Lora B. Whelan, Director
93 Water Street PO Box 122
Eastport, ME 04631-0122
207-853-2400
Web Site: www.eastportforpride.org
March 2006 Community Calendar
1: Wednesday: Ash 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 - 8:00 PM - Explorations in Drawing with Heather Perry - Details at Cobscook Community Learning Center Courses.
6:00 PM - Planning Board - Shead High School Band Room.
2: 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: 853-2364.6:00 PM - 8:30 PM - Financing Your Future with Georgie Kendall - Details at Cobscook Community Learning Center Courses.
3: 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: 853-2364.4: Saturday
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Guided Cross Country Ski Sessions - Details at Cobscook Community Learning Center Courses.9:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Braided Rug Making with Arlene Wren - Details at Cobscook Community Learning Center Courses.
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Introduction to Stained Glass with Mark Wren - Details at Cobscook Community Learning Center Courses.
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM - Introduction to Microsoft Access - Details at Cobscook Community Learning Center Courses.
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Friends of the Peavey Memorial Library "I Love My Moose Chocolate" - Eastport Arts Center, 36 Washington Street - Advance tickets: $5.00 adults, $3.00 children under 12. At the door tickets: $6.00 adults, $4.00 children under 12. Door prizes! For more information call 853-4021.
5: 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.
6: 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: 853-2364.7: 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.
Noon - 1:30 PM - Choices for Sustainable Living Study Circle - Details at Cobscook Community Learning Center Courses.
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Beginning Basket Making with Janice Bronson - Details at Cobscook Community Learning Center Courses.
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Intermediate Ceramics / Pottery with Connie Harter-Bagley - Details at Cobscook Community Learning Center Courses.
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM - at the Ellsworth Middle School - Free educational public forum - Urban sprawl is considered a serious threat to the vitality of Maine’s towns and the quality of our everyday way of life. If you’ve ever wondered how development decisions are made at the town level and how your voice can be heard, join the Union River Watershed Coalition and Union River Healthy Communities as they host a second dialog on Smart Growth and how to participate in town management. Alan Caron, president of GrowSmart Maine, will deliver the keynote address. His presentation will be followed by an in-depth review of town and city government processes by a panel of local officials including Ellsworth’s Manager, City Planner, and Code Enforcement Officer. Contact Travis Hussey, URWC Coordinator, at 288-2944 x424 or email thussey@coa.edu for more information.
7:00 PM - School Committee - Shead High School Band Room.
8: 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 - 8:00 PM - Explorations in Drawing with Heather Perry - Details at Cobscook Community Learning Center Courses.
9: Thursday
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. - 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.
6:00 PM - Eastport for Pride General Meeting - Eastport for Pride office, 93 Water Street. Call 853-2400 for information. All those interested in downtown revitalization welcome!
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM - Financing Your Future with Georgie Kendall - Details at Cobscook Community Learning Center Courses.
10: 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: Saturday
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Guided Cross Country Ski Sessions - Details at Cobscook Community Learning Center Courses.9:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Braided Rug Making with Arlene Wren - Details at Cobscook Community Learning Center Courses.
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Introduction to Stained Glass with Mark Wren - Details at Cobscook Community Learning Center Courses.
9:00 AM - Noon - Introduction to Microsoft Outlook - Details at Cobscook Community Learning Center Courses.
12: 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.
13: 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 - Harbor Committee - Shead High School Band Room.
7:00 PM - Eastport City Council - Shead High School Band Room.
14: Tuesday: Full Moon
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.
Noon - 1:30 PM - Choices for Sustainable Living Study Circle - Details at Cobscook Community Learning Center Courses.
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Intermediate Ceramics / Pottery with Connie Harter-Bagley - Details at Cobscook Community Learning Center Courses.
15: 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: 853-2364.1:00 PM - St. Croix Valley International Garden Club - Contact: Joan Edwards 207-726-9664.
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Explorations in Drawing with Heather Perry - Details at Cobscook Community Learning Center Courses.
7:00 PM - Ralph A. Raye Post 558 VFW , Eastport Senior Center, 9 Boynton St.
16: 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: 853-2364.6:00 PM - 8:30 PM - Financing Your Future with Georgie Kendall - Details at Cobscook Community Learning Center Courses.
