Do you write poetry? Would you love getting the odd piece of mail through the post? Would you love exchanging a poem with a member of your community, chosen at random, every so often? Announcing Two Bays Poetry Pen-Pals: A Cobscook Bay and Bay of Fundy community art and poetry project coordinated from Pembroke, Maine.
Mail a poem written by you to Two Bays Poetry Pen-Pals and receive a poem from another community member in return! The poem sent to you will be selected at random, and will be authored by another poet from the Two Bays Region, including Nova Scotia; PEI; Washington County, Maine; and New Brunswick! View the details on our Facebook page, or send us an email: twobayspoetrypenpals@gmail.com!
Win beaded earrings, a dreamcatcher, gift cards for Lush Aesthetics and Tangles, Glass Can Cup, and many more prizes in this basket raffle! All proceeds will benefit Tina Sabattus in her time of need following multiple surgeries.
Drawing will be held on Facebook Live by Amanda Crosby on May 14. $1 per ticket or 6 for $5. Contact Breena Hood, Stacey LaCoote, or Janelle Sapiel for tickets.
Enjoy photographer Marty Saccone's work at the Bar Harbor Bank & Trust (68 Washington Street) and at the Lyons Market Grocery Store (82 Washington Street). Both buildings have ongoing exhibits.
See more by Marty online.
Come and dive into the Quoddy region! Dive Deeper is a virtual exhibit exploring the Quoddy region of the Bay of Fundy, presented by the Huntsman Marine Science Centre.
Visit it anytime for close up videos, maps, and more!
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.
Campobello Museum is in the process of reinventing itself and would like to invite you to volunteer with us and help us make a difference in our community. Help us preserve and celebrate our heritage and showcase the importance of our Small Island with a Big History!
If you have a few hours a week and would like to join our dynamic team, please contact us at: 506-752-7082 or email us at: campobelloislandmuseum@gmail.com or come on in and see us in person!
Celebrate Mother's Day in style with Lunamuse in Eastport or online! Take 20 percent off all handspun artyarns. The sale will run through May 15.
Click here to browse. Free shipping, local pickup available.
Support the new and ongoing Free Community Meals project at the Hub in St. George by purchasing tickets to win this basket full of goodies like jewelry, Kate Spade Purse, essential oils, teas, a gorgeous cutting board, soaps, candle and so much more.
Message Faith Avery to purchase tickets; etransfers accepted at faith.e.avery@gmail.com. Drawing June 1.
Tickets are selling fast for Sweet Dreams: The Air Supply Musical, which will be performed at the Kira Amphitheatre on June 10.
Get your advance tickets and learn more here.
Run or Run/Walk or Walk the Charles E Davis Independence Run on July 2 as part of the Eastport July 4th festivities! Participate in the second oldest road race in the State of Maine. Do the 7 miles from Perry Corner to Eastport or 4 miles walk from Carlow Island to Eastport.
Register the easy way here or register at Shead HS on July 2 between 7:30 and 8:30 am. For more information contact email pkrajewski3@yahoo.com
Get your paint brushes, pencils and pottery ready! June will be here before you know it! The Eastport Gallery will open at 109 Water Street for the summer season on Saturday, June 3, with its annual Community Show. The show is presented both live in the Water Street gallery and online in our virtual gallery.
Visit eastportgallery.com for details and submission deadlines.
It's almost that time again!
If you are interested in putting a float in this years Canada Day Parade on July 1 in St. Andrews, please contact Trudy Fitzgerald at 506-469-4209 or trudyfitz@bellaliant.net.
Area vendors, artists, and craftspeople are invited to register for a booth at the Charlotte County Fall Fair (September 16-17). If you register by July 15, you'll get an early bird discount ($40 rather than $50).
Contact Ganongnaturepark@gmail.com or 506-467-9905 to register.
This summer the St Andrews Arts Council is presenting the Second Annual Old Sow Theatre Festival. The Festival includes performances of plays and staged readings - including planned performances of up to 5 of our "The 5 Minute Play in a Week Playwriting Competition" winning scripts. We are accepting scripts for new or unproduced short plays that have a connection to the sea or the Maritime Provinces. Cast limit of 4 people. The 5 winning entries will be performed in St. Andrews in July. Each winning playwright will receive $100.
Script submission deadline is May 30. For questions or to submit a script: oldsowfestival@gmail.com
Community garden plots are now available for the upcoming growing season. These accessible raised beds are perfect for those who want to grow their own fresh vegetables, fruits, and herbs. The community garden plots are available to anyone in the area who is interested in growing their own produce.
