Events for July 14, 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 […]

Three one-week-long morning day camp sessions in July will be at Blue Hill Public Library emphasizing on reading and creativity. The sessions will be July 13 to 17, 20 to 24 and 27 to 31 from 9 am to noon. The program is free and for children ages 5 to 12, but there is some […]

Woodlawn Museum in Ellsworth is hosting a “Finger Painting Class” with artist Helen Douglas on Tuesday, July 14, from 10 to 2 pm. You will be provided with all the materials needed to create a beautiful painting using only your fingers. The cost for the class is $45 for Woodlawn members/$55 for nonmembers. Bring a […]

Come sing and celebrate super heroes with Jennifer Armstrong, storyteller and musician, at the Henry D. Moore Library and Community Center in Steuben on Tuesday, July 14, at 10 am. The program is free. For more information about this and other events at the library this summer, visit www.moorelibrary.org, email [email protected] or call 546-7301.

Things are "Hot! Hot! Hot! at the SPCA of Hancock County in Trenton with their July adoption special. Through July 31st, all cats and dogs over 6 months of age are available for adoption at HALF PRICE, with application approval. Check the SPCA's Facebook page for weekly photo updates of the cats and dogs who […]

Writers, photographers and Ralph Stanley himself have been telling stories and showing photographs illustrating his life for many years. Now this Southwest Harbor boat builder, genealogist, musician, historian and raconteur, who has been lauded as one of America’s “Living Treasures,” is the subject of an extensive visual biography. The film “An Eye for Wood” will […]

The Brooksville United Methodist Church’s series of July concerts continues with a performance by Curtis Brand on Tuesday, July 14, at 7 pm. Admission to the concerts is free, but donations are appreciated. The church is located at 713 Coastal Road, next to Buck’s Market. Ten percent of the donations at the concerts will be […]

Maine wildlife biologist Geri Vistein will give a slide presentation on coyotes at the Blue Hill Public Library on Tuesday, July 14, at 7 pm. Come learn about coyotes’ history and ecology. For more information, call the library at 374-5515.

Renowned Irish folk trio Makem and Spain will be performing on Tuesday, July 14, at 7 pm at 18 Village Green Way in Southwest Harbor in a concert to benefit the Hospice Volunteers of Hancock County. Doors open at 6 p.m. Beer, wine and BBQ will be served. Music starts at 7. Tickets are $15 […]