Community Calendar

This Tony Award-winning musical tells a poignant love story set in Dublin, where two musicians connect deeply through their shared love of music. Featuring a cast of talented actor-musicians, Once celebrates the power of love and community through an intimate and moving story of connection.

Shows run Thursday through Saturday at 7:30pm with select Thursday and Saturday matinees at 2pm. more information and tickets can be found at www.hackmatack.org

Lyric Music Theater presents Next to Normal. Weekends September 5-21, 2025, with ASL-interpreted matinee on September 14.

Next to Normal, an intimate exploration of family and illness, loss and grief, is an emotional powerhouse. Dad’s an architect; Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter and son are bright, wise-cracking teens, appearing to be a typical American family. And yet their lives are anything but normal because they are coping with crisis and the unpredictability of a mother’s worsening bipolar disorder. With book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Brian Yorkey and a thrilling and original rock score by Pulitzer, Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award winner by Tom Kitt, Next to Normal explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, Next to Normal was also chosen as "one of the year's ten best shows" by critics around the country, including The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone and The New York Times. Next to Normal takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family’s story with love, sympathy and heart.

Next to Normal explores complex emotional themes and includes moments that may not be suitable for all viewers such as substance use, grief, mental illness and self-injury. Recommended for ages 14+ with parental discretion.

REALLY is a play about mourning, intimacy, and the conflict between goodness and greatness as seen through the lens of photography.

Great Falls Comedy Club presents Juston McKinney
Great Falls Comedy Club presents Juston McKinney!

Juston has multiple appearances on “The Tonight Show” and “Comedy Central”. He has three one-hour specials on “Amazon Prime”, including “Parentally Challenged”, “On Mid-Life Support” and his 5th stand-up special, “On the Bright Side”, which can also be seen for free on his YouTube channel, where it has over one MILLION views!

Juston was born in Portsmouth, NH and grew up living on the border of New Hampshire and Maine. In the late 1990’s after spending seven years as a Deputy Sheriff in rural Maine he made the move to NYC to pursue a career in comedy. He quickly became a regular on the NYC club scene and the New York Times called him, “Destined for stardom.”

He has appeared on numerous Comedy Central shows including his half-hour Comedy Central Presents and his own one-hour special. He has appeared several times on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien as well as a Showtime Special with Rob Gronkowski. Twice he has performed at the TD Garden with Denis Leary’s “Comics Come Home”. His TV & movie credits include; The King of Queens,100 Centre Street, The Zoo Keeper and Here Comes the Boom.

He lives in New Hampshire with his wife and kids. When not dadding, he is touring theaters and clubs all over the country.

Join us at the Great Falls Comedy Club at Craft Brew Underground in Auburn, ME, voted “Maine’s Best Beer Bar”.

18+, Seating at 7:00pm!

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Make Laughter a Priority.

*Lineup subject to change

Join us for a guided sunrise paddle outing, and watch the natural world start the day. Wildlife are particularly active in the dawn hours, so we may see beaver, muskrat, eagles, and deer on our journey. This is a great paddle for birders!

This paddle will be held flotilla-style with canoes and kayaks. You may use one of our boats, or bring your own. We will move slowly as a group, allowing time for photos, viewing with binoculars, and generally admiring the view. Beginners welcome.

The Dempsey Challenge is celebrating its 17th year—bringing together thousands of people from around the world to Lewiston, Maine to run, walk, and ride in support of people impacted by cancer. This year, Challengers can take on a 10k Run, 5k Run or Walk, or Cycling Rides in the distances of 7 miles, 25 miles, 50 miles, 65 miles, or Cyclists can take on a new Gravel Ride! Can't make it to Lewiston? No problem! You can participate virtually from anywhere, at any time, however you want--and virtual participants will earn an exclusive medal!

Each and every dollar raised by participants goes directly to supporting people impacted by cancer through the no-cost support services offered by the Dempsey Center. So RALLY TOGETHER with us to make life better for cancer patients, survivors, care partners, bereaved individuals, and their loved ones.

South Blue Hill’s Ladies Public Improvement Society (LPIS) will be holding its final yard sale of the season on Saturday 9/20 from 8am-1pm and Sunday 9/21 from 8am-12pm (fill a bag for $2 on Sunday, with bags provided!). Bargains abound, with items for sale including kitchenware, sporting equipment, linens, books, LPs, CDs and DVDs, toys, clothing, electronics, art, furniture, and much more. The sale is at Central Hall, 306 Falls Bridge Rd. in Blue Hill. Proceeds benefit needed maintenance on Central Hall and community outreach by LPIS, a non-profit organization. FMI- info@centralhall.me.

Join us at the Nature Center for a morning avian photoshoot. Professional photographer L’aura Bradford will provide tips for bird photography, including: lens choice, camera settings, composition, photographing birds in flight, perches, feeder setup, and ethics of backyard bird photography. Throughout the class, we’ll emphasize responsible practices for photographing birds at home and in the field. Please bring whatever camera you have (yes, cell phone cameras too). Group size is limited, pre-registration is required.

Bring your camera, your curiosity, and a love for feathered visitors!

NOTE: These are individual events and you must register for each date you want to attend.

Instructor: L’aura Lee Bradford is a wildlife and landscape photographer. She is also a Registered Maine Guide leading photo tours and workshops that help people connect with nature through the lens – whether capturing morning mist over Acadia or the soulful gaze of a moose at dusk. With over a decade of experience, L’aura brings a deep knowledge of both photography and Maine’s wild places to every outing.

She’s a passionate advocate for ethical photography, always putting the wellbeing of wildlife first. Her tours emphasize fieldcraft and thoughtful composition, taking people to beautiful places while helping them create images that reflect both the place and the experience of being there.

Thomaston Dog Park Annual Tag Sale Fundraiser

The Thomaston Dog Park (TDPA) is hosting its annual tag and bake sale on Saturday, September 20th 8am to 1pm in the Thomaston Academy Auditorium. $5 Early Bird: 7:30am

TDPA volunteers will be on hand to accept donations from Wednesday through Friday, September 17 through 19 from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Gleason Street entrance at the rear of the Thomaston Academy building. Special drop-off or retrieval might be scheduled by emailing thomastondogparkmaine@gmail.com. Quality used items are gladly accepted: kitchen, tools, toys, garden, lawn, hobby, craft, fabrics, housewares, pets, sports, furniture. Please no clothes, no shoes, no books.

The annual tag and bake sale is the major fundraiser for the Thomaston Dog Park, providing funds to operate and maintain the dog park for the year. The public is encouraged to participate, to donate, items Wed-Fri, and to attend the sale on Saturday the 20th. To learn more, visit facebook.com/ThomastonDogParkAssociation and thomastondogpark.org.

LINCOLNVILLE CENTER INDOOR FLEA MARKET will be held from 8 a.m. to noon in the Community Building located at 18 Searsmont Road, Rt. 173 in Lincolnville CENTER. This market offers a wide variety of merchandise from the useful to the unusual including vintage household goods, seasonal decorations, handcrafts, farm products and delectable sweet and savory baked goods. This event is sponsored by the United Christian Church (UCC). Proceeds benefit the church ministries including the upkeep of the Community Building and the 200 year old Meeting House. All welcome. FMI: 763-3800.

Thank you
Mary Schulien, event coordinator
785-3521