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Art News:
July at the Florence Griswold Museum
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Free Week
New London County Residents
Tuesday - Sunday, July 16-21 Residents of New London County are invited to enjoy all that the Museum has to offer during this week for free, thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut. ID required. Read more...Please use the "Forward to a Friend" link below to share this information with your New London County friends and family.
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Art*Bar Happy Hour
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Polychroming Parasols
Thursday, July 17 5:30-7pm $25 (members $22) Register Online Shade the sun in style this summer with your own hand-painted parasol. These white paper parasols are the perfect blank canvas for you to express your summer creativity with colorful paint while enjoying some summertime adult beverage.
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Partake: Dinners at the Museum by Café Flo 
Wednesday, July 24 6:30pm Gather for an evening of food and art inspired by Miss Florence and the Lyme artists. Once a month throughout the summer, against the backdrop of the sun setting over the Lieutenant River, chef and owner of Gourmet Galley Anna Lathrop will prepare a themed dinner complete with wine pairings. After a welcoming aperitif, guests will experience a brief insider's presentation on a work of art before enjoying dinner. Seating is limited. The $75 per person fee is inclusive of the program, food, and wines. For reservations contact Donna Carlson at (860) 434-5542 ext. 118 or donna@flogris.org
This month's theme: Willard Metcalf's Cabinet of Natural WondersView menu... (to start, Potato Nests with Crème Fraiche and Caviar paired with a Robin's Egg Blue Cocktail)
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Since the early 20th century Old Lyme has been known to artists and art lovers alike as a haven for the arts. This community event, a quintessential New England celebration for all ages, takes place in the heart of Old Lyme's historic district, with activities spanning locations along Lyme Street.
Friday Night Free Concert at the Museum
July 26, 7-9pm Poor Old Shine Poor Old Shine's music is rooted in the folk and Appalachian mountain music tradition. It's foot stomping, mind racing, bluegrass like you've never heard it before! The Midsummer Concert is generously sponsored by Centerbrook Architects & Planners. Saturday Activities at the Museum
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The "Greenman" Men:
Presentation by Kahn/Selesnick |
Richard Selesnick and Nicholas Kahn installing a Greenman sculpture as part of Animal/Vegetable/Mineral.
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Saturday, July 20 2pm $7 (members $5) Register Online Featured artists in the Animal/Vegetable/Mineral exhibition, Richard Selesnick and Nicholas Kahn have been collaborating as Kahn/Selesnick since 1988 on a series of complex narrative photo-novellas and sculptural installations. Their illustrated talk places the art on view into the broader context of their other work. |
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Study Day at the Met From Rembrandt & Vermeer to the Art of the American Civil War
Tuesday, August 27
8am-8pm
$115 (members $100)
Read more...
Register Online...
Tour the Met's renovated European Painting Galleries. Their representations of Rembrandt, Rubens, Vermeer, Poussin, Velázquez, Goya, and David are the strongest in the Western Hemisphere. After lunch (on your on) gather for tour of The Civil War and American Art. This major loan exhibition considers how artists responded to the Civil War and its aftermath. Landscapes by Frederic E. Church and Sanford R. Gifford and paintings of life on the battlefront and the home front by Winslow Homer and Eastman Johnson.
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For Teachers...
Send your students "over the rainbow" this fall (October 4th to November 3) during the Museum's Wee Faerie Village in the Land of Oz. The event features two dozen miniature faerie settings, based on L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz installed in various nooks and crannies on the Museum grounds.
There are two ways you and your students can enjoy this exciting outdoor exhibit as well as the great art and history on view at the Museum. Read more...
If you know of a teacher that might be interested, please use the "Forward to a Friend" link below to share this information.
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Homeschooler Classes
September - January
All 5 sessions: $50 (siblings $40) Single sessions: $12 per participant (siblings $10) includes one free museum admission for parent or guardian. Limited to 25 students.
Learn about different aspects of art by studying works found at the Museum and participating in hands-on activities.
Read more...
Register Online...
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From the Archives
Take a look at the latest posts on From the Archives to learn about two local sites known for their exquisite gardens during the early 20th century. Read more...
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Members enjoy
so much!
- General admission
- 10% discount off purchases in The Shop
- Discounts on programs, classes, events, and travel
- Festive members-only exhibition openings
- Subscription to member newsletter
- monthly e-newsletter with advance notice of events
- Welcoming reception for new members
- Guest passes for Supporting and higher categories
- Special Major Donor reception for Patron and higher categories
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