Lora B. Whelan, Director
93 Water Street    PO Box 122
Eastport, ME  04631-0122
207-853-2400
Web Site:  www.eastportforpride.org

March 2004 Community Calendar

1: Monday

9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $2.50. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
12:10 PM - Ecumenical Soup 'n Sermon - St. Joseph's Parish Hall, 11 Chapel St. All welcome!
6:00 PM - Eastport for Pride Board Meeting - Eastport for Pride office, 93 Water St.
7:00 PM - Eastport City Council - Public Hearing for Community Development Block Grant Planning Grant to prepare a Telecommunications Infrastructure Assessment and Plan for the Cities of Eastport and Calais and the Town of Machias, Meeting, Shead High School Band Room.

2: Tuesday

9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $2.50. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
6:00 PM - Design Committee - Eastport for Pride office, 93 Water St. All those interested in downtown revitalization welcome!
6:00 PM - Planning Board - Shead High School Band Room.
7:00 PM - School Committee - Shead High School Band Room.

3: Wednesday

9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $2.50. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
10:30-11:30 AM - The TOTS Program, Moose Themes. Peavey Memorial Library, Contact: Dana Chevalier, 853-4021 Bring your child to enjoy readings about moose. After the readings, your child can create a craft project with the many zany craft items that Dana Chevalier will supply. Make a moose based on the story.
5:00 PM - Eastport Budget Committee. "City Manager Overview." Shead High School. Fred Hartman, Chairman. Contact City Hall, 853-2300 for further information.
7:00 PM - VFW, Eastport Senior Center, 9 Boynton St.
7:00 PM - The Dancers - Shead Drama Club Play, Shead High School Band Room. Come enjoy Eastport's teenage thespians as they prepare for the regional one-act play competition at Mt. Desert Island High School on March 5.

4: Thursday

9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $2.50. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
10:00 AM - Noon - ArtsBloom - Basic Knitting (& March 11, 18) - Instructor: Jane Knowlton. $5 registration fee. To register call Kristin McKinlay, 853-0703.
6:00 PM - Economic Restructuring Committee - Eastport for Pride office, 93 Water St. All those interested in downtown revitalization welcome!

5: Friday

9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $2.50. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
7:00 PM - Instant-Mix Imperial Democracy (Buy One Get One Free) - Eastport Lyceum film-discussion series, Shead High School Band Room. Donation: $3.

6: Saturday: Full Moon

11:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Design Workshop - "Downtown Renovations: Partnerships, Mixed-use, and Design," a talk given by Bob and Suzanne Kelly of House Revivers and Kelly Realty Management of Bangor. The Kellys have been deeply involved in the revitalization of downtown Bangor. The last four projects they have worked on, are mixed-use residential-commercial buildings in the heart of Bangor's downtown. They will share their insights learned from restoring and maintaining the unique architectural heritage of Bangor. Where: Eastport Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. A light luncheon will be served. Reservations are recommended due to space constraints: 853-2400.
6:00-9:00 PM - I LIKE MY MOOSE CHOCOLATE - Friends of the Peavey Memorial Library present: A buffet of chocolate concoctions at Christ Church, 21 Key Street, Eastport. Tickets are $5 for all the chocolate one can eat. Snow date: 13 March 2004.

7: Sunday

7:00 PM - Rare Birds - Northern Lights Film Society, Shead High School Band Room. Donation: $3.

8: Monday

9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $2.50. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
12:10 PM - Ecumenical Soup 'n Sermon - St. Joseph's Parish Hall, 11 Chapel St. All welcome!
1:00 PM - Promotion Committee - Eastport for Pride office, 93 Water St. All those interested in downtown revitalization welcome!
6:00 PM - Harbor Committee - Shead High School Band Room.
7:00 PM - Eastport City Council Monthly Meeting - Shead High School Band Room.

9: Tuesday

9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $2.50. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM - Washington County Community College, Route 1, Calais, St. Croix Lecture Hall. WCCC’s Marianne Moore and Cammi Griffin will be joined by fellow climbers to offer audience members a vicarious journey and slide show on their climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro.

10: Wednesday

9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $2.50. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
5:00 PM - Eastport Budget Committee. Shead High School. Fred Hartman, Chairman. Contact City Hall, 853-2300 for further information.

11: Thursday

9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $2.50. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
10:00 AM - Noon - ArtsBloom - Basic Knitting (& March 4, 18) - Instructor: Jane Knowlton. $5 registration fee. To register call Kristin McKinlay, 853-0703.
6:00 PM - Community Development Advisory Committee (City Council appointed) - Eastport for Pride office, 93 Water St. Everyone welcome!

12: Friday

9:00 AM - Public informational forum on establishing a methadone clinic in Calais - Calais Motor Inn. The public is encouraged to come and ask questions.
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $2.50. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
7:00 PM - In This World - Eastport Lyceum film-discussion series, Shead High School Band Room. Donation: $3.

13: Saturday

14: Sunday

1:30 PM - Model a Clay Moose for Moose Hunt - Janet Toth, instructor. Eastport for Pride office, 853-2400.
7:00 PM - I'm All Right, Jack, 1959 British comedy - Northern Lights Film Society, Shead High School Band Room. Donation: $3.

15: Monday

9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $2.50. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
12:10 PM - Ecumenical Soup 'n Sermon - St. Joseph's Parish Hall, 11 Chapel St. All welcome!
5:30 PM - Eastport Port Authority - Madison Street Office.
7:00 PM - Eastport City Council Workshop - Charter & Rosie's Hot Dogs, Shead High School Band Room.

