Saturday, July 5 Friends of Acadia Presents: Save Our Summits 8:15AM: Hike to one of Acadia’s iconic summits AND help the Park’s efforts to restore native vegetation! Acadia National Park, with Friends of Acadia and Schoodic Institute, invites tenacious hikers to bring bags of soil to the summits of Penobscot and Sargent Mountains. You’ll get to choose how much soil you’ll carry – carrying as little as five pounds. Click here to here to register.
Monday, July 7 Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Read to Argos Noon: Want to make reading even more fun for kids? Register your child for a 15-minute time slot to Read to Argos, a charming certified therapy dog, at the library on July 7th & 14th from 12:00 - 2:30 p.m. After the session, your reader will get a chance to win summer reading prizes for a job well done! Click here for more info and to sign up!
Wednesday, July 9 Friends of Acadia Presents: Save Our Summits 8:15AM: Hike to one of Acadia’s iconic summits AND help the Park’s efforts to restore native vegetation! Acadia National Park, with Friends of Acadia and Schoodic Institute, invites tenacious hikers to bring bags of soil to the summits of Penobscot and Sargent Mountains. You’ll get to choose how much soil you’ll carry – carrying as little as five pounds. Click here to here to register.
Wednesday, July 9 Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Summer S.T.E.A.M. 2-3PM: To kick off the 130th anniversary of the Southwest Harbor Public Library, Leah will lead a hands-on seaweed lava lamp workshop. Youth can explore the importance of seaweed aquaculture, learn about the foods we know and love that benefit from seaweed, and get to take home their very own lava lamp. Click here for more info and to sign up!
Friday, July 11 Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Giant Book Sale Find your next summer read at Southwest Harbor Public Library’s Flamingo Festival Book Sale Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, July 11, 12, & 13, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the former American Legion Hall behind the library on Village Green Way, Southwest Harbor. Click here for more inforamtion!
Saturday, July 12 Harbor House's Diamond Jubilee Flamingo Festival! A whole weekend of fun events! A craft fair, a very pink parade, live music, great food and even a cocktail party! Stay tuned for more information!
Tuesday, July 15 Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Tom Ricks Book Talk 5:30PM: Thomas E. Ricks, author of five New York Times bestsellers, combines his deep knowledge of Maine with his years of experience covering U.S. military operations to craft a powerful tale of politics and mayhem in We Can’t Save You, a riveting new crime novel and the second in his acclaimed Ryan Tapia series. Click here for more information.
Thursday, July 17 Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Kneisel Hall Chamber Concert 7PM at St. John’s Church, 315 Main Street, SWH. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear one of the most significant chamber music programs in the country and to see and hear exceptional music students who are about to launch their careers and in many cases, are already concertizing internationally. Click here for more information.
Sunday, July 27 Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Pig Roast 130th Celebrations Finale Event 5-7PM on the lawn of St. Andrew’s and St. John’s Episcopal Church. Pig Roast Plus! catered by Clark Point Cafe with live music by J.B. Harrison and the Seal Harbor Boys. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets!
Thursday, July 31 Charlotte Rhoades Park's 27th Annual Butterfly Release The Annual Butterfly Release is divided into two sessions to ensure that guests can enjoy all of the activities and stroll through the park at their own pace, allowing families and individuals to come and go at their leisure during their session time. Enjoy refreshments and fun activities for all ages. Tickets are limited and advance ticket purchase is required. Click here to order your tickets.
Saturday, September 13 Tremont First Responders Day: Promoting Health and Safety The Tremont Fire Department, along with the Southwest Harbor / Tremont Ambulance Service, A Climate to Thrive, Healthy Acadia, and the Tremont Sustainability Committee are planning a community event centered around 9/11. A centerpiece of the event will be training on home fire safety including the use of fire extinguishers and fire blankets. For more information, click here.
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