THINGS TO DO ON MDI THIS WEEK
And in the near future.
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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.
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.
BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU
CRITERION SCHEDULE FOR SEPTEMBER
We still don’t have it! Apologies.
MDI HOSPITAL WALKS IN THE PARK
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
MDI Science Café: Bringing Equity to Science and Governance
This is an online only Zoom event. The zoom link will be sent to all registrants prior to the event. Visit our website to register.
Science and evidence-based decision-making are foundational to modern approaches to marine governance. MDI Bio Lab alumna Cinda Scott, Ph.D. is studying the perspectives of local communities that are dependent on natural resources, such as mangroves, and how to better include local perspectives, especially Indigenous and marginalized voices, in marine policy and practice.
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Staying Strong & Steady, Physical Therapy Tips Aging In Place 9/10 at SWHP Library, MD Nursing Assn
Join us for part 3 of the Mount Desert Nursing Association's four-part education series, "Aging in Place Confidently & Safely."
Tuesday, September 10th from 1-2 p.m.
Staying Strong & Steady: Physical Therapy Tips MDNA’s physical therapists Brianne Barker, Katy Guthrie, and Amanda Jacobs will share simple but powerful exercises for maintaining strength and balance to prevent falls and boost confidence in daily activities. Stop by. No registration necessary.
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, SEPTEMBER 10
Join Us 9/10 for Wikpiyik naka Welimahaskil Kehkikemuwakon: Lessons from Co-Production Research with Dr. Suzanne Greenlaw
We hope you will join us on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. for Wikpiyik naka Welimahaskil Kehkikemuwakon: Lessons from Co-Production Research featuring Dr. Suzanne Greenlaw.
During her talk, Dr. Greenlaw will share how scientists are incorporating Indigenous knowledge into responses to climate change, deforestation, species extinction, and ecosystem degradation. She will also share with us lessons learned from co-production research with Wabanaki people, Black ash (wikpiyik/Fraxinus nigra), and sweetgrass (welimahaskil/Anthoxanthum nitens).
Dr. Greenlaw, a citizen of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, is an Indigenous ecologist, writer, and a traditional harvester focused on supporting Wabanaki land access and re-energizing cultural practices throughout Waponahkik.
As part of our 2024 Summer Lecture Series, this event will take place in-person at Schoodic Institute's Moore Auditorium in Winter Harbor and online via Zoom.
Free and open to the public, advanced registration is required. If you are receiving this email and have already registered for the event, please consider sharing with family and friends who may be interested in joining us!
We hope to see you soon.
AGING IN PLACE
mail programs@swhplibrary.org or call 207-244-7065.
Friends in Action Annual Golf Tournament Fundraiser
Challenge the greens and support Friends in Action on September 10th for our annual Golf Tournament Fundraiser at the beautiful Kebo Valley Golf Club!
Join us for the 14th Annual Friends in Action Golf Tournament on September 10 at the beautiful Kebo Valley Golf Club in Bar Harbor! In addition to the tournament, there will be a variety of on-course contests, post tournament hors d'oeuvres, raffles, and an online silent auction with items featuring valuable autographed sports memorabilia, a long weekend in a lakeside cabin, and an on-field VIP experience (box tickets) for 2 at a Home Patriot's Game at Gillette Stadium. All proceeds benefit the programs of Friends in Action, whose mission is to empower older adults and people living with disabilities to thrive and to live independently, with dignity and a strong quality of life. We have three major programs: Transportation, Food Access, and the Senior Center. Learn more on our website: www.friendsinactionellsworth.org Registration is $125 per player or $500 for a team of four. Tee off time is 10am and the auction and heavy hors d'oeuvres will be available starting at 3pm. Registration includes a scramble format, greens fee, a cart, and lunch. There are only a handful of teams left! Registration is available on our website (friendsinactionellsworth.org), by email (info@friendsinactionellsworth.org) or by phone at 207-664-6016.
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.
Book Sale Down Under
3:30-5 p.m., Northeast Harbor Library. Proceeds benefit the library.
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.
Tuesday events via the Chamber:
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
MDI Hospital Invites You to Its Annual Meeting and Community Celebration, Wednesday, September 11
BAR HARBOR—Mount Desert Island Hospital invites you to join them at their Annual Meeting and Community Celebration on Wednesday, September 11th.
