Past Events
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April 2021
Wilson Museum Online Event
All are welcome to help celebrate the Wilson Museum’s 100th anniversary by participating in a virtual kick-off event on Friday, April 9, at 7 pm via Zoom and will begin with an introduction of upcoming events and a drawing for a tote bag filled with gifts. Registration is free and is required by April 7. Participants must be present on Zoom to win the raffle prize. For more information, call 326-9247 or visit www.wilsonmuseum.org.
Find out more »Chiweenie Paw-looza Event in Trenton
The SPCA of Hancock County shelter is having a Chiweenie Paw-looza Event on Sat Apr 10 from 10 to 3 pm at the shelter in Trenton. You can reserve a 15-minute play date for only $20 to play with a puppy as well as nail trims for $10, microchipping for $30 and a bake sale. Donations and returnable bottles will be accepted. For more information or to reserve your puppy play date, contact the SPCA at 667-8088.
Find out more »Take Out Turkey Dinner in Searsport
The Searsport United Methodist Church is holding its first Take Out Turkey Dinner of the year on Saturday, April 10th from 4 to 6 at the church on Main Street. Cost is $10 per meal which is a full *Thanksgiving Style* turkey dinner, complete with homemade pies! All meals are "to go," but no reservations are necessary.
Find out more »Online Midday Concert
Ellsworth Community Music Institute is having a virtual midday concert featuring pianist John Blacklow on Mon Apr 12 at 1 pm. The concert is free. For more information, visit ellsworthcommunitymusic dot org.
Find out more »Sketchbooking Workshop Online
A three-session online Sketchbooking workshop for ages 16 and up and sponsored by Schoodic Arts for All will take place on Mon April 12, 19 and 26 from 7-8 pm. The cost is $42. For more information, call 963-2569 or visit www. schoodicartsforall. org.
Find out more »Recipes Needed for a Cookbook Benefit
Peabody Library in Jonesport is collecting recipes for a cookbook called “A Taste of Downeast”. Sales of the book will be a fundraiser for the library. Find out how to include your recipe by visiting the Peabody Library’s website.
Find out more »Author Laurie Apgar Chandler Online Talk
The Ellsworth Public Library is hosting an online author talk on Thursday, April 15, at 6 pm. Laurie Apgar Chandler will discuss her book “Through Woods & Waters.” Please register for the Zoom link by using the online calendar at www.ellsworthlibrary.net. For more information, email [email protected] or call 667-6363.
Find out more »Author John Bunker Online Talk
John Bunker will be speaking on his latest literary effort, “Apples and the Art of Detection,” in an online talk on Thursday, April 15, at 7 pm. The event is being sponsored by the Jesup Memorial Library. For more information, call the library at 288-4245 or visit jesuplibrary.org
Find out more »Miles 4 Meals
The Hancock County Food Drive invites you to *get moving* & sign up for the “Miles for Meals Challenge.” Whether a seasoned runner, or just a weekend walker, you can sign up and recruit sponsors to donate for every mile you walk, run, or hike between Saturday April 17th and the 25th. Get all the details at: h c food drive – dot org.
Find out more »Vacation Matinee at The Grand
The Grand is hosting a vacation matinee during the week of April 19 Mon through Fri at 1 pm. The movie is “Onward” and costs only $1. Masks are required unless you are eating and 6’ social distancing is required between family and friend pods.
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