Events - Sep 13 22

Points of View Artists close their 2022 season with Full Color, a group exhibit in diverse media that celebrates the role of color and pattern in art – and reflects the vibrant colors of our Maine autumn.  Reception: Friday, September 9, 5-7 pm.   Gallery location and hours: 18 Pleasant Street; 9 am – 5 pm Monday through Friday.   FMI: povartistsmaine.com;   207-373-9300

1-2-3 adult tennis at Maine Pines is geared toward the beginning player or player returning to tennis. It includes 3 weeks of lessons designed to instruct the player in all aspects of the game. For the month-long program, it includes a court fee membership with free weekend scheduled court time, a complimentary cardio tennis class, a social mixer, and free fitness membership during the month. Players can purchase a discounted ball machine pass for $50.

Select a session that meets for 3 consecutive weeks on either Saturdays at 10am, Tuesdays at 9am, or Wednesdays at 6pm. Come join us for fun on the tennis courts at Maine Pines!

Celebrate the return of our in-person annual meeting at the Harraseeket Inn in Freeport, Maine.  Hear about the recent increase in ridership of the Amtrak Downeaster and plans for the future.  Featuring guest speakers Patricia Quinn, Executive Director Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA); Bruce Van Note, Commissioner Maine Department of Transportation; Maurice O’Connell, Senior Director Governmental Affairs CSX Transportation; and Robert Willoughby Jones, Rail Historian. Lunch included in ticket price.

For more information and to register for this event, please visit our website.

 

JDP is a program for junior high and high school players of all levels. JDP at Maine Pines meets three times a week and offers a combination of drill, instruction, and play. Tuesdays and Thursdays will be for drill and instruction; Fridays will be for match play with coaching. Participation in the JDP program includes a Junior Membership and discounts on tournaments, leagues, and individual instruction, as well as junior club tournaments. This program is perfect for the junior player who aspires to play high school or college tennis. Age exceptions can be made depending upon ability.

Meets Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. High School 4:00-5:00pm / Middle School 4:00-5:00pm

MONTHLY COST:
With Adult Family Member: $69/month (EFT only)
Without Adult Family Member: $79/month
Over the Counter (No EFT): $99/month

Join Cathance River Education Alliance, Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust, John Lichter and Renske Kerkhofs for a presentation on the recovery efforts on the rivers of Merrymeeting Bay. This is part one of a two part series.

Merrymeeting Bay brings together the convergence of the Kennebec, Androscoggin, Cathance, Muddy, Eastern and the Abagadasset Rivers. It is the largest freshwater estuary system north of Chesapeake Bay; it drains an astounding 38% of Maine’s fresh water. Biologically, the Bay is classified freshwater tidal riverine and geologically, an inland delta.

Merrymeeting Bay is a resource of international significance: it is the largest staging ground for migratory waterfowl in the northeast, it is the only estuary providing spawning and nursery habitat for all diadromous fish species in the Gulf of Maine, and it is home to a number of rare and endangered plant, and animal species.

Maine rivers support the marine food web in ways that have not been fully appreciated, especially the coastal fisheries for cod and other groundfish. Much damage has been done to Maines rivers over time, a partial recovery effort is underway driven by both the natural processes of ecological recovery and substantial restoration efforts. In time, recovery of sea-run fish such as alewife and shad should stimulate recovery of nearshore cod populations.

Join John Lichter and Renske Kerkhofs for a presentation on the history of the rivers around Merrymeeting Bay, the recovery work being done on them, the dam relicensing process, and the fish counts in our rivers.

John is a professor Emeritus of Biology and Environmental Studies at Bowdoin College. He is the former director of the Environmental Studies Program and studied ecology and history of Merrymeeting Bay and the river systems for twenty years. He is the chair of the Stewardship Committee for the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.

Renske is a junior at Bowdoin College, she grew up in Belgium and Costa Rica before coming to Maine for her undergraduate degree. She is majoring in Biology and Asian Studies, and is passionate about marine biology, environmental conservation, and languages.

This presentation will take place on Zoom. Attendance is free but registration is required.

REGISTER HERE

In Spring of 2023 join CREA, BTLT and Charlie Spies for part two of this series for a presentation on the dam relicensing process, and learn about how you can get involved in dam relicensing in our area.