The annual meeting will take place via Zoom from 2-3 PM and cover annual reporting from the Board of Trustees and Senior Leadership. This meeting is open to the public.
The community celebration will take place from 4-7 p.m. at the Bar Harbor Club, also on September 11. This event is free and open to the public and will feature the 3rd Annual Hospital Auxiliary Silent Auction and Raffle, as well as award presentations for Healthcare Partner of the Year, Business Partner of the Year, Community Partner of the Year, and Volunteers of the Year. From 4-5 p.m., guests will be able to enjoy the silent auction and raffle, with the program and awards beginning at 5 p.m., passed hors d'oeuvres and drinks will be available throughout.
Please contact events@mdihospital.org with any questions.
SOUTHWEST HARBOR HISTORICAL SOCIETY OPEN DATES
The Southwest Harbor Historical Society is located at the Manset Meetinghouse 192 Seawall Road, Southwest Harbor.
Dates they will be open are September 4, 11, 14, 18 and 26, all from 1-3 PM.
The historical society will also be having a program on boat builders of Southwest Harbor on Saturday, September 28 at 4 PM. Kathe Newman Walton will be the presenter.
BATIK AT ARTWAVES
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:
2024 The Elemental Landscape: Plein-Air Painting with Philip Frey
Community Celebration (MDI Hospital)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
STRONG WOMEN AND THEIR BROAD INFLUENCE
Join us for a free lecture about the life of Bar Harbor Times editor LaRue Spiker and her partner Louise Gilbert through an exploration of their courage during the Civil Rights Era.
LaRue Spiker is celebrated on Mount Desert Island as an activist, environmentalist, and editor for the Bar Harbor Times, but many people do not know that LaRue Spiker and her life partner Louise Gilbert courageously put their lives and their freedom on the line in one of the most violent landmark incidents in the Civil Rights Era: the Wade House bombing. In 1954, an African American family moved into a home in a white neighborhood in Louisville. Within days, racist signs and a burning cross appeared near their yard, and the windows in the home were shot out. A small group of activists volunteered to keep guard in the home at night so that the family could sleep. LaRue and Louise were among these five guardians. One night the house was bombed, and the five were accused of having planted the bomb themselves to incite a riot. Arrested and jailed on charges of sedition, the women faced the very real possibility of a fourteen-year prison sentence. The Wade House Bombing became a national turning point in the struggle for housing desegregation. Understanding the McCarthy era with its Communist and homosexual witch hunts, today we can appreciate and celebrate the stunning heroism of these lesbians who made Mount Desert Island their home for twenty-five years.
Carolyn Gage is a playwright, performer, director, and activist. The author of nine collections of lesbian and feminist themed plays and eighty-three plays, musicals, and one-woman shows, she specializes in non-traditional roles for women, especially those reclaiming famous lesbians whose stories have been distorted or erased from history.
BOOK READING AND BAROQUE MUSIC
AUDITIONS FOR ACT’S HOLIDAY SHOW - BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER
BAR HARBOR—Acadia Community Theater will be holding auditions for our holiday show, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever on Tuesday, September 10 and Thursday, September 12 at the Northeast Harbor Library.
Auditions will be held on both nights from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., but it is suggested that those auditioning arrive early to register and warm up. There are fun parts for male and female children between the ages of 8 to 15 as well as character parts for adults between the ages of 30 and 65.
Children must be 8 years or older to audition. Audition materials can be found in advance on ACT’s website at acadiacommunitytheater.net.
The show will be directed by Mark Carignan and Jacob Sanner and produced by Patti Savoie and Jonathan Bender.
For more information contact acadiacommunitytheater@gmail.com.
Rehearsals will start the week of September 15 and the show will be performed in early December.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatrical Licensing. All authorized performance materials are also supplied by Concord Theatricals.
Hook ‘n I Hooked Rugs Exhibit September 3-28
Weekly Rug Hooking Thursdays, starting September 12
via SWH Library
SOUTHWEST HARBOR—From Karen McFarland’s “Oh Buoy!” to Mary Hays’ “The Cove” the hooked rugs on display at the Southwest Harbor Public Library will delight with color and variety from September 3 through 28th. Members of Hook ‘n I, Mount Desert Island’s rug hooking group, have created original designs while also working from traditional and modern hooking patterns. The Hook ‘n I group was formed more than 15 years ago, and the group meets weekly from September to May at the library. The first meeting of this season will be on Thursday, September 12th from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Exhibitors in September will include Judith Burger-Gossart, Sugar Fenton, Patsy Fogarty, Bianka Fuksman, Mary Hays, Cookie Horner, Rosemary Levin, Karen McFarland, Betsy Patterson, Jan Reed, Liz Rosenfeld, Nancy Turner, Nancy Weingarten, Sandy Wilcox, and more.
