EVENTS – This week

The Bold Coast Runners invite you on weekly excursions around Downeast Maine and the Maritimes, with runners of all capabilities welcomed to join. Run venues vary weekly and range from 1 mile to 50 miles, from smooth tar to rugged single track.

Runs are typically held on Sundays starting at 7:00 am. Click here to find out what the scheduled run is each week and for contact information.

Join Downeast Coastal Conservancy and Bold Coast Runners and wind through the woods and along the river in this trail running event through the Machias River Preserve to celebrate conservation in our community and help raise awareness for the protection of Downeast Maine's wild places. The Bad Little Trail Run is named from the Passamaquoddy word "Machias" meaning Bad Little Falls in reference to the falls on the Machias river.

Read more and sign up here.

This is a free island festival to celebrate our planet! Parade, nature walks, scavenger hunts and programs for the whole family including many activities.

See more here.

Every Sunday from 2:00 to 5:00 pm, come to the Stella Maris Community Hall in Beaver Harbour (837 Main St) for the Blacks Harbour jam. Musicians and singers of all capacities are invited to come and join in the fun - or just come to listen and kick up your heels.

The St. Andrews Arts Council presents the Edward Cho and Mathilde Handelsman Duo on Cello and Piano.

Tickets are $20 (cash please); kids are free. For more information email contact@standrewsartscouncil.org or call 506-529-4692.

This film is a definitive exploration of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, “Hallelujah”. Approved for production by Cohen not long before his death, the documentary features rare and never-seen interviews and performance footage. Dan Geller, one of the two filmmakers involved, said "the real focus is Leonard the man asking the deep questions about the purpose of life, the challenges of life, the holiness of life, and the brokenness of life”.

For years our tag line at the gallery was Expect the Unexpected and we are working to bring a little of that back. We are starting with our first annual Anything Goes show, where we invite our member-artists to think outside the box, explore new mediums, and just have a little fun. The show opened on September 10 and will run through the end of the month. This year we are keeping it to 2D and 3D works but next year we are excited to expand to performative works, video, audio, and anything else our incredibly talented co-op can come up with!

Eastport Gallery is located at 109 Water Street and is open daily from 11 am to 5 pm Thursday through Monday in September. In October we will be open on select days to coincide with cruise ship visits. To learn about more upcoming events, visit eastportgallery.com.

The St. George Royal Canadian Branch 38 holds weekly events and the community is invited. On Monday, TOPS is held at 6:00 pm; contact Jimmy at 755-6042 for Cribbage Monday Nights. On Tuesdays, doors open for BINGO at 5:00 pm; early bird game starts at 6:30 and the regular game is on at 7:00. Every Friday night is Seniors Cards party, call Jimmy for more info.

A selection of Wabanaki works in the collections of the Tides Institute & Museum of Art chosen in collaboration with Dwayne Tomah, director of the Sipayik Museum, and Donald Soctomah, director of the Passamaquoddy Cultural Heritage Museum and director of the Passamaquoddy Historic Preservation Office.

TIMA is open Tuesday–Sunday, 10 am–4 pm.

In a weekly zoom meeting we chat about art and artists, books and movies about art, art thieves and forgers plus famous and infamous art happenings past and present. This is a free event starting June 13 and continuing Tuesdays at 2 pm.

Please register to attend. You will be sent a zoom link on Tuesday mornings via email.

The St. George Royal Canadian Branch 38 holds weekly events and the community is invited. On Monday, TOPS is held at 6:00 pm; contact Jimmy at 755-6042 for Cribbage Monday Nights. On Tuesdays, doors open for BINGO at 5:00 pm; early bird game starts at 6:30 and the regular game is on at 7:00. Every Friday night is Seniors Cards party, call Jimmy for more info.

KinderArts will resume on Thursdays 10-10:45 am at Sunrise Opportunities (the former Calais Congregational church), 21 Calais Avenue; and Fridays, 10-10:45 am at EAC. The sessions, led by popular instructor Caroline Coleman, will feature music, movement and yoga, and are designed for children up to age 5 to attend with a parent or caregiver.

Pre-register with Nicole at nicole@eastportartscenter.org or walk-in. EAC is a handicapped-accessible venue that abides by State of Maine CDC COVID guidelines, revisiting our policy monthly. At this time, the use of masks in our building is optional.

EAC’s new Game Gathering will be held every Thursday, 10 am-noon, June 15 to September 1. A fall schedule will be determined. Game Gathering attendees are invited to pick from a variety of traditional and new board and card games that will be available to choose from to play individually or with friends. Light refreshments will be provided, and attendees are encouraged to bring their own games to play: role-playing games, board games, or whatever suits the players’ fancy.

For years our tag line at the gallery was Expect the Unexpected and we are working to bring a little of that back. We are starting with our first annual Anything Goes show, where we invite our member-artists to think outside the box, explore new mediums, and just have a little fun. The show opened on September 10 and will run through the end of the month. This year we are keeping it to 2D and 3D works but next year we are excited to expand to performative works, video, audio, and anything else our incredibly talented co-op can come up with!

Eastport Gallery is located at 109 Water Street and is open daily from 11 am to 5 pm Thursday through Monday in September. In October we will be open on select days to coincide with cruise ship visits. To learn about more upcoming events, visit eastportgallery.com.

Join us at the Hub every Thursday at noon for a Networking Lunch. This is a time to connect and share ideas of upcoming community events and projects!

