Meet at the Lyme Consolidated School on Rte. The event is free and open to the public. A Book Sale will be held at the Literacy Volunteers Valley Shore office, in the lower level of the Westbrook Public Library, from 10 a.m. to noon. The Friends of the Chester Public Library's Summer Book Sale begins at 10 a.m. and closes at 2 p.m. It will continue the following week during regular library hours. The event celebrates the first decade of bringing children and families from the city and suburbs together.
Admission is free.
The Pratt House Museum, located at 19 West Avenue in Essex and maintained by the town's Historical Society, will be open weekends from 1 to 4 p.m. from June through August and by appointment. Tickets are available from the Essex Rotarians, Doane's Pharmacy, or contact Dan Lapman at 59 Comstock Ave., Ivoryton 06442 or call 767-8063 after 4 p.m. The Lyme Academy of Fine Arts' ArtsBall, the college's largest fundraising event, begins at 6 p.m. on the Academy grounds with cocktails and a silent auction, and continues with a dinner catered by Gourmet Galley and dancing to the music of Tuxedo Junction. The Chester-Deep River Lions Club Tag Sale, originally scheduled for last weekend, will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the parking lot at 33 Liberty Street in Chester. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Discounts will be offered beginning Monday.