Brooklin Camera Club
2026-09-03 16:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | 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!

Underwater Opera Youth Theatre Camp
2026-09-04 09:00 - 15:00, 2026-09-05 09:00 - 15:00, 2026-09-06 09:00 - 15:00, 2026-09-07 09:00 - 15:00, 2026-09-08 09:00 - 15:00, 2026-09-09 09:00 - 15:00, 2026-09-10 09:00 - 15:00, 2026-09-11 09:00 - 15:00 and 4 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.

Fiber Arts Craft Circle
2026-09-04 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-09-11 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
2026-09-04 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-09-11 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.

Storytime with Martha White
2026-09-05 10:00 - 11:00 | Skidompha Public Library, 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, 04543, United States
Join us for a special Storytime and book signing with Martha White, granddaughter of E. B. White , as we read form the newly published book “The Duck Can’t Sleep.” The event is free and all ages are welcome. Book giveaway: one per family. Light refreshments will be provided.
Based on a poem originally published in The New Yorker by the legendary author E.B. White, and marvelously illustrated by two-time Caldecott Honoree Melissa Sweet, the book is a love letter to nature in unlikely places, a testament to the power of imagination, and a balm to restless readers everywhere.

Party for the People
2026-09-07 14:00 - 17:00 | Steamboat Landing Park, Belfast
An afternoon of fun:

Dance to Bookhead Sweettooth
Chili Cook-off (and samples to try)
Kids Area
Food trucks
Tabling Community Groups & More!

Flash! In the Pans Monday Evening Pan Dance
2026-09-07 19:00 - 20:30 | Surry Town Wharf, Wharf Rd, Surry, ME, 04684, United States
Three cracks of a cowbell and music erupts! Join Flash! In the Pans for our final community pan dance of the season. There will be music, dancing, socializing and fun! Monday, September 7th at The Surry Town Wharf. *Special earlier time from 7pm to 8:30 pm. There will be food trucks on site. This is an all ages FREE event. Donations are welcome and will benefit The Gatherings.

Skywatching: Human-Bird Relationships Through Time feat. Dr. Bonnie Newsom, Angi King Johnson, and Olivia Olson (Schoodic Institute's Summer Lecture Series)
2026-09-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Schoodic Institute, 9 Atterbury Cir, Winter Harbor, ME, 04693, United States
Join us in person at Schoodic Institute or online via Zoom on Tuesday, September 8 at 7:00pm for Skywatching: Human-Bird Relationships Through Time, our 2026 Summer Lecture Series closing event featuring Dr. Bonnie Newsom (Associate Professor of Anthropology and Associate Faculty in the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine), Angi King Johnson (interpretive naturalist and raptor specialist), and Olivia Olson (M.S. University of Maine and Public Programs and Volunteer Manager at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum).
As the autumn winds increase and the days shorten, Acadia experiences waves of migrating sea and shore birds, warblers, and raptors, an annual phenomenon that provides an opportunity to consider human relationships with birds. In this panel discussion, Dr. Bonnie Newsom will present on Wabanaki cultural associations with birds. These stories are grounded in gifts and creations Wabanaki ancestors left behind in shell mounds, and Olivia Olson will share her analysis of bird-related materials recovered from cultural heritage spaces in and beyond Acadia. Angi King Johnston, lead volunteer for the Cadillac Mountain Hawk Watch, will make connections from past to present, describing trends observed over the last thirty years of watching the skies from the highest mountain on the East Coast.
Register online at https://schoodicinstitute.org/event/summer-lecture-series-skywatching/
Schoodic Institute’s 2026 Summer Lecture Series events are free, thanks to support from our generous sponsor, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust.

Mah Jongg Open Play
2026-09-10 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
2026-09-10 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.

One Nation, Under Fraud: The Penobscot Remonstrance and the Fight for Sovereignty
2026-09-10 17:00 - 18:30 | Jesup Memorial Library, 34 Mount Desert Street, Bar Harbor, ME, 04609, United States
Join us for a panel discussion offering a critical examination of Maine’s historical and legal relationship with the Wabanaki Nations.
Drawing on archival records—including the 1942 Maine Legislative Research Committee hearings—and landmark court decisions such as Murch v. Tomer and State v. Newell, the discussion reveals how law and policy were deliberately shaped to control, diminish, and deny Wabanaki sovereignty. Through a combination of historical narrative and legal analysis, the panel explores what the authors describe as “genocide by jurisprudence”—the use of law as a tool of dispossession—and the enduring consequences of those decisions today.
The panel brings together Chief Judge, Penobscot Nation Tribal Court, Hon. Eric M. Mehnert; Tribal Appellate Judge, Hon. Joseph G.E. Gousse, Attorney, Berman & Simmons; and Hon. Donna M. Loring, Penobscot Nation Elder and former Representative, Maine State Legislature. Each panelist brings a distinct perspective: judicial insight from the Tribal Courts, lived experience in state government, and a shared commitment to truth-telling grounded in the historical record. Together, they will examine how these “paper chains” were forged—and what it will take to break them.
Following the panel at 6:30 p.m, participants are invited to continue the conversation next door at the Abbe Museum, where the exhibit “In the Shadow of the Eagle” offers a powerful visual and cultural companion to the issues discussed. Co-curated by Donna Loring, in collaboration with Wabanaki scholars and artists, the exhibit explores parallel narratives of Wabanaki self-governance and the imposition of state and federal authority—bringing to life the history, resilience, and ongoing struggle for sovereignty that remain at the heart of this discussion.
Presented in partnership with the MDI Historical Society, the Abbe Museum, and the Jesup Memorial Library, and based on Donna Loring’s article “One Nation Under Fraud,” featured in the 2026 edition of the history journal ‘Chebacco. ‘

Paint 'n' Sip: Rock Cairns
2026-09-11 17:30 - 19:30 | Wendell Gilley Museum, 4 Herrick Road, Southwest Harbor, ME, 04679, United States
Join us for our monthly evening paint ‘n’ sip workshops with instructor Erika Elizabeth at the Gilley for a fun evening of learning and art. Students are guided step by step through the process of painting, with plenty of explanation and instruction along the way.
Each month has a different theme and inspiration-painting. For September, we’ll be a re-creating rock cairns in watecolor.
Sip on wine, tea or seltzer as part of this adults-only class, which is suitable for artists of all levels who are at least 21 years old. All materials and beverages provided.

Bird Chatter with Seth Benz
2026-09-12 09:00 - 12:00 | 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.

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.
