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Five Things To Know For Thursday, April 7, 2011

Mystic Drawbridge, Art In The Evening, Staycations

1. It’s in Mystic. From 6 to 8 p.m. stroll through downtown Mystic and enjoy the local galleries.

2. Looking for spring staycation ideas? Stonington-Mystic Patch has five great ideas as part of Patch Picks. Stop by at 3 p.m. for the list and add your own.

3. The Mystic Drawbridge is closed today for construction, but Mystic businesses are open.

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4. April 7, 1994 began the worst instance of genocide since World War II. War erupted in Rwanda a day after President Juvenal Habyarimana was killed. In three months an estimated 500,000 to 1 million civilians in Rwanda were killed.

5. Today’s Thought: “Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson

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