May 16 Thursday
Learn step-by-step how to wet felt a geode with the added attraction of getting to 'slice' it open to see the colorful core. All materials included with ArtWaves' amazing array of colorful fleece and gear. Members get $10 off the class and can stay until 8pm as part of our Open Studio.
Calling all Pre-K* to 3rd grade families!
You're invited to see what Girl Scouts has to offer—and have some fun with our Pollinator and Friends! Girl Scouts can be themselves, have fun with friends, and change the world—all in an inclusive and safe environment.
During the event, we will:• Provide two FREE hands-on activities to sample our program pillars (STEM, Outdoors, Entrepreneurship, and Life Skills)• Discuss ways to participate, including: o Join as an individually registered Girl Scout. o Join an existing troop in your community. o Starting a new troop—we'll help you succeed!• Answer your questions and provide details on how to get started.
*Girls entering kindergarten in the fall of 2024 can join starting April 1st.
Our friends from NextStep will be joining us in the studio on Thursday, May 16th. We will be creating artwork that calls attention to the fact that Abuse can happen to anyone, from any walk of life. We will discuss the impact that abuse has on a person, their loved ones, and their community, as well as dispelling some common myths about how it happens and who it happens to. This is a great opportunity for folks to come together and create art in a safe environment, for a wonderful cause. NextStep will be hosting an Art Showcase this summer, and would love to display artwork created at this event. If you aren't able to make this event, but would like to contribute to our Art Showcase, please call our helpline at 1-800-315-5579
This class is a combination of yoga, pilates, barre, and the art of not caring what you look like, but how you feel.
Move, sweat, breathe and enjoy! All are welcome!
Third Thursdays In person drawing game nights at ArtWaves MDI! Stuck in a rut? Don't have any ideas for new work? Want to try out new styles without commitment? Just want to get out of the house??? Roll the dice! Spin the wheel! Pick a card!! Let the game choose your topics, compete against yourself, and enjoy the company of your community! BYOSnacks! Free to attend, or you can donate at registration if you'd like to support ArtWaves.
In August 2023 Jessie Dowling competed in the Mongol Derby - at over 1,000 kilometers, it's the longest horse race in the world, set across the wide open steppe landscape in Mongolia.
Jessie will be giving a presentation on what it was like training for and competing in the race and what it was like staying with nomadic Mongolian herder families along the way.
Words that Change the World is a novel fundraising event to benefit The Telling Room. This first-of-its-kind night at Ocean Gateway on Thursday, May 16th will feature world-changing wordsmiths and storytellers—both emerging and established—whose work has a tangible impact on our community. The evening begins at 5pm with a host reception, followed by a powerful program of performers and writers at 6pm:
Drag Storytime with Chartreuse MoneyIan-Khara Ellasante, Poet & ScholarCallie Ferguson, Investigative Journalist
Featuring Telling Room Authors:Cameron Jury, Leigh Ellis, and Mo Drammeh
Ticket sales support The Telling Room's writing and publishing programs, which empower youth through writing and share their voices with the world. Through this event, The Telling Room is excited to support our partner in programming, the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance, which works to enrich the literary life and culture of Maine.