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St. Andrews 2021 Heritage Hunt
This year, due to pandemic restrictions, the annual Heritage Hunt Raffle has been launched as a new fund-raising effort. This is a fun activity to do with others that involves exploring St. Andrews's unique heritage features, so encourage your visitors, family and friends to participate. To do so, buy a $10 ticket from a local vendor (or at the Historic Archives), take a short walk round four blocks and enter for a chance at a daily door prize at the Historic Jail and one of the valuable prizes in the grand prize draw. Remember that once you have a ticket in hand you can participate at any time up to Thanksgiving weekend (through Monday, October 11).
Seaglass September
Campobello is celebrating Seaglass September, a monthlong festival born in 2020 when the need social distancing made the previous Seaglass Festival weekend impractical. Now here to stay, it's a month of seaglass collecting among Campobello's most beautiful beaches!
Follow along on Facebook here, or click here for a map of Campobello's beaches (key here) and where to find the best sea glass.
Eastport Gallery – Member works on display
Eastport Gallery – Member works on display
See the Eastport Gallery September member show now for the latest additions to the gallery. The Gallery at 109 Water St. is open Wednesday through Sunday, 11 am - 5 pm but will close for the season on October 3rd. We will continue to delight year-round with window displays, online shows and special winter events. Like our Facebook page to stay informed of all of the shows and events at Eastport Gallery. Thank you for your support - it has been an exceptional season!
Yoga at Stockford Park with Ginny Beisel
Yoga at Stockford Park with Ginny Beisel
Experience the healing of yoga in an outdoor atmosphere!
You can catch Ginny teaching all levels of outdoor classes at Stockford Park in Lubec on Sundays from 10-11 am, and Thursdays from 5:30-6:30 pm. Outdoor classes run through the end of October.
Ginny Beisel is a 200 hour registered yoga teacher living in Lubec Maine. She discovered yoga while healing from a running injury and fell in love with yoga’s simple but powerful practices. She believes in helping her students discover and explore yoga’s dynamic nature in their own unique way. By leading classes that are accessible and affordable, Ginny strives to bring equity to the yoga community.
For more information, email Ginny at ginnybeisel@gmail.com.
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Community Cider Press
Get into the fall spirit with the community cider press at Cobscook Institute! Make a reservation online and book your time with the cider press, using it to make your own fresh and delicious apples. Everyone who books the press will receive a short training on how to use it.
Click here to access the online sign up sheet.
Artist Exhibit: Lauren Luloff
Artist Exhibit: Lauren Luloff
Lauren Luloff will be the featured artist at the Mulholland Gallery in Lubec from September 9 - 28. Opening reception will be on September 11 from 5 - 7 pm.
Part of the McCurdy Smokehouse complex is the former Mulholland Market. It was the first building restored by Lubec Landmarks and now serves as the organization's non-profit gallery (The Mulholland Gallery).
Lubec Landmarks encourages and supports local artists and craftspeople with seasonal shows of their works at the gallery. Purchases made at the gallery and donations made at the museum go to the preservation of the McCurdy Smokehouse complex so that future generations may be educated of the history of the fishing industry in the region.
Monday Night Music Circle
Monday Night Music Circle
We will be hosting virtual Monday Night Music Circles via Zoom. A cornerstone of Cobscook Institute events, bring an instrument, or your voice, or just come to listen. You’re sure to have a great time. Donations warmly accepted.
Join the event on a computer or smartphone by clicking here, or by phone: +1 (646) 876-9923 with the Meeting ID: 885 9692 5274.
Watch previous Monday Night Music Circles here.
Country by Design Ceramics
Country by Design Ceramics
Come to the Lubec Community Outreach Center on Mondays and Wednesdays evenings to get some hands-on instruction in ceramics with Gina Brown-Delnicki of Country by Design.
Sit and paint or classes are $5 a night; this does not include your bisque project, lighting kits, extra firing if needed, etc. There will be brushes to use, as well as others to purchase and information on where to buy more.
