CULTUREPASS EVENTS
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December 2021
Registration open for upcoming 8-week pottery courses
Join us for 8 weeks of pottery classes with instructor Michelle Cousineau at the Cobscook Institute. This class will focus on hand building, wheel demonstration and practice, and various glazing and decorating techniques.
Two class sessions are available, one starting January 3 and continuing on Mondays and the other starting on January 6 and continuing on Thursdays. To see more about the courses and register for the one you're interested in, click here.
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Walking Time at the Fundy Discovery Aquarium
Adults 55 and up are invited to utilize the flat, indoor walking space at the aquarium for a healthy and protected place to keep moving this fall. Walks will be held at the Fundy Discovery Aquarium on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings from 8:30 to 10:00 am through December 15.
Preregistration is not required. Cost is $2 at the door, or members get in free.
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New Year’s Eve Sardine & Maple Leaf Drop
Join us for the 17th annual New Year’s Eve Great Sardine and Maple Leaf event on Friday, December 31, 2021! This year’s celebration will be different, with community safety in mind, in light of the pandemic. TIMA is planning new ways to celebrate the New Year’s arrival in Canada and the US, including the traditional drops by the Great Sardine & Maple Leaf (watch online or in person!), online programming for those near and far, and take-home party and craft kits with free downloadable components.
Click to find out more about the event (with more information and online streaming link forthcoming) and the hours of businesses in the area! Pick up craft kits on December 30 or 31 at StudioWorks between 12:00 pm and 4:00 pm.
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New Year’s Eve at the WaCo Diner
The WaCo Diner is offering a special menu in the Schooner Room for New Year's Eve, including options of prime rib, baked stuffed haddock, and seafood pasta. Click to see the menu.
Reservations are recommended between 5:00 and 8:00 pm; limited seating may be available on a first come, first serve basis. Select appetizers and drinks will be available until midnight.
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The Fisherman and His Wife: A Downeast Fairy Tale
Based on the Grimm's fairy tale of The Fisherman and His Wife, the Lobsterman show transports the traditional story to the modern-day Maine coast, with additional characters and a much less "Grimm" ending for all.
This original show with music, created for the Narraguagus Jr/Sr High School stage in 2018-19 by director Danielle Woerner in a workshopping process with the school's Drama Club, has gotten new life as a virtual production, with a new cast and new songs. Performers range in age from 4 to adult, with most of the actors being teens from the Downeast-Acadia region of Maine. Musicians also include adult professionals from the region.
Watch for the announcement of the online premiere of this unique virtual event! Date and time will be approximately December 31 at 5:00 pm; the show will remain up online after the premiere.
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New Year’s Eve at the Algonquin
One of the finest restaurants in the region invites you to a special New Year's eve gathering on December 31 beginning at 5:00 pm. Guests can choose from Braxton's Restaurant & Bar 3-course menu for $75 plus taxes and gratuity or the Gala Dinner in the Shaughnessy Ballroom 5-course menu with wine pairing for $125 plus taxes and gratuity.
For reservations, please call 506-529-7181 or email festivities@algonquinresort.com
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Against the Grain at Old Sow Grill
Against the Grain will be at the Old Sow Grill in festive Eastport on December 31 starting at 8:00 pm to bid farewell to 2021 and welcome 2022 with open arms. Put your dancing shoes on and come join Brad, Jeff, Kevin and Leo as they rock in the new year.
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Downtown Bangor New Year’s Celebration
Celebrate Maine’s largest public New Year’s in Downtown Bangor! More than 17 bars, 9 entertainment venues, and 19 restaurants are holding events to ring in the New Year. Don’t forget to meet in the square at midnight for the annual ball drop from the roof of Paddy Murphy’s!
To help keep everyone safe, Republic Parking Garage is open and free all day and night so leave your car behind to get your party on. For a full day schedule click here!
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The Trisha Mason Band at Dragonfly Bar & Grill
Ring in the New Year with the Trisha Mason Band, playing on December 31 at the Downeast Dragonfly Bar & Grill (882 County Road) in Lubec beginning at 9:00 pm and continuing through into 2022.
Trisha and her ensemble are based in Ellsworth and play an "Americana roots funk folk alternative Irish backwoods heavy metal" flavor of music.
Find out more »New Year’s Eve Sardine & Maple Leaf Drop
Join us for the 17th annual New Year’s Eve Great Sardine and Maple Leaf event on Friday, December 31, 2021! This year’s celebration will be different, with community safety in mind, in light of the pandemic. TIMA is planning new ways to celebrate the New Year’s arrival in Canada and the US, including the traditional drops by the Great Sardine & Maple Leaf (watch online or in person!), online programming for those near and far, and take-home party and craft kits with free downloadable components.
