On The Agenda - Bar Harbor Town Meetings & Things to Do
ON THE AGENDA
Every week we document Bar Harbor town government, school, and other similar meetings that we know of. Please let us know if we’ve missed something. Also, sometimes things are on the town calendars and are cancelled or rescheduled, so make sure to double check before you head over!
All the meetings take place at the Bar Harbor Municipal Building at 93 Cottage Street unless otherwise noted. And they usually have a time for public comments. This is not true about executive sessions, which are closed to the public.
So, go! Be informed! Be part of the process. You deserve to be.
To see the town meeting calendar by month, click here.
To see the school board calendar by month, click here
MONDAY
Task Force on Climate Change
July 24, 2023,
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
@ Council Chambers
Bar Harbor Municipal Building, Cottage Street
*The agenda is not currently online
Trustees of MDI High School
Mon, July 24,
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Mt. Desert Island High School Library
Things to Do In Bar Harbor
Week of July 19
It’s our weekly round-up, and I may have missed some things so apologies!
To check out our news stories from the past week. Click on the archive section and you’ll see them in chronological order.
GET YOUR HERO ON!
BAR HARBOR FIRE DEPARTMENT
To check if Bar Harbor Fire Department is currently hiring, please go to the town’s jobs page.
But even if it isn’t, you can become a call member
Becoming a call force firefighter requires extensive training, hard work, and dedication to the community. We rely on call force firefighters to respond quickly to emergencies, to perform firefighting duties, and to provide assistance and support to career firefighters. To be a fall force firefighter is to have a chance to aid and serve the community, which is an extremely rewarding experience.
Get Your Sedaris On!
An Evening with David Sedaris, author of the previous bestsellers Calypso, Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, and regular National Public Radio contributor will be live on stage for one night only, following the release of his newest book Happy Go Lucky. This is a unique opportunity to see the best-selling humorist in an intimate setting. As always, Sedaris will be offering a selection of all-new readings and recollections, as well as a Q&A session and book signing.
35 Cottage St, Bar Harbor
Ticket prices vary.
Get Your Luminaria On!
Get Your Designer Home On!
2023 Bar Harbor Designer Showhouse
Join Swan Hospitality Group, Mount Desert Island Hospital, and Décor Maine for the
2023 Bar Harbor Designer Showhouse
at Hamilton Hill
Exclusive Preview Party
Saturday, July 29 • 5 PM
For Preview Party tickets, please click here
Public tours will run from
July 30 through August 19
10 AM – 4 PM daily
For public tour tickets, please click here
Tickets are now available and must be reserved in advance
Proceeds from the show benefit MDI Hospital
For more information, please visit: mdihospital.org/designer-showhouse
or contact events@mdihospital.org
Get Your Camp On!
GET YOUR CAR-B-QUE ON!
Get Your Knowledge On!
Get Your Book (And Author) On!
VIRTUAL WRITE ON! WRITING GROUP
Want support for your craft? The Write On! writer’s group has been meeting at the Jesup since 2014, and remotely during the pandemic. Each meeting, members may bring in up to 1200 words to read for feedback, and in turn offer feedback to others. Although each member doesn’t get to read work every time, the group shares the time fairly. The group meets on Zoom, and hold in confidence what is shared. This group welcomes adults 18 and up writing in many genres. There’s no homework–the only commitment is two hours on Saturday mornings.
Date and Time
SATURDAYS
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Location
Zoom
How to Attend
Call the library, 207-288-4245, for more about us and how to join, or email info@jesuplibrary.org.
STORY TIMES AT THE JESUP!
Baby and Toddler Time
Join Abby for fingerplays, songs, and stories! Older siblings are welcome to join in.
TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2023
10:30 AM 11:15 AM
JESUP MEMORIAL LIBRARY34 MT. DESERT STREET
Preschool Story Time
Preschoolers and their adults are invited to join us on Friday mornings for songs, stories, and a craft! Recommended for ages 3-5.
FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2023
10:30 AM 11:15 AM
JESUP MEMORIAL LIBRARY, 34 MOUNT DESERT STREET
AUTHOR TALK WITH THOMAS A. KLIGERMAN
Please join us at the Jesup Memorial Library for an author talk with Thomas A. Kligerman, Shingle and Stone: Thomas Kligerman Houses (Monacelli) on Thursday, July 27th at 7:00 pm.
