CALENDAR OF EVENTS
TODAY
Liz Phair — 10 p.m., virtual; hosted by the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center; $20; (860) 510-0453.
Public Feedback Session — 2:30 p.m., virtual; community partnership presentation for the proposed Connecticut National Estuarine Research Reserve; free; deep.nerr.contact@ct.gov.
Environmental Issues Seminar —6 p.m., virtual; “The History of the Green Lawn Dilemma” by Judy Preston of Connecticut Sea Grant; hosted by Three Rivers Community College; free; registration required; tinyurl.com/EnvironmentalSeminar.
Read of The Day — 6 p.m., virtual; book talk with Carola Lovering, author of “Too Good to Be True”; hosted by Bank Square Books; free; registration required; (860) 536-3795.
Meditation and Mindfulness — 7:30 p.m., virtual; presented by Amy Rutledge; hosted by Ledyard Libraries; free; registration required; (860) 464-9912.
THURSDAY, MARCH 4
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.
Amy Oestreicher — 6:30 p.m., virtual; book talk with the author of “My Beautiful Detour”; hosted by the Waterford Public Library; free; registration required; (860) 444-5805.
FRIDAY, MARCH 5
3 Doors Down — 9 p.m., virtual; hosted by the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center; $20; (860) 5100453.
Arrowhead and Friends Band — 5 p.m., Leif Nilsson Spring Street Studio; 1 Spring St., Chester; free; (860) 526-2077.
Lenten Fish Fry — 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Portuguese Holy Ghost Society, 26 Main St., Stonington; takeout available; weekly through April 2; (860) 535-3855.
Shipyard Tour — 2 p.m., Mystic Seaport Museum, 75 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic; featuring visiting schooners Pilot and Shenandoah; $7 members, $10 nonmembers; registration required; (860) 572-5331.
Public Feedback Session — 2:30 p.m., virtual; administration, volunteer and communication presentation for the proposed Connecticut National Estuarine Research Reserve; free; deep.nerr.contact@ct.gov.
Lenten Fish Fry — 4:30-6:30 p.m., Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church, 1650 Route 12, Gales Ferry; takeout only; weekly through April 2; $12, $30 for a family pack; registration required; (860) 287-7529.
SATURDAY, MARCH 6
Brandy Clark — 8 p.m., virtual; hosted by the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center; $15; (860) 510-0453.
Cool-ology — 10 a.m., virtual; seed science workshop for ages 6-12; hosted by the Mystic and Noank Library; free; registration required; (860) 536-7721.
Grab and Go Craft — 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Waterford Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Road; Dr. Seuss craft kits for all ages; free; (860) 444-5805.
Seuss-ification — 10:30 a.m., virtual; storytelling program by Two Right Feet to celebrate Read Across America Day; hosted by the Waterford Public Library; free; registration required; (860) 444-5805.
New Naturalism — 11 a.m., virtual; presentation by author Kelly D. Norris; hosted by the Essex Library; free; registration required; (860) 767-1560.
Storytime with Rio Cortez — 1 p.m., virtual; Cortez reads from her book “The ABCs of Black History”; hosted by Bank Square Books; free; registration required; (860) 536-3795.
Maple Syrup Open House — 1-4 p.m., Blue Slope Country Museum, 138 Blue Hill Road, North Franklin; maple harvesting demonstrations; also Sunday; free, donations welcome; (860) 642-7084.
Pysanky Egg Decorating — 2 p.m., virtual; presentation by Olivia Nosal; hosted by Ledyard Libraries; free; registration required; (860) 4649912.
Animal Tracking — 2 p.m., virtual; presentation by the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center; hosted by the Lyme Public Library; free; registration required; (860) 434-2272.
Suffragettes in Corselettes — 3 p.m., virtual; presentation by Ehris and Velya Jancz-Urban of the Grounded Goodwife Farmhouse; hosted by the Waterford Public Library; free; registration required; (860) 444-5805.
SUNDAY, MARCH 7
Maple Syrup Open House — 1-4 p.m., Blue Slope Country Museum, 138 Blue Hill Road, North Franklin; maple harvesting demonstrations; also Sunday; free, donations welcome; (860) 642-7084.
MONDAY, MARCH 8
Family Storytime Kits — 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Road; for all ages; free; registration required; (860) 441-6750.
Baby Storytime — 10:30 a.m., virtual; for children under age 2 with an adult; hosted by the Groton Public Library; free; registration required; (860) 441-6750.
Lenten Luncheon — noon-1:30 p.m., Calvary Episcopal Church, 27 Church St., Stonington; baked ham with sides and a dessert; take-out only; $10, proceeds supporting Homes for the Brave; (860) 912-4144.
Fiction Book Club — 6 p.m., virtual; “The Girl with the Louding Voice” by Abi Daré; hosted by Savoy Bookshop and Cafe; free; registration required; (401) 213-3901.
Speculative Fiction Book Discussion — 7 p.m., virtual; “Recursion” by Blake Crouch; hosted by the Waterford Public Library; free; registration required; (860) 444-5805.
TUESDAY, MARCH 9
Choosing the Right QuickBooks — 10 a.m., virtual; SCORE workshop with Elizabeth Santaus; free; registration required; sect.score.org.
Lyme Garden Club — 10 a.m., virtual; “Myths, Lies and the Latest Dirt” by author C.L. Fornari; free; registration required; (703) 989-1334.
Family Storytime — 10:30 a.m., virtual; for all ages; hosted by the Waterford Public Library; free; registration required; (860) 444-5805.
GPL Book Group — 3 p.m., virtual; “The Wonder of Lost Causes” by Nick Trout; hosted by the Groton Public Library; free; registration required; (860) 441-6750.
The Mighty Cargo Carrier — 3 p.m., virtual; sailing ship presentation held in the Benjamin F. Packard Ship’s Cabin Exhibit; hosted by the Mystic Seaport Museum; $10 members, $15 nonmembers; registration required; (860) 572-5331.
CRM Talks — 6 p.m., virtual; “Mills: Making Places of Connecticut” by Renée Tribert of Preservation Connecticut; part of the Connecticut River Museum’s virtual speaker series; $5 members, $10 nonmembers; registration required; (860) 7678269.
Managing Your Money in Challenging Times — 6:30 p.m., virtual; series by Faye Griffiths-Smith with UConn Extension; hosted by the Essex Library; biweekly through March 23; free; registration required; (860) 767-1560.
American Presidents Book Discussion — 7 p.m., virtual; topic is William McKinley; hosted by Ledyard Libraries; free; registration required; (860) 464-9912.
Coastal Perspectives Lecture Series — 7:30 p.m., virtual; “The Hudson River Eel Project” by Chris Bowser of the Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve; hosted by the University of Connecticut; coastalperspectives@uconn.edu.