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THE SONGS OF AMERICA

 June 18, 2013; Updated: 4:59 pm

The Oakland Girls Choir Concentio presents " An American Portrait," a concert featuring composers and poets from the U.S. and Canada, at Mystic Congregational Church, 43 East Main St., Mystic, on Wednesday, June 19, at 7 p.m.

The concert...

Calling all princesses and pirates

 June 17, 2013; Updated: 6:04 pm

Community Music School and the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center invite boys and girls to join them for a Princess and Pirate Party at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 23, at The Kate, 300 Main St., Old Saybrook.

Attendees will join pirates in a...

Raise a sail, Take a cruise

 June 16, 2013; Updated: 1:57 pm

The Sails Up 4 Cancer Regatta will take place Saturday, June 22, at the Mystic River Yacht Club.

The series is open to all racing and cruising handicap boats and to one-design classes of at least six entrants. Spinnaker and non-spinnaker...

SLRD pumped for upcoming fundraiser

 June 16, 2013; Updated: 1:57 pm

Shoreline Roller Derby presents Pump up the Jam, a double header fundraiser, on Saturday, June 22, starting at 5 p.m. at Galaxy Roller Rink in Groton. Proceeds benefit the Babies Heart Run, a yearly motorcycle run that raises money for parents...

Connecticut history from the ground up

 June 15, 2013; Updated: 4:52 pm

Who says you can't reinvent history? Or, at least, replant it? On Sunday, June 23, the team behind Connecticut's Historic Gardens marks 10 years of doing just that with Connecticut's Historic Gardens Day at 14 historic locations...

A grand day for guitars

 June 15, 2013; Updated: 4:47 pm

Every human likes guitars. Whether your expertise is limited to an air guitar version of "Black Water Sun" or you're Danny Gatton, guitars hold a gleeful, mesmeric fascination for us all.
You MUST,...

In search of Miss Connecticut

 June 15, 2013; Updated: 4:20 pm

The Miss Connecticut pageant will be held at the Garde Arts Center in New London June 20-22. Twenty contestants are vying for the title of Miss Connecticut 2013 and the opportunity to represent Connecticut at the Miss America competition in...

Celebrating the stewards of maritime history

 June 14, 2013; Updated: 4:20 pm

The Board of Trustees of New London Maritime Society, Inc., invites friends and members to a 15th anniversary celebration of the Frank L. McGuire II Maritime Research Library from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday.

It's a two-part celebration.

Meet the second Biggest Loser

 June 14, 2013; Updated: 4:20 pm

"Biggest Loser" Season 14 runner-up Jeff Nichols will visit Planet Fitness in Waterford and Groton on Tuesday, June 18. Throughout the season, Nichols went from 388 pounds to 207 pounds.

Nichols will take photos and sign autographs and...

A 50th anniversary gala for Goodspeed

 June 13, 2013; Updated: 6:43 pm

Goodspeed Musicals is going all-out to celebrate its 50th year, with a grand gala - with the full list of luminaries still to come - and with a family-oriented event.

At Saturday's Family Lawn Party, folks can go all Goodspeed -...

Mystic Arts Center hosts 100th anniversary gala

 June 13, 2013; Updated: 6:43 pm

The Mystic Arts Center - formerly known as the Mystic Art Association - marks its centennial with a big-bang Saturday gala.

Guests - who are encouraged to dress in what MAC calls "creative cocktail attire" - can bid on such auction...

Cuartetango String Quartet perform at La Grua Center

 June 13, 2013; Updated: 1:57 pm

There have been enough "perfect storms" - not just meteorologically, but also in terms of literary metaphor.

Still, you don't need to be Sam Champion or Sebastian Junger to want to break out "perfect storm" one more time in the...

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