Thomas A. Kligerman was raised in Connecticut and New Mexico, and spent years in France and England as a student. These experiences sparked his interest in the rich history of domestic architecture, gardens and landscapes. Before founding Kligerman Architecture & Design, Tom co-founded Ike Kligerman Barkley with John Ike and Joel Barkley. He began his architecture career at Robert A. M. Stern Architects and received his Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University and his Master of Architecture from Yale School of Architecture. He is passionate about the design process, and loves studying and creating architectural models. He serves on the boards of a number of charitable and educational institutions. Tom and his family enjoy summer weekends racing sailboats on the coast of Rhode Island.
Tom has been immersed in residential architecture for the past 40 years. He is best known for his shingle-style homes that weave inspiration from English and European traditions with the American vernacular. Shingle and Stone presents thirteen highlights from Tom’s portfolio and is illustrated with more than 200 photographs, renderings, and sketches to reveal the design process.
The Jesup event is a hybrid program and registration is required to attend either in person or on Zoom. Register at jesuplibrary.org/events/kligerman or email eventsignup@jesuplibrary.org.
Gray Cox
Please join us at the Jesup Memorial Library for an author talk with Gray Cox for his newest book Smarter Planet or Wiser Earth? How Dialogue Can Transform Artificial Intelligence into Collaborative Wisdom on Wednesday, August 2nd at 7 pm.
Our planet is being transformed by “smart” systems using artificial intelligence designed
to achieve one or a few values ever more efficiently. To better take into account the host of values that make life in our communities just, convivial, ecologically sustainable, and spiritually nourishing, we need systems that are “wiser, not just smarter.” We need to change the conception of rationality at the core of mainstream economics, politics, technology, and ethics.
This book provides an analysis of the challenges and systematic strategies to address them. It draws on the best of contemporary research on conflict resolution and peacemaking including Quaker, Gandhian, Indigenous, and other traditions to articulate methods of collaborative reasoning and ethical choice. It describes specific ways to use these methods to transform the ways we teach ethics and run our economy, politics, and technology. That includes redesigning the AI systems and practices that govern our world by shifting to new forms of programming that draw on collaborative dialogue instead of relying solely on monological forms of linear algorithmic inference. It offers paths to spirit-led, collaborative wisdom and partnerships with researchers and activists creating solutions to existential threats from ecological collapse, climate change, and wars of mutually assured destruction, and out-of-control technology.
Gray Cox teaches philosophy, peace studies, language learning, and artificial intelligence as part of the College of the Atlantic’s program in Human Ecology. He has been long involved in the development of international studies and languages at COA and led a number of study abroad programs in Mexico and France. He has written a wide variety of papers and three books: The Ways of Peace: A Philosophy of Peace as Action (1986); The Will at the Crossroads: A Reconstruction of Kant’s Moral Philosophy (1983); A Quaker Approach to Research: Collaborative Practice and Communal Discernment (2014). He is a long-term member of Acadia Friends Meeting and is also a co-founder and the current Clerk of the Quaker Institute for the Future. QIF is a think tank that supports published research that is both informed by Quaker values like peace and ecological resilience and employs methods of spirit-led, communal discernment He is a singer/songwriter who plays guitar, bones a little clarinet, and has done several albums of original music in English, Spanish, and French. His studies included a B.A. at Wesleyan University, in 1974, and an M. A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy, at Vanderbilt University, in 1981. He grew up in Bar Harbor, Maine
This event is a hybrid program and registration is required to attend either in person or on Zoom. Register at jesuplibrary.org/events/graycox or email eventsignup@jesuplibrary.org.
Patti Bender
Please join us at the Jesup Memorial Library for an author talk with Patti Bender for her book Happy Landings: Emilie Loring's Life, Writing, and Wisdom on Thursday, August 3rd at 7 pm.
“After all, living is the greatest thing any of us have to do. Why not make an art of it?”—Emilie Loring
Emilie Loring is a name unfamiliar to most but once upon a time, the seasonal Blue Hill resident wrote 20th-century novels of romance and adventure that captured readers worldwide. Romantic comedies, mystery men, courageous women, and the happy endings of today draw a direct line to the entertaining prose of Emilie Loring’s romance novels.
