Florence Griswold Museum Calendar of Events
Join us for our exciting offerings. Reservations required unless otherwise noted. Call (860) 434-5542, ext. 111 or email frontdesk@flogris.org.
A "*" designates a child-friendly event.
Film Night: Screaming Masterpieces
 Friday, January 25th
6:30pm
Join us for an engaging evening of film, food, and fun as we view Screaming Masterpiece – an innovative documentary focusing on the current music scene in Iceland. Explore the roots of punk, hip-hop, and classical music there and indulge in hors d’oeuvres and icy beverages beforehand.
Space is limited - sign up now!
Tickets: $20 Members, $30 Non-Members
Reservations required (860) 434-5542, ext. 111 or frontdesk@flogris.org
Music in the galleries
 Sunday, January 27
2pm
Have Violin Will Travel: A Musical Tour in the Galleries
The event is FREE with Museum Admission
Wander the world in this musical travelogue with violinist Gabriel Kastelle as he strolls the galleries offering musical interpretations of the sitters, their settings, and the different painting styles used in the Museum’s special exhibition, Faces and Figures: Portraits from the Florence Griswold Museum. This events marks the last day of this first ever portrait show organized by the Museum and celebrates the recent acquisition of Cecilia Beaux’s magnificent portrait of Ethel Saltus Ludington, a prominent summer resident of Old Lyme in the early 20th century.
Winter Studies 2008
 Fridays
February 15 through
April 25,10am-12pm
A Land Distinctly Lyme: The Natural History of the Lower Connecticut Valley
Instructor: Judy Preston,
Ecologist, Tidewater Institute, Old Saybrook
Tuition: $200 ($190 members)
Discover the natural history and beauty of the lower Connecticut valley as well as contemporary ecological issues facing the estuary, illustrated, in part, through the paintings by the Lyme Art Colony that made the region famous. This 10-session course, led by one of the leading authorities of the area, will investigate the region’s diverse topography, its ancient and modern geology, the ecology of the tidal marshes, the changing role of local rivers and forests, as well as the flora and fauna. Field trips to local areas of interest also included. Formerly on the staff of the Nature Conservancy, Judy Preston is an ecologist who holds degrees in geology, botany and applied ecology, with additional training in landscape architecture. Her current work includes the founding of Tidewater Institute, a conservation organization designed to work locally on pressing environmental issues facing communities on the lower Connecticut River. Judy is an enthusiastic naturalist and engaging teacher who loves connecting people of all ages to their natural environment.
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