The Chamber’s guest speaker is Old Lyme author Richard Conniff, who writes about behavior on two, four, six, and eight legs. He has collected tarantulas in the Peruvian Amazon, tracked leopards with !Kung San hunters in the Namibian desert, climbed the Mountains of the Moon in western Uganda, and trekked through the Himalayas of Bhutan in pursuit of tigers and the mythical migur. Conniff will talk about his most recent book, The Species Seekers: Heroes, Fools, and the Mad Pursuit of Life on Earth.

The Lyme Old Lyme Chamber has a full schedule planned for the fall:

Pet Parade on Saturday, September 24 from noon to 2pm at the Old Lyme Town Hall. Sponsored with the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut. For the young & the young at heart.

Meet the Candidates for Old Lyme Board of Selectmen on Tuesday, October 11 from 7 to 9pm at the Town Hall

Business After Hours at High Hopes Therapeutic Riding on Town Woods Road on Thursday, October 20 from 5:30 to 7pm. Sponsored by Essex Printing.

Meet the Candidates for Lyme-Old Lyme Board of Education on Monday, October 24 from 7 to 9pm at the Lyme Old Lyme Middle School. Sponsored with the LYSB.

Business After Hours at Lemon ‘n Lyme in the Old Lyme Shopping Center on Halls Road on Thursday, November 3 from 5:30 to 7pm.

Dinner Meeting at Cherrystones on the Shore Road in Old Lyme on Thursday, November 17: cocktails at 6:15 & dinner at 7pm. Guest speaker: LymeLine.com’s Olwen Logan.

Literary Life in the Lymes on Friday, November 18, 7 to 9pm at the Old Lyme Town Hall. Local authors Steve Burt and James Benn and poet Marilyn Nelson share seasonal readings.

For information about these and other events, phone 888-302-9246.

Dinner fee is $24.00