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Chamber Connections
Aug 17, 2017
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Last Week's poll results: Your favorite season is FALL!
Would you benefit from public transportation in the Bucksport area? Take the poll at the bottom of the newsletter.
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Bucksport Bay Farmers' Market After Hours
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The Bucksport Bay Farmers' Market After Hours is the third Thursday of the month, THAT'S TODAY!
Farmers will be open for business from 2pm until 6:30pm. Guest Vendors will be attending too!
Stop by 99 Main Street in Bucksport between 2pm and 6:30pm to grab your fresh produce and find out what the market has to offer.
For this special event there will be
LIVE KARAOKE! Come show us your talent anytime between 3:30pm and 6:00pm
There will also be a
SALSA COMPETITION, winner receives two tickets to the Common Ground Fair! If you think your recipe is the best drop it off with us at the market by 3:30pm. Tasting will go until 5:30pm and the winner will be announced!
Stop by and visit Tricia from Birch Tree Wellness Massage Therapy while you're at the market, and get a 5 or 10 minute CHAIR MASSAGE for just $1 a minute! Put a little zen in your Thursday!
Have questions? Feel free to call 207.469.6818 or visit the event page on Facebook.
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The Town of Orland will hold a special town meeting on
Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at 7:00pm, at the Orland Community Center, to vote whether the Town of Orland should provide roadside trash disposal. This will be a paper yes or no ballot.
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive at the Orland Community Center on
Saturday, August 26, 2017, from 10am-3pm! Please join us, and help save a life!
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Eclipse Viewing Pop up Party!
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Eclipse Viewing Pop up Party!
Monday, August 21
2:30PM, Bucksport Waterfront, Flag Point
Join Main Street Bucksport at Flag Point on the Bucksport waterfront to view the solar eclipse! First 50 people receive free eclipse viewing glasses (after that, we'll have to share!)
Eclipse peaks at 2:45pm.
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Win a basket of My Maine Soap
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The Bucksport Bay Ara Chamber of Commerce has partnered with
My Maine Soap for our current raffle!
We are excited to offer you a basket of 15 bars of Maine-made all-natural, eco-friendly soap with low-impact packaging! Tickets are $1 per chance with an estimated value over $100!!
When you stop by the Chamber office you can purchase your tickets.
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#lovemainemarkets
Photo Contest
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Pose with a tattoo from any participating farmers' market, or find other ways to express your passion for farmers' markets! Then tag your pics
#lovemainemarkets #MEsnapshotweek
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What's up next for Wednesday on Main?
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Historian Henry Cooke
at The Wilson Museum
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Friday, August 18 1:00-5:00 p.m.
Workshop: The Art of the Tailor: An Exploration of 1770s Men's Clothing and Construction, Henry Cooke (pre-registration required)
Friday, August 18 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Lecture: Soldiers, Sailors and Loyal Citizens All: The Dress of Castine during the British Occupation 1779-1783, Henry Cooke
Men’s fashion at the time of the American Revolution was very different than men’s fashion of today. Historian Henry Cooke will offer a weekend of workshops and a public lecture in mid-August, at the Hutchins Education Center. Here’s a great opportunity to learn some new skills and prepare to be authentically garbed for the Friends of Castine Fortifications Protected by the Crown events in September.
Saturday & Sunday, August 19 & 20
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Workshop: Reconstructing the Past: Men's Historic Coat Workshop, Henry Cooke (pre-registration required)
Tuesday, August 22 10:00 a.m.
Creating Picturebooks Workshop, Marjorie Wheeler
Thursday, August 24 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Asian Fusion Cooking Class, Harry Kaiserian
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Maine Marine Fare
at Penobscot Marine Museum
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Maine Marine Fare will celebrate all the foods from the abundant waters of coastal Maine. The two day program will include talks, panel discussions and educational tastings, featuring fishermen, food producers, aquaculturists, researchers and scientists, and members of the food and hospitality trades. It will end with a dinner called “Food from our Seas,” prepared by chef Sam Hayward with the assistance of Ladleah Dunn.
