Community Calendar

Ring in the New Year with Winter Harbor Music Community Opera offering 2 performances at their 4th annual New Year’s Eve Celebration, featuring Johann Strauss II’s sparkling comic opera, Die Fledermaus (The Bat) with the Downeast Chamber Orchestra. The story takes place at a Viennese New Year’s party where Dr. Falke has plotted a comical revenge. Many years earlier Gabriel von Eisenstein had abandoned Falke at a costume party, drunk in a Bat costume, to be the laughingstock of the evening. Now at the eccentric prince Orlofsky’s New Year’s party, Dr. Falke will take his revenge by orchestrating Eisenstein into similarly embarrassing situations. The action of Act II at Orlofsky’s ball will take place in the house where audience members will interact with the characters of the opera. Dress attire is encouraged but not required and attendees will be able to sing with the chorus.
Performers include Andy Boggs as Alfred, Brenna McFarland as Rosalinda, Isabel Silva as Adele, Theodore Dumas as Blind, Joshua Gurwitz as Eisenstein, Deiran Manning as Frank, Henry Horstmann as Falke, Cassandra Petrie as Orlofsky, Roland Dube as Frosch, Sonia Berghoff as Ida, and many more local artists.
The production will be directed by Winter Harbor Music Festival’s Executive Director Deiran Manning. Since the inception of the WHMF Community Opera program, Deiran has produced, directed and coached 5 operas in the region, including a fully socially distanced outdoor production of La Serva Padrona in August of 2020. His directing draws on experience working with noted directors such as Atlanta Opera Artistic Director Tomer Zvulun and noted directors Candace Evans and Garnett Bruce. His experience as a vocal coach, singer and director gives him a unique perspective into the inner workings of opera.
The Downeast Chamber Orchestra will be conducted by Michael Haigler. Mr. Haigler is a conductor of operatic, orchestral, and choral music, as well as a pianist, organist, published author and composer, and teacher. He holds a Magna cum Laude performance degree from the Eastman School of Music where he studied conducting with David Effron and Donald Hunsberger and is an alumnus of the Interlochen Center for the Arts, and the International Fine Arts Institute in Moscow.
He currently serves as Music Director at Christ Church in Oyster Bay, Long Island, home to the Christ Church Festival Orchestra with which he has conducted requiems by Mozart, Fauré, Brahms, and Rutter, and symphonies such as Mendelssohn’s Italian, Beethoven’s Ninth, and Mahler’s Resurrection (complete). Mr. Haigler also holds positions as Artistic Director of the Hudson Valley Chorale, Assistant Conductor and Chorus Master at the Bronx Opera, and co-director of Pianos on the Point, a new summer workshop in Vermont.
Don’t forget to toast to the New Year, enjoy the annual paper mache lobster drop and celebrate with the performers.

🎆 Ring in 2026 at House in the Woods! 🇺🇸✨
Join us as we celebrate 250 Years of Freedom and welcome the New Year surrounded by friends, laughter, and purpose!

Are you looking for a fun, adult-only, alcohol-free way to spend New Year’s Eve? This is your chance to be part of our FIRST-EVER New Year’s Eve Celebration at House in the Woods Military & Family Retreat in Lee, Maine!

🔥 Bonfire & Fireworks Show at 5 p.m.
🎶 Live Entertainment & Music
🍽️ Great Food & Refreshing Mocktails
🎲 Games, Prizes & Fun Activities
💙 Meaningful Connections with Fellow Patriots

📅 Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 5 p.m. – 1 a.m.
📍 House in the Woods, 217 Skunk Hill Rd, Lee, ME
🎟️ Open to Veterans, Military Families, and Supporters

Let’s come together to honor our nation’s Semiquincentennial (1776–2026) and celebrate new beginnings—250 years of freedom, unity, and hope.

🔥 Let’s make it a night to remember… TOGETHER WE HEAL.

New Years Eve Kitty Party
Help our cat residents ring in the New Year at the Lounge! Party hats, games, snacks and a room full of cats! Start off your New Years celebration early - family friendly - all are welcome. Come dressed in your party best and enjoy a free glass of non-alcoholic bubbly.

