OPEN 9am to 3pm
Tuesday - Friday
CLOSED Monday
Information Center is open 24/7.
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Bucksport Bay Farmers' Market is Open Every Thursday 2PM to 5PM
Next to the Post Office
Market is open through the end of October!
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Playing at the Alamo Theatre...
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October 14-16, 2016
Friday & Saturday 6 & 8pm
Sunday 2pm*
96 minutes
PG-13
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WILL FEATURE OPEN CAPTIONS
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A Century of Movies at the Alamo
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Every third Sunday of the month at
6pm through November, the Alamo is going to show a different film from a different decade that the Alamo has served our community. The schedule is as follows:
October 16: Big (1988)
November 20: Fargo (1996)
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Fright at the Fort
October 15th, 21st, 22nd, 28th & 29th
5:30PM to 9PM
For more details please
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Story Time at Buck Memorial Library
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The Buck Memorial Library on Main Street offers a free story time each Wednesday from 10:30AM to 11AM.
Children of all ages are welcome.
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Free Small Business Advising for Bucksport Bay Area
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Thinking about starting a business? Or do you already own one? There's a new small business resource for the Bucksport Bay area ready to help you with everything from starting, to maintaining and growing your business. The business advising is confidential, offered at no charge and provided by the Maine Small Business Development Centers.
November 4
December 2
Bangor Savings Bank
89 Main Street
Bucksport
By appointment only
Please contact
Better Egner at 207.664.2990
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Crafters wanted
30th Annual
BHS Craft Fair
Saturday, November 19th
Seeking Crafters
Please contact:
Matt Morrison
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BEGINNER-FRIENDLY
Healing Hatha Yoga
Tuesdays 4-5pm
Beth Wright Cancer Resource Center, Ellsworth FREE
Tuesdays 6:30-7:30 p.m.
OCC, Orland
$12/class
Wednesdays
3:30-4:30pm
Bucksport Regional Health Center ($12)
Thursdays 1-2pm
Beth Wright Cancer Resource Center Ellsworth FREE
Discounts for first responders
All classes FREE to Beth Wright Center clients
All classes are for adults and teens. Anyone under 18 must have a signed waiver from their parent or guardian. Children under 13 are only permitted by special permission from the instructor. Mats and props are provided and no yoga experience is necessary.
More details online
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October news
This weekend, the second-to-last of the Alamo's Century of Movies films ("Big") will be playing on Sunday and Fright at the Fort opens!
We also share news this week of an early history series, our Fudge for Fireworks fundraiser, and some datamapping details.
Read below to learn more about what else is playing at the Alamo, where to get some gentle yoga, and how to support Ghostport.
Christmas is for kids is under way; find out how you can help. And also check out upcoming events from Penobscot Marine Museum, Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust, and the Wilson Museum.
More about all of this--and more!--below.
Enjoy your week and...send us your news!
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Halloween Fun in Bucksport
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Help us haunt Bucksport
Lend your support!
Join us this October 22nd for the eighth annual spook-tacular Ghostport festival in downtown Bucksport. Timed to coincide with Fright at the Fort just across the bay, this Halloween-themed event offers something for all ages, from the children's costume parade to Jonathan Buck's race to the Grave. Learn more at ghostportme.com.
Our mission is to share the fun and the thrill of Halloween with our community and the thousands of visitors who flock to Fright at the Fort in Prospect each October. Help us haunt our town by lending your support at any level:
$500 - Help spread the word! You can help Ghostport advertise the entire event reaching more people and bringing them to our area.
$300 - This will enable us to put up a tent for the Brunch with the witches, to keep out the cold. The tent is also going to be used for other activities including the Chili cook -off and the
"Beam me up Boogie" dance.
$250 - Sponsor the Jonathan Buck's Race to the Grave! The winner of the race wins $500 to give to donate to a charity of their choice. This sponsorship will help support the charity of choice.
$250 - This will allow us to have a DJ so the aliens can wiggle. You can also choose to rent the Alamo in the afternoon for free kids scary cartoons.
$100 - This buys us crafting supplies for the Little Goblins or helps pay for the shuttle bus from Bucksport to the Fright at the Fort.
$10 (cash) and your business card - will be used to" NAB" a spectator.
