Lora B. Whelan, Director
93 Water Street PO Box 122
Eastport, ME 04631-0122
207-853-2400
Web Site: www.eastportforpride.org
March 2005 Community Calendar
1: Tuesday
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Labor of Love Food Pantry, New Beginnings Church of God basement, Washington St. door. Call Fern: 853-2373. Income limits for participants. Donations gratefully accepted!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 - Small Business Construction Seminar - Machias Career Center. Topics include successful government procurement procedures, how and where to locate federal, state and local bid opportunities, HUBZone certification and how it can help your business. Registration required no later than February 23. Contact Janet Toth 207-434-2086, 942-3548, jtoth@emdc.org.
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.
2: 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: 853-2364.3: 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.Noon - Economic Restructuring Committee - Eastport for Pride office, 93 Water St. Brown-bag lunch. All those interested in downtown revitalization welcome!
4: 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: 853-2364.5:00 PM - 8:00 PM - First Friday Art Walks - starting at The Commons, 51 Water Street - Wine & Cheese - Egg Art.
7:00 PM - Save Passamaquoddy Bay and Northern Lights Film Society Series - Shead High School Band Room - Local Hero.
5: Saturday
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM - "I Love My Chocolate Moose Fest", by the Friends of Peavey Memorial Library - Christ Episcopal Church on Key Street. All the chocolate goodies you could ever imagine. Wonderful door prizes donated by area businesses. $5 for adults, $3 for children 4-12 years of age. For more information call 853-6290.6: Sunday
6:00 PM - closing - Live Music at Murphy's Village Restaurant, Rt. 189, Lubec.7:00 PM - Northern Lights Film Society, Shead High School Band Room. Donation: $3.
7: 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: 853-2364.6:00 PM - Eastport for Pride Board Meeting - Eastport for Pride office, 93 Water St.
8: Tuesday
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Labor of Love Food Pantry, New Beginnings Church of God basement, Washington St. door. Call Fern: 853-2373. Income limits for participants. Donations gratefully accepted!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.
6:30 PM - Friends of Peavey Memorial Library, Eastport for Pride office, 93 Water St. For info, call Jane: 853-6290.
9: 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: 853-2364.6:00 PM - Organization Committee - Eastport for Pride - at Kathi DiMiceli's house. Call 853-2400 for directions. All those interested in downtown revitalization welcome!
10: Thursday: New Moon
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM - Eggs & Issues - Machias Bay Area Chamber of Commerce - At the Bluebird Ranch Family Restaurant in Machias during the months of March - August. At Helen's Restaurant in Machias during the months of September - February. Topic: "Testing the New 211 Phone System in Washington County": 211 is an easy to remember number that connects people to a full range of non-emergency health and social services in their community. Speaker: Robbie Lipsman. Breakfast buffet - public is welcomed to attend.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: Friday
8:30 AM - 2:00 PM - Washington County Community College, Calais. Totally Trades! A hand-on expo for Washington County Women (8th grade-adult) Exploring Careers in the Trades. Free! 1-800-442-2092, 454-1045.9:30 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: Saturday
5:30 PM - Monthly public supper, Centre Street Congregational Church, 7 Centre St., Machias. More info: 255-6665.13: Sunday
Various - Pathfinders - Hiking in the area - Call 733-4984 for details.6:00 PM - closing - Live Music at Murphy's Village Restaurant, Rt. 189, Lubec.
7:00 PM - Northern Lights Film Society, Shead High School Band Room. Donation: $3.
14: 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: 853-2364.1:00 PM - Promotion Committee - Eastport for Pride office, 93 Water St. All those interested in downtown revitalization welcome!
2:30 PM - 6:30 PM - Hand Made Jewelry Show. Meet the artists Julie Morang and Shannon Gove. 64 Key Street, Eastport.
6:00 PM - Harbor Committee - Shead High School Band Room.
7:00 PM - Eastport City Council - Shead High School Band Room.
15: Tuesday
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Labor of Love Food Pantry, New Beginnings Church of God basement, Washington St. door. Call Fern: 853-2373. Income limits for participants. Donations gratefully accepted!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 - 8:00 PM - Clay Hand Building - Instructor: Kevin Thompson - In this course, participants will learn basic hand building techniques including pinch, coil, and slab methods. While focus will be mainly on hand building techniques, a potter's wheel will be available for those who want to give it a try. We may also experiment with some locally dug clay. - Cobscook Community Learning Center, Trescott - 733-2233 or julie@thecclc.org. 8-week course $25 for residents of Lubec; $28 for non-residents.
