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Peopleplace Cooperative Preschool

We welcome you to be a partner in your child’s first educational experience. At Peopleplace, we believe an excellent education fosters the unique and creative potential of every child, nurturing both their social and emotional development as well as their academic foundation. Our goal is to create...
IMPROV CLASS

Kathrin Seitz

Join us for this theatre IMPROV class, taught by Beverly Scott. Beverly takes great delight in helping people break free from fear and limitation to gain a sense of assurance, spontaneity, and poise. (Plus, we'll laugh a lot.) 8 spots available. When: Saturday April 4th; 1:00pm - 4:00pm Where: ...
Auggie Has Declared War on The Vets!

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Oh Auggie. When will you ever learn? Catch Aug’s latest blog here: “Vetting the Vets”
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Performance artist brings stories of our changing earth

The Strand Theatre

Using animation, projections, and her own moving shadow, multimedia performance artist Miwa Matreyek creates magical, surreal, visually rich live performances that leave audiences spellbound! THIS WORLD MADE ITSELF is a visually rich journey through the history of the earth, from the universe’s...
UMA Rockland Supports Its University Students Virtually

University of Maine at Augusta - Rockland Center

During this time of working remotely, every morning the UMA Rockland (URock) staff meet to set work priorities, identify student outreach activity and craft a plan to best support students and local faculty. The UMA Rockland staff are helping to solve technology issues, time management issues and...
20% Off Online SAT & PSAT Prep

The Study Hall

For many students, preparing for college entrance exams can be an overwhelming task. The Study Hall offers personalized, one-on-one remote tutoring via FaceTime, Zoom and Google Classroom to help students taking the SAT and PSAT achieve their best scores. At The Study Hall, we use past SAT and...
West Bay Rotary Donation Applications due April 1st

West Bay Rotary

In these trying times, we are still accepting applications for donations. Twice a year, the West Bay Rotary Club of Camden, through its charitable foundation, provides financial support to organizations that work to improve the lives of people in Knox County and Lincolnville. The Rotary Club of...
Plans for the next day. And the days after that.

Spruce Point Inn - Maine’s Classic Oceafront Resort

The birds are coming back up the coast to their summer homes in Maine. There are red-wing blackbirds in the marshes, robins on a few (still-drab) lawns, and the goldfinches are inching into their namesake plumage. But we’re all at home. Looking out on spring coming back to our world. Watching the...
West Bay Rotary postpones events

West Bay Rotary

West Bay Rotary remains committed to ensuring the safety of our members and our community during these trying times. Our weekly meetings and all service projects have been cancelled for at least the next eight weeks, through May 15th. Our board made the decision yesterday to postpone our next...
UMC Launches COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund

United Midcoast Charities

In keeping with their mission to support Midcoast Maine nonprofits through finance and guidance, United Midcoast Charities announced a new fund and other steps they are taking in response to the coronavirus crisis here in our Midcoast community. Rapid Response Fund In response to the COVID-19...
Prophetic Tidbit: Living in Freedom

Destiny Eastgate Ministries

Prophetic Tidbit: Living in Freedom The redemptive power of the blood of Jesus not only has the power to cleanse us of sin, but as a new creation in Christ, the power to free us from all sin, illness and disease. We thus give thanks unto the Father, “Who has delivered us from the power...
Open House in Damariscotta: POSTPONED

New Hope for Women

THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED WITH A NEW DATE TO BE SET SOON. THANK YOU! New Hope for Women will hold an open house at its new 18 Belvedere Road, Damariscotta location on Friday, March 27th from 2:30-4:30 p.m. The public is invited to stop in to meet agency staff, to hear more about services, and to...
New Hope for Women Helpline Available 24/7

New Hope for Women

Dear Community, We’re still here. New Hope for Women has been closely monitoring the rapidly evolving outbreak of COVID-19 and working to identify the most responsible ways for our agency to continue to provide support to our beloved community while minimizing the spread of the virus and...
Day Two: Remember Our Ancestors

Kathrin Seitz

In 2010, I wrote a workbook called 21 days for a class that I was teaching in Florida. I published it as a workbook and I continue to use it in my classes. During this time of isolation, I am writing a new workbook to stay connected with our writing community. I’m calling it 21.2. Each day I will...
UMA Rockland Moves All Operations Online

University of Maine at Augusta - Rockland Center

Out of caution for students, faculty and staff all University course work and student support services through UMA Rockland have moved to online platforms. Students and faculty are preparing to resume classes after spring break on Wednesday, March 25 exclusively through online web conferencing and...
BORED?