Rug hooking is a traditional Maine craft. Years ago, rugs were hooked by local women both to produce needed articles for their homes and to sell for pin money. The Hook ‘n I members enjoy carrying on this tradition, creating beautiful rugs, pillows, purses, and other articles. We also welcome knitters, needlepointers, and those who practice other fiber arts.
“We’d love to add new people to our group,” says Nancy Weingarten, coordinator of the group. “Whether you have been hooking for a while, would like to learn, or are interested in fiber crafts in general, we’d love to have you join us. Just come on a Thursday afternoon!”
For questions or for more information call the Library at 207-244-7065, visit www.swhplibrary.org, or email exhibits@swhplibrary.org.
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:
2024 The Elemental Landscape: Plein-Air Painting with Philip Frey
Strong Women and their Broad Influence Lecture by Carolyn Gage: LaRue Spiker and Louise Gilbert
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
2024 MDIXC Relay Run
Please Join Us For The Inaugural MDIXC XC Relay Run!
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—This is a great early season warm up race for Middle School Runners, and a fun activity for all elementary students, we would love to have you there!
When: Friday September 13 at 4:00 p.m.
Where: MDI YMCA with course being two loops around ball fields
Who: All ages welcome!
Course Length: Approximately 1.5 - 2.2 miles
What: Teams of 2, will have each person run the course around the ballfields (plus some), tagging off between runners.
Total run time of each team of two will be recorded.
Teams consisting of middle school runners from different schools will be entered in a lottery for a special prize.
Any questions, contact: desiree.sirois@mdirss.org or 207-749-7251
PRODUCE POP-UP
Once a month in a new location, MDI Hospital & Health Centers will be offering a Produce Pop-Up thanks to our friends at Good Shepherd Food Bank. These pop-ups offer free, fresh produce at a grab and go station for anyone who needs it. Please feel free to spread the word internally and around the community about these pop-ups.
This month's Produce Pop-Up will be on Friday, September 13th, 12-2PM, at Cooper Gilmore Health Center in Bar Harbor.
Nutrition is healthcare, and if you're having a tight month and need some healthy food, we encourage you to stop by! Contact MDI Hospital's Patricia Thurlow at patricia.thurlow@mdihospital.org with any questions.
FUN FRIDAY!
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, SEPTEMBER 14
Touch-A-Truck with the Southwest Harbor Public Library
SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Explore REAL pick-up trucks, fire trucks, police cars, tractors and other machines. Share the excitement of exploring working vehicles with the kids in your life on Saturday, September 14 from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Event located in the Upper Parking behind the Southwest Harbor Town Office at 26 Village Green Way. Music, popsicles, and crafts will also be provided. No registration needed.
For program information visit https://tinyurl.com/23xckkpy, call 207-244-7065, or email children@swhplibrary.org.
SOULBENDERS!
Tickets at the door or reserve online HERE
Stone Barn Farm Open House
Come celebrate the season with your friends and neighbors at MCHT's Stone Barn Farm. Free and open to the public.
Come out and celebrate the end of summer with your friends and neighbors at Stone Barn Farm Preserve in Bar Harbor. Walk the trails, enjoy tasty local snacks, and check in with Maine Coast Heritage staff for updates on the projects happening here in your neighborhood on Mount Desert Island.
The barn will be open.
We’ll have several community partners participating with fun activities and info. Bring your friends and neighbors! Free and open to the public.
Your four-footed friends are welcome on leashes.
Rain Date If there is steady rain in the forecast, we’ll reschedule the event for the following day, Sunday, September 15th. A rain date confirmation will be posted on the MCHT Event Page. Check back 24 hours in advance.
Accessibility The main location of the event will be in the backyard of the farmstead area with option to head into the field for more activities and a walk. An ADA-accessible porta-potty will be stationed adjacent to the house. Parking spots on the front lawn of the house will be designated for folks who need a shorter span to walk than the .24mi walk from the main preserve parking lot. Please reach out to Renee at rduncan@mcht.org in advance for specific parking accommodations.
