[HCCN-Talk] Hancock County Towns in Transition Upcoming Events
Brenda Cartwright
btc100 at gmail.com
Mon Jul 27 15:26:55 UTC 2009
Though you will find this to be a lengthy email, I encourage you to cut and
paste these important dates to your calendar. There are so many important
things happening right here in our community. See you there! Brenda
Cartwright for Hancock County Towns in Transition Upcoming Events
Promoting Energy, Sustainability, and Building Community Brought to you by
Hancock County Towns in Transition July 16 - August 27
* 4:00PM-6:00PM – Green Homes Open House - *Elegant Green Homes invites the
public to tour three new green homes at Eastward by the Ocean in Rockport,
Maine. Designed by Maine Architects Lynn Shaffer, AIA and James Sterling,
AIA, these new homes are built in the tradition of Maine cottages yet with
energy-efficient elements throughout. Come learn and see how green living
can look traditional and elegant and can save you money while preserving the
planet! Elegant Green Homes, Eastward on the Ocean, Warrenton Street,
Rockport, ME 04856 207-653-7496 info at elegantgreenhomes.com
July 28
*7:30 PM – Lecture/Presentation* - Learn to live your deepest values and
transform the world. IHE President Zoe Weil is a featured speaker for the
George Stevens Academy 21st Summer Tuesday Speaker series. She will be
giving a presentation, *Most Good and the Least Harm: Making Choices That
Improve Your Life and the World*, at 7:30 pm on July 28. George Stevens
Academy, Blue Hill, ME 667-1025
July 29
The Blue Hill Co-op is sponsoring a film series about WATER. Films will be
shown at 7 p.m. at the Blue Hill Library's Howard Room on the following
dates: This is the last film in the series: “The Water Front” For more
information, contact Mia Strong at 359-8572.
July 30
* Sunset* – *Movie - *Ellsworth's Outdoor Cinema Thursday, July 30 at sunset
on the lawn of the Knowlton School, weather permitting. Movies are free of
charge although donations are appreciated. Bring lawn chairs or blankets -
viewing is on the grass. There are some mosquitoes about this time of year,
so dress accordingly and bring along some insect repellent. This summer has
been cool in the evenings so layered clothing is recommended. If it rains,
we'll make a run for it and see you next Thursday. Family movies (G and PG
rated) will be shown every Thursday night at sunset. Although we will not
announce the movie beforehand, each week we will give you a clue on the
website.
www.ellswortharts.org. Also on
Twitter<http://www.twitter.com/ellswortharts>and
Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ellsworth-Arts/121038288161>.
July 31
*7:00 PM – Presentation* - IHE's President, Zoe Weil, author of *Most Good,
Least Harm: A Simple Principle for a Better World and Meaningful
Life*<http://humaneeducation.org/sections/view/most_good_least_harm>.
Hosted by the College of the Atlantic <http://www.coa.edu/html/home.htm>,
the talk is being offered to their summer program participants and the
general public.
Zoe will speak about the 7 Keys to the MOGO (most good) principle through an
interactive presentation that will leave you motivated to make your own life
an expression of your deepest values. Every day we are bombarded by doomsday
scenarios, advertising that promotes endless consumption, a declining
American economy, and growing environmental problems. But there is a
philosophy and path that can create a better world and more joyful, healthy,
and engaged lives: when we do the most good and the least harm in our daily
choices, acts of citizenship, community, work, and volunteerism, we create a
life of inner peace while contributing to the building of a peaceful,
sustainable world for all.
RSVP appreciated, but not required. Contact Amy:
Amy at HumaneEducation.org<amy at humaneeducation.org>or 207.667.1025.
August 1, 2009
*10AM – 4PM – Celebration - *Birdsacre is celebrating 50 years as a 200
acre natural treasure to downeast communities. You can join them in the
celebration on *Saturday, August 1st and Sunday, August 2nd* between *10
a.m. and 4 p.m. *on High Street in Ellsworth. Activities include tours,
crafts, exhibits, music and food. FMI: call *667-8460.*
*2:00 PM –* *Field Trip and Dinner* - Edible fungi field trip (2:00pm).
Dinner (6:00pm) will follow the lecture “What are Fungi?” with Greg Marley
and Lawrence Leonard, educator and physician, respectively, and experts on
wild mushroom identification $25. Humboldt Institute, PO Box 9, 59 Eagle
Hill Rd, Steuben, ME 04680. 207-546-2821 Email:*anne at eaglehill.us*
* *
*1-3PM – Tour* - There will be tours of the Clayfield Farm in East Blue
Hill. This is free and open to the public. FMI: call *374-2165.*
August 4
*1-4PM* - *Hands on Canning Workshop -*participants will have the
opportunity to preserve food during the workshop Whiting Community Food
Pantry, Whiting, Me Deb Eckart, 255-3345. deckart at umext.maine.edu.
Cooperative
Extention, Washington County.
