May 11 Saturday
The Casco Bay High School Arts and Music Festival is looking for artists of all kinds to share art at this day long event on the CBHS/ PATHS campus. We will have performances, exhibitions, vendors, experiences (face painting, crafts, puppet shows…), and food for all ages. Follow the QR code for information on how to vend your crafts, perform, or simply attend and delight in the power of creativity. Or simply join us for creative fun.
UNE Student Occupational Therapy Association has teamed up with the Looking Ahead Clubhouse to bring a fun, insightful experience. We aim to create meaningful connections within the community and center this event around mental health awareness. There will be a variety of public speakers sharing their lived experiences, live music, food, silent auction and more activities! This event will take place on the University of New England, Portland Campus in the Eleanor deWolfe Ludcke Auditorium. This event is free so join us for a wonderful day of connections!
Visit our webpage for more information: https://stigmaevent.my.canva.site/info#mental-health-resources
Here is the campus map as well:https://www.une.edu/sites/default/files/2023-11/CampusServices_UNE_Portland_8.5x11_10192023_RGB_Web.pdf
YAA is proud to host a group show featuring textiles, paintings, and other work created by library staff. The reception will be April 27 from 4-6:00 in the 2nd floor gallery space at the library.
STITCHFEST@ Waterfall ArtsMay 11 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pmFREE
An all-ages celebration of mending, sewing, knitting and quilting in community!Our second floor will be abuzz from 10am-2pm with fun, free fiber-arts offerings for everyone – no experience required.Bring your items that need mending and use our materials and know-how to fix them up fabulouslyPack up your knitting, embroidery, quilt or crochet project and make new friends at our Stitch Social 9:30-11:30.Show off your completed projects and share your techniquesShop a huge collection of fabric and sewing tools at below-yard-sale prices – all proceeds support our Kids & Families ProgramsLearn a new skill at our activity tables for kids and newbies 11:30-2pm.
Admission is free – donations are always welcomed.
Can’t make this date? Head to Belfast Free Library on Thursday May 9th from 3-5 pm for a free mending workshop with Elena Brotz of Rambling Repair!You’ll also want to save the date of our bi-annual Art Supplies Sale: August 17.
About All Ages Art Happenings: Throughout the year, All Ages Art Happenings (AAAH) engage kids and families through community-building “art parties.” These memorably-themed, multi-sensory experiences are made possible by the generous supporters of Waterfall Arts Kids & Family Outreach Program.
Waterfall Arts256 High StreetBelfast, ME 04915
The Lewiston Public Library will be offering drop-in Preschool Playdates on Thursdays from 3-5pm and from 10:30am-12:30pm on Saturdays in the Children’s program room.
Drop-in and join us for Preschool Playdates! Preschoolers and their families are invited to stop in during our Preschool Playdates to engage in imaginative play and build friendships. A variety of toys, games, and crafts, including a play tent with felt campfire, will be available during all sessions. The programs will take place in the Children’s Program Room on the 3rd floor.
The programs are free and there is no registration required. All families with children between the ages of 2-6 are welcome to attend. Siblings are also welcome.
The Lewiston Public Library is located downtown at 200 Lisbon Street at the corner of Pine Street. For more information on children’s programming contact the Children’s Department at 513-3133 or LPLKids@lewistonmaine.gov.
Join us at Libby Library on Saturday, May 11th at 10:45am for the last STEAM Saturday of the season! The theme for May is coding, so come ready to learn and ready to play!
This will be the last STEAM Saturday of the ’23-’24 season, the program will resume in September!
STEAM Saturday is a monthly program held on the second Saturday from September to May. Each month will have a different theme that will be explored through books, crafts, science experiments, & more! Attend one or attend them all, and earn a raffle ticket each time to win a great science prize at the end of our 2023-24 STEAM Saturday sessions. Kids of all ages are welcome to attend, but the program is geared towards Pre-K through 3rd graders. We will have older & younger aimed material available if needed, so don’t worry!
This program is free, open to the public, and no registration is required.
K-12 Wiscasset public schools' art students get to showcase their art work alongside their art teachers' paintings in the historic Maine Art Gallery, which itself was once a school. The students' work offers both abstract and representational interpretations from their surroundings and life experience in Maine with exciting results, often bold in color and design. A show not to be missed
Welcome to the 4th Annual Lewiston/Auburn Community Read with the Lewiston and Auburn Public Libraries. This year’s book pick is Where Are You From? by author Yamile Saied Méndez.
The Community Read initiative is in partnership with the Lewiston and Auburn Public Schools and the City of Lewiston.
This initiative would not be possible this year without the support and sponsorship from The Friends of the Lewiston Public Library.
Join us for the grand Community Art Exhibition Day with author Yamile Saied Méndez on Saturday, May 11th at 11AM in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library!
In addition to the elaborately displayed community and school artwork, participants will enjoy an author talk, food, book giveaways and signing, and activities for kids.
This event is free for all ages and no registration is required.
Yamile (sha-MEE-lay) Saied Méndez is the author of many books for young readers and adults, including Furia, a Reese’s YA Book Club selection. Her books have received many accolades such as the Junior Library Guild Gold Standard, Whitney Award, Cybils Award, Américas Award, Bank Street Spanish Language Book Awards, among others. She was born and raised in Rosario, Argentina, but has lived most of her life in Utah. An inaugural Walter Dean Myers Grant recipient, she’s also a graduate of Voices of Our Nations (VONA) and the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA Writing for Children’s and Young Adult program. Yamile is also a founding member of Las Musas, the first collective of women and nonbinary Latine authors.
To learn more about the initiative and related programs at the Lewiston Public Library, visit https://lplonline.org/events/2024-la-read/ or contact the Lewiston Public Library's Children's Department at 207-513-3133 or LPLKids@lewistonmaine.gov
Join us at Paul J. Shupf Art Center in downtown Waterville or at the Colby Museum on campus to celebrate the season with gorgeous bouquets created by The Robin’s Nest flower shop. Two local florists will translate the works from Colby College Museum of Art's collection into their medium. Sketching materials will be available on campus, and watercolor supplies will be provided downtown for those interested in capturing flower arrangements' beauty on paper.