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
WEEKEND ON THE WATER!
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, SEPTEMBER 15
BAR HARBOR PELAGIC BOAT TRIP
Maine Audubon’s annual fall pelagic trip out of Bar Harbor has long been a must-do outing for the region’s birders. The trip is so eagerly anticipated because of a great boat, great camaraderie, and, of course, great sightings of birds and marine mammals! Past trips have encountered all three jaeger species, both Great and South Polar Skuas, thousands of shearwaters and storm-petrels, Northern Gannets, Atlantic Puffins, Razorbills, Common Murres, five different whale species, porpoises and dolphins, gray seals, and schools of tuna.
6 a.m.
Members $165/person, Nonmembers $205/person
Preregistration required
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:
Please join us for the Abbe Museum’s Annual Meeting!
September 20, 2024
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
26 Mount Desert Street | Bar Harbor, Maine
We are so excited to connect with you at this year’s Annual Meeting. Mingle over food and beverages alongside the Abbe trustees, council, and staff while we update you on the museum and our plans for the future.
A highlight of the evening will be the unveiling of a sculpture and remarks from artist Shane Perley-Dutcher, Wolasqiyik Neqotkuk (Tobique First Nation).
RSVP through the button below — or if you would prefer, reply to this email.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact events@abbemuseum.org or 207-288-3519.
We look forward to seeing you there!
KIM STANLEY ROBINSON TALKS PLACE, STORY, AND CLIMATE
Date: Saturday September 28th at 4:00 p.m.
Location: The Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor
Admission is FREE!
NORTHEAST HARBOR—Join A Climate to Thrive and Kim Stanley Robinson to explore the important roles of place and story in addressing climate change and building resilience. Let's celebrate our connection to the place we call home and discuss the narratives that can positively shape our coming decades. We hope you can join us!
Kim Stanley Robinson is often called one of the best living science-fiction writers, Robinson has long grappled with the topic of climate change in his novels, includingAntarctica, the Science in the Capital trilogy, and New York 2140. In The Ministry for the Future, published in 2020, Robinson explores both possible impacts and solutions that will likely play out in the coming decades through the lens of a fictional arm of the United Nations created specifically to address climate change. The novel received significant acclaim, and Robinson was given a special pass to the 2021 Conference of the Parties (COP) in Glasgow that provided him with the opportunity to attend the detailed negotiation sessions. In 2022, Robinson published The High Sierra: A Love Story, a memoir dedicated to a place that holds special meaning to Robinson. Mount Desert Island is another place that holds significance for Stan, as he has visited MDI annually since 1982, when he married his wife, whose mother was raised in Bar Harbor.
31st Annual David R. Harding Memorial Golf Tournament
BAR HARBOR—Mount Desert Island (MDI) Hospital and Bar Harbor Bank & Trust proudly announce the 31st Annual David R. Harding Memorial Golf Tournament to be held on Thursday, September 26 at Kebo Valley Golf Club.
The David R. Harding Memorial Golf Tournament has been a signature event for Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, bringing together businesses and golfers from MDI and beyond to support many local organizations throughout the years. David Harding, for whom the tournament is named, was Chairman of the Board of Bar Harbor Bankshares for many years. Dave was a strong community supporter who was instrumental in launching the MDI YMCA. He loved golfing, and he loved Kebo.
In 2021, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust selected Mount Desert Island Hospital as the beneficiary for the tournament. Bar Harbor Bank & Trust and Mount Desert Island Hospital raised $15,000 to support the funding of a new MRI machine for the hospital. In 2022, recognizing its vital services to our community, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust selected Mount Desert Island Hospital to manage the tournament and be the primary beneficiary going forward, that year raising over $31,000. Bar Harbor Bank & Trust continues to support as the presenting sponsor, and its employees volunteer their time to help organize and staff the event.
“We are thrilled to once again partner with Bar Harbor Bank & Trust for the 31st Annual David R. Harding Memorial Golf Tournament,” said Chrissi Maguire, President/CEO of MDI Hospital and Health Centers. “This event is a wonderful tribute to a remarkable person and showcases the incredible support and partnership the bank has shown the hospital over the years. The golf tournament highlights the vibrant spirit of our community and local businesses coming together for a day of friendly competition and collective dedication to advancing our mission of providing high quality care to our communities.”
