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.

Take Action for Palestine! Gather in solidarity with the Palestinian people and against the complicity of the US. Call for immediate permanent ceasefire, no further US funding or military aid for the Israeli government’s war crimes, demand that humanitarian and life-saving aid needed by the civilian population in both Gaza and the West Bank be provided and accessible. Every Sunday, 12:00 noon – 12:30, at Post Office Square, Franklin & Church Streets, downtown Belfast.

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. Saturdays, February 14 and 21, 7:00 – 9:00; and Sundays, February 15 and 22, 2:00 – 4:00, Cyrus Pavilion Theatre, 6 Sebago Road, University of Maine, Orono. For additional dates and info: www.tenbuckstheatre.org or 207 – 884 – 1030.

Bon Vent Cider Hosting Irish Sessions! Bring an instrument or simply enjoy the tunes. All are welcome. First and third Sundays each month, 5:00 – 7:00, 684 US Highway 1, Hancock. FMI: Bon Vent Cider.

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 Wednesday, 12:00 noon – 12:30, Kenduskeag River Bridge, 6 State Street, 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.

Bon Vent Cider Hosts Open Jazz and Blues Sessions Weekly! A full band set up is provided. Bring an instrument, your voice, or simply enjoy the tunes. All are welcome. Every Wednesday, 6:00- 8:00, 684 US Highway 1, Hancock. FMI: Bon Vent Cider.

Book Launch of Peter Gallway’s, Hardtail Strat—Guitars, Heroin, Songs, and Stories. A gritty and melodic memoir of a guitarist’s coming of age amid the electric pulse of the Greenwich Village and Los Angeles 1960s music revolutions. Wednesday, February 25^th, doors open at 7:00, reading and music by Peter Gallway at 7:30, at The Blue Café at Camden Opera House, 29 Elm Street. Info & Tickets: Camden Opera House.

Mother’s Circle – A place for mothers/caregiver/aunties/grandmothers with babies six months and under. We gather to share stories, ask questions, have tea and chat. Toddlers welcome if they can be quietly entertained. Free! On the second and fourth Thursdays, 9:00 – 10:30, Ellsworth Public Library, 20 State St., Ellsworth. FMI: Mother’s Circle.

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.

Join us at All Saints Skowhegan for a Bluegrass- Traditional Americana Concert with Tough End String Band! Thursday, February 26th, 5:00 – 8:30, All Saints Episcopal Church in Skowhegan, 169 Malbons Mills Rd. Skowhegan. FMI: 207-474-2629..