Two Salty Dogs Pet Outfitters

Check out the latest Max and Aug’s Dog Blog. Teddy’s written his first post; “Everything is Stupid” We hope you like it! https://www.twosaltydogs.net/blog-84.html
The Four Voices Workshop

Kathrin Seitz

A Course focused on The Four Voices: Straight Talk, Lost World, To Be Read & Sung, Absence of Field. Writing exercises will help you: • Explore the rhythm & tonality of your own unique voice • Create an image/moment • Discover new voices When: Feb 18, 25, Mar 3, 10, 17, and 24...
The Four Voices Workshop

Kathrin Seitz

A Course focused on The Four Voices: Straight Talk, Lost World, To Be Read & Sung, Absence of Field. Writing exercises will help you: • Explore the rhythm & tonality of your own unique voice • Create an image/moment • Discover new voices When: Feb 18, 25, Mar 3, 10, 17, and 24...
Day One: Attuning the Senses

Kathrin Seitz

In 2010, I wrote a workbook called 21 days for a class that I was teaching in Florida. I published it as a workbook and I continue to use it in my classes. During this time of isolation, I am writing a new workbook to stay connected with our writing community. I’m calling it 21.2. Each day I will...
8th Annual CARDBOARD BOX DERBY at the Camden Snow Bowl!

Camden Snow Bowl

Join us for our 8th annual CARDBOARD BOX DERBY at the Camden Snow Bowl. This is an all ages event and no skiing or boarding experience is necessary, just build a boxcar out of cardboard and head over to the Snow Bowl. Registration for the event is the day of, please arrive between 8:30 - 9:00 am....
2nd annual SKI AND SNOWBOARD POND SKIM

Camden Snow Bowl

Join us for our 2nd annual pond skim at the Camden Snow Bowl. Test your skills at skiing or snowboarding down the lower mountain and trying to cross our 60 foot man-made pond without getting (too) wet! All ages are welcome. $10-$15 registration fee, spectators watch for free. Helmets are required,...
Community Breakfast

New Hope for Women

New Hope for Women will cohost Community Breakfast at Café Miranda in Rockland on Saturday, March 21st. For $15 per person, diners will enjoy a breakfast including orange juice and coffee on a first come, first served basis. Fifty percent of proceeds benefit New Hope for Women, Midcoast Maine’s...
Vintage pop music with KAT EDMONSON

The Strand Theatre

This dynamic jazz vocalist brings the songs and sensibility of the Great American Songbook into the 21st century! With a sweetly mellifluous soprano and a gift for evocative songwriting, Kat Edmonson is a rare artist who embodies the spirit of the past while remaining resolutely au courant. Friday...
UMaine Hutchinson Center closed to the public through April 5

The University of Maine Hutchinson Center

Belfast, Maine — Due to ongoing public health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UMaine Hutchinson Center is closed through Sunday, April 5. All events are canceled, including conferences, events, meetings, professional development programs and live classes. Earlier this week, the...
Online Tutoring Offered at The Study Hall

The Study Hall

The Study Hall in Rockport, Maine offers one-on-one tutoring to citizens in the Mid-Coast and beyond. Over the last several years they have expanded their services online using platforms such as Zoom, Skype, FaceTime and House Party with huge success. They currently tutor students as far away as...
University of Maine Hutchinson Center: SAT Prep Matters program Canceled