Reserve here by May 20.
Enjoy a spring and summer filled virtual show from the Eastport Gallery, now live on their website. The works are pulled from the gallery's roster of 21 artists, some of which are new to the gallery (shown: Spring Blooms by Alice Chen).
See the virtual exhibit here.
A new story is up on the DLLT Storybook Trail: “The Boy Who Drew Birds- A Story of John James Audubon”. This picture book biography is great for all ages to enjoy along the trail.
Come listen to the birds in the forest as you read about John James Audubon’s love, research, and understanding of birds. The thing he loved most was to be in the great outdoors watching his beloved feathered friends. Through careful observations and drawing skills he laid the foundation for all that we know about migrating birds in North America today.
The Eastport Arts Center’s Music for Children program is seeking young performers for a musical production of YOU CAN’T SIT HERE—A Children’s Opera, with music by Gregory Biss and script and lyrics by Catherine J.S. Lee, to be performed in October of 2023. Roles are available for young people who can portray 6th or 7th graders. This is a musical and all parts will involve singing; all experience levels are welcome to audition.
For more information, or to arrange an audition, please email musicforchildren@eastportartscenter.org.
The Maine Owl Pellet Project wants you! The project is hoping to engage as many outdoors people as they can to increase the number of eyes on the lookout for owl pellets on the ground in Maine. In doing so, we can discover more about the fascinating world of owls, their prey, and the ecosystems they call home.
Find the instructions and more volunteer opportunities here.
Cobscook Institute has opened registration for its youth summer camps, including Outdoor Skills Camp (day camp) for grades 6-8 in late June, Canoe Camp (overnight) for grades 7-9 in mid-July, and River Camp (overnight) for grades 10-12 in late July to August.
Start making your summer plans for your adventurous youth today!
Show off your talents at the Bold Coast Variety Show and potluck on August 6, 12-3 pm! Have a special talent you've been waiting to perform? Music, dance, acrobatics, spoken word, skits, and more - we want to see it all!
Best act will receive a grand prize; all acts will receive a prize. Deadline to sign up is June 30. Send your name, address, phone, and act details to boldcoastvariety@gmail.com.
Cobscook Institute offers open studio pottery time for $10 an hour for past pottery students and anyone with basic clay experience.
You can sign up for a time slot using this form. If you haven't used the studio before, you'll be required to complete a studio orientation. For help, contact Michelle Cousineau at 207-255-7246 or email michelle@cobscookinstitute.org.
Down East Teen Leadership Camp (DETLC) is Healthy Acadia’s annual residential summer camp program for teens entering grades 7 through 9. DETLC offers five action-packed days filled with games and team-building activities, amazing motivational speakers, and daily workshops focused on social issues that matter to teens.
Takes place at the Cobscook Institute in Trescott/Lubec from July 24-28. Find out more and register here.
Concerts in the Park are set to begin soon in Calais and the CDRC is in search of musicians and bands to perform on Tuesday evenings through the Summer at Triangle Park.
To be considered, or for more info, please send a message to the CDRC with a link to where your performance can be heard.
Paddlefest is a Music and Outdoor Recreation Festival held in St. Andrews, New Brunswick every May. It combines music, art, recreational activities and environmental events for a full weekend of fun for music lovers and adventure seekers alike.
Click here for schedule of performers from May 18-21.
St. Croix Theatre Co. presents Hilda's Yard by Norm Foster on May 26 and 27 (7 pm) May 28 (2 pm) at the St. Stephen Middle School and on June 2 and 3 (7 pm) and June 4 (2 pm) at the W.C. O'Neill Arena Theatre. This play is "a heartwarming comedy".
Tickets are on sale at Ganong Chocolatier in St. Stephen, OK Tire in Oak Bay, and Cockburn’s Drugstore in St. Andrews, and are expected to sell fast.
Do you write poetry? Would you love getting the odd piece of mail through the post? Would you love exchanging a poem with a member of your community, chosen at random, every so often? Announcing Two Bays Poetry Pen-Pals: A Cobscook Bay and Bay of Fundy community art and poetry project coordinated from Pembroke, Maine.
Mail a poem written by you to Two Bays Poetry Pen-Pals and receive a poem from another community member in return! The poem sent to you will be selected at random, and will be authored by another poet from the Two Bays Region, including Nova Scotia; PEI; Washington County, Maine; and New Brunswick! View the details on our Facebook page, or send us an email: twobayspoetrypenpals@gmail.com!
