Director’s Gala Dinner at Havana in Bar Harbor
Join us for a delicious meal and evening of community to kick off the Bar Harbor Music Festival 2026 Season. FREE to donors at the $1,000 level and above.
Join us for a delicious meal and evening of community to kick off the Bar Harbor Music Festival 2026 Season. FREE to donors at the $1,000 level and above.
This illustrated lecture sets the 250th commemoration of the American Revolution in both a historical and contemporary context. What did the Declaration of Independence mean in 1776? Equally important, what should it mean to us today? Liam Riordan is Department Chair and Adelaide and Alan Bird Professor of History at the University of Maine. He...
Presenters: Gillan Doty, Ceramics; Emma Senft, Wood; Jaida Grey Eagle, Graphics; Adam Zapotok, Fab Lab. Coinciding with each of our summer sessions, Haystack faculty, Visiting Artists, studio assistant fellows, and Fab Lab Residents share their inspirations, ideas, and work. These presentations take place in the Gateway Auditorium (89 Haystack School Drive, Deer Isle, Maine) and...
the BAMU fiddle band will play an assortment of lively jigs, reels and waltzes and some original songs.
Join us for Open Mic Night at Hammond Hall - the first Tuesday of the month! This monthly event gives new artists a chance to shine on stage, showcasing local talent. Musicians, bands, poets, performance artists and more are encouraged to join! All are welcome. This event is free, though donations are appreciated. For more...
The renovated Concert Hall inside the Barn at Barncastle Hotel & Restaurant is an intimate venue where attendees can get up close and personal with the musicians. It is mixed seated & standing, and there is a bar with cocktails, beer, wine, and non-alcoholic options. Advanced ticket purchases are encouraged, and while there is no...
Hike to one of Acadia’s iconic summits AND help Acadia National Park’s efforts to restore native vegetation! Acadia National Park, in collaboration with Friends of Acadia and Schoodic Institute, invites tenacious hikers to bring bags of soil to the summits of Penobscot and Sargent Mountains to be used for plant restoration. You’ll get to choose...
In this 4-week workshop, participants will make their own unique berry bowl in anticipation of blueberry season! Create a bowl for rinsing and storing the season's berries. Learn to throw the form and make it your own with decorative glazes. Great workshop for both beginners and seasoned ceramicists who want to "perfect" the form.
Backyard rewilding means transforming your yard into a native plant habitat - a beautiful, low-maintenance space that works as a living ecosystem. By planting Maine natives, you create habitat for birds, butterflies, and pollinators while deep root systems filter polluted runoff before it reaches our streams and lakes, store carbon underground, and prevent soil erosion....
In this beginner-friendly two-hour class, you’ll learn the basic techniques of decorative woodburning and will create an image of a feather to take home. Using a pen-like burning tool, you'll start by practicing mark-making techniques to explore options and possibilities with the wood burner. Then you will create an image of a feather by copying...
The Blue Hill Public Library and Blue Hill Books will host an author event with Nancy Tandon, geared toward kids in 3rd-6th grade, on Wednesday, July 8 at 2:00 p.m. This special creative writing workshop will begin with a short reading from Nancy's newest novel, The Haunting of Walker Pond, before participants are led in...
Join participants and faculty for a Walk-Through of the studios and campus! The end-of-session Studio Walk-Throughs provide program participants and the public with the opportunity to visit all the Haystack studios and view the work created during the session’s workshops. Walk-Throughs are free and self-guided.