• A Continuation of “Color” by Susan Finsen

    Blue Hill Public Library 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill, Maine

    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, ME, United States

    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, ME, United States

    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.

  • Holistic Fair

    The Gatherings 1208 Surry Rd., Surry, ME, United States

    The 2nd Annual Holistic Fair is Saturday, October 24th at The Gatherings in Surry! We’re bringing together some of the area’s brightest minds in natural health, mindfulness, and conscious living under one roof. Join us at for a full day of classes, experiences and one to one healing sessions! 🌟 It’s FREE to come! What...

    Free
  • The Artisans’ Market

    The Artisans’ Market
    Masonic Lodge 327 Main Street, Unity, ME, United States

    The Artisans' Market is a bi-weekly event to showcase artisans works in the local community. Meet local makers and support small business. Come find a wide variety of unique handmade items covering a range of specialties. This is an outdoor event with indoor availability for weather.

    Free
  • Guild Fine Craft Show: Brunswick

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

    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
  • Veg Fest

    East End Community School 195 North Street Portland Maine 04101 195 North Street, Portland, ME, United States

    "Exploring Vegan Living" Speakers, Vendors, Exhibitors, Silent Auction, Raffle This is a Free Event! Speakers include Matt Halteman author of Hungry Beautiful Animals The Joyful Case For Going Vegan, Tim Holland of Midcoast Vegan on "The Art of Vegan Cheese and Meat Making' and Jeff Peterson"Becoming vegan or vegetarian: If I can do it, you...

    Free
  • Blue Hill Co-op Fall Festival

    Blue Hill Co-op 70 South St., Blue Hill, United States

    Join us at the Blue Hill Co-op for the culmination of our month of celebrating October Co-op Month and welcoming the fall season. This is a family-friendly event and will be held from 12am-3pm on Saturday, October 24th. Be sure to arrive on time, as we will be handing out Fancy Nancy donuts, local cider...

  • Project Relief Mutual Aid Fundraiser

    Bar Harbor YWCA 36 Mount Desert St, Bar Harbor, ME, United States

    College of the Atlantic’s club is organizing their second mutual aid fundraiser! This time, all proceeds are going to Project Relief ME and the Lewiston/Auburn Rapid Relief Fund. The event will consist of Live Music, an Art Sale, Snacks, and a Raffle! Raffle prizes include over $500 of gift cards to Ghost Rose Tattoo, as...

    $5 – $10
  • BFPL Author Talk – Kate Rumohr

    Brooksville Free Public Library 1 Townhouse Road, Brooksville, ME, United States

    On October 24th, local author Kate Rumohr will be hosting an author talk at the Brooksville Free Public Library. She will be discussing her debut novel, Season of the Sticks. A cozy mystery set in coastal village Fletcher Cove, Season of the Sticks follows Detective Levon Wolfe as he investigates the murder of Llewelyn Bouchard....

    Free
  • Writing Workshop – Finding Your Readers Online

    George Stevens Academy 23 Union St, Blue Hill, ME, United States

    This workshop is part of the 10th annual Word - Blue Hill Literary Arts Festival: Finding Your Readers Online with Newsletters, Blogs, and Social Media. Are you a writer eager to build impact and audiences in the digital age, but frustrated by conventional publishing paths? Are you curious about emerging options like Substack newsletters, the...

    $39.19
  • Staged Reading of Wallace Shawn’s “Aunt Dan and Lemon” to Benefit Waldo County Woodshed and Waldo County Bounty

    Basil Burwell Community Theater 17 Court Street, Belfast, ME, United States

    A good story can reach people in ways arguments can’t. Theater lets us sit with hard questions together and then talk about them, and it brings people into the room who might never come to a meeting. Wallace Shawn’s “Aunt Dan and Lemon,” directed by Belfast’s Zafra Whitcomb, follows a young woman, Lemon, and her...

    $5