Lincoln Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting. Connect with local business and community leaders, celebrate the Chamber’s accomplishments. Keynote Speaker Senator Trey Stewart, Maine Senate Republican Minority Leader, will being up-t0-date info about legislative priorities impacting businesses. Tuesday, April 8, 5:00 – 7:00, at the Lincoln Tap House. 222 W Broadway, Lincoln. RSVP: bit.ly/llrccannualmeeting. FMI: llrcc2@gmail.com or 207-794-8065.

Captains’ Quarters – History of the Snow Marine Shipyard (Part 2) In operation for 140 years, the yard was the hub of Rockland shipbuilding back in the 19th century, building more vessels than anywhere else in Rockland, and most of New England! Join Captain Jim Sharp for this Online Presentation, Tuesday, April 8^th, 6:30 – 8:00. Free, registration required. For the Zoom link: Sail, Power, and Steam Museum.

BUILDING HOPE: Ending Homelessness. A film exploring one of the worst societal traumas of this century, it puts a face on those experiencing homelessness and tells us it could happen to anyone. But there is hope. We can all make a difference. Film followed by a panel discussion led by Maine luminaries. Screenings around Maine through April 22, for locations, dates and times: Building Hope (scroll down).

April Student Art Show. Celebrate the incredible work of local students, meet the artists. The Exhibit is available for viewing through April, during regular Library hours at the Blue Hill Public Library, 5 Parker Point Rd. FMI: Blue Hill Public Library. 

Book Club for the Ages. An intergenerational Book Club for anyone ages 13+, we read a wide variety of fiction. Second Wednesday of each month, 6:00 – 7:00, in the Pearson Room by the fireplace, Blue Hill Public Library, 5 Parker Point Rd. FMI: Blue Hill Public Library or 374-5515.

At the April 9th meeting we’ll discuss Claire-Louise Bennett’s Checkout 19. “In a working-class town in a county west of London, a schoolgirl scribbles in the back pages of her exercise book, discovering her own genius through the people she meets–and dreams up–along the way.”

Jazz and Blues Jam at Bon Vent Cider. Starting with a short set by the house band, featuring Zach Gorrell on keys and Mike Bennett on drums. Then the Jam – open to all! Full band set up available. Drums, keys, piano, upright bass, electric guitar & bass, vocal mic. Wednesdays through April, 6:00 – 8:00, Bon Vent Cider, 684 US Highway 1, Hancock. FMI: 207.422.0025.

Talk of the Towns: The Town of Stonington, OHA, and the Island Institute host  a conversation about Community Well Being and Resilience! Discussions on topics that directly impact island and area residents. including Mental Health, Poverty, Addictions, and how to connect those in need to available resources. Wednesday, April 9, Social Hour at 6:00, Presentation 7:00 – 8:00, Stonington Opera House, 1 School Street, Stonington. FMI: https://operahousearts.org/talk-of-the-towns/.

Finding Our Voices Book Club Discussion: In-person discussion with author Gretchen Cherington. Her award-winning memoir, Poetic License, chronicles abuse by her father, the Pulitzer Prize winning, and U.S. Poet Laureate, Richard Eberhart. Wednesday April 9, 6:30 – 8:00, at Print: A Bookstore, at 273 Congress St, Portland. FMI and to join the book club: Finding Our Voices.

Finding Our Voices is a grassroots organization dedicated to exposing the epidemic of domestic violence in Maine and to assist survivors in multiple ways.

Kairos, A Discussion Investigating the Current Moment in History. Readings include Goethe, Kafka and Buber. Facilitated by Denis Sweet, Tuesdays 10:00 -12:00 noon, through April 29, Blue Hill Public Library, 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill. FMI or to Register: www.bhpl.net 0r 374-5515.