We were the end-of-the-semester field trip for New London's English as a Second Language class (see left)!
The Custom House Maritime Museum is FREE for everyone on Sundays, and always FREE for current members and children under age 18, but beginning Friday, June 26, all others will pay a $5 admission fee.
adults: Children's Book Illustration Workshop, with Jon Buller.
rescheduled Wednesdays, July 8, 15, 29, August 5, 6:30-8:30pm.
Whether working to produce a book for your grandchildren or a portfolio to submit to a major publisher, you can hone your illustration skills at this four-session workshop. The goal is to complete a book dummy (picture/text layout of the story with rough sketches). You may illustrate your own idea or illustrate a classic nursery rhyme.
Fee: $60.
Jon Buller, a graphicnovelist, is the author and/or illustrator of 53 books.
Creating a Graphic Novel Cartooning Camp, with Jon Buller.
July 13 through 16, 10 am to 12 noon.
Ages 8 to 16.
Learn the basics of cartooning and create your own 4-panel graphic novel. $45.
To register call 860-447-2501 or mail in your payment to the Custom House, 150 Bank Street, New London, CT 06320. Be sure to include the student's name, age and contact information.
Tuesday, July 7, 6 to 7 pm
First Tuesday Heritage Workshop
A History of American Postcards
with collector J.D. Diaz-Saavedra,
JD will discuss and show examples from his collection of New London postcards illustrating the evolution of eight eras of American postcards, from the 1890s to the present.
Tickets $8, $6 members of New London Maritime Society
In conjunction with his talk, JD has assembled a special display: 53 Postcards of New London Harbor Light, which will remain on view through September.
Cribbage! on the 2nd Thursday each month, with both afternoon & evening sessions
Thursday July 9, 1-3 pm & 6:30-8:30 pm
Join our Cribbage Thursdays. Beginners welcome! Donations accepted.
Thursday, July 16, 6:30 to 8 pm
Third Thursday Jibboom Roundtable
Nuts for Knots: the Beaudoins of Mystic
In conjunction with the exhibition Knots & Fancy Ropework: Alton C. Beaudoin - Master of Knots, members of Alton Beaudoin's family will talk about the Master of Knots and relate how the skill has been passed through three generations. Knotting will be demonstrated.
SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS
New exhibition- on view through July 19
The Parade: Gateway to New London
This new exhibition illustrates the development of New London's Parade, an area currently under construction at the junction of State & Bank Streets.
Contributors include Susan Devlin, Sam Gardner (architect for the renovation), Richard Gipstein, R.A., Robert Hauschild, Ted Hendrickson, Lyman Allyn Museum of Art, New London Landmarks, Public Library of New London, John Ruddy, Clark van der Lyke.
New exhibition on view through August
Knots & Fancy Ropework: Alton C. Beaudoin - Master of Knots - A knowledge of knots once proved a sailor's worth. See elaborate knot boards, (based on Ashley's Book of Knots), and other fancy knot work by a true master knotter, the late Alton C. Beaudoin, a former boxer and member of the Merchant Marine who lived in Mystic.
New exhibition on view through September
53 Postcards of New London Harbor Light - a special display of vintage postcards from the collection of J.D. Diaz-Saavedra.
