Community Calendar

The Opportunity Alliance’s 60th Anniversary Celebration

Join us on Thursday, October 16, 2025, 5pm-7:30pm at the Opportunity Alliance’s Michael J. Tarpinian Family Center, 50 Lydia Lane, South Portland, ME, for RAISE—an unforgettable evening celebrating 60 years of impact, resilience, and community at The Opportunity Alliance.

This special night will highlight the powerful journeys of Maine individuals and families whose lives have been transformed through your support—demonstrating how access to the right resources can lead to greater health, safety, and stability. We believe in the potential of every person, and here in Maine, we’ve seen that belief come to life.

Guests will enjoy delicious bites from local eateries, sip craft cocktails and local brews, and take in live music that sets the perfect tone for a night of celebration. Be inspired by moving stories of determination, help us honor our dedicated community partners during a heartfelt awards ceremony, and take part in an exciting live auction featuring unique items—all in support of TOA’s vital mission. Your support helps fund vital programs year-round.

Together, we’re raising voices, raising paddles, and raising HOPE.

Some say that The Tides Beach Club's original owner, Emma Foss, is still keeping watch over her life's work — even in death. Guests experience whispers behind them, only to turn around and find there's no one there. Furniture is moved in the middle of the night. Lights in the attic can frequently be seen but — there are no lights in the attic.

Join us at The Tides Beach Club on October 16th or October 23rd at 5:00PM where we'll board a trolley and journey into the night to see some of Kennebunkport's most haunted locations.

The harshly beautiful coastline of Kennebunkport, Maine has a long history of storm, revolution and folklore that seems to lure deceased residents from the ether. Join Maine's mystery maven as she delves into the chilling secrets and ghostly lore of York County on this curious trolley ride.

Our tour will begin and end at The Tides Beach Club, enjoy happy hour cocktails* from 3:00-5:00PM before getting spooked! Please arrive 10-15 minutes early as the trolley will leave promptly at 5:00PM.

Parking is available along Goose Rocks Beach (no permit needed); parking at The Tides Beach Club is exclusive for hotel guests only.

Join us at the Lewiston Public Library this fall for a monthly meeting of Horror Book Club! Connect with fellow readers over these creepy titles.

September 18: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
October 16: The Only One Left by Riley Sager
November 20: The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

Recommended for ages 18+.

For more information contact us at 513-3135 or LPLReference@gmail.com.

Join us at Libby Library in OOB on Thursday, October 16th at 5:30 pm for an informational Homeschooling Parent Night!

This program is aimed at homeschooling parents, or those who may be interested in homeschooling in the future. Come learn about all the resources, programs, and opportunities the library has to offer that can help you make your homeschooling journey a success. The library is so much more than books!

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

An informative–and slightly spooky–lamplight tour of York’s Old Burying Ground. The lives of those buried within the hallowed walls of the historic cemetery will be illuminated by guides dressed as 18th-century townsfolk. There are more than 100 gravestones within the burying ground, each with a story to tell about a life–and a death.

Please note that this tour lasts approximately an hour and takes place outside after dark, so please dress warmly. The terrain is uneven, and comfortable walking shoes are recommended. This program is not recommended for those with mobility issues. Guides will have lanterns, but it is recommended that guests bring their own flashlights.

Tour begins promptly at the Lindsay Road entrance to the Museum Center, so please arrive no later than 5 minutes prior to check in. Because the tour size is limited, if you do not check in by the start time of the tour, your ticket may be released to someone on the waiting list. No refunds can be issued within 24 hours of the event.

Step into the shadows of Community Little Theatre, where spirits of the past come alive and stage lights flicker. Are you ready to uncover the sinister secrets lurking behind the curtains?
This is not a guided tour—this is a journey into fear. Follow a path through the theatre’s most haunted spaces. Beware: scare actors and jump scares hide behind every corner. Nothing will shield you from the terror waiting in the dark.
More details to come on www.laclt.com…

✨🎂 Better Biddeford presents: Birthday-themed Community Parties 🎊🎶🎉

Whether it's your birthday or not- come, bring friends, and make new ones! These parties will be held on the third Thursday of each month. Our first partnership is with Lucky Pigeon Brewing Co & we're so excited to have our parties there! The food will be potluck birthday cakes, pies, treats, & snacks, there will be games and prizes- with our grand prize at the end of the night being a tinfoil sculpture from local artist, Robert the Tinman! Drink specials if it's your birthday month! Come join the party! ✨🎂🎊🎶🎉

Join us at Owlbear's Rest to learn new games and make friends who ALSO love games!
Every other Wednesday: Weekly One-Shots with Kass! Join Owlbear staff member Kass to play a game that can be completed in one session.
Thursdays: The Teach Series! Owlbear staff member Drew will lead a variety of games so that you will know how to play them with friends in the future!
Ages: 14+
$10 at the door

These birthday-themed parties are free and open to all! Bring your friends and make new ones! There are fun games and prizes, potluck birthday cakes, pies, & snacks, and wonderful company! Drink specials if it's your birthday month! All are welcome! Come celebrate and have a fun night while building community! 🎊🎶🎉🥳💓🎂✨🙌

Join Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition and Shannaghe for this new film about a slippery enigma that lives here in Maine. Swimming across history, oceans, and cultures, the American eel is tiny, slimy, and incredibly valuable to Maine. It fuels our second largest fishery--a $20 billion industry—and also faces some challenges, including dams. From Maine harvesters to Asian aquaculturists, and from unagi experts to scientists, the elversphere captures the dynamics, surfaces a web of relations, and offers unexpected perspectives on ecological and societal crises.