Unless Something Goes Terribly Wrong: A Film About Portland’s Waste Water Treatment Plant. As America’s aging wastewater systems begin thttps://www.thehillarts.me/events/usgtwfilmscreeningo fail, one plant and its motley crew of unlikely heroes do all they can to stay afloat. Film Screening with Q & A afterwards. Thursday, February 12, 7:00  – 9:00, The Hill Arts, 76 Congress Street, Portland. FMI: .

Beginners Contra Dance & Open Band – now in Blue Hill! New dancers and musicians welcome, no partner or experience needed for this small, casual contradance. Every 2nd Thursday, 6:00 music jam; 7:00 – 9:00 dance, at the Congo Church, 22 Tenney Hill, Blue Hill. FMI: 385-7694 or visit surrycontra.org.

Ten Bucks Theatre Presents Pride and Prejudice. All the wit and romance of Jane Austen’s 1813 novel come to life in this engaging adaptation by Jon Jory. Thursdays, February 12 and 19, 7:00 – 9:00; and Fridays February 13  and 20, 7:00 – 9:00, Cyrus Pavilion Theatre, 6 Sebago Road, University of Maine, Orono. For additional dates and info: www.tenbuckstheatre.org or 207 – 884 – 1030.

New Shades of Blue at the Homeport Inn and Tavern. Jazz, blues, reggae, and original music with Chris Poulin on guitar, flute, and vocals, and Juliane Gardner on vocals. Great people and great live music! Every Friday Night, 5:30 – 9:00, at the Homeport Inn and Tavern, 121 east Main Street, Searsport. FMI: (207) 548 2259 or www.newshadesofblue.com.

Valentine’s Nature-inspired Paper-Cutting – Delve into the art of paper-cutting! Friday, February 13, 5:30 – 7:30,  at the Wendell Gilley Museum, 4 Herrick Road in Southwest Harbor. FMI: Wendell Gilley Museum, or  (207) 244-7555.

Legendary saxophonist and post-jazz composer Phillip Greenlief Plays for a Special Birthday Performance featuring duos with Danny-Fisher Lochhead and Claudia La Rocco. Friday, February 13th, 7:00 – 9:00, at Bon Vent Cider, 684 Rt. 1 in Hancock All are welcome. For details: Bon Vent Cider.

Valentine Bake Sale! A Benefit for the benefit the Simpson Memorial Library. Saturday, February 14, 9:00 – 2:oo, at Ye Ole General Store, 180 Main Road, Carmel. 

Forever Ours: PFAS and Plastics, a thought-provoking art exhibition exploring humanity’s complex relationship with persistent materials like microplastics and PFAS. Bringing together the work of 11 environmental artists whose visual and mixed-media pieces capture both the beauty and the burden of materials that have become “forever” intertwined with the natural world. Thursday to Saturday, 10:00 – 4:00, excluding holidays, through the Summer of 2026, at the Shaw Institute’s Environmental Education Center, 55 Main St, Blue Hill. FMI: Shaw Institute.

Weekly Standout/Vigil in support of peace and justice in the US and beyond – the Middle East, Ukraine/Russia, and everywhere. In opposition to war, genocide, authoritarianism, and attacks on immigrant and others.  Every Saturday, 11:00 – 12:00 noon, Peirce Park, Harlow St. (between City Hall and Bangor Public Library, downtown Bangor. Signs provided or bring your own. Sponsored by the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine. FMI: (207) 262-3706 or larryd@myfairpoint.net.