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First Thurs of Every Month – 7-8pm - Groton - Adoption: How to get Started! Sponsored by Connecticut Adoption and Family Services. Free informational sessions for people interested in finding out more about adoption. Connecticut Adoption and Family Services worker will explain different types of adoption and offer a step-by-step outline to adopting a child. Adoption of infants from within the United States, as well as the adoption of children from countries through which Connecticut Adoption & Family Services facilitates adoptions from, will be discussed. Adopting a child from Connecticut state foster care through Project Connecticut’s Child, a grant funded low cost adoption program will also be covered. Pre-register (REQUIRED) by calling 860-444-0553 or emailing administrator@CTadoptions.org. Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Rd. www.ctadoptions.org
Fridays (except 12/2 & 12/23) – 5:30pm or 6:30pm - Jewett City - Friday Night Fun Shops, Mad Science, 39 Wedgewood Dr. One hour hands-on fun science exploration for kids ages 4-12. $8 per child. Pre-registration preferred, walkins welcome. 860-376-9451 www.madscience.org/seconn
Saturdays at 2:30-3:30 pm & – Sundays at 1-2 pm (except 12/24, 12/25 & 12/31) - Niantic - Weekend Drop-In Activities - They’re back! Our weekend drop-in activities return to help chase away the cool weather chills. Take part in science and art the hands-on, up close, Museum way. Free with admission. Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut 409 Main St (860) 691-1111 www.childrensmuseumsect.org
Weekends thru Christmas – Griswold – Holiday Open Farm Days – Farm Shoppe will be open where we carry alpaca yarn, hats, gloves, scarves, teddy bears and more! Stone Bridge Farm Alpacas, 116 Crary Rd (860) 376-5027 www.stonebridgealpacas.com
12/31 – 11am-1pm – Niantic - Countdown to Noon! - Can't stay up 'til midnight to ring in the New Year? Neither can we! That's why we celebrate at noon. Pretty clever, huh? Join us for games, traditions, song, and celebration as we prepare for 2012. Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut, 409 Main St (860) 691-1111 www.childrensmuseumsect.org
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First Thurs of Every Month – 7-8pm - Groton - Adoption: How to get Started! Sponsored by Connecticut Adoption and Family Services. Free informational sessions for people interested in finding out more about adoption. Connecticut Adoption and Family Services worker will explain different types of adoption and offer a step-by-step outline to adopting a child. Adoption of infants from within the United States, as well as the adoption of children from countries through which Connecticut Adoption & Family Services facilitates adoptions from, will be discussed. Adopting a child from Connecticut state foster care through Project Connecticut’s Child, a grant funded low cost adoption program will also be covered. Pre-register (REQUIRED) by calling 860-444-0553 or emailing administrator@CTadoptions.org. Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Rd. www.ctadoptions.org
Fridays – 5:30pm or 6:30pm - Jewett City - Friday Night Fun Shops, Mad Science, 39 Wedgewood Dr. One hour hands-on fun science exploration for kids ages 4-12. $8 per child. Pre-registration preferred, walkins welcome. 860-376-9451 www.madscience.org/seconn
Saturdays at 2:30-3:30 pm & – Sundays at 1-2 pm - Niantic - Weekend Drop-In Activities - They’re back! Our weekend drop-in activities return to help chase away the cool weather chills. Take part in science and art the hands-on, up close, Museum way. Free with admission. Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut 409 Main St (860) 691-1111 www.childrensmuseumsect.org
1/6 - 5–8 pm – Niantic - First-Friday-Free Family Night -Join us the first Friday night of each month for free, sponsored by Electric Boat Employees Community Services Association. Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut 409 Main St (860) 691-1111 www.childrensmuseumsect.org
1/7 - 10am - 5pm – New London - Free First Saturday - Join us each month for a fun family day of free admission, free art activities, and free films! Designed for children ages 5-12. Paper Lantern Workshop (runs 1-3pm). Children's Film Festival "Ponyo" from 3-4:45pm - Explore family-friendly anime films with these little known Disney masterpieces. Lyman Allyn Art Museum, 625 Williams St 860-443-2545 www.lymanallyn.org
1/7 – 7:30pm – New London - "The Sleeping Beauty" - The Moscow Festival Ballet brings lavish sets, beautiful costumes, and a corp de ballet with beauty and grace, as well as superbly gifted principal dancers and the music of Tchaikovsky. Created in 1890 by choreographer Marius Petipa, the Sleeping Beauty ballet is a light-hearted fantasy of popular culture - a journey to an enchanted forest, where good triumphs over evil through a single kiss. Tickets: $50 loge, $42 orchestra, $36 front balcony, $30 rear balcony. Garde Arts Center, 325 State St (860) 444-7373 www.gardearts.org
1/16 – 10am-on – Niantic - Peaceful Drop-in during Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday - Peaceful drop-in activities in the classroom beginning at 10 am. Free with admission. Also, bring your packed lunch and join us for an indoor picnic at noon. Lemonade is provided. Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut 409 Main St (860) 691-1111 www.childrensmuseumsect.org
1/22 – 10-11:30am – Niantic - Sensory-Friendly Morning - A quiet time in an accessible environment for self-guided fun at the Museum is enhanced with the help of specialists experienced in autism. Free event is sponsored by Pfizer and the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut. Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut 409 Main St. Pre-register (860) 691-1111 www.childrensmuseumsect.org
1/22 - 2pm – New London - U.S. Coast Guard Band " Movie Madness XV" - By design, some of the most dramatic music ever written derives from film. This matinee performance is filled with popular cinematic scores. Free and open to the public. No tickets required. Leamy Hall - United States Coast Guard Academy, 31 Mohegan Ave 800.883.8724 www.uscga.edu/display.aspx?id=391
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