THINGS TO DO ON MDI THIS WEEK
And in the near future.
THINGS TO DO
It’s our weekly round-up, and I may have missed some things, so apologies! If you have something you’d like in here, please let me know.
We hope you have some great adventures this week!
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ARTWAVES CLASSES AND EVENTS
ArtWaves often has classes, a variety every week. For the updated selection, check out its website here
A FEW OF THE FUTURE JESUP EVENTS
For a full list of Jesup Memorial Library events, click through to its calendar here.
EVENTS AT THE GILLEY
For a full list of Gilley events, click here.
EVENTS AT THE BAR HARBOR HISTORICAL SOCIETY
For a full list of Bar Harbor Historical Society events, click here.
EVENTS AT THE SEAL COVE AUTO MUSEUM
For a full list of these events, click here.
EVENTS AT ACADIA LIVE REPERTORY THEATRE
For a full list of performances by this professional theater, click here.
REEL PIZZA SCHEDULE
The movies currently playing are here.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE SCHEDULE
The calendar is here.
MDI YMCA
Events are here and the gym schedule is here. You can peruse its website for other schedules.
CRITERION SCHEDULE FOR AUGUST
MONDAY, AUGUST 19
2024 Summer Concert Series
Band concerts on the Green: A Bar Harbor tradition since 1898. All concerts begin at 7:30 PM and are one hour in length, taking place on the Bar Harbor Village Green. Free and fun for all ages! Concerts will be held rain or shine! In the event of inclement weather, concerts will be held at the neighboring Bar Harbor Congregational Church.
Divine Play Yoga at the Neighborhood House
Mon/Wed; 9:00-10:00 a.m.
Cost: $15/class
with Mike Bouscaren
Dear Yogis,
You’ll recall that our flow yoga classes progressively tease out more body aliveness and mental acuity in you. And they’re fun!
For one hour you alone as do others around you, return to the grounded center that is the unburdened original self. Freer in every way.
You’ll walk away feeling more open, calmer, and sharp. And mightily prepared for whatever the day throws at you.
Divine Play yoga invites you to shine, to be your best, to transform into a Beacon of Joy. It works!
Two Hands Together,
Mike Bouscaren
Register: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=19801383
Monday events via the Bar Harbor Chamber:
TUESDAY, AUGUST 20
AGING IN PLACE-ADAPTING YOUR HOME
Join us for our four-part education series, "Aging in Place Confidently & Safely," where experts will share essential strategies and practical tips to help you or your loved ones thrive at home.
Our second session features Mount Desert Nursing Association's occupational therapists, Jim Cotroneo, Kyla Baxter, and Katie Verville who will share their insights about home modifications, functional design, and safety essentials to promote independence and mobility in the home.
Tuesday, August 20, 1-2 p.m. Birch Bay Retirement Village, Bar Harbor
MAINE OUTDOOR FILM FESTIVAL RETURNS
WINTER HARBOR—Join us from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm in Winter Harbor to celebrate Maine filmmakers. Bring a cozy camp chair and warm layers, maybe a blanket, and your favorite snacks! Tickets are $15 per person, or take advantage of our Friends & Family pack (four tickets for $50).
We hope to see you under the stars at Schoodic! ✨
If you are receiving this email and have already registered for the event, please disregard - or share with family and friends who may be interested in joining us!
The Maine Outdoor Film Festival (MOFF) is an outlet for Maine filmmakers’ creativity. By attending a Maine Outdoor Film Festival screening, thousands of Mainers get the chance to see specially curated outdoor adventure and conservation filmmaking in their area.
Mat Pilates at the Neighborhood House
Cost: $15/class
Tue/Thu/Sat at 9:15 am; with Hillary Kennedy
Mat Pilates is perfect for anyone looking to build a strong and balanced body while improving flexibility and energy levels. All experience levels are welcomed and encouraged to participate in Hillary's classes. In addition to group classes, Hillary also is available for individual instruction including use of the reformer and other apparatuses in our lower level studio. For information on booking an individual session, please contact Hillary or our main office.
