8:00 pm
If you're going to be in Mystic on Friday night, we would love for you to join us at the Ram Island Yacht Club for some casual after-dinner drinks and merriment.
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
There will be a trolley shuttling people to the Seaport from the Howard Johnson and the Whaler's Inn on Saturday afternoon. The schedule is as follows: 4:00 pm - First pickup at Howard Johnson 4:20 pm - First (and only) pickup at Whalers Inn 4:40 pm - Second pickup at Howard Johnson 5:00 pm - Final pickup for stragglers at the Howard Johnson Please do try to be ready for the 4:00 shuttle if you're planning to leave from the Howard Johnson so we don't have a bum rush for the final shuttle (the trolley can only take 28 people at a time). Also please note that our party won't be able to enter the Seaport until 5:00pm, but you can mill about in the visitor center or the gift shop and the plaza just outside the entrance (there's a giant anchor and tugboat for photo ops) while you wait to get in.
5:30 pm
August Evening Riverside Festive Attire
The seaport opens to our party at 5:00pm, and the ceremony will begin promptly at 5:30pm. Transportation will be provided from the main hotels (more details to come). If you’re making your own way, please arrive at the south entrance to the seaport between 5:00pm and 5:15pm. There is parking in the lot across from the big red tugboat.
6:00 pm
We will all just meander on foot from the lighthouse to the boat shed.
8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
The trolley will also be available to shuttle people home or to the after-party at the end of the reception. Starting at 8:30pm, the trolley will be waiting outside the seaport to take anyone who wishes to head home early back to their hotels. At 10:00, the trolley will begin shuttling people to nearby M/Bar, where we will keep the party going with more drinks and late-night snacks. At 10:45, the trolley will make its final departure from M/Bar and take anyone who wishes to head home back to the hotels. After that, we're on our own, but there are plenty of Ubers, Lyfts, and feet to get us back at the end of the night (it's only 1.5 miles from M/Bar to the Howard Johnson).
10:00 pm
After the seaport kicks us out at 10pm, all are welcome to join us at M/BAR, a nearby watering hole, for more snacks, booze, and celebration. The space will be all ours, so we can occupy it with gusto. (We'll cover the food, but it will be a cash bar.)
11:30 am
On Sunday morning, we're going to head to the Oyster Club Treehouse around 11:30am (it opens at 11:00). It's an outdoor bar and grill up a set of stairs from the Oyster Club proper; if you're looking at the Oyster Club, the stairs are on the left. If you're up for it, come join us for some snacks, perhaps some beers, and one final celebration in the Mystic sunshine.