Emilie Baker Loring’s novels sold a million copies during her lifetime and more than thirty-seven million in a dozen languages since her passing. Loring’s books brim with intricate plot twists, intense imagery, and page-turning excitement, setting her works apart from the drugstore novels of the early- to mid-twentieth century. Happy Landings: Emilie Loring’s Life, Writing, and Wisdom shares this best-selling author’s uplifting story for the first time. With never-before-published photographs, privileged access to the Loring family archives, and twenty years of meticulous research, Patti Bender reveals a woman who lived as she wrote, with intelligence, humor, and wisdom. This is a woman’s story in swiftly changing times for women; a charming story with little-known anecdotes about prominent authors and the story of a writer in the making, with advice and encouragement for aspiring authors.
After two decades of research and a lifetime of reading and re-reading her works, Patti Bender unexpectedly found herself the world’s expert on Emilie Loring. Bender left a thirty-year college teaching career to complete the author’s biography and pursue writing full-time. Her website, The Emilie Loring Collection (www.pattibender.com), is a gathering place for Emilie’s lifetime fans. A native of Tempe, Arizona, Bender earned a B.A. with summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa honors in English and history at Trinity University, an M.S. in leisure studies at the University of Illinois, and a Ph.D. in human motor control at the University of Southern California. She lives in Lawrence, Kansas.
This event is a hybrid program and registration is required to attend either in person or on Zoom. Register at jesuplibrary.org/events/bender or email eventsignup@jesuplibrary.org.
Deborah Fortier
Please join us at the Jesup Memorial Library for a performance with pianist, Deborah Fortier on Saturday, August 5th at 3:30 pm. She has been performing and teaching in the Northeast for 50 years. A graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and the Villa Schifanoia Graduate School in Florence, Italy, (M.Mus.), her teachers include Zelma Bodzin, Maria Clodes, Edwin Hymovitz, and Orazio Frugoni among others. She has a private piano studio and teaches piano at Saint David’s School in New York City.
Deborah Fortier composed several sets of piano pieces for her students. Reviewer, Win Pusey of the Ellsworth American (Ellsworth, Maine) wrote: “vibrant pianist performed two of her own compositions…were well constructed, imaginative and challenging enough for anyone to play, but it is refreshing to hear such good stuff aimed at children.” Pianist- lecturer and performer David Dubal wrote about Ms. Fortier’s Dream Waltz: “…it certainly is a dream.”
The world premiere of Dream Waltz for String Orchestra took place in Millbrook, NY, Francis Fortier conducting, and in 2019 it was performed in New York City by the North/South Consonance Orchestra. Pianist Christopher Johnson premiered Split Rock Falls and Dream Waltz for the Bar Harbor Music Festival’s 54th Season. This summer will see an arrangement by Mr. Johnson of Split Rock Falls Unleashed for Piano Trio performed at the Bar Harbor Music Festival, once with flute and once with violin.
In addition to her career as a teacher, Deborah Fortier is Administrator of the Bar Harbor Music Festival, founded by her husband, violinist Francis Fortier. Celebrating its 57th Season this summer, the Festival is dedicated to giving outstanding performers and composers a showcase in which to perform in Bar Harbor, Maine. For 7 years she accompanied her husband on the Festival’s National Touring Program throughout the State of Pennsylvania, giving concerts at schools and community arts organizations. In 2014 she initiated a Young Audience Concert Series at the Festival, with many of these events taking place here at Jesup Library. Ms. Fortier is a member of the Leschetizky Association where she served on the board, performs regularly, and initiated the Piano Teachers Forum. Ms. Fortier gives solo recitals at The Barn in Surry, Maine, and at Jesup Library, as well as performances at Klavierhaus and the Tenri Institute in New York City.
No registration is required to attend this event. Please email eventsignup@jesuplibrary.org for more information or questions regarding the performance.
Anne Pratchett
Please join us at the Jesup Memorial Library for an evening with Ann Patchett for her new novel Tom Lake on Saturday, August 5th at 7 pm.
In this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again proves herself one of America’s finest writers.
In the spring of 2020, Lara’s three daughters return to the family's orchard in Northern Michigan. While picking cherries, they beg their mother to tell them the story of Peter Duke, a famous actor with whom she shared both a stage and a romance years before at a theater company called Tom Lake. As Lara recalls the past, her daughters examine their own lives and relationship with their mother, and are forced to reconsider the world and everything they thought they knew.
Tom Lake is a meditation on youthful love, married love, and the lives parents have led before their children were born. Both hopeful and elegiac, it explores what it means to be happy even when the world is falling apart. As in all of her novels, Ann Patchett combines compelling narrative artistry with piercing insights into family dynamics. The result is a rich and luminous story, told with profound intelligence and emotional subtlety that demonstrates once again why she is one of the most revered and acclaimed literary talents working today.
