Community Calendar

Come on out to our tasting room to enjoy great music, tasty bevs & good vibes. No ticket required, but we'd love to know you're coming! Here's the current lineup:

10/4 Harry "Flash" Allen
This dynamic saxophone and keyboard duo will be playing all your favorites!

10/11 This or Better
One of Portland's most popular duos, Natalie and Max are “This or Better.” A folk acoustic duo with beautiful harmonies, fingerstyle guitar picking and a charismatic vibe that have stolen the hearts of many. Their repertoire includes original music and prime selections from the classics: John Prine, Dolly Parton, Buck Owens, Johnny Cash, June Carter, Willie Nelson, Townes Van Zandt and so many more. They are a heart-filled act any audience will enjoy!

10/18 Sam Cutler
Sam Cutler is a singer songwriter who spent his formative years in New York City before moving to Portland in 2022. His music bounces between genres, sometimes more folk, sometimes more blues, with lyrics that reflect his humor and wit.

10/25 Skip Bailey
Skip Bailey is a Maine singer songwriter who plays salt of the earth music for salt of the earth people. His unique place-based sound combines folk, country, and maritime influences into tunes that you'll find yourself humming for days!

A holiday tradition for all ages, Bangor Symphony Orchestra proudly presents the annual production of The Nutcracker with the Robinson Ballet and Bangor Area Youth Choirs. Beloved by audiences throughout Maine, please join us for a magical afternoon as Clara, the Sugar Plum Fairy, and the Nutcracker grace the stage of the Collins Center for the Arts as the Bangor Symphony Orchestra, Bangor Area Youth Choirs, and Music Director and GRAMMY-award winning Conductor Lucas Richman bring Tchaikovsky’s score to life. Arrive early to shop at the BSO’s Nutcracker Store, offering a variety of holiday gifts, Nutcrackers, and treats.

When: Saturday, December 20, 2025, 7:00 PM
Where: Bagaduce Music, 49 South St, Blue Hill, ME
What: Experience the rich a capella harmonies and storytelling of Sweden’s Kongero in this intimate evening concert at Bagaduce Music.

About Bagaduce Music: Bagaduce Music is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization working in community to expand Maine’s musical coastline. From Blue Hill to Belfast, Freeport to Steuben, Bagaduce Music offers classes, ensembles, concerts, dances, and musical experiences in folk, bluegrass, jazz, community singing, and more. Tuition assistance is available, and all ages and abilities are welcome.

Tickets: www.bagaducemusic.org
Tickets are available online, and at the door (only when capacity allows). Advanced prices end December 7th.

WORKSHOP -- 3-4:30pm
Students/Young Adults- $15 advance | $25
Adults- $25 advance | $35

CONCERT -- 7pm
Students/Young Adults- $15 advance | $25
Adults- $25 advance | $35
Keeper of the Arts: Front Row- $50

Beloved by generations, Magic of Christmas blends classic carols, contemporary favorites, and a dash of comic surprise. Featuring kaleidoscopic lighting, the mighty Kotzschmar Organ, PSO Children’s Chorus, Magic of Christmas Chorus, the full sound of orchestra, and Maine’s own American Idol star Julia Gagnon - bringing her powerhouse voice home for the holidays - Magic of Christmas is a must-see celebration that ushers in the season like nothing else.

Billboard charting classical-crossover quartet, Sons of Serendip, won the hearts of fans and judges alike as finalists on America’s Got Talent with their ethereal and emotionally stirring interpretations of pop music, arranged with a unique blend of vocals, harp, piano, and cello. With 4 successful albums and soulful live performances, Sons of Serendip has lifted audiences both nationally and internationally. Notable performances include collaborations with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and Cynthia Erivo. We can think of no finer way to celebrate the holiday, and to close out the 2025 concert season than with these 4 unforgettable talents.