Saturday: $15 (Free for members. Please call for member discount.)
Sunday sessions: $40 ($25 for members. Please call for member discount.)
Cocktails and dinner: $75
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Bucksport Bay Farmers' Market
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The Bucksport Bay Farmers' Market will now have extended hours the third Thursday of every month through October. MARKET AFTER HOURS will be from 2PM to 6:30PM.
How can you get MORE local fruits and vegetables on a limited income? With Maine Harvest Bucks, SNAP/EBT shoppers receive bonus local fruits and vegetables for every SNAP dollar spent. Stop by the information booth to learn more!
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Playing at the Alamo Theatre...
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Jeff at Toddy brings you
Maudie
115 minutes
PG-13
Fri 18 Aug, 6:00 pm
Fri 18 Aug, 8:20 pm
Sat 19 Aug, 6:00 pm
Sat 19 Aug, 8:20 pm
Sun 20 Aug, 2:00 pm
Sun 20 Aug, 6:00 pm
General Admission $8
Students/Seniors $7
Members $5
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Pet Show Weekend: August 19 & 20
Friends of Fort Knox will host their third Pet Show weekend. This is a fun event
that does not focus on specific pet breeds, but has whimsical contest categories that include best pet costume, looks like owner, best pet trick, cutest, ugliest and most exotic pet.
Saturday, August 19 will be for dogs only, while Sunday, August 20th is for all other pets. On Sunday, all other pets will have company as the Pony Express petting zoo will be set up near the Fort Visitor Center. A wide variety of fun animals will be on hand to be petted and fed, from 11 to 3 PM.
Registration for your pet may be done online here in advance or from 10 AM until 11 AM, the days of the pet show. There is no fee to enter your pet into the show. Regular Fort admission fees apply. Ribbons will be awarded to winners in each pet show category.
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Alison Chase/Performance No Plan B
August 24-27 8PM
ALISON CHASE / PERFORMANCE in collaboration with Gene Felice/Coaction Lab and multi-instrumentalist and composer Franz Nicolay: NO PLAN B
MOVEMENT • LIGHT • PROJECTION • SOUND
an immersive multi-media tent event
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Hiring Seasonal Part-Time
F
ort Knox and Observatory Staff Opening
Friends of Fort Knox are hiring seasonal part time
help from now through October 31. Individual will
receive cross training to work in gate, observatory,
give tours and work gift shop. The person should
have good customer service skills, be flexible,
dependable, be aged 18 and able to work weekends.
Please email resume/work
experience and contact information. 469-6553
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Interested in Supporting People Seeking Recovery?
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Tuesday, August 22
5:00PM to 6:30PM
Your Place, Inc.
Old Mill Road, Ellsworth
Are you interested in supporting those seeking recovery? Would you like to find out more about addiction and recovery supports in Hancock county? Please join us for this upcoming informational event and community discussion, light refreshments will be served.
At this event, participants will:
Explore Recovery Coach role and functions, discuss recovery and how coaching can play a role, hear about programs in Hancock and Washington Counties, Find out how you can become a volunteer Recovery Coach, Sign up for the September Recovery Coach Training in Ellsworth, Hear about Ellsworth Police Department's Project Hope, and MORE!
For more information please contact Denise Smith at 667.7171 extension 15
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Herbal Remedies for Pain Relief with Stephanie Tourles
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Thursday, September 7
11AM to 12:30PM
Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center
23 Commerce Park, Ellsworth
Come hear author, licensed holistic esthetician, aromatherapist, and herbalist, Stephanie Tourles, discuss formulations from her best-selling book, Hands-On Healing Remedies. Accompanied by a power point presentation, you'll learn how to use several herbs, essential oils, and other natural ingredients to help ease the pain of minor-to-moderate backache, arthritis, headache, and sore, stiff muscles. Stephanie will bring samples for all to experience. She will also have signed copies of her book, "Hands-on Healing Remedies" for sale. There will be time for questions, discussion, and a little field trip into our garden where visitors are welcome to snip some of our healing herbs!
