Try something different this Advent! Sharpen your pencil and/or bring your tablet and get your poetry on.

Poet, Pastor, and prolific author, J. Barrie Shepard will offer a poetry workshop, “It's All a Frame up-Advent Through the Poet's Lens” Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 4 p.m. in the library of the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor. This is a free event. Shepherd's books will be available for purchase following the workshop. Everyone is welcome.

The church is located at 127 Townsend Avenue. For more information or to register for this event, visit the church website: congochurchbbh.org