Community Calendar

Every first Monday of the month, LPL will be hosting a maker meet up. Drop in at any time during the two and a half hour meet up with your current DIY project to craft alongside your fellow makers.

Ages 18 and up. Beginners welcome.

For more information contact 207-513-3134 or lplcirc@lewistonmaine.gov.

Join WBC Business Advisor, Jodi Cordes, for an informal networking meeting with new, existing, or aspiring female entrepreneurs from Greater Franklin County!

We meet on the first Tuesday each month for great conversation among business owners, at any stage.

Come together to connect, share expertise, and learn from each other about running a business.

Location: Root Down Market at 54 Farmington Falls Rd, New Sharon, ME 04955

Light refreshments will be provided.

Registration in advance is highly encouraged.

Register Today!

Who Should Attend?
This program is intended for new, existing, or aspiring female entrepreneurs from Greater Franklin County!

Wondering about your family lineage? Drop in for genealogy help with volunteer Tim Lynch in the library's breezeway. Tim can help you with most things related to genealogy, including: ancestry.com, family tree construction, record keeping, digital resources, local historical societies and more. Tim is at the Falmouth Memorial Library most Tuesday mornings from 9:30-10:30 AM. Feel free to call the library at 207-781-2351 ext. 140 if you would like to check to be sure before you come.

$525

1/6 – 2/24
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

This 8-week, fun-filled, glassblowing class will introduce you to working with molten glass. Learn to make basic forms including paperweights, cups, vases, and bowls. Explore color techniques to enrich each of your creations. Students may take this class more than once to continue to develop their skills.

Have a quick question about starting or growing your small business? Want to bounce an idea off of someone and get some advice?

Pop into Ask an Advisor, a free informal online group session where you can ask questions, get guidance, and learn from other entrepreneurs.

Two of our experienced, full-time Business Advisors will be available to chat all things business, whether you’re in the early planning stages, running an established business or somewhere in between.

CEI’s business advisors are knowledgeable in a variety of topic areas including:

Marketing,
Finance and loan readiness,
Human Resources,
Preparing to buy or sell a business,
Navigating challenges,
And more – whatever is on your mind!
Our Ask an Advisor sessions are free to the public and designed to be interactive and supportive; we’re here to help. Come as you are, ask what you need, and leave with new ideas and connections.

Register to receive the Zoom link to join!

On Wednesday, Jan. 7, at 1 p.m. the Rockport Public Library will kick off their winter/spring series entitled “Let’s Feel Better in 2026.” The first presentation will be given by Cristina Lindsay, OTR/L, who, alongside her therapy dog Mango, will discuss “The Joy Prescription for Aging Well Through Connection and Meaning."

The program will take a fresh look at how enrichment-based therapies can help people stay independent, connected, and full of purpose. Instead of focusing only on physical recovery, Lindsay will explain how OT therapists can use meaningful activities — from hobbies and community engagement to creative and social experiences — to support emotional well-being and everyday independence. Lindsay will also share how using the comfort and joy of animal-assisted therapy can foster connection in ways traditional approaches often can’t.

Cristina Lindsay worked for years as an occupational therapist in both hospital and home health settings. During this time, she witnessed the challenges the aging population faced, particularly those with dementia or mobility limitations. Driven by a passion for improving quality of life, she launched her business, Thrive OT, to provide social and emotional support, helping individuals maintain their highest level of independence while connecting and engaging in meaningful ways.

Learn more about Cristina Lindsay and Thrive OT by visiting: thriveotmaine.com

The Lewiston Public Library, in partnership with ArtVan, will be offering in-person art programs.

Starting on September 10th, the programs will take place on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month from 3:30pm-5:00pm in the Children’s Department for children ages 5-14.

Make Art with ArtVan is free, open to the public, and no registration is required. All art supplies will be provided.

Program takes place on the 3rd floor of the Lewiston Public Library, in the Children’s Department. Children aged 5-8 must be accompanied by an adult.

ArtVan is a mobile art program that brings hands-on creative art opportunities for self-expression, personal growth, and fun. All of their projects aim to inspire art-making with a variety of materials to explore. ArtVan programs engage all age groups, encourage time outside and reduce screen time, help youth stay connected, diminish stress, and provide release for unvented expressions of emotions, such as loss and confusion.

ArtVan began in 2004 and has provided therapeutic art and strengths-based programs to under-resourced neighborhoods.

The Lewiston Public Library is located downtown at 200 Lisbon Street at the corner of Pine Street. More information on ArtVan programs is available by contacting the Lewiston Public Library at 513-3133 or LPLKids@lewistonmaine.gov.

Hosted by the Maine Public Health Association and MDF's Maine Downtown Center.

Maine's downtowns are places that build human connections through good design and bringing people together. Local revitalization efforts work hard to design spaces that create shade, are safe, walkable and bikeable, provide trail connectivity, create seating for conversation or reflection and preserve buildings. These local downtown programs intentionally bring people together for yoga in a park, a walk along the waterfront, festivals, farmers’ markets, creating events in parks and alley way and shopping at local businesses. Maine has amazing downtown leaders around the State who are revitalizing their communities and neighborhoods with the goal of building human connections, preserving places, and driving economic development. This panel presentation and networking event will highlight the work being done in different Maine downtowns and the ways they are improving human connections and public health.

​Anybody can dance, and we'll show you how! We break down the basics into simple chunks and give you lots of time to practice. You'll get your body moving, engage your brain, and meet new people while you listen to big band swing and traditional jazz from the 1930s & 40s.

You don't need a partner, and you don't need any experience. Total beginners are welcome.

8-count Lindy Hop is the authentic form of swing dancing from the 1930s and 40s. This 7-week progressive session starts 1/7 at The Dance Hall in Kittery, Maine.

We cover the basics of West Coast Swing dancing in the first class and expand on them in the intermediate class for those with some experience. It is a relaxed atmosphere with the emphasis on having fun. We encourage people to come with a partner however, singles are welcome.