*5PM – 8PM – Hands on Canning Workshop -*participants will have the
opportunity to preserve food during the workshop Whitneyville, ME Deb
Eckart, 255-3345. deckart at umext.maine.edu. Cooperative Extention,
Washington County.
August 7
9-Noon - *Hands on Canning Workshop -*participants will have the opportunity
to preserve food during the workshop Food Pantry Building, Cherryfield,
ME Deb Eckart, 255-3345. deckart at umext.maine.edu. Cooperative Extention,
Washington County.
August 8
*8:30 – 2PM – Annual Blueberry Free Pick* - Rockport. Pick your own
organic, low-bush blueberries at our Beech Hill Preserve. This is the only
time our fields are open to the public, so don't miss out on this delicious
opportunity that is fun for the whole family! Picking is allowed only in
designated sections; sorry, raking is not allowed. Bring your own
containers. Coastal Mountain Land Trust at (207) 236-7091. Beech Hill
Preserve, Beech Hill, Rockport, ME info at coastalmountains.org
*10AM – 3PM – Lecture and Learning - *Come to Leonard’s Mills, the site of
the Maine Forest and Logging Museum in Bradley, and learn more about trees
and the forests in which they (and you) live. $5 adults, $2 kids under 13,
Members FREE (Sorry, no plastic!) PO Box 456, Orono ME 04473. Government
Road, Bradley, ME 04411 207.974.6278 info at leonardsmills.org
*11AM – Talk and Book Signing - *Authors Theresa Mattor and Lucie Teegarden
will be signing their book Designing the Maine Landscape (Down East Books,
2009) in Beech Nut, the historic hut atop Beech Hill. At 11:30, Theresa will
give a short talk on the creation of the book and conserving Maine's
landscapes. Net proceeds from all book sales will benefit the Land Trust. To
reserve your copy (prepayment is necessary), please call the Land Trust at
(207) 236-7091. Beech Hill Preserve, Beech Hill, Rockport, ME Coastal
Mountains Land Trust <http://www.coastalmountains.org/>,
info at coastalmountains.org
* *
*11AM – 12:30 Tasty and Fresh: Edible Flower Recipes* Master Gardener
Series at the Woodlawn Museum Workshops
Woodlawn Museum in partnership with The University of Maine Cooperative
Extension Master Gardeners Program is pleased to offer a series of 5
workshops by master gardeners. The series is free, however your donation to
help Woodlawn develop more programs is greatly appreciated.
All workshops will be held at Woodlawn Museum in Ellsworth. Although
reservations are not required, they are appreciated. Please contact Woodlawn
at 667-8671 or events at woodlawnmuseum.org
*1-3PM – Workshop - *You are invited to attend a "no dig" gardening workshop
in Ellsworth. We need to hear from you if you want to participate in the
workshop because space is limited to the first 15 who register. Pre-
registration is required. To register, contact Bob Jones at 664-6190 or
bobjonesinnz at yahoo.com
When we hear from you, I will send you directions to the location. We don't
like to advertise the location in advance to avoid getting too many folks
who show up without notice and we aren't adequately prepared.
The cost is $10 plus any organic material you care to contribute to the
garden. This will truly be a potluck garden. You will learn how to build a
vegetable garden on top of existing soil, grass or weeds using a simple
technique referred to as "no dig" gardening. This is done by adding layers
of organic material which decomposes and becomes soil very similar to what
occurs in nature. This is a "hands on" workshop, working with others to
build a 4x12 ft garden bed. So come dressed in old clothes prepared to get a
little dirty.
*2PM – Talk* - Foraging and Using Wild Plants with Anna Fernandez. Blue
Hill Library, Roland Howard Room. As part of its continuing series, Good
Tools for Tough Times, the Blue Hill Public Library will present a
discussion with Anna Fernandez about looking and using wild plants in the
area on Saturday August 8th at 2 pm. FMI 374-5515.
August 11
*7 PM – Lecture* – Climate Change and the US Economy: A Blueprint for
Positive Change – Kevin Knobloch, President, Union of Concerned Scientists.
Co-sponsored by College of the Atlantic and Frenchman Bay Conservancy. College
of the Atlantic - Gates Community Center. 207-288-5015
August 12
*7PM - Good Tools for Hard Times: Economic Development and Community
Building through the Arts * Roland Howard Room, Blue Hill Public Library
Linda Nelson, executive director of Opera House Arts in Stonington will give
a talk entitled "Economic development and community building through the
arts" as part of the library's Good Tools for Hard Times series.