What Makes a Memorable Story”
Conversation at the Causeway with ML Flynn, former NBC Nightly News producer, and Martin Fletcher, former NBC News foreign correspondent & Tel Aviv Bureau chief.
via Southwest Harbor Public Library
SOUTHWEST HARBOR—On Tuesday, August 20th at 5:30 p.m. at the Causeway Club Red Barn, the Southwest Harbor Public Library will host a Conversation at the Causeway with Mary Laurence, “ML” Flynn, former Senior Foreign Producer of NBC Nightly News, and Martin Fletcher, former NBC News Foreign Correspondent and Tel Aviv Bureau Chief. In this conversational setting, their discussion will touch on the current Middle East crisis, the journey of a foreign correspondent, and what makes a memorable story. Limited seating. Registration required.
Martin and ML first met in 1982, while covering the Israeli invasion to drive the Palestinian Liberation Organization out of Lebanon. They have teamed up for many stories over the decades, but perhaps teaching their acclaimed writing classes to the newest generation of NBC News correspondents and producers has been the most rewarding.
ML was the Senior Foreign Producer of NBC Nightly News for nearly twenty years. In that role she directed and managed the broadcast’s daily overseas and special event coverage including wars from Bosnia to Iraq, several Mideast Intifadas, coups in Russia and Haiti, genocide in Rwanda, environmental disasters, funerals for a princess, a saint and a pope, as well as producing marquee interviews with world leaders. From the Atlanta 1996 Games through London 2012, ML developed and managed the editorial story coverage for eight Olympics for NBC Nightly News.
Before she retired, ML was the Senior Producer of Editorial Strategy for NBC News and in that role, developed a range of projects from the network’s Opioid coverage, to a British Royal Wedding, and Town Halls on criminal justice reform, gun control and education, as well as, working on the 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate debates. ML has been honored with almost every award in TV journalism including a Peabody, several du Ponts, many Emmys, and much more.
Martin Fletcher is known to many as the long-time NBC News Mideast bureau chief and correspondent, based in Israel. He has won almost every award in TV journalism, including five Emmys, three for his work in Israel and Gaza, and others for his work in Rwanda and Kosovo. He won the du Pont, known as the TV Pulitzer, for his work in the West Bank and Gaza, several Overseas Press Club awards and the Edward R. Murrow award for excellence several times. Anderson Cooper called Martin Fletcher “For decades the gold standard of TV war correspondents.” He was the only reporter to enter the American embassy in Tehran when Iranians held American diplomats hostage for 444 days.
Since retiring Martin has worked as a Special Correspondent at NBC News and PBS Newshour, and devotes himself to writing books including his newest published in 2023 “Teachers: The Ones I Can’t Forget”. His second book “Walking Israel” won America’s National Jewish Book Award for non-fiction. His novel, “Promised Land”, was a finalist.
Register to attend at https://tinyurl.com/4fa8az3d. For questions or for more information, call the Library at 207-244-7065, visit www.swhplibrary.org, or email programs@swhplibrary.org.
Tuesday events via the Chamber:
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21
Blue Butterfly Artist and Author Talk
Wednesday, August 21 at 5:30 p.m. in person
via Northeast Harbor Library
NORTHEAST HARBOR—On Wednesday August 21 at 5:30pm, the Northeast Harbor Library will host a talk with artist and author Blue Butterfield about the inspiration and evolution of her new illustrated memoir, Maine: A Love Story. She will describe the process of creating reduction woodblock prints and also the magic of Acadia that inspired her love of adventure and nature.
Maine, A Love Story is a book of intimate essays illustrated with Butterfield’s evocative woodblock prints. She details life on a farm outside Bar Harbor with her single mom. They both find solace and joy in the beauty of Acadia National Park and in making art. This is a unique book about how you find inspiration and gratitude in attention: to nature, to loved ones, to ideas. From the peaks of Katahdin to the lakes of Mount Desert Island and the Casco Bay islands, Butterfield’s love of Maine shines from every page.
Blue Butterfield is a woodblock printmaker who grew up in Bar Harbor and found her footing on the trails of Acadia. She has works in permanent collections around New England, including Maine Medical Center, Maine General, and the New England Cancer Center. She illustrated Coloring Maine and Robert Tristam Coffin’s Christmas in Maine, published by Islandport Press. She issues a yearly calendar of woodcuts, A Year in Maine, currently in its 18th year of publication. Maine, A Love Story was published in 2023.
