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π± Dine and Donate at The Shack for Alzheimer's and 12 more events
And check out "Bees & Birds & Butterflies Oh My" Ecology Minded Event on the East Lyme Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- "Bees & Birds & Butterflies Oh My" Ecology Minded Event at Samuel Smith Farmstead
- Bereaved Parents USA at Brian's Healing Hearts
- Men's Grief Support Group at Brian's Healing Hearts
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 49 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and windy, temps: high: 65, low: 49.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 66 and low of 50 degrees.
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★ Featured events ★
- "Bees & Birds & Butterflies Oh My" Ecology Minded Event →
Samuel Smith Farmstead, 82 Plants Dam Rd, East Lyme
10:00 am
Saturday September 26
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Other local events
- Bereaved Parents USA →
Brian's Healing Hearts, 461 Main St, Niantic
6:00 pm - Men's Grief Support Group →
Brian's Healing Hearts, 461 Main St, Niantic
6:30 pm - Dine and Donate at The Shack for Alzheimer's →
The Shack, 324 Flanders Rd, East Lyme
4:00 pm - Sound Bath with Jess Higham →
461 Main St, Niantic
6:30 pm - Steven Harz at Niantic Farmers Market →
Smith's Acres LLC, 4 W Main St, Niantic
3:00 pm - Niantic Farmers Market →
Methodist Street, Niantic
3:00 pm - Loss to Substances Support Group →
Brian's Healing Hearts, 461 Main St, Niantic
6:00 pm - Fitch, East Lyme @ Fitch →
East Lyme CT - Nehantic Heritage Day 2026 →
McCook Point Park, East Lyme
10:30 am - Nehantic Heritage Day 2026 →
McCook Point Park, East Lyme
10:30 am - Electrify Your Drive! Free EV Car Show in Old Saybrook →
Kathleen E. Goodwin Elementary School, 80 Old Boston Post Rd, Old Saybrook
12:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
Wednesday September 23
Thursday September 24
Monday September 28
Tuesday September 29
Saturday October 3
Saturday October 10
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🗞 Nearby News
Waterford
- Waterford Mott grad Kalieb Osborne leads UConn over Southern Miss 48-20 (theoaklandpress.com)
- Share your success with the metal fabricating industry (thefabricator.com)
Old Lyme
- Learn About CT Residents' Role in the Revolutionary War at Old Lyme Library (lymeline.com)
- Lyme Academy Opens Studios for 50th Anniversary Celebration, Oct. 24 (lymeline.com)
- 10 hospitalized after multi-vehicle crash on I-95 in Old Saybrook (wtnh.com)
New London
- Health Officials Issue COVID Update In New London County (patch.com)
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