LOCAL Announcement :: Miscellaneous

Maine Events Calendar

Author

Date Created

21 Jun 2007

More details...

Calendar of events happening in or around Maine this summer. Feel free to add to the list.

Through July 2: "Inside Art" exhibit by residents of Hancock County jail, Grand Auditorium, Main St., Ellsworth. Call 374-3608 or www.jailvolunteers.org.

June 30: "An Afternoon of Music and Reading" workshop w/Rob McCall, (part of Saturday workshop series), 1 PM, Good Life Center, 372 Harborside Rd., Harborside. Good Life Center, 326-8211 or www.goodlife.org.

July 1: Citizens Summit Rally and Peace March w/speakers and music coinciding with Bush/Putin meeting, 1 PM, Village Green, Ocean Ave., Kennebunkport. Jamilla El Shafei, jamillaelshafei (at) yahoo.com or www.bushoutnow.org.

July 1: "Caravan to Cuba" event with dancing, music, food, and speaker to celebrate exchanges with Cuba, 4 PM, The Space, 2 Government St., Kittery. Michael Murray, 363-0583 or mpmurray80 (at) yahoo.co.uk.

July 2: "The Good Life of Helen Nearing" talk/discussion w/Mimi Killinger (part of summer Monday night discussion series), 7-9 PM w/potluck at 5:30 PM, Good Life Center, 372 Harborside Rd., Harborside. Good Life Center, 326-8211 or www.goodlife.org.

July 4: Food AND Medicine's annual July 4th Solidarity Celebration, 5:30 PM until dark, Solidarity Community Center, 20 Ivers St., Brewer. Call 989-4141 or www.foodandmedicine.org.

July 4: Western Mountains Peace Action Workshop marches in the Farmington 4th of July parade. FMI: Eileen Liddy, 645-4755 or epliddy (at) megalink.net.

July 7: Annual Charlie Howard walk to remember death of gay man in Bangor in 1984, 6:30 PM, Hammond Street Congregational Church then walk downtown to Kenduskeag Bridge. Dan Williams, 942-9319 or howard_foundation05 (at) yahoo.com.

July 7: "Preparing the Winter Garden" workshop, (part of Saturday workshop series), 1 PM, Good Life Center, 372 Harborside Rd., Harborside. Good Life Center, 326-8211 or www.goodlife.org. Additional workshops on most Saturdays in July and August.

July 9: "A Reading from At Home in Nature" reading/discussion w/Rebecca Gould (part of summer Monday night discussion series), 7-9 PM w/potluck at 5:30 PM, Good Life Center, 372 Harborside Rd., Harborside. Good Life Center, 326-8211 or www.goodlife.org.

July 12: "Knowledge Is the Beginning" film on collaborations between Palestinians and Israelis, part of Active Nonviolence series, 7 PM, Portsmouth Public Library, Portsmouth, NH. Seacoast Peace Response, 603-750-7506 or info (at) seacoastpeaceresponse.org.

July 14: Portland Peace Festival for unity, raising awareness, and to create a huge human peace sign, 1-4 PM, Eastern Prom Park, Portland. Peace Action Maine, 772-0680 or www.portlandpeacefestival.com.

July 14: Grand Opening of the Portland Freedom Trail (local African-American history tour), 11:15 AM, Lincoln Park, Portland. Wells Staley-Mays, 409-0778 or wells369 (at) hotmail.com.

July 14: Solar energy lecture and demonstration w/Richard Komp, 1-5 PM, Good Life Center, Harborside (part of Good Life's Hands-on series). Good Life Center, 326-8211 or www.goodlife.org.

July 14-20: GAYLA annual conference for gay men w/workshops, recreation, and renewal, Ferry Beach, Saco. Ferry Beach, 282-4489 or www.ferrybeach.org.

July 16: "Building a Solidarity Economy in Maine and Beyond" talk/discussion w/Ethan Miller (part of summer Monday night discussion series), 7-9 PM w/potluck at 5:30 PM, Good Life Center, 372 Harborside Rd., Harborside. Good Life Center, 326-8211 or www.goodlife.org.

July 21: Cradle to Cradle Solar Architecture workshop and tour, 9 AM-5 PM, Harrington. SEADS, 483-2764 or sunwatt (at) juno.com.

July 23: "Biofuels in Maine: Three Perspectives" talk/discussion on renewable energy (part of summer Monday night discussion series), 7-9 PM w/potluck at 5:30 PM, Good Life Center, 372 Harborside Rd., Harborside. Good Life Center, 326-8211 or www.goodlife.org.