For more information or to register, visit the library’s website at nehlibrary.org. This event will be held in person, with a virtual attendance option. Registration is recommended. This event is free and open to the public. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing.
MANSET MEETING HOUSE OPEN HOUSE
Manset Meetinghouse, home of the SWH Historical Society, hosts an open house, open to the public.
192 Seawall Road, Southwest Harbor
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
BAR HARBOR HISTORICAL SOCIETY GUIDED TOURS
LOBSTER TALES WITH DALLAS HODGKINS
Criterion Theatre, Cottage Street, Bar Harbor
Every Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Tickets: $15 for adults, $8 for children 5 and over - tickets available at concessions inside.
Join us for "Lobster Tales," a captivating weekly event hosted by third-generation fisherman Dallas Hodgkins. Dive into the fascinating world of Maine's lobster industry and discover the secrets behind this iconic New England tradition. Dallas will share his wealth of knowledge on the conservation of fishing in Maine, the intricacies of licensing, and the daily life of a lobster fisherman. Learn about the process of catching lobsters, how traps work, and much more. Whether you're a local or just visiting, this one-hour event promises to be an informative and engaging experience for all. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to hear first-hand stories and insights from a seasoned expert in the field.
Weekly Save Our Summits Hikes
Do you want to be a #SoilHero by hiking up a mountain AND helping Acadia’s efforts to restore summit vegetation? Friends of Acadia is partnering with the park and Schoodic Institute to host a weekly Save Our Summits Volunteer Program, every Wednesday from June through September. This program invites tenacious hikers to bring bags of soil to the summits of Penobscot and Sargent Mountains to help with restoration efforts. Hikes run from 8:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., weather permitting. Advanced registration is required.
Register and learn more about how to prepare for the event here
Wednesday events via the Chamber:
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22
via Criterion Theatre
BAR HARBOR—Join us for an unforgettable evening at The 1932 Criterion Theatre’s Annual Gala!
Date: August 22, 2024
Time: 5:00 PM
Location: The Bar Harbor Club
Indulge in an open bar, delectable hors d'oeuvres, and experience the thrill of our silent and live auctions. Enjoy live music and be mesmerized by a captivating illusionist.
Dress to impress in your finest cocktail attire and make memories with us at this glamorous event.
Tickets are $125 and can be purchased online at www.criteriontheatre.org/gala. Don’t miss out on the event of the season!
94th ANNUAL MEETING
Join MDI Historical Society members from 5-6 pm on Thursday, August 22 at the Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor for the 94th Annual Mount Desert Island Historical Society meeting.
The Society has been doing a lot -- free monthly programs about local history, a new vision for our future, adding to the collections, and documenting current events for future generations. Come to the Annual Meeting to celebrate our successes in 2024, and to hear more about our exciting plans for the future. The election of officers and the board slate will follow. The Neighborhood Hood House is at 1 Kimball Rod in Northeast Harbor. Light refreshments will be served. Call 207-276-9323 for more information.
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
The Neighborhood House, 1 Kimball Road, Mount Desert
Readings from "Rivers of Ink: Literary Reflections on the Penobscot"
Thursday, August 22 at 7 p.m.
via Jesup Memorial Library
BAR HARBOR—Join us at the Jesup for readings from “Rivers of Ink: Literary Reflections on the Penobscot.” Contributors Annaliese Jakimides, Catherine J.S. Lee, J.D. Mankowski, MC Moeller, and Ret Talbot read their own and other selections from the book.
Through its pages, “Rivers of Ink” offers a mosaic of voices from 61 Maine writers, each weaving a tale of the river’s indelible mark on the region’s history, culture, and daily life.
Copies of “Rivers of Ink” will be for sale the night of the event, courtesy of Sherman’s Maine Coast Bookshop. All sales that evening benefit the Jesup Memorial Library.
This event is in-person only at the Jesup Memorial Library. Register here: https://www.jesuplibrary.org/events/rivers-of-ink
2024 Summer Concert Series
Band concerts on the Green: A Bar Harbor tradition since 1898. All concerts begin at 7:30 PM and are one hour in length, taking place on the Bar Harbor Village Green. Free and fun for all ages! Concerts will be held rain or shine! In the event of inclement weather, concerts will be held at the neighboring Bar Harbor Congregational Church.
