For older teens (16 and up) and adults is ‘Tap!’, an exuberant introduction to the percussive art form. Those who’ve been curious about this rhythmic expression will enjoy the sessions with or without tap shoes. “It’s surprisingly fun to stamp and stomp and ball change your cares away,” says Elwood. ‘Tap!’ will be offered on Saturdays from 3:30-4:30 pm, starting March 12 and running through April 16.
March 27th Maine maple producers will be hosting the 39th annual Maine Maple Sunday. Most sugarhouses offer maple syrup samples and demonstrations on how pure Maine maple syrup is made. Many farms offer games, activities, treats, sugarbush tours, music, and so much more.
Maple Lane Sugary in Robbinston is among the local sugaries that will be participating. Contact the sugary at(207) 454-3455 or maplelanesugary@gmail.com for details.
If you're a photographer who enjoys the scenery of Maine as their subject, consider submitting your work to First National Bank's Dream First photo contest. The winning images (up to 14) will be featured in the bank's 2023 desk and wall calendars and net $150 for the photographer.
Submit your entries (no more than two) here by June 30, 2022.
LAMPS is looking for a broad range of performers representing a broad range of genres for their first ever Fringe festival, to be held in August at various venues through Lubec. Theater groups, musicians, spoken word artists, visual artists, comedians, dancers, jugglers, acrobats, clowns, puppeteers, and other performing artists are all invited to participate. Preference will be given to performers from the Downeast/Acadia region.
Contact LAMPS before May 1st if you're interested in signing up at LubecAMPS@gmail.com or send them a message on Facebook.
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.
Come join the fun! The Robbinston Historical Society's annual pancake breakfast will be held on Maple Syrup Sunday, March 27 at 8:00 to 10:00 am. Plan on visiting Maple Lane Sugary right next door after your sumptuous pancakes. We cant wait to see you!
This is a fundraiser event for the historical society. Entry for adults is $5 each, or $3 for kids under 12.
You're invited to a fine artist reception at Bad Little Brewing in Machias on Tuesday, April 5 from 5:00-6:30 pm. Artist Sharon Kiley Mack's artwork will be featured, and she'll discuss the techniques and inspirations that she draws from. Q&A, mingling, and charcuterie-and-cheese boards will follow.
This event is reservation only. Call 207-578-7800 by April 3 to register.
Announcing The Crawdads - Gene Nichols, John Viselli, Alan Cook, Bob Poirier, debuting in a live performance at Downeast Dragonfly Bar & Grill on Saturday, April 2 from 2:00 to 8:00 pm. The Crawdads offer a mixture of groovable and danceable country, rock, and improvisation - with 3 part harmonies and expansive instrumentals!
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.
Are you the parent of a newborn baby between 0-18 months old? Life with Baby is a free social group for parents and their babies in St. George (at the Magaguadavic Place, 11 J.O. Spinney Street) that will run for 10 weeks (excluding Good Friday) on Fridays from 10:00 to 11:30 am. The first session is on April 1.
To register, contact Shonda Seeley by email at frcinoss@gmail.com or call 465-8181.
The Sipayik 8th grade elementary class is holding a raffle for a Passamaquoddy basket. Among the 18+ items included are a Blue Crescent Moon Hand Drum & stick, a handmade hummingbird rattle, two handmade beaded earrings, a dream catcher, a sweet grass candle, and sweet grass melts w/scentsy warmer. See the full list here.
Tickets are six for $5 or $1 each; the drawing will be held April 2. Send a private message to a person in this post to get tickets.
Sunbury Shores is creating a window installation for displaying local poetry! Submit your poem to info@sunburyshores.org and we will select a collection to print for the public to enjoy! If you are looking for inspiration to get going, might we suggest the following: Create short phrases in your poetry that reach out to people as they pass; comfort them, make them think, share a thought that's stuck with you; or make poems that jump into people's pockets as they carry on through their day.
From Maine to Ukraine is a statewide relief program to collect needed goods from Maine's retailers, tourism and hospitality businesses and Mainers that will be delivered to the people of Ukraine. The seven Maine State Visitor Information Centers are collecting requested food items through April 1.
Donations of items listed can be dropped off locally at the Calais location on 39 Union St, Calais. Our hours are 9:00 am to 5:30 pm, seven days a week. For more information, call 207-454-2211.
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.
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.
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.
Quoddy Voices, the community chorus of Eastport Arts Center, has announced a new virtual season, beginning at 7:00 pm on Monday, February 21. The group will begin with weekly Zoom meetings for learning and practice, and all are welcome. In the spring, if possible, the group will present a public concert in a hybrid fashion, combining solos and small ensembles with selections from the full chorus.
Those interested in participating may email Newell for a Zoom invitation at jnewell384@gmail.com. More information may be found here.
Painter and author Michael Chesley Johnson is offering a limited-space plein air painting workshop in Lubec from August 1-4, running from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm each day.
