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Bring the whole family or come alone and meet new friends, either way, join us for the BCC Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, August 30! Enjoy a breakfast featuring pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, and more while spending time with friends, neighbors, and family. Whether you're catching up with familiar faces or meeting someone new, it's the...

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...

For over a century, Broadway and the silver screen have played off one another in a glittering game of musical theatre tag. Join us as we celebrate the magic of movies-turned-musicals and musicals-turned-movies, with songs from Showboat to Hamilton – and everything in between! Sunday afternoon special guest: Mairi Dorfman-Phaneuf, Broadway’s own cellist to the...

Good Life Center resident stewards Lucy and Jordan have led writing and poetry workshops for years. In this hands-on workshop for writers of all experience levels, participants will explore sensory writing with a focus on place and memory. Drawing inspiration from The Good Life Center’s gardens and from short excerpts by the Nearings and contemporary...

Alyssa & Michael O’Brien, co-founders of Protect Ancient Forests, make the case for working together to protect our remaining old-growth and mature public forests — why they’re irreplaceable, how policy shapes their fate, and what it looks like to build a movement on their behalf. Drawing on law, education, and deep roots in the Maine...

"Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once." Set in ancient Rome yet resonating strongly with modern audiences, Julius Caesar explores the consequences of political unrest and personal conviction through unforgettable characters and powerful language. From Caesar’s triumphant rise to the conspirators’ fateful decision and the chaos that...

Join Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition for a sunset, full moon rise, and a moth watch; have it all! We will meet at the Belfast City Park Pavilion to enjoy watching the 7:15 sunset and full moon rise. We’ll eat a snack supper (BYO) while the sky darkens, and then watch as moths come to investigate...

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...

Music and Movement Storytime is back for the summer! Starting Monday, June 15 at 10:30 a.m. preschool kids and their caregivers are invited to join Ms. Jen each week at the Blue Hill Public Library for Music and Movement Storytime. We will sing songs, play instruments, dance, and read stories. The rhythms, rhymes, and patterns...

In recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day, Healthy Acadia’s INSPIRE Recovery Community Center will host a community remembrance event Monday, Aug. 31, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Knowlton Park on State Street in Ellsworth. The free event is open to all. Community members are invited to gather in remembrance, honor those we have lost,...

Creating a Local Green Burial Cemetery Midcoast Maine Green Burial, a local volunteer organization formed to promote the creation of a green burial cemetery in Knox, Waldo, and/or Lincoln county, will host a free public presentation about green burial in the Abbott Room at Belfast Free Library, located at 106 High Street, on Monday, August...

Three cracks of a cowbell and music erupts! Come join Flash! In the Pans for an evening of music, dancing, fun, and socializing. Monday evenings 7:30pm to 9pm from Memorial Day through Labor Day at Blue Hill Town Park. Food trucks will be on site. This is an all ages, free event. Donations are welcome...

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...

Join us for this 8-week hand-building pottery 2 class where we will build on pinching, coiling and slab building. This class is scheduled for 5/12 to 6/30 from 9am to 12pm. This event takes place at Waterfall Arts, 256 High Street in Belfast, Maine – phone (207) 338-2222.

The Night & Day Trio, Steve Orlofsky / Sax, Flue and Clarinet, Chris Poulin / Guitar & Vocals and Joel Mann Bass. Playing Jazz, Reggae and the Blues. Every Tuesday 5-8pm. On the porch of the Pen-ta-goet Inn. Reservations recommended.( 207-326-8616)

Have you ever wanted to learn how to play steel drum? Now is your chance. Adult beginner steel drum classes begin July 7th at the George Stevens Academy Pan room from 5 pm to 6:15pm. This series runs weekly every Tuesday July 7th through August 24th. No prior experience needed and there are instruments to...

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...

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...

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...

An outstanding chamber music ensemble of iconic players: Eric Wyrick, violin, Alisa Wyrick, viola, Sofia Nowik, cello, and Erika Nickrenz, piano. Ticket price includes a fresh popover from The Stadium after the concert. Wyrick-Nowik-Nickrenz Ensemble Eric Wyrick, violin Alisa Wyrick, viola Sofia Nowik, cello Erika Nickrenz, piano Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026 10:30am with Popovers and...

Every Wednesday evening from 6-8 pm, Zach Gorrell and Micheal Bennett host a very laid back and welcoming Jazz & Blues session at Bon Vent Cider. Into its 2nd year of running, this session is chock full of incredible local talent, and you never quite know who is going to sit in. Free and open...

Join Opera House Arts for an Open Mic in the lobby on Wednesday, September 2 from 6pm-8pm. We look forward to a fun night with Deer Isle and the Blue Hill Peninsula’s family of local artists. Enjoy delicious snacks from our concessions, have a drink or two, and enjoy the view of Stonington Harbor as...

Fogtown Open Mic is every Wednesday at 6pm at Fogtown Brewing Company, 25 Pine Street, Downtown Ellsworth. Featuring a full back-line, and very supportive community! Come play a song, jam with a band, or read poetry!

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...

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.

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...

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!

Join Gail L. Carlson PhD, assistant professor of environmental studies at Colby College in a presentation and discussion of this topic. She has designed a curriculum and written a textbook to educate and inform students about this rising problem and who it impacts.

"Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once." Set in ancient Rome yet resonating strongly with modern audiences, Julius Caesar explores the consequences of political unrest and personal conviction through unforgettable characters and powerful language. From Caesar’s triumphant rise to the conspirators’ fateful decision and the chaos that...

