10/15/2021
10/15/2021
Local News for Old Lyme, Connecticut
10/15/2021
10/15/2021
Musical Masterworks New Season Launches Harmonious Transition From Arron to Lark as Artistic Director; Opening Concert in Old Lyme, Oct. 23
OLD LYME — Musical Masterworks is back with live concerts and audiences next weekend – and this 31st season of chamber music concerts is special on multiple fronts. This season’s five concerts will be a farewell tour for cellist Edward Arron, who has served as Artistic Director for 13 years. A soloist with major orchestras READ MORE.
10/15/2021
Oct. 14 COVID-19 Update: Lyme, Old Lyme Both in Gray (Lowest) Case Rate Zone for First Time Since July, But Statewide Number
LYME/OLD LYME – The Daily Data Report for Connecticut issued Thursday, Oct. 14, by the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CT-DPH) for data as at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, has good news for both Lyme and Old Lyme. This report includes the weekly update, which is issued each Thursday. The report shows that Old READ MORE.
10/15/2021
Oct. 13 COVID-19 Update: No New Cases in Either Town; Old Lyme Holds at 431, Lyme at 130
LYME/OLD LYME – The Daily Data Report issued Wedesday, Oct. 13, at 4 p.m. by the Connecticut Department of Health (CT DPH) shows no new confirmed COVID-19 cases in either Lyme or Old Lyme compared with Tuesday’s number of 130 and 431 respectively., Old Lyme maintained its cumulative total at 431 cases for the fourth READ MORE.
10/13/2021
Final Day for ‘The Farmer’s Market’ at Tiffany Farms in Lyme is Saturday, Oct. 16
LYME —‘The last day of the 2021 season for The Farmer’s Market at Tiffany Farms’ in Lyme is Saturday, Oct. 16, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Vendors this season include Sankow’s Beaver Brook Farm Biscotti and Beyond Bittersweet Farms Chatfield Hollow Farm Confections by Tonie Marie (new – confections!) Dondero Orchards Fat Stone Farm READ MORE.
10/13/2021
9 Town Transit: Estuary Transit District is …
Estuary Transit District is looking for a Procurement Read the article on twitter.com READ MORE.
10/13/2021
A View From My Porch: Continuing the Tikka Saga – with Slides of our Trips to the UK
Clearly, we all need a break; this lighter essay is mine. In August, LymeLine published a recipe for chicken tikka masala from Lee White cooked in an “Instant Pot.” We made the dish, pictured below, with her recipe and found it to be an authentic and tasty interpretation of the “British staple.” Christina and I READ MORE.
10/13/2021
Oct. 12 COVID-19 Update: One New Case in Lyme Takes Cumulative Total to 130; OL Holds Steady at 431
LYME/OLD LYME – The Daily Data Report issued Tuesday, Oct. 12, at 4 p.m. by the Connecticut Department of Health (CT DPH) shows one new confirmed COVID-19 case in Lyme over Friday’s number of 129, taking the cumulative total for the town to 130. This is the first new confirmed case in Lyme since Sept. READ MORE.