There are a limited number of seats available, so please contact Gina Brown-Delnick on Facebook if you are interested. These classes are adults only, but classes for children 10 and up may be starting later in the fall if there is enough interest.
4 events,
StoryWalk in Grand Manan
The Grand Manan Library invites you to visit its new StoryWalk, now viewable along the Red Point Trail Boardwalk! Enjoy a stroll and a story with your children or grandchildren in September and October. Follow the instructions on the first page to learn how to enter a drawing to win a prize from the library.
There Might be Lobsters is the book currently featured.
Crystal Veil I: an installation by Julia Sinelnikova
Crystal Veil I: an installation by Julia Sinelnikova
Crystal Veil I reveals the work of Julia Sinelnikova, an interdisciplinary artist who works with holograms, performance, and digital culture. Their light installations have been exhibited internationally, and they have performed widely as The Oracle of Vector Gallery.
Sinelnikova is a StudioWorks alum and this exhibition will be ongoing with open hours TBA for Summer and Fall 2021.
Shorelines by Metal Six
Shorelines by Metal Six
Six artists, each exhibiting their unique jewellry and metal art - it's all part of Shorelines by Metal Six, now showing at Sunbury Shores through October 2. In this exhibition, each member focuses on the macro and micro views that the shoreline offers. Some are inspired and respond to the fine details that a beachcombing session can glean. Using found materials and creating sculptural and wearable objects (Kristen Bishop and Audrée Hamelin St-Amour). Others respond to a greater view of the inhabitants of the ocean (Erica Stanley). Imagined landscapes house brooches inspired by worn seaside sheds and structures (Brigitte Clavette), small colourful vessel forms come alive, like microscopic sea life (Kristyn Cooper) and agates and rocks are embedded into jewellery (Kristianne Levesque).
Crystal Veil I: an installation by Julia Sinelnikova
Crystal Veil I: an installation by Julia Sinelnikova
Come to the opening night of Crystal Veil I: an installation by Julia Sinelnikova on Friday, July 23, between 5 and 9:30 pm, as part of Eastport Artwork Passport weekend. Sinelnikova is a StudioWorks alum who will perform as The Oracle at 8 pm. This exhibition will be ongoing with open hours TBA for summer and fall 2021.
8 events,
St. Andrews 2021 Heritage Hunt
This year, due to pandemic restrictions, the annual Heritage Hunt Raffle has been launched as a new fund-raising effort. This is a fun activity to do with others that involves exploring St. Andrews's unique heritage features, so encourage your visitors, family and friends to participate. To do so, buy a $10 ticket from a local vendor (or at the Historic Archives), take a short walk round four blocks and enter for a chance at a daily door prize at the Historic Jail and one of the valuable prizes in the grand prize draw. Remember that once you have a ticket in hand you can participate at any time up to Thanksgiving weekend (through Monday, October 11).
Coffee, Donuts, and Conversation
Coffee, Donuts, and Conversation
If you're a fan of coffee, donuts, or conversation - or all three - you're in luck! Come on down to the American Legion in Pembroke (92 Front Street) every Wednesday from 8:00 am to 10 a.m. to join the community in sharing a morning get-together. Bring a friend!
Contact Muriel Lincoln Leighton on Facebook for more information.
Artwork from Putep’s Tale on Exhibit
Artwork from Putep’s Tale on Exhibit
The Lubec Memorial Library will be featuring artwork from the children's book Putep's Tale by Rhonda Welcome and Chuck Kniffen through September and October. The exhibit includes whale bones and “trash from the sea” puppets. To see an example page from the book, click here.
The library is open Monday, Tuesday, and Friday from 10 - 4 pm, Wednesdays from 10 - 8 pm, and Saturdays from 10 - 2 pm.
Still Here: A Bird Catalogue in Clay
Still Here: A Bird Catalogue in Clay
Artist Maria Guevara's works will be on display through October at Sunbury Shores as part of her exhibit, Still Here: A Bird Catalogue in Clay. From Maria: "In my six years as an independent artist, I have emphasized carved decoration on porcelain surfaces. I have experimented extensively with Sgraffito, a technique in which I carve into dark-coloured surfaces.
