Community Calendar

✨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!

Do you love plants? Do you grow flowers or vegetables? Wish you could? Or are you just interested in building community around a love for nature? The Saco Bay Gardening Club wants you!

The Club meets in The Deering Room of Dyer Library in Saco the first Thursday of every month from 6p-8p, plus hosts workshops and other events throughout the year. We learn about plants and the environment, gardening, tour gardens, host workshops, and more! See our website for upcoming meeting speakers/activities.

Come grow with us!

Are you one of the 11% of women in the trades field? Whether you're a seasoned pro, in training, just starting out, or part of a team - join this month's Biz Fit discussion!

Are you in HVAC, plumbing, carpentry, construction, or another skilled trade? Or maybe you're looking to hire a tradesperson?

Join us for a lively, supportive conversation where we’ll

Share challenges,
Celebrate wins,
Ask questions, and
Explore ideas for growing your career or business in the trades field.
Bring your coffee or tea and join us to listen, share, and learn from one another in curious conversation. Biz Fit is an informal, confidential, and supportive gathering of entrepreneurial women where we exchange ideas and share insights!

Register Today! Invite a friend!

Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Interpretation is available upon request.

In this day and age, everyone has their own photography archive—typically made up of photos they have taken or acquired throughout their lives. These may include family albums, boxes of prints, negatives and slides, and digital photographs taken with cameras or phones. Managing a mass of images can be a daunting task. This course will offer tips and suggestions on how to organize your archive, find what you are looking for in it, and be prepared to pass it on to the next generation.

Mycology Outside is an educational mushroom camp/retreat organized by North Spore that brings experts in mushroom related topics such as outdoor cultivation, lab work, forest management, composting, foraging and more to The Ecology School for an event that truly stands apart. Seriously, the educators and diversity of topics is fantastic. For a full weekend, folks learn and play in a gorgeous and intimate setting that feels very different from anything else. The event has plenty of workshops to choose from so there are options for beginners and experts alike. Excellent lodging and meals are included and if you ever want to step away from the group, a kayak on the Saco River awaits.

Our monthly evening paint ‘n’ sip workshops bring instructor Erika Elizabeth to the Gilley for a fun evening of learning and art. Students are guided step by step through the process of painting, with plenty of explanation and instruction along the way.

Each month has a different theme and inspiration painting. In September we'll be making our own versions of Katsushika Hokusai's The Wave in ink and watercolor

Sip on wine, tea or seltzer as part of this adults-only class, which is suitable for artists of all levels who are at least 21 years old. All materials and beverages provided.

Join the DSQ for an evening of contrasts as they performs two great works.

The program includes the second of Beethoven’s “Razumovsky” quartets, String Quartet in E minor, Op 59 no 2, a work that begins and ends in a stormy manner, similar to the Appassionata Sonata for piano and written during the same period of Beethoven’s life.

The sunny and often humorous Korngold Second String Quartet is a work which seems to reflect a 20th century nostalgia for the “old world”, including a Straussian waltz, and bears glimpses of the great film scores Korngold goes on to write in Hollywood in the ’40s and ’50s.

Join world-renowned glass artist Dan Clayman for a weekend of inspiration and hands-on learning in Belfast, Maine.

On Saturday, September 6, 7–8:30 PM, Clayman presents Fragile Materiality, a free public lecture tracing the history of the Contemporary Glass Movement, sharing insights from his four-decade career, and exploring the future of glass in art and architecture.

On September 6–7, 9 AM–6 PM, Clayman leads Introduction to Kiln Casting, a beginner-friendly workshop designed for artists of all backgrounds — painters, ceramicists, sculptors, photographers, or anyone curious about working with glass. Participants will learn the fundamentals of plaster investment molds, glass selection, firing schedules, and tips for successful kiln casting. No prior glass experience required.

Details & Registration: WaterfallArts.org | Ages 16+ | Workshop fee applies | Lecture is free and open to the public.

Join us at Libby Library on Saturday, September 6 at 11:00 am for Chair Yoga with instructor Jessy Lynn Ostara!

This is a one-time class that will give you an introduction to Chair Yoga, a class that instructor Jessy Lynn Ostara offers through OOB/Saco Adult Education. Chair yoga offers all of the benefits of yoga without the need to get down to (and up from) the floor. Yoga postures are adapted for practicing seated or standing using the chair for support when needed. You will be guided through yoga postures and breathing/relaxation techniques with a focus on releasing tension, improving flexibility, and creating mindfulness.

All levels welcome, no prior experience necessary. Wear comfortable clothing that allows movement.

This program is free, open to the public, and no registration is required.

We are reviving our long pose figure drawing sessions. Like our Thursday sessions, the long pose sessions will feature a live, nude model and there will be no drawing instruction provided. The session will start with a series of gestural warm ups and then will feature a pose that spans the majority of the time, with the model taking a break about every 20 minutes.

If you don't have supplies, feel free to use our easels, charcoal, and basic supplies. 18 and over, under 18 allowed with parental attendance! Drop-ins welcome.
$15 per session