Bird Chatter with Seth Benz
2026-09-12 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Wendell Gilley Museum, 4 Herrick Road, Southwest Harbor, ME, 04679, United States
Flock to the Gilley for a fun and informative few hours with field ecologist and expert birder Seth Benz. Seth will delve into research and share current sightings and insights. Bring your own questions and curiosity, a favorite bird-related reading, or your latest observations. Depending on weather, the group might go for a bird-sighting walk outside.

NGBH Native Plant Sale
2026-09-12 09:00 - 12:00 | NGBH Gardens at Bagaduce Music, 49 South St, Blue Hill, ME, 04614, United States
Seven area nurseries will be on site at Native Gardens of Blue Hill selling their sustainably grown Maine native plants on Saturday, September 12 from 9 am to 12 pm. Over 175 species of plants, trees, shrubs, grasses and ferns are available for pre-order, or stop by the sale to browse the selection. Visit NGBH’s website for details, or email info@ngbh.org for more information.

Underwater Opera Youth Theatre Camp
2026-09-12 09:00 - 15:00, 2026-09-13 09:00 - 15:00, 2026-09-14 09:00 - 15:00, 2026-09-15 09:00 - 15:00, 2026-09-16 09:00 - 15:00, 2026-09-17 09:00 - 15:00, 2026-09-18 09:00 - 15:00, 2026-09-19 09:00 - 15:00 and 3 more dates | Smithereen Farm, 767 Leighton Point Rd, Pembroke, 04666, United States
Welcome to our “first ever” week-long Youth Theatre Camp. This camp is centered on Smithereen Farm and Greenhorns’ Reversing Hall Agrarian Library and led by a group of young and highly motivated theatre professionals from New York and California who share our ethos of bioregionalism, self determination and youth empowerment.
At the heart of the camp is holistic, uninhibited creativity. In the incredible marine and riverine habitats of our area, children will find natural inspiration to create their own theatrical performance about the eco-system. Your child will learn creative skills by helping build an artistic community and immersing themselves in an environment of rivers and bays, of seas and beaches, barrens, and bogs.
Guided by instructors with backgrounds in theatre, clowning, and education, your child will learn the basic elements of theatre through daily acting, singing, movement, and improv classes. Each day will be filled with outdoor excursions in which your child will integrate their learning by singing to the trees and dancing with the water. The day camp will culminate in a final showcase for friends and family — a student-driven show that utilizes an incredible handpainted underwater backdrop created by the Artists’ Rapid Response Team during the www.ForAlltheFish.org campaign earlier this spring.
All are welcome to join us for the performance at the end: a youth-led tale of the marine heritage, comedy/tragedy, prospects and particularities of this place and moment in time. Amidst theatrical instruction and show development, students will learn about the ecological history of their area through guided study at Greenhorns Agrarian Library. We’ll learn from atlases, field guides, indigenous accounts of encounters with settlers, from wild food cookbooks, as well as many other formats. We’ll focus on cod, pollock, alewives, sardines, clams… all will inspire the costumes and set design.
Want to bring the whole family? We can help you find accommodations if needed.
Underwater Opera is designed for youth ages 7-13 and meets during the day only. Cost is $640 for the full week which includes lunch.

Dark Sky Maine Star Party
2026-09-12 16:00 - 22:00 | Flye Point, Flye Point Road, Brooklin, ME, 04616, United States
Join us for the Dark Sky Maine Star Party – Saturday, September 12th 4-10PM – Flye Point, Flye Point Road in Brooklin, Maine

The schedule of events:

4 – “Look at the Sun through a filtered telescope” Solar telescope viewing “
5 – Hearth & Soul Food truck and Lookout Inn supper
6 – Campfire Chats
7 – Loose Cannon Jug Band
8 – Guide to the Stars with astronomers with laser pointers
8:30 – Telescope viewing with astronomer & Dance Under the Stars with Loose Cannon Jug Band

Camping is available. Email to reserve a spot: DarkSkyMaine@gmail.com

FMI:

DarkSkyMaine.org
DarkSkyMaine@gmail.com

Dark sky image by Greg Rakozy (Unsplash)

LGBTQIA+ Welcoming Walkabout: Haystack Mountain
2026-09-13 10:00 - 12:00 | haystack mountain, Haystack Mountain Liberty, Liberty, ME, 04949, United States
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 Haystack Mountain in Liberty/Montville.

