn how to fold candy wrappers into butterflies; hosted by the Groton Public Library; free; (860) 4416750.

Teen Take Home Art Kit — 3 p.m., Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Road; Groton; learn how to knit with your fingers; for teens in grades 6-12; free; (860) 441-6750.

FRIDAY, APRIL 2

First Friday — 5-8 p.m., Leif Nilsson Spring Street Studio and Gallery, 1 Spring St., Chester; listen to the sweet sounds of Arrowhead and Friends Band six feet apart on the porch or in the gallery while enjoying some of the oldest and the newest paintings of Leif Nilsson’s home and travels; free; (860) 526-2077; nilssonstudio.com.

Lenten Fish Fry — 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Portuguese Holy Ghost Society, 26 Main St., Stonington; takeout available; (860) 535-3855.

Lenten Fish Fry — 4:30-6:30 p.m., Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church, 1650 Route 12, Gales Ferry; takeout only; $12, $30 for a family pack; registration required; (860) 2877259.

Get Your Garden — 7 p.m., virtual; four-part workshop by Tri Gable Lea Farm; hosted by the Groton Public Library; free; registration required; (860) 441-6750.

SATURDAY, APRIL 3

Cool-ology — 10 a.m., virtual; mindful physics workshop for ages 6-12; hosted by the Mystic and Noank Library; free; registration required; (860) 5367721.

Grab & Go Craft — 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Waterford Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Road, Waterford; pick up supplies to make a bunny craft at home; free; (860) 444-5805.

MONDAY, APRIL 5

Mushroom Growing Outdoors — 7 p.m., virtual; four-part workshop from Tri Gable Lea Farm; hosted by the Groton Public Library; free; registration required (860) 441-6750.

Family Storytime Kits — 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Road, Groton; handpicked books, a small craft and family activities; free; registration required; (860) 441-6750. Storytime — 10:30 a.m., virtual; for children of all ages; hosted by the Groton Public Library; free; registration required; (860) 441-6750.

TUESDAY, APRIL 6

Coastal Perspectives Lecture Series — 7:30 p.m., virtual; “Confronting Issues of (In)Justice in Environmental and Resource Governance” panel discussion; hosted by the University of Connecticut; free; registration required; coastalperspectives@uconn.edu. Customers & Competition — 5:30 p.m., virtual; second session of SCORE Southeastern Connecticut’s Fundamentals for Starting Your Business series; free; registration required; sect. score.org.

The Cat Behaviorist — 6:30 p.m., virtual; “Saving the World, One Cat at a Time” by Dr. Rachel S. Geller; hosted by Waterford Public Library; free; registration required; (860) 444-5805.