Community Calendar

Game night, every Sunday in Surry. We play new & old board games, card games, dice games, word games, tile games, team games... bring your favorites! Everyone welcome.

$2/person goes to the community center.

🎄✨ 1st Annual HOUSE IN THE WOODS FESTIVAL OF TREES – CHRISTMAS IN JULY! ✨🎄

The winter months are busy, and travel can be tough—but who says we can’t celebrate Christmas TWICE? 🎅☀️ House in the Woods is bringing the holiday spirit back with our first-ever Annual Christmas in July!

🎶 Christmas music, festive decorations, and a whole month of fun activities! 🎶
Highlights:
- FREE lunch on 4th of July
- FREE Music on the Green July 12th
- Gold Star Family Day July 29th

What better way to celebrate our love for military families than in the most patriotic month of the year? 🇺🇸 Join us throughout July at the lodge to experience the magic of the holidays—summer style!

🌟 FESTIVAL OF TREES 🌟
Companies from across the country are helping us celebrate in style by decorating Christmas trees filled with amazing gifts, prizes, and surprises! 🎁🎄 You can purchase tickets and bid on your favorite trees throughout the month, with winners taking them home at the end of July!

📍 House in the Woods, Lee, Maine
🕰️ Visiting Hours:
✅ Monday – Friday: 9 AM – 12 PM
✅ Saturday: 8 AM – 4 PM
✅ Sunday: 8 AM – 12 PM

🔥 DON’T MISS OUT! Help us spread the word, bring your friends, and celebrate our military families this July! Stay tuned for even more exciting activities to be announced soon!

🎄 Interested in sponsoring a tree? Click here for more info: https://www.houseinthewoods.org/christmasinjuly

#ChristmasInJuly #FestivalOfTrees #HouseInTheWoods #SupportOurTroops #PatrioticChristmas

Starts July 7th (Mondays from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for six weeks.)

Expand your knowledge in this experimental intermediate series. Use your skills and knowledge from Beginner Metalsmithing and explore your ideas further in the direction of more advanced jewelry making. PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN SKETCHBOOK AND PENCIL.

Students will make:

1 pair of earrings
1 ring with bezel set stone
1 pendant with bezel set stone
2 independent study projects (project of your choice with what you have learned)
We will be working with copper, brass, and sterling silver.

Please note: It is important that students have basic metalsmithing knowledge, either through the beginner 6-week metalsmithing course at Artascope or a comparable class.

METALS USED: Copper, Brass & Sterling Silver Mixed Metals

Fee does not include materials. The required $65 materials kit fee can be paid directly to the instructor at the first class via Venmo, CASH, or credit card. Additional supplies can be purchased separately as needed for class projects.

Non-members: $250 for 6 weeks. Members: $200.

Open to adults only.

About the instructor: Olivia Boi creates jewelry at her home and metals studio in Maine. Sterling silver, brass, and beautifully cut stones are the bread and butter to her practice. She started Strong Moon Metals December 2017 and hasn’t looked back ever since. You can find more of her work on her website, or in person at local shows around the Portland area.

🎄✨ 1st Annual HOUSE IN THE WOODS FESTIVAL OF TREES – CHRISTMAS IN JULY! ✨🎄

The winter months are busy, and travel can be tough—but who says we can’t celebrate Christmas TWICE? 🎅☀️ House in the Woods is bringing the holiday spirit back with our first-ever Annual Christmas in July!

🎶 Christmas music, festive decorations, and a whole month of fun activities! 🎶
Highlights:
- FREE lunch on 4th of July
- FREE Music on the Green July 12th
- Gold Star Family Day July 29th

What better way to celebrate our love for military families than in the most patriotic month of the year? 🇺🇸 Join us throughout July at the lodge to experience the magic of the holidays—summer style!

🌟 FESTIVAL OF TREES 🌟
Companies from across the country are helping us celebrate in style by decorating Christmas trees filled with amazing gifts, prizes, and surprises! 🎁🎄 You can purchase tickets and bid on your favorite trees throughout the month, with winners taking them home at the end of July!

📍 House in the Woods, Lee, Maine
🕰️ Visiting Hours:
✅ Monday – Friday: 9 AM – 12 PM
✅ Saturday: 8 AM – 4 PM
✅ Sunday: 8 AM – 12 PM

🔥 DON’T MISS OUT! Help us spread the word, bring your friends, and celebrate our military families this July! Stay tuned for even more exciting activities to be announced soon!

🎄 Interested in sponsoring a tree? Click here for more info: https://www.houseinthewoods.org/christmasinjuly

#ChristmasInJuly #FestivalOfTrees #HouseInTheWoods #SupportOurTroops #PatrioticChristmas

Starts July 8th (Tuesdays from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for six weeks.)

Learn the basics of jewelry metalsmithing in a fun, relaxed atmosphere--no prior experience required. Each class will introduce tools and techniques to include hammering, soldering, and riveting, as well as ways to shape and texture metal. Class projects include a hammered cuff, fold-formed leaves and simple soldered rings as well as samples to inspire individual creativity and ways to customize projects. This series will also include important information on tool & equipment safety. A class overview can be emailed upon request.

Fee does not include materials. The required $25 materials supply kit can be purchased directly from the instructor. The kit includes brass and copper in various sizes of wire and sheet, one piece of sterling silver for a ring and some other materials to experiment with.

Optional: A selection of sterling silver wire and ready-made bezels and stones is available for additional purchase from the instructor (not required for class projects).

