Painting Technique Workshop: Turning Obstacles Into Inspiration

Wendell Gilley Museum 4 Herrick Road, Southwest Harbor

Turn obstacles into inspiration and experiment with watercolors to learn how to turn an “oops” into an “awesome” in this painting technique workshop. Drips, mistakes and those “blossoms” that can happen with watercolor, you’ll work with them all. Join us at the Gilley with instructor Erika Elizabeth, who will guide students step by step to...

$37.00 – $44.00

Brooklin Reads Book Group Discussion

Friend Memorial Public Library 1 Reach Road, Brooklin

Join the Brooklin Reads Book Group at Friend Memorial Public Library in Brooklin (1 Reach Road), next meeting Wednesday 8/26 from 1 to 2 p.m. This month we will be reading "The Last Supper" by Sam Kass. Anyone is welcome to join!

Free

Little Artists’ Storytime

Blue Hill Public Library 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill

Preschool kids and their caregivers are invited to join Ms. Jen at the Blue Hill Public Library for Little Artists’ Storytime on Wednesday, August 26 at 2:00 p.m. We will sing songs, dance, and read stories with a creative theme before working on our own masterpieces. Crafts will be process focused, designed to emphasize the...

Free

Tea and Talk with artist Joanne Tarlin

Jackson Memorial Library 71 Maine Street, Tenants harbor

Bring your art related travel stories to share with artist Joanne Tarlin at the Jackson Memorial Library on Wednesday, August 26, at 2 pm. Tarlin’s show of semi-abstract landscape paintings, Different Shores, will surround guests and she will share how her travels inspires her work.

Free

Coastal Kids Science Series – Life on the Lobster Boat

Blue Hill Public Library 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill

Kids are invited to join Tess from the University of Maine 4-H on Wednesday, August 26 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. to learn all about lobsters. Come aboard the lobster boat! In this interactive workshop, youth will learn how lobster fishers measure lobsters and band their claws. They will also have the opportunity to paint their own...

Free

Earth’s Mass Extinctions: Science Lecture with Dr. Mike Coffin

Northeast Harbor Library 1 Joy Rd, Northeast Harbor

Mike Coffin, PhD. will present the evidence and likely causes of Earth’s five mass extinction events over its ~4.5 billion year history, and share the measurements that suggest a sixth may now be underway. Registration is required: https://nehlibrary.libcal.com/event/16634348 After growing up in Bangor, Mike Coffin was educated at Dartmouth College (AB) and Columbia University (MA,...

Free

Haystack Artist Presentations

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

Presenters: Megan Stelljes, Glass; Stephanie Metz, Fiber. 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.

Free