Ann Patchett is the author of several novels, works of nonfiction, and children's books. She has been the recipient of numerous awards including the National Humanities Medal, PEN/Faulkner, the Women's Prize in the U.K., and the Book Sense Book of the Year. Her novel The Dutch House was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages. TIME magazine named her one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where she is the owner of Parnassus Books.
This event is a hybrid program and registration is required to attend either in person or on Zoom. Register at jesuplibrary.org/events/patchett or email eventsignup@jesuplibrary.org.
JESUP EVENTS
For a full list of Jesup Memorial Library events, click through to its calendar here.
GET YOUR ART ON!
OPEN STUDIO – MEMBER MONDAYS
Members can reserve a table in our studio for an hour or the whole session and have access to our non-consumable tools or use some materials from our stock!$10 for reserved space – participant brings supplies. OR $25 for reserved space plus access to consumable materials; felting, glass, paint, printmaking.Participants under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Masking, vaccinated, and social distancing for staff and participant safety.
Date and Time
Mondays
2:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. EDT
Location
ArtWaves, 1345A State Highway 102, Bar Harbor
Fees/Admission
$42.00
Website
https://www.artwavesmdi.org/event
Contact Information207-266-0010
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MONDAY & THURSDAY NIGHT FIGURE DRAWING
Please register, space is limited.
Artists will have a few quick warm-up poses then be able to spend time refining a long pose. Registration necessary- ArtWaves maintains distances for safety.The model is the star, no instruction, but plenty of easels, boards, horses, paper, charcoal and fellow friendly artists. Feel free to bring your paints and brushes as well!18 and over, under 18 allowed with parental attendance or prior signature.
Date and Time
Mondays and Thursdays
6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Mondays 6-9 single pose and Thursdays multi poses
Location
ArtWaves Fine Arts Studio
Fees/Admission
$15 for 3-hour session
Members: $25 month fee
Contact Information
office @artwavesmdi.otrg
Send Email
KIDS CRAFTERNOONS
ArtWaves is devoting afternoons of studio (under the big tent) sessions for children to create. Most workshops use unique materials like fiber, ink, stained glass and wax. Weekly themes. Open to kids between 7-11. No skills required.Masks, vax’d (over 5), and distancing for staff and participant safety.
To Register:
Date and Time
Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Location
ArtWaves, 1345A State Highway 102, Bar Harbor
Fees/Admission
$30 materials included or bring some of your own! ($20 for members)
Student membership is $36 a year!
Contact Informationoffice@artwavesmdi.org
Send Email
ARTWAVES CLASSES AND EVENTS
ArtWaves often has classes, a variety every week. For the updated selection, check out its website here.
Get your College of the Atlantic On!
TUESDAY, JULY 25 at 9:30 AM
Coffee & Conversation: Electrifying Transportation
Duncan McIntyre joins COA Trustee Roland Reynolds to discuss the future of vehicle electrification and how electric school buses are key to addressing climate change and ensuring healthy kids and communities.