The University of Maine Hutchinson Center

Due to High School cancellations, the SAT Prep Matters course scheduled Sundays throughout March until April 5 at the Hutchinson Center instructed by Mary Smyth are canceled. SAT test days have been disrupted nationwide, so there will be a new schedule in the coming weeks and months. Here is the...
Our March Newsletter is a Hoot and a Half

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See for yourself what all the critics and street lunatics are raving about in our latest Newsletter - the March 2020 Salty Paws. In this issue we address the hot topic of alien mind control of your pet and the necessity for pet tin foil hats. https://mailchi.mp/f094783500b9/the-salty-paws-march-...
Prophetic Tidbit: In the midst of the Coronavirus

Destiny Eastgate Ministries

Prophetic Tidbit: In the midst of the Coronavirus Every trial and tribulation, every circumstance and situation, is a golden opportunity to draw near to Christ. Like an eagle that faces into the wind of adversity, turn your face towards the Lord and trust in Him, and the wind of the Spirit will...
A Word on the Coronavirus and prayer guide by Shawn Boltz

Destiny Eastgate Ministries

A note from the Prophetic Company by Dano, an elder and prophetic trainer at The Missions Church, Vacaville, Calif. He quotes a word by Shawn Boltz along with his comments with a link to Shawn Boltz coronavirus prayer guide with proclamations and declarations for you to download. God is on the...
The Lincoln Home Cancels All Programs for Corona Virus Protection

The Lincoln Home Residents and Employees

In light of the latest Maine CMS and American Health Care Association guidelines, The Lincoln Home is restricting all visitors to Lincoln Home and Harbor View Cottage including all programs, classes and events until further notice. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding. For more...
Preparing “a thousand welcomes”

Spruce Point Inn - Maine’s Classic Oceafront Resort

What’s your “Maine thing”? The Office of Maine Tourism has created a clever campaign aimed at reminding visitors that what we care about is what you care about. The natural beauty of the rocky coast and deep spruce forests. The rewards of fishing and foraging, crafting the most delicious...
Dirigo Rocks! is POSTPONED

Camden Opera House

* Due to circumstances beyond the Camden Opera House's control, Dirigo Rocks! on March 14 is canceled. COH plans to reschedule this Maine Bicentennial Commission-endorsed mini music fest but doesn’t have a date yet. All tickets will be refunded, and the new date will be announced when determined...
Riley School’s Maddox Hill Artwork Exhibited at the State House

Riley School

Riley School student, Maddox Hill, age 9, of Camden was chosen to showcase his artwork in the Winter 2019-20 Maine Excellence in Art Exhibition at the State Capitol Complex in Augusta. On Wednesday, March 11th, students’ artwork from school’s K-8, will be honored in a celebration with recognition...
April Vacation Camp at The Riley School

Riley School

At Riley Vacation Camps, children explore their world through play and creative arts on Riley’s expansive twenty acre campus. Children will sample a variety of activities both outdoors and inside Riley’s theatre and beautiful, light filled art studio. Children may be introduced to drama, movement,...
Creativity and The Band

Kathrin Seitz

Last month, I attended The Cabin Fever Film Festival presented by Points North Institute at The Camden Opera House. The entire festival was terrific, especially the opening night film, Crip Camp. Saturday night we saw Once Were Brothers, Robbie Robertson and The Band. Watching...
Amanda Gardner of UMA Rockland Named a 2020 Newman Civic Fellow

University of Maine at Augusta - Rockland Center

Amanda Gardner, a BS in Justice Studies major at the UMA Rockland Center has been named a 2020 Campus Compact Newman Civic Fellow. Her nomination indicates that leaders at UMA value her work to address public problems and recognize her potential as a civic leader. Gardner has shown a passion for...
Postponed: University of Maine Hutchinson Center Announces the ‘2020 Best Art Show Ever’

The University of Maine Hutchinson Center

Belfast, Maine — Postponed: The University of Maine Hutchinson Center announces the opening of the ‘2020 Best Art Show Ever’ featuring student artwork from three area schools. The exhibit will open March 9 and be on display at the Hutchinson Center’s H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery through...
Nonviolent communication expert offers workshops at the Hutchinson Center