Recently, I have integrated birds of New Brunswick in my decorative work. I visit natural areas to observe the birds in their natural habitats. My new interest led me to investigate bird anatomy, flying styles, and plumage coloration. I discovered that several of my favourite birds are listed as species threatened or at risk of extinction."
For more information on Maria's work, click here. Open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm.
Folk Art Festival
Folk Art Festival
Kingsbrae Gardens is holding its 9th semi-annual Folk Art Festival with a display in its gallery (open the public at no cost) through October 15, 10 am to 5 pm. Featured artists include Jantje Blokhuis-Mulder, Lorain Ebbett-Rideout, Kyle Hargrove, Denny Lunn, Helen Pye, April Thomas, and more.
“Flights of Fancy”: A solo show by Anne Black
“Flights of Fancy”: A solo show by Anne Black
Eastport Gallery member artist Anne Black's solo show "Flights of Fancy" will be open through October 3rd. Anne will be at the Eastport Gallery at 109 Water St. on September 19th and 26th and October 2nd from 11 am - 5 pm to answer questions about her art. The Gallery will be open Wednesdy-Sunday through October 3rd.
Anne explains the inspiration for her show: "I am drawn to many art mediums, including photography, painting, and mixed media. Inspired by changing light and atmosphere in both nature and urban settings, I take special delight in unexpected vantage points, reflections, abstraction, complex layering, intuitive mark-making, vivid color, and texture. My recent work merges photography, drawing, and painting into layered digital works. I am excited to present it in my first solo show at the Eastport Gallery."
More information about Anne and a link to her personal store may be found here.
Walk N’ Talk
Walk N’ Talk
Families of children between 0-6 years old are invited to join Family Resource Centre for a Walk N' Talk along the walking trail in St. George on Wednesdays. The goal is to get some fresh air together and chat with friends new and old.
Please call 464-8181 or message the Family Resource Centre on Facebook to preregister. The group will meet at the Day Adventure Centre by the walking path by 1:30 every Wednesday.
This event is weather permitting. A minimum of three families are needed for this program to take place.
Country by Design Ceramics
Country by Design Ceramics
Come to the Lubec Community Outreach Center on Mondays and Wednesdays evenings to get some hands-on instruction in ceramics with Gina Brown-Delnicki of Country by Design.
Sit and paint or classes are $5 a night; this does not include your bisque project, lighting kits, extra firing if needed, etc. There will be brushes to use, as well as others to purchase and information on where to buy more.
There are a limited number of seats available, so please contact Gina Brown-Delnick on Facebook if you are interested. These classes are adults only, but classes for children 10 and up may be starting later in the fall if there is enough interest.
8 events,
Community Cider Press
Get into the fall spirit with the community cider press at Cobscook Institute! Make a reservation online and book your time with the cider press, using it to make your own fresh and delicious apples. Everyone who books the press will receive a short training on how to use it.
Click here to access the online sign up sheet.
Seaglass September
Campobello is celebrating Seaglass September, a monthlong festival born in 2020 when the need social distancing made the previous Seaglass Festival weekend impractical. Now here to stay, it's a month of seaglass collecting among Campobello's most beautiful beaches!
Follow along on Facebook here, or click here for a map of Campobello's beaches (key here) and where to find the best sea glass.
Artist Exhibit: Lauren Luloff
Artist Exhibit: Lauren Luloff
Lauren Luloff will be the featured artist at the Mulholland Gallery in Lubec from September 9 - 28. Opening reception will be on September 11 from 5 - 7 pm.
Part of the McCurdy Smokehouse complex is the former Mulholland Market. It was the first building restored by Lubec Landmarks and now serves as the organization's non-profit gallery (The Mulholland Gallery).
Lubec Landmarks encourages and supports local artists and craftspeople with seasonal shows of their works at the gallery. Purchases made at the gallery and donations made at the museum go to the preservation of the McCurdy Smokehouse complex so that future generations may be educated of the history of the fishing industry in the region.
