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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...
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...
Word, Blue Hill’s literary arts festival, is October 22-25, featuring short-story writers Ben Shattuck and Kelly Link, “Art Thief” biographer Michelle Young, poetry, art, dance, children’s programming, recording of your local histories. Register for workshops in fiction, poetry, historical writing, screenwriting, blogging, dungeon mastering for teens. Information: www.wordfestival.org or 207-374-5632.
Youth Services Librarian and Professional Storyteller Stephanie Holman hosts a story time for ages 3-6 with books, puppets, felt stories and songs. Join her at the Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street, Belfast, on Friday October 23 at 10 am. For more information, www.belfastlibrary.org or 207-338-3884, ext 505
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.
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.
Hops for Hope - 2 more weeks to help support research for rare diseases! Horn Run Brewing of Eastport + Perry, ME , and Phoenix Fine Wines in Eastport will be running a signature beer special every Friday in October as part of Hops for Hope. 10% of those sales will support education, research, and...
Belfast Free Library and Torchlight present "The Rainbow Beard Monster Show" with friendly monster storytelling and puppetry. Monster crafts led by Bridget Matros of Colorbridge. Created for kids and adults, join us on Friday, October 23rd from 4:00-5:30p.m. at 106 High Street in Belfast. All are welcome.
Friendly Monster Show October 23 The Rainbow Beard Monster Show comes to the Belfast Free Library on Friday October 23 from 4-5:30! Join Bridget Matros from Colorbridge and Torchlight for friendly monster crafts, storytelling and puppetry for kids and adults too! This free event will be held at the Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street,...
Test your ACOTAR (A Court of Thorns and Roses) trivia before the newest book is published, A Court of Splintered Harmony! The winning team will receive an ACOTAR-themed gift basket. We’ll have fun mini activities, themed snacks, and plenty of opportunities to share your favorite characters and stories. Costumes are welcome (and encouraged!) but not...
Wallace Shawn’s “Aunt Dan and Lemon,” directed by Belfast’s Zafra Whitcomb, follows a young woman, Lemon, and her charismatic mentor, Aunt Dan, whose stories of glamour, comfort, and admiration for powerful men slowly reveal how ordinary people come to accept cruelty and hand their allegiance to strongmen. Written forty years ago, it feels like it...