Bid farewell to 2025 and welcome 2026 at the most electrifying New Year's Eve extravaganza in downtown Kennebunkport at The Boathouse Waterfront Hotel & Restaurant! Kick off the night with a delectable array of snacks and sweet treats, all while enjoying our signature cocktail, beer, or wine.

Get ready to groove as we spin the hottest tracks, keeping the dance floor alive until the early hours. Don’t forget to strike a pose at our enchanting photobooth station, where you can glam up and instantly share your favorite moments. As the clock strikes midnight, join us for a sparkling toast to new beginnings. Dance under the shimmering lights and immerse yourself in a night filled with music, laughter, and pure bliss.

Don’t miss out on the party of the year—this New Year's Eve, we’re turning the celebration up till 12:00AM! Let’s make unforgettable memories together!

Tickets include:

🍰 Sweet treats

🍸 One complimentary drink ticket per person, to be used for our signature cocktail, beer, or wine

📸 Photobooth Station

💃 DJ music

🥂 Complimentary midnight Champagne toast

🎉 And celebratory vibes all night long!

This event is 21 and over. Cash bar available for all beverage purposes.

A weekly gathering of friends, coffee, and games, for patrons 55 and up. Don't forget to ask for your FREE cup of drip coffee or tea. A part of our Community Thursday programming.

Drop-in Mahjongg game (every week when enough players rsvp and library is open).
All levels of experience welcome (beginners given instruction).
We play Asian/Chinese style (easier to learn than American mahjong & no need to purchase annual card).
We have multiple sets of tiles, so can accommodate extra players.
RSVP: text/call [207-572-2414](tel:207-572-2414) to confirm group is meeting on any given date. Or take a chance and drop-in (same time as Library's boardgame event so other games can be played).

Led by the incredible poet and author Robert Breen, this welcoming writers group is open to all—whether you’re just starting out or deep into a manuscript. Bring your works in progress, share your voice, and receive supportive, thoughtful feedback in a relaxed and inspiring setting. Together, we’ll explore storytelling, poetry, memory, and the written word in all its forms. Come to listen, come to write, come to connect.

This Season’s Dates:
Thursday, 9/4
Thursday, 10/2
Thursday, 11/7
Thursday, 12/4
Tuesday, 1/6 (**Please note, this date is altered because of New Year’s holiday)
Thursday, 2/5
Thursday, 3/5
Thursday, 4/2
Thursday, 5/7
Thursday, 6/4

Join us at Owlbear's Rest to learn new games and make friends who ALSO love games!
Every other Wednesday: Weekly One-Shots with Kass! Join Owlbear staff member Kass to play a game that can be completed in one session.
Thursdays: The Teach Series! Owlbear staff member Drew will lead a variety of games so that you will know how to play them with friends in the future!
Ages: 14+
$10 at the door

✨D&D-Curious? Never held a sword? Never cast a spell? Perfect.

*Every First Thursday of Each Month*

Join us for a beginner-friendly session of #DungeonsAndDragons—no experience needed, no pressure, and definitely no shortage of snacks.

Your guide for the evening will be OBR team member and Dungeon Master Drew, who’ll equip you with a pre-generated character, all the supplies you need, and just enough encouragement to face whatever lurks in the Lost Mine of Phandelver.

📍 Where: The Druid’s Grove @ #OwlbearsRest
💰 Cost: $10 per player (no extra table fees!)
⏳ Duration: 3 hours
🧙‍♀️ Age: 14+
🧭 Experience Needed: None at all
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Max Party Size: 6 brave souls
🎒 Bring: Just your imagination!

Prince Memorial Library and Tuttle Road Community Church present an early evening of music and community -- a great opportunity to hear local performers flex their skills or try out new pieces for an audience.
For new performers, this is a relaxed and fun opportunity to become comfortable performing live in front of an audience. For seasoned performers, come try out new or established material and join an enthusiastic music community!
Open Mic Signup - 6:45 p.m.
Or just come to listen: 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Admission is free. Refreshments will be available for a donation. Offered monthly on first Thursdays (November - May) at Tuttle Road Community Church, 52 Tuttle Road, Cumberland