Community Calendar

L.L.Bean Summer in the Park 2025
🎉 July 4 – August 31, in Freeport, ME
Join us for a summer of free outdoor fun at L.L.Bean’s Flagship Campus! Enjoy daily activities like yoga, live music, movie nights, kids’ crafts, and more, plus special events including a July 4th celebration, local concerts, and dog-friendly weekends. All ages welcome!

This annual sale features a variety of items from Corea homes, including furniture, clothes, kitchen and children’s items, small treasures and a host of homemade baked goods. Proceeds support local charities such as the Gouldsboro Food Pantry and the Town Heating and Power Assistence Fund.

Blue Hill’s fourth annual “History Hunt” will take place this year from July 1-29, co-sponsored and hosted by the Jonathan Fisher House, Blue Hill Historical Society, First Congregational Church of Blue Hill, Blue Hill Public Library, and the Blue Hill Town Hall. Throughout the month of July, visit any of the participating locations to pick up a checklist of fun historical items to locate and activities to do. Turn in your completed checklist by July 29 to be entered into a drawing for a prize! Prizes for both kids and adults will be available and winners will be contacted after the drawing at the end of July.

From scouring stained glass windows to sleuthing for old books, each location will offer a way to learn about and connect with Blue Hill’s history. July hours for the locations are as follows:
Fisher House, Wed-Sat, 1-4 PM (beginning July 5)
Holt House (Blue Hill Historical Society), Thurs-Sun, 12-4 PM
Congregational Church, Wed & Sat, 1-3 PM (except 7/16 & 7/19)
Blue Hill Public Library, MTWF 9 AM-6 PM, Th 9 AM-8 PM, Sat 9 AM-5 PM
Blue Hill Town Hall, Mon. 8 AM-5:30 PM; Tues-Fri, 8 AM-3 PM

Post photos from your Hunt on social media using #HistoryHunt or send them to contact@jonathanfisherhouse.org.

Join us for the Summer Harbor Arts Fair on July 12 & 13 in Camden's historic Harbor Park and Amphitheatre. Featuring 90 fine art and craft vendors, book sale, live music and community art project.

The Harbor Arts Fair has been an annual event in Camden since 1983. It's a dynamic focal point of creative expression that pairs art enthusiasts with beautiful creations.

With artists from all over Maine, New England and several from further afield, you will find treasures, thoughtful gifts, or pieces to grow your art collection. Artist mediums include: ceramics, fiber, functional art, glass, jewelry, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking, wood, and works on paper.

Accompanying the art fair, the Camden Public Library's summer book sale will take place in the Meadow parking lot adjacent to the Ampitheatre. An eclectic group of local musicians will play throughout the weekend. And look for the large-scale cyanotype or sunprint community art project, taking place around noon both Saturday and Sunday across the street from the library in Harbor Park.

Come celebrate the arts and community with us during Camden's beloved Harbor Arts Fair!
Saturday, July 12 and Sunday, July 13. 9am-5pm both days.
This event is free and open to all!

Gibbs Summer Book Sale in Beautiful Washington, Maine!

This event to support the library will be held in the Bryant Room on Saturday, July 12th, 9am-1pm.

Head up the coast and then in a wee bit to buy some books new to you, books that are old favorites, books to gift to friends & relatives, or even books to color-coordinate on your shelves at home or at the camp! There will likely be an eclectic collection to choose from, so the possibilities are endless!

Proceeds from the sale directly support the library's programming, collection, resources, and community events. Good books for a good cause–supporting Gibbs Library–what could be better?!

From July 3 through August 28, the Rockport Public Library will host a show of works by abstract artist Noah Stitt. The exhibit, “Heavy Light,” features paintings and sculpture exploring play, structure, and the medium of paint.

“Using humor, subtlety, and suspension, my work explores the boundary between the objective and subjective image,” says Stitt. “Scenes are set in which the viewer is left to decide for themselves how to interpret the slippage between the two. With a heavy material presence, these objects and images lend themselves to a narrative reading. I think of them as 'narrative abstractions’."

Noah Stitt holds an MFA in Studio Art from Hunter College, CUNY, where he also taught; a BFA from Montana State University (also in Studio Art); and participated in the Early College Program at Maine College of Art. He has worked at the Coastal Maine Art Workshops, High Street Gallery, and in an ice studio in Queens, New York. Among other venues, his work has been shown at Hunter College Gallery and online at Hauser & Wirth. After many years living in various parts of the country, Stitt now resides in his home state of Maine.

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Ocean Waves Quilters presents its 29th annual quilt show, featuring quilts of all types made by members. The show includes a boutique selling quilts of all sizes, handmade quilted items, quilting books, patterns and fabrics. All proceeds donated to local charities and nonprofits. Cash, check or charge are accepted. We hope to see you there!
Please note: Sunday hours are 10:00-3:00 (not 4:00)

Located on the Case Road in Winthrop, the new Tree ID Trail was created by Maine Woodland Owners in partnership with the Maine Department of Agriculture Conservation and Forestry to encourage public interest in the state’s woodlands and help identify Maine’s most common trees in a natural woodland setting. Each tree is tagged with a QR code for instant identification accessing content from the Maine Forest Service book, Forest Trees of Maine. The Tree ID Trail will be open during the week and throughout the year rain or shine for people interested in nature, educators, and groups. Attendees are encouraged to dress wisely for the weather conditions with protection from bugs and other insects. Registration is encouraged but not required. For more information or to register, contact Olivia Nicolarsen (olivia@mainewoodlandowners.org; 207-626-0005).

The Shapleigh Garden Tour offers creative, dramatic, unique, and never before seen garden designs. Expect to be amazed and inspired.

Yarmouth Arts Alliance presents the watercolors of the late artist Harry Beskind. The show will take place in the lower lobby at 317 Main, Yarmouth. There will be an opening reception and celebration on June 14, from 4:00-6:00.