Eastport Gallery – Member works on display
Eastport Gallery – Member works on display
See the Eastport Gallery September member show now for the latest additions to the gallery. The Gallery at 109 Water St. is open Wednesday through Sunday, 11 am - 5 pm but will close for the season on October 3rd. We will continue to delight year-round with window displays, online shows and special winter events. Like our Facebook page to stay informed of all of the shows and events at Eastport Gallery. Thank you for your support - it has been an exceptional season!
Thursday Writers Group
Thursday Writers Group
New and/or seasoned (salt/pepper) writers are welcome to join the Thursday Writers group.
We gather on Zoom every other Thursday from 11:30am - 1:30pm.
No fee, donations always appreciated.
For more information and current dates, please contact Michael Brown at
mrbrown64@msn.com.
Water Color Art Classes in Calais
Water Color Art Classes in Calais
Watercolor classes given in Calais, beginning September 30 and continuing through the fall.
Classes are for beginners, emerging or experienced painters. All materials for the class will be provided.
Classes are given by Helen Messemer, an awarding winning artist, and member of "Made in Maine, America's Best"
Fee: $35 per class. For registration call 207-904-9496. Space is limited.
Solemn Walk
Solemn Walk
The extended community of St. Andrews is invited to take part in a Solemn Walk in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30.
Participants will meet at Tracy Dean Bird Platform, rain or shine. There will be a smudging and welcoming ceremony, followed by the Solem Walk around Indian Point.
Goodwill donations to St. Stephen University's reconciliation efforts will be accepted.
Yoga at Stockford Park with Ginny Beisel
Yoga at Stockford Park with Ginny Beisel
Experience the healing of yoga in an outdoor atmosphere!
You can catch Ginny teaching all levels of outdoor classes at Stockford Park in Lubec on Sundays from 10-11 am, and Thursdays from 5:30-6:30 pm. Outdoor classes run through the end of October.
Ginny Beisel is a 200 hour registered yoga teacher living in Lubec Maine. She discovered yoga while healing from a running injury and fell in love with yoga’s simple but powerful practices. She believes in helping her students discover and explore yoga’s dynamic nature in their own unique way. By leading classes that are accessible and affordable, Ginny strives to bring equity to the yoga community.
For more information, email Ginny at ginnybeisel@gmail.com.
8 events,
StoryWalk in Grand Manan
The Grand Manan Library invites you to visit its new StoryWalk, now viewable along the Red Point Trail Boardwalk! Enjoy a stroll and a story with your children or grandchildren in September and October. Follow the instructions on the first page to learn how to enter a drawing to win a prize from the library.
There Might be Lobsters is the book currently featured.
Hallowtober at the Little K Gallery
Hallowtober at the Little K Gallery
This is one of the first free little art galleries (FLAGs) in Maine, located at 76 High Street a few blocks from downtown.
This little gallery was built by local artisans to house the works of local artists, hobbyists, craftspeople - we welcome small works of any form, in any medium.
Shorelines by Metal Six
Shorelines by Metal Six
Six artists, each exhibiting their unique jewellry and metal art - it's all part of Shorelines by Metal Six, now showing at Sunbury Shores through October 2. In this exhibition, each member focuses on the macro and micro views that the shoreline offers. Some are inspired and respond to the fine details that a beachcombing session can glean. Using found materials and creating sculptural and wearable objects (Kristen Bishop and Audrée Hamelin St-Amour). Others respond to a greater view of the inhabitants of the ocean (Erica Stanley). Imagined landscapes house brooches inspired by worn seaside sheds and structures (Brigitte Clavette), small colourful vessel forms come alive, like microscopic sea life (Kristyn Cooper) and agates and rocks are embedded into jewellery (Kristianne Levesque).
Crystal Veil I: an installation by Julia Sinelnikova
Crystal Veil I: an installation by Julia Sinelnikova
Crystal Veil I reveals the work of Julia Sinelnikova, an interdisciplinary artist who works with holograms, performance, and digital culture. Their light installations have been exhibited internationally, and they have performed widely as The Oracle of Vector Gallery.