Loving and Leaving the Good Life with Kate Braestrup
2026-09-13 16:00 - 17:00 | The Good Life Center, 372 Harborside Rd, Harborside, ME, 04642, United States
Loving and Leaving the Good Life. Helen Nearing’s last full book, Loving and Leaving the Good Life (1992), insists that how we live and how we die are not separate questions. Kate Braestrup has spent her life walking alongside people in their hardest moments and arriving at something like the same conclusion. In this talk, she will reflect on grief, presence, and what it means to face mortality.

Mystery Book Group Discussion
2026-09-15 13:00 - 14:00 | Friend Memorial Public Library, 1 Reach Road, Brooklin, ME, 04616, United States
The Friend Memorial Public Library in Brooklin (1 Reach Road) hosts a Mystery Book Group, next meeting Tuesday 9/15 from 1 to 2 p.m. This month we will be reading “The Smiler with the Knife” by Nicholas Blake, a mystery crime thriller! Anyone is welcome to join!

Painting Technique Class: Negative Painting Techniques
2026-09-16 10:30 - 13:00 | Wendell Gilley Museum, 4 Herrick Road, Southwest Harbor, ME, 04679, United States
Experiment with negative space in your watercolor painting and create a modern painting of leaves in this technique workshop. Join us at the Gilley with instructor Erika Elizabeth, who will guide students step by step to express their own creativity and learn.

Mah Jongg Open Play
2026-09-17 10:30 - 12:00 | Friend Memorial Public Library, 1 Reach Road, Brooklin, ME, 04616, United States
Stop by the Friend Memorial Public Library in Brooklin (1 Reach Road) for Mah Jongg Open Play, hosted each Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Whether you’re just looking for a new game to try out or an experienced player, anyone and everyone is welcome to join free of charge. Visit friendml.org for more details.

Mah Jongg Open Play
2026-09-17 10:30 - 12:00 | Friend Memorial Public Library, 1 Reach Road, Brooklin, ME, 04616, United States
Stop by the Friend Memorial Public Library in Brooklin (1 Reach Road) for Mah Jongg Open Play, hosted each Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Brooklin Camera Club
2026-09-17 16:00 - 17:30 | Friend Memorial Public Library, 1 Reach Road, Brooklin, ME, 04616, United States
Stop by the Friend Memorial Public Library in Brooklin (1 Reach Road) for the Brooklin Camera Club, hosted on the first and third Thursday of each month from 4 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Anyone is welcome, regardless of skill or experience level!

Hancock County Democrats Meeting
2026-09-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Unitarian Universalist Church of Ellsworth, 121 Bucksport Road, Ellsworth, ME, 04605, United States
Hancock County Democrats Meeting: Thursday September 17, 2026 at 7:00PM Candidates Nicole Grohoski, Dakota Dupuis and Brian Thomas
Unitarian Universalist Church, Ellsworth and via Zoom
Following brief business updates, Maine Senate Candidate Nicole Grohoski will talk about how people can help candidates for the State House and State Senate win their elections. Lt. Dakota Dupuis (Hancock County Sheriff candidate) and Brian Thomas, Esq. (Judge of Probate candidate) will discuss how the legal and criminal justice systems function and share their goals and priorities should they be elected.
This month’s meeting will be held both in person at the UU Church in Ellsworth and via Zoom. Pre-registration for Zoom participation is required in advance by noon the day before the meeting at www.hancockdems.org. You will receive a unique link that you will need to use to join the meeting.

Fiber Arts Craft Circle
2026-09-18 10:00 - 11:00 | Friend Memorial Public Library, 1 Reach Road, Brooklin, ME, 04616, United States
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.

Storytime with Ms. Jen
2026-09-18 10:30 - 11:30 | Friend Memorial Public Library, 1 Reach Road, Brooklin, ME, 04616, United States
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.

