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Downeast & Central Maine
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We’re harvesting seaweed during low, low tides in 2026! Join us for seaweed, clams, and all the rest: Join Smithereen Farm and other curious people for a week of learning, harvesting, processing, and eating together. We will cover the ecology and biology of the seaweed ecosystem, hand-harvest techniques, regulations, drying, processing and culmination of the...
Join us at Smithereen Farm for your very own seaweed spa retreat, alongside our seasonal Low Low Tides seaweed harvest. Seaweed bathing, spa culture and the incredible and extra-tidal energy present in our Downeast waters are all to be had at Smithereen Farm this week. Join Kelly of Big Towel Spa and Sarah of Saipua,...
If you were out and about on the Blue Hill Peninsula recently, you may have seen artists capturing a local landscape on canvas as part of the Blue Hill Public Library’s annual Paint the Peninsula fundraiser. More than ninety artists will create over one hundred paintings for the week-long auction, which starts Monday, July 13th....
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...
Join us online or in person at the Peavey Memorial Library for a conversation with Peter Neill, founding director of the World Ocean Observatory. Fundy, Cobscook and Passamaquoddy bays are places of extraordinary marine abundance. The St. Croix river alone is estimated to have returned upwards of 30 million alewives per year, according to the...
On Wednesday, July 15 at 1:00 p.m., teens and tweens are invited to join Kendall, Arlee, and Ali for the first of three Skein Stitchers fiber arts workshops offered throughout the summer In this first workshop, participants will learn how to hand sew their own scrunchie to keep, see a demonstration for making one on...
Join us online or in person at Smithereen Farm's Grey Lodge for a conversation with Peter Neill, founding director of the World Ocean Observatory. Fundy, Cobscook and Passamaquoddy bays are places of extraordinary marine abundance. The St. Croix river alone is estimated to have returned upwards of 30 million alewives per year, according to the...
Benefit Dinner FOR ALL THE FISH with Chef Hannah Black Location: Smithereen Farm, 767 Leighton Point Road, Pembroke ME 04666 Date: Wednesday, July 15th, 2026 5pm Farm Tour, 6pm Dinner Cost: $150 per person, 25 person limit Join us at the timber frame kitchen at Smithereen Farm for a dinner to benefit the FOR ALL...
Maine's Still Reading features 50 new portraits by photographer Buddy Doyle, capturing Mainers of all backgrounds curled up with their latest read in Adirondack chairs by the water, porch hammocks and armchairs in front of the fire. Each portrait includes original reflections from the readers themselves, sharing not just where they read, but why these...
Welcome back Sonja Florman and her talented Good Friends! Sonja (BA Music, Yale) plays jazz piano, organ, accordion and is known for her expressive, captivating vocals. She and her group absolutely stunned last year with Latin Jazz (piano/vox), Soul Jazz (organ), Big Band (piano/vox) and Gypsy Swing (accordion/vox). You cannot miss Sonja and Friends! www.sonjaflorman.com...
The Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance invites writers to Gather on Wednesday, July 15, 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Horn Run Brewing, 75 Water Street, Eastport. This free, informal evening helps writers connect and build community. No registration required. More info: text Valerie Lawson at 207-214-2506.
Presenters: Yuri Kobayashi, Wood; Chris Staley, Ceramics. Coinciding with each of our summer sessions, Haystack faculty, Visiting Artists, studio assistant fellows, and Fab Lab Residents share their inspirations, ideas, and work. These presentations take place in the Gateway Auditorium (89 Haystack School Drive, Deer Isle, Maine) and are free and open to the public.
Join us for a one-of-a-kind benefit performance for WERU and EarSay, featuring Judith Sloan, Jonathan Lethem, Najla Said, Warren Lehrer, and Andy Teirstein. It’s an evening where stories, music and conversation meet at the intersection of humor and heartbreak. More about the artists: Judith Sloan is an award-winning actor, radio producer, comedienne and poet whose...
To kick-off another season of incredible nonfiction, Points North is hosting their all-new annual Summer Party, Wednesday, July 15th at Tenderwild Farm in Rockport. Points North turns 10 this year, and they are celebrating this special milestone with local artists, new films, good food, and a summer night in the garden worth dressing up for!...
July 15, 7:30 p.m. — Empty Nest and All the Rest is a hilarious one-man comedy by Clay Hausmann, exploring the challenges of life after the kids leave home. A veteran performer and storyteller, Hausmann brings humor and insight to this fundraiser for the Camden Opera House Community Arts Fund. Tickets: $18 advance, $22 day...
The magic of Mozart opera by an award-winning cast of opera singers and actors with a zany libretto make for a sparkling experience at the historic 1932 Criterion Theater. With a live orchestra, partially staged, and multi-media effects. Mozart's prodigal abilities are on display in Bastien et Bastiènne, a charming love story written when he...