Events for August 5, 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 & […]

Join others who are looking for ways to save money, stretch the budget and share frugal ideas at a Tightwad Exchange at the Ellsworth Public Library on Wednesday, August 5, at noon. This is a brown bag meeting, so feel free to bring your lunch. The group will meet in the library’s Riverview Room. For […]

A Beadworking Demonstration is happening at the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor on Wednesday, August 5, from 1 to 5 pm. Join beadworker Martha Newell as she demonstrates traditional beading techniques in a modern context to create beautiful beaded creations that connect the traditional and the contemporary. The program is free and open to the […]

Artist/illustrator Barbara L. Gibson will show how a National Geographic nature book for children is made in a program at the Winter Harbor Public Library on Wednesday, August 5, from 4 to 5:30 pm. Gibson will explain how she collaborates with researchers and natural science specialists to develop accurate scenarios with movable parts, and with […]

A Kneisel Hall children’s concert will be at the Blue Hill Public Library on Wednesday, August 5 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 […]

“Alive Inside,” coming to the Alamo Theatre on August 5 at 5 pm as part of the “Wednesday on Main” series in Bucksport, is a joyous cinematic exploration of music’s capacity to reawaken our souls and uncover the deepest parts of our humanity. The suggested donation is $10. For more information, call Paula Kee at […]

The Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor is hosting its 15th annual bike parade and ice cream social on Wednesday, August 5, from 5:30 to 7 pm. For more information, call 276-5655.