These virtual presentations are being shared by AARP, The Mystic & Noank Library, Simsbury Public Library and Lyme Public Library.
- Animal Tracking Sat., March 6th 2:00p.m.
In this ZOOM presentation you will learn to identify the tracks of local wildlife as well as how to interpret the stories they tell. In addition, you will also meet an owl who leaves telltale tracks behind from a hunt! Presented by the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center located in Mystic, CT.
Registration required by emailing programreg@lymepl.org
- In Search of the Himalayan Snow Leopard Mon., March 8th NOON
The Himalayan Snow Leopard is the most mysterious, enigmatic poorly understood of all the large cats. Inhabiting mountain terrain above 15,000, the Snow Leopard is rarely seen and rarely photographed. Join us as we welcome Dr. Richard Benfield, former Chair of the Central CT State University Geography Department and Snow Leopard Researcher, as he takes us on a journey into the Himalayas and the mountains of Central Asia in search of this mysterious creature.
Registration required at www.local.aarp.org/hartford-ct/aarp-events/
- Asian Fusion Cooking Demonstration Thurs., March 11th 5:00p.m.
Fox Hopyard Executive Chef James Martell is a Stonington, Connecticut native with 25 years of experience working in restaurants along the Rhode Island and Connecticut eastern shoreline.
Registration required by emailing programreg@lymepl.org
- Threatened & Endangered Wild Birds Sat., March 13th 3:00p.m.
Meet some threatened and endangered wild birds live over ZOOM. Horizon Wings Rehabilitation will feature an American Kestrel, a Peregrine Falcon, a Northern Saw-Whet Owl, a Barn Owl, and a Bald Eagle in this educational event. Learn which species of raptors are currently on Connecticut’s threatened and endangered list and ways in which we can help to promote their survival.
Registration required at www.mysticnoanklibrary.org
- The Other Side of the Ice: The Northwest Passage Sat., March 20th 3:00p.m.
Sprague Theobald tells his life-changing journey through the Northwest Passage – the sea route connecting the Atlantic to the Pacific. Unrelenting cold, hungry polar bears, and a haunting landscape littered with sobering artifacts from the tragic Franklin Expedition of 1845 make this a harrowing story of survival, adventure, and, ultimately, redemption.
Registration required by emailing programreg@lymepl.org
- Wadsworth Athenium Virtual Tour: European Artist Wed., March 24th 7:00p.m.
Join us for a virtual tour of the Wadsworth Atheneum art collection featuring European Artists.
Registration required at www.local.aarp.org/hartford-ct/aarp-events/
- From Uptown Girls to Downton Abbey Thurs., March 25th 7:00p.m.
Long before the British Invasion, the cash-strapped lords, viscounts, and dukes of Great Britain shifted their focus from hunting foxes and pheasants to more lucrative targets: cash-flush Gilded Age American socialites who were willing to trade their family’s money for an ancient title and often a chilly reception in the British aristocracy.
Registration required at www.simsburylibrary.info
- Celebrate National Nutrition Month: Personalize Your Plate Wed., March 31th 1:00p.m.
Join Registered Dietitian, Alison Dvorak, as she invites you into her virtual kitchen to discuss ways to tailor a healthful eating plan that is just right for you.
Registration required at www.local.aarp.org/hartford-ct/aarp-events/