July 24-August 3: Bo Lazoff of Human Kindness Foundation speaks about prison issues in Bangor (Aug 2, 7 PM, U-U Church), Belfast (Aug. 3, 7 PM, Free Library), Blue Hill (July 27, 7 PM, Cong. Church), Portland (July 24, 7 PM, First Parish Church), and Ellsworth (July 28, 7:30 PM w/concert, U-U Church). Call 374-3608 or www.mainekindness.org.

July 28: Casco Bay Cabaret w/short plays, music, food to benefit the Community Building Collaborative + A Company of Girls + People's Free Space, time TBA, Adams School, 48 Moody St., Portland. Peoples's Free Space, 822-9869 or cabaret (at) peoplesfreespace.org.

July 28-29: Full Circle Fair to celebrate community radio station WERU w/music, speakers, information, lots more, Fairgrounds, Blue Hill. Contact info (at) weru.org or 469-0500 or www.weru.org.

July 30: "Effective Organizing to Save Earth's Habilability" talk/discussion w/Nancy Oden (part of summer Monday night discussion series), 7-9 PM w/potluck at 5:30 PM, Good Life Center, 372 Harborside Rd., Harborside. Good Life Center, 326-8211 or www.goodlife.org.

August 4: Brunswick Peace Fair, tall day (time TBA), Town Green, Brunswick. Brunswick Peaceworks, 725-7675.

August 4: "Organic Gardening and Farming" workshop w/Eliot Coleman, (part of Saturday workshop series), 1 PM, Good Life Center, 372 Harborside Rd., Harborside. Good Life Center, 326-8211 or www.goodlife.org.

August 6: Annual commemoration of anniversary of atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan w/free concert by Masanobu Ikemiya, 7 PM, Hammond St. Congregational Church, High/Hammond Sts., Bangor. Call 942-9343 or info (at) peacectr.org.

August 6: "A Subversive Plot: Bringing the Delicious Revolution into Your Own Backyard" talk/discussion w/Roger Doiron (part of summer Monday night discussion series), 7-9 PM w/potluck at 5:30 PM, Good Life Center, 372 Harborside Rd., Harborside. Good Life Center, 326-8211 or www.goodlife.org.

August 7-14: Annual Burdock! gathering to promote sustainable living at Robinson Farm, Sandy River Rd., Starks. Burdock, burdock (at) riseup.net or www.burdock.org.

August 13: "More Food Equals More Forest" talk/discussion w/Florence Reed (part of summer Monday night discussion series), 7-9 PM w/potluck at 5:30 PM, Good Life Center, 372 Harborside Rd., Harborside. Good Life Center, 326-8211 or www.goodlife.org.

August 13-14: Workshop on making your own photovoltaic-hot water hybrid solar panels, Perry (near Eastport). Richard Komp, 497-2204 or sunwatt (at) juno.com.

August 19-24: "Seeking Sustainability: An Exploration of Limple Living for Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice" course, Good Life Center, 372 Harborside Rd., Harborside. Good Life Center, 326-8211 or www.goodlife.org.

August 20: "Using Land and Resources to Build Healthy Communities" talk/discussion w/Ellie Kastanopolous (part of summer Monday night discussion series), 7-9 PM w/potluck at 5:30 PM, Good Life Center, 372 Harborside Rd., Harborside. Good Life Center, 326-8211 or www.goodlife.org.

August 24: "Rock My Soul" gospel performance to benefit Peace Action Maine, 7 PM, First Parish Church, 425 Congress St., Portland. Call 772-0680 or www.peaceactionme.org.

August 24-26: Anti-War Protest and Rally w/Cindy Sheehan (tent.) and other noted speakers, all day on Saturday (daytime workshops and evening concert on Friday, breakfast on Sunday also), Kennebunkport. Jamilla El Shafei, jamillaelshafei (at) yahoo.com or 439-5800.

September 9: MaineShare's annual Hike and Bike fundraiser to support over 35 statewide social action organizations, 9 AM-afternoon, Bradbury State Park, Pownal. Call 622-0105 or www.maineshare.org.

Add a new comment
Title
Author
	Create a new account Enter a username and password which will enable you to edit this article later. You may leave these blank, but you will then not be allowed to edit the post. All fields except last name are required. First Name Last Name Username Password Email
Text Format
Comment
Anti-spam	Enter the following number into the box:
	To add more detailed comments, or to upload files, see the full comment form.

Comments

Apollodoros Mcclay

Current rating: 0
12 Jul 2007

by Apollodoros Mcclay

LOCAL Announcement :: Miscellaneous

Maine Events Calendar

Author

Date Created

Date Edited

Rating

License

Comments