SPECIAL EVENTS
Thursday, August 21 at 6:30 PM
Third Thursday talk: GRANDMA SUE: Building the Ship & Its Model, This talk, moderated by Greg Stone, features Archie Chester, Jr. and Robert Stewart discussing the boat & model in the exhibition Grandma Sue: Two Lives of a Sailboat. The exhibition, now on view at the Custom House Maritime Museum, follows the creation of the sailboat Grandma Sue in two different formats: designed and built as a boat by octogenarian Archie Chester in 1958 and rebuilt as a boat model by Robert Stewart of Mystic in 1998.
Cribbage Wednesdays: Drop in Cribbage Center
All levels - beginners to advanced - are invited to drop in and learn, practice or play!
August 27, 2008 6:30 to 8:30 pm
September 10, 2008 1 pm to 3 pm
September 24, 2008 6:30 to 8:30 pm
October 15, 2008 1 pm to 3 pm
November 12, 2008 1 pm to 3 pm
ONGOING - through September 12, 2008
Contemporary Marine Painters bring new life to a traditional art form focusing on images of ships, shores and the sea. Works by three celebrated Connecticut marine artists are featured in this exhibition at the Maritime Art Gallery of the Custom House Maritime Museum. Curated by William Hanson, the exhibition includes works by William Hanson, Jim Magner and Yves Parent. The exhibition runs through September 12.
In the Custom House West Gallery the exhibit GRANDMA SUE: Two Lives of a Sailboat follows the creation of the Grandma Sue in two different formats: designed and built as a sailboat by octogenarian Archie Chester, Sr. in 1958 and rebuilt as a boat model by Robert Stewart of Mystic in 1998. The exhibition runs through September 12.
COMING UP
Inuit Prints with Maritime Themes, prints from the collection of James & Alice Houston in the Custom House Maritime Art Gallery. Opening September 13, 6:30 to 8:00 pm. September 13 through November 13, 2008.
The Arctic's Pull: New London's Long History with the North, developed in collaboration with Mystic Seaport and the New London Colony Historical Society. Opening Spetember 13, 6:30 to 8:00 pm. September 13 through November 13, 2008.
Tugboats & Lttle Toot; The Paintings and Illustrations of Hardie Gramatky, in the Maritime Gallery. Opening November 15, 6:30 to 8:00 pm. November 15 through December 23, 2008.
Robert Mills Symposium, celebrating the 175th anniversary of the New London Custom House, with historian John Bryan. Developed in cooperation with New London Landmarks. All day Saturday, November 8, 2008.
New London Maritime Society ANNUAL MEETING - Sunday, November 9.
