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Camden Garden Club Grows the Next Generation
Camden Garden Club
 
Camden Garden Tour is July 16 from 10 to 4. Enjoy 6 beautiful gardens and 2 demonstrations. The Tour supports the Club's scholarship program like Tanglewood, promoting young gardeners to enjoy the outdoors and learn about nature.
 
Your support provides access to learning opportunities that include: an on-site garden, arts, sports and
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Three Days Unti the Fourth - and Music by the Sea!
Camden Rotary Club

 

Celebrate July 4th with fammily and friends at Camden Rotary Club's annual Music by the Sea celebration featuring four free concerts:

Noon – 1:00 p.m. Bay Chamber Concerts Jazz Ensemble (Village Green)

2:00 – 3:15 p.m. Red Hot Peppers Dixieland and Ragtime (Library Amphitheatre)

4:00 – 5:15 p.m. Midcoast Community Band July 4th (Library

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Shop for Hope 2026 VIP Night Tickets: Only Two More Weeks to Buy Yours!
New Hope Midcoast

Shop for Hope 2026 is coming to the Flangan Center in Rockland July 16-18, and first-night VIP tickets are on sale now! Join us for this fun, community evening Thursday, July 16 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. This elegant event features first selection from from our amazing array of clothing and accessories, like items from Black Parrot, EILEEN FISHER, Jill

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Ready All? Row! Learn to Row Sessions and Summer Programs for all ages and skill levels with Megunticook Rowing
Megunticook Rowing

Whether you rowed yesterday, last week, last year or 20 years ago, or you have never tried the sport, we welcome you to Megunticook Rowing. Learn to Row sessions are happening these dates 

July 6, July 7, July 8, July 9

July 20, July 21, July 22, July 23

August 11, August 12, August 13, August 14

August 18, August 19, August 20, August 21

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Navigating Mid Coast Maine

 

Navigating Mid Coast Maine:

covers the basics of navigation and trip planning while taking you to the far corners of the Boothbay area. Our instructors have hundreds of hours cruising the waters covered in this course as recreational boaters and on Coast Guard Auxiliary patrols. They are certified CG Auxiliary Small Boat Coxswains and Boat Crew

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Wings and Wheels Airshow
Owls Head Transportation Museum

Wings & Wheels returns to Owls Head Transportation Museum on August 1 & 2, bringing a weekend dedicated to aviation excitement and transportation history.

Experience aerobatic flight demonstrations, warbirds, antique aircraft, skydivers, and historic aviation displays that bring the sky above OHTM to life. On the ground, explore historic vehicles

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Truck and Tractor Show
Owls Head Transportation Museum

 It’s back for another year at OHTM! The Antique Truck & Tractor Show returns July 18 & 19, bringing a full weekend of vintage trucks, tractors, military vehicles, commercial rigs, antique rides, and hands-on exploration of working transportation history.

This long-standing summer favorite features Model T rides, biplane rides (weather permitting)

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Tuesday Talk - Growing Flowers to Dry with John Fromer
Merryspring Nature Center

 

John Fromer will lead an outdoor presentation on Growing Flowers to Dry at Merryspring Nature Center on Tuesday, July 14 at 12:00 pm.

Many types of plants can be air dried for arranging. This includes annuals, perennials, herbs and grasses.  John Fromer, Merryspring’s Program Director and Maine Master Gardener Volunteer, will discuss how to grow

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Tuesday Talks - Basic Mushroom Foraging with Greg Marley
Merryspring Nature Center

 

Mushrooming author and teacher Greg Marley will lead an indoor presentation on Foraging for “Foolproof” Edible Mushrooms at Merryspring Nature Center on Tuesday, July 21 at 12:00 pm.

Collecting and eating wild mushrooms is an intimidating prospect for the beginner. There are so many different mushrooms and some of them are devilishly difficult to

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CHIP SCHWEHM TUESDAY NIGHT 5:30 TO 7:30PM AT 727 OCEAN SUNSET BAR
Smuggler’s Cove Oceanfront Inn

We invite you to join us Tuesday evening as we welcome back local favorite Chip Schwehm on guitar and vocals from 5:30 to 7:30pm.  Happy Hour 3-5pm daily.  Come enjoy the cool ocean breezes, grab a cocktail and listen to the sweet sounds of Chip Schwehm.  www.smugglerscoveinn.com

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Boat America!