“The hottest acoustic Irish band on the planet” (Irish Echo) makes its annual return to the Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St., to welcome the season with traditional Irish music. Cillian Vallely (uilleann pipes and low whistle), Kevin Crawford (flute, whistles and bodhran), Trevor Hutchinson (standup bass), Colin Farrell (fiddle and whistle), Patrick Doocey (guitar) and special guest Dave Curley will fill the House in a concert sponsored by Camden Maine Stay Inn and 40 Paper. Choose-your-own-reserved-seat tickets are $48 in advance, $54 day-of-show via camdenoperahouse.com.

This American Legion Post #36 Breakfast Buffet has been a tradition spanning many years now. Aside from a few minor unforeseen and unavoidable changes, most everything else remains the same. All who enter the Legion Hall doors on a Breakfast Buffet Sunday, will get a great meal for a fair price/donation, get to see old friends and/or family, or meet someone interesting for the first time. The menu items have satisfied many folks over the years, and I have no doubt that this year will be no different. So come and enjoy the Legion Buffet Breakfast this season, enjoy the food, enjoy the camaraderie, and learn how you (Yes, You) can play a key role in this year's breakfast season - or next year's season. There are a number of very important people who make these breakfasts a success each year, if you have any interest in becoming a volunteer or member of the breakfast crew - ask for the least important person in the mix (Christopher) when you arrive for breakfast. These breakfast buffets take place every other Sunday starting on April 2, 2025.

Falmouth Memorial Library is pleased to announce that Illustration Institute's The Great State of Illustration in Maine will be on display at the Library from November 8, 2025, through January 31, 2026. This exhibition celebrates the rich, diverse cultural heritage of over 80 Maine-connected illustrators such as Ashley Bryan, Barbara Cooney, Dahlov Ipcar, Melissa Sweet, Chris Van Dusen, N.C. Wyeth, and more. The Great State of Illustration in Maine will showcase illustration as an art form in the very place where books are easily and publicly accessed. "We are thrilled to welcome Illustration Institute to Falmouth Memorial Library and offer an exhibition of this depth and breadth to our community. We hope visitors from around our State will come enjoy this collection of incredible illustrations, and take advantage of exciting, related programming over the next three months," commented Jenna Mayotte, Library Director.

Sunday, December 21st from 9:30AM-4:30PM

In this workshop students will make their own silver rings from start to finish. This class will cover basic metalsmithing skills, such as cutting, shaping, and joining metal. You will customize your ring bands with surface design techniques such as filing, stamping, and hammering.

$99 workshop fee does not include materials. The $30 materials kit can be purchased at the beginning of the workshop. (For safety, be sure to wear closed toe shoes and have long hair pulled back with clips or in a ponytail.)

We will have an hour break for lunch midday. The studio will be closed during this break, but there are nearby parks where you can eat lunch if you brought your own, or you can check out one of the local restaurants in the area.

Open to adults only.

About the instructor: Kim Round got her degree in art at Florida State University and taught jewelry workshops in Tallahassee, FL before making the move back home to Maine. She has been teaching Beginning Metalsmithing and other workshops at Artascope since 2016 and is thrilled to be part of a friendly & creative community. She is a member of the Maine Crafts Association and her work can be found at the Center for Maine Craft and Archipelago/The Island Institute store.

“Now and Then,” a show of paintings by Camden resident Nina Holland, will be on exhibit in the upper and lower levels of the Rockport Public Library Dec. 2, 2025 - Jan. 29, 2026. The display is a retrospective of Holland’s work, spanning her 65-year career as an artist.

Trained as a painter, Holland is also known as an accomplished weaver and craftsperson. Her work has been exhibited country-wide, including five venues in New York City. She has won several awards in juried shows including a purchase prize and alcove show at New Mexico State Art Museum in Santa Fe.

In the 1970s, she published numerous articles and three books – two about weaving and one about quilting. She taught at Evansville University and North Country Community College.

Nina Holland plans to donate all proceeds from the sales of her artwork in the Rockport Library show to International Rescue Committee, rated a four-star charity on Charity Navigator.