You can help! Don't miss this opportunity.
Ghostport sponsor benefits for $100 and up include: Your business name/logo recognition on the Ghostport website/Facebook page and signs located at the event. Donations at the $500 or more level will have a live link on our website and in the newsletter and we will gladly and proudly display your banner at the event of your choice. Get in while the getting's good because you don't want to be haunted for missing out on the fun!
Please email your level of commitment to:[email protected] and
send your payment to P.O. Box 1676, Bucksport, ME 04416
Please make your check out to BBACC with Ghostport in the memo line.
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Raffle tickets
"Fudge for Fireworks" raffle tickets available at the Chamber office, all proceeds will go to the
Bucksport Bay Festival
Fireworks Fund. You can also buy your
Bucksport Historical Society
2017 calendars here too! Stop by and see us! Tuesday through Friday 9am to 3pm. $2 per ticket or three tickets for $5.
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'Tis the season
The donation cans will be out until early December.
Christmas is for Kids is through Bucksport Community Concerns, the local food cupboard and benefits children from Bucksport, Verona Island & Orland
Angel trees will go up in early November (locations to be confirmed).
Businesses that currently have cans:
BookStacks
Bucksport House of Pizza
Coastal Energy
Community Pharmacy
Dave's Auto Repair & Towing
EBS
Fort View Variety
Huckelberries Card & Gift
Grindle's Insurance
Local Variety & Bake Shop
Outback Towing
Snowman's
Studio 83
Toziers Variety
True Value
Verona Wine & Design
If any business would like to have a can, please contact Aimee Lozier at 745-4371 - please leave a message
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Sandy Point Community Club
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Annual Harvest Supper
The Sandy Point Community Club will be having their Harvest Supper on Saturday, October 15th. This amazing made from scratch supper will include turkey, ham, potatoes, three kinds of fresh vegetables, gravy and homemade pickles. All this followed by a fantastic selection of homemade pies for dessert. The sittings will be at 5:30 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. and the suggested donation is $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children under 5. The Sandy Point Community Club is at 684 US Rt. 1 in Stockton Springs. Everyone is welcome. FMI call 323-7900.
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GPMCT Fall Membership Fling
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Wildlands Trail Run
Wildlands Trail Run, October 30 GPMCT and Frenchman Bay Conservancy (FBC) are offering the annual Downeast Double Trouble Trail Race Challenge, with the 6.3-mile GPMCT Wildlands Trail Race October 30and 4-mile OR 8-mile FBC Autumn Trail Race November 6, both at 11 am. Participants who run (or walk!) both races are eligible for a special prize. For more details, go to our Race Page or visit www.frenchmanbay.org.
You can register online (this link has been updated!) for one ($22) or both ($37) races before Oct. 16, to be eligible for the Double Trouble swag. We have a family rate, too! Register two people, and additional kids under 15 run free. You can register race day, too, but won't be guaranteed a t-shirt.
Thanks to this year's sponsors: Stanley Subaru; Awards, Signage & Trophies; Nick Vachon, Podiatrist; Dave's Tractor Services; Curtis Family Shoe; Tradewinds Market; MacLeod's Restaurant; Woodland Studios; Cadillac Mountain Sports; Morton's Moo!
GPMCT Fall Membership Fling! Show some love for your favorite trails this fall! Support wildlife habitat, recreational trails, clean water and working forests in western Hancock County - join or renew your membership! CLICK HERE to give online or download a Membership Form. Memberships make a great gift, too - we'll send a card, newsletter and Wildlands map to the recipient. Join by Nov. 1 and be eligible to win gift certificates and GPMCT swag!
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Small Business Essentials
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Refresh your business skills with this comprehensive workshops series
Who should attend: Potential, new and long time business owners looking to learn or refresh their business skills
Cost: Free with Registration! Includes light meal.
Remaining workshops:
This session focuses on obtaining capital to start or run your business. We'll discuss the sources of funding, layout what banks may be looking for in loan packages, and more. This session is perfect for potential, new, and current business owners.
Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact
207-780-4420. This event is funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. SBA.
