Week of Events
MOFGA’s 50 Years of Common Ground at the Jesup Memorial Library
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...
Sunday, November 29, 2026
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November 29, 2026 -Quebecois open music Session
Quebecois open music Session
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
Monday, November 30, 2026
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November 30, 2026 -Skein Stitchers – Teen Fiber Club
Skein Stitchers – Teen Fiber Club
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...
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
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December 1, 2026 -Hand Building Pottery II
Hand Building Pottery II
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.
Wednesday, December 2, 2026
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December 2, 2026 -Fogtown Open Mic
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December 2, 2026 -Jazz & Blues Open Session
Fogtown Open Mic
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!
Jazz & Blues Open Session
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...
Thursday, December 3, 2026
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December 3, 2026 -Mah Jongg Open Play
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December 3, 2026 -Mah Jongg Open Play
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December 3, 2026 -Mah Jongg Open Play
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December 3, 2026 -Brooklin Camera Club
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December 3, 2026 -Open Mic Night
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December 3, 2026 -Ceramics Open Studio
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December 3, 2026 -Old-Time Appalachian fiddle & banjo music session
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December 3, 2026 -Trivia Night at Fogtown
Mah Jongg Open Play
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...
Mah Jongg Open Play
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.
Mah Jongg Open Play
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.
Brooklin Camera Club
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!
Open Mic Night
Open Mic night in the Cliff theater in Unity on the first and third Thursdays of every month, come and share your talents on stage with a full theater sound system! All acts are welcome, so bring your instruments, jokes, poems, or stories and come strut your stuff!
Ceramics Open Studio
Come play in the clay at the Cliff! The Cliff Ceramics Studio is open to youth ages 12 and up and adults from the wider community who have a working knowledge of ceramics. There is no formal instruction during these hours, simply time to practice wheel throwing and handbuilding independently.
Old-Time Appalachian fiddle & banjo music session
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...
Trivia Night at Fogtown
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!
Friday, December 4, 2026
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December 4, 2026 -Fiber Arts Craft Circle
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December 4, 2026 -Storytime with Ms. Jen
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December 4, 2026 -First Friday Dance with Belfast Flying Shoes
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December 4, 2026 -Tartan Terrors at the Gracie Theatre
Fiber Arts Craft Circle
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
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.
First Friday Dance with Belfast Flying Shoes
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)
Tartan Terrors at the Gracie Theatre
Tartan Terrors bring their Celtic Invasion to the Gracie's holiday season blending the energy of a rock show with humor and step dance. With a distinctive sound and proud tradition of making Celtic music fun and accessible to any audience, the Terrors have played stages across North America, including The Iridium, Times Square, NYC, Daryl's...
Saturday, December 5, 2026
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December 5, 2026 -The Artisans’ Market
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December 5, 2026 -The Met: Live in HD – Samson et Dalila
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December 5, 2026 -Toninho Horta
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December 5, 2026 -‘A Coat of Many Colors’, A Dolly Parton Tribute Show
The Artisans’ Market
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.
The Met: Live in HD – Samson et Dalila
Sacred, scandalous, and irresistibly alluring, Saint-Saëns’s spectacular take on the biblical hero of legendary strength and the seductive Philistine whose beauty overpowers him returns in the Met’s larger-than-life production. Featuring a massive orchestra and chorus and some of opera’s most spellbinding tunes, this masterpiece of French grand opera is a feast for the eyes and...
Toninho Horta
Master composer, guitarist and vocalist Toninho Horta is a legend of Brazilian music whose influence has also shaped contemporary jazz globally. An early break with Milton Nascimento led him to work with Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ellis Regina, Sergio Mendes, and Chico Buarque, among a host of Brazil’s greatest musical icons. He released his debut solo...
‘A Coat of Many Colors’, A Dolly Parton Tribute Show
Dolly Parton was more than just a country music legend. She was a cultural icon, an astute businesswoman, a philanthropist, a genuine rags-to-riches success story, an incredible advocate for early childhood education, and, through it all, she was kind, funny, and unapologetically herself. On December 5th, we will be celebrating the legacy of this remarkable...
