Community Calendar

Stop in Richard Boyd Art Gallery in July and relax while viewing a presentation of beautifully detailed paintings that made me pause to take in their beauty, intricate details or contemplate the underlying meaning they convey. Immerse yourself in a world of textures, colors, and details as you explore a range of contrasting styles from impressionism to realism, featuring a magnificent selection of original visual art created by artists from diverse backgrounds. The artists’ individual styles, choice of mediums and color palettes give them distinction in the visual arts community.

The exhibit is comprised of a stunning selection of paintings, each created with heartfelt emotions from the soul of the artist drawing viewers into a moment in time when an event, scene, or color inspired them to create. Whatever the inspiration, these paintings will remain relevant through the years.

The exhibit showcases works by highly regarded, award-winning artists among them Jane Herbert a distinguished fine and commercial artist known for her calming, beautifully detailed acrylic paintings; Deena S. Ball a nationally renowned art educator and instructor known for her use of watercolor on unconventional surfaces; Patricia Chandler a distinguished fine and commercial artist, art instructor, illustrator, and retired art educator well known for her knowledge and ability to create original art across all genres; Carrin Culotta recognized for her traditional style plein air and in studio oil paintings; Tim Eaton a nationally recognized commercial and fine artist known for his landscape paintings; and HM Saffer II an internationally renowned, award-winning performing and visual artist famed for his magnificently layered pointillist style landscape paintings.

The exhibit is open free of charge from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily from July 1st through July 29th, 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 “Sentries” an 18” x 36” acrylic on canvas painting by Jane Herbert.

Join Us for the 30th Annual Greek Festival at St. Demetrios in Saco, Maine!
Celebrate Greek culture, food, and community at our milestone festival!
Enjoy:
• Authentic Homemade Greek Food
• Delicious Homemade Greek Pastries
• Greek Coffee, Frappes, Baklava Sundaes, Loukoumades
• Gyros and Loukanico
• Greek Market & Church Bookstore
• Greek Music by DJ All Weekend
• Live Greek Band & Dance Performance on Saturday
• Kids’ Activities
• Church Tours
Admission & Parking:
Free Admission | Free Parking
(Overflow parking at Shaw’s Shopping Center with free shuttle)
Rain or Shine — Dine inside or under our large outdoor tents!
We can't wait to celebrate with you!

Friday and Saturday: 11am - 9pm and Sunday Hours 11am -3 pm

Enjoy a day of fun activities with your family at Penobscot Marine Museum including a craft, exhibits, sea chanteys, scavenger hunt, and Set Sail demonstration! Activities will be led by PMM staff and participants will also have time for free exploration. Picnic lunches are encouraged. Registration required: https://form.jotform.com/250225175684054.

Family Fun Days have been generously sponsored by Camden National Wealth Management.

Most people know that museums collect objects, put on exhibits and present programs, but just how do the staff go about doing those things? Saco Museum will feature some of its oldest collections dating from the late19th century, as well as recent acquisitions, to illustrate how the secrets are unveiled. Staff will be available most weekdays to answer questions. Exhibit hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, noon to 4 p.m.; Thursday, 4-8 p.m. (free admission); Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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.

After visiting Maine during childhood summers, writer and children’s author E.B. White eventually settled in Brooklin, Maine. On the 126th anniversary of E.B. White’s birth, join the Penobscot Marine Museum and Carver Memorial Library for an afternoon celebrating the author. Visit the FAINT ENDEAVOR, a sailing dinghy once owned by White, and enjoy Penobscot Marine Museum’s exhibits about the quintessential Maine boats, peapods. From 3pm to 5pm, enjoy special children’s activities and participate in reading excerpts from “Charlotte’s Web.” Then from 5pm-6:30pm, listen to fans read their favorite E. B. White passages, from his New Yorker days to his classic children’s tales. Bring your own favorite reading and a picnic dinner and join in the fun! Register to receive a reminder: tinyurl.com/FaintEndeavor

The Bear Bones - Jazz Trombone Quartet
July 11 | 7pm
Jazz Concert

The Bear Bones is a unique trombone quartet of University of Maine faculty and alumni. Their dynamic program features music from Thelonious Monk to Antonio Carlos Jobim—spanning jazz, classical, and more. Don’t miss this genre-bending Maine-based ensemble!

Eddington Historical Society Pie Sale
Being held Friday, July 11th, 2025 at 906 Main Road, Eddington, from 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.,(OR UNTIL SOLD OUT) inside the Eddington Town Office town meeting room.
To pre-order pies until Wednesday, July 9th, call Margaret D. at 207-843-7402, all pies are $20.00.

2025 Eddington Historical Buildings Calendar - $5.00

This event is being held to benefit the Eddington Historical Society’s Building Fund.
We are a 501(c)(3) organization.

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.

For the first time since its inception, the Lunder Institute Summer Think Tank will feature a series of public programs, consisting of live performances, film screenings, and workshops developed and presented by the participants, which will provide the Colby Museum’s audiences with a unique opportunity to learn from the think tank as it’s happening.

This week marks a celebratory moment for the museum as we host our annual Summer Luncheon. To welcome guests on Friday evening, artist Autumn Knight will restage one of her past performances.