Upcoming Events

June
Southwest Harbor Pubic Library Presents: June Exhibits
For the month of June and part of July, the library's walls and display case will include vibrant color from oil paintings and avian art. Beth G. Lambert's "Scenes Close to Home" oils will grace the walls and select pieces from the permanent collection of the Wendell Gilley Museum will be on view in the Holmes Room display case.

Friday, June 2
24th Annual Acadia Birding Festival
Continues thru June 4th. What the Acadia Birding Festival offers is enhanced opportunity to observe birds from our varied habitats, meet and learn from local bird experts, and share a few days of stimulating activities with "birds of a feather." We hope to see you in June and wish you all great birding! Click here for more information and to register.

Friday, June 2
Wendell Gilley Museum Presents: Book Sale and Author Signing
11:30 - 12:30PM: Author Rebekah Lowell will be at the Museum to sell and sign her book "Catching Flight". Presented in conjunction with the Acadia Birding Festival. For more information, call 207-244-7555.

Saturday, June 3
Tremont's 175th Anniversary
12-3PM: In 1848, the town of Tremont (which then included Southwest Harbor) was incorporated. On June 3rd the town of Tremont will be celebrating its 175th anniversary with a variety of special events beginning with a lobster bake, birthday bash, at Archie’s in Bass Harbor. That days' event also includes historical exhibits, treats and an antique car show at Tremont School. Click here for more!

Saturday, June 3
ArtWaves Presents: Basket Making with the Fabulous Bob Sattler
10AM: This workshop with Bob Sattler will focus on making a ribbed basket in the Appalachian tradition. Melon, egg, and options for other gathering baskets will be offered. An assortment of colored reed and dyeing processes will be available. No previous experience is necessary. All will be encouraged! ALL MATERIALS ARE INCLUDED. Bring your lunch and get ready to have a great day! Click here!

Sunday, June 4
ArtWaves Presents: Mosaic Mirror with Liz Cutler
10:30AM: Making a stained glass mosaic mirror is an opportunity to create with a unique hands-on medium. Participants will learn how to cut, grind and arrange ArtWaves' extensive supply of glass, tiles, natural materials, and colorful pottery bits to create whatever mosaic pattern or image they like surrounding a round or rectangular mirror with a wood back. Click here to register.

Sunday, June 4
A Climate To Thrive Presents: Share your vision for Tremont’s future at the Resilience Gathering
Noon - 2PM at the Tremont School field: Anyone who lives or works in Tremont is invited to drop in and bring their families to enjoy a free community meal, live music, and activities for kids, while providing feedback to shape the town’s Community Resilience Plan. Or reach out to brianna@aclimatetothrive.org with your thoughts.

Monday, June 5
Seal Cove Auto Museum Presents: Monday Motors
11AM: Join the team at Seal Cove Auto Museum each Monday at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. for a special demonstration and talk about one of the special vehicles from the collection. A rotating schedule of vehicles will be featured at each Monday Motors. Free with Museum admission. Events are weather permitting.

Tuesday, June 6
ArtWaves Presents: Relief Printmaking with Christine Medley
12:30PM: Join our Artist in Residence for June, Christine Medley, to learn and create a carved relief stamp out of erasers and print on paper to form an instant book, or zine, made from a single sheet of paper. Then we would do the same process with cloth and make a instant cloth book. We will use found objects, stitching and eraser stamps, to create this artists book! Click here!

Tuesday, June 6
ArtWaves Presents: Nature Printing with Christine Medley
4:30PM, continues Wednesday June 7: Join our Artist in Residence for June, Christine Medley, to learn and create nature printing on handmade paper and tea towels! Click here for more information and to register.

Tuesday, June 6
Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Beer Hiking New England with Carey Kish
5:30PM: Join us as Carey Kish talks about his book Beer Hiking New England: The Ultimate Beer Hiking Guide to New England Breweries and Trails. To create this diverse ensemble he travelled over 300 miles on foot and tasted more than 230 different beers to bring readers this great selection of hikes and brews. Click here for more information.

Wednesday, June 7
ArtWaves Presents: Accordion Bookmaking with Christine Medley
12:30PM: Join our Artist in Residence for June, Christine Medley, to learn and create an accordion book using gel plates and rubber stamps to print on the books. Participants can choose between a pocket accordion or a spinner/mobile accordion book. Click here for more information and to register.

Saturday, June 17
Camp CaPella Open House “Live, Laugh, Love Camp!”
This year we are bringing back the Annual Open House to welcome families, campers, and our generous donators to Camp to see all of the improvements and renovations that we have completed over the last few years. There will be music, food, games and stories to share. Please join us to celebrate the opening of our 2023 Camp Season. A ten dollar donation is encouraged. Questions? Melanie 207-974-6722

Saturday, June 17
Mt. Desert Island Historical Society Presents: Somesville Museum Opening
10AM: Visit the MDI Historical Society’s two exhibits: Summers of Science and Wonder chronicling scientific research and discovery on the island from Wabanaki stewardship to the presence of two research laboratories, and Landscape of Change providing specific examples using historical and modern datasets of how Mount Desert Island and Frenchman Bay are being affected by climate change. Free.