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Beginning Belly Dancing for Women - Instructor: Rachel Bell - Get moving this spring with local dancer Rachel Bell in this beginning belly dancing class. Have fun as you learn the basic techniques of this ancient dance form. - Cobscook Community Learning Center, Trescott - 733-2233 or julie@thecclc.org. 8-week course $25 for residents of Lubec; $28 for non-residents.
7:00 PM - American Legion, GAR Hall, Green St.
16: 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: 853-2364.6:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Introduction to the Celtic Whistle - Instructor: Kara McCrimmon - Participants will explore the basics of playing the Celtic whistle. No previous experience or ability to read music is necessary, though a love of music is helpful! Throughout the course participants will work on the basics of reading music and playing the whistle by learning familiar and traditional Celtic tunes. - Cobscook Community Learning Center, Trescott - 733-2233 or julie@thecclc.org. 8-week course $25 for residents of Lubec; $28 for non-residents.
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Beginning Watercolor - Instructor: Jude Valentine - If you have always had an interest in painting in watercolor but have never picked up a brush, or if you have picked up a brush but didn’t know what to do next, this class is for you. Explore brush work and washes, color mixing, composition and glazing as the primary tools to produce a watercolor painting. You will be producing color sketches and paintings with confidence using the basic techniques of the medium. - Cobscook Community Learning Center, Trescott - 733-2233 or julie@thecclc.org. 8-week course $25 for residents of Lubec; $28 for non-residents.
7:00 PM - Ralph A. Raye Post 558 VFW , Eastport Senior Center, 9 Boynton St.
17: Thursday: 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: 853-2364.5:30 PM - 6:30 PM - Web-based sales is a tool increasingly being used by Washington County businesses to expand their retail sales during the off-season. This tool to increase winter business often becomes used as an effective year-round sales vehicle. Come meet with businesses who have used the internet to grow their businesses. Eastport for Pride and the Eastport Area Chamber of Commerce will hold the free discussion on Thursday, March 17th, from 5:30-6:30 pm. The panelists will include Roland LaValle of Crowtracks, Lisa and Will Bradbury of Eastport Antiques, and Cynthia Fisher of Look's Gourmet Food. Refreshments will be served. The talk will be held at the Eastport for Pride office, 93 Water Street. Eastport for Pride is a Main Street Maine Community Program. To find out more, call 853-2400 or visit the website at www.eastportforpride.org.
6:00 PM - Eastport Area Chamber of Commerce. Contact Motel East, 853-4644 for location and time.
18: 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 - Save Passamaquoddy Bay and Northern Lights Film Society Series - Shead High School Band Room - Batteries Not Included.
8:00 PM - Rose Garden Coffee Shoppe, 9 Dana St. 853-9598, presents An Evening of Music by REBELL (Rachell and Sam).
19: Saturday
20: Sunday: Palm Sunday
First Day of Spring
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Art Walks - starting at The Commons, 51 Water Street - Wine & Cheese - Celebrating Spring - Prints.6:00 PM - closing - Live Music at Murphy's Village Restaurant, Rt. 189, Lubec.
7:00 PM - Northern Lights Film Society, Shead High School Band Room. Donation: $3.
21: 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: 853-2364.5:30 PM - Eastport Port Authority - Madison Street Office.
22: Tuesday
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Labor of Love Food Pantry, New Beginnings Church of God basement, Washington St. door. Call Fern: 853-2373. Income limits for participants. Donations gratefully accepted!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 - Eastport's historic Bank Square Building, now home to the Tides Institute and Art Museum, is swathed in scaffolding and plastic. Master mason Gerry Drake and his crew are restoring the building's one-hundred eighteen year old brick construction. Eastport for Pride and The Tides Institute will be hosting a public discussion with Drake on Tuesday, March 22nd, at 3 pm. Learn why old brick and mortar has to be restored using techniques that are different from those used with contemporary building materials. Pre-1900 historic brick buildings were built with materials not usually compatible with new, and when mixed together, can cause long-term problems in the bricks such as cracking and spalling. Gerry Drake Masonry has been involved with the historic restoration of brick buildings for twenty-eight years, recently working on many of downtown Bangor's historic brick buildings. Architect Kenneth Schiano will be on hand to discuss the building's historic restoration. Please meet at the Tides Institute Water Street steps. For more information contact Eastport for Pride, 853-2400.
