Hours: Thursday through Sunday from 1 to 5 PM, Saturday from 10 AM. Call 860-447-2501 or email.
The Frank L. McGuire Library is open by appointment, email.
Admission: FREE for current members, individuals with current military or USCG cadet ID and children under age 14 (with adult), admission $7 suggested donation.
New London's Custom House Maritime Museum!
■ The 2024 NLMS ANNUAL MEETING takes place next Saturday, December 7 at 2:30 PM at the Custom House. All are welcome.
Saturday, December 7, 4:00 pm
■ Tune in to Tubas at the Custom House for a fresh take on cherished classics. Our holiday tuba/euphonium singalong has some jazzy adaptations and surprising syncopations. Gary Buttery & friends will be back at the museum for a free holiday singalong, with tubas, Saturday, December 7, at 4 PM.
■ Open Mic at the Museum, meets from 6-9 PM the last Sunday of the month: Share your original music, poetry, prose, stand-up, or just say what is on your mind. Open Mic welcomes performers of all kinds. You never know who will show up! Perform, or just enjoy. By donation. December 29, January 26.
■ JIBBOOM CLUB #1 meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 1:30 PM. Join us for a talk, good company, coffee & cookies. Sponsored by the Maco Family Fund, the gatherings are FREE and open to all. Happy holidays! Jibboom resumes in March 2025!
■ Tours to climb HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE run year-round. The views at the top are spectacular! We meet at the lighthouse, then climb 116 steps to the lantern room – all the while learning about the 261-year history of Harbor Light, the oldest and the tallest lighthouse on Long Island Sound. Sign up online at https://harborlighthousetour.bpt.me/ or send an email to schedule your tour:nlmaritimedirector@gmail.com
■ Excursions to LEDGE LIGHT and RACE ROCK LIGHTHOUSE are delayed this season, due to restoration work. Please watch nlmaritimesociety.org for updates on all summer lighthouse tours & special programs.
On view through December 21
CH Community Case exhibitions
Richard Stremme: The Scrimshaw/Tattoo Connection
Collector/educator/tattoo artist Richard Stremme will share objects related to one of his many interests: the connection between/and origins of American scrimshaw and hand poke tattoo.
Rich Stremme is a teacher at Brooklyn College now living in Pennsylvania. He writes: I grew up in pre-IBM Southbury, CT, and spent lots of time in New London playing shows (at El N Gee, among others) and exploring around.