Fogtown's Trivia Night is every Thursday evening at 6:30! Come for the beer, cider & wood-fired pizza and test your knowledge at the Fogtown taproom, 25 Pine Street in Downtown Ellsworth. Gather a team or come solo; plus, there are prizes to be won!

Every Thursday evening through the Summer and Fall there is a open Old-Time jam session at Bon Vent Cider. Primarily focusing on trading tunes in the southern Appalachian traditional with the driving rhythm of the "Ithaca style". We welcome players of all abilties and backgrounds who'd like to share tunes, and as always music lovers...

The Blue Hill Public Library is sponsoring a talk with Haystack Mountain School’s Executive Director Perry Price on Thursday, September 3 at 7:00 p.m. to celebrate Haystack’s 75-year anniversary. Price will present Haystack’s history by sharing archived materials and one-of-a-kind objects to share the story of the school’s impact and role in craft education. The...

As darkness falls over the Schoodic Peninsula, the Milky Way arches across the sky from horizon to horizon. Late summer’s most prominent constellations are suspended within its pale glow. Amateur astronomer Richard Luecke will take you on an indoor 50-minute image-enhanced journey along that river of starlight and introduce you to summer’s most prominent constellations....

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...

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.

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.

All Comers Band warmup @ 6p Community Dance @ 6:30p with Chrissy Fowler and the All Comers Band Contras @ 8p with exciting live music and dance calling! Check our website to see which musicians and callers are joining each month. Admission $15-25 (for only the Community Dance it is $1kids $2adults)

"Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once." Set in ancient Rome yet resonating strongly with modern audiences, Julius Caesar explores the consequences of political unrest and personal conviction through unforgettable characters and powerful language. From Caesar’s triumphant rise to the conspirators’ fateful decision and the chaos that...

P-Funk's rhythm section convenes as Secret Army and plays all over the world when George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic are not touring. Led by Danny Bedrosian, keyboardist and music director for P-Funk, Lige Curry, bassist for P-Funk and Benzel Cowan, drummer for P-Funk. Playing at Blaze Blue Hill at 6:30 pm on Friday September 4th....

Tom Rush is a gifted musician and performer, whose shows offer a musical celebration…a journey into the tradition and spectrum of what music has been, can be, and will become. His distinctive guitar style, wry humour and warm, expressive voice have made him both a legend and a lure to audiences around the world. His...

Only one-third of the world’s people can see the Milky Way—our home galaxy—because of urban light pollution. But here in Acadia it shines brightly on clear, moonless nights. The collective glow of its 300+ billion stars arches from horizon to horizon. Amateur astronomer Richard Luecke will explain our current understanding of the Milky Way and...

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...

Saturday, September 5th, 10am-12pm Belfast Armistice Bridge Oak, ash, white pine, balsam fir, sweet views of the bay, and lots of info: explore the Rail Trail with Erda Grass and Cloe Chunn. Meet at the Belfast Footbridge. Event URL: https://www.belfastbaywatershed.org/event-details-registration/fall-tree-walk

David Alexander Rahbee returns to lead the Festival String Orchestra in Bruckner"s Adagio, Poulenc's Concerto for Organ, Timpani, and Strings, with Daniel Pyle, organ, and Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto in C Minor with Pyotr Akulov. Ticket price includes a fresh POPOVER from The Stadium in Bar Harbor after the concert.

The Cameron Frisone Cancer Foundation Presents "CamFest" an inaugural local fundraising community event to directly support local children with cancer and their families. The Cameron Frisone Cancer Foundation is a non-profit organization established in memory and honor of Cameron Michael Frisone who lost his battle to childhood cancer February 28th, 2025. Before he passed, Cameron...

Join artist Eleanor Conover for an open-ended drawing workshop focused on the relationship between text and image, using the surroundings of the Langlais Art Preserve as a point of departure. We'll ask: how can an observational drawing practice extend beyond a single image of a landscape? Watershed Workshops have a pay what you can ($10...

Lazers are back in the Fogtown Garden Saturday September 5th. This genre-blurring band fuses disco-funk grooves with vintage '80s synth-pop, lush three-part harmonies, and layered rhythms. Their high-energy sets feature extended percussion breakdowns and jazzy improvisations, delivering a cosmic, retro-infused experience that's wildly fun from start to finish! Join them 6pm at Fogtown: 25 Pine...

"Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once." Set in ancient Rome yet resonating strongly with modern audiences, Julius Caesar explores the consequences of political unrest and personal conviction through unforgettable characters and powerful language. From Caesar’s triumphant rise to the conspirators’ fateful decision and the chaos that...

Strüm und Bang, aka Anne and Lin Parker, will be the featured performers at Dolly’s Coffeehouse on September 5th at First Congregational Church of Blue Hill, 7-9:00pm. With hammers dancing, Anne will delight everyone. With fingers picking and rhetoric rhyming, Lin will twist the truth and encourage folks to sing along. They will be joined...

Maine’s Breakin’ Strings brings a fun, jam-packed flavor to bluegrass music with great instrumentals, vocals, harmonies, and a hard drive Bluegrass sound. This five-member Nashville recording group plays a cross between traditional bluegrass and rock-inflected jam-grass.

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...

David Alexander Rahbee returns to lead the Festival String Orchestra in Bruckner"s Adagio, Poulenc's Concerto for Organ, Timpani, and Strings, with Daniel Pyle, organ, and Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto in C Minor with Pyotr Akulov.

For millennia, people have tried to understand what they observed in the night sky–planets, passing comets, stars and the pale glow of the Milky Way. Our understanding has changed remarkably over the centuries thanks to progress in astronomy, astrophysics and observing technology. This visually enhanced presentation will focus on key moments in those centuries of...