Events for January 13, 2018

The Town of Orland is having a Rabies Clinic at the Orland Fire Department on Saturday, January 13 from 10 to 12 pm. The clinic is for cats & dogs, and the shots are only $13 each! Dogs are expected to be on leash, & cats are expected to be in a carrier. The fire […]

The Hancock County Genealogical Society will meet on Saturday, Jan 13, at 10 am at the Ellsworth Public Library. There will be a 30-minute focus group on the library’s long-range plan, after which Alice Long will talk about her success using DNA for genealogy research.  Newcomers are welcome. For more information, call the library at […]

A stained glass mosaic workshop is planned for Sat Jan 13 at 10 am at the Southwest Harbor Public Library.  Class size is limited and pre-registration is required. The minimum age is 12. Call the library at 244-7065 to register or for more information.  

The Dorcas Library in Prospect Harbor is hosting a writers workshop on Saturday, Jan 13 at 10:30 am. Come share your writing and explore topics of concern to other local writers.  For more information, call 963-4027.  

The Unitarian Universalist Church of Ellsworth is offering “Non-Violent Direct Action Training” on Saturday Jan 13 from noon-5 pm.  Larry Dansinger of Resources for Organizing and Social Change is the program organizer. Participants should bring a bag lunch. Coffee, tea and light refreshments will be served. Donations to the presenters are requested, but not required.  […]

Members of George Edwin Kirk American Legion Post 25 will share the story of George Kirk, his life and World War I service and how he came to be the namesake of Bar Harbor’s American Legion post in a program at the Jesup Memorial Library in Bar Harbor on Saturday, Jan 13 at 1 pm.  […]

The documentary film “The Opera House” is being shown on Sat Jan 13 at 1 pm at The Grand in Ellsworth. This film surveys a remarkable period of the Metropolitan Opera’s rich history and a time of great change for New York featuring rarely seen archival footage, stills, recent interviews, and a soundtrack of extraordinary […]

Bar Harbor resident Jill Lee will give a presentation about the regional varieties of kimchi and have samples available for tasting on Saturday, Jan 13 at 2 pm at the Blue Hill Public Library. This event is open to all ages.  Lee recently published a children’s book, “Little Sunny Makes Kimchi with Halmi,” about a […]

A benefit supper for the Bill and Denise Dakin family will be held at the Searsport District High School Cafeteria Sat Jan 13 from 4 until 7 pm.  The Dakin family lost their house to fire on Christmas day along with their dog and cat.  This will be a spaghetti supper with a 50/50 raffle […]

The Junior Firefighters of the Southwest Harbor Fire Department invite you to a spaghetti dinner on Sat Jan 13 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at the Southwest Harbor Fire Station.  There will be a 50/50 raffle.  Admission is by donation.  Proceeds will be used to purchase T-shirts and training gear.  

The Franklin Veterans Club is hosting a chili and cornbread dinner on Saturday, Jan 13, from 5-7 pm. There will also be a Chinese auction to benefit the Maine Veterans Project plus a children’s pinata and live music. For more information, call Beverly at 565-2764.

Jenna Coleman returns for a new season as the young queen who wants it all – romance, power, an heir and personal freedom – in “Victoria,” Season 2, airing in seven episodes and created and scripted by bestselling novelist Daisy Goodwin. Maine Public Television is holding a special screening of the first hour of the […]