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

March 2007 Community Calendar

CulturePass is the on-line and regional network that explores, connects and promotes the cultural resources of the international Passamaquoddy Region. A detailed listing of current and on-going cultural events and announcements for both sides of the border can be found on their Events page. Whether you are seeking the hours for the local library, contact information for an area artist, or theater and gallery information, you will find the latest information on CulturePass. CulturePass is a project of the Tides Institute & Museum of Art of Eastport and Collaborating Partners.

A variety of courses are offered throughout the year at Cobscook Community Learning Center in: Traditional Crafts, Fine Arts, Personal Development, Computer Courses, Outdoor Courses, Music. See their web site www.thecclc.org for details and registration forms.
1: Thursday
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $3.00. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Selection from the Permanent Collection, a new exhibition on view at the Tides Institute & Museum of Art, beginning November 8th and continuing through the spring of 2007. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. TIMA is located on Water St., Eastport. For more info visit http://www.tidesinstitute.org or call 207-853-4047.
2: Friday
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $3.00. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Selection from the Permanent Collection, a new exhibition on view at the Tides Institute & Museum of Art, beginning November 8th and continuing through the spring of 2007. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. TIMA is located on Water St., Eastport. For more info visit http://www.tidesinstitute.org or call 207-853-4047.
3: Saturday: Full Moon
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Selection from the Permanent Collection, a new exhibition on view at the Tides Institute & Museum of Art, beginning November 8th and continuing through the spring of 2007. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. TIMA is located on Water St., Eastport. For more info visit http://www.tidesinstitute.org or call 207-853-4047.
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Open Studio. For artists interested in figure drawing, models will be available on Saturday afternoons at the Eastport Arts Center, 36 Washington Street. Artists share expenses, approximately $5.00 each drawing session.
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Tanks? No Thanks! Coffee House - Perry Grange Hall, Southmeadow Road. Live music provided by: “Om Sweet Om” & “Slim Chance & the Can’t Hardly Playboys”. $ 5 for Adults, $12 for Families. All proceeds go to Perry Citizens for Responsible Growth
4: Sunday
3:00 PM - CANCELLED due to furnace problems. Wintergreen Dreams: Cabin-Fever Poems, hosted by Jonathan Sisson. A reading of the poem, “The Ballad of Reading Gaol”, by Oscar Wilde. FREE Donations gladly accepted. Eastport Arts Center, 36 Washington Street.
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM - The Washington County Children's Chorus Coffee House (hot drinks and desserts) Open Rehearsal at Pembroke Elementary School. It is free, but they are hoping to garner some donations to help pay for their trip on March 22 - March 27 to Washington DC.
6:00 PM - closing - Live Music at Murphy's Village Restaurant, Rt. 189, Lubec.
7:00 PM - Northern Lights Film Society, Eastport Arts Center, 36 Washingon Street. Donation: $3.
5: Monday
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $3.00. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM - Balkan Women's Choir - 18 Shackford Street. Call Dovie 853-2923 for more info.
6: Tuesday
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Labor of Love Food Pantry, Route 190. 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: $3.00. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
7:00 PM - School Committee - Shead High School Band Room.
7: Wednesday
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $3.00. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Selection from the Permanent Collection, a new exhibition on view at the Tides Institute & Museum of Art, beginning November 8th and continuing through the spring of 2007. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. TIMA is located on Water St., Eastport. For more info visit http://www.tidesinstitute.org or call 207-853-4047.
6:00 PM - Planning Board - Shead High School Band Room.
7:00 PM - 8:45 PM - Acting Workshops. Each Wed. evening from 7:00-8:45, Brian Schuth, director of Stage East, is conducting “Acting Workshops” at the Eastport Arts Center, 36 Washington Street. They are open to anyone interested in learning something about acting or brushing up on skills already acquired. The workshops touch on things like movement, improvisation, and technical aspects of the theater. They will continue through January and February and possibly beyond. The charge for each workshop is $3.00. Call Brian for more information at 853-7134.
8: 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: $3.00. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Selection from the Permanent Collection, a new exhibition on view at the Tides Institute & Museum of Art, beginning November 8th and continuing through the spring of 2007. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. TIMA is located on Water St., Eastport. For more info visit http://www.tidesinstitute.org or call 207-853-4047.
