Community Calendar

More than Theater, this is Fringe! The PortFringe Theater Festival is back for our 13th year! Join us in Portland's arts district (and beyond!) as local, national, and international artists convene, showcasing new, weird, wonderful, and original work! Join us for one show, or for all 24!

Sample a variety of seasonal specialty beers while enjoying the incredible ambiance of The Cellars at Allagash, our wild and sour barrel aging space. If you are looking for a traditional brewery tour, check out our "

The highlights:
6 samples
60 minutes
In-depth barrel room exploration and chance to see the Coolship
$38 before tax/fees
21+

The experience includes a welcome sample of Allagash White. Starting May 1st we are tasting: Floating Holiday - blonde with lemon and sea salt, Dark Lager with Cherries, Cellar's #11 - barrel blend with wine grapes, and World on a String - bourbon barrel aged amber inspired by an "Old Fashioned" cocktail. Final pour is a "choose your own adventure" sample between two rotating options.

Please read on before booking:
Tour-goers must be 21 or older. Infant-wearing is welcome - the tour path through our manufacturing plant is not suitable for young children or strollers. Guests who are not drinking beer will have a choice of NA beverage. Dogs are not allowed on this manufacturing plant tour.

This is a Weekly Recurring Event
Runs from Jun 13, 2025 to Jul 4, 2025 and happens every:
Mondays: 2:30pm - 3:30pm Timezone: EDT
Thursdays: 2:30pm - 3:30pm Timezone: EDT
Fridays: 2:30pm - 3:30pm Timezone: EDT
Saturdays: 2:30pm - 3:30pm Timezone: EDT
Sundays: 2:30pm - 3:30pm Timezone: EDT

BAAM at The Gem and the Telstar High School Civil Rights Team present the third annual Bethel Pride on Thursday, June 26th, a day of LGBTQIA+ celebration!

Join us in the lobby from 3:00 to 5:30 pm to connect with local artists and community organizations, including OUT Maine and more. It’s a great opportunity to support local creativity and pick up important resources.

At 3:30 pm, Ricky Rainbow Beard takes the stage with The Rainbow Beard Show—a joyful, all-ages performance filled with puppets, games, stories, videos, and surprise guests! This special edition explores the theme of DRESS-UP. What does it mean to dress up? When and why do we do it? Come find out in this playful and thoughtful show.

At 5:30 we’ll wrap up the evening with a fabulous, family-friendly drag performance featuring some of Maine’s most talented queens. You won’t want to miss it!

SCHEDULE
3:00 Artists & Organizations set up in the lobby, food available for purchase

3:30 The Rainbow Beard Show with Ricky Rainbow Beard

5:30 Family-Friendly Drag Performance

Tickets for the Rainbow Beard Show and the Family Friendly Drag Performance are “Pay What You Can” benefiting the Telstar High School Civil Rights Team & Bethel Area Arts & Music. A suggested donation of $10 per show is recommended.

If you are unable to attend, please consider donating to the Telstar High School Civil Rights Team.

Security will be on-site for your comfort and safety.

Waterville Creates, Waterville Public Library, and the Colby College Museum of Art join forces to offer dynamic, creative summer programming and provide arts experiences for all. Each Thursday participants at Art in the Park can listen as a book is read aloud and create artwork based on that book or community theme. Art in the Park is made possible by Kennebec Savings Bank, City of Waterville, and Central Maine Newspapers.

June 26 – Pride Crafting
July 3 – Assemblage Art
July 10 – Animal Self-Portraits
July 17 – Art in Motion
July 24 – Weaving with Nature
July 31– Indigo Bandanas

Art in the Park is sponsored by Kennebec Savings Bank, City of Waterville, Central Maine Newspapers, and Colby College Museum of Art.

Auburn native Nicole Beaudry, who writes cozy mysteries as Nikki Weber, will discuss the first two books in her new Maine Campground Cozy Mystery series. The setting for the books is inspired by the author’s summers spent at a family campground in Franklin County.

Although she’s a life-long reader, Beaudry had never heard of the cozy mystery genre until a few years ago. She’ll talk about how she discovered the genre and how stereotypes about Maine influenced her description of the setting in her first book, Campfires & Corpses.

Beaudry will also discuss the second book in the series, Whoopie Pies & Alibis, which will be available everywhere on June 10. Both books will be available for sale, and signing. Payment accepted by credit card, PayPal, or cash.

Nicole Beaudry grew up in Auburn, is a resident of Lewiston, and has deep roots in Androscoggin County. She loves stories—reading them, telling them, and writing them. Although she has travelled widely and lived in many different states and countries, her first book was inspired by her experiences from right here in Maine. She publishes under the name Nikki Weber, her stubborn alter ego. Her books can be found at the big book retailers, at independent book stores, and at your local library.

Join MOFGA and Emily Springer, of Meeting House Farm, for an early summer evening of learning about, and planting, medicinal herbs at MOFGA’s Education Center in Unity.

In this beginner-friendly class, participants will learn about 12 vital medicinal herbs that they can grow at home or in their community. Participants will also learn about herb garden design, get acquainted with tools of the trade, and gain direct experience with planting medicinal herbs by working with MOFGA’s herb garden. There will be plenty of opportunities for questions and discussion. Light snacks will be provided.

A week-long summer festival of classes, workshops and concerts in Bar Harbor, ME, celebrating Celtic-influenced traditional music and dance.

Citizens around the world are collaborating in all kinds of fascinating science and engineering projects using the internet and GPS. In this talk, local resident Richard Bates will describe a few projects he's currently participating in, such as locating lightning storms, detecting meteors, tracking air and marine traffic, and operating packet radio stations.

We're honoring retiring board members, welcoming new ones; celebrating and thanking our partners, sponsors and volunteers. Awards, light bites, good company.

Mount Desert Nursing Association (MDNA) will host their 1st annual Lobster Bake on Thursday, June 26th at Archie’s Lobster in Bass Harbor from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. All are welcome to enjoy a beautiful dinner on the harbor with live music provided by Derf McKeeton. Beer and wine available by donation. Tickets can be purchased in advance online at mountdesertnursing.org. Each ticket is $40 and includes a main course of a 1.5 pound boiled lobster or beet salad with chicken, a roll, & dessert.

All proceeds from this fundraiser go towards MDNA’s mission of providing compassionate home health care - consisting of skilled nursing, occupational therapy, and physical therapy - to residents of Mount Desert Island, Trenton, and Lamoine. For more information, visit mountdesertnursing.org.