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

Word, the Blue Hill literary arts festival

Blue Hill Books 26 Pleasant Steet, Blue Hill

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.

LGBTQIA+ Welcoming Walkabout: Rockland Bog Preserve

rockland bog preserve 389-395 Beechwood St, Thomaston

LGBTQIA+ community members, along with their allies, are invited to explore the preserve’s woodland, riverside trails and connect with new and familiar friends. Join us and the Washington Grunge for a group hike and gathering at the Rockland Bog Preserve in Thomaston.

Free

Guild Fine Craft Show: Brunswick

Guild Fine Craft Show: Brunswick
Fort Andross Mill 14 Maine Street, Brunswick

10th Annual Guild Fine Craft Show: Brunswick - shop 40 fine craft exhibitor booths within the beautiful and historic halls of Fort Andross Mill Complex overlooking the Androscoggin River. Guild Fine Craft Shows feature exquisite fine craft designs for special occasions and everyday use handmade by the juried Guild level members of Maine Crafts Association....

$5 – $18

Pumpkin Carving

Ellsworth Public Library 20 State St, Ellsworth

Stop by Tidal Falls in Hancock on Sunday, October 25th, anytime between 1:00 to 4:00 pm and carve a pumpkin with FBC! Enjoy festive snacks and music as guests carve pumpkins to be placed along the Pumpkin Hike. All carved pumpkins will be transferred to the Ellsworth Riverwalk to be lit and kept on display...

Free

Maxwell Quartet

Minsky Recital Hall Class of 1944 Hall, University of Maine Campus, Orono

Returning to Minsky Recital Hall for the second time, the U.K.’s Maxwell Quartet will offer a concert of music by Haydn, Beethoven, arrangements of Scottish folk song, and a new yet-to-be-announced quartet by the highly-regarded contemporary British composer Eleanor Alberga.

$48