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!
9: Friday
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $3.00. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Selection from the Permanent Collection, a new exhibition on view at the Tides Institute & Museum of Art, beginning November 8th and continuing through the spring of 2007. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. TIMA is located on Water St., Eastport. For more info visit http://www.tidesinstitute.org or call 207-853-4047.
10: Saturday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Selection from the Permanent Collection, a new exhibition on view at the Tides Institute & Museum of Art, beginning November 8th and continuing through the spring of 2007. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. TIMA is located on Water St., Eastport. For more info visit http://www.tidesinstitute.org or call 207-853-4047.
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Open Studio. For artists interested in figure drawing, models will be available on Saturday afternoons at the Eastport Arts Center, 36 Washington Street. Artists share expenses, approximately $5.00 each drawing session.
11: Sunday: Daylight Savings Time Begins
3:00 PM - “Lecture/Recital”. TBA. FREE Donations gladly accepted. Eastport Arts Center, 36 Washington Street.
6:00 PM - closing - Live Music at Murphy's Village Restaurant, Rt. 189, Lubec.
7:00 PM - Northern Lights Film Society, Eastport Arts Center, 36 Washingon Street. Donation: $3.
12: Monday
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $3.00. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
6:00 PM - Harbor Committee - Shead High School Band Room.
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM - Balkan Women's Choir - 18 Shackford Street. Call Dovie 853-2923 for more info.
7:00 PM - Eastport City Council - Shead High School Band Room.
13: Tuesday
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Labor of Love Food Pantry, Route 190. 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: $3.00. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
14: Wednesday
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $3.00. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Selection from the Permanent Collection, a new exhibition on view at the Tides Institute & Museum of Art, beginning November 8th and continuing through the spring of 2007. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. TIMA is located on Water St., Eastport. For more info visit http://www.tidesinstitute.org or call 207-853-4047.
7:00 PM - 8:45 PM - Acting Workshops. Each Wed. evening from 7:00-8:45, Brian Schuth, director of Stage East, is conducting “Acting Workshops” at the Eastport Arts Center, 36 Washington Street. They are open to anyone interested in learning something about acting or brushing up on skills already acquired. The workshops touch on things like movement, improvisation, and technical aspects of the theater. They will continue through January and February and possibly beyond. The charge for each workshop is $3.00. Call Brian for more information at 853-7134.
15: Thursday
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $3.00. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Selection from the Permanent Collection, a new exhibition on view at the Tides Institute & Museum of Art, beginning November 8th and continuing through the spring of 2007. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. TIMA is located on Water St., Eastport. For more info visit http://www.tidesinstitute.org or call 207-853-4047.
6:30 PM - Eastport Area Chamber of Commerce. Eastport for Pride office, 93 Water Street. All welcome!
16: Friday
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $3.00. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Selection from the Permanent Collection, a new exhibition on view at the Tides Institute & Museum of Art, beginning November 8th and continuing through the spring of 2007. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. TIMA is located on Water St., Eastport. For more info visit http://www.tidesinstitute.org or call 207-853-4047.
17: Saturday: St. Patrick's Day
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Selection from the Permanent Collection, a new exhibition on view at the Tides Institute & Museum of Art, beginning November 8th and continuing through the spring of 2007. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. TIMA is located on Water St., Eastport. For more info visit http://www.tidesinstitute.org or call 207-853-4047.
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Open Studio. For artists interested in figure drawing, models will be available on Saturday afternoons at the Eastport Arts Center, 36 Washington Street. Artists share expenses, approximately $5.00 each drawing session.
6:00 PM - St. Patrick's Day Dinner/Dance Sock Hop at the Whiting Community Center sponsored by the Cobscook Bay Area Chamber of Commerce/Down East Spring Birding Festival. If you like Italian food and rock and roll music from the late 50s and early 60s, buy your tickets early and come on out for a swinging great evening! Our DJ will be playing audiocassettes, CDs, and real 45s and LPs! US$15 for one and US$25 for two. Tickets must be purchased in advance and are available at: The Happy Crab, Eastport; Machias Valley News Observer, Machias; Bayside Chocolates, Monica's Chocolates, or Twin Spruces in Lubec; Puffin Pines, Quoddy Regional Land Trust, Whiting Store in Whiting. For more info contact: Mike McCabe, 207-733-2201, cbacc@localnet.com
7:00 PM - CANCELLED: K2, a play by Patrick Meyers. Performed as a staged reading. FREE Donations gladly accepted. Eastport Arts Center, 36 Washington Street.
