Past Events
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August 2020
Roger Angell Day in Brooklin
Friend Memorial Library has designated Sat, Aug 8, as Roger Angell Day in celebration of his 100th birthday. The author, essayist and The New Yorker magazine baseball reporter and fiction editor has been a longtime summer resident of Brooklin. The event will be held outside on the library grounds from 10:45 am to 11:30 am. Social distancing guidelines will be followed and masks will be required. The schedule will include live music, flying balloons, a parade of decorated cars and the Brooklin…
Find out more »Paranormal Faire at Fort Knox
Fort Knox is hosting a Paranormal Faire on Sat & Sun, Aug 8 & 9, from 1 to 6 pm. Local paranormal experts offer discussions and presentations on everything from Bigfoot to UFOs. Psychics and palm readers will provide a glimpse of the future while professional ghost hunters reveal their techniques. This is free with regular admission. For more information, email Info@FortKnoxMaine dot com or call 469-6553.
Find out more »Turkey Supper in Searsport
The Searsport United Methodist Church on Main Street is holding another summertime "Thanksgiving-style" turkey supper this Saturday the 8th in the church vestry from 4 to 6. This is a TAKE OUT meal only.....roast turkey dinner with all the fixings! Cost is 10 dollars and each person will individually be served their To Go meal inside the church vestry. Reservations are not required and proper social distancing will be observed.
Find out more »Book Sale in Bar Harbor
The Jesup Memorial Library in Bar Harbor is holding a "Pop-Up" Summer Book Sale every Monday through Saturday from 9 to 5. You’ll find everything from classics to best-sellers, plus puzzles and games, cookbooks, paperback best sellers, gardening books, mysteries and magazines. Book Sale shoppers are asked to wear face coverings while shopping and to use the hand sanitizer or gloves that are available. All purchases are by donations that help to support day to day library operations. This IS…
Find out more »Andrew Wyeth Talk Online
Join author Christina Baker Kline and Chief Curator of the Farnsworth Art Museum Michael K. Komanecky as they discuss the painting “Christina’s World” by Andrew Wyeth. The conversation will be moderated by art writer Carl Little on Monday, August 10 at 7 pm on Zoom with the Jesup Memorial Library. To register, visit jesuplibrary dot org or call 288-4245.
Find out more »Takeout Roast Turkey Supper in Cherryfield
The Cherryfield Congregational Church, located on River Road, Cherryfield, is holding a drive-through/takeout roast turkey supper on Wednesday, Aug 12 from 5 to 6 pm. Enter the driveway on right (north) side of the church, then continue up and around church to place and pick up your order at the door at the bottom of the hill on the south side. The cost is $10 per meal.
Find out more »“Mask-erade” at Gouldsboro Town Park
The Winter Harbor Music Festival presents “Mask-erade” at 6 pm on Wed Aug 12 at the Gouldsboro Town Park. This program will be modeled on an 18th century masquerade like Carnivale in Venice. The idea is to incorporate a pandemic appropriate face-covering into the costume so people who might not be comfortable wearing a mask would feel more at home in it. For more information, email [email protected].
Find out more »Online Cooking Class
On Thurs Aug 13 from 10 to 11 am, a free virtual summer cooking class and discussion with Jada Wensman will be held via Zoom. The class will focus on eating healthily on a budget and Jada will offer a tempting summer dish using the abundant seasonal produce all around us. There will be time for Q&A during the workshop. To register, call 664-0339 or email [email protected].
Find out more »“Classic Diners of Maine” Online Talk
On Thurs Aug 13 at 6 pm, the Ellsworth Public Library is hosting author Sarah Walker Caron as she discusses Classic Diners of Maine, which is part-history, part-guidebook,part-cookbook, celebrating Maine’s most beloved classic diners. This event is free to attend but Zoom Registration is required. Visit ellsworth.lib.me.us or call 667-6363.
Find out more »Side By Side Concert in Gouldsboro
Join the Winter Harbor Music Festival for their annual side by side concert featuring a program which will span many musical styles. The festival program runs the first two weeks of August and aims to fuse students, amateurs and professionals in performances that occur during the second week of August. This year’s program will take place on Fri Aug 14 at 6 pm at the Gouldsboro Town Park. For more information, visit winterharbormusicfestival dot com.
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