The cost of the workshop is $300 and only four slots are open, so register soon if you are interested.
The Campobello Library Association invites expression of interest to serve on the Campobello Museum Committee. Dedicated to the preservation and management of the museum, the Museum Committee will oversee the conservation, curating, and expansion of the museum collection, assist in the establishment of a strategic vision and participate in fundraising.
If interested, contact Ilana Grallert at campobelloislandmuseum@gmail.com with an email outlining any relevant experience by March 31. Letters may also be delivered to the library.
Join us at the Kingsbrae International Residence for the Arts for an 8-day writing retreat at their 7,000 sq ft. historic estate in St. Andrews by-the-Sea, New Brunswick from May 22-29 (Note: filled! Now accepting registrations for May 13-20).
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.
The St. George Animal Shelter is holding an online 50/50 raffle providing medical care, food, vaccinations, operations, and supplies for their foster animals. The winner will be picked by a random number generator.
The winner will currently receive $795 (will increase depending on the tickets purchased). To participate, you must be a New Brunswick resident who is 19 or older. Tickets must be purchased with a credit card that has a New Brunswick address. Purchase tickets here. The raffle will be held on April 30.
Washington County's renowned Greenland Point youth camp is now accepting registrations for programs in the summer. Greenland Point is operated by the University of Maine 4-H program and teaches a variety of wilderness and social skills to different ages.
Click to see the programs available on the Greenland Point website and register. Early registration is important as spots are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
WCCC's Student Senate is continuing its highly successful fundraising event, the Polar Bear Dip, for 2022. This year, the dip will take place remotely as participants are encouraged to register and gain sponsors and then dip in a location of their choice. Send in your photos or video and they'll be added to a composite video by April 29.
Those who raise more than $75 will get a commemorative sweatshirt. All funds raised go to the Ronald McDonald House and Sarah's House. Find out more and get a pledge sheet here.
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.
LAMPS is looking for a broad range of performers representing a broad range of genres for their first ever Fringe festival, to be held in August at various venues through Lubec. Theater groups, musicians, spoken word artists, visual artists, comedians, dancers, jugglers, acrobats, clowns, puppeteers, and other performing artists are all invited to participate. Preference will be given to performers from the Downeast/Acadia region.
Contact LAMPS before May 1st if you're interested in signing up at LubecAMPS@gmail.com or send them a message on Facebook.
If you're in the market for a thoughtfully crafted mosaic, Meri Fern is running a 10 percent off sale from her studio at 743 North Lubec Road in Lubec through March 28 and online through her Etsy shop.
To arrange a viewing at the studio, please call ahead to set up a time at 207-320-9590.
Are you the parent of a newborn baby between 0-18 months old? Life with Baby is a free social group for parents and their babies in St. George (at the Magaguadavic Place, 11 J.O. Spinney Street) that will run for 10 weeks (excluding Good Friday) on Fridays from 10:00 to 11:30 am. The first session is on April 1.
To register, contact Shonda Seeley by email at frcinoss@gmail.com or call 465-8181.
The Sipayik 8th grade elementary class is holding a raffle for a Passamaquoddy basket. Among the 18+ items included are a Blue Crescent Moon Hand Drum & stick, a handmade hummingbird rattle, two handmade beaded earrings, a dream catcher, a sweet grass candle, and sweet grass melts w/scentsy warmer. See the full list here.
Tickets are six for $5 or $1 each; the drawing will be held April 2. Send a private message to a person in this post to get tickets.
From Maine to Ukraine is a statewide relief program to collect needed goods from Maine's retailers, tourism and hospitality businesses and Mainers that will be delivered to the people of Ukraine. The seven Maine State Visitor Information Centers are collecting requested food items through April 1.
Donations of items listed can be dropped off locally at the Calais location on 39 Union St, Calais. Our hours are 9:00 am to 5:30 pm, seven days a week. For more information, call 207-454-2211.
Anyone can laugh for no reason without relying on humor, jokes or comedy and one can feel the benefits on the very first session of laughter yoga. The CMHA invites you to an online laughter yoga club beginning on March 23 and continuing on Wednesdays from 2:30 to 3:30 pm through April 13.
Register for the club here.
Are you interested in performing at St. Stephen's popular Summer Concert series in 2022? The series will be for 6:30-8:30 pm on Thursdays and as in past years, performers are responsible for their own sound systems. The bandstand at Milltown will be used from June 30 through July; starting in August, the Chocolate Park bandstand will be used.
For more information, including fees payable for each performance, please email michelle.vest@chocolatetown.ca.
The Lubec Area Musicians and Philanthropy Society (LAMPS) is excited to announce the Bob Judd Memorial Scholarship, established in 2021 by LAMPS with the support of the family and friends of Robert L. Judd. Bob was a generous and beloved citizen of Lubec Maine and made it a habit to support students and local musicians. The scholarship is designed to do just that, with a $1000 award made each year.