Linda L. Nelson, Founding Executive Director, Opera House Arts at the
Stonington Opera House (OHA) has more than 20 years of experience in media,
technology, and business as an executive; an organizational consultant; an
editor and journalist; and new media pioneer. In addition to helping launch
Opera House Arts in 1999 and renovating the 1912 Stonington Opera House, on
the National Register of Historic Places, she is a member of the Maine Arts
Commission; the Stonington Economic Development Committee; the Deer
Isle-Stonington schools' Technology Committee; and the Town of Stonington's
Lobster Working Group. Through OHA's Imagination Project public access
digital media studio, she has produced four local documentary films: Tire
Tracks; Island Prom; Off to Do or Die; and Life by Lobster. Prior to
relocating to Stonington year-round, Nelson worked for 13 years for the
Village Voice, the nation's largest and most acclaimed alternative
newsweekly. As Chief Information Officer for the Voice, she was responsible
for the start-up of the newspaper's new media business division (
www.villagevoice.com). From 2001-2003 she was the News Editor for the Island
Ad-Vantages newspaper, based in Stonington, for which she also lead a team
to design and launch the company website (www.penobscotbaypress.com). Her
business experience as CEO of several small technology consulting firms
includes: strategic planning; facilities management; budgeting;
organizational development; and operational start-ups. Nelson, a Bowdoin
College graduate, is a classically trained musician as well as a freelance
writer, book editor, and journalist whose fiction, poetry, criticism, and
editorials have appeared in anthologies and periodicals.
August 15
*1:30 PM* - The Blue Hill Public Library will host a discussion with Sherry
Edwards. She will demonstrate how to make lip balm, lotions, oils, and more
out of inexpensive materials you can find in your kitchen. The discussion
will take place on Saturday August 15 at 1:30 in the Library's Howard Room.
Part of the Good Tools for Tough Times series. For more information, call
the Library at 374-5515.
August 16
Dan's Flower Farm – Sedgwick Dan Nygaard produces locally grown cut flowers
great for weddings, parties, events , or just a glorious bouquet.
We will meet to carpool at a central location, or direction can be given.
All tours start at 1PM and are approximately 2 hours with time for questions
and answers. The tours will take place rain or shine, so please dress
appropriately. All tours are FREE and open to the public.Farm tours will
continue throughout the summer and into the fall. To make a reservation or
make inquires please call Mia Strong 359-8572
August 18
*Time? Panel Discussion* - Beech Hill Farm – Food Systems and Sustainable
Ag Panel. Held at College of the Atlantic - Call Lyn Berzinis at 288-5015
for more information
August 20
*7:30 PM – Lecture -* Losing Paradise? Endangered Plants Here and Around the
World – a project of the American Society of Botanical Artists. The
American Society of Botanical Artists has undertaken a multi-year project to
document some of the endangered plants from the US and around the world in
order to raise awareness about this subject and about botanical art. A
selection of artworks by The Society will be shown in slides Humboldt
Institute, PO Box 9, 59 Eagle Hill Rd, Steuben, ME 04680. 207-546-2821
Email:anne at eaglehill.us**
* *
*August 22
**10:30 AM – 12:30 Soil Management for Gardeners - Mas*ter Gardener Series
at the Woodlawn Museum
Workshops - Woodlawn Museum in partnership with The University of Maine
Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners Program is pleased to offer a series
of 5 workshops by master gardeners. The series is free, however your
donation to help Woodlawn develop more programs is greatly appreciated.
All workshops will be held at Woodlawn Museum in Ellsworth. Although
reservations are not required, they are appreciated. Please contact Woodlawn
at 667-8671 or events at woodlawnmuseum.org
* *
*7:30 PM – Lecture* – Natural History of Maine Ferns – What are Ferns? This
talk will take a look at the ways ferns grow and develop, disperse and
reproduce, adapt and evolve. It will also examine some economic uses of
local ferns. Robbin Moran is Curator of Ferns at The New York Botanical
Garden. Humboldt Institute, PO Box 9, 59 Eagle Hill Rd, Steuben, ME
04680. 207-546-2821
Email:*anne at eaglehill.us*
August 29
*7:30 PM – Lecture *- Glen Mittelhauser, director of Maine Natural History
Observatory, will describe his research on these two elusive species over
the past 20 years. His research on these two species has taken him from the
offshore islands and ledges in Maine during winter gales to some isolated
islands off the Labrador coast. Humboldt Institute, PO Box 9, 59 Eagle Hill
Rd, Steuben, ME 04680. 207-546-2821 Email:anne at eaglehill.us**
* *
* *
Upcoming Events: Choices for Sustainable Living
*Choices for Sustainable Living* is a seven-session course for the
workplace, faith center, or home exploring the meaning of sustainable living
and the ties between lifestyle choices and their impact on the earth.
*Discussion Course Goals:*
• To explore the meaning of sustainability.
• To consider the ties between lifestyle choices and their impact on the
earth.
• To learn about steps that can be taken to move toward ecologically
sustainable organizations, lifestyles, and communities..
Mondays evenings starting October 19 - December 7 Blue Hill Public Library
Howard Room 6:00pm
For more information contact Mia Strong at 359-8572 or meezermia at gmail.com
This course is free and open to the public.
* *
--
Brenda Cartwright
The Organizer, Inc.
330 Bayside Road
Ellsworth, ME 04605
207-667-9062 office and cell phone
207-667-4420 home
"Time is a created thing. To say "I don't have time" is like saying, "I
don't want to." Lao-Tzu
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