College of the Atlantic
105 Eden Street
Free, registration required: coa.edu/summerevents
MONDAY, JULY 31 at 5 PM
Expanding Exploration: Indigenous Futures and Perspectives
Kiliii Yuyan, photographer and National Geographic Explorer, Keolu Fox, genome scientist and National Geographic Explorer, and Betsy Richards, executive director of the Abbe Museum and senior partner with Wabanaki Nations
College of the Atlantic
105 Eden Street
Free, registration required: coa.edu/summerevents
TUESDAY, AUGUST 1 at 9 AM
Viruses: The Boundaries between Humans and Non-humans
Nirav Shah, former director of the Maine Centers for Disease Control and current principal deputy director of the US CDC, and Nadia Rosenthal, scientific director of The Jackson Laboratory and COA Trustee
College of the Atlantic
105 Eden Street
Free, registration required: coa.edu/summerevents
TUESDAY, AUGUST 1 at 5 PM
Space: Our Last Great Commons Moriba Jah, astrodynamicist, National Geographic Explorer, and chief scientist at Privateer, and Kim Stanley Robinson, science fiction writer
College of the Atlantic
105 Eden Street
Free, registration required: coa.edu/summerevents
THURSDAY, AUGUST 3 at 9 AM
North Sentinel Island: Isolation and the Human Desire for Connection
Adam Goodheart, historian and author of The Last Island: Discovery, Defiance, and the Most Elusive Tribe on Earth, Dr. Vishvajit Pandya, anthropologist, and Ted Widmer, author and historian
College of the Atlantic
105 Eden Street
Free, registration required: coa.edu/summerevents
THURSDAY, AUGUST 3 at 5 PM
Cave of Bones: A True Story of Discovery, Adventure, and Human Origins
Lee Berger, paleontologist and National Geographic Explorer in Residence, and Jill Tiefenthaler, National Geographic Society CEO
College of the Atlantic
105 Eden Street
Free, registration required: coa.edu/summerevents
FRIDAY, AUGUST 4 at 9 AM
Psychedelics: Exploring the Mind and Human Health
Michael Bogenshutz, director of the NYU Langone Center for Psychedelic Medicine, and Manoush Zomorodi, journalist and host of National Public Radio’s TED Radio Hour
College of the Atlantic
105 Eden Street
Free, registration required: coa.edu/summerevents
FRIDAY, AUGUST 4 at 5 PM
Our Ocean: Lessons from the Deep
Sylvia Earle, oceanographer and National Geographic Explorer in Residence, and Andy Revkin, environmental journalist and educator
College of the Atlantic
105 Eden Street
Free, registration required: coa.edu/summerevents
TUESDAY, AUGUST 8 at 9:30 AM
Coffee & Conversation: Dinner with the President
Alex Prud’homme joins COA Trustee Beth Gardiner to discuss his new book, food, politics, and the history of breaking bread at the White House.
College of the Atlantic
105 Eden Street
Free, registration required: coa.edu/summerevents
TUESDAY, AUGUST 15 at 9:30 AM
Coffee & Conversation: Mission Alignment in Investment Portfolios
Sandra Urie speaks with COA Trustee Joyce Cacho about opportunities for institutions of higher education to invest for an equitable, low-carbon, regenerative economy.
College of the Atlantic
105 Eden Street
Free, registration required: coa.edu/summerevents
TUESDAY, AUGUST 22 at 9:30 AM
Coffee & Conversation: Can Indigenous Culture Save Our Planet?
Darren Ranco joins COA President Darron Collins ‘92 to discuss the impacts of climate change
on Indigenous communities in Maine and the importance of engaging our youngest generations in responding to the climate crisis.
College of the Atlantic
105 Eden Street
Free, registration required: coa.edu/summerevents
TUESDAY, AUGUST 29 at 9:30 AM
Coffee & Conversation: Building Acadia
COA professor emeritus Anne Kozak speaks with COA Trustee Cookie Horner about her new book, the development of Acadia’s infrastructure and roads, and the often-untold stories of the women involved in the founding of the park.
College of the Atlantic
105 Eden Street
Free, registration required: coa.edu/summereventsART INSTALLATION AT COA ALL SUMMER LONG
ANDY GOLDSWORTHY INSTALLATION AT COA
Acclaimed artist Andy Goldsworthy will be at College of the Atlantic this summer to install Road Line, his first permanent artwork in the State of Maine. Goldsworthy is renowned for his site-specific installations that span the globe, and the College is thrilled to provide the setting for a piece that speaks to both the history and geology of the region.
Comprised of a single continuous line of granite curbstones, Road Line will begin its journey through campus at Route 3 and draw its path to the coast of Frenchman Bay. Taking from the tradition of granite curbstones that edge many of the roads in East Coast towns and cities, Goldsworthy has actively worked in granite throughout the Northeast where there is still a lively granite industry.
“One would be hard pressed to name an artist who more emphatically lives the COA human-ecological ethos than Andy Goldsworthy,” says COA President Darron Collins ‘92. “Andy’s presence here and the permanence of the installation will have a tremendous impact on the campus and the region.”
Funded largely by two anonymous donors who are passionate about the piece’s potential to intersect the study of human ecology and to create a world-class work of public art in Downeast Maine, Road Line will be an expression of human and geological movement.
“Road Line would only become apparent as an artwork after it has left the ‘straight and narrow’ and goes its own way,” Goldsworthy said of the piece upon proposal. “I hope this will resonate with the students who will also pass through the college on their own journeys and that, wherever life takes them afterwards, they will always be reminded of their time in Maine whenever they see a curbstone. It would be the antithesis of the definition of curb, which is to control or limit.”
