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Every 2nd and 4th Sunday afternoon from 1-3, members of the community who wish to keep the traditional folk music of Quebecois alive, play and share tunes with each other. All are welcome

Reversing Falls Sanctuary will begin a new monthly discussion series on Sunday, October 18, from 2–3:30 p.m. The series explores how we live fully, compassionately, and responsibly in a climate-changed world. Through spiritual inquiry, deep conversation, shared reflection, and short readings used as gateways into discussion, we will consider how we might help create the...

Two renowned Boston musicians, Doug Rich and Willie Sordillo, playing a variety of styles with local maestros, will be raising the roof of Blue Hill’s Congregational Church on Sunday October 18th. Bassist Doug Rich has played jazz, gospel, and R&B with many bands; for two decades he’s been with the band at the Myrtle Baptist...

For Friends of Harriet L. Hartley Conservation Area's 7th Annual Meeting, we're honored to welcome Dwayne Tomah, Passamaquoddy language keeper and knowledge keeper, for a screening of The Doctrine of Discovery: Unmasking the Domination Code on Sunday, October 18th from 3-5pm at Belfast Public Library. The film examines the centuries-old legal and religious doctrine used...

Wiggle and Rhyme is an early literacy program for children from birth to age two which offers a chance to enjoy songs, rhymes, scarves, parachute play, bubbles, toys and connections! Join us on Monday October 19 at 10 am at the Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street, Belfast. For more information, www.belfastlibrary.org or 207-338-3884, ext....

Teens and Tweens are invited to the Blue Hill Public Library to join "Skein Stitchers," a youth fiber arts group, every Monday from 3:00-4:00 p.m. starting September 14. Participants can hang out in the Y.A. area to work on knitting, crochet, sewing, embroidery, or other fiber projects, while socializing and sharing their projects. All experience...

The Bangor Symphony Orchestra Chamber Music Series at the Gracie begins its season with an ensemble featuring guest cellist, Zuill Bailey. Lauded for his sumptuous tone and jaw-dropping technique, Zuill Bailey is widely considered one of the premiere cellists in the world. He is a Grammy Award winning, internationally renowned soloist, recitalist, Artistic Director and...

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 Friend Memorial Public Library in Brooklin (1 Reach Road) hosts a Mystery Book Group, next meeting Tuesday 10/20 from 1 to 2 p.m. This month, members have the choice to read any book by Mary Roberts Rinehart. Anyone is welcome to join!

GSA is excited to offer steelband programming to anyone who wants to learn how to play the instrument. No musical experience necessary. There are instruments to use in the pan room. A good first step to joining Flash! or if you are just curious about steeldrums and want to see if it's for you. Participants...

Experiment with color at the Gilley’s regular monthly watercolor technique class on Wednesday, Oct. 21 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Wendell Gilley Museum. Join us at the Gilley with instructor Erika Elizabeth, who will guide students in exploring granulation, transparency, and opacity (how colors blend and their unique individual properties). The point...

The Blue Hill Public Library will host a Family Place Workshop series on Wednesdays, October 7 - November 4, from 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. For toddlers and their caregivers, this play-based program provides a rich environment of toys, books, and art activities. Families can spend time together, make new friends, and talk one-on-one with a different...

🎉 You're Invited! Keyes Pottery Grand Re-Opening & Ribbon Cutting! 🎉 A new chapter for Keyes Pottery in downtown Belfast! Join ceramic artist Laura Keyes as she celebrates the Grand Re-Opening of her new pottery studio and gallery at 15 Main Street in Belfast, Maine! 📅 Wednesday, October 21, 2026 🕚 11:00 AM – 12:00...

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...

Honor Indigenous Leadership The Peace and Justice Group of Waldo County will hold its monthly forum Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 6 pm in the Abbott Room, Belfast Free Library to honor Indigenous leadership with a presentation by the co-directors of Niweskok : From the Stars to the Seeds. They are a local women and...

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!

St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church, 134 State Street Ellsworth is hosting a Trivia Quiz Night! Wednesday night October 21st, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Round Two on November 18, same time Teams of up to four persons will answer the varied questions from Quizmaster Tim Huggett. Each team will have an answer sheet where they...

The Blue Hill Public Library will present a candidates’ forum with the Hancock County Sheriff candidates Corey Bagley and Dakota Dupuis on Wednesday, October 21 at 7:00 p.m. The candidates will be given questions and topics of discussion by a panel of three local reporters and editors: John Epstein, The Rising Tide; Faith DeAmbrose, Ellsworth...

Mother's Circle - A place for mothers/caregiver/aunties/grandmothers with babies six months and under. We gather to share stories, ask questions, have tea and chat. Toddlers welcome if they can be quietly entertained. Free! On the second and fourth Thursdays, 9:00 - 10:30, Ellsworth Public Library, 20 State St., Ellsworth.

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 Mah Jongg Open Play, hosted each Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Love LEGO blocks? Join the Club! The library provides the LEGOs. Build what you like or take the Library Challenge. Near the conclusion of the program, you can describe your build or leave it to our imagination. Thursday, October 22nd from 4-5 pm in the Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library 106 High Street,...

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...

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!