Everyone is welcome. To register, please email
info@bethwrightcancercenter.org, call 664-0339, or drop by 23 Commerce Park, Ellsworth. You do not need to register to attend, but registering is helpful to us!
Tea and coffee will be served.
Learn more about Stephanie at
https://www.stephanietourles.com/.
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Yoga with Naomi
Beginner-Friendly Healing Hatha Yoga
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Tuesdays 4-5PM
Thursdays 1-2PM
Beth Wright Cancer, Ellsworth
Wednesdays 3:30-4:30PM
Bucksport Regional Health Center ($12)
Discounts for first responders. All classes FREE to Beth Wright Center clients.
All classes are beginner-friendly, gentle and open to adults and teens.
Anyone under 18 must have a signed waiver from their parent/guardian. Children under 13 are only permitted by special permission from the instructor. Mats and props are provided and no yoga experience is necessary.
Questions? Contact Naomi Graychase 207.370.9589
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Local animal communicator, Naomi Graychase, was always "sensitive." And she loved animals, but it wasn't until a series of heart-breaking events occurred, that she discovered she had the ability to open her heart into the practice of animal communication.
She was trained by an expert animal communicator in Massachusetts, and for the last five years has been working professionally as a telepathic animal communicator based in Bucksport.
She works over the phone, so distance is no object. And she can even talk with animals who are no longer in their bodies. And while her business is called, "Peace, fellow mammals," she can talk to any beings, living or passed away, not just mammals!
Peace, fellow mammals!
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Castine Historical Society 2017 Summer Exhibit - Castine's Devoted Women: Partnership and Social Reform 1910-1962
focuses on the lives of Mary W. (Molly) Dewson and Mary G. (Polly) Porter who were life-partners during an age of progressive change encompassing woman's right to vote, labor and wage reform, and feminism.
Admission is free
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Fort George Fortification – September 9-10
Fort George in Castine is on the National Register of Historic Places due to the important role it played in the American Revolution and later in the War of 1812.
On the weekend of September 9 & 10, 2017, volunteers at Fort George and Castine will show us what life may have been like between 1779 and 1783 while Crown troops protected the Loyalists who had moved to the area believing that the Penobscot was going to be the border between the new United States of America and British North America.
The weekend will be filled with music, food, history, presentations and entertainment for the whole family. For more information and a schedule of events visit the Friends of Castine Fortification website.
We look forward to seeing you in Castine this summer. Please contact David Bicks at (917) 331-5482 or committee@castineclassic.com if you have any questions.
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Stockton Springs Community Library Events
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4th Annual Pie & Art Festival
Saturday, August 19
9AM to 2PM
Corner of Main and Station Street
Stockton Springs, ME
There will be a wide variety of homemade pies, both sweet and savory available for purchase.
Artists participating will include members of the painting group that meets weekly at the library and other local artists. Some of the artists participating in the fundraiser include Mary Brann, Sarah Faragher, Helen Nezda, Debbie Mitchell, Scott Moore, Betty Schopmeyer, Anne Spencer, Jo Swift, and more.
2nd Annual Great Event Community Yard Sale
Saturday, September 9
Mark your calendars and SAVE THE DATE for the Giant Yard Sale, Barbecue, Tea Room, Bake Sale, Homemade donuts, Children’s Events, and much more!
Call the library for more information at 567-4147.
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International Maritime Film Festival
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Tickets now on sale for 2017 International Maritime Film Festival
The International Maritime Film Festival (IMFF) is a juried contest of documentary films celebrating the heritage, spirit of adventure, and ingenuity of boats and waterborne pursuits. It is the premier event for maritime-themed filmmaking.
The IMFF is a joint venture between Main Street Bucksport (MSB) and WoodenBoat Publications, Inc. (WBPI), in Brooklin, Maine. Bucksport’s state-of-the-art Alamo Theatre will host festival weekend from September 29-October 1, 2017. In the months after the awards event, a compilation of winners will be offered to venues worldwide.
The final festival program will be announced later in the summer but buy your tickets now before they sell out!
