The Midcoast Chapter of the Union of Maine Visual Artists (UMVA) Exhibit Artists’ Reception.  Saturday, January 7th, 1:30 – 3:30, at the Camden Public Library, 55 Main St. The show runs through January 29th, during regular Library hours. FMI: https://www.librarycamden.org/.

Parenting Class: Each class with a different topic, depending on identified needs. Free childcare on premises during classes, with interactive and creative activities. Classes on the third Tuesday of the month, 6:00 – 7:00, Families First Community Center, 41 North St, Ellsworth. FMI: https://www.facebook.com/Families-First-Community-Center-1007010682682336/, [email protected] or 207-271-1647.

Join us this winter for Weekly Trivia Nights at Fogtown Brewing Company in Ellsworth! Fridays through February, from 6:30 – 8:30, register your team of no more than six at the bar with the bartender or host. 25 Pine St, Ellsworth. More info at fogtownbrewing.com.

$2 Community Yoga: Every Monday at 5.30 pm, and Saturday at 9:00 am. Fun and affordable yoga for all ages. Meet in person at The Gatherings, 1208 Surry Rd, Surry. Follow online teachers on the big screen for mixed yoga styles, beginner/intermediate levels. FMI: [email protected], 207-385-7694, or www.surrygatherings.org.

Join us this winter for weekly Trivia Nights at Fogtown Bar Harbor!  Every Saturday, 6:30 – 8:30, 3 Cottage St, Bar Harbor. Register your team of no more than six at the bar with the bartender or host. More info at fogtownbrewing.com.

In the Next Room or the vibrator play. A comedy about marriage, intimacy, and electricity. At the dawn of the age of electricity and based on bizarre historical fact that doctors used vibrators to treat ‘hysterical’ women (and some men), the play centers on how a doctor and his wife’s use of  his new therapy affects their entire household. January 20 – February 4 at The New Surry Theatre in Blue Hill. FMI: https://www.newsurrytheatre.org/.

Jumpstart January: a series of hands-on workshops for adults throughout the month. Offered by the Camden Public Library, these programs are designed to nurture mind, body, and creativity, as well as inspire a positive start to the new year. Lots of different opportunities, check it out at librarycamden.org/jj2023.

My Next Career Move: an Online, Self-paced Workshop. Assess your skills, interests, and experiences and relate them to career options. Take charge of your career and create an action plan to achieve success. Available January 9 – March 31, 2023. Work at your own pace. Register here.

Downeast Community Dance Free form dance, not facilitated. Great music by volunteer DJ’s. Come move to your own rhythm and have fun. Alternate Sunday mornings, 10:00 – 11:30, General Bryant Moore School, 125 State St, Ellsworth and in Town Hill. For more details contact: Susan: 288-8103 or [email protected].

Ride with the Ellsworth Bike Party – a fun and easy one-hour bicycle ride around the city. Rides are the last Sunday of every month. Meet at 3:00 pm outside the Ellsworth City Hall, 1 City Hall Plaza. FMI: [email protected], 207 385 7694, or facebook.com/EllsworthBikeParty.