In addition to Goldsworthy’s time on campus for installation, he will take part in the COA Summer Institute: Reimagining Exploration, July 31-August 4, held in collaboration with The National Geographic Society. Goldsworthy will be in conversation with Courtney J. Martin, PhD, Paul Mellon Director of the Yale Center for British Art. For more information, visit coa.edu/summerinstitute.
SUMMER INSTITUTE
2023 COA Summer Institute reimagines exploration
BAR HARBOR — The promise of exploration and the hard-to-resolve ethical questions about the impacts of exploration on both human and non-human communities are the focus of the 2023 College of the Atlantic Summer Institute: Reimagining Exploration, held in collaboration with The National Geographic Society, July 31-August 4. Attendance is free but registration is required at coa.edu/si.
Some of the greatest living explorers, writers, artists, and thinkers will join the institute, which takes place on campus and livestreamed around the world. Their conversations will critically examine the concept of exploration in the broadest sense, aiming to inspire an approach that is rooted in inclusivity and reciprocity, while also preserving the magnificence and health of our planet and its people. All events are free and open to the public, but registration is required.
“The Summer Institute is a highlight of the summer season at COA, when community members are invited to take part in important conversations about critical issues,” said COA Dean of Advancement Shawn Keeley. “Exploration has brought so many discoveries and insights to humanity, but for far too long we’ve ignored some of the very real human and planetary costs of such pursuits. Hearing from some of the world’s leading explorers and celebrating all we have gained while having hard conversations about how we conduct exploration going forward is an important step in building a better future together.”
The institute features a breadth of keynote speakers who bring decades of knowledge, experience, and action to the conversation. Among these guests is the renowned paleoanthropologist Lee Berger, known for his explorations into human origins in Africa, Asia, and Micronesia; environmental artist Andy Goldsworthy, whose art pieces blur the line between human and nature; Sylvia Earle whose lifetime of exploring the ocean has provided us with countless discoveries and insights; Moriba Jah, associate professor of aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics at the University of Texas at Austin who is pioneering what it means to be a “space environmentalist;” Nirav Shah, principal deputy director of the US CDC and recent leader of Maine’s COVID-19 response as former director of the Maine CDC; and Dr. Michael Bogenschutz, an addiction psychiatrist whose research focuses on psilocybin and its potential to treat alcohol abuse disorder and other addiction diseases.
The institute kicks off Monday evening, July 31 with “Expanding Exploration: Indigenous Futures and Perspectives,” featuring National Geographic Explorers Keolu Fox and Kiliii Yüyan in conversation with Abbe Museum executive director Betsy Richards. Morning and evening sessions continue through Friday, Aug. 4. Guests include National Geographic Society CEO Jill Tiefenthaler, historian and author Adam Goodheart, National Public Radio TED Radio Hour host Manoush Zomorod, sci-fi author Kim Stanley Robinson, and more.
Cocktail receptions follow each evening session, with a special appearance on Tuesday, Aug. 1 of the Samba Meets Jazz musicians who will offer Brazilian and Afro-Cuban jazz. On Friday, Aug. 4, the institute closes with “Our Ocean: Lessons from the Deep,” a conversation with environmental journalist Andrew Revkin and National Geographic Explorer Sylvia Earle.
The institute is free but registration is required. Please visit coa.edu/si to learn more.
More about The Summer Institute
The Summer Institute is College of the Atlantic’s week-long ideas festival that welcomes experts from around the world to share their perspectives on the most pressing issues of our time. The Summer Institute is supported by the generosity of COA Champlain Society members. Learn more at coa.edu/si.
More about The National Geographic Society
For more than 130 years, the National Geographic Society has funded the best and brightest individuals dedicated to scientific discovery and understanding of our world. Their historic commitment to dauntless exploration dates back to their founding in 1888 when 33 prominent scholars and scientists established an organization dedicated to the “increase and diffusion of knowledge.” Today, National Geographic Explorers are continuing to push the boundaries of knowledge, uncovering new insights about the natural and cultural worlds, and strengthening our connection to them and one another. Learn more at nationalgeographic.org/society
GET YOUR MOVIE ON!
REEL PIZZA
Reel Pizza is here! Check below for movies running this week or for exact times and dates click here.
CRITERION THEATRE
The theater’s website is here, and click for the latest updates.