The University of Maine Hutchinson Center

Belfast, Maine — Nonviolent communication expert Peggy Smith will lead a series of workshops at the Hutchinson Center in April and May as part of the University of Maine Hutchinson Center’s professional development program. Both programs run from 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., and include a continental...
UMaine Hutchinson Center offers one-week certificate program in grant writing

The University of Maine Hutchinson Center

Belfast, Maine — A Grant Writing Certificate Program will be offered May 18–22 from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. In this intensive program, participants can expect to produce a well-vetted grant proposal. The cost of the five-day program is $750, and includes a...
New three-day Project Management Certificate Program to be offered at the Hutchinson Center

The University of Maine Hutchinson Center

Belfast, Maine — The professional development program at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center will offer a new Implementing Project Management certificate program on April 10, April 17 and April 24 from 8:30 a.m.-–4:30 p.m. The three-day program, taught by Angela Wheaton, runs from 8:30 a.m.–...
3/9: History of the Pemaquid Falls Mill at Lincoln Home

The Lincoln Home Residents and Employees

Phil Averill, a member of Friends of the Pemaquid Mill, will share the history and the future of the three-story mill building at Pemaquid Falls. Join us for this free event, open to the public, on Monday, March 9, 3:00 - 4:00 pm. The Lincoln Home is located at 22 River Road, Newcastle. For more...
AARP Driver Safety Course

Quarry Hill

Presented by Paul Sheridan This one-day refresher course is designed for drivers age 50 and better and features an updated curriculum, dubbed Smart Driver. Attendees will experience a new, research-based workbook and video material. The course covers defensive driving, existing and new rules of...
The Study Hall Helps to Eliminate the Stress Associated with the SATs

The Study Hall

The SAT for all juniors is around the corner, and can cause students a lot of stress and anxiety. Students who are thinking about continuing their education after high school know that their SAT scores can play a large part in some college’s decision whether or not to accept them. This is a lot of...
UMA Rockland Student Makes Gift Honoring Rockland Center Staff

University of Maine at Augusta - Rockland Center

Elizabeth Carver is a student at the University of Maine at Augusta Rockland Center enrolled in a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Sciences. She is currently a junior and has been enrolled with some gaps for life events, since the summer of 1992. This week Carver honored her relationship with...
Rorie Short of UMA Rockland Accepted as Researcher at MDI Biological Labs

University of Maine at Augusta - Rockland Center

Rorie Short, a student in Biology at the UMA Rockland Center, has been accepted to the Bridging Disciplines: The Impacts of Environmental Chemicals on Aging and Physiology research program at the MDI Biological Laboratory (MDIBL) in Bar Harbor, Maine. The...
3/2: Chewonki’s Owls of Maine at Lincoln Home

The Lincoln Home Residents and Employees

Beginning with slides and sounds, participants will learn the identifying characteristics and calls of each owl. Using talons, wings, and skulls, we explore the adaptations of these silent nocturnal hunters. This program ends with an intimate and detailed look at live owls, bringing these...
Sarah Ruef-Lindquist is President at Maine Planned Giving Council

Allen Insurance and Financial

Sarah Ruef-Lindquist, JD, CTFA will be serving as president of the Maine Planned Giving Council in 2020. A financial advisor and wealth manager at Allen Financial in Camden, Ruef-Lindquist has been a council board member for most of the past 20 years, and is a regular presenter at the council's...
Megunticook Rowing Winter Training

Megunticook Rowing

Sign up now for the March session of winter training with Megunticook Rowing. Whether you are an experienced rower or not, youth or adult, this is a great workout for you. Go to: https://www.megunticookrowing.org/winter-training-2
Flatbread Pizza to benefit Riley School, Tue, March 3rd

Riley School

Come support the Riley School at Flatbread Pizza in Rockport, on Tuesday , March 3rd 5-9pm. Eat in or take out! Riley receives a % of each pizza ordered. Raffle items TBA, hope to see you there! The Riley School guides children to become independent, lifelong learners and innovative thinkers....

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