Click to find out more about the event (with more information and online streaming link forthcoming) and the hours of businesses in the area! Pick up craft kits on December 30 or 31 at StudioWorks between 12:00 pm and 4:00 pm.
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Skating in St. Andrews
The Town of St. Andrews offers multiple opportunities for skating at W.C. O'Neill Arena. Public skating is available Mondays from 12:00 to 1:00 pm, Wednesdays from 3:30 to 4:30 pm, Sundays from 11:15 am to 12:15 pm for $2; Teens with Sticks (intended to train on stick skills) is open from Sundays, 1:00 to 2:00 pm for $2; and Tykes with Sticks (under age 12) is open on Fridays from 3:30 to 4:30. Helmets are required for all youths.
Find out more »Skating in St. Andrews
The Town of St. Andrews offers multiple opportunities for skating at W.C. O'Neill Arena. Public skating is available Mondays from 12:00 to 1:00 pm, Wednesdays from 3:30 to 4:30 pm, Sundays from 11:15 am to 12:15 pm for $2; Teens with Sticks (intended to train on stick skills) is open from Sundays, 1:00 to 2:00 pm for $2; and Tykes with Sticks (under age 12) is open on Fridays from 3:30 to 4:30. Helmets are required for all youths.
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St. Croix Valley Pickleball
Those interested in joining America's fastest growing sport can head to Calais Elementary on Mondays and Thursdays at 5:00 pm. Balls and nets will be provided, and paddles will be available if needed. Please dress for indoor playing and wear non-marking court shoes.
For more information, send a message to the St. Croix Valley Pickleball page.
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Bingo in Pembroke
The Pembroke American Legion hosts Bingo every week in Pembroke on Mondays. Doors open at 5:00 pm for socializing and setting up and the games start at 6:30 pm.
For more information, contact Muriel Leighton.
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Growing Microgreens (webinar)
Microgreens may just be the thing to help keep those New Year’s Resolutions and put a little pep in your meals this winter. Join Pamela Hargest, UMaine Extension Horticulture Professional, for this webinar on January 3 at 6:00 pm and learn about the optimal growing conditions necessary for producing high-quality microgreens indoors as well as the variety of seeds available and their flavor profiles.
Registration required. Participants will receive Zoom link after registration.
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Bottle drive for Girl Scout Troop 2259
Save your empties for Girl Scout Troop 2259, who are collecting funds for badges, camping, and a trip to New York City and Connecticut in June 2022! Bring the bottles to the Strawberry Patch on Route 1 in Perry (8:00 am to 4:00 pm) through January 9, or drop them off anytime at 166 Little Falls Road in Pembroke (leave them in front of the barn).
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Registration opens for Ocean S.T.E.A.M.
Huntsman Marine's Ocean S.T.E.A.M.™ program was designed to provide individual high-school age students an opportunity to attend an immersive course of interest with other like-minded students and explore future career pathways in the ocean sector. 75,000 students have been educated through these programs.
Registration is now open for the May 2022 courses, which are provided at half cost through donor support (with financial assistance available). Click here to see the courses and to register.
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Work Group and Poverty Busters with the CCC
The Community Caring Collaborative's Work Group meets with Poverty Busters on Zoom from 1:00-3:00 pm on the first Wednesday of each month. Work Group members are direct service workers, volunteers and agency admins who come together to share resources, support each other and brainstorm solutions to community needs. Poverty Busters are low-income community members, partners from agencies, and other community members working on grassroots strategies to increase poverty awareness locally and to remove the barriers that poverty creates. Both groups are now meeting together to improve communication and to ensure that the CCC is effective in helping to change outcomes for those it serves. Parents, service providers and other community members are welcome!
Contact Christine at claurel@cccmaine.org to join these meetings.
Find out more »Bottle drive for Girl Scout Troop 2259
Save your empties for Girl Scout Troop 2259, who are collecting funds for badges, camping, and a trip to New York City and Connecticut in June 2022! Bring the bottles to the Strawberry Patch on Route 1 in Perry (8:00 am to 4:00 pm) through January 9, or drop them off anytime at 166 Little Falls Road in Pembroke (leave them in front of the barn).
Find out more »St. Croix Valley Pickleball
Those interested in joining America's fastest growing sport can head to Calais Elementary on Mondays and Thursdays at 5:00 pm. Balls and nets will be provided, and paddles will be available if needed. Please dress for indoor playing and wear non-marking court shoes.
For more information, send a message to the St. Croix Valley Pickleball page.
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