Ocean Storytime and Scavenger Hunt

Blue Hill Public Library 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill

Kids are invited to an Ocean Storytime with Charlie the Shark from the Shaw Institute on Thursday, August 6 at 10:30 a.m. at the Blue Hill Town Park. Charlie loves to read books about the ocean to kids and teach them why caring about our oceans is important. Join him for fun ocean themed stories,...

Free

Mah Jongg Open Play

Friend Memorial Public Library 1 Reach Road, Brooklin

Stop by the Friend Memorial Public Library in Brooklin (1 Reach Road) for Mah Jongg Open Play, hosted each Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Free

Hiroshima Remembrance Vigil for Disarmament at Bath Iron Works

Bath Iron Works Administration Building Washington Street, Bath

Please join our Vigil for Disarmament at Bath Iron Works on Thursday, August 6, Hiroshima Remembrance Day. We will meet in front of the BIW administration building on Washington Street in Bath from 11:30am to 12:30pm. Please bring signs and banners to say No! to the production of weapons of mass destruction in Maine. FMI:...

Free

Wabanaki & Salt Bay Chamberfest Collaboration

Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness 16 Central St, Bangor

Join us at Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness in Downtown Bangor for a free concert of music celebrating nature and culture, featuring both Wabanaki and Salt Bay Chamberfest musicians. This performance will feature Nipmuck flutist Hawk Henries and Passamaquoddy singer Lauren Stevens. This event is open to the public and free of charge.

Free

Dungeons and Dragons for Absolute Beginners

Belfast Free Library 106 High Street, Belfast

Teens aged 11-17 are invited to a workshop explaining the basics of the tabletop role playing game Dungeons and Dragons. Dungeon Master Chris Donley will introduce how to play the game and build characters. All supplies will be provided. The workshop will take place Thursday August 6 from 1:30-5:30 pm at the Belfast Free Library,...

Free

Haystack Studio Walk-Through + End-of-Session Auctions

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. A Silent Auction will be open throughout the duration of...

Free

Grow Food Safely in Urban Soils

Food and Medicine 20 Ivers St., Brewer

Join us for an evening of learning about urban soils and strategies for safely growing food! There will be hands-on activities to demonstrate urban soil health best practices and resources for testing soils in your farm or garden. Featuring University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Food and Medicine, Weezy’s Farm and Flowers, Maine Organic Farmers and...

Free

Flight of Swallows Wine-tasting Fundraiser

The Neighborhood House 1 Kimball Road, Northeast Harbor

Raise a glass with the Gilley! Join us Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026 from 5:30 to 8pm at the Neighborhood House for Flight of Swallows, an annual wine-tasting event that is one of the most important fundraisers for the Museum each year. This year's theme is wines from Italy. This fun evening features wines specially chosen...

$150.00

Book to Screen Trivia

Fogtown Brewing Company 25 Pine Street, Ellsworth

Test your book-to-screen knowledge for the chance to win library swag!

Free

Author Event w/Nomar Slevik

Blue Hill Public Library 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill

The Blue Hill Public Library will present a reading, Q&A, and book signing with local author and researcher Nomar Slevik, for his new book In the Pines: True Stories of Mystery, Mayhem, and Monsters in Maine on Thursday, August 6 at 7:00 p.m. The book is an exploration of the unexplained encounters that everyday Mainers...

Free

St. John’s Organ Concert features Bridgette Wargovich on August 6 at 7:30 pm

St. John's Catholic Church 207 York St., Bangor

St. John's Organ Society presents an organ concert on Thursday, August 6, at 7:30 pm, featuring Bridgette Wargovich (Portland, ME) performing music of Felix Mendelssohn, Heinrich Scheidemann, and Théodore Dubois. St. John’s Catholic Church is located at 207 York Street in Bangor. https://hookopus288.org/

Free