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Oct 13 Monday
Coastal Kids Preschool is excited to be teaming up with the award-winning PBS KIDS series Carl the Collector for the first-ever dedicated Sensory-Friendly Pumpkinfest Event on Monday, October 13th, from 11 am-2 pm!
When: Monday, October 13th, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Where: Coastal Kids Preschool
Accessible Parking for the event is available at Coastal Kids Preschool
Additional parking locations can be found here with access to Coastal Kids Preschool via the Pumpkinfest Shuttle
Coastal Kids Preschool is also a short walk via the Nature Trail from the CLC YMCA following
the Pumpkin Hunt or Pumkpin Drop
Carl the Collector Screening at Skidompha Library
When: Monday, October 13th, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Where: Skidompha Library – Porter Hall (Elm Street Entrance)
65 Elm Street Damariscotta, ME 04543
To access Porter Hall the day of the event, please use the Elm Street entrance, as the main entrance to the Library will be closed.
Oct 15 Wednesday
Join reporters from Maine Public and the Maine Trust for Local News for a series of listening sessions this fall. What’s going on in Maine that you’d like to see covered? What is happening in your community that we should be aware of? What do you like and not like about our respective coverage of the news so far in 2025?
We are holding a series of events we are calling Issues & Conversation at local libraries. Grab a chair and meet one-on-one with people who cover the state.
Lewiston Public Library Reporters:
Maine Trust for Public News Staffers
Ben Bragdon, managing editor, Sun Journal
Carolyn Fox, executive editor, METLN
Maine Public News Reporters
Nicole Ogrysko, All Things Considered Host and News Reporter - Housing
Susan Sharon, Deputy News Director
Patty Wight, News Reporter and Host – Healthcare
Mark Simpson, Director of News and Public Affairs
Oct 16 Thursday
The American Revolution, a film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt, premieres on November 16, 2025 on Maine Public Television.
Maine Public is holding two community preview events in October with post-viewing panel discussions.
Screeing One Panelists:
Liam Riordan, PhD, Adelaide and Alan Bird Professor of History, Department Chair at UMaine
Joseph M. Hall Jr., PhD, Associate Professor of History at Bates College
Mihku Paul, BA, MFA, Wolastoqey Poet & Activist “Core Advisory Council at Atlantic Black Box”
Strother E. Roberts, PhD, Associate Professor of History at Bowdoin College
Watch the series trailer here!
Join us in singing AS a community, FOR the community!We build community by singing together, and we want you there. Everybody is welcome to join, no matter what your musical experience or skill level.
Registration for Fall 2025 will be on Monday, September 15th, September 22nd, and September 29th. Please email us at info@mccsings.org or call (207) 706-9693.
Rehearsals are on Monday evenings from 6:30-8:30pm at the First Congregational Church, 55 Elm Street, Camden, Maine.
Oct 14 Tuesday
The UNH Concert Choir and Chamber Singers will be performing on Tuesday, October 14 at 8:00pm in the Granite State Room of the Memorial Union Building. Both ensembles will be led under the direction of Dr. Amy Kotsonis.
This performance is free and open to the public, and a livestream will be available on our YouTube page. For parking options, please refer to the UNH Visitor and Meter Parking page here: https://www.unh.edu/transportation/parking/visitor-metered-parking
Oct 18 Saturday
Performed by Maine’s storied Oratorio Chorale, Antidote offers a harmonic respite from today’s inharmonious world. Experience time suspended by Gregorian chants. Be surrounded by the soulful music of Duruflé. Feel the spiritual embrace of James Kennerley on the organ. Let storyteller SeifAllah Salotto-Cristobal’s immersive light show sooth and stimulate you. Be present with us for Antidote, an evening of clarity, community and calm.
SCHEDULE5:00 p.m. – Doors5:15 p.m. – Lecture (ticket required)6:00 p.m. – Performance
TICKETSAdults: $35 in advance, $40 doorStudents: $15 in advance, $20 doorUnder 2: Free
For 52 years the Kennebec Valley Chordsmen have shared their music with the people of central Maine. On our annual show this year we are proud to present singing groups from Maine to entertain our audience: The Maine Idea is a mixed quartet of music educators and gifted singers, The Messalonskee High School Master Singers, and a local quartet named Flash In The Pan, as well as the Chordsmen.
Performed by Maine’s storied Oratorio Chorale, Antidote offers a harmonic respite from today’s inharmonious world. Experience time suspended by Gregorian chants.
Be surrounded by the soulful music of Duruflé. Feel the spiritual embrace of James Kennerley on the organ. Let storyteller SeifAllah Salotto-Cristobal’s immersive light show soothe and stimulate you. Be present with us for Antidote, an evening of clarity, community and calm.
Featuring:
James Kennerley, organAriana Dewar, celloJenna Guiggey, mezzo-sopranoScott Wheatley, baritone
Oct 20 Monday
Oct 25 Saturday
Join the Chamber Choir in Bowdoin’s Chapel from 3–4 PM for a behind-the-scenes look at their rehearsal process. The Choir will be preparing contemporary choral works for a joint performance with the 88 International Choir on October 31st as well as for its culminating semester concert in early December.
Oct 26 Sunday
Get ready for an unforgettable night with members of The Young@Heart Chorus—the world-famous group of fearless seniors (ages 75–94) who prove that rock & roll has no age limit.
This special Chocolate Church set draws from Young@Heart’s recent stage show “Dissecting the Beatles,” a deep dive into the Beatles canon from Meet the Beatles all the way to Let it Be, and includes songs that are bound to resonate with our current times.
Featured in the award-winning, smash-hit Walker George film Young@Heart, praised by The New York Times and TIME, Young@Heart brings music to life in the most joyful ways—collaborating with kids’ choirs and top-tier artists, touring the world, and always leaving audiences laughing, crying, and cheering for more.
“Deeply moving, sometimes hilarious, and always wonderful.” – David Byrne
Houston Symphony Violinist, Tong Yan, will present an evening program of contemporary works for violin and electronics by renowned composers Kaija Saariaho and Missy Mazzoli, alongside new works by Badie Khaleghian, Assistant Professor of Digital Music, and Jacob Goodman (Bowdoin '25). Presented as part of the Center for Experimental Multimedia Art’s Close Encounter series, this performance offers a rare opportunity for audiences to experience music in an intimate setting, seated near the performer and immersed in an environment of sound, light, and visual design.
Oct 27 Monday