Thursday, May 28

A free workshop with the Wiscasset-based National Digital Equity Center at the Southport Memorial Library, 10 a.m. - noon.  Learn how to access free digital skills classes from beginner to intermediate level on a range of different topics, including basic device navigation, Gmail and Google suite applications, the cloud, MS Office, and many others.  Bring your computer, phone, or tablet if you have one and feel free to drop in any time during the event. No registration required. 1032 Hendricks Hill Road.

When: Tuesday, May 19 at 5 p.m.  

Tickets launched this past Monday for Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ annual Maine Days. From Friday, May 29, through Sunday, May 31, Mainers can bring up to eight guests per household. After a long winter, the Gardens provides a perfect family-friendly retreat. Enjoy acres of botanical delights, miles of hiking trails, the ever-popular giant trolls, and returning again this year, The Caterpillar Lab—a living caterpillar exhibit will be open all three days in the Education Center.

AUGUSTA, Maine – On June 6, the Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services (MBVS), the VA Regional Benefit Office at Togus, and VA Maine Healthcare will host a Veterans and Community Connection Expo at the Boothbay Railway Village Museum (586 Wiscasset Road in Boothbay) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Garden Club is pleased to congratulate Della Hahn, BRHS Class of 2022, recent graduate of Sewanee – The University of the South. She has earned a bachelor’s degree in Natural Resources from the Department of Earth and Environmental Systems, and a Minor in Business on the environment and sustainability track. Della plans to work in the renewable energy sector upon graduating.

The next Wiscasset edition of Ocean on Tap will take place on Thursday, May 14, 6 p.m. at Ækeir Brewing, 111 Main St. Wiscasset. Join Brigid Carr, a research associate at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, for a conversation about oil spills, plastic pollution and harmful algal blooms (a.k.a. what does a marine chemist do anyway?).

Imij Armstead, affectionately named by her parents after Jimi Hendrix (her first name is “Jimi” spelled backward), has become a vibrant force in the Boothbay Region’s thriving performing arts community. At just 18, she has already established herself as both a versatile performer and a dedicated instructor.

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust naturalist Sarah Gladu will lead a gentle spring walkatSalt Bay Farm in Damariscottafrom 8to 11a.m. on Friday, May 22.  

One of the clear indicators that summer is on its way is the annual opening day of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. In addition to welcoming field trips and community groups, the team at the Gardens has been planning an exciting season since the Gardens closed to the public in early January.

St. Giles Episcopal Church in Jefferson is gearing up for its annual Country Fair, to be held outdoors under the pines Saturday July 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Our community is once again showing its incredible generosity and spirit as we prepare for our upcoming Tricky Tray Fundraiser. Southport Town Hall doors will open at 5 p.m. Friday, May 8 and prize drawings will begin at 6:30. Raffle tickets can be purchased at the door and dinner concessions will be available for donation.

On April 16, the Pemaquid Chapter, NSDAR daughters donated 20 plus large bags of clothing to New Hope Midcoast and presented them with a $150 check for their April matching donation campaign. Julie Theroux and Joanne Richards of the Lady Knox Chapter joined Audrey Miller, Deborah Olson, Nancy Chick, Jessica Tukey, Diane Randlett and Sue Hochstein in welcoming Hannah Harter-Ives, executive director of New Hope for lunch at Archer’s By The Pier in Rockland.

The second walk in the Coastal Senior College Spring Walks series will take place on Monday afternoon, May 11, at one of the Boothbay Region Land Trust’s newest preserves. Autumn View, adjacent to Lobster Cove Meadow and Appalachee Preserves, has a beautiful 1.25 - mile loop trail with stunning views of the surrounding forest, fields, wetlands, and the striking 1800s Giles Barn. This walk will be led by Boothbay Region Land Trust’s Environmental Educator, Tracey Hall.

As Boothbay Harbor prepares to celebrate the 64th annual Windjammer Days, this year’s theme proudly honors the past, present, and retired members of the United States Navy who have served our nation with dedication and distinction.

Students in grades 5-8 at the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb transformed themselves into students and teachers at a school for aspiring wizards during two packed performances of ‘Puffs: Or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a School of Magic and Magic’ on April 15. 

On Wednesday, April 22, Healthy Kids teamed up with the Thomaston Library and Chewonki to host an “Owls of Maine” program for Lincoln and Knox counties’ families. Over 60 parents and children of all ages participated.