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Clay Hand Building - Instructor: Kevin Thompson - In this course, participants will learn basic hand building techniques including pinch, coil, and slab methods. While focus will be mainly on hand building techniques, a potter's wheel will be available for those who want to give it a try. We may also experiment with some locally dug clay. - Cobscook Community Learning Center, Trescott - 733-2233 or julie@thecclc.org. 8-week course $25 for residents of Lubec; $28 for non-residents.
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Beginning Belly Dancing for Women - Instructor: Rachel Bell - Get moving this spring with local dancer Rachel Bell in this beginning belly dancing class. Have fun as you learn the basic techniques of this ancient dance form. - Cobscook Community Learning Center, Trescott - 733-2233 or julie@thecclc.org. 8-week course $25 for residents of Lubec; $28 for non-residents.
23: 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: 853-2364.6:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Introduction to the Celtic Whistle - Instructor: Kara McCrimmon - Participants will explore the basics of playing the Celtic whistle. No previous experience or ability to read music is necessary, though a love of music is helpful! Throughout the course participants will work on the basics of reading music and playing the whistle by learning familiar and traditional Celtic tunes. - Cobscook Community Learning Center, Trescott - 733-2233 or julie@thecclc.org. 8-week course $25 for residents of Lubec; $28 for non-residents.
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Beginning Watercolor - Instructor: Jude Valentine - If you have always had an interest in painting in watercolor but have never picked up a brush, or if you have picked up a brush but didn’t know what to do next, this class is for you. Explore brush work and washes, color mixing, composition and glazing as the primary tools to produce a watercolor painting. You will be producing color sketches and paintings with confidence using the basic techniques of the medium. - Cobscook Community Learning Center, Trescott - 733-2233 or julie@thecclc.org. 8-week course $25 for residents of Lubec; $28 for non-residents.
7:00 PM - As the Philadelphia Museum of Art celebrates the centennial of Dali's birth with a major retrospective show (through May 15, http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/exhibits/dali/sp_ex/ ), Northern Lights Film Society invites you to a special SALVADOR DALI film program in the Shead High School Band Room, Eastport.
24: 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: 853-2364.25: Friday: Good Friday
Full Moon
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: 853-2364.8:00 PM - Rose Garden Coffee Shoppe, 9 Dana St. 853-9598, presents An Evening of Music by Gary Gook.
26: Saturday
27: Sunday: Easter
Various - Pathfinders - Hiking in the area - Call 733-4984 for details.6:00 PM - closing - Live Music at Murphy's Village Restaurant, Rt. 189, Lubec.
7:00 PM - Northern Lights Film Society, Shead High School Band Room. Donation: $3.
28: 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: 853-2364.29: 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 - 8:00 PM - Clay Hand Building - Instructor: Kevin Thompson - In this course, participants will learn basic hand building techniques including pinch, coil, and slab methods. While focus will be mainly on hand building techniques, a potter's wheel will be available for those who want to give it a try. We may also experiment with some locally dug clay. - Cobscook Community Learning Center, Trescott - 733-2233 or julie@thecclc.org. 8-week course $25 for residents of Lubec; $28 for non-residents.
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Beginning Belly Dancing for Women - Instructor: Rachel Bell - Get moving this spring with local dancer Rachel Bell in this beginning belly dancing class. Have fun as you learn the basic techniques of this ancient dance form. - Cobscook Community Learning Center, Trescott - 733-2233 or julie@thecclc.org. 8-week course $25 for residents of Lubec; $28 for non-residents.
30: 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: 853-2364.6:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Introduction to the Celtic Whistle - Instructor: Kara McCrimmon - Participants will explore the basics of playing the Celtic whistle. No previous experience or ability to read music is necessary, though a love of music is helpful! Throughout the course participants will work on the basics of reading music and playing the whistle by learning familiar and traditional Celtic tunes. - Cobscook Community Learning Center, Trescott - 733-2233 or julie@thecclc.org. 8-week course $25 for residents of Lubec; $28 for non-residents.
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Beginning Watercolor - Instructor: Jude Valentine - If you have always had an interest in painting in watercolor but have never picked up a brush, or if you have picked up a brush but didn’t know what to do next, this class is for you. Explore brush work and washes, color mixing, composition and glazing as the primary tools to produce a watercolor painting. You will be producing color sketches and paintings with confidence using the basic techniques of the medium. - Cobscook Community Learning Center, Trescott - 733-2233 or julie@thecclc.org. 8-week course $25 for residents of Lubec; $28 for non-residents.