SEASIDE CINEMA
Seaside Cinema sponsored by the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce begins Wednesday night and runs from mid-July through mid-August
Bring the whole family and a blanket to sit on to the chamber’s weekly outdoor movies under the stars. Movies are shown on a giant inflatable screen in Agamont Park, overlooking Frenchman Bay.
Free popcorn will be available! And watching the movies? Also free.
Movies will start at dusk each Wednesday once the sun has gone down enough to show on the screen. Dusk ranges from approximately 7:30 p.m. later in the season to 8:15 p.m. this week.
Agamont Park is located on the corner of West and Main Streets in Bar Harbor.
Wednesday July 26 - Paddington
Wednesday August 2 - Missing Link
Wednesday August 9 - How to Train Your Dragon
Wednesday August 16 - Howl's Moving Castle
Wednesday August 23 - Silent Films with Musical Accompaniment
GET YOUR FITNESS ON!
THE NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE!
The Neighborhood House has a slew of classes to help you get your fitness on. Descriptions are at its website.
Yoga Flow- Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays at 9 a.m.
Tai Chi - Monday at 10:45 a.m.
Can Do Yoga - Mondays at 4:30 p.m.
Active Older Adults - Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:45 a.m.
Yoga Flow and Tai Chi are also on Zoom!
MDI YMCA!
The MDI YMCA’s program guide is here.
DESTINATION HEALTH!
All Levels Slow Flow Yoga
Date and Time
Tuesdays
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
Location
Destination Health
124 Cottage Street
Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
(207) 288-3121
Website
http://www.destinationhealthmdi.com
Pelvic Floor Workshop
Date and Time
Tuesdays
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
Yin Yoga
Date and Time
Tuesdays
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
Adult Ballet Barre Fitness with David Lamon
Date and Time
Thursdays
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
4 sessions Thursday April 6th to Thursday April 27 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Location
ArtWaves Dance Center 1345A Hwy 102 Town Hill Bar Harbor
Fees/Admission
$50.00 $40.00 ArtWaves Members SPRING SPECIAL: BUY ONE CLASS GET ONE CLASS AT 50% OFF
Website
https://artwavesmdi.org/event-5201808
Contact Information
2072660010
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GET YOUR VOLUNTEERISM ON!
GET YOUR DANCE AND WELLNESS ON!
ZUMBA!
It’s a dance party, no experience needed!
Come take care of yourself, shake, smile & sweat! Every class is different; the music, people and weather, and we always have a blast! Erin leads a workout that caters to all levels of fitness and ability. All you need is a love for music and movement (or come to class to fall in love with dancing), but no experience necessary. You can follow along and give it your own flair! Come join our classes throughout the week, in the gorgeous dance studio at ArtWaves! If you haven’t tried Zumba and want to talk with Erin, feel free to email anytime.
Date and Time
Thursdays
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. EDT
Location
Dance Studio at ArtWaves, 1345A State Highway 102, Bar Harbor
Fees/Admission
$40-$50 per month ($10 per week paid monthly)
Website
DOWNEAST COMMUNITY DANCE
Downeast Community Dance meets every Sunday from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Moore Community Center in Ellsworth (first and third) and ArtWaves in Town Hill (second, fourth and fifth).
These free form dance gatherings are not facilitated, with music provided by volunteer DJs. Move to rhythms in your own way and have fun.
Admission is by donation.
For more information, contact Susan at 288-8103 or cloudnine@gwi.net.
Location
Dance Studio at ArtWaves, 1345A State Highway 102, Bar Harbor
STUDENT MASSAGE CLINIC
At Acadia School of Massage Student Massage Clinic, our students gain hands-on experience while our clients receive relaxation or therapeutic massage and bodywork treatments at discounted rates. Enjoy a soothing massage from one of our gifted student massage therapists. The Student Clinic is open to the public and we highly encourage anyone to try a massage!
Date and Time
Tuesdays and Wednesdays
1:30 PM – 6:30 PM EST
Tuesdays and Wednesdays through the end of April 2023 from 1:30 to 6:15pm.
Location
Hosted by Tree of Life Day Spa,
108 Cottage Street, Bar Harbor
Fees/Admission
$35 for 1 hour massage
Appointments highly recommended
Book online at
http://www.AcadiaSoM.com
Website
http://www.AcadiaSoM.com
Contact Information
Acadia School of Massage
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DANCE NIGHTS AT FOGTOWN BAR HARBOR WITH DJ POPTART
Come on out and dance away your cabin fever at Fogtown Bar Harbor! Every Friday from 8-10 p.m., DJ Poptart/Gary Allen will be spinning groovy tunes!
