The Lenten Vigil for Disarmament continues on all the Saturdays in Lent, through April 19, 11:30 – 12:30, at the Administration Building, Washington Street in Bath. Say No! to the production of weapons of mass destruction in Maine.  FMI: Smilin’ Trees Disarmament Farm: 763-4062.

Bangor Celtic Crossroads presents: Eight Feet Tall – Irish Dance Workshop! Traditional Irish Dance featuring dancers Rebecca McGowan and Jackie O’Riley  https://www.fromthefloordance.com/eight-feet-tall. Saturday, April 19, 1:00 – 2:30, Next Generation Theatre, 39 Center St, Brewer. Tickets: bangorceltic.org/tickets. (Concert at 7:00.)

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is a classic Hollywood musical. Every word of dialogue is sung in this ill-fated love story of a shop assistant (Catherine Deneuve) madly in love with a gas station mechanic (Nino Castelnuovo). In French, with English subtitles. Saturday, April 19, 1:30 – 3:30, Blue Hill Public Library, 5 Parker Point Rd. FMI: 374-5515 or Blue Hill Public Library.

3 Restoration Projects in Maine: Bald Eagles, the Penobscot River, and American Chestnut. Ray Owen, former Commissioner of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (MDIFW ), will share insights on these three conservation projects. Saturday, April 19, 1:30 – 2:30, Wendell Gilley Museum, 4 Herrick Rd, Southwest Harbor. Co-sponsored by Downeast Trout Unlimited. FMI: Wendell Gilley Museum.

Celestial Earth: We Are Here … but when? A spectacle of poetry and image projected onto the starlit universe by Belfast poet and conceptual artist Barbaria Maria and SoundBone Media. Three poetry-based shorts build to the terrestrial soundscape of her 2024 epic poem, CELESTIAL EARTH!  Saturdays, Matinee on April 19 at 2:00; Matinee and Evening shows on April 26 at 2:00, and 7:00, all at the Jordan Planetarium, 167 Rangeley Rd. at U. Maine in Orono. PM. Seating limited. FMI: and Tickets: https://astro.umaine.edu, or (207) 581-1341.

“Tacos & Trails” Spring Social: A social and fundraising event, every dollar raised goes directly to building and maintaining the trails we love! Group Rides begin at 3:30 (Spicy Group or Social Group), Post-Ride Meal (Tacos, Beer, Soda) kicks off at 5:00, Camden Snow Bowl, 20 Barnestown Road. FMI: Midcoast-Chapter of New England Mountain Bike Association or Midcoast Trails.

Bon Vent Cider’s weekly  Old-time Fiddle & Banjo jam pulls tunes mostly from the Southern regions of the Appalachian Tradition. Open to any and all levels of player, those familiar or completely new to the genre are encouraged to attend! Saturdays, 5:30 – 8:00, 684 US Highway 1, in Hancock. FMI: https://www.bonventcider.com/events.

Schoodic Arts for All’s Meetinghouse Theatre Lab, for “Out of the Hat!” A fun monthly theatre series where each show is put together in just one day and performed that same evening.  This month, enjoy some short selections highlighting and celebrating local playwrights. Saturday, April 19th, 6:00 – 7:30, Hammond Hall, 427 Main Street, Winter Harbor. FML: Schoodic Arts for All or 207-963-2569.

Eight Feet Tall approaches steps and tunes with both intense respect for tradition and keen sensitivity to the shared rhythmic experience of music and dance. Instruments, shoes, voices, and whole bodies enter into conversation with one another to create complex sonic textures amid vibrant visual interplay. Saturday, April 19, 7:00, Next Generation Theatre, 39 Center St, Brewer. Info & Tickets: Bangor Celtic Crossroads.

Blazing Saddles  on the big screen  and Dessert Potluck

Free Admission