Wednesday, June 21
Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Summer Reading Kick-off Dance Party with Bee Parks & The Hornets
6PM: Join us or a family friendly dance party with Bee Parks & the Hornets - an indie pop-rock band for all insects and ages - to celebrate and kick-off our Summer Reading program. Sign-up for Summer Reading to win prizes throughout the summer while enjoying a high-energy concert that will combine rockin’ music, puppetry and audience participation to inspire young people to get up and move.

Friday, June 23
ArtWaves Presents: Introduction to Nature Journaling with Lindsay Strout
9-11AM: Join Lindsay Strout in this outdoor workshop. We will explore nature and our power of observation. We will investigate using our senses, practicing awareness and understand how to take that information and put it into a nature journal. We will use words & sketches. JOURNALS ARE PROVIDED. THIS CLASS MEETS IN SEAL HARBOR AT THE PARKING LOT ACROSS FROM THE BEACH. Click here to register.

Saturday, June 24
Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Acadia Explorers: Ship Harbor Theme: Hermit Crabs
10AM: Meet at Ship's Harbor. Calling all outdoor explorers - we’re teaming up with Acadia National Park again to offer this adventurous, outdoor education program for kids in Grades K-5. Registrants will receive a free book at each program and have the chance to explore and learn from an experienced ranger. Click here for more information and to register.

Saturday, June 24
ArtWaves Presents: Introduction to Nature Journaling with Lindsay Strout
10AM: Working from the campus at ArtWaves we will investigate using our senses, practicing awareness and understand how to take that information and put it into a nature journal. We will use words & sketches. We will start indoors for an introduction and then maybe head outside to nature journal with prompts that I’ll give to you. This class has a 1/2 for lunch. JOURNALS ARE PROVIDED. Click here!

Sunday, June 25
Bass Harbor Lobster Boat Race and more!
It all starts at 7:30AM with a pancake breakfast! Race registration begins at 8AM and the race kicks off at 10AM. After the race, stop down at the pier for a BBQ lunch and more!

Tuesday, June 27
ArtWaves Presents: Birches Mosaic with Liz Cutler
Noon: There is something magical about a birch grove. Maybe the sense of light, the texture, or the distinctive black and white patterns that look so good in stained glass and make it a good introductory project. Here is your chance to work with our glorious assortment of colors and textures with step-by-step instruction, demonstrations on designing, nipping and cutting glass, and grinding.

Wednesday, June 28
ArtWaves Presents: Intro to Botanical Printing Workshop with Liz Cutler
5PM: No experience necessary for this wow of a workshop. We supply it all and the results are stunning- the gelatin plates pick up the intricacy of the plants and our Akua inks are vibrantly colored.Liz will guide you through endless possibilities of monoprinting on a variety of papers. Click here for more information and to register.

Saturday, July 1
ArtWaves Presents: Theatre Workshop: Collaboration, Improvisation, and Imagination!
10:30 AM, continues Sunday July 2: For Ages 7 - 12 (flexible for sibling groups). Learn a selection from Shakespeare's Macbeth (the witches) with group choreography! Collaborate to create original scenes and choreography (living statue, 3 part warm up, scene recipes. etc.)! Click here for more information and to register.

Tuesday, July 4
Acadia Chamber Presents: 10th Annual Fourth of July Fireworks
9PM: Join us for our 10th Annual Fourth of July Fireworks! The fireworks will be shot from a barge on the harbor, with lots of great viewing locations. Rain date is Saturday, July 8th. If you wish to help support this community event, click here!

Wednesday, July 11
ArtWaves Presents: Absolute Beginner Watercolor Workshop
9AM: Second session on Thursday, July 12: Come join us for a quick glimpse of this incredible media. Learn to create a beautiful washes, layer and mix colors, paint wet on wet and create luminous passages. Students will learn to manage the ratio of pigment to water and the importance of values in watercolor. Click here for more information and to register.

Thursday, July 13
ArtWaves Presents: Catching the Light Workshop- for Plein Air Painters and Aspiring Plein Air Painters
8:30AM, continues Friday, July 14: A plein air painting workshop that concentrates on creating a method to “Catch the Light” and the essence of the day. Students work on various forms of compositional planning, including value studies, directional lines and color proportion swatches. Click here for more information and to register.

