Community Calendar

L.L.Bean Summer in the Park 2025
🎉 July 4 – August 31, in Freeport, ME
Join us for a summer of free outdoor fun at L.L.Bean’s Flagship Campus! Enjoy daily activities like yoga, live music, movie nights, kids’ crafts, and more, plus special events including a July 4th celebration, local concerts, and dog-friendly weekends. All ages welcome!

SUMMER SCARES: 2-SENTENCE HORROR STORY CONTEST

Submit a 2-sentence horror story for the chance to win a prize. Submissions will be accepted in three age categories – Child, Teen, and Adult – from Monday August 11 through Saturday August 23 at the library or via email to lplcirc@lewistonmaine.gov.

Submissions will be displayed for judging from Monday August 25 until Saturday August 30.

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

Returning to the Vienna Union Hall on August 29 at 7:00 PM , the Porch Party Mamas is a vibrant, fun group that has sold out the house many times
Inspired by playing and singing each other’s songs at their porch parties, these established Boston-area musicians and singer-songwriters combined talents to create their brand of urban folk, country and blues. They took their act on the road and "Porch Party Mamas" was born. Upbeat and moving original songs accompanied by guitar, piano/accordion, fiddle and percussion give hoe-down fun a fresh sophistication. A sound montage of harmonies, clever arrangements and repartee take audiences away from it all. The Porch Party Mamas perform sold out shows from Connecticut’s Northwest Park to Maine’s Vienna Union Hall, with venues in between including Club Passim and The Burren. The Porch Party Mamas are Ksenia Mack (voice, guitar and banjo), Felicia Brady-Lopez (voice, piano and accordion), and Katrin Peterson (voice, cajon, bongo, snare, pandeiro, kick and more).
Ticket are $20.00 and are on sale now our website.

Tonight expect to hear joy-infused jazz, folk and blues from pianist and singer/songwriter Heather Pierson. Her music pulsates with grooves of New Orleans, the beauty of Appalachia and Sunday-go-to-meeting celebration. “Heather is like two great acts in one, sliding from sweet acoustic Appalachian old-timey vide with Patty Griffinesque lyrics to brassy New Orleans blues piano with a bone thrown to Bessie Smith,” says Lone Star Music Magazine. Tonight marks her first Opera House performance for this seasoned performer. We are delighted to welcome Heather and her trio to our stage.

3 days of shopping or swapping with local and distant collectors of vintage toys and comics . On the lawn of a well known area vintage and antique group shop. Last year was fun. Three times the fun this year! No fee to get in.

L.L.Bean Summer in the Park 2025
🎉 July 4 – August 31, in Freeport, ME
Join us for a summer of free outdoor fun at L.L.Bean’s Flagship Campus! Enjoy daily activities like yoga, live music, movie nights, kids’ crafts, and more, plus special events including a July 4th celebration, local concerts, and dog-friendly weekends. All ages welcome!

SUMMER SCARES: 2-SENTENCE HORROR STORY CONTEST

Submit a 2-sentence horror story for the chance to win a prize. Submissions will be accepted in three age categories – Child, Teen, and Adult – from Monday August 11 through Saturday August 23 at the library or via email to lplcirc@lewistonmaine.gov.

Submissions will be displayed for judging from Monday August 25 until Saturday August 30.

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

The Artascope 2025 Plein Air Art Festival concludes with a festive soirée on Saturday, August 30th from 5-8pm at 317 Main's Founder Hall & Pocket Garden.

Please join us for:

-Plein Air Painting by Master artist Jill Hoy
-Juried Dessert Competition (Winner gets a Full Year Studio Membership to Artascope)
-Cash bar provided by Black Tie Caterers
-Live music by a jazz trio
-Juried art exhibition (Winners to be announced)

Cost:
$25/per person or $40/couple

Artascope Member Cost:
$20/per person or $32/per couple

To participate in the dessert competiton, please complete the submission form before August 26th at: https://forms.gle/eEvNg87fNo2baMSj6

DONATION OPTION:
If you're not able to attend, but would still like to support Artascope's move to their forever home, we are thankful for any amount you are able to donate. To make an online donation, first click on the Get Tickets button at the Eventbrite listing and then scroll down to choose the "Donation" ticket option where you can enter any amount. Thank you! Please note that Eventbrite charges a processing fee for online purchases. You are welcome to mail a check to Artascope instead to avoid these fees. Our address is 48 Railroad Square, Yarmouth, ME 04096.

The Lightfoot Band are the original band members that recorded the many memorable hits and toured for decades with the late great Gordon Lightfoot. Throughout their years together the band toured internationally with Gordon – across Canada and the United States and to cities in the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and more. The band includes veterans Rick Haynes on bass, Barry Keane on drums and percussion, Mike Heffernan on keyboards and Carter Lancaster on the lead guitars. The Lightfoot Band is proud to introduce Andy Mauck as their lead vocalist. Playing a Martin D18 6 string guitar and Gibson B45 12 string guitar, just like Gordon did, Andy has been a student of Gordon’s craft as well as his personal friend for almost 50 years. Come listen to the music of Gordon Lightfoot tonight, played by the band that knows how to honor him!

L.L.Bean Summer in the Park 2025
🎉 July 4 – August 31, in Freeport, ME
Join us for a summer of free outdoor fun at L.L.Bean’s Flagship Campus! Enjoy daily activities like yoga, live music, movie nights, kids’ crafts, and more, plus special events including a July 4th celebration, local concerts, and dog-friendly weekends. All ages welcome!