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Calendar of Local Events
This page includes current local events for southern Maine, from Kittery to Scarborough.
Visual arts, clases and workshops, activities for kids and more.
Listings are updated after every issue goes to press, every two weeks, year-round.
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Thursday, September 16
Historic District Walking Tour, departing 12 PM, Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk. Learn the history of the elaborate and historical homes that line Kennebunk’s Summer Street neighborhood. Led by Museum tour guide. $10 per person/free for members. Reserve in advance by calling 985-4802 or visit www.brickstoremuseum.org.
Annual Author Event at the Graves Memorial Library, to be held virtually at 6 PM. This year’s fundraising event will feature New York Times Best Selling Author, Lisa Wingate. FMI call 967-2778.
Weekly Conversational French Language Group, Wells Public Library, 1434 Post Road, Wells, 6:30 PM. Informal approach to practicing or re-learning French in person and also via Zoom. Anyone with a French Language interest is welcome. FMI and for Zoom invitation email [email protected]. FMI also call the library at 207-646-8181.
Friday-Sunday, September 17-19
Little River Antiques & Estate Sales' Estate Sale at 32 Summer Street, Kennebunk, 9 AM-3 PM daily. FMI www.antiquesandestatesalesme.ciom or 751-6466.
Saturday, September 18
Native Plant Sale, Wells Reserve at Laudholm Farm, 342 Laudholm Farm Road, Wells, 9-11 AM. Help create and restore beneficial environments by purchasing native plants that will attract essential pollinators to your home garden. Offered plants are grown from wild or wild-type seed and include information on growing conditions, benefits to wildlife, and complementary species. Sale held rain or shine. Quantities are limited. FMI wellsreserve.org/calendar
Kennebunk Beach History Walking Tour, 11 AM. Begins at Trinity Chapel, Railroad Avenue, Kennebunk Beach. Learn the history of the development of Kennebunk Beach as a tourist destination. About a one-mile loop, 60-90 minutes, led by trained tour guide. $10 per person/$5 for members. Reserve in advance by calling 985-4802 or visit www.brickstoremuseum.org.
Historic District Walking Tour, departing 12PM, Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk. See previous listing for details.
Fall Garden Concert Series featuring The Dock Squares, Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, Arundel, 3-6 PM. With live music as a backdrop, enjoy afternoon cocktail specials, small plates and fresh shucked oysters at a rustic garden bar, shop goods from local artisans and farms and sample tasty fare from local food trucks. Free and open to the public!
Monday, September 20
What’s Your Story? Graves Memorial Public Library, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, 7 PM. Each week, our library director Mary-Lou Boucouvalas sits down with a community member and talks to them about where they came from, what they do, their interests, etc. Tune in on the Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library’s Facebook page or YouTube channel, or watch on the Town of Kennebunkport’s cable channel 1301. FMI call 967-2778.
Tuesday, September 21
Wishful Reading – Monthly Fiction Group, Wells Public Library, 1434 Post Road, Wells, 2 PM. The next book discussion will be about Once and Future Witches by Alix Harrow. Reserve a copy by calling the library or using the online catalog today. No registration necessary. FMI email [email protected] or call 646-8181.
Chinese Brushpainting, Wells Public Library, 1434 Post Road, Wells, 6 PM. Did you miss celebrating Chinese New Year with the library this year? Worry not. The library is presenting its Chinese New Year program in time for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Learn how to write out simple phrases in Chinese characters with a brush and inkwell and learn about what the Year of the Ox means in Chinese folklore. FMI email [email protected] or call 646-8181.
Wednesday, September 22
Portside Readers, Graves Memorial Public Library, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, 7 PM. Listen to stories, poems, tales, essays, drama, songs and more by the Portside Readers, a small group of local actors, writers, book club members. Tune in on the Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library’s Facebook page or YouTube channel or watch on the Town of Kennebunkport’s cable channel 1301. FMI call 967-2778.
Thursday, September 23
Historic District Walking Tour, departing 12 PM, Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk. See previous listing for details.
Laudholm’s Farming Past, 342 Laudholm Farm Road, Wells, 10-11:30 AM. Delve into the rich history of the Wells Reserve at Laudholm, from homestead to farmland to estuarine reserve. This docent-led walk covers about ½ mile. Free with site admission. Registration required at [email protected] or 207-646-1555 ext 110. FMI wellsreserve.org/calendar
Thursday, September 23
Mindful Experience, 342 Laudholm Farm Road, Wells, 2-4 PM. Slow down and open yourself to the sights, sounds, and scents surrounding you on the Laudholm campus of the Wells Reserve. This is a peaceful, guided experience that teaches mindful practices you can apply anywhere. For ages 12 and up. Individual $8/$6, family $20/$15 plus site admission. Registration required at [email protected] or 207-646-1555 ext 128. FMI wellsreserve.org/calendar
Museum Annual Meeting & Colin Woodard Keynote (virtual), Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk., 5 PM. The Museum’s Annual Meeting will update Members on museum happenings during the past year; free to members. Starting at 6 PM is the public portion of the program, a virtual keynote lecture by author Colin Woodard, on his new book Union: The Struggle to Forge the Story of the United States. Members are free, general admission is $5 to support the speaker. Please reserve tickets in advance by calling 985-4802 or visit www.brickstoremuseum.org/calendar.