The EAC Prize for Poetry, an open contest, will run April 1-June 30. Submissions of original and unpublished poems are welcomed by youth and adult writers on two general themes: ‘The Sea’ and ‘The Woods.’ Winners will be announced on August 26; winning selections will be published in a hard copy magazine format, as well as online via the Arts Center’s website. $1000 in prizes plus other perks will be awarded for the selected poems.
Detailed submission guidelines, contest rules and prize information may be found at https://www.eac-prize-for-poetry.org.
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.
Through demonstrations of technique, and painting with pastels, this introductory course will take you through basic techniques, from underpainting to the last stroke of colour.
Registration deadline is May 27 for this three day intensive course (June 9-11, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm). Click here to register.
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.
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.
Abbe Museum is thrilled to announce the return of the Waponahki Student Art Show for the month of May! This is the 22nd year of the exhibition. The exhibition is the result of the strong collaborative spirit of various organizations and institutions devoted to promoting art education and celebrating Waponahki culture.
Plan your visit today! With questions, call 207-288-3519 or email info@abbemuseum.org.
Washington Street Gallery will host Envisivivarium, an exhibition by Kenny Harris, from May 15-June 25. Harris’ works examine the cultural and psychological connectivity of mythology through whimsical, graphic, and figurative forms.
Washington Street Gallery is open Wednesdays and Thursdays, 1-3:30 pm, during EAC events, or by chance or appointment (handicap accessible). Please email wsg@eastportartscenter.org to inquire about viewing the show. EAC abides by State of Maine CDC COVID guidelines, revisiting our policy monthly. At this time, EAC encourages people to wear masks when in our building.
Island Readers and Writers is bringing Annette Leblanc Cate, author and illustrator of Look up! Birdwatching in Your Own Backyard, to Lubec. Annette will give a 30-minute presentation about Look Up!, birdwatching, and her work as an author and illustrator, open to the public. An art workshop will follow where participants will learn about nature journaling, observation, and draw a zine with Annette!
Participants in the art workshop will also receive a copy of Look Up!; registration is required (call 207-733-2491 or email the library). The event will be held on May 22 from 4-6 pm at the library.
Head to the Eastern Charlotte Lions Club every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday for some indoor walking starting at 5:30 pm. Bring your walking shoes, hang your coat and leave your boots in entryway. Enjoy a coffee and chatting with friends.
Membership $10/week plus bring a non perishable food item.
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 writers’ group for people seeking help and constructive input on their in-progress work is scheduled to kick off Monday, February 6, at the Eastport Arts Center. The group, led by published author Catherine J.S. Lee and retired writing teacher Paula Horvath, will meet every other Monday beginning at 6:30 pm at the Center for about two hours. Suggested donation of $5/session; sliding fee scale is available by request (no one turned away). To get involved, email writers@eastportartscenter.org with an introduction and a bit about your current work.
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.
An exhibition celebrating the works by pre-kindergarten through grade 4 students from Charlotte, Pembroke, Perry and Sipayik schools will take place in the second-floor Community Room at Pembroke Library.
will be open the entire month of May during regular library hours: Tues 9 am-12 noon and 3-5 pm; Wed 3-5 pm; Thurs 9 am-12 noon; Fri 3-5 pm; Sat 9 am-12 noon. There will be a reception on Friday evening, May 5 from 5-7 pm.
Join DLLT on May 16 from 9 am to 12 pm for sawing, splitting, and stacking wood followed by a free lunch. Splitters needed!
Please call 207-796-2100 or email scote@downeastlakes.org to confirm your interest in the event.
Sunbury Shores is pleased to announce an ongoing online writing group that will be meeting the second and fourth Tuesday of each month via Zoom. On the second Tuesday of each month, the group will meet from 10:00 to 11:30 am; on the fourth Tuesday, it will meet from 7:00 to 8:30 pm.
This is a free to attend group. Email info@sunburyshores.com to sign up and receive the Zoom link.
There will be an ongoing monthly grief support group in St. George at St. Mark's Anglican Church/Community Hub (28 Main St.) starting on July 19 and running from 1-3 pm. The groups will continue on the third Tuesday of each month.
For more information, please call Cathy Jackson at 506-465-0800.
Head to the Eastern Charlotte Lions Club every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday for some indoor walking starting at 5:30 pm. Bring your walking shoes, hang your coat and leave your boots in entryway. Enjoy a coffee and chatting with friends.
Membership $10/week plus bring a non perishable food item.
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.