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts: Seven Decades in the Making
2026-09-18 16:00 - 17:00 | Friend Memorial Public Library, 1 Reach Road, Brooklin, ME, 04616, United States
Friend Memorial Public Library in Brooklin (1 Reach Road) is hosting Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Executive Director Perry Price on Friday 9/18 from 4 to 5 p.m. to discuss the 75-year history of Haystack using archival materials and one-of-a-kind objects to share the story of the School’s impact on the field and its role in craft education.

Lincolnville Indoor Flea Market
2026-09-19 08:00 - 12:00 | Lincolnville Community Building, 18 Searsmont Rd., Lincolnville, ME, 04849, United States
SATURDAY, June 20:
Lincolnville Center Indoor Flea Market will be held from 8 a.m. to noon in the Community Building located at 18 Searsmont Road, Rt. 173, Lincolnville CENTER. This is the 14th season of the popular flea market which is held the third Saturday of each month through October. There will be a full array of interesting and affordable merchandise including antiques, handcrafts, value-added farm products, and seasonal decorations as well as a delicious selection of baked goods and breakfast items packed for takeout. The Community Building is wheelchair accessible and there is ample parking. All welcome. The event is sponsored by the United Christian Church (UCC). FMI: humm@tidewater.net.
Thank you,
Mary Schulien, event coordinator
518 Camden Road
Appleton 04862
785-3521

Young Eagles Free Flights For Youth 8-17
2026-09-19 09:00 - 14:00 | Belfast Airport, Wright Brothers Drive, Belfast, Maine, 04915
Free 15-30 minute local light airplane flights at Belfast Airport with experienced local volunteer pilots. Get a chance to see Belfast, Penobscot Bay and surrounding areas from the air, and if you wish, take the controls for a bit (with help of course!) Parental permission required. Plus a chance for younger or more timid kids to check out an airplane up close.

Healthy Acadia’s 25 Year Anniversary Celebration
2026-09-19 15:30 - 17:30 | TunkJoy Bakery, 61 Rogers Point Road, Steuben, ME, 04680, United States
This family-friendly gathering will feature plenty of food, live local music, activities for all ages, opportunities to connect with Healthy Acadia staff, board, and partners, and the unveiling of Healthy Acadia’s Art for Health and Hope community art installation.
Whether you’ve been involved with Healthy Acadia for years or are just getting to know them, they would love to celebrate with you.
Please RSVP so they can plan for food and activities. Click here to RSVP.

Adult Outdoor Skills Day at Camp Beech Cliff
2026-09-20 08:30 - 16:30 | Camp Beech Cliff, 264 Beech Hill Rd, Mount Desert, ME, 04660, United States
Adults ages 18 and older are invited to Camp Beech Cliff’s Adult Outdoor Skills Day on Sunday, September 20. Presented by Camp Beech Cliff in partnership with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s Maine Outdoor Programs, this daylong event offers participants the opportunity to build confidence and learn new outdoor skills in a welcoming, inclusive environment.
Participants will choose one three-hour morning workshop and one three-hour afternoon workshop. Options include reading the forested landscape, lake ecology, adventure cycling, archery and bowhunting, hunting, and rod-and-reel fishing.
Check-in begins at 8:30 a.m. The cost is $75 and includes both workshops. Participants should bring lunch and snacks and dress for outdoor activities and changing fall conditions. Limited scholarships are available. On-site tent camping is available Saturday night for an additional $25. Space is limited, and workshop selections are first come, first served.
Learn more and register: https://www.campbeechcliff.org/adultskills
Adult Outdoor Skills Day is supported by Friends of Acadia, Atlantic Landscape Construction, and Bangor Savings Bank.

Integrating Liberation into All We Do: How to not Recreate What We Are Resisting
2026-09-20 16:00 - 18:00 | 3 Adney Place Belfast Maine, 3 Adney Palce, Belfasat, ME, 04915, United States
Why do so many peace
movements eventually become
tools of state violence?
What leads communities to repeat
patterns, even as they intend to
create a visionary alternative?
Join us as we share what we in our community
think happens within human culture that leads
to recreating what we are resisting and how
integrating liberation into all that we do – in
notetaking, sharing money, cooking dinner,
having meetings, engaging with neighbors,
interacting with the state – can help us to exit
these patterns. We’ll share with you a support
structure that can be immediately applicable
wherever you are.
