Invigorate your writing with this weekly free generative writing sessions, held remotely. Register for a Zoom link. These workshops are organized by Iota Co-Directors Penny Guisinger and Suzanne Strempek Shea.

Book Sale is on the Key Street side lawn at the Peavey Memorial Library. The book sale is regularly replenished and runs through September during most library open hours, as weather and staffing allows.

We are a coalition of young adults, health care workers, educators, organizers, LGBTQ+ community members and allies. We are always open to new members in our coalition. Our meetings are on the second Mondays of each month (online and in person at Cobscook Institute). Please email downeastrainbowalliance@gmail.com to receive the meeting link.

Print Lessons: Iterations & Archives draws connections between printmaking and storytelling to share the story of Robert Van de Peer and the Sunbury Shores Art & Nature Centre’s print studio. Using editioned prints from the studio’s archive going back to 1998, conversations with the artists whose work is found in said archives, and the curator’s personal experience, this exhibition provides lessons on the process of print making, the forms that documenting history can take, and how to find importance in the act of saving and retelling.

An exhibition of photographs by acclaimed American documentary photographer, Eugene Richards, of the Green-Wood cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. The photographs were taken between April 2020 and September 2023. Published in book form, this is the first public exhibition of these photographs.

There will be a concert at Grand Manan Museum on September 15 featuring the Saint John String Quartet with works by Bekah Simms and Haydn, along with folk songs and more. Pay what you can at the door (suggested $30, $20, $5).

There will be a golf tournament at the St. Stephen Golf Club on Wednesday, September 16 to benefit the Charlotte County SPCA. The game will be a four-person scramble with a Competitive Division and a Fun Division. It’s $45 per golfer (does not include cart rental) and a $25 tax receipt can be available by request. Register by calling 506-466-5336 or email ccspcafundraisers@gmail.com.

Would you like to reduce stress? Manage emotional and physical pain? Sleep better? Please join author and teacher Yael Calhoun (MA, MS, E-RYT) for guided stretching and breathing on Wednesday afternoons in September, 4-5pm, at the Lubec Memorial Library. MP3 and MP4 recordings of breaks to do at work or home can be found at here.

Quoddy Voices, a community chorus led by Gene Nichols, will resume rehearsals on Wednesday, September 16, 6-8 pm, at Cobscook Institute. The chorus, in weekly rehearsals, will explore a diverse repertoire ranging from medieval to modern works. Our program will include a tribute to Dolly Parton. Public concerts are planned for the first weekend in December (in Machias, Lubec and Eastport), with snow dates reserved in the second weekend. Details

If poetry had a pop icon, Mary Oliver would be it. Celebrated best-selling poet, Pulitzer Prize-winner, lover of dogs and long walks in the woods, openly queer but intensely private, Oliver was America’s unlikely contemporary mystic, stalking the ponds and forests of Cape Cod for nearly fifty years in order to open herself – and her readers – to the known and unknowable world. Tickets

Enjoy a free movie night at the Lubec Memorial Library on Friday, September 18, 6 pm - viewing “Lighthouses of Maine: A Journey Through Time” (run time approx. 57 min)

The 2026 Saint Andrews Comedy Festival is back for its fourth year, bringing back the iconic comedians the community requested: Jimmy Flynn & Jeff Irwin. Tickets

Head to the Shantytown Rum Distillery for Harvest Fest with music all day and night starting at 7 pm on September 18 and 10 am on September 19. Featuring Jessica Rushtor, Creosote, Big Heart and more. Food and cocktail specials.

Join Maine Master Naturalists for a refuge walk looking for signs of Spring in a vernal pool or pond.

Meet in the upper parking lot by the bathroom. Bring binoculars, footwear for mud and dress warmly. Cancelled in the event of rain. For more information call Bill at 207-904-7023 or check Facebook page for info and wildlife sightings.

The Charlotte County Fall Fair has become a signature community event, bringing together residents and visitors each year to celebrate the people, traditions, and agricultural heritage of Charlotte County.

Visitors of all ages can enjoy a wide variety of activities featuring local products, crafts, vendors, demonstrations, and interactive exhibits. Community organizations from across the region participate in the Fair by sharing knowledge, skills, and traditions that have played an important role in the history and continuing development of Charlotte County. See schedule

Head to the Shantytown Rum Distillery for Harvest Fest with music all day and night starting at 7 pm on September 18 and 10 am on September 19. Featuring Jessica Rushtor, Creosote, Big Heart and more. Food and cocktail specials.

Beginning May 23 and continuing every Saturday from 10 am to noon, the Lubec Market features locally grown vegetables, sweet and savory baked goods, culinary delights, health products, fine art, and crafts. Located at 41 Water Street. For more information, email Felicia Newman.

Actors of all experience levels are encouraged to attend an open audition on Saturday, September 19 and Sunday, September 20 from 11 am to 1 pm for "Haven't a Clue", a locally-written play which will be performed over November 13-15 and 20-22. "Haven't a Clue" is a locally written play (authored by Jude Kempe) and this will be its debut performance! There are role for five men and six women. RSVP

The final event of this storytelling season is a StorySlam with true tales told by local storytellers. Participants will have five minutes to woo the audience and the judges – this is competitive. Cash prizes will be awarded at the end of the evening to the top three storytellers. See rules and sign up