Friday, July 14
ArtWaves Presents: Mosaic Mirror with Liz Cutler
10AM: Making a stained glass mosaic mirror is an opportunity to create with a unique hands-on medium. Participants will learn how to cut, grind and arrange ArtWaves' extensive supply of glass, tiles, natural materials, and colorful pottery bits to create whatever mosaic pattern or image they like surrounding a round or rectangular mirror with a wood back. Click here to register.

Friday, July 14
ArtWaves Presents: Intro to Botanical Printing Workshop with Liz Cutler
3PM: No experience necessary for this wow of a workshop. We supply it all and the results are stunning- the gelatin plates pick up the intricacy of the plants and our Akua inks are vibrantly colored.Liz will guide you through endless possibilities of monoprinting on a variety of papers. Click here for more information and to register.

Saturday, July 15
Bar Harbor Garden Club Presents: Gardens by the Sea
The Bar Harbor Garden Club will present a tour of Gardens by the Sea on Saturday, July 15, 2023, from 10am to 4pm, rain or shine. You’re invited to visit six beautiful gardens in Bar Harbor and enjoy stunning borders of colorful perennials and annuals in gardens stretching to the water’s edge. For tickets, click here.

Saturday, July 15
Harbor House Community Center's Annual Flamingo Festival
Continues through Monday, July 17! Parade, Craft Fair, and more - the annual Harbor House Flamingo Festival is whimsical, lighthearted and decidedly pink, this fun filled family festival truly has something for everyone. Stay tuned for more details!

Monday, July 17
Harbor House Flamingo Festival Presents: Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers
6-7PM At the Harbor House: "The Legend of the Banana Kid". Little Chucky heads to the Wild West to outwit outlaws in this cowboy adventure! With a fistful of bananas, Chucky rides into town on his trusty goat for a showdown with Big Bad Bart and his gang of bandits. Click here for more information!

Saturday, July 22
Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Acadia Explorers: Location - Carroll Homestead, Theme - Stone Walls
10AM: Meet at Carroll Homestead. Calling all outdoor explorers - we’re teaming up with Acadia National Park again to offer this adventurous, outdoor education program for kids in Grades K-5. Registrants will receive a free book at each program and have the chance to explore and learn from an experienced ranger. Click here for more information and to register.

Thursday, July 27
Charlotte Rhodes Butterfly Garden's Annual Butterfly Release
1:30 or 3PM: When you check-in, you will receive your boxed butterflies to release at the park or take home. Enjoy refreshments and fun activities for all ages. This annual fundraising effort is used to support all the activities and upkeep at the park, and pays for new plantings downtown. Please click here for more information and to purchase tickets.

Tuesday, August 1
Harbor House Presents: Lobsters on the Sound
5:30-10:00 pm: Proceeds from Lobsters on the Sound support the many programs and services Harbor House provides to the communities of Mount Desert Island. For questions of more information contact Diana Novella at diana@harborhousemdi.org or call us at 207-244-3713.

Saturday, August 5
Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Acadia Explorers: Location - Library, Theme - Beavers
10AM: Meet at the Library in SWH. Calling all outdoor explorers - we’re teaming up with Acadia National Park again to offer this adventurous, outdoor education program for kids in Grades K-5. Registrants will receive a free book at each program and have the chance to explore and learn from an experienced ranger. Click here for more information and to register.

Monday, August 14
Mt. Desert Island Historical Society Presents: Lucy’s Lens: Life on Mount Desert Rock 1906-1909, with Libby Bischof
6PM at the Northeast Harbor Library: In this richly illustrated lecture and discussion, Libby Bischof will feature the Great Harbor Maritime Museum's collection of photographs by Lucy McMullen Dodge, taken when she and her family lived on Mount Desert Rock in the early-1900s. Click here for more information.

Monday, August 14
ArtWaves Presents: En Plein Air with Christine Lafuente: 4 sessions
8:30 AM to 12:30 PM: Experience the magic of Mount Desert Island as you paint En Plein Air. A basic review of outdoor set-up, palette organization, composition, and atmospheric color theory will be covered; however, most of the time spent together will be “hands-on” in the field with individual instruction at four select locations on the Island’s beautiful coves and shores. Click to register.

Saturday, August 19
ArtWaves Presents: KIDS Theatre Workshop: Puppet Adventures
10:30AM, continues Sunday, August 20: Create your own unique puppet using cloth, cardboard, yarn, twigs, pinecones, etc. Bring your puppet to life through the wonder of theatre and creativity! Come up with a special name, personality, and favorite dance for your puppet! Click here for more information and to register.

Saturday, October 7
ArtWaves Presents: Plein Air Felted Landscape Workshop with Kristen Walsh
9AM: Join our October Artist in Residence, Kristen Walsh, for a two-day Plein Air Landscape Workshop! In this workshop, participants will experience the ancient art of felting and learn foundational art techniques as you create plein air landscapes. Click here for more information and to register.