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Across the Area is a comprehensive list of timely events for the Resident’s 200,000 readers across Southeastern Connecticut & Southern Rhode Island. Send items to Across the Area, the Resident, P.O. Box 269, Stonington, CT 06378 or acrossthearea@theresident.com. Enclose a photo, if you wish, for possible publication. Space is limited. There is a $20 fee for guaranteed placement. Items must be received three weeks in advance of event. Please explain what the event is, who is sponsoring the event and where and when it will be held.


February 1


Clouds!. 1:30pm, Children’s Museum of SECT, Niantic. 860.691.1111


Free Math Tutoring & Writing Assistance. 3:30pm-5:30pm, Geography Of The Human Spirit. 7pm, Groton Public Library. 860.441.6750


Southeastern CT Relay For Life Meeting. 7pm, Norwich VFW.


860.642.4419


February 2 Mother Goose On The Loose. 10:30am-11am, Otis Library, Norwich. 860.889.2365


Women’s Positive Self-Esteem Support Group. 5:30pm-7:30pm, Madonna Place, Norwich. 860.886.6600 x0


CT Adoption & Family Services Adoption Process. 7pm-8pm, Groton Public Library. 860.441.6750


Digging Into Documentaries: “Good Hair”. 7pm, Cragin Memorial Library, Colchester. 860.537.5752


Free AARP Tax Prep. 12pm-4pm, Stonington Community Center. 860.535.2476


“Mystic Art in the Evening” Gallery Stroll. 6pm-8pm, Downtown Mystic. 860.536.7601 x203


Book Sale. 10am-8pm, Brain- erd Memorial Library, Haddam.


860.345.2204


February 3 Let’s Go Fly A Kite!. 10:30am, First- Friday-Free Family Night. 5pm-8pm, Children’s Museum of SECT, Niantic. 860.691.1111


Screening Of: The Piano In A Factory. 7pm, Groton Public Library. 860.441.6750


Book Sale. 10am-6pm, Brain- erd Memorial Library, Haddam. 860.345.2204


National Wear Red Day For Women’s Heart Health!


Wear red for the day of Feb. 3rd!


February 4 Toddler Playgroups. 9am, Winter Weekend Drop-In Activities. 2:30pm-3:30pm, Children’s Museum of SECT, Niantic. 860.691.1111


“Yoga Stories” By Earth Friends Discovery Yoga. 11am-12pm, Paws- Itive Reading Days. 10:30am- 12:30pm, Otis Library, Norwich. 860.889.2365


1st Annual Take Your Child To The Library Day. 10am-3pm, Bill Memorial Library, Groton. 860.445.0392


Food Collection. 11am-1pm, Care & Share Pantry, Niantic. 860.739.8502


Book Sale. 10am-3pm, Brain- erd Memorial Library, Haddam. 860.345.2204


February 5 Free Hands-on Art Experience. 1pm- 5pm, Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme. 860.536.1216


Winter Weekend Drop-In Activities. 1pm-2pm, Children’s Museum of SECT, Niantic. 860.691.1111


Junior Division Pancake-And- Breakfast-Buffet. 8am-12pm, Old Saybrook Fire Department. 860.395.3149


Stonington Printmakers Society, “Winter Relief; Burnishing the Cold.”. 10am-12pm, La Grua Center, Stonington. 860.535.2300


Fleet Reserve Association Club 20 Superbowl Party. 6pm, The Branch Home, Groton. 860.445.0731


February 6 Toddler Time. 10:30am, Bill Memorial Library, Groton. 860.445.0392


How To Use Skype. 6:30pm, Henry Carter Hull Library, Clinton. 860.669.2342


Introduction To The Internet Class. 11am, Cragin Memorial Library, Colchester. 860.537.5752


Screening Of: Eight Below. 2pm, Groton Public Library. 860.441.6750


Seniors (60+) Grieving the Loss of a Loved One. 10am-11am, StoneRidge Retirement Community, Mystic. 860.848.5699


“Mapping Rhode Island Renewable Energy” URI Lecture. 6pm, Westerly


Public Library. 401.874.6106 February 7


Drop-In English Conversation. 10:30am-12pm, Public Library of New London. 860.447.1411


Science For Homeschoolers. 1:30pm, Children’s Museum of SECT, Niantic. 860.691.1111


Vision Board Workshop. 7pm-9pm, Cragin Memorial Library, Colchester. 860.537.5752


Book Sale. 10am-8pm, Brain- erd Memorial Library, Haddam. 860.345.2204


Fleet Reserve Association Branch 20 Meeting. 6pm, The Branch Home, Groton. 860.445.0731


February 8 AARP Free Income Tax Preparation. By Appointment. Griswold Senior Center, Jewett City. 860.376.2604


Banking Scams And Fraud Program. 1:30pm, Henry Carter Hull Library, Clinton. 860.669.2342


Talkin’ Bout’ Good Vibrations. 1:30pm, Children’s Museum of SECT, Niantic. 860.691.1111


Valentine’s Day Stories. 6pm- 7:30pm, Otis Library, Norwich. 860.889.2365


Movie: “Moneyball”. 6pm, Brain- erd Memorial Library, Haddam.


