Have a Date Night on the Children's Museum, Lobster Night, Athena Nominations Are Due!

1. Today’s expected to be sunny with a high of 80, tonight will be clear with a low of 64.

2. This weekend’s stocked with fun things to do locally and if you’re willing to travel, this is the second to last weekend to see Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Speckled Band at the Gillette Castle. The shows are free and start at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The 30-minute performance is produced by the East Haddam Stage Company, who say, “Come be part of the 'studio audience' at our live 'radio' show! We're using the actual 1930 radio script used by William Gillette himself!” Gillette Castle is located at 67 River Road in East Haddam – BYO Blanket!

3. Guess what tomorrow night is? It’s Lobster Night at the Stonington Borough Fire Department!! The annual tradition is from 4 to 8 p.m. at the 100 Main Street Fire House in Stonington Borough. The menu includes lobster, clam chowder, corn on the cob and beverages. Hamburgers and hot dogs will be sold separately. Tickets are $20, available from any borough firefighter and at the door.

4. Need a night out? The Children’s Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut at 409 Main Street, Niantic is offering a pretty good babysitting rate on Thursday and Friday nights through August. From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. parents can have a night out while their children, 4 years old and older who are toilet trained, are kept busy with arts and crafts, science experiments, and making their own pizzas. The fee each evening is $20 per child and $10 each additional sibling. For information visit www.cmsect.org or register by calling (860) 691-1111.

5. Tomorrow’s the last day to nominate someone for the Greater Westerly Pawcatuck Chamber of Commerce’s ATHENA award. The award goes to women who work and/or live in the area and demonstrate support for the advancement and leadership development of business/professional women or women in the community at large. The application is due at 12 Friday, the nomaination form can be found here.