Curtis Simard, President and CEO at Bar Harbor Bank & Trust says of the tournament partnership, “Bar Harbor Bank & Trust has been a steadfast supporter of MDI Hospital for over 125 years, and we have increased our support in recent years, knowing that charitable contributions are making a difference for the lives of those in the region. The Hospital leadership and team have never been more committed to providing comprehensive care to all in our community. We recognize the significant challenges associated with operating a critical access hospital and appreciate the steadfast dedication of MDI Hospital’s team to invest in the staff and technological advancements that lead to the highest-level patient outcomes.”
Individuals looking to partake in this event can secure their spot for $100 per golfer, signing up in teams of four. Individuals or pairs that register will be grouped in a foursome after registration.
For more information, and to register, please visit https://www.mdihospital.org/giving/golf/.
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor at this event, please contact Claire.sasner@mdihospital.org
DR. ANGELA MARSHALL AT THE JESUP
BAR HARBOR—Many kinds of bias can affect healthcare outcomes. Join us October 3 at 6 p.m. to talk with nationally recognized physician and author Dr. Angela W. Marshall about how we can tackle bias in healthcare to empower patients and providers alike.
YWCA MDI and MDI Hospital are proud to present this event in conjunction with Jesup Memorial Library, Northern Light Health, Healthy Acadia, MDI Racial Equity Working Group, Juneteenth Downeast, Bar Harbor Congregational Church, Sherman's Maine Coast Bookshop, and Greater Bangor Area Branch NAACP.
This hybrid presentation will take place in person and online. Healthcare providers who attend in person can receive CMEs. Register now at https://www.jesuplibrary.org/events/marshall
EMPLOYMENT CONFERENCE
Join Rudman Winchell for the 22nd annual Employment Law Conference: Legal Updates and Workplace Trends—a day-long event dedicated to exploring the latest developments and trends in employment law. This year’s conference promises to deliver essential updates, strategic insights, and practical solutions for navigating the evolving landscape of employment law and workforce management.
Time/Date: Tuesday, October 1, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Place: Wells Conference Center, University of Maine – 131 Munson Rd, Orono, ME 04469
Cost: $75 (includes speakers, written materials, breakfast, and lunch)
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.
CELEBRATE TOGETHER AT THE SOMESVILLE LIBRARY
Artist, Transgender Activist Edie Fake Discusses Work
BAR HARBOR — Fall 2024 College of the Atlantic Kippy Stroud Artist-in-Residence Edie Fake discusses his work at COA Sept. 17. The free public lecture begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Thomas S. Gates, Jr. Community Center.
Fake, an artist, illustrator, author, and transgender activist, will be wrapping up a month-long residency that he began at COA in mid-August. The Kippy Stroud residency is meant to give artists opportunities to generate creative thought and rejuvenate their minds so they can work on future productions.
Fake is an artist who respects contemplative engagement in his process. He creates complex murals that reveal an architectural substructure of wonder, unveiling the hidden legacies of community-building by those who live on the margins of normative society. The maker of wryly humorous printed matter and bejeweled paintings with hues that bring both intricate beauty and socially transgressive ornamentation into the world, Fake is someone whose work adds depth to the cultural ecosphere.
The college is thrilled to have this opportunity for Fake to spend time on campus and to present to the public, said COA art professor Catherine Clinger.
Fake is the fourth fall Kippy Stroud Artist-in-Residence. Former recipients include Mary Reid Kelly and Patrick Kelly (2019), Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born (2021), and Heather Lyon (2022). Fake’s residency will complete the first cycle of COA’s expanded Kippy Stroud artist program, which started with Pamela ‘Posey’ Moulton, chosen as the Kippy Stroud Emerging Visiting Maine Artist for winter 2024, and continued with a spring 2024 lecture by Serubiri Moses.
The Kippy Stroud artist program is sponsored by the Marion Boulton Kippy Stroud Foundation.
Your Life, The Fourth Quarter: Brooks Fenno in Conversation with Jill Goldthwait
Thursday, September 19 at 7 pm
BAR HARBOR—Join us at the Jesup Memorial Library for a discussion with Brooks Fenno and Jill Goldthwait as Fenno delves into the topics of quality and longevity of life in our later years. The event will begin with Brooks sharing his insights from his new book “A Purposeful Life: Ages 80, 90 and Beyond.” Brooks will explore specific activities that can enrich the life experiences of seniors, emphasizing ways to enhance day-to-day fulfillment and well-being. The discussion will also cover practices and habits that may contribute to extending life expectancy, offering practical advice for those looking to live longer, healthier lives.