860.345.2204 February 9


Caregivers Support Group. 6pm- 8pm, Disabilities Network of ECT, Norwich. 860.823.1898 x15


Mother Goose On The Loose. 10:30am-11am, Otis Library, Norwich. 860.889.2365


Women’s Positive Self-Esteem Support Group. 5:30pm-7:30pm, Madonna Place, Norwich. 860.886.6600 x0


AAUW Meeting. 7pm, Waterford Public Library. 860.444.5805


Introduction To The Internet Class. 7pm, Cragin Memorial Library, Colchester. 860.537.5752


LNVA Latin World Art Exhibit Reception. 4pm, CT College, New London. 860.447.1911


Mystic Woman’s Club Meeting. 12pm, St. Mark’s Church, Mystic. 860.535.2356


Book Sale. 10am-8pm Taking Aim At Success. 6:30pm, Brain- erd Memorial Library, Haddam.


860.345.2204 February 10


New Car Seat Inspection Station. 10am-1pm, Pawcatuck Fire Department. 860.442.0733


The Winter Beach. 10:30am, Sensory-Friendly Times. 6pm- 7:30pm, Tween Night: Welcome To Hollywood!. 7pm-8:30pm, Children’s Museum of SECT, Niantic. 860.691.1111


Valentine’s Dinner. 5pm-7pm, Holy New Martyrs Russian Orthodox Church, Norwich. 860.822.9955


Book Sale. 10am-6pm, Brain-


L&M Hospital Presents the


Hospital Auxiliary 3rd Annual Valentine


Dance And Auction 6:30pm-11pm Ocean Beach Park, New London


• Refreshments, Chinese Auction, Silent Auction,


and music by The Cartells Proceeds to benefit a program for Heart Awareness and the Lawrence


& Memorial Centennial Campaign Call For Tickets: 860.447.3662


erd Memorial Library, Haddam. 860.345.2204


February 11 Toddler Playgroups. 9am, Winter Weekend Drop-In Activities. 2:30pm-3:30pm, Children’s Museum of SECT, Niantic. 860.691.1111


American Girl Valentine’s Day Tea. 2pm-4pm, Lyme Youth Service Bureau, Old Lyme. 860.669.7814


Chili Open House. 11am-1pm, High Hopes Therapeutic Riding, Inc., Old Lyme. 860.434.1974 x128


Lunch & Silent Auction To Benefit MASH. 11am-4pm, Coogan Gildersleeve Appliances, Inc., Mystic. 860.536.4929


Old News Is Good News: Using Newspapers For Genealogical Research. 1pm-3pm, Otis Library, Norwich. 860.889.2365 ext. 108


One Book Every Young Child Program Of CT Penguin Party Kick Off. 2pm, Groton Public Library. 860.441.6750


Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser. 8:30am-11am, Oswegatchie Elementary School, Waterford. 860.772.2656


Soup-A-Thon. 5:30pm-7pm, United Church Of Stonington, Stonington Borough. 860.535.0879


FeaturedEvent Valentine Dance


The Transcendent Violin: Strings Across Baroque, Jazz, Bluegrass and the Romantic. 5pm, La Grua Center, Stonington. 860.535.2300


Valentine’s Vendor Event To Benefit Jennifer Crouch. 12pm-4pm, Mohegan Fire Company, Uncasville. 860.319.3090


Winter Weekend Activities. 10am- 5pm, Puppet Show: The Twig Family in the Oak Tree. 11am and 2pm, Face Painting And Glitter Tattoos. 11am-4pm, Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme. 860.536.1216


Book Sale. 10am-3pm, Brain- erd Memorial Library, Haddam. 860.345.2204


Big Food: Health, Culture and the Evolution of Eating. 10am-4pm, Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven. 203.432.1345


February 12 Free Hands-on Art Experience. 1pm- 5pm, Just Imagine Family Folk Concert with Dave Fry. 2pm, Face Painting And Glitter Tattoos. 1pm- 5pm Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme. 860.536.1216


Winter Weekend Drop-In Activities. 1pm-2pm, Children’s Museum of SECT, Niantic. 860.691.1111


“They Called Me Lizzy” A One Woman Drama. 2pm, Groton Public Library. 860.441.6750


Little Toot Tugboat Valentine’s Tea. 2pm, Custom House Maritime Museum, New London. 860.447.2501


Shoreline Roller Derby Recruitment. 6pm, Galaxy Roller Rink, Groton. recruitment@shorelinerollerderby. com


February 13 Toddler Time. 10:30am, Bill Memorial Library, Groton. 860.445.0392


Movie Monday: “Anonymous”. 6:30pm, Henry Carter Hull Library, Clinton. 860.669.2342


February 14


Drop-In English Conversation. 10:30am-12pm, Public Library of New London. 860.447.1411


“Love Songs Of The Swing Era” Concert. 6:30pm, Westerly Library. 401.596.2877


Book Sale. 10am-8pm, Brain- erd Memorial Library, Haddam.


860.345.2204


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