Bring your own lunch.

EAC is pleased to announce a new class, World Dance, to meet on the second and fourth Thursday of each month, 4-5 pm, beginning April 13. The group will learn modern and classic international dances from around the globe, including Pata Pata and Jerusalem, along with line dances. Providing both a great form of exercise and an engaging new skill, the class is offered on a drop-in basis; no preregistration is necessary. A $5/class donation is appreciated.

EAC is handicapped-accessible and abides by State of Maine CDC COVID guidelines. Additionally, at this time, the EAC encourages people to wear masks when in our building.

Sacred Heart Church will be holding an Indoor Yard Sale on Friday and Saturday, September 29-30, and on October 20-21. The sale starts at 9 am and goes until 3 pm at 14 Hamilton Street in Lubec.

Get great deals on household goods, antiques, collectibles, toys, furniture, and many more. There will be food for purchase. All proceeds go toward heating the churches in the winter.

KinderArts will resume on Thursdays 10-10:45 am at Sunrise Opportunities (the former Calais Congregational church), 21 Calais Avenue; and Fridays, 10-10:45 am at EAC. The sessions, led by popular instructor Caroline Coleman, will feature music, movement and yoga, and are designed for children up to age 5 to attend with a parent or caregiver.

Pre-register with Nicole at nicole@eastportartscenter.org or walk-in. EAC is a handicapped-accessible venue that abides by State of Maine CDC COVID guidelines, revisiting our policy monthly. At this time, the use of masks in our building is optional.

Join Cobscook Institute for a morning of child-directed free play starting February 3 and continuing on Fridays from 10 am - 12 pm. Start the morning outside to get big energy out, and then step inside the “warming hut” for a cup of tea or cocoa (bring your own snacks). Indoor activities and free play conclude the morning.

Find out more here.

Community Kitchen Lunches will resume on January 6. Enjoy a complimentary noon meal, chat with your neighbours, and make new friends! All are welcome.

These meals will run on Fridays from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Anglican Parish Hall (75 King Street). Eat in or take out, delivery within town limits available. All meals are free; donations welcome.

Done Roving Yarns in Calais (487 North Street) holds a weekly knitting circle on Fridays from 1:00 to 3:00. Host Paula Graham Farrar leads the group.

Click here to learn more about Done Roving Yarns and see other ongoing fabric crafting activities held on a regular basis, or call Paula at 207-454-8148.

Calling all hunters, foragers, and gardeners! You are invited to a potluck event, celebrating all the wild food Maine has to offer. Bring a dish featuring something you’ve hunted or harvested and have a chance to sample everyone else’s creations. There will be games, activities and prizes for the best dishes!

The St. George Royal Canadian Branch 38 holds weekly events and the community is invited. On Monday, TOPS is held at 6:00 pm; contact Jimmy at 755-6042 for Cribbage Monday Nights. On Tuesdays, doors open for BINGO at 5:00 pm; early bird game starts at 6:30 and the regular game is on at 7:00. Every Friday night is Seniors Cards party, call Jimmy for more info.

Sunbury Shores is hosting the work of Kelly Harper Morehouse ("The Sky Looked Different") and Carole Lulham ("Signals: A Silent Plea" - shown) beginning on Friday, September 22 and continuing through October 14.

There will be an opening reception on Friday, September 22 from 5-7 pm.

Celebrate fall with BrettLynn Farms on Saturday, September 30 from 9 am to 3 pm! We will have fantastic local vendors, live music, and lots of goodies in the store.

Located at 768 Route 172 in Back Bay.

Sacred Heart Church will be holding an Indoor Yard Sale on Friday and Saturday, September 29-30, and on October 20-21. The sale starts at 9 am and goes until 3 pm at 14 Hamilton Street in Lubec.

Get great deals on household goods, antiques, collectibles, toys, furniture, and many more. There will be food for purchase. All proceeds go toward heating the churches in the winter.

This intensive weekend workshop is for anyone with some oil painting experience and basic equipment, who would like to expand their painting practice outdoors and create work which records an experience and a sense of place. Participants will work on intensifying observation and finding ways to translate these observations into painting. Topics of discussion include: managing equipment for working outdoors; types of grounds and how to prepare them; choosing good compositions; keeping light and shadow separate; the importance of values and colour temperature; and colour transitions in nature.

Come help save our ash trees! This event, open to all, is an exciting blend of nature conservation and Passamaquoddy traditions! During it, you will learn about the invasive species that critically threatens ash trees, collect ash tree seeds for sending to the Maine Seed Bank for conservation, and learn about Passamaquoddy culture and traditions that center around the ash tree.

There will be “big doings” in Eastport from September 25-October 2 when the USS Augusta will lay up at the breakwater in Eastport. The official commissioning ceremony is on Saturday, September 30 but there will be activities all week.

Here is the official website if you would like to have a look!

Come to Cobscook Institute's beautiful Trescott Campus and explore homeplace activities. Cider Pressing (and tasting!), Paper Making, Group Projects, live music and more will all be a feature of this lovely afternoon.

Free or by donation public event, drop-ins welcome.

Ann Hood is the bestselling author of fifteen novels, including The Knitting Circle, The Obituary Writer, and The Book That Matters Most. Get your questions ready for this rare opportunity for a free-ranging session conversation offering information and inspiration from another mountain of a writer.

Online. Read more and sign up here, sliding scale fee available.