May 16 Thursday
Are you new to Irish Set Dancing? That’s “Set” not “Step”. Big difference! Set dancing is fun & is not the performance style dancing you may have seen on “Riverdance”. It is a social form of folk dancing & a team effort. If you are not yet a dancer, but are curious, join this group for the easiest way to get started! Come to the fun & friendly Casco Bay Irish Set Dancers group in Yarmouth. Group meets at 7:00 pm on Fridays at Yarmouth Community House 179 East Main Street in Yarmouth. No prior dance experience is necessary. No partner required. $3 per class Drop-ins welcome. We recommend comfortable shoes. Bring a water bottle – you will get thirsty!! For more information & to let us know you are coming to the dance, contact the group leader – Mike Gentile 207-847-3038 or mdguscga70@gmail.com cascobaysetdancers.com
Join Portland Swing Project for Thursday Night Stomp, our bi-weekly swing dance. Absolute beginners welcome, no partner needed. Beginning lesson 7pm, music and dancing 7:30-9:30pm. Band, DJ and lesson schedule at: https://www.portlandswingproject.com/thursday-night-stomp.html
The outstanding classical musicians of the Heifetz International Music Institute are coming back to Georgetown! The Heifetz Institute musicians were regular visitors before the pandemic and we are so thrilled that they are returning to the Midcoast with new musicians and playing in multiple venues!
With the generous support of the Georgetown Island Education Foundation, performers from the Heifetz Institute, the highly regarded string instruction program and accompanying festival in Staunton, VA, return to Maine for a four-day residency in MidCoast Maine featuring a series of school and outreach events culminating in public concerts Tuesday, May 14 at St. Andrews Church in Newcastle, Wednesday May 15 at Grey Havens Inn and a cabaret style concert Thursday May 16 at the Robinhood Free Meetinghouse.
Cabaret Night: Heifetz prides itself on playing in all kinds of spaces for all kinds of audiences and, for this fun event, they’ll play downstairs in the Meetinghouse dining room, presenting a cabaret-style program featuring Dvorak, Bach, Chopin and a selection of Brazilian songs and sambas!. We’ll have drinks available to aid in your enjoyment. Tickets are $20, doors open at 6 PM, music starts at 7 PM.
To buy tickets, see the full program description and details on the visiting artists visit our site!
Eliza Ruth Watson stars as “Mama” Cass Elliot, the iconic Grammy Award winning singer who died at age 32 in 1974. Best known for being a member of the 1960’s folk rock band The Mamas & The Papas, Elliot also released five solo albums, which included songs “Dream a Little Dream of Me”, “Make Your Own Kind of Music”, and “I’m Coming to The Best Part Of My Life”. Elliot was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2022. This multimedia tribute is told through actual TV, radio, and print interviews with Elliot, and includes many of her musical hits.
Lunenburg by Norm Foster
May 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11*, 12 - 2024
From the author of the hit comedy The Ladies Foursome, comes the perfect combination of mystery, comedy and romance. When Iris’ husband is unexpectedly killed in a plane crash, her lawyer reveals she has inherited a beautiful home in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia - that she never knew existed! Setting out from her home in Brunswick, Maine with her best friend by her side, she begins a laugh-filled and poignant road trip north to unravel the mystery of her husband’s secret life.
Tickets:$30 Adult / $25 Group (10+) / $15 Youth (12-18)Thurs-Fri 7:30 pm, Sat 3 pm, Sun 2 pm, *Sat May 11 - 3pm & 7:30 pm**all tickets are subject to a $3 handling feePlease join us for a post-show discussion with the cast and director following the Sun, May 5 matinee.
Run Time: approx 2 hoursHearing Assistance and handicapped seating are available upon request.
Sponsored by: Auburn Manufacturing, Austin Associates CPA, Bangor Savings Bank
May 17 Friday
Join Toad&Co and Ashley Flowers Yoga for an all-level yoga class to support Teens to Trails. This is a beginner-friendly yoga class that empowers you to breathe, bend, and be yourself! Folks aged 12+ are welcome! Class cost is a $15 donation to Teens to Trails. The morning will include a 30% discount at Toad&Co for attendees, as well as local coffee, tea, and nibbles. Bring your own yoga mat and block. We'll have mats available to purchase if needed. Arrive a few minutes early to get set up.
You're invited to our fifth annual climate convergence, keynoted by Living on Earth's Steve Curwood and polar scientist Dr. Susana Hancock. Mark your calendar to join us Friday, May 17th and Saturday, May 18th in Norway for two days of inspiration, knowledge sharing, and power building. Dr. Susana Hancock will join us on Friday, and Steve Curwood will join us on Saturday. Find more details and register at https://www.ecologybasedeconomy.org/2030vision
Preschooler Story Time. Children's librarian Miss Amy hosts story times in the Camden Public Library's Picker Room, especially themed for preschool-aged children on Thursday and Friday mornings. For information email Miss Amy: alhand@librarycamden.org.
LINDA PACKARD: POEMS I MEANT TO WRITEJanuary 19 - May 3, 2024
Maine-based artist Linda Packard has created a new body of abstract paintings for the Zillman Art Museum’s exhibition Poems I Meant to Write. The show features large-scale works that measure up to six feet—the artist’s largest paintings to date. While the works are non-objective, Packard states that she “remains strongly informed by her many years as a plein air landscape painter,” and that she, “continues to be drawn to the same organic shapes, rich textures, and earthy palette.”
Packard’s gestural movements around the canvases are intuitive, her brushstrokes varied and sensitive. The paintings highlight the physical properties of oil paint as rich surfaces emerge through a series of layers and revision. The artist also uses pigment sticks, charcoal, crayon pencils and graphite to diversify the texture and quality of her marks.
In line with the expressive spirit of earlier Abstract Expressionist painters, Packard’s works convey both energy and mood. By combining well-defined marks that seem to hover atop other thin, veil-like passages, she has created implied environments that give the illusion of deep space. Upstairs by the China Lamp, with its palette of crimson tones and glimmers of peachy-orange, has a fiery intensity; while vivid blues combine with grayed undertones to evoke atmospheric associations in When Hope Was Returned to Me.
This exhibition is funded in part by a grant from the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, and a grant from the City of Bangor Commission on Cultural Development.
Image: Linda Packard, Upstairs By The China Lamp, 2023, Oil on canvas, Courtesy of the artist
All Birders Welcome!
Island Heritage Trust’s Annual Wings, Waves, & Woods Festival is a volunteer-run, non-profit event that makes birding accessible to all. The Festival offers a mix of activities surrounding birding, boating, nature, history, and creativity. The popular boat trip to Seal Island offers sightings of Atlantic Puffins, Razorbills, Northern Gannets, and others. Up to two dozen species of warblers can be seen on the various guided walks on Island Heritage Trust’s preserves, as well as shorebirds nesting and breeding along our extensive shoreline. Attend just one activity, or enjoy an entire weekend experiencing the vibrant lands and working waterfront of Deer Isle – Stonington Maine. Learn more on our website: islandheritagetrust.org/wings-waves-woods-2024