Sinelnikova is a StudioWorks alum and this exhibition will be ongoing with open hours TBA for Summer and Fall 2021.
Folk Art Festival
Folk Art Festival
Kingsbrae Gardens is holding its 9th semi-annual Folk Art Festival with a display in its gallery (open the public at no cost) through October 15, 10 am to 5 pm. Featured artists include Jantje Blokhuis-Mulder, Lorain Ebbett-Rideout, Kyle Hargrove, Denny Lunn, Helen Pye, April Thomas, and more.
Fallin’ into Fun
Fallin’ into Fun
The community of Machias is holding a fall family festival, courtesy of Machias River General, Johnson's Town Line Auto, and Downeast Coastal Conservancy. Come on down October 1st from 2-6 pm or October 2nd from 10-3 pm for a host of activites, including a story trail, face painting, games, apple cider, caramel apples, and more!
Anchorage Wellness Walks
Anchorage Wellness Walks
Join wellness coach Heather Brown for Anchorage Wellness Walks to help support the Anchorage Provincial Park trails upgrade project and promote personal wellness. Walks will be conducted regularly on Fridays at 7 pm and Saturdays at 4 pm.
Tickets are $5 per adult, $3 per child, or $14 for a family. Contact Heather Brown for tickets at 506-662-4246 or visit the Anchorage office.
Crystal Veil I: an installation by Julia Sinelnikova
Crystal Veil I: an installation by Julia Sinelnikova
Come to the opening night of Crystal Veil I: an installation by Julia Sinelnikova on Friday, July 23, between 5 and 9:30 pm, as part of Eastport Artwork Passport weekend. Sinelnikova is a StudioWorks alum who will perform as The Oracle at 8 pm. This exhibition will be ongoing with open hours TBA for summer and fall 2021.
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Moosehorn Fall Foliage and Wildlife
Moosehorn Fall Foliage and Wildlife
Come join Friends of Moosehorn and Fundy Chapter of Maine Audubon for a wildlife and fall foliage adventure to Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge in Baring to enjoy the fall foliage and look for wildlife as we drive the refuge roads. <br /
We will meet at the parking area adjacent to the eagle viewing platform on Charlotte Road Saturday, October 2 at 8:00 AM. Coffee and water will be provided.
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For more information contact moosehornfriends@gmail.com
Baileyville’s Octoberfest
Baileyville’s Octoberfest
October means Octoberfest in Baileyville, an annual event for all members of the community to celebrate and share in the turning of the seasons! There will be a parade, vendors, and games for children on October 9th, which is the primary day of the festival.
October 2nd will see a Joker Run ATV event, October 8 offers a free community showing of ParaNorman, and on October 10, there will be a cornhole tournament.
For more information and to see a schedule, visit Bailevyille Octoberfest on Facebook (message the page directly with any questions).
Harvest Festival in Calais
Harvest Festival in Calais
Downtown Calais is brimming with the season and you're invited to take part in the fun! Throughout October, businesses and residents have been decorating the lamp posts in Calais with scare crows of their choosing for the Calais Downtown Revitalization Coalition's Harvest Festival. On Saturday, October 2 the celebration kicks into gear with games for kids, a craft and vendor fair, hay rides, and more. Keltic Schmeltic will be providing traditional fair tunes mixed with a splash of more modern fare.
For the full schedule, click here.
Saturdays at the Hive
Saturdays at the Hive
If you have a child between grades 1-5 who's buzzing with energy on Saturday, come on down to the Hive with Bee Me Kidz! Now at Milltown Elementary School every Saturday, the program teaches positive reinforcement, collaboration, and social and emotional skills development with dedicated childhood educators! Siblings and parents are welcome to come.
For grades 1 and 3, the session runs 8:50 to 11:00 am; for grades 2, 4, and 5, it will run from 11:30 to 1:40 pm. This is a free program and parents can register any time.
Call or text 506-271-1626 to register.
Calais Community Garden Day
Calais Community Garden Day
The Calais Community Garden is in need of an end of season work day, and volunteers are requested to help out! Come to the garden for a morning of planting winter rye seeds and getting the garden beds ready for the winter.