Time:
6 - 8 pm
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Penobscot Marine Museum news and events
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Seeking volunteers
Saturday, October 15
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
PMM Visitors Center
2 Church Street, Searsport
Cost: adults $5.00; children $3.00
Before the Museum closes for the season, our nightwatch women need to do a final sweep of the Sea Captain's House on the evening of Saturday, October 15. Join them for a flashlight tour as they say goodbye to the friendly spirits inhabiting the house. There are sure to be some sea captains lost at sea, their wives who succumbed to some dread tropical diseases and children lost in shipwrecks who will regale us with tales of adventure and disasters at sea. Tours will leave the Visitors Center every 15 minutes, so sign up now for your spot by calling 207-548-2529 or purchase tickets online.
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Moving from an established business location is more complicated than just moving your sign to the new place. See how The Treasured Leaf Tea Company worked with Smart DataMap Services to pinpoint their location & business information
as they moved their business location.
FMI:
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"Early History of the Area" Series
The Buck Memorial Library continues the "Early History of the Area" Series of 2014 with: "Through the Years, Early History of Area Clubs." All are invited, Wednesday, October 19th at 1pm in the Library's Reading Room, to visit and share "Memories." Present and Past members of the Bucksport Garden Club and October Club will present their year books and other items to the Library's History Collection. Early History of the following clubs will be featured on the Library's "Memory Board.": The October Club The Bucksport Garden Club The Lions Club The Civic Club and Verona Community Club For more information please call 469.2650.
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The Wilson Museum is offering fun hands-on workshops for kids with Anita Smith. And, best of all, they're FREE! However, space is limited, so call or email to get your name on the list 207-326-9247 [email protected].
Anita Smith, a retired elementary and middle school teacher, was recognized in 2002 by Project Learning Tree as one of five Outstanding Environmental Educators in the USA. She is a Maine Master Naturalist, Project Learning Tree steering committee member, and program developer/leader at China School's Forest, an outdoor classroom in China, Maine.
Wednesday, October 19 (10 a.m. - 3 p.m.)
Wednesday Spinners Workshop/Demonstration
Mondays, beginning Oct. 17 (3 - 5 p.m.) 8 weeks
Knit 2 Together: Knitting Classes
Tuesday, October 18 (3:30 - 5 p.m)
Educators Reception
Wednesday, October 19 (10 a.m. - 2 p.m.)
Wednesday Spinners
Tuesday, November 1 (1 p.m.)
Traveling after Retirement
Friday, November 4 (6:30 - 9 p.m.)
Coffee House
Tuesday, November 8 (10 a.m.)
Waffle Gardens
As programs are scheduled and information becomes available, it will be added to www.wilsonmuseum.org/calendar.html.
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Educators Reception
Date/Time:
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 (3:30 - 5:00 p.m.)
Location:
Wilson Museum, Hutchins Education Center,
112 Perkins Street, Castine, ME
Teachers, administrators and lovers of education are invited to the Educators Reception at the Wilson Museum in Castine on October 18, 2016 from 3:30 - 5 p.m. for an opportunity to brainstorm with each other and Museum staff. Collaborating to create innovative programming and educational ideas around the Museum's vast collection and resources is one of the goals for this after-school event. The Wilson Museum is strongly committed to education and will honor guests by providing a lovely celebratory spread of food and beverages.
The Museum boasts a campus with an historic home, blacksmith and woodworking shops, education center, and exhibit hall and offers resources in natural and cultural history from around the world. In addition to a short tour highlighting some of the Wilson Museum's offerings, the Robin Bray Award winner for 2014-15 and 2015-16, Kyle Snow, will give a short presentation on the engaging programs he created for his students using Museum resources. Kyle is a captivating and devoted middle school teacher of language arts and history at the Blue Hill Consolidated School.
The reception is free and open to educators and members of the community. For more information and to RSVP, contact the Wilson Museum at 326-9247 or [email protected].
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Learn to Prepare Taxes by Becoming a Tax Volunteer
The IRS is looking for people to provide free tax help in 2017. Become a
tax volunteer
and make a difference in your community.
The IRS sponsors the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) programs. These two programs offer free tax help across the country for people with low-to-moderate incomes. This year, VITA and TCE volunteers prepared more than 3.7 million federal tax returns at no cost to families across the country.
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