Everybody is a master of something. Blink, step, jump, balance, flip, fly. This is an ode to the countless hours needed to achieve great things. A tribute to the dedication required to realise our physical ambitions. An acknowledgement of the backstory that is often more spectacular than the finished product. Eight world class acrobats investigate...

The Blue Hill Library and Blue Hill Books will present a talk and signing with author Jennifer de Mooy for her new book Water, Carbon, Time: Exploring Peatlands in a Warming World on Thursday, October 22 at 7:00 p.m. at the library. In Water, Carbon, Time, de Mooy shares the story of her personal discovery...

Youth Services Librarian and Professional Storyteller Stephanie Holman hosts a story time for ages 3-6 with books, puppets, felt stories and songs. Join her at the Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street, Belfast, on Friday October 23 at 10 am. For more information, www.belfastlibrary.org or 207-338-3884, ext 505

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.

Hops for Hope - 2 more weeks to help support research for rare diseases!  Horn Run Brewing of Eastport + Perry, ME , and Phoenix Fine Wines in Eastport will be running a signature beer special every Friday in October as part of Hops for Hope. 10% of those sales will support education, research, and...

Friendly Monster Show October 23 The Rainbow Beard Monster Show comes to the Belfast Free Library on Friday October 23 from 4-5:30! Join Bridget Matros from Colorbridge and Torchlight for friendly monster crafts, storytelling and puppetry for kids and adults too! This free event will be held at the Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street,...

Belfast Free Library and Torchlight present "The Rainbow Beard Monster Show" with friendly monster storytelling and puppetry. Monster crafts led by Bridget Matros of Colorbridge. Created for kids and adults, join us on Friday, October 23rd from 4:00-5:30p.m. at 106 High Street in Belfast. All are welcome.

Test your ACOTAR (A Court of Thorns and Roses) trivia before the newest book is published, A Court of Splintered Harmony! The winning team will receive an ACOTAR-themed gift basket. We’ll have fun mini activities, themed snacks, and plenty of opportunities to share your favorite characters and stories. Costumes are welcome (and encouraged!) but not...

Wallace Shawn’s “Aunt Dan and Lemon,” directed by Belfast’s Zafra Whitcomb, follows a young woman, Lemon, and her charismatic mentor, Aunt Dan, whose stories of glamour, comfort, and admiration for powerful men slowly reveal how ordinary people come to accept cruelty and hand their allegiance to strongmen. Written forty years ago, it feels like it...

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.

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....

"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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

Meet the spirits of those lost at sea—a shipwreck, a waterspout, Confederates, yellow fever, and a menagerie at the bottom of the ocean are just a few of the plots visitors may encounter on Twilight Tours.   This indoor evening event takes place throughout the historic Merithew House, where volunteer actors stationed upstairs and downstairs portray ghosts from the...

The Hot Suppers (3–6 PM) and Tricky Britches (7–10 PM) bring a Good Times Double Feature dance party to Marshall Wharf Brewing Co., Belfast, Saturday, Oct. 24. Americana, bluegrass, and rock & roll, plus great food and brews. All ages. Tickets: marshallwharfbrewing.com.

Looking for an evening of fun with friends and neighbors to spice up these autumn days when the night falls too soon? Come to the Belfast Senior College for its Fall Fun(d)raising Auction Party. Bring your friends for a night of socializing and amusement. Browse the silent auction items then sit back with delicious finger...

Come carve jack-o'-lanterns to decorate your doorstep for Halloween! Hot cocoa and treats will be served as we light our jack-o'-lanterns and sit together by the fireside for poetry and storytime inspired by the shifting seasons. Costumes are welcome (and encouraged)! This program is free, and registration is not required, but please email education@wilsonmuseum.org by...

Join Midcoast Music Academy for an evening of live music with The Speed of Sound and MKTrio! The Speed of Sound is a Maine-based indie band that blends sharp musicianship, melodic sensibilities, and a love for timeless songwriting. Fronted by our good friend Spencer Albee on lead vocals, vintage keyboards, and rhythm guitar, the group...

Willy Clemetson, Elsie Gawler, and Ethan Tischler have been making their marks on the Maine music scene for a while now, individually and as members of various ensembles. As Springtide, they're a perfect blend — combining high energy traditional Celtic and Scandinavian fiddle music and heartfelt originals with tasty, creative improvisation. It's the music of...

The Underground Lounge, located at 17 Court Street in Belfast, will welcome bassist, singer, and songwriter Cilla Bonnie and her band on Saturday, October 24. Doors open at 6:30pm, and the music starts at 7:00pm. Cilla’s latest album “There for Me” was released in January of 2026. The album features bandmates Emmett Harrity on keys...

UUCB Concerts for a Cause presents local string trio Yard Sauce at the UU Church on October 24th to benefit Tedford Housing and Midcoast New Mainers. YARD SAUCE is a Maine-based, acoustic string trio featuring Chris Moore (mandolins and vocals), Jeff Christmas (guitar and vocals) and Callie Brennan (fiddle and vocals). Their dynamic live performances...

When clean-cut newly engaged couple Brad and Janet find themselves stranded with a flat tire on a dark and stormy night, they seek refuge in the mysterious castle of the flamboyant Dr. Frank-N-Furter. What follows is a wildly entertaining journey filled with unforgettable characters, outrageous humor, dazzling musical numbers, and plenty of surprises. Featuring iconic...