18: Sunday: New Moon
3:00 PM - CANCELLED: K2, a play by Patrick Meyers. Performed as a staged reading. FREE Donations gladly accepted. Eastport Arts Center, 36 Washington Street.
6:00 PM - closing - Live Music at Murphy's Village Restaurant, Rt. 189, Lubec.
7:00 PM - Northern Lights Film Society, Eastport Arts Center, 36 Washingon Street. Donation: $3.
19: Monday
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $3.00. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
6:00 PM - Eastport for Pride Board Meeting - Eastport for Pride office, 93 Water St. All welcome!
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM - Balkan Women's Choir - 18 Shackford Street. Call Dovie 853-2923 for more info.
20: Tuesday: First Day of Spring
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Labor of Love Food Pantry, Route 190. 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: $3.00. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
7:00 PM - American Legion, GAR Hall, Green St.
7:00 PM - 9:15 PM - Sculpting Human and Animal Figures in Motion. Classes held at the sculptor's studio on 8 Prince St. in Eastport . For more information and to register call Dick Klyver at (207) 853 - 0886 days or (207) 853- 2914 eves.
21: Wednesday
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $3.00. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Selection from the Permanent Collection, a new exhibition on view at the Tides Institute & Museum of Art, beginning November 8th and continuing through the spring of 2007. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. TIMA is located on Water St., Eastport. For more info visit http://www.tidesinstitute.org or call 207-853-4047.
7:00 PM - Ralph A. Raye Post 558 VFW , Eastport Senior Center, 9 Boynton St.
7:00 PM - 8:45 PM - Acting Workshops. Each Wed. evening from 7:00-8:45, Brian Schuth, director of Stage East, is conducting “Acting Workshops” at the Eastport Arts Center, 36 Washington Street. They are open to anyone interested in learning something about acting or brushing up on skills already acquired. The workshops touch on things like movement, improvisation, and technical aspects of the theater. They will continue through January and February and possibly beyond. The charge for each workshop is $3.00. Call Brian for more information at 853-7134.
22: Thursday
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $3.00. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Selection from the Permanent Collection, a new exhibition on view at the Tides Institute & Museum of Art, beginning November 8th and continuing through the spring of 2007. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. TIMA is located on Water St., Eastport. For more info visit http://www.tidesinstitute.org or call 207-853-4047.
23: Friday
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $3.00. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Selection from the Permanent Collection, a new exhibition on view at the Tides Institute & Museum of Art, beginning November 8th and continuing through the spring of 2007. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. TIMA is located on Water St., Eastport. For more info visit http://www.tidesinstitute.org or call 207-853-4047.
24: Saturday
The First Annual Cobscook Bay Conference
Renewable Energy/Renewable Resources

You are cordially invited to join us for the first annual Cobscook Bay Conference. For the last eight years we have organized annual Cobscook Fisheries Forums, focusing on the renewable marine resources of the Bay. This year we have expanded the discussion by taking a look at the potential for renewable energy from the Bay.
The Boat School, Deep Cove Road, Eastport, Maine
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM - Coffee and doughnuts
9:30 AM - 12:00 Noon - RENEWABLE ENERGY: Tidal Power - Three projects are being proposed to generate electricity using tidal power in the Cobscook region. Ocean Renewable Power Company is proposing to place a submersible prototype turbine in the Western Passage or near Shackford Head. The Passamaquoddy Tribe is studying two sites for tidal power. Tidewalker Associates is proposing to build a 1200 foot dam and power facility at Half Moon Cove. Representatives of each project will give presentations of their plans.
Discussion: Tidal Power: Costs And Benefits To Cobscook Communities - What will be the impact of each project on fisheries, aquaculture, boat traffic, and marine mammals? How will each project benefit people in the area? Will it create new jobs, lower our electric rates, or attract new businesses? Is it a viable project or just another grand scheme?
