Community Calendar

This inversion workshop is about elevating your yoga practice beyond the poses and into the physical and spiritual growth of the mind and body. Inversions are classified as poses where the heart is above the brain. We will explore specific poses and dissect the anatomical alignments to provide you with an in depth understanding of how to physically embrace the poses to experience the profound energetic benefits. Bring any questions you may have, and I look forward to growing together.

Join us for our fourth annual Open House to celebrate Compassionate Care For All. Visit with our rescued pigs, steers, goats, and horses, buy some vegan treats to support the animals, and soak in the peace of sanctuary.

oin local authors Laura Bonazzoli and Cynthia Reeves for this discussion of the dual-narrative novel, its advantages for readers, and its challenges for writers. Bonazzoli and Reeves will describe the form, identify some popular examples, and read from their own dual-narrative novels:

Laura Bonazzoli’s novel Our Share of Morning is narrated in turns by two sisters coming of age between 1933 and 1950 in a mill town west of Boston, in a neighborhood scarred by the secret it holds. It was just published on September 12, 2025.

Cynthia Reeves' novel The Last Whaler is narrated in turns by a beluga whaler and his botanist wife, who are stranded and fight to survive the long polar winter of 1937-38 at his remote Arctic whaling station. It has won multiple awards since its publication in 2024.

Books will be available for sale courtesy of hello hello books, with an opportunity for signings. Light refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public.

Learn more about Laura Bonazzoli on her website: laurabonazzoli.com

Learn more about Cynthia Reeves on her website: cynthiareeveswriter.com

Join author David Spahr as he takes you on a journey through the world of fungi. Time will be spent both indoors and outdoors learning about mushroom identification, folklore, collecting, and cooking. David’s book will be available for purchase. Be prepared for a moderate amount of physical activity while outdoors. Leader: David Spahr, author of Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms of New England and Eastern Canada. Space is limited, pre-registration required.

Peaceful Means, a musical duo featuring Heather Pierson and Leah Boyd, invite people to gather for an afternoon of music, communication and community!

Enjoy this fun and interactive musical experience to build a sense of safety and community while increasing communication and self care skills. Listen, join in, move….participate at your own comfort level, no musical or communication skills experience required!

As Peaceful Means, Pierson and Boyd write, perform and record music to uplift and support nonviolence. You can check them out at www.peacefulmeans.net

Attendance is by donation and all proceeds benefit Maine Health Food Pantry in Norway, Maine. This event is also part of Campaign Nonviolence Days of Action from Sept 21 to Oct 2, 2025, when people from all over the globe will be organizing and hosting events for social change and nonviolence.

For more information: leahboyd1018@gmail.com

Bar Harbor artist Amy Pollien specializes in art inspired by the flowers in her garden. Now she is offering a two-hour flower-drawing workshop at the Gilley.

Her work is based on close observation of local plants, wildlife, and geology, as well as weather, time of day, and season. She creates a curious combination of landscape and still-lifes that are composed of items from her own garden.

All materials will be supplied, though you are welcome to bring your own materials if you like. Spaces are limited and reservation is required.

"THE WAKE UP CALL", A New Comedy by Nate Harwood. Opening SEPTEMBER 11-27! Footlights Theatre, (207) 747-5434. ABOUT: Michael wakes up from a coma with no memory of the last ten years—including his fiancée , who’s now launching a full-blown romantic rescue mission. Meanwhile, his mother is plotting a hostile takeover to make sure that marriage never happens. And Michael’s just desperately trying to remember if he ever had a normal life. Spoiler: He didn’t. It’s a hilarious, messy, all-out family feud showdown for Michael’s lost decade. The Wake Up Call- memories not included.

AQUA CITY ACTORS THEATER in Waterville presents For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again, by Michel Tremblay, at The Playhouse At Waterville Station.

This is a charming comedy about a grown man’s recollection of growing up with his loving but sometimes irascible Mother.

Featuring Andrew Smith and Liz Mannheim Davis.

Tickets: $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and students

Tickets available online or at the door.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/acat-for-the-pleasure-of-seeing-her-again-by-michel-tremblay-tickets-1568457922869

Dates for the show are September 19, 20, 26, and 27 at 7:30, with matinee performances on September 21 and 28 at 2:00.

Step into the beauty of Maine’s lakeside pines for a transformative weekend retreat designed to help you be fully present. With yoga, workshops, sound healing, community meals, and time for rest, you’ll reconnect with your body, nourish your spirit, and discover balance and joy. Led by Heather Maguire and Sue Bergman, this retreat offers cozy cabin accommodations, five delicious meals, and an open-hearted community that welcomes you just as you are.

Join Research Center Director, Peggy Wishart, for a special behind-the-scenes tour of object storage at Old York’s Research Center located on Beech Ridge Road. View objects rarely seen by the public, including recent gifts and staff favorites. Learn how staff track and care for over 20,000 stored objects, ranging from baskets, glassware and ceramics to oil paintings, tall clocks, business signs and furniture.