Book Sale at Northeast Harbor Library
Book Sale, 3:30-5 p.m.,
Northeast Harbor Library. Proceeds benefit the library. 276-3333.
Come discover the Northeast Harbor Library’s Book Sale Down Under, which is open year 'round. Well organized, there is something for everyone, including books, DVDs, audios, a children’s section and a collector’s shelf with all sorts of interesting offerings. The cost is by donation. The hours for the sale are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-5 p.m. For more information, call the library at 276-3333.
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Northeast Harbor Library, 1 Joy Road, Mount Desert
ROB REID LIVE
Mat Pilates at the Neighborhood House
Cost: $15/class
Tue/Thu/Sat at 9:15am; starts June 29
with Hillary Kennedy
Mat Pilates is perfect for anyone looking to build a strong and balanced body while improving flexibility and energy levels. All experience levels are welcomed and encouraged to participate in Hillary's classes. In addition to group classes, Hillary also is available for individual instruction including use of the reformer and other apparatuses in our lower level studio. For information on booking an individual session, please contact Hillary or our main office.
Thursday events via the Chamber:
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23
BAR HARBOR HISTORICAL SOCIETY GUIDED TOURS
“Al Fresco” Tai Chi
Fridays; 10:15am; held outdoors on the lawn at the Neighborhood House
Cost: $10/class
with Andrea Lepcio
We will explore Tai Chi moves for strength, balance and flexibility. Andrea will introduce a number of forms to build your knowledge and repertoire. Class can be done standing and in a chair. Classes will be held OUTSIDE on the lawn, so please wear flat shoes.
Online registration not required.
Friday events via the Chamber:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24
Contra Dance Saturday August 24 in Bar Harbor. Music by Big Moose band. 7-10pm
Beginners, families, all dancers welcome. $10 donation to benefit Jesup library.
All dances will be taught by caller Chrissy Fowler.
34 Mt. Desert Street.
MEMOIR WRITING
This workshop will serve as a starting point for each participant to shape a particular life story, or to begin a longer piece with the goal of a completed essay, short story, novel, or memoir.
Through readings, prompts, and discussion, Deborah Joy Corey will guide participants in finding their true voice for telling their story. On completion of the workshop, each writer will have a solid beginning with tips for completion. Both new and experienced writers are welcomed. *** Deborah Joy Corey is the author of two critically acclaimed novels, Losing Eddie and The Skating Pond. And a memoir, Settling Twice. Most recently, she edited a collection of essays, Breaking Bread, which won the Maine Writers Anthology and the John D. Cole Prize for Nonfiction.
Mat Pilates at the Neighborhood House
Cost: $15/class
Tue/Thu/Sat at 9:15am; starts June 29
with Hillary Kennedy
Mat Pilates is perfect for anyone looking to build a strong and balanced body while improving flexibility and energy levels. All experience levels are welcomed and encouraged to participate in Hillary's classes. In addition to group classes, Hillary also is available for individual instruction including use of the reformer and other apparatuses in our lower level studio. For information on booking an individual session, please contact Hillary or our main office.
MDI COMMUNITY MARKET!
Come see us at Mother’s Kitchen from 9 to 1 and find plenty of fresh food from your local farmers & harvesters
We’ll have veggies, mushrooms, seedlings, fish, mussels, vegan baked goods and art! Live music from 11 with Gus La Casse and Mathias Kamin! Community tent! You can purchase fresh food to donate to Common Good Soup Kitchen in Southwest Harbor! Mother’s Kitchen and Salsbury’s will both be open. Plenty to do and to see! And we’re still accepting vendors, so if you’re interested in joining come chat with us
FINBACK ALEHOUSE LIVE MUSIC!
There’s live music every Saturday night all summer long at the Finback Alehouse in Bar Harbor. Music starts at 9:30!
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.
PRAYER SHAWL MISSION GROUP
Welcoming all knitters and would be knitters…and crocheters! The Welcome and Care Team at the Bar Harbor Congregational Church UCC is hosting a weekly Prayer Shawl Mission Group every Saturday from 10 a.m. until noon at the Bar Harbor Congregational Church UCC. The intention of the group is to create a sense of community and a flow of Prayer Shawls for distribution to those in need of comfort due to illness, loneliness, or loss. Supplies and instruction will be provided to those with skills for knitting and/or crocheting and for those with a desire to learn.
