What's Happening This Week: Meetings, Music, and a Midsummer Festival

Meetings in East Lyme

• The Zoning Board of Appeals meets at East Lyme Town Hall at 6 p.m.
• East Lyme Republican Town Committee meets at the East Lyme Senior Center from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

• The Water and Sewer Commission meets at 7 p.m. at East Lyme Town Hall.  

• The Historic Properties Commission meets at East Lyme Town Hall at 7 p.m.

• The East Lyme Democratic Town Committee meets at the East Lyme Democratic Headquarters at 7:00pm. The Headquarters address is 17 Hope Street, Niantic.

Meetings in Old Lyme

• Democratic Town Committee Nominating Committee meets at 5 p.m. in the Old Lyme Town Hall meeting hall.
• Sound View Commission meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Shoreline Community Center on Hartford Avenue in Sound View, Old Lyme. Here's what's on the agenda.

• Inlands Wetlands and Watercourses Commission meets at 7 p.m. in the second floor conference room of Old Lyme Town Hall. 
• Republican Town Committee, 7:00 p.m. American Legion Room, Old Lyme Town Hall.

• Old Lyme Historical Society meets at 4:00 p.m. in Old Lyme Town Hall Meeting Hall

Meetings in Lyme

Tuesday

• Open Space Committee meets at Lyme Town Hall at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday

• Library Board meets at the Lyme Public Library at 7:30 p.m.

Just For Fun

• Old Lyme's One Town One Book program continues with a talk entitled Native American Myths on Nature and Stewardship of the Land presented by Michael Caduto at Old Lyme Town Hall  at 6:30 p.m. Register at www.oldlyme.lioninc.org 
  

• An Evening With Judy Collins at 5:00 p.m. at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford.

• Lymes' Senior Center "Summer Concert Series" presents String of Pearls at 7:00 p.m. at the Senior Center on Town Woods Road in Old Lyme.
  

• Old Lyme's Midsummer Festival starts at 5:00 p.m. with a Midsummer reception from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at Lyme Art Association, and opening reception for a show of student work at Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts and a pre-concert open house at the Florence Griswold Museum followed by a concert of bluegrass music from Poor Old Shine at the museum from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. 
  

• Caroline's Miracle Foundation Walk/Run. Register at LYSB, 59 Lyme Street in Old Lyme starting at 6:45 a.m. for the 8:00 a.m. 5K Walk; the 8:15 a.m. 5K Run; the 9:00 a.m. Kid’s K. Post Race party with music, massages, food & fun! Register in advance online www.carolinesmiraclefoundation.org.

• Old Lyme's Midsummer Festival events begin at 9 a.m. and continue throughout the day and into the evening at multiple locations on Lyme Street. Find the full roster of events at www.oldlymemidsummerfestival.com.
• 4th Annual Leukemia Cup Poker Run. Three of Niantic's marina's (Boats Incorporated, Harbor Hill Marina and Port Niantic) collectively host the 4th Annual Leukemia Cup Poker Run. This is a fun event (not a race) and geared toward power boats, check-in is 10:30-noon. Harbor Hill Marina and Inn will host the after-party from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and the party is open to everyone, not just boaters. Party tickets can be purchased in advanced online or on the day of the event. Lern more at Poker Run Info