 

Boat America:

completing this course can lower your boat insurance. In Maine, anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1999 operating a boat with more than 25 hp MUST have a certificate showing completion of Boat America. This course is an introduction to how boats handle, boating laws and requirements, emergencies, and trailering. Cost: $40, includes

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Built Together: Growing and Celebrating the Trades - July 24 in Belfast
Evergreen Home Performance

Maine's trades are in the spotlight, and Built Together is bringing the community together to celebrate.

On Friday, July 24 at GO Logic's shop in Belfast, tradespeople, job seekers, employers, educators, and career-changers are invited to connect, learn, and have a good time. Evergreen Home Performance will be tabling at the event.

The evening runs

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Did You Know… Camden Lions Club purchases and displays the American Flag on Independence Day in downtown Camden?
Camden Lions Club

If you are interested in serving your community with the Camden Lions Club, please contact Matt Jones at:  mjone10@gmail.com.

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The Barn is Officially Open 7 Days A Week!
Southport General Store & Barn
Hi friends! The Barn is officially open 7 days a week!!

We have so many new items this season as well as some of your favorites!
Robert Mitchell just dropped off his 2027 calendars!!!

We just got in a reprint of your favorite Maria Doelp Southport Island print!

Local ceramist Mike Faass brought in beautiful pottery!

Holmes + Hudson has a beautiful
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Rusty Hinges in concert to benefit the Sail, Power & Steam Museum, Fri., July 10, 7 p.m.
Sail Power & Steam Museum
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Empty Nest and all the Rest; a one-man comedy show by Clay Hausmann
Camden Opera House

 

One-Man Comedy Show “Empty Nest and All the Rest” to benefit the Camden Opera House’s Community Arts Fund 

Becoming an empty nester hits everyone differently. For some, sorrow, for others, joyful liberation. For comic storyteller Clay Hausmann, it seemed only natural to cope with this major life transition by creating a comedy show about it.

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Camden Garden Club Invites You to the 77th Garden Tour
Camden Garden Club
We are counting down three weeks till the iconic Camden Garden Tour. This year, there are six distinctive gardens. The majority are designed and maintained by their owners. Your Tour ticket is your all-access pass to gardens and activities across the day. Go to @camdengardenclub.org to purchase your ticket and receive all necessary information.
 
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KNOX COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE CELEBRATES THE 4TH OF JULY IN THOMASTON’S PARADE
Knox County Democrats

The Knox County Democratic Committee (KCDC) will again celebrate the spirit of our community by marching in the Fourth of July parade in Thomaston, Maine. 

The parade theme this year is “250 Years of Stars, Stripes & Summer Nights.” Knox County is more than a place on the map - it is home. In taking part in this tradition, and with each step we

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Boating Course June 16 & 18

 

Suddenly in Command:

basic skills and emergency situations including how boats handle, getting underway, docking, VHF radio, and required equipment are covered. Cost: $30.

 

Date/Time: June 16 & 18, 6 pm - 8 pm. each night. Location: American Legion Hall, 25 Industrial Park., Boothbay ME. To Register/more information: davidbeastwood@gmail.com Davi
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Sunday Tidbit: Be Filled With The Spirit
Eastgate Ministries

 

                                         Sunday Tidbit: Be Filled With The Holy Spirit

      Something was wrong. My spiritual life and walk with God had become a faded memory. In 1977, I was filled with the Holy Spirit and the Father’s love. Now, just a few years later, I felt as dry as desert sand. I wondered, “What is wrong with me? Why am I

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Clockwise from left: Red Hot Peppers, Midcoast Community Band, The Right Track, Bay Chamber Concerts Jazz Ensemble

Three Days Unti the Fourth - and Music by the Sea!

Camden Rotary Club
Flight above OHTM

Wings and Wheels Airshow

Owls Head Transportation Museum
Event day at Owls Head Transportation Museum

Truck and Tractor Show

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Gorgeous mornings on Megunticook Lake

Ready All? Row! Learn to Row Sessions and Summer Programs for all ages and skill levels with Megunticook Rowing

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CHIP SCHWEHM ON GUITAR AND VOCALS TUESDAY EVENING 5:30 to 7:30pm

CHIP SCHWEHM TUESDAY NIGHT 5:30 TO 7:30PM AT 727 OCEAN SUNSET BAR

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Grid of Maine Tradespeople

Built Together: Growing and Celebrating the Trades - July 24 in Belfast

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Did You Know… Camden Lions Club purchases and displays the American Flag on Independence Day in downtown Camden?

Did You Know… Camden Lions Club purchases and displays the American Flag on Independence Day in downtown Camden?

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