Save Our Summits Hike

Save Our Summits Hike
Parkman Mountain Carriage Road Trailhead Mount Desert

Hike to one of Acadia’s iconic summits AND help Acadia National Park’s efforts to restore native vegetation! Acadia National Park, in collaboration with Friends of Acadia and Schoodic Institute, invites tenacious hikers to bring bags of soil to the summits of Penobscot and Sargent Mountains to be used for plant restoration. You’ll get to choose...

Free

Fiber Arts Craft Circle

Friend Memorial Public Library 1 Reach Road, Brooklin

Join the Fiber Arts Craft Circle, hosted at the Friend Memorial Public Library in Brooklin (1 Reach Road), Fridays from 10 to 11 a.m.

Free

Preview – Summer Grandeur

Preview – Summer Grandeur
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries 51 Atlantic Highway, Thomaston

Looking for something to do in Midcoast Maine? Look no further! Join us in the gallery to preview our largest auction of the year - Summer Grandeur. Stop in to see this auction's offerings of fine art, sporting goods, jewelry, watches, sculpture, and more! View Catalog: https://live.thomastonauction.com/auctions/upcoming-auctions/ Save 5% and Register to Bid by Phone...

Free

Rockland Remembers

Esteemed historian John Bird — and author of "Rockland, Maine: Rise and Renewal” — educates community members about our city’s rich history. It’s also a chance for Rockland residents to share their personal histories, memories, and experiences.

Free

Storytime with Ms. Jen

Storytime with Ms. Jen
Friend Memorial Public Library 1 Reach Road, Brooklin

Stop by the Friend Memorial Public Library in Brooklin (1 Reach Road) for a preschool storytime, with bubbles, books, and songs! hosted each Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Free

What’re You Reading?

What book has you captivated this summer? Join Rockland’s Susan Sepples and other community members to share what books everyone is enjoying. It’s a book club for those who love to read and for those who are looking for inspiration for their next page turner.

Free

Teen Anime Club Movie Screening: “Jujutsu Kaisen 0”

Blue Hill Public Library 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill

Teens ages 13+ are invited to join Teen Services Librarian Kendall at the Blue Hill Public Library on Friday, August 21 at 2:00 p.m. for a special summer anime club movie screening. We will be watching the movie "Jujutsu Kaisen 0" and will enjoy some Japanese snacks, along with popcorn and drinks. Rated PG-13, with...

Free

SUMMER GLIMMERS WORKSHOP

Ebee's Sweets 21 School House Rd Suite 37, Orland

When life feels heavy or overwhelming, it can be hard to notice what’s good. You’re not alone; our brains are naturally wired to scan for stress rather than joy. But neuroscience shows that noticing even tiny moments of goodness can gently shift the nervous system back into calm and connection. Join us for a 1.5‑hour...

$20

Expanded Cinema at Bon Vent Cider

Bon Vent Cider 684 US Highway 1, Hancock

Chicago rap artist and electro-noiser AQ comes to Maine, re-uniting with 16mm film manipulator George Schaefer (photodeath_) for some deep sonic and visual experimentation. Joined in the zone by fellow Chicago sound man Nick Yeck-Stauffer on horn and electronics, this program promises the spectrum of sights in a mesh of aural landscape that has defined...

Opera Acadia presents La Traviata

Opera Acadia presents La Traviata
Collins Center for the Arts 2 Flagstaff Rd, Orono

Opera Acadia presents Giuseppe Verdi’s beloved Opera, La Traviata. Join our world-class cast from around the country and Downeast Maine, and the Opera Acadia Orchestra and Chorus for an inspiring evening of the most performed opera of all time. Fully staged and with full orchestra, this inaugural production from Opera Acadia is not one to...

$22 – $57

Emma! A Pop Musical

Emma! A Pop Musical
New Surry Theatre 18 Union St, BLUE HILL

Emma, a senior at Highbury Prep, is certain she knows what's best for her classmates' love lives, and is determined to find the perfect boyfriend for shy sophomore Harriet by the end of the school year. But will Emma's relentless matchmaking get in the way of finding her own happiness? Based on Jane Austen's classic...