Friday, September 24
Fiber Arts, Wells Public Library, 1434 Post Road, Wells, 10:30 AM. Show off your latest knitting creation, get tips on your crochet technique and connect with others in this weekly group. FMI [email protected] or 646-8181.
Saturday, September 25
Bicentennial Quilt Unveiling, The Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk, 10 AM-4 PM.The museum is honored to be the host location for the Kennebunk 2020 Bicentennial Quilt. This incredible piece of textile work will be unveiled during Kennebunk’s HarvestFest. Come downtown and see this magnificent piece of modern-history for yourself. The talented quilters will be on hand to answer questions. FMI visit www.brickstoremuseum.org.
Kennebunk Beach History Walking Tour, 11 AM. Begins at Trinity Chapel, Railroad Avenue, Kennebunk Beach. See previous listing for details.
Historic District Walking Tour, departing 12 PM, Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk. See previous listing for details.
Monday, September 27
What’s Your Story? Graves Memorial Public Library, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, 7 PM. See previous listing for details.
Wednesday, September 29
Explore the Shore, 342 Laudholm Farm Road, Wells, 10-11:30 AM. While strolling Laudholm Beach, explore questions about the sand, the wrack line, and found objects. Good footwear recommended; beach terrain can be sandy, rocky, and uneven. Free with site admission. Registration required at 207-646-1555 ext 110 or [email protected]. FMI wellsreserve.org/calendar
Star Gazing with the Astronomical Society of Northern New England, 1434 Post Road, Wells, 6 PM. See constellations like Leo the Lion, Draco the Dragon, and Cygnus the Swan. *Registration is required*. This program will be held at the ASNNE Observatory in Kennebunk. In case of bad weather, a raindate of Thursday, September 30 is planned. This free event is sponsored by the Friends of the Wells Public Library. For more information, please contact Stefanie Claydon at [email protected] or call the library at 207-646-8181.
An evening of Elvis at the Town House School, 135 North Street, Kennebunkport, 7 PM. Musicians Dana Pearson and Mark Gunter, with guest drummer Ron Breton, perform an evening of Elvis Presley songs. Tickets are $15 in advance and at the door for the general public, and $12 for KHS members. This BYOB event is for people 21 and older. Masks are mandatory for people who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19. For more information and tickets, visit www.kporths.com/buy-tickets, [email protected], or call (207) 967-2751.
Coming Attractions
Thursday, September 30
Basic and Advanced Coastal Erosion Control Practices, Wells Reserve at Laudholm Farm, 342 Laudholm Farm Road, Wells, 8 AM-4 PM. Learn effective techniques for controlling erosion in coastal areas. This course, offered at the Wells Reserve, is primarily for contractors but is helpful to municipal code enforcement officers, consultants, engineers, and public works employees. The course is necessary to become certified in erosion and sedimentation control practices by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. $50. FMI wellsreserve.org/calendar
Wonderful Weeds, Wells Reserve at Laudholm Farm, 342 Laudholm Farm Road, Wells, 10 AM-12 PM. Discover the medicines and foods underfoot on the Laudholm campus of the Wells Reserve, so you will recognize them as you explore your own yard or other local lands. Individual $8/$6, family $20/$15 plus site admission. Registration required at [email protected] or 207-646-1555 ext 128. FMI wellsreserve.org/calendar
Friday, October 1
Ogunquit Performing Arts Piano Festival - with Frederick Moyer, The Dunaway Center, 23 School Street, Ogunquit, 7:30 PM. The next show of this festival will feature Boston Chamber Music on October 9, followed by a student concert on October 17. Free parking is available for audience members behind the Dunaway Center. Concert tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door, and $5 student, and may be purchased online at www.ogunquitperformingarts.org.
Saturday, October 2
Dress a Girl Around the World, Kittery Lions Club, 117 State Road, Kittery, 9 AM-12:30 PM. Bring your sewing machines and a yard of dark washed cotton fabric to make a dress for a girl living in impoverished conditions. FMI [email protected]
12th Annual Family Jamboree, Wells Harbor Park, 331 Harbor Road, Wells, 11 AM-3 PM. This event is sponsored by the Wells Chamber of Commerce and features "free family fun" including crafts, games, activity booths, pumpkin decorating, an obstacle course, a sand drawing workshop and more. The Wells Democratic Party will have a pinwheel making table at their booth and the Wells Republicans will have a “pin the tail on the elephant” game at their booth. For detailed information, visit www.wellschamber.org or call 646-2451.
Saturday, Sunday & Monday, October 9, 10 & 11
Country Peddlar Annual Open House, Harbor Road, Wells. Saturday and Sunday, 9 AM-5 PM and Monday, 9 AM-12 PM. FMI 646-6576
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