16: Tuesday

9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $2.50. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
3:00 PM - Crochet a Moose for Moose Hunt - Kathy Lewis, instructor. Eastport for Pride office, 853-2400.
6:00 PM - Organization Committee - Eastport for Pride office, 93 Water St. All those interested in downtown revitalization welcome!
7:00 PM - American Legion, GAR Hall, Green St.

17: Wednesday: St. Patrick's Day

9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $2.50. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
5:00 PM - Eastport Budget Committee. Shead High School. Fred Hartman, Chairman. Contact City Hall, 853-2300 for further information.
7:00 PM - VFW, Eastport Senior Center, 9 Boynton St.

18: Thursday

9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $2.50. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
10:00 AM - Noon - ArtsBloom - Basic Knitting (& March 4, 11) - Instructor: Jane Knowlton. $5 registration fee. To register call Kristin McKinlay, 853-0703.
6:00 PM - Eastport Area Chamber of Commerce. Contact CROW TRACKS, 853-2336 or Motel East, 853-4644 for location and time.
6:00 PM - Recycling Committee - Eastport City Hall.

19: Friday

9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $2.50. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
6:00 PM - Border Historical Society - Pot Luck Supper & Speaker, Norma Stewart will give an illustrated talk about the Ste. Croix 2004 Celebration, Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Open to the Public.
7:00 PM - The Sorrow and the Pity, Part I - Eastport Lyceum film-discussion series, Shead High School Band Room. Donation: $3.

20: Saturday: First Day of Spring: New Moon

1:00 - 3:30 PM - Moose Prints -Instructor: Kristin McKinlay. Tides Institute, 43 Water Street, Eastport. Fee: $15, including supplies. Enrollment limited to 8 participants. Call 853-0703 to enroll. Of course, moose will be the subject of the prints we make in this workshop. Develop a moose image, make a printmaking plate, and print multiple copies of your artwork to take home. We'll use an easy-to-cut, flexible synthetic material for the printmaking plates, linoleum cutters as tools, and water-based printing ink. Learn the process of multi-color printmaking along the way. Feel free to bring photographs or sketches of moose to work from if you'd like. We'll have some moose reference materials on hand just in case.
6:00 PM - Baked Bean, Ham, & Casserole Supper - Christ Church Institute, 21 Key St. $6. All welcome!

21: Sunday

1:30 PM - Model a Clay Moose for Moose Hunt - Janet Toth, instructor. Eastport for Pride office, 853-2400.
7:00 PM - Under the Skin of the City - Northern Lights Film Society, Shead High School Band Room. Donation: $3.

22: Monday

9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $2.50. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
12:10 PM - Ecumenical Soup 'n Sermon - St. Joseph's Parish Hall, 11 Chapel St. All welcome!

23: Tuesday

9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $2.50. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
3:00 PM - Crochet a Moose for Moose Hunt - Kathy Lewis, instructor. Eastport for Pride office, 853-2400.

24: Wednesday

9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $2.50. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
5:00 PM - Eastport Budget Committee. Shead High School. Fred Hartman, Chairman. Contact City Hall, 853-2300 for further information.

25: Thursday

9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $2.50. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
11:30 AM - 5:30 PM - Daffodil Days - for American Cancer Society. Flowers sold in entry of R&M IGA, 88 Washington St. Chairperson: Janice Pottle, 853-4471.
7:00 PM - Community Development Advisory Committee (City Council appointed) - Project review with Deborah Johnson (Department of Economic and Community Development), Eastport for Pride office, 93 Water St. Everyone welcome!
7:00 PM - ArtsBloom - Perrennials - Instructor: Margaret Jones. Peavey Memorial Library. $5 registration fee. To register call Kristin McKinlay, 853-0703.

26: Friday

9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $2.50. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
11:30 AM til all Daffodils are sold - Daffodil Days - for American Cancer Society. Flowers sold in entry of R&M IGA, 88 Washington St. Chairperson: Janice Pottle, 853-4471.
7:00 PM - The Sorrow and the Pity, Part II - Eastport Lyceum film-discussion series, Shead High School Band Room. Donation: $3.

27: Saturday

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - ArtsBloom - For Kids Ages 8-11: Make a Pop-Up Book - $5 registration fee, $5 workshop fee. Instructor: Kristin McKinlay. Peavey Memorial Library. To register call Kristin McKinlay, 853-0703.

28: Sunday

1:30 PM - Model a Clay Moose for Moose Hunt - Janet Toth, instructor. Eastport for Pride office, 853-2400.
7:00 PM - Dirty Pretty Things - Northern Lights Film Society, Shead High School Band Room. Donation: $3.

29: Monday

9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $2.50. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
12:10 PM - Ecumenical Soup 'n Sermon - St. Joseph's Parish Hall, 11 Chapel St. All welcome!
7:00 PM - Eastport City Council Public Hearing / Meeting - Bond Authorization, Shead High School Band Room.

30: Tuesday

9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $2.50. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
3:00 PM - Crochet a Moose for Moose Hunt - Kathy Lewis, instructor. Eastport for Pride office, 853-2400.

31: Wednesday

9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $2.50. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
5:00 PM - Eastport Budget Committee. Shead High School. Fred Hartman, Chairman. Contact City Hall, 853-2300 for further information.