All Day

A Continuation of “Color” by Susan Finsen

Blue Hill Public Library 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill

Susan Finsen’s colorful pottery will continue to be on display for the month of October in the Blue Hill Public Library’s Howard Room Glass Cases. Composed of unique vases, platters, and “Leggy Whatnots,” Susan’s exhibit pushes viewers to consider how deeply color influences what we see, remember, and enjoy. Susan says that, for the last...

Free

MOFGA’s 50 Years of Common Ground at the Jesup Memorial Library

Jesup Memorial Library 34 Mount Desert Street, Bar Harbor

The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) is celebrating the 50th annual Common Ground Country Fair with Fifty Years of Common Ground, an exhibition of five decades of the posters of the Common Ground Country Fair. The exhibition will be displayed at the Jesup Memorial Library, 34 Mt. Desert Street in Bar Harbor, from...

Free

Hand Building Pottery II

Hand Building Pottery II
Waterfall Arts 256 High St, Belfast

Join us for this 8-week hand-building pottery 2 class where we will build on pinching, coiling and slab building. This class is scheduled for 5/12 to 6/30 from 9am to 12pm. This event takes place at Waterfall Arts, 256 High Street in Belfast, Maine – phone (207) 338-2222.

Library Skills for Families Workshop

Belfast Free Library 106 High Street, Belfast

Families with children in kindergarten and older are invited to join us for an overview of basic library skills, a tour of the library, a scavenger hunt and prizes. Stephanie Holman, Youth Services Librarian, will lead a program to support readers and researchers with tips and tools to use a public library to its fullest....

Free

Adult Beginner Steeldrum class

Adult Beginner Steeldrum class
George Stevens Academy 23 Union St, Blue Hill

GSA is excited to offer steelband programming to anyone who wants to learn how to play the instrument. No musical experience necessary. There are instruments to use in the pan room. A good first step to joining Flash! or if you are just curious about steeldrums and want to see if it's for you. Participants...

$100

Restorative Justice Community Workshop

Restorative Justice Community Workshop
Maine Community Foundation 245 Main Street, Ellsworth

This FREE public training is for anyone interested in learning more about restorative practices, community building, becoming trauma informed, getting involved working in your community, or becoming a trained circle keeper or facilitator. The full training is required to become a volunteer to facilitator in one of our community programs. The first date is an...

Free-- Donations appreciated

People-Nature-Art With Bird Author Lillian Stokes

Wendell Gilley Museum 4 Herrick Road, Southwest Harbor

In this engaging talk filled with beautiful photography, Lillian Stokes will explore the many ways people connect with birds and nature, whether birding, photography, bird-feeding, art, or even experiencing a spiritual and uplifting bond that can change one’s life and is open to all. The science of connecting has many new studies that tell us...

Free to the public, reservations required online.

Book Launch and Dramatic Reading with Carolyn Locke

Belfast Free Library 106 High Street, Belfast

On Tuesday October 6th, 6:30 pm the Belfast Free Library presents a book launch and dramatic reading for Carolyn Locke’s release, “Between Ray and Eva: A Memoir in Poetry.” Local author Carolyn Locke and her children, Alison and Jeffrey Locke, will do a dramatic reading from this moving memoir inspired by ten months of daily...