Online Chess Club: online matches every Friday, 4:00 – 6:00. Members may also challenge other members at any time. You can join the club at https://lichess.org/team/camden-chess-club. If you need help registering or want more information contact Evan Annis at camdenchessclub@gmail.com

The Belfast Art Market brings together a rotating cast of talented Maine artists with an eclectic array of high-quality ceramics, clothing, jewelry, paintings, and more! Every Friday through September, 9:00 – 1:00, in conjunction with the original Belfast Farmer’s Market at Waterfall Arts, 256 High St, Belfast. For more info about, or selling at the Art Market: 338-2222 or waterfallarts.org/artmarket.

Blue Hill Public Library is now lending books, movies, audiobooks, and more through curbside pickup and enhanced home delivery, Monday-Saturday. Pickups available from 9:00 to 5:00. Visit bhpl.net or call 374-5515 to reserve items or learn more.

Yoga in the Amphitheatre. Certified Yoga Teacher Denyse Robinson will lead a sequence of Yoga poses that are both grounding and uplifting.  All levels welcome, small classes with social distancing and safety precautions. Tuesdays and Fridays, 9:00 – 10:00, through September 1st, Camden Library Amphitheatre, 55 Main St,. FMI:  Denyse 207-975-5325 or denyserobinson@gmail.com.

Zoom ArtCamp: Working together online, campers will turn creative ideas into original works of art. Camp fees include a specialized ArtKit filled with the materials and tools needed for each week’s art making. Presented by the Center for Maine Contemporary Arts (CMCA), for kids 8 – 13 years old.

   Painting Everyday: Create mixed media paintings that reimagine everyday objects, stories, and images, all while learning               a variety of fun techniques! July 27 – 31, 9:00 – 12:00 noon. To Register or FMI: https://www.cmcanow.org/artcamp-painting.

   Nature Journals: Create multi-media nature journals, incorporating text, drawing, painting, printmaking and collage, relecting      on the Maine environment. August 3 – 7, 9:00 – 12:00 noon. To Register or FMI:  https://www.cmcanow.org/artcamp-nature.

Build a Birdhouse: for kids and their families. Interns from Holbrook Island Sanctuary will instruct kids in assembling birdhouses designed for black-capped chickadees. Each family will work at their own table outside in the Blue Hill Public Library parking lot. Two sessions: Friday July 10^th or 17^th, at 10:00, participants are asked to note safety precautions. Space and materials are limited, registration required. To register use the library’s interactive calendar at https://www.bhpl.net or call 374-5515.

Two Open Gardens in Searsport: Visit two Searsport gardens during Belfast Garden Club Open Gardens Day on July 17. A 5-minute walk apart, Jim Rose’s relatively new garden at 15 Water St. has a water view; and Janet Williams’s garden at 5 Elm St. is a densely planted cottage garden. Gardens are open 10:00 – 4:00. FMI: https://www.belfastgardenclub.org.

Join Mrs. Liz for Rhymetime to sing and read with her! Every Friday morning at 10:30, through the Waterville Public Library’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/watervillelibrary/ for current and past Rhymetimes.

Explorations: Read-Aloud Group for Adults on Facebook Live. Hear a wide range of fascinating books read aloud by Camden Public Library staff on the Library’s Facebook Page. Recordings of the readings are available to watch afterward in the “video” section. Fridays, 11:00 – 12:00 noon.  Fridays, 11:00 – 12:00 noon, on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/camdenpubliclibrary.

Historic Walking Tours: Featuring a handful of historic sites in downtown Camden, the tour begins in the Children’s Garden of the Camden Public Library on Atlantic Avenue and ends at the Village Green. Moderate walking; suitable for all ages; entirely out-of-doors and weather dependent; please comply with COVID 19 guidelines. Fridays, 4:00 – 5:00.  Reservations required: 207-236-3440.