Florence Griswold Museum
Calendar of Events
Join us for our exciting offerings. Reservations required unless otherwise noted. Register on-line, call (860) 434-5542, ext. 111 or email frontdesk@flogris.org.
A "*" designates a child-friendly event.
 *Impromptu Encounters with Art
Every Sunday through October 4 (afterward, watch for Faerie activities and Magic of Christmas projects)
1-5pm
Free with Museum admission
No reservations required
Every Sunday visitors are encouraged to try their hand painting plein air, in the open air, just like the Lyme Art Colony artists. Painters are given brushes, palette, paint, canvas, and a smock and are sent to paint down by the river or in Miss Florence's garden. All ages and skill levels welcome. There are also hands-on art projects, books, games and puzzles to enjoy. A great way to spend the day.
 Travel Opportunity - Day Trip
Tuesday, September 1
7am-7pm
Beauty in the Berkshires: Georgia O’Keeffe and Arthur Dove at the Clark, Sol LeWitt Murals at Mass MoCA and More!
$95 (members $85)
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 Exhibition Event
Thursday, September 10
7pm
A Collector Reflects: A Gallery Conversation in the Exhibition “Lyme in Mind”
Clement C. Moore, Collector and Amy Kurtz Lansing, Curator
$7 (members $5)
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Join collector Clement C. Moore and the Museum’s curator Amy Kurtz Lansing for a gallery conversation about the paintings in the Clement C. Moore collection that form the basis of the Lyme in Mind exhibition. There will be time for questions from the audience as well as a book signing of the Lyme in Mind catalogue. A light reception concludes the event.
 *Free Weekend for New London County Residents
Saturday, September 12, 10am-5pm
Sunday, September 13, 1-5pm
Sticks & Stones: Nature as Inspiration
Admission FREE to residents of
New London County
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Enjoy the many resources of the Museum including the new site-specific sculpture by North Carolina artist Patrick Dougherty during this two-day open house celebration. Tour the art exhibitions and historic house, enjoy a hands-on project, and watch a professional artist fashion nature into art.
Free admission sponsored by the Community Foundation of Southeastern Connecticut.
 Gallery Talk
Sunday, September 13
2pm
Hunting and Gathering: The Logic of the Clement C. Moore Collection
Amy Kurtz Lansing, Curator
Included with Museum Admission
 Fall Plant and Flower Sale
Friday, September 18
9am-1pm
From Miss Florence’s Garden to Yours
Join the Museum’s Landscape Historian Sheila Wertheimer and the members of
the Museum’s Garden Gang for a plant sale perfectly timed for autumn planting. The sale will feature varieties culled from the Museum’s gardens or similar to the cultivars growing on site.
 Nature Walk
Sunday, September 20
2pm
Walking the Southern Reaches of Champlain Farm in Old Lyme
Evan Griswold, Naturalist
$7 (members $5)
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Evan Griswold will lead a walking tour of the southern portion of the Champlain Farm (we explored the northern portion with Judy Preston in May). Highlights of this local gem includes rock outcrops and cliffs along with streams and wetlands. Please wear appropriate walking gear, and bring water and a walking stick. Registered participants should meet in third parking lot at Museum at 1:45pm and carpool to site.
 The (ALL NEW!) Annual Auction Benefit
Saturday, September 26th, 2009
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
$100 per person
Register online or more information, please call or e-mail Sarah 860-434-5542 x 122 or Sarah@flogris.org
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