Eastport Arts Center will offer a free 10-week session of Youth Drum Circles led by Gene Nichols on Wednesdays, beginning March 22. Each week there will be separate sessions for students age 9 to 13, from 3:30-4:40 pm, and for students age 14 to 20, from 4:45 to 5:45 pm. Participants will explore the world of percussion alongside Nichols, an engaging teacher who will provide a wide variety of instruments; students are also welcome to bring their own.
The sessions are offered free of charge thanks to a generous grant from Healthy Acadia. Pre-registration with Alison, alison@eastportartscenter.org, is encouraged, but youth are welcome to join in at any time. Please note that in case of weather-related school cancelation, Drum Circle too will be canceled.
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.
We Believe is an event on May 18 to support mental health in young people and make a positive impact in our community through service learning.
Mark your calendars and join us for a fun and meaningful event! Contact danfoote@nbnet.nb.ca with any questions. Click here for more information and for live streaming of the event.
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.
Head to the Eastern Charlotte Lions Club every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday for some indoor walking starting at 5:30 pm. Bring your walking shoes, hang your coat and leave your boots in entryway. Enjoy a coffee and chatting with friends.
Membership $10/week plus bring a non perishable food item.
Join YMCA Thursday, May 18 from 6-7:30 pm at the Patrick Connors Recreational Complex for our Bicycle Safety Rodeo.
Learn the rules of the road, try an obstacle course, and more. Must have bicycle and helmet to participate.
The Old Sow Grill in Eastport invites area pool and billiards fans to participate in a pool tournament organized at the restaurant each Thursday starting at 7:00 pm.
Entry fee is $5. Come enjoy the casual social setting and have a bite to eat if it suits you.
Meet up at 12 Little Falls Road, Pembroke from 9 am-3 pm, Friday and Saturday, for the fishing and smoking of alewives with Downeast Salmon Federation. Free lunch buffet from Smithereen Farm and did we mention free smoked alewifes hot from the DSF smoker!
Family activities, live music, and more.
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.
You are cordially invited to the Community Kitchen & Social Spring Finale on Friday, May 19 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Anglican Parish Hall, 75 King Street. Enjoy a complimentary noon meal, chat with your neighbours, and make new friends.
Menu: Maritime Seafood Chowder, Tomato Soup, Roll, Dessert, Tea/Coffee. Come and help us celebrate the finale of our first season!
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.
Time Flies! So Have Fun!, an exhibition of pop-up books by Mary Conley (picture shown) and Wonder, an exhibition of paper engineering by I-Chun Jenkins will both be opening on May 19 at Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre from 5-7 pm.
Click here for more info. Ends June 16.
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, a Downeast community chorus, takes the stage on Friday, May 19 (7 pm) and Sunday, May 21 (3 pm) at Eastport Arts Center, with Here In Maine, a celebration of the many musical flavors of our home state. The joyful and varied program will conclude the tenure of the group’s beloved director, John Newell, who will retire from choral conducting this spring, while remaining active with his many other musical pursuits.
Suggested donation for the concert is $15; students 17 and under will be admitted free of charge. The Eastport Arts Center is at 36 Washington Street, Eastport, and at www.eastportartscenter.org, and is handicapped-accessible. At this time, the use of masks in our building is optional.
There will be a municipal wide yard sale and a Trunk Sale at the Garcelon Civic Center on May 20 from 8 am to 1 pm.
For more info, call Pamela at 506-466-7700 ext 126. Register for yard sale here (trunk sale is full).
The Community Market of Grand Manan is running on March 25 and continuing twice a month in April (8, 22), May (6, 30), and June (3,17). Come and see what's available at the Community Centre on from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm.
Contact Josh Brown, Susan Ballantyne, or Heather Brown with any inquiries.
Donation only photography event for all! Families, couples, Seniors, toddlers, Mommy & Me, portraits and more, bring your pet too! Sessions will be held from 2:30pm to 6:30pm on the 20 and 21 of May, in Calais.
Text me (Kristi) at 207-952-1207 for more info and to set up your session today!
It's time for Warden's Night at the Princeton Rod & Gun Club! Roast beef with all the fixings will be served, or turkey if you prefer. Strawberry shortcake for dessert.
$20 per person.
Please join Girl Scout Troop 2259 as they partner with Maine Humorist Tim Sample for a fantastic night of family friendly comedy! Girl Scout Troop 2259 will be onsite selling food & bake sale items during the show.
All profits will be going towards the girls trip to Europe in 2025.
An unforgettable music experience featuring the Elm City Quartet playing by candlelight! Hear Victoria Music (feat. Mozart's String Quintet in G. Major, K 516 and Mendelssohn's String Quintet No. 1, Op 18) at the Wesley United Church on May 20 at 7 pm.
Tickets here.