Cultural Connections- Directory
Your Directory to arts and culture in Southeastern CT
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Mystic Knotwork
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Nautical knot artisans in Downtown Mystic Connecticut. Martha Stewart Heritage award honorees in 2014. A one of a kind experience, this family business is the first, and currently only, knot shop of it's kind in the country.
Mystic Seaport
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Mystic Seaport is the nation’s leading maritime museum. Founded in 1929, the Museum is home to four National Historic Landmark vessels, including the Charles W. Morgan, America’s oldest commercial ship and the last wooden whaleship in the world.
New England Science & Sailing Foundation, Inc.
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NESS is an ocean adventure nonprofit that provides STEM-based education programs, on the water. NESS uses sailing, marine science, powerboating, and adventure sports as teaching platforms. We engage everyone in experiential learning that builds confidence, teamwork, and leadership skills.
OBesa Cantavit
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Vocal ensemble OBesa Cantavit seeks to inspire listeners with the beauty and emotion of great choral music. OBesa repertoire features traditional & unusual a cappella works. Based in Stonington Conn., founding artistic director Dara Blackstone.
Old Mystic History Center (former Indian & Colonial Research Center)
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Museum and local history research center. Exhibits and materials specializing in local history, genealogy, and native Americans.
R. Douglass Rice
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R. Douglass Rice is a painter and sculptor who lives in Stonington Ct on a renovated five acre farmhouse. He displays his outdoor sculptures over two of his acres. He exhibits widely in SE Conecticut in galleries and local museums.
Stonington Community Center, Inc.
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The Stonington Community Center (COMO) campus includes the main building, athletic fields, racquet facilities, a children's garden, playground, pond, duBois beach, Sandy Point beach, MakerSpace, pottery studio, and Thrift shop. It provides community events, youth/adult programming, award-winning childcare and community meeting space.
Stonington Free Library
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The Stonington Free Library's mission is — to enrich lives and build community by bringing information, ideas and people together.
The Sacred Art Institute at Enders Island
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Offering evening, afternoon, and week-long residency workshops in Iconography, Illumination, Calligraphy, Stained Glass, and Sacred Music among others. All Sacred Art Workshops feature highly skilled instructors and can be taken for college credit through Holy Apostles College in Cromwell, CT.
The Way of the Labyrinth
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Walking the labyrinth reminds us we are on a journey. We offer a variety of retreats utilizing an outdoor Labyrinth to assist in finding your personal center, relieve stress and open you to a higher level of awareness and health.
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