Events for July 8, 2015

The Ellsworth Garden Club, The Ellsworth Chamber and STAR 97.7 invite you to nominate your favorite business or nonprofit organization for “Bloomin’ Business of the Week!” Weekly through mid-September, we’re drawing attention to the organizations that make our communities more attractive with landscaping & live plants. This competition includes the towns of Ellsworth, Lamoine & […]

Hospice Volunteers of Hancock County in Ellsworth is offering two FREE support groups this summer for people grieving the death of a loved one. A general group will run Mondays, June 29 through August 3 from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. A "Graduate Group" for those who are grieving and have already participated in two or […]

Symphony concerts at the Pierre Monteux School in Hancock are held every Sunday from June 21 through July 26 at 5 pm. Tickets are $22 for adults and $5 for students/children. General admission tickets are available at the door only A season subscription ($132 adults; $30 students/children) offers the perk of having a seat reserved […]

A mobile food pantry will be providing food for those in need in the Hancock County area on Wednesday, July 8, from 9 to 10:30 am at HOME in Orland.  Sponsored by the Good Shepherd Food Banks Mobile Food Program and hosted by HOME Inc, the food bank will distribute a mix of frozen refrigerated […]

The Timbered Lake Duo is presenting morning peace concerts every Wednesday from 9:30 to 11:30 am through Columbus Day at the newly relocated Common Good Cafe, 19 Clark Point Road in Southwest Harbor. Donations will be accepted. For more information, call 266-2733.

Children will craft cards for veterans as part of the summer reading program at the Frenchman’s Bay Library in Sullivan on Wednesday, July 8, from 1 to 2 pm. These cards will be delivered to local veterans. When the children attend this event, they will receive an egg crate for the next week’s activity. For […]

The Maine Readers Choice Award Book Discussion will be held in the Ellsworth Public Library’s Riverview Room on Wednesday, July 8, at 2 pm. “Euphoria” by Lily King will be discussed. The author will not be present. For more information, call the library at 667-6363.

Maine children’s author Angeli Perrow will give a free presentation on Maine lighthouses, including a craft project for children, at the Winter Harbor Public Library on Wednesday, July 8, from 4 to 5 pm. The library currently has many of Perrow’s books in its collection. For more information, call 963-7556

A Kneisel Hall children’s concert will be at the Blue Hill Public Library on Wednesday, July 8, at 4:30pm. Musicians from Kneisel Hall’s Young Artist program will be performing a variety of chamber music pieces and engaging their young audiences with questions and information about the music and their instruments. All ages are welcome to […]

The Northeast Harbor Library is hosting a poetry reading this summer on Wednesday, July 8th. Starting at 5:30 PM, four local poets will perform their work: Christian Barter, Bob Quinn, Weslea Sidon, & Paul Weiss. Got Questions? Call the library at 276-3333.

The Cherryfield Congregational Church is hosting a ham and scalloped potatoes supper on Wednesday, July 8. Admission is $9 for adults and $4 for children. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the supper starts at 5:30.

The Ellsworth Public Library’s Summertime Delights series will feature a performance of “Everybody Loves Pirates” by the Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers on Wednesday, July 8, at 6 pm. For more information, call the library at 667-6363.

The Acadia Astronomical Society will be at the Jesup Library in Bar Harbor! Come see the stars. Enjoy the night sky Wednesday, July 8th at 6:30 p.m.