Community Calendar

Join Maine Audubon and its Stream Explorers program in ringing in fall with a chance to meet the critters of Trout Brook!

Stream Explorers (https://maineaudubon.org/projects/stream-explorers/) is a volunteer program that trains volunteers to test the water quality and stream health of Maine's freshwaters. Be it a brook in your backyard or a stream in your city, you can learn to catch, sort and identify the benthic macroinvertebrates living in these places! The assortment of critters you find informs you, Maine Audubon and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection on the health of our waters. The efforts of this program's volunteers help DEP cover more ground than their team of Biological Monitors can do alone. Volunteers are essential to the long-term documentation of Maine stream health. Join volunteers, new and experienced, and DEP staff as we walk through the Stream Explorers methodology. If you are new to the program, please review the orientation videos linked on the website provided in this description. Upon registering, you will be prompted to choose from 1 of 3 event sessions. The event is free, and any prompt on the registration page for credit card information will disappear once you select the date, your chosen attendance time and the number in your party. We hope to see you there!

Learn all about telephones and switching equipment during an interactive tour of The Telephone Museum in Ellsworth. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays through September. Schedule a tour in advance by emailing switchboard@nemot.org or calling (207) 667-9491. Please include your name, phone or email, and the number of people in your party. Admissions costs $10 per adult, $5 per child. Senior discounts and discounts for groups of 10 or more are available. Learn more at https://thetelephonemuseum.org/.

Join us on Saturday, September 23rd at 10:30am in the Community Room for Traveling Tide Pool Friends!

This family program is hosted by UNE’s Marine Science Team who will teach kids about tide pools and the many creatures that live in them, followed by a chance to get up close to some of these tide pool critters!

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

Free admission for Maine residents this day only.

Humans have been making beer and wine since long before we understood the science behind brewing and fermentation processes. Where does brewing lie on the spectrum between art and science? How has our understanding of biochemistry, microbiology and food science changed the modern craft brewing industry? Join the MDI Bio Lab for a conversation at Fogtown Brewing Company on some of the techniques used by craft brewers for increasing production efficiency and beverage quality.

Learn all about telephones and switching equipment during an interactive tour of The Telephone Museum in Ellsworth. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays through September. Schedule a tour in advance by emailing switchboard@nemot.org or calling (207) 667-9491. Please include your name, phone or email, and the number of people in your party. Admissions costs $10 per adult, $5 per child. Senior discounts and discounts for groups of 10 or more are available. Learn more at https://thetelephonemuseum.org/.

Come join us for the 9th Annual Solar&EV Expo on Sept. 30th, 2023! This year, we'll have a celebration of the Center for an Ecology-Based Economy's expanded EV charging network. In addition to E-Bike and EV test drives and ride alongs, come by to learn about:

- How to get started with beneficial electrification

- GoMaine: Maine's carpooling platform

- Community solar co-op update

- EV 101 with Travis Ritchie

- Residential solar

- DIY low-tech solar

Have an EV you'd like to bring to the event? Please fill out this short form so we know you're coming: https://forms.gle/TZrYTFjVgNT16tRH7

Every year CEBE hosts the Solar&EV Expo as part of National Drive Electric Week. This is a great opportunity to drive electric cars, ride electric bikes, get involved in CEBE's Community Solar project, meet solar installers and more! Don't miss this one. Electric mobility powered by renewable energy is the future. It's here now in Maine's Western Foothills. Don't miss your chance to learn all about it! Free!

Join us at the library to hear Edward Herrick-Gleason, Director of USM’s Southworth Planetarium and writer of the Wandering Astronomer blog, for a presentation about the James Webb Telescope and modern space exploration.

Saturday, October 21:
7:00 p.m.

Southworth Planetarium Presents Electronic Sound Journey Into Space With SYNSPEAK (AKA Todd Glacy)

Experience a multi-sensory journey into deep space with live electronic soundscapes

We offer shows, courses and lectures, and much more!

The Southworth Planetarium is a fun experience for the whole family! There are many show choices! Visit our website for descriptions of each of our shows!

Wednesday, November 1:
1:00 p.m. Hubble Vision 2

Thursday, November 2:
1:00 p.m. Hubble Vision 2

Friday, November 3:
1:00 p.m. Hubble Vision 2
7:00 p.m. Hubble Vision 2

Saturday, November 4:
1:00 p.m. Dinosaurs at Dusk

Monday, November 6:
1:00 p.m. Dinosaurs at Dusk

Tuesday, November 7:
1:00 p.m. Two Small Pieces of Glass

Wednesday, November 8:
1:00 p.m. Totality!

Thursday, November 9:
1:00 p.m. Totality!

Friday, November 10:
1:00 p.m. Totality!
7:00 p.m. Totality!

Saturday, November 11:
1:00 p.m. Dinosaurs at Dusk!

Monday, November 13:
1:00 p.m. Dinosaurs at Dusk

Tuesday, November 14:
1:00 p.m. IBEX

Wednesday, November 15:
1:00 p.m. Destination Solar System

Thursday, November 16:
1:00 p.m. Destination Solar System

Friday, November 17:
1:00 p.m. Destination Solar System
7:00 p.m. Destination Solar System

Saturday, November 18:
1:00 p.m. Totality!

Monday, November 20:
1:00 p.m. Totality!

Tuesday, November 21
1:00 p.m. Totality!

PLANETARIUM CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
November 22-23

Friday, November 24:
1:00 p.m. Season of Light
7:00 p.m. Season of Light

Saturday, November 25:
1:00 p.m. Season of Light

Monday, November 27:
1:00 p.m. Dinosaurs at Dusk!

Tuesday, November 28:
1:00 p.m. Two Small Pieces of Glass

Wednesday, November 29:
1:00 p.m. Moons - Worlds of Mystery

Thursday, November 30:
1:00 p.m. Moons - Worlds of Mystery