Bring work gloves and wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty. There will be extra work gloves people can borrow if needed. The garden is located behind Palmer Lane Estates in Calais (72 Palmer Lane). Please park all the way in the back of the parking lot as close to the garden area as possible.
Message Calais Community Garden or email Allie Cook at allie@healthyacadia.org with any questions.
Water Color Art Classes in Calais
Water Color Art Classes in Calais
Watercolor classes given in Calais, beginning September 30 and continuing through the fall.
Classes are for beginners, emerging or experienced painters. All materials for the class will be provided.
Classes are given by Helen Messemer, an awarding winning artist, and member of "Made in Maine, America's Best"
Fee: $35 per class. For registration call 207-904-9496. Space is limited.
Artwork from Putep’s Tale on Exhibit
Artwork from Putep’s Tale on Exhibit
The Lubec Memorial Library will be featuring artwork from the children's book Putep's Tale by Rhonda Welcome and Chuck Kniffen through September and October. The exhibit includes whale bones and “trash from the sea” puppets. To see an example page from the book, click here.
The library is open Monday, Tuesday, and Friday from 10 - 4 pm, Wednesdays from 10 - 8 pm, and Saturdays from 10 - 2 pm.
Fallin’ into Fun
Fallin’ into Fun
The community of Machias is holding a fall family festival, courtesy of Machias River General, Johnson's Town Line Auto, and Downeast Coastal Conservancy. Come on down October 1st from 2-6 pm or October 2nd from 10-3 pm for a host of activites, including a story trail, face painting, games, apple cider, caramel apples, and more!
Still Here: A Bird Catalogue in Clay
Still Here: A Bird Catalogue in Clay
Artist Maria Guevara's works will be on display through October at Sunbury Shores as part of her exhibit, Still Here: A Bird Catalogue in Clay. From Maria: "In my six years as an independent artist, I have emphasized carved decoration on porcelain surfaces. I have experimented extensively with Sgraffito, a technique in which I carve into dark-coloured surfaces.
Recently, I have integrated birds of New Brunswick in my decorative work. I visit natural areas to observe the birds in their natural habitats. My new interest led me to investigate bird anatomy, flying styles, and plumage coloration. I discovered that several of my favourite birds are listed as species threatened or at risk of extinction."
For more information on Maria's work, click here. Open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm.
“Flights of Fancy”: A solo show by Anne Black
“Flights of Fancy”: A solo show by Anne Black
Eastport Gallery member artist Anne Black's solo show "Flights of Fancy" will be open through October 3rd. Anne will be at the Eastport Gallery at 109 Water St. on September 19th and 26th and October 2nd from 11 am - 5 pm to answer questions about her art. The Gallery will be open Wednesdy-Sunday through October 3rd.
Anne explains the inspiration for her show: "I am drawn to many art mediums, including photography, painting, and mixed media. Inspired by changing light and atmosphere in both nature and urban settings, I take special delight in unexpected vantage points, reflections, abstraction, complex layering, intuitive mark-making, vivid color, and texture. My recent work merges photography, drawing, and painting into layered digital works. I am excited to present it in my first solo show at the Eastport Gallery."
More information about Anne and a link to her personal store may be found here.
Pembroke Cornhole Tournament
Pembroke Cornhole Tournament
If you have a penchant for cornholing, this is your time to shine! Mainely Waco Cornhole invites you to a cornhole tournament on Saturday October 2 at the Liberty Hill Baseball Field in Pembroke.
There will be a double elimination bracket. Pick your partner and pay $30 per team to participate. Prizes will be given for first and second place. Bring your own bags.
Registration is from 11:00-11:50. Bags fly at noon!
This is an alcohol free event.
Women’s March
Women’s March
Downtown Eastport will be the site of a Women's March on October 2 as groups around the country rally in support of reproductive freedoms and gender equality. The October 2 marches are specifically for the cause of defending abortion access.
The march will begin at 2:00 pm. The location in Eastport is yet to be determined. RSVP here to stay updated as the event develops.