10/12/2021
Reading Uncertainly? ‘Troubles’ by J. G. Farrell is a “Compelling Read”
When a world is collapsing all about us, how much are we willing to recognize? J. G. Farrell’s description of a veteran of the World War I trenches going to Ireland to rejoin a young lady he had met only once in London during the War is an allegory on human inertia and lethargy in READ MORE.10/12/2021
Wee Faerie Village Returns to Old Lyme’s Florence Griswold Museum Through Oct. 31, Associated Special Events Galore Planned
OLD LYME — After postponing Wee Faerie Village last year due to COVID, the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme presents FOLLY WOODS: Awesome Wee Faerie Architecture Along the Artists’ Trail on the grounds of museum’s 12-acre campus from Oct. 1 through 31. Visitors follow a map to explore 23 miniature wonders handcrafted by artists, READ MORE.10/12/2021
The Movie Man: Craig is Captivating, Seydoux is Stunning, But ‘No Time To Die’ Fails to Live Up to Expectations
Special to LymeLine.com This is a special review for me. My first ever published piece as a writer was a review for the previous Bond film, Spectre. Much has transpired since then, both for me and the world. But the appreciation of the art of cinema, manifested in many forms, remains as we struggle with READ MORE.10/12/2021
Free Flu Shots for Lyme, Old Lyme Residents Offered, Saturday
LYME/OLD LYME — On Saturday, Oct. 16, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Old Lyme Visiting Nurse Association will offer free flu shots to Lyme and Old Lyme residents at a drive-through clinic at the Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School. No insurance paperwork is required. Those attending this clinic are requested to wear face masks. READ MORE.10/12/2021
Caryn B. Davis of Lyme Shares ‘A Photographer’s Vision,’ Oct. 19, to Offer Inspiration for ‘Imagining Lyme’ Photo Program
LYME — Join award-winning photographer Caryn B. Davis for a presentation of her landscapes from the natural world and to celebrate the Lyme Land Trust’s photography program, Imagining Lyme. Davis’s presentation will take place Tuesday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m. in the Lyme Public Library Community Room. Davis will show images of gardens and also READ MORE.10/12/2021
Old Lyme Soccer Girls Crush Westbrook 5-0
OLD LYME — Playing on their home field Monday afternoon, the Old Lyme girls defeated the Westbrook Knights emphatically 5-0. The scoring started in the first half when Alexis Fenton scored a goal off an assist from Livie Bass with 28:22 left on the clock. Fenton then reversed roles and made the assist off which READ MORE.10/11/2021
Take a Champlain South Hike and/or Join ‘Hiker’s Happy Hour’ at Old Lyme Inn, Wednesday
OLD LYME — A “Hikers’ Happy Hour” is being sponsored Wednesday, Oct. 13, by the Old Lyme Open Space Commission, the Old Lyme Land Trust, and the Old Lyme Inn. A guided walk will leave at 4:15 p.m. from the Library Lane entrance to the Champlain South Open Space. Library Lane is located off Lyme READ MORE.10/11/2021
Don’t Forget to Submit Your Questions by Oct. 18 for Region 18 BOE ‘Meet the Candidates’ Event
LYME-OLD LYME — Lymes’ Youth Service Bureau (LYSB) and the Lyme-Old Lyme Chamber of Commerce are hosting a ‘Meet the Candidates for Board of Education’ event on Wednesday, Oct. 20, starting at 7 p.m. at Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School. All are welcome. The eight candidates running for the Old Lyme open seats on the Region READ MORE.10/11/2021
Learn to Row an Irish Currach on Rogers Lake, Free Program Offered Saturday
AREAWIDE — Learn to row Irish … remember, you don’t need to be Irish to row Irish! Readers are invited to try out the ancient art of Irish Currach Rowing, Saturday, Oct. 16, at Hain’s Park, Rte. 1/Boston Post Rd. in Old Lyme from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. An Irish currach is a traditional READ MORE.10/11/2021
Musical Masterworks Announces Season Starting Oct. 23 in Person; Arron Stepping Down as Artistic Director, Lark to Replace Him
AREAWIDE — Musical Masterworks (MM) will be back in person this fall for their 31st season with an array of professional chamber music concerts programmed by Artistic Director Edward Arron. The concerts will take place in MM’s traditional home at the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme. Alden Rockwell Murphy, who serves as MM Board READ MORE.10/10/2021
Salt Marsh Opera Presents ‘Carmen’ at ‘The Kate’ This Afternoon
OLD SAYBROOK — Salt Marsh Opera was founded in 2010 by Simon Holt, who initially served as its Music Director and then become Artistic Director in 2015. He also currently serves as Director of Music at the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme and Music Director of Cappella Cantorum in Deep River, Conn. Salt Marsh READ MORE.10/09/2021