Managed by the Maine Community Foundation and awarded by LAMPS, eligible applicants must be a resident of Washington County Maine and pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Music. Applications are due by May 31st. The award is granted in June. For more information regarding the work of LAMPS and the scholarship go to the LAMPS website www.lampsdowneast.org.
Cobscook Center is offering an ongoing art club for tweens and teens beginning on January 13 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm and continuing Thursdays thereafter. In this youth led space we will nurture one another’s individual artist selves.
Participants are encouraged to come weekly but are also welcomed to drop in and try the club on for size. For more information or to register, click here.
Children up to age 16 in the Baileyville area are invited to participate in ongoing elementary basketball classes organized by the Woodland Parks and Recreation Department.
Click here to see brackets and schedules; fees are typically $25 for residents and $30 for non-residents.
Sign up today for the Crush Cancer 5k Walk/Run on June 26, a charity event and kids fun run that includes a craft fair and pre-race spaghetti dinner on June 25 based in Jonesboro (with an option to virtually participate for those out of the area).
Find out more by emailing crushcancer@outlook.com, or sign up here.
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.
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.
The Machias Bay Area Chamber of Commerce is showing a film each Friday at 6:00 pm in March and April at the train station, borrowed from the collection at Northeast Historic Film in Bucksport. Each movie will be followed by a discussion and refreshments with an expert on each topic. Donations are accepted.
On March 25, the topic will be Earliest Maine Films (44 minutes), with historians Valdine Atwood, Joe McBrine, Lyman Holmes, Nate Beal speaking. On April 1, the topic will be Light Spirit: Lighthouses of Maine (54 minutes) with Bill Kitchen and Tim Harrison.
Paint a beautiful bird in watercolor under the guidance of Ukrainian artists, and support the families of Ukrainians affected by the war in this event on April 1 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at the High Tide Art School in Saint John. 100 percent of the income from this event goes to the Ukrainian Families Assistance Fund.
All art supplies, paints, brushes, specialty paper are included. Follow this link for more event details and for event reservation, or call (506) 777-1817.
Washington County's renowned Greenland Point youth camp is now accepting registrations for programs in the summer. Greenland Point is operated by the University of Maine 4-H program and teaches a variety of wilderness and social skills to different ages.
Click to see the programs available on the Greenland Point website and register. Early registration is important as spots are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Sunbury Shores is creating a window installation for displaying local poetry! Submit your poem to info@sunburyshores.org and we will select a collection to print for the public to enjoy! If you are looking for inspiration to get going, might we suggest the following: Create short phrases in your poetry that reach out to people as they pass; comfort them, make them think, share a thought that's stuck with you; or make poems that jump into people's pockets as they carry on through their day.
Washington County teenagers with an interest in skateboarding or other extreme sports are invited to apply to the for Brendan Leddy Memorial Scholarship. Offered by the Calais Skatepark Committee in memory of founding member Brendan Leddy, it provides a weeklong trip to the premier extreme sports training camp in the country (Camp Woodward, Pennsylvania).
For more information about the scholarship and to apply, click here.
For 31 years, Cobscook Bay Races has held a 5k/10k and kids' fun run to benefit Down East Hospice, which offers an invaluable service to the community through its compassionate care. Participation can be in-person in Pembroke on June 5, along the course (from the Triangle to Reversing Falls) on your own schedule between May 21 and June 5, or virtually from wherever is safe and convenient for you.
To register and find out more, click here.
There will be an indoor yard sale on April 2 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at the St. George Royal Canadian Legion. This event is sponsored by the Granite Town Seniors Club. Come and find something special! All are welcome.
Join Sunbury Shores for a fun art class every Saturday morning from 9:30-11:30 am for six weeks starting on April 2 (ages 5-11). These art classes will focus on playing with various media, such as clay, creative painting/drawing, paper mache and much more. We will explore and draw inspiration from the natural world for our projects each week. It is recommended that parents pack an extra snack for their kids, along with coats, boots and other outdoor attire.
Registration deadline is March 29, cost is $160. Click here to register.
Join Downeast Lakes Land Trust for the Maine spring tradition of shed hunting! Scour the woods with DLLT Conservation Technician and Registered Maine Guide, Thomas Cochran, and his antler-sniffing dogs as we search for the “sheds” of deer and moose. You’ll learn about the techniques of antler hunting, the biology of the animals that drop them, and some traditional uses of the antlers. Take home what you find! For more information, please email scote@downeastlakes.org, or call (207) 796-2100.
Hovey Hall will be celebrating his 90th birthday on Saturday, April 2 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at the Lubec American Legion. Friends and family are invited to join in the festivities and enjoy appetizers and cake. Stop by and wish Hovey a happy 90th!
In the mood for some spring turkey? On Saturday, April 2 at 5:00 pm at the Hillgrove Community Building in Whitneyville will be hosting an all you can eat turkey supper.
Adults eat for $10 each, or $4 for children under 12.