Community Calendar

If you're a community member eager to keep on learning as the years go by, check out the Belfast Senior College’s fall semester schedule. With eighteen courses to choose from, there's something for everyone, from hands-on learning, to discussions and lectures. There's no tests, no homework and opportunities to interact with other learners. Registration opens on Tuesday, September 2, and classes start on September 22. Belfast Senior College (BSC) welcomes all who are ages 50 and over to become a member to enjoy this community of learners.

Join us in the Children's Room for music, movement, stories, and more, for children and their caregivers. Families welcome!

Richard Boyd Art Gallery opens September with a group exhibition of paintings and sculptures in a range of styles created by a group of national and internationally renowned visual artists with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and styles.

The exhibit is comprised of a magnificent selection of fine art that offers viewers a visual narrative of feelings expressed in color, depth, detail, and texture. From the calming beauty of a foggy landscape to the immersive experience of a surrealistic dreamscape, art takes viewers on a personal journey of exploration. Art is an international language we all understand, offering viewers adventure and discovery.

The exhibition presents an exceptional collection of paintings and sculptures created from the soul of the artist. Each work is a well-rendered expression of emotion, passion, and feelings. The exhibit includes works by Deena S. Ball, Tim Eaton, Patricia Chandler, Randy Eckard, Richard H. Eyster, Laura Freeman, Jane Herbert, and HM Saffer II.

Stop in and see this great exhibition open free of charge from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM daily from September 2nd through September 28th, 2025. For more information the gallery by phone (207)-712-1097, email info@richardboydartgallery.com or visit the gallery’s website www.richardboydartgallery.com .

For exhibit updates follow the gallery on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RichardBoydArtGallery and on Instagram http://www.instagram.com/richardboydartgallery9327 .

Image of "Early Morning Fog” a 20” x 30” acrylic on canvas painting by Jane Herbert.

Rebecca Hayes ‘From Maine With Love’
New Paintings Inspired by Vintage Scenes

Through her stunning photo-realistic paintings, artist Rebecca Hayes takes us on a journey through Greater Portland history finding forgotten moments and cherished memories. In collaboration with historian Paul Ledman, author of “Walking Through History: Portland, Maine on Foot” and “Portland, Maine: Connections Across Time”, Hayes has brought her sharp brush work and eye for color to iconic locations including Harbor Fish Market, Red’s Dairy Freeze, and Congress Square. Each painting will be accompanied by text from Ledman for historical context.
Additional paintings of contemporary paintings of Greater Portland will be on view in the gallery.

Rebecca Hayes is an artist based in Portland, Maine. She grew up in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Opening Reception: Thursday August 8th, 5-7pm

Guests will enjoy the freshest Allagash White while walking through our world-class brewery. We'll finish the tour with three samples of featured releases. If you're looking for a more in-depth experience with more info on our wild and sour barrel room and coolship program, check out our Signature Tour & Tasting.

The highlights:
4 samples
30 minutes
$20 before tax/fees
21+

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.

Join us at Libby Library on Friday, September 5 at 1:00 pm for our Not-Back-to-School Homeschool Social!

Homeschool families are invited to this program to ring in the new schooling season and meet some fellow homeschoolers! Come socialize while you enjoy an assortment of activities, crafts, and snacks in our Community Room.

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

Mycology Outside is an educational mushroom camp/retreat organized by North Spore that brings experts in mushroom related topics such as outdoor cultivation, lab work, forest management, composting, foraging and more to The Ecology School for an event that truly stands apart. Seriously, the educators and diversity of topics is fantastic. For a full weekend, folks learn and play in a gorgeous and intimate setting that feels very different from anything else. The event has plenty of workshops to choose from so there are options for beginners and experts alike. Excellent lodging and meals are included and if you ever want to step away from the group, a kayak on the Saco River awaits.

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.

Friends of Merrymeeting Bay (FOMB) is pleased to offer an upcoming mushroom walk as part of their 2025 Outside Summer Series. On September 5th join Michaeline Mulvey, President of the Maine Mycological Association as she leads this walk on wooded property along the Kennebec River in Gardiner.

Mushrooms are the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground, on soil, or on its food source. The generic or stereotypical mushroom has at minimum a stalk and cap with gills or sponge beneath it that releases spores. While the fruiting body of a mushroom is above ground, most of it is below ground in a complex web (the original worldwide web!) known as mycelium.

Participants should dress appropriately for roaming around in the woods and bring a basket, knife and some small paper or wax paper bags. If you have specimens from home you would like help identifying you are welcome to bring samples. This has been an exceptionally dry summer so it will be interesting to see what species have persevered and discuss what it takes to do so.

The FOMB Summer Outside! Series is the warm weather counterpart to FOMB’s popular Winter Speaker Series and this is the last outing of 2025. FOMB’s 29th annual Winter Speaker Series begins October 8th via Zoom and features former Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlop (now Maine’s Auditor) and current Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows discussing the upcoming ballot initiative with a program entitled Voter ID: Solving No Problem.

Pre-registration is required for FOMB outings. Register for this walk with and get directions from Ed Friedman at 666-3372.

The full FOMB Summer & Winter series schedules and details are on the web at: www.friendsofmerrymeetingbay.org

For more information about FOMB’s programs call Ed Friedman at 666-3372.

One of Yankee Magazine's top five cemetery tours in New England! Walk Portland's Old Burying Ground with a trained guide. Hallowed? Not officially. Historic? Absolutely. Haunted? You decide. Visit the cemetery's unique field of underground tombs, the oldest gravemarker from 1717, the final resting place of the famed Captains of the 1813 battle between the Boxer and the Enterprise, and the interesting carvings of Portland's first stone-cutter, Bartlett Adams. Tours include early gravestone art, important local historic figures, Portland's historic events, and the landscape of this National Historic Landmark, including segregated sections for Black people, Catholics, Quakers, and strangers. Wear comfortable walking shoes, as the ground is uneven once we leave the main pathway. Tours are held unless the weather is stormy.