12:00 Noon - 1:00 PM - LUNCH. Seafood Chowder & Sandwiches. (Donations Accepted) Presentation of Awards Live Auction!
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - RENEWABLE RESOURCES: Fisheries, Future Of The Boat School, Downeast Groundfish Initiative
Cobscook Bay: The Last Good Scallop Grounds In Maine, Marketing Cobscook Seafood---Adding Value To Local Seafood & Products
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM - SPEAKERS RECEPTION: Informal reception with light refreshments and music. Drawing of door prize. Take a moment to meet the speakers from the presentations, hold some informal conversations, and enjoy a bite to eat before heading home.
Please let us know if you are planning to attend the conference so we can prepare for lunch.

Sponsored by the Cobscook Bay Resource Center
Cobscook Bay Resource Center
Mailing Address: 4 Favor Street
Eastport, Maine 04631
Phone: (207) 853-6607
Email: cobscook@verizon.net
Website: www.cobscook.org

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Selection from the Permanent Collection, a new exhibition on view at the Tides Institute & Museum of Art, beginning November 8th and continuing through the spring of 2007. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. TIMA is located on Water St., Eastport. For more info visit http://www.tidesinstitute.org or call 207-853-4047.
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Open Studio. For artists interested in figure drawing, models will be available on Saturday afternoons at the Eastport Arts Center, 36 Washington Street. Artists share expenses, approximately $5.00 each drawing session.
25: Sunday
6:00 PM - closing - Live Music at Murphy's Village Restaurant, Rt. 189, Lubec.
7:00 PM - Northern Lights Film Society, Eastport Arts Center, 36 Washingon Street. Donation: $3.
26: Monday
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $3.00. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM - Balkan Women's Choir - 18 Shackford Street. Call Dovie 853-2923 for more info.
27: Tuesday
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Labor of Love Food Pantry, Route 190. 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: $3.00. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
7:00 PM - 9:15 PM - Sculpting Human and Animal Figures in Motion. Classes held at the sculptor's studio on 8 Prince St. in Eastport . For more information and to register call Dick Klyver at (207) 853 - 0886 days or (207) 853- 2914 eves.
28: Wednesday
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $3.00. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Selection from the Permanent Collection, a new exhibition on view at the Tides Institute & Museum of Art, beginning November 8th and continuing through the spring of 2007. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. TIMA is located on Water St., Eastport. For more info visit http://www.tidesinstitute.org or call 207-853-4047.
7:00 PM - 8:45 PM - Acting Workshops. Each Wed. evening from 7:00-8:45, Brian Schuth, director of Stage East, is conducting “Acting Workshops” at the Eastport Arts Center, 36 Washington Street. They are open to anyone interested in learning something about acting or brushing up on skills already acquired. The workshops touch on things like movement, improvisation, and technical aspects of the theater. They will continue through January and February and possibly beyond. The charge for each workshop is $3.00. Call Brian for more information at 853-7134.
29: Thursday
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $3.00. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Selection from the Permanent Collection, a new exhibition on view at the Tides Institute & Museum of Art, beginning November 8th and continuing through the spring of 2007. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. TIMA is located on Water St., Eastport. For more info visit http://www.tidesinstitute.org or call 207-853-4047.
30: Friday
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Eastport Area Senior Center, 9 Boynton St. Lunch at noon - Donation: $3.00. Everyone 60 and over welcome! Reservations: 853-2364.
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Selection from the Permanent Collection, a new exhibition on view at the Tides Institute & Museum of Art, beginning November 8th and continuing through the spring of 2007. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. TIMA is located on Water St., Eastport. For more info visit http://www.tidesinstitute.org or call 207-853-4047.
31: Saturday
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Open Studio. For artists interested in figure drawing, models will be available on Saturday afternoons at the Eastport Arts Center, 36 Washington Street. Artists share expenses, approximately $5.00 each drawing session.
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Selection from the Permanent Collection, a new exhibition on view at the Tides Institute & Museum of Art, beginning November 8th and continuing through the spring of 2007. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. TIMA is located on Water St., Eastport. For more info visit http://www.tidesinstitute.org or call 207-853-4047.