Date and Time
Fridays
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM EST
Location
33 Cottage St, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
Fees/Admission
No cover
Website
http://www.fogtownbrewing.com
GET YOUR MUSIC ON!
BAR HARBOR MUSIC FESTIVAL!
“Maine’s Premier Music Festival”
— WGBH Classical New England/Boston
Acclaimed by Phi Beta Baton as “…one of the nation’s proving grounds for gifted young artists,” the Bar Harbor Music Festival, founded by violinist Francis Fortier in 1967, has gained national recognition for its unique and pioneering work.
The Festival has made a major contribution to the music world by advancing the careers of over 2,300 aspiring instrumentalists, singers, and composers. Coupled with our “Arts and Tourism” initiatives, it has provided a vital cultural and economic service for the community and visitors from all over the world.
The Festival’s outreach programs, such as the admission-free outdoor concerts in Acadia National Park, artist-in-residence programs in American schools, colleges, and universities, as well as its Young Audience Concerts have won new audiences for classical music and fostered music education.
Its annual Summer Festival and Touring Program have reached out to audiences totaling over one million, as music lovers gravitate to this musical gem in the spectacular setting of Bar Harbor, Maine.
June 25 – July 30, 2023 Bar Harbor, Maine
DAN LOREY TRIO!
The Dan Lorey Trio plays a wide variety of rock, pop, country, blues and reggae. They play every Tuesday night at the Side Street Cafe in Bar Harbor from 8-10 p.m. Call 801-2591 for more information or directions.
Duke Ellington Orchestra Quintet!
The Duke Ellington Orchestra Quintet will be performing in concert on July 27 at 7 p.m. at the 1932 Criterion Theatre. For more information, visit www.criteriontheatre.org.
THE WALLFLOWERS
LIVE at the Criterion Theatre
August 2nd - 8:00 p.m.
THE BAR HARBOR TOWN BAND
The Bar Harbor Band performs Mondays and Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. on the Village Green. All of the band's concerts are one hour in length. Concerts will be held rain or shine. In the event of inclement weather, concerts will be held at the neighboring Bar Harbor Congregational Church. For more information, visit www.barharborband.org.
Derf McKeeton
Starting July 6, there will be live music every Thursday night at the Otter Creek Hall from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Derf McKeeton, a resident of Otter Creek, will play the guitar and sing a variety of 20th century American music. His songs include rock, country, show tunes, jazz, and many of his own compositions. A portion of the donations will benefit the Otter Creek Aid Society. Performances will be held through the end of August. The hall is located at 82 Otter Creek Drive, 4.9 miles from the Village Green in Bar Harbor, 3 miles from Seal Harbor. For more information, call Derf at (617) 851-0387.
GET YOUR FOOD ON!
OPEN TABLE MDI!
For more information, click here.
EDEN’S FARMERS’ MARKET
Sundays
9-12
Bar Harbor YMCA parking lot off Park Street
AMBROSIA COOKING SCHOOL
The real Maine experience to relive at home. Learn all about lobster and take home the knowledge to be able to cook lobster at home. If you ever had concerns about the long process of making a pie crust, then you will rejoice at the ease of making this blueberry crumble pie. Enjoy the restaurants in Maine but after the class you will leave with the knowledge to create your own Maine experience at home.
Date and Time
Sundays
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
Location
Ambrosia Cooking School
19 Rodick Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
19 Rodick Street Bar Harbor ME 04609
Fees/Admission
$85.00
Website
http://www.ambrosiacookingschool.com/
Contact Information
Sharon Joyce (207)288-4523
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TOWN GOVERNMENT MEETINGS
SOUTHWEST HARBOR
Regular Meeting Schedule (meetings held at the Town Office unless otherwise noted). Calendar is here.
TREMONT:
BAR HARBOR:
According to the town’s website, “Meetings that are broadcast live can be viewed at home by watching Cable Access Channel 7 or 1303 (Spectrum Cable only) and online at Town Hall Streams.”
“Things We Do in Bar Harbor” and “On the Agenda” is mostly curated by me looking for things happening in the upcoming week, which takes a lot of time. If there’s something in Bar Harbor (or MDI) that you’d like me to mention, please let me know, because I’m definitely always missing some events every week.