There are no costs to the participants.
For more information contact Pat by calling (203) 770-0063 or email: pgdizazzo@yahoo.com.
Saturday events Via the Chamber:
SUNDAY, AUGUST 25
GREASE SHADOW CAST
Saturday August 24th - Sunday August 25th
Doors 6:00PM | Show 7:00PM
Tickets: Orchestra Only $12
Get ready to go back to Rydell High!
We’re thrilled to announce that Grease is coming to The 1932 Criterion Theatre with an electrifying shadow cast performance!
Don your best ‘50s attire and get ready to sing and dance along because grease is the word and we’re bringing the T-Birds and Pink Ladies to life right before your eyes!
So, whether you’re hopelessly devoted or just looking for some summer lovin’, grab your tickets now and let’s make it a night to remember!
SARA JONES!
6 p.m. start
Bar Harbor's Eden Farmer's Market
Maine grown, raised and value added delights in Bar Harbor.
Sundays, 9 am -12 noon, rain or shine, Park and Main Streets.
Sunday events via the Chamber:
FUTURE EVENTS:
Painting Acadia with Judy Taylor at the Library
via Southwest Harbor Library
SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Take a visual tour of Acadia National Park through the eyes of a painter during the lecture “Painting Acadia with Judy Taylor” on Tuesday, August 27th at 5:30 p.m. at the Southwest Harbor Public Library. See some of the spectacular views, quiet light, active harbors, and the well-loved vistas that have drawn artists and others to this beautiful island and park we cherish and protect. This program is in-person with registration encouraged.
View Judy’s oil “Clouds over the Bubbles” in person in the Holmes Reading Room as a part of the library’s fundraiser Celebration of Art Silent Auction that ends on Wednesday, August 28th at 5:00 p.m. Visit the library to take part in this important benefit, bid on an original piece of art by local artists, or Buy-It-Now! https://auctria.events/SWHPLibraryArtAuction.
Classically trained in the atelier system in New York City, Judy operates her studio in Seal Cove on Mount Desert Island. She lives near Acadia National Park and travels all over the state and its many islands to paint the Maine landscape. She has recently completed her third portrait commission for Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore. In 2008, she was awarded the commission to paint the Maine Labor Mural now installed in the Maine State Museum in Augusta. Other public works reside at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Long Island University, the George B. Dorr Museum at College of the Atlantic, the United States Park System, the Environmental Protection Agency. Her work is in numerous private collections including the Friends of Acadia, and the Jackson Laboratory. Visit
https://www.judytaylorstudio.com/
for more information about Judy and her studio.
Register at www.swhplibrary.org or https://tinyurl.com/ywtekhha. For additional questions or assistance registering, email programs@swhplibrary.org or call 207-244-7065.
“Plain Madeleine: Mrs. John Jacob Astor in Bar Harbor” with Mac Smith
Thursday, August 29th at 7 pm
BAR HARBOR—Join us at the Jesup for an author talk with Mac Smith on his new book “Plain Madeleine: Mrs. John Jacob Astor in Bar Harbor.”
The story of Madeleine and Colonel John Jacob Astor is very much part of the story of Bar Harbor, Maine. The relatively poor Madeleine Force met Colonel Astor, the third richest man in the United States, in Bar Harbor in 1910. The vicious scandal after their wedding caused the newlyweds to board the Titanic to return to America; the ensuing tragedy would claim the life of the colonel.
Madeleine Astor returned to Bar Harbor after the disaster, where all eyes were on her, and where she was triumphant in claiming the role of social leader. In 1916, she remarried in the center of Bar Harbor, and gave up everything Astor.
The story follows the 17 years of her second marriage, and then her scandalous third marriage. Madeleine, in her 40s, married a penniless young boxer and her name erased from the Social Register after that. She died a lonely figure in her 40s.
This new book from historian Mac Smith documents Madeleine's life in Bar Harbor and the Astor presence on Bar Harbor through Colonel Aster's family and the Kane family—Astor cousins who were prominent there. It puts Madeleine Astor's story in the context of Bar Harbor's Golden Age. In telling Madeleine Astor's story, the story of a changing Bar Harbor is also revealed.
