Events for August 6, 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 & […]

The Ellsworth Garden Club is hosting a hands-on gardening workshop at the Donald Little Memorial Park on Thursday, August 6, from 9 to 11 am. The club has owned and maintained the park since 1953, and its mixed plantings of shrubs, perennials and annuals provide a good venue for discovering hardy plants for local landscapes, […]

Children are invited to come to the Jesup Memorial Library in Bar Harbor to make their own superhero costumes on Thursday, August 6, at 10:30 am. The event is part of the library’s Summer Reading Program. For more information, call the library at 288-4245.

Frenchman’s Bay Library is hosting its third annual “Evening with Artists” on Thursday, August 6 from 6 to 8 pm when local artists will present their work. The artists include Ann and Paul Breeden, Sanford Phippen, Dan Farrenkopf, Ruth Gordon, Diane Gordon, Peg McAloon, Camille Boisvert and Karin Hills. Admission is by donation at the […]

Kosti Ruohomaa captured the way of life and spirit of Maine during the mid-century with his photography. His works have appeared in national magazines such as Down East, Life and National Geographic. Author Deanna Bonner-Ganter will share his life and works with her book and a visual presentation at the Ellsworth Public Library on Thursday, […]

The Acadia Ukulele Society will perform at the Southwest Harbor Public Library on Thursday, August 6, from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. This wonderful local group of ukulele players offers an evening of musical fun for any age … no skill required. Bring any instrument you like to play along or just come to listen. It’s […]

Romance author Jan DeLima will be speaking about her “Celtic Wolves” series at the Jesup Memorial Library in Bar Harbor on Thursday, August 6, at 7 pm. For more information, call the library at 288-4245.

Theatre comes to Fort Knox with a presentation of “Dracula” by the Ten Bucks Theatre Company on  August 6 through August 9, at 7 pm. Tickets are $10 per individual, per performance. Advance tickets may be purchased at the Fort Knox gift shop, or by calling 469-6553. Tickets may also be purchased the evening of […]

The Blue Hill Library is hosting an evening of cultural vignettes from the year 1940 on Thursday, August 6, at 7 pm. In addition to music by the New Trad Trio, there will be dance demonstrations, poetry readings, theater excerpts and fashions of the time with the political world as the backdrop. For more information, […]