There are flexible ticketing options ranging from an all weekend pass (the best value) to half-day screening passes. Tickets for individual films will be sold at the door on a first come, first served basis.
Festival organizers are grateful to our sponsors Brooklin Boat Yard and Yachting Solutions. Sponsorship opportunities are still available. Contact
info@maritimefilmfestival.com for more information.
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Summertime Tax Tip 2017-14
How Does the IRS Contact Taxpayers? — When the IRS needs to contact a taxpayer, the first contact is normally by letter delivered by the U.S. Postal Service.
The IRS doesn't normally initiate contact with taxpayers by email, nor does it send text messages or contact through social media channels.
Depending on the situation, IRS employees may first call or visit with a taxpayer. In some instances, advance notice is provided in writing via a letter or notice, but not always.
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Bucksport Regional Health Center News
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There is a lot going on at the Bucksport Regional Health Center. They've partnered with Healthy Acadia to bring you 10 Tips - Healthy Eating on a Budget classes, as well as extended their Tai Chi for Health classes. The next session runs Tuesdays 10AM to 11AM Sept. 12 through Oct. 31.
On August 22 they will be part of the Bucksport YMCA Family Fun-a-Thon. Don't miss this event, Tuesday 8/22 from 5:30PM to 6:15Pm. It's party of the YMCA BBQ series . BRHC is adding a fun "triathlon" with running, activities, and a simple swim element. Race starts at 5:30pm. See you there.
You can read the rest of the BRHC newsletter by grabbing one at one of the local businesses downtown or the 24/7 information center at the Chamber.
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Vacationland Bluegrass Jam Camp
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Vacationland Bluegrass Jam Camp
Friday, September 15, 2017 through
Sunday, September 17, 2017
Searsport Shores Ocean Campground
At Vacationland Jam Camp we have a friendly, low-key environment on the shores of Penobscot Bay in beautiful Searsport, Maine where you can learn to play Bluegrass music.
Our teachers are some of the area's top Bluegrass musicians, including Erica Brown and Matt Shipman (Erica Brown and the Bluegrass Connection), Steve Roy (Darol Anger, Molly Tuttle Band, Joy Kills Sorrow, Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen) and Carter Logan (The Jerks of Grass).
Join us Friday, September 15th to Sunday, September 17th. You'll work in small groups, learning the secrets of playing backup and taking breaks. You'll also learn:
Traditional Bluegrass song structure
Jamming etiquette
How to lead a song
Instrumental blending
How to take a break
Harmony singing
There will also be an opportunity to take 1/2 hour private lessons from the instructors.
Never Jammed before?
Come Thursday, September 14th to learn jamming technique from the ground up at the Novice Workshop taught by Resa Randolph (Miners Creek).
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September 6-10, 2017
Searsport Shores Ocean Campground
Fiber College of Maine is an annual fiber festival whose sole reason for being is to celebrate the fiber arts in all forms. Maine is particularly blessed with artistic energy and inspiration from the flow of the tides, the rolling hills of the blueberry fields and the stars in the night sky.
Each year, the weekend after Labor Day, fiber artists, crafters and students gather together for a weekend of casual fiber classes, time with friends old and new, live animals and good food. Location is Searsport Shores Ocean Park and Campground, Searsport, Maine.
Our overarching theme this year is
Re-Use, Re-Design, Re-Create
in the spirit of the Black Belt of Alabama and the Native Americans closer to home. Zero waste design is a way of life that is re-gaining recognition and as members of the wealthiest society in the history of the world, it is invigorating to see just how we can re-purpose our abundance to feed the needs of our souls.
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Need more reason to be excited? Friday, September 8th is the
Makers' Market at Fiber College- Free admission to everyone. Set up or browse the $10 market tables, take a rolling class (think "a la carte" or "make and take" or "boy that looks fun! I want to do it")...for only $20 session.
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Would you benefit from public transportation in the Bucksport area?
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24/7 Information Center
[52 MAIN STREET]
[BUCKSPORT, ME, 04416]
[TUESDAY - FRIDAY]
[9AM TO 3PM]
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