Copies of “A Purposeful Life” will be available for purchase. Refreshments will be served.
This event is free and available to attend in-person or online. Register here: https://www.jesuplibrary.org/events/fenno
Tyler Schiff Author Talk – Wednesday, September 18th at 5:30 pm in person
On Wednesday September 18th at 5:30pm, the Northeast Harbor Library will host author Tyler Schiff for a talk about her new collection of crime stories, Diary of a Prosecutor on the Run.
Diary of a Prosecutor on the Run introduces us to regular men and women in law enforcement who have been battered by life but manage to retain their dignity: a forensic artist, a public attorney, a financial regulator, current and former FBI agents, and a U.S. Marshal and prison guard, among others. This darkly comic vision begins with a psychological thriller. A prosecutor goes on the run after she brings a powerful CEO to trial. By turns strange and familiar, Diary of a Prosecutor on the Run is a tale that provokes and surprises.
Schiff was born in Boston and worked as a managing director on the Goldman Sachs trading desk before devoting herself full-time to writing. She worked as a TV writer on Beacon 23 (MGM+) and sold original material to WB. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and four children, and spends summers on MDI.
For more information or to register, visit the library’s website at nehlibrary.org. This event will be held in person. Registration is recommended. This event is free and open to the public. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing.
Martha Tod Dudman’s “Sunrise and the Real World”
Martha Tod Dudman’s “Sunrise and the Real World”
Southwest Harbor: On Tuesday, September 17th at 5:30, the Southwest Harbor Public Library welcomes Martha Tod Dudman for a reading and discussion of her new locally-based thriller, “Sunrise and the Real World”. A captivating coming-of-age story that explores temptation, morality, and mental health, “Sunrise” features a recent college graduate who works at a residential treatment center for troubled teens. She quickly finds herself absorbed into a landscape of angry and abused teenagers, illicit romance, and danger. Years later, she’s forced to confront the person she was, the choices she made, and the bitter ghosts that haunt her. “Dudman’s searing honesty speaks eloquently to our most fragile selves, whether wounded child or frantic parent, in a stunner book.”- People Magazine.
Martha Tod Dudman is the author of “Dawn” (Puckerbrush Press, 1989), “Augusta, Gone” (Simon & Schuster, 2001), “Expecting to Fly” (Simon & Schuster, 2004), and “Black Olives” (Simon & Schuster, 2008). “Augusta, Gone” was adapted as an award-winning Lifetime production. Born in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Washington, D.C, Dudman went to Antioch College and moved to Maine in 1975, first to Little Cranberry Island, then to Northeast Harbor. Dudman serves as a selectman for the town of Mount Desert and on a variety of non-profit and community boards. Books will be available for purchase and to be signed by the author.
Onlineviewingavailableforthisprogram.Detailsathttps://tinyurl.com/2s3fsukz. www.swhplibrary.org.
"Unlocking Archives: Expert Tips to Transform Historical Records into Engaging Presentations and Publications"
Expert archivist Holly Hendricks, Ellsworth Historical Society Collections Specialist, reveals how to turn archives into presentations and publications. She recently created two presentations using just a few written records, but expanded our understanding of them with a variety of other obtainable private records in the EHS archives and from the public records.
Hendricks successfully took Alice Mullan's three diaries of her life in WWI Ellsworth, and expanded them into a rich narrative, setting the social and cultural stage of the Ellsworth she lived in, and creating a word picture of her life and social activities as a young woman embarking on her career. In another project, and using the letters from Sidney Stockbridge, a civilian Ellsworth man wrote to his mother from the front lines of the Civil War, Hendricks created a social and political context for his letters which opened a window to understand the war-time life he was living and by extension, war-time life at the battlegrounds of the Civil War.
Archivists are organized, however it takes another level of organization to find and index supporting documents to most fully tell the stories of any collection of archived materials. Ms. Hendricks excels at this higher level of organization, and this is what she will teach in the Monoday, September 16th program, at the Ellsworth Library Riverview Room at 7:00pm. Professional archivists will gain useful techniques, as will family historians, genealogists, and others interested in how to organize the historic materials they are safeguarding and wishing to make relevant and interesting to next generations.
For more information: info@ellsworthhistory.org
OCTOBER CRAFT FAIR
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 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) 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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