A Navy veteran of the first Gulf War and former reporter for The Bar Harbor Times, Mac Smith lives in Stockton Springs, Maine, in the village of Sandy Point. He is the author of several books of Maine history, including Mainers on the Titanic, Peyton Place Comes Home to Maine, Siege at the Statehouse, and Disaster at the Bar Harbor Ferry.
Copies of “Plain Madeleine: Mrs. John Jacob Astor in Bar Harbor” will be for sale the night of the event, courtesy of Sherman’s Maine Coast Bookshop. All sales that evening benefit the Jesup Memorial Library.
This event is free and available to attend in-person or online. Register here: https://www.jesuplibrary.org/events/smith-astor
Coffee & Conversation: Outtakes: Stumbling Around the World for NPR
BAR HARBOR—Longtime NPR producer Peter Breslow joins COA Trustee Ron Beard to discuss his new memoir and reflect on his four-decade career in public radio.
Location: Davis Center for Human Ecology 102
Time: Coffee at 9 a.m. & program at 9:30 a.m., August 27
The Coffee & Conversation series features discussions between invited guests and COA faculty members and trustees. Sessions are held live at COA and online every Tuesday morning at 9 a.m. in July and August. Click here to check the schedule and here to register.
Alice Limoges & Amelia Ray
DEER ISLE—Alice Limoges has been singing since before she could walk. Whether performing her poetic songs about love and nature, or shining a light on mental health, Alice Limoges's canon is lit up by her storytelling, unique, soulful voice and sophisticated instrumentals. She has released 6 original albums/EPs, toured festivals and colleges across North America, and even performed on Jon Samson’s Grammy Award winning album.
Amelia Ray is a writer, composer and performer who engages in barrier-breaking storytelling. Her 31-year career has spanned the fields of music, literature, performance art, film and humanitarianism. As a polyglot, Ray has spent decades contemplating how similar concepts are expressed differently linguistically across cultures. This research has permeated her versatile artistic work, which aims to improve understanding and communication between people from different backgrounds. The San Francisco native has performed across the States and Europe, and was selected to appear at the 2024 National Women’s Music Festival. Her performances bring to life intricate, rhythmic and emotional musical stories that are full of characters as raw, confused and contradictory as we all are.
https://ameliaray.net/
Friday, August 30, 2024 at 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
PRODUCE POP UP
WEEKEND ON THE WATER!
Sunset Cruise to benefit the SPCA of Hancock County
via SPCA of Hancock County
BAR HARBOR – Enjoy a two-hour sunset cruise while supporting the animals at the SPCA of Hancock County’s animal shelter.
The SPCA Critter Cruise will be held on Sunday, September 8, aboard Acadian Boat Tour’s 149-passenger vessel, the Acadia, and includes a Happy Hour hors d’oevres, raffles, and a cash bar, with all proceeds benefitting the animals. Tickets for the cruise are $60 each.
The cruise will depart at 5 p.m. sharp from the Atlantic Oceanside Hotel dock at 119 Eden St., Bar Harbor. Guests are encouraged to dress warmly and to arrive 20 to 30 minutes prior to departure to allow time to park and board the boat. Guests are required to check in at the ticket booth at 119 Eden St. to ensure the captain and crew have an accurate count of cruisers.
The Acadia will go along the shoreline of Bar Harbor and will include views of the summer mansions, Egg Rock Lighthouse, seals, harbor porpoise, and eagles. An Acadia Boat Tours experience naturalist will narrate the tour with history and anecdotes. The boat will stop in the bay during the last portion of the cruise to watch the sunset at 6:57 p.m.
The event will be postponed to Sunday, Sept. 15, at the captain’s discretion in the event of severe wind or fog. Pets are not allowed on the boat.
The event is made possible by Acadian Boat Tours and Atlantic Oceanside Hotel with support from Machias Savings Bank and Bar Harbor Bank and Trust.
“This will be a really fun and beautiful event. It will be a rare opportunity to see the Bar Harbor area from the water, enjoy some great food and drink while supporting the SPCA,” said Michelle Allvin, SPCA board president. “Please join us for this incredible excursion.”