6:30 PM - Eastport Area Chamber of Commerce. Eastport for Pride, 93 Water Street.
17: Friday: St. Patrick's Day
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM - Sustainable and Experiential Tourism Workshop - Location: Carter's Banquet Hall, Rt. 1 Machias behind Helen's Restaurant. Come Build Collaborations for Sustainable Tours in Down East and Acadia. Register for this Sustainable and Experiential Tourism Workshop from the web site of the Downeast Resource Conservation and Development district. http://www.downeastrcd.com/ The agenda and registration is available on the above web site or call (207) 546-2368. Please feel free to spread the word particularly among tourism sites and businesses interested in building collaborations and package tours/itineraries.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.
18: Saturday
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Guided Cross Country Ski Sessions - Details at Cobscook Community Learning Center Courses.9:00 AM - Noon - Buying on eBay - Details at Cobscook Community Learning Center Courses.
10:00 AM - Noon - A felted tote bag workshop is being offered at The Woolly Moose yarn shop in Eastport. The workshop will be held on two Saturdays--March 18 and 25--from 10 to noon. The cost is $15 plus yarn for the project. Pre-registration is required, and class size is limited. Call Jane at 853-6290 to register and for details. The Woolly Moose is located at 123 Water Street, inside the Tides Gift Shop.
5:30 PM - Downeast Diving announces their Diving the Way Life Should Be Scuba Diving program to start off the 2006 Scuba Diving season. This Scuba Diving program begins with its Open Water Scuba Diver course beginning Saturday, March 18,2006, at 5:30 PM. The session will be held at the Youth Center on Broad Cove Road in Eastport. The Open Water Scuba Diver course is just one of many courses of the program to be offered this diving season, said Dennis Dorsey, a Master Instructor with Downeast Diving. Scuba diving is not only fun, and relaxing recreation, but certifications in these courses can lead to employment in scuba diving, and several of the courses even offer college credit. For more information contact Dennis Dorsey at 207-263-8251 or email Downeast Diving at scuba@downeastdiving.com. You can also visit their website at http://www.downeastdiving.com.
19: 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.
20: Monday: Spring Begins
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.
6:00 PM - Eastport for Pride Board Meeting - Eastport for Pride office, 93 Water St. 853-2400 Public welcome!
21: 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.
Noon - 1:30 PM - Choices for Sustainable Living Study Circle - Details at Cobscook Community Learning Center Courses.
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Intermediate Ceramics / Pottery with Connie Harter-Bagley - Details at Cobscook Community Learning Center Courses.
7:00 PM - American Legion, GAR Hall, Green St.
22: 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: 853-2364.1:00 PM - St. Croix Valley International Garden Club - Contact: Joan Edwards 207-726-9664.
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Explorations in Drawing with Heather Perry - Details at Cobscook Community Learning Center Courses.
23: 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: 853-2364.6:00 PM - 8:30 PM - Financing Your Future with Georgie Kendall - Details at Cobscook Community Learning Center Courses.
24: 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: 853-2364.25: Saturday
9:00 AM - Noon - Selling on eBay - Details at Cobscook Community Learning Center Courses.10:00 AM - Noon - A felted tote bag workshop is being offered at The Woolly Moose yarn shop in Eastport. The workshop will be held on two Saturdays--March 18 and 25--from 10 to noon. The cost is $15 plus yarn for the project. Pre-registration is required, and class size is limited. Call Jane at 853-6290 to register and for details. The Woolly Moose is located at 123 Water Street, inside the Tides Gift Shop.
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Spring Rally to Save Passamaquoddy Bay - Shead High School, Eastport - Informational Updates, Music, Poetry, Food Concession. The snow date for the rally is Sunday, March 26. For more information, phone 853-4123 or visit the Save Passamaquoddy Bay website at www.savepassamaquoddybay.org
26: 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.
27: 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: 853-2364.28: 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.
Noon - 1:30 PM - Choices for Sustainable Living Study Circle - Details at Cobscook Community Learning Center Courses.
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Intermediate Ceramics / Pottery with Connie Harter-Bagley - Details at Cobscook Community Learning Center Courses.