Community Calendar

Join the Lewiston Public Library for Baby Storytime in-person in the Children’s Department weekly on Tuesdays from 10:15am to 11:15am.

Recommended for children ages 0 – 3 years old and their caregivers.

Enjoy an interactive storytime with your baby that includes early literacy fun with books, songs, rhymes and body movement. Play and social time immediately follow the program.

This program is free, open to the public, and no registration is required. Siblings are always welcome.

Please stay home if you or your child are sick and not feeling well.

The Lewiston Public Library is located downtown at 200 Lisbon Street at the corner of Pine Street.

More information on Storytime programs is available by contacting the Lewiston Public Library at 513-3133 or LPLKids@lewistonmaine.gov.

BOOK LAUNCH PARTY for Maine's first Trans Poetry Anthology hosted by Maya Williams, featuring Jude Marx and Keynote Speaker, Bates Associate Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies, Ian-Khara Ellasante, PhD.

Through at major grant with Maine Humanities Council, Trans Poetics Archive will giveaway 60 copies of the book at the launch. There's also a raffle to win several local gift certificates for food, classes, and theater tickets.

The event is sponsored by Goodfire Brewing with complimentary beverages, catering by Montes, Honeycomb Cafe, Nishmati Creations, and Bread & Friends.

A storied ceramicist based in England, Kate Malone is known for making public art and studio pottery, and for her innovative glaze research. She has developed an unmistakable and highly regarded style.

Observations of nature, its fruits and vegetables and nature in the abstract are the overriding influences in Kate’s work. In addition to her exploration of nature, Kate has spent her career pioneering glazing techniques via research and experimentation in the chemistry of glazing. The sophistication of her glazes has led to some interesting collaborations with prominent architects and designers, working on inspiring public art projects in hospitals, schools, parks and libraries.

Join us online to hear more from this artist about her work, it’s nature inspirations, and what’s next as part of this online-only People-Nature-Art event. People-Nature-Art is a series of free monthly programs that feature an artst whose work is inspired by nature. It is partially sponsored by our friends at Bar Harbor Bank & Trust.

Wednesday, May 21 at 5:30 PM. Author Andy Young. Back by popular demand, our friend and author Andy Young will be here at Graves Library on Thursday, May 21, at 5:30 pm to read from his new collection of stories, “Life in 600 Words”. Mr. Young is a familiar face at Kennebunk High School, where he is in his 24th year as a teacher of English and literacy. Before that, he worked as a play-by-play announcer for several minor-league professional baseball and hockey teams. Young has done everything from digging ditches and washing dishes to selling athletic footwear and Christmas trees (though not at the same time). Copies of Andy's new book will be for sale and signing at the event. The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, please call 967-2778 or visit our website at www.graveslibrary.org.

These Community Salons are held at 6pm on the first & third Wednesdays of each month. They are free & open to all. Come with your thoughts, questions, concerns, & ideas. Network & connect with others who are working to promote equity & justice, creating resiliency within our communities. For the topics and Community Notices please sign up for our bi-monthly newsletter by emailing betterbiddeford@gmail.com.

Matt Cost will be reading from, speaking about, and conversing with the audience about his latest mystery thriller, The Not So Merry Adventures of Max Creed. Through the talk and discussion, Matt will share process of creating a book from scratch to shelf and beyond. He encourages people to come armed with questions and welcomes interaction. What do you want to know about writing a book? What secrets do authors possess? Find out these and more during the COST TALK. Cost will also feature his recent release, Mainely Mayhem,
the 6th book in the popular Mainely Mysteries series.

Photographer Ron Faris will be in the Spiegel Gallery to talk about his current MJM exhibition, which includes a selection of candid photographs he has taken over the past 50 years. Photographs include black and white and color images of people, landscapes, and nature from his everyday life and travels.

Join the Lewiston Public Library for Baby Storytime in-person in the Children’s Department weekly on Tuesdays from 10:15am to 11:15am.

Recommended for children ages 0 – 3 years old and their caregivers.

Enjoy an interactive storytime with your baby that includes early literacy fun with books, songs, rhymes and body movement. Play and social time immediately follow the program.

This program is free, open to the public, and no registration is required. Siblings are always welcome.

Please stay home if you or your child are sick and not feeling well.

The Lewiston Public Library is located downtown at 200 Lisbon Street at the corner of Pine Street.

More information on Storytime programs is available by contacting the Lewiston Public Library at 513-3133 or LPLKids@lewistonmaine.gov.

Join Opera Maine for an extraordinary evening of storytelling, and behind-the-scenes insights presented in collaboration with Good Theater at the Stevens Square Chapel. In anticipation of Opera Maine's upcoming production of Sweeney Todd, Dona D. Vaughn, Artistic Director of Opera Maine, and Ron Raines, Tony-nominated singer, share their personal and professional experiences working on the iconic shows of Stephen Sondheim. Moderated by Brian P. Allen of the Good Theater who has directed six Sondheim productions, this special event will explore the brilliance of Sondheim’s work, the challenges and triumphs of bringing his music to life, and the profound impact his artistry has had on performers and audiences alike. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear from two industry greats as they celebrate the genius of Broadway’s most influential composer-lyricist! After the program come together in the lobby for a special 30th anniversary toast to Opera Maine!

On November 21, 1984, a seven-week clandestine operation to bring the “Beta Israel” — Ethiopian Jews — to Israel began. The unprecedented undertaking, code-named “Operation Moses,” was a three-way collaboration between the Mossad, the CIA and Sudanese State Security (SSS) to smuggle nearly 8,000 Beta Israel out of Ethiopia, where they faced hardship and persecution, in a massive airlift to Israel. Operation Moses turned out to be the beginning of large-scale, official Israeli efforts to facilitate Beta Israel aliyah that continued for decades thereafter.

Larry Rubinstein, Maine resident, ordained rabbi, and former Director of the Young Leadership Cabinet of the United Jewish Appeal, was a key player in Operation Moses. Join us as he walks us through his riveting personal story against the backdrop of one of the most remarkable rescue missions in modern history. An array of homemade Ethiopian and Israeli delicacies to follow the presentation and Q&A, and the paintings of Ethiopian-born Israeli Artist Tigist Yoseph Ron (who came to Israel through Operation Moses) will be on display and available for viewing and purchase.