Events - Apr 6 23

Click Here for: Ellis Paul 30th Anniversary Tour with Radoslav Lorkovic details.

 

 

Poetry Stroll:

This April, in honor of National Poetry Month, the Brunswick High School Library and the Brunswick High School Art Department, along with Spindleworks, People Plus, and participating Brunswick businesses, have created a Poetry Stroll through downtown Brunswick. Enjoy classic poems displayed along Maine Street featuring poetry-inspired BHS student artwork, along with original poetry and artwork created by Spindleworks and People Plus. 

 

Trevor Campbell with his artwork inspired by the poem “The Garden by Moonlight”

 

Maia Pietraho with her artwork inspired by the poem “Flowers in the Dark”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Participating businesses include:

Aki Japanese Cuisine
Animal House

Bank of America

Berries

Big Top Deli

Broadway Deli
CMG Home Loans
Cool as a Moose
Enoteca Athena
The Fabric Den Quilt Shop

Fleet Feet Maine Running
Gulf of Maine Books
Hatch on Maine
Hatch Home
The Mix
M&T Bank
Moderation Brewing
Morning Glory Natural Foods
The Nest
Portland Pie
Pura Vida Day Spa
Riley Insurance Agency
Sotheby’s International Realty
Wilbur’s of Maine

 

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Mark your calendars! The 21st annual Music in April silent auction and live auction Gala – two premier happenings in the Brunswick community are coming this April!

This year’s fundraiser will include the popular month-long online “silent auction,” which runs April 1 through the 28th, and the “live auction”

Gala event on April 28th, from 5-8 pm at the St. John’s Community Center.

Tickets are on sale now for our gala event with live music, delicious food and auction items. Seats are $50 each or two for $90. Contact People Plus at 729-0757 to reserve your seat! Get ready to bid!

The 21st annual People Plus Music in April online auction is now OPEN, launched on April 1, and features over 300 items! It will run the whole month of April, closing on April 28 at 10:00 pm.

The online auction will feature a variety of items including local gift certificates, jewelry, private dinners, variety baskets, clothing, paintings, vintage treasures, hand-made items, adventures and much more – there is something for everyone – in every price range! Visit www.peopleplusmaine.org, and click on the link for the auction to view the catalog of amazing items. New items will be added every Thursday afternoon so check back often and place your bids (you’ll be notified if someone outbids you so you can bid again!). The auction closes April 28 at 10 pm so watch your bids!

Music in April is THE signature fundraiser for People Plus. It enables us to serve over 1300 People Plus members who represent an ever-increasing population of retirees and elders on the Mid Coast. This non-profit could NOT do it without the income from Music in April – which has become a signature event in our community. The Center has raised over $650,000 from the event over the last 20 years. These last few years have demonstrated exactly how vital People Plus is to the lives of the older adult populations. In addition to hundreds of classes, clubs and meals held safely at the Center, we made over four thousand deliveries of groceries, food pantry boxes, meals and prescriptions – and provided over 30,000 miles of transportation – just last year, keeping seniors safe!

People Plus serves the greater Brunswick community by offering a variety of activities to support engaged, healthy and independent lives for older adults, as well as hosting the Teen Center where young people can meet safely to explore creative outlets, eat a healthy meal, and develop into well-rounded adults. People Plus also provides outreach and transportation services, and offers many volunteer opportunities.

People Plus wishes to thank Lead Sponsors Coastal Landing Retirement Community, Mid Coast-Parkview Health Maine Health, Bill Dodge Auto Group, Rusty Lantern Market, Bowdoin College, Priority Real Estate Group, Bangor Savings Bank, Bath Savings Institution, and Maine State Credit Union. Also sponsors Brackett Funeral Home, Off Their Rockers, Spectrum Generations, Norway Savings Bank, Maine State Music Theatre, Goodwin Motor Group, The Times Record, Darling’s Ford, Dead River Company, Kennebec Savings Bank, The Highlands, Thornton Oaks, Avita of Brunswick/Sunnybrook, Atlantic Federal Credit Union, Flight Deck Brewing, Brunswick Instant Print, Maine Community Bank, Insurance and Retirement Solutions, Developers Collaborative, Edward Jones Brunswick & Topsham, and Topsham Tractor & Manchester Motors.

FMI visit “www.peopleplusmaine.org”

Works by Points of View artist Barbara Bean will be on display from April 1-30 at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick.  Barbara’s solo show demonstrates how she is mixing media to express new directions with old materials, telling a story of a journey that is still in progress. Visit the gallery Tuesday through Friday from 10 am to 4 pm.  Press the intercom button to be buzzed in or call 207-712-8343. 

To see more of Barbara’s work visit http://povartistsmaine.com/.

Please join Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust, Maine Coast Heritage Trust, and Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association for a panel presentation exploring the different aspects of Brunswick’s waterfront!

From commercial fishing to recreational boating to planning for how these uses work together amidst a changing environment, this will be a conversational event designed to foster communications between members of the community and those who work on and manage the town’s working waterfront.

Samples of local seafood along with Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association’s Maine Coast Monkfish Stew will be served. The stew is produced by Hurricane Soups & Premium Chowders in Greene, Maine using sustainably harvested monkfish along with Maine produce and dairy. The proceeds from the sale of the Stew benefit MCFA’s Fishermen Feeding Mainers program that donates fresh seafood to schools, food pantries and community groups statewide.

This event will be offered as a hybrid – you can either join via Zoom, or in person atMaine Coast Heritage Trust’s office.

Registration is required. > www.btlt.org/events/getting-to-know-our-waterfront/

Panelists:

• Marko Melendy of the Brunswick Rivers and Coastal Waters Commission and Bowdoin College’s Schiller Coastal Studies Center
• Angela Twitchell of Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust
• Commercial Fisherman
• Helene Harrower of Paul’s Marina

Moderator: Monique Coombs – Director of Community Programs for Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association

Are you feeling stressed, depleted or run down? Wishing you could find more peace or joy in your everyday life? Please join us for a 9-week mindfulness class based on the book “Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World” by Mark Williams and Danny Penman. Together, we will discuss its teachings, and learn mindfulness practices that can reconnect you to a greater sense of ease and enjoyment in your life.

This program is open to all adults. No prior experience with mindfulness is needed.
Program cost is $150 and includes the book. Please register by calling (207) 373-6585.