Ongoing

Film Screening: The Right Whale: Tales of Resilience and Hope

Lubec Memorial Library 55 Water St, Lubec

Join us at the Lubec Memorial Library for a film screening of The Right Whale: Tales of Resilience and Hope, followed by a discussion panel. Moderator: Moira Brown, Ph.D, Canadian Whale Institute/Campobello Whale Rescue Team Panelists: Cheryl and Nick Dean, filmmakers, Tora Johnson, PhD, author of Entanglements: The Intertwined Fates of Whales and Fishermen, and...

Make a Ceramic Berry Bowl

Waterfall Arts 256 High St, Belfast

In this 4-week workshop, participants will make their own unique berry bowl in anticipation of blueberry season! Create a bowl for rinsing and storing the season's berries. Learn to throw the form and make it your own with decorative glazes. Great workshop for both beginners and seasoned ceramicists who want to "perfect" the form.

$120

Intro to Backyard Rewilding – Transform Your Backyard into a Thriving Ecosystem that Gives Back

Franklin Community Center 34 Main St., Franklin

Backyard rewilding means transforming your yard into a native plant habitat - a beautiful, low-maintenance space that works as a living ecosystem. By planting Maine natives, you create habitat for birds, butterflies, and pollinators while deep root systems filter polluted runoff before it reaches our streams and lakes, store carbon underground, and prevent soil erosion....

Free

Spooky Stories 101 with Author Nancy Tandon

Blue Hill Public Library 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill

The Blue Hill Public Library and Blue Hill Books will host an author event with Nancy Tandon, geared toward kids in 3rd-6th grade, on Wednesday, July 8 at 2:00 p.m. This special creative writing workshop will begin with a short reading from Nancy's newest novel, The Haunting of Walker Pond, before participants are led in...

Free

Haystack Studio Walk-Through

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts 89 Haystack School Drive, Deer Isle

Join participants and faculty for a Walk-Through of the studios and campus! The end-of-session Studio Walk-Throughs provide program participants and the public with the opportunity to visit all the Haystack studios and view the work created during the session’s workshops. Walk-Throughs are free and self-guided.

Free

Author Talk: NYC Monuments of Black Americans

Northeast Harbor Library 1 Joy Rd, Northeast Harbor

Join Emmy Award winning producer and history teacher David Felsen for a discussion of his new book "New York City Monuments of Black Americans: A History and Guide". New York City is blessed with an incredible array of public sculptures. One overlooked aspect of this collection is its monuments of Black Americans, each with its...

Free

The Silver Circus

Ellsworth Public Library 20 State St, Ellsworth

Join Andrew Silver for a magical experience filled with wonder and laughter. Perfect for the whole family! How do you do something as big as a circus when you’re only one person? In The Silver Circus, Andrew explores the concept of perseverance as he is faced with the daunting task of presenting a full circus...

Free

Dance Party with the Souldbenders

Stonington Opera House 1 School Street, Stonington

We’re moving all the seats out of the theater for a “soul-bending” dance party with local legends, the Soulbenders, a multi-generational group from DownEast Maine that aims to translate the grit, grace, and greatness of the American dance and jazz music of the 60’s and 70’s into something that can root itself into the hungry...

$25

2nd Wednesday House Party: DownEast New Music

Bagaduce Music Performance Hall 49 South St, Blue Hill

2ND WEDNESDAY HOUSE PARTY Bagaduce Music invites the public to shake up their midweek routine with Second Wednesday House Concert Series, a brand-new monthly music series that blends the warmth of a house concert with the buzz of a community party.

$15 – $35