Non-members: $250 for 6 weeks. Members: $200.

Open to adults only. Please contact us directly if you are interested in seeing metalsmithing options for teens.

About the instructor: Kim Round got her degree in art at Florida State University and taught jewelry workshops in Tallahassee, FL before making the move back home to Maine. She has been teaching Beginning Metalsmithing and other workshops at Artascope since 2016 and is thrilled to be part of a friendly & creative community. She is a member of the Maine Crafts Association and her work can be found at the Center for Maine Craft and Archipelago/The Island Institute store.

🎄✨ 1st Annual HOUSE IN THE WOODS FESTIVAL OF TREES – CHRISTMAS IN JULY! ✨🎄

The winter months are busy, and travel can be tough—but who says we can’t celebrate Christmas TWICE? 🎅☀️ House in the Woods is bringing the holiday spirit back with our first-ever Annual Christmas in July!

🎶 Christmas music, festive decorations, and a whole month of fun activities! 🎶
Highlights:
- FREE lunch on 4th of July
- FREE Music on the Green July 12th
- Gold Star Family Day July 29th

What better way to celebrate our love for military families than in the most patriotic month of the year? 🇺🇸 Join us throughout July at the lodge to experience the magic of the holidays—summer style!

🌟 FESTIVAL OF TREES 🌟
Companies from across the country are helping us celebrate in style by decorating Christmas trees filled with amazing gifts, prizes, and surprises! 🎁🎄 You can purchase tickets and bid on your favorite trees throughout the month, with winners taking them home at the end of July!

📍 House in the Woods, Lee, Maine
🕰️ Visiting Hours:
✅ Monday – Friday: 9 AM – 12 PM
✅ Saturday: 8 AM – 4 PM
✅ Sunday: 8 AM – 12 PM

🔥 DON’T MISS OUT! Help us spread the word, bring your friends, and celebrate our military families this July! Stay tuned for even more exciting activities to be announced soon!

🎄 Interested in sponsoring a tree? Click here for more info: https://www.houseinthewoods.org/christmasinjuly

#ChristmasInJuly #FestivalOfTrees #HouseInTheWoods #SupportOurTroops #PatrioticChristmas

Starts Wednesday, July 9th (Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for six weeks.)

This class will introduce teens (ages 13-18) to the basics of metalsmithing. Students will learn the tools and techniques required to make custom, handmade jewelry. Techniques such as forming, sawing, and soldering will be covered. We will be making rings, earrings, and pendants. No prior experience needed. An overview can be emailed upon request. Open to teens, ages 13 to 18.

Fee does not include materials. The materials fee is $35 and can be purchased directly from the instructor with Venmo or cash.

Non-members: $250 for 6 weeks. Members: $200.

About the instructor: Racheal Cooley has a degree in art and biology. She was first introduced to metalsmith jewelry making in high school and has had a passion for it ever since. She enjoys helping people discover this medium and has been teaching classes since 2023.

Starts Wednesday, July 9th (Wednesday afternoons from 1:30PM-4:30PM for six weeks.)

During this class you will learn the basics of hand building with clay or advance your skills. You will create both functional and sculptural forms. We will explore pinch pots, slab built and coil pots, as well as other techniques. Students will work at their own level with the guidance of the instructor. This will be a fun, creative, and exciting class.

Non-members: $250 for 6 weeks. Members: $200.

Fee does not include materials. Clay and glaze can be purchased from Portland Pottery.

About the instructor: Barry Harrison attended Arizona State University where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Ceramics.

Maine's First Ship's new Executive Director, Alicia Witham, shares photos and tales from a recent transatlantic voyage.

The 2025 MFS Summer Lecture Series is held at 7pm on Wednesdays in June and July at the Bath Freight Shed. Donations are gratefully accepted. Learn more at mfship.org/events.

🎄✨ 1st Annual HOUSE IN THE WOODS FESTIVAL OF TREES – CHRISTMAS IN JULY! ✨🎄

The winter months are busy, and travel can be tough—but who says we can’t celebrate Christmas TWICE? 🎅☀️ House in the Woods is bringing the holiday spirit back with our first-ever Annual Christmas in July!

🎶 Christmas music, festive decorations, and a whole month of fun activities! 🎶
Highlights:
- FREE lunch on 4th of July
- FREE Music on the Green July 12th
- Gold Star Family Day July 29th

What better way to celebrate our love for military families than in the most patriotic month of the year? 🇺🇸 Join us throughout July at the lodge to experience the magic of the holidays—summer style!

🌟 FESTIVAL OF TREES 🌟
Companies from across the country are helping us celebrate in style by decorating Christmas trees filled with amazing gifts, prizes, and surprises! 🎁🎄 You can purchase tickets and bid on your favorite trees throughout the month, with winners taking them home at the end of July!

📍 House in the Woods, Lee, Maine
🕰️ Visiting Hours:
✅ Monday – Friday: 9 AM – 12 PM
✅ Saturday: 8 AM – 4 PM
✅ Sunday: 8 AM – 12 PM

🔥 DON’T MISS OUT! Help us spread the word, bring your friends, and celebrate our military families this July! Stay tuned for even more exciting activities to be announced soon!

🎄 Interested in sponsoring a tree? Click here for more info: https://www.houseinthewoods.org/christmasinjuly

#ChristmasInJuly #FestivalOfTrees #HouseInTheWoods #SupportOurTroops #PatrioticChristmas