Tickets may be purchased online at spcahancockcounty.org/donations/critter-cruise-tickets/
For more information, contact Jamie O’Keefe at (207) 299-8732 or jamieokeefe67@gmail.com
SECOND ANNUAL CLUNAN LECTURE
Thursday, September 19, 2024, at 5:30 PM
Neighborhood House, Northeast Harbor
via Acadia Senior College
NORTHEAST HARBOR—On September 19 at 5:30 PM former Ambassador to Lithuania Anne Hall will deliver the second in the annual Dorothy and Jim Clunan Lecture Series at the Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor. Her topic is “Poland and the Baltics, U.S. Allies and Partners in an Uncertain European Landscape.”
Contributions may be made at acadiaseniorcollege.org/donate and checks may be mailed to ASC, PO Box 475, Southwest Harbor, ME 04679. Please indicate the donation is for the Clunan Lecture endowment.
STEEL PANTHER ON THE PROWL
ONGOING:
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 Knowledge On!
ASC Racial Justice Book Group
Are you interested in joining us? We are open to new members who want to share in the reading and the hard work that ensues as we examine the underpinnings of systemic racism and its effects on society and on each of us individually, in the ultimate hope that our studies can work toward change.
We have been meeting once a month on the second Tuesday of the month from 10:30- 12:15.
We started with the basic readings of How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi and The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee. We then spent many months delving deeply into The 1619 Project edited by Nikole Hannah-Jones.
Since then, we’ve read some James Baldwin, Colon Whitehead, Zora Neale Hurston, Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., Clint Smith and many others. We look forward in the next few months to reading some James McBride and Bryan Stevenson. We also share articles of interest that deal with the issues we’re facing.
If the truly hard, but most meaningful, work we are doing to examine our society, culture and ourselves sounds like something that interests you, please contact me at rjbg2021@gmail.com or 207-664-9954.
Read more about the book group
La Rochelle Mansion + Museum
Join the Bar Harbor Historical Society at Bar Harbor's Summer Cottage, La Rochelle, this season! See the exhibits and artifacts that helped shaped this storied town!
May 28 at 10:00 A.M. - Oct 26 at 2:00 P.M.
Bar Harbor Historical Society, 127 West Street
$15.00
GET YOUR VOLTA ON!
Volta, in Trenton, has a ton of things always going on. You can check that out here.
GET YOUR MOVIE ON!
REEL PIZZA
Reel Pizza is open! To check out what’s playing go here.
Tickets are on sale via its website.
Please note that for a while this winter, it will be closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
CRITERION THEATRE
The theater’s website is here, and click for the latest updates.
GET YOUR FITNESS, DANCE AND WELLNESS ON!
THE NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE!
The Neighborhood House has a slew of classes to help you get your fitness on. Descriptions are at its website.
MDI YMCA!
The MDI YMCA’s program guide is here.
DOWNEAST COMMUNITY DANCE
Downeast Community Dance
Free form dance, conscious or ecstatic, not facilitated. Come drop into your own joyful movement.
This is now held the first, third, and fifth Sunday of the month at 10 a.m. at ArtWaves Dance StudioFor more information, contact Susan at 288-8103 or cloudnine@gwi.net.
Location
Dance Studio at ArtWaves, 1345A State Highway 102, Bar Harbor
GET YOUR MUSIC ON!
THE FINBACK ALEHOUSE
The Finback has entertainment most nights. The schedule is posted every Tuesday.
THE NOR’EASTER
The Nor’Easter has music every Saturday night from 8-10 in the summer and 7-9 in the winter.
ONE OFF PUB
The One Off Pub often has music and is often open until midnight. The location? 119 Main Street.
HAVANA
Every Saturday night its open, at 6:30 p.m, you can come hear the maestro Bob Lombardi. Maestro isn’t something we put out there for everyone. Havana is on lower Main Street.
IVY MANOR INN
Every day out on the lawn, weather permitting, the music begins at 2!
“Things To Do” is mostly curated by me looking for things happening in the upcoming week, which takes a lot of time and I truly do not know all that is going on.
If there’s something in Bar Harbor (or MDI or Trenton or Ellsworth or even Bangor) that you’d like me to mention, please let me know, because I’m definitely always missing some events every week.
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