Events - Apr 16 24

Brunswick’s young poets take center stage in the 3rd annual Downtown Brunswick Poetry Stroll! The theme of this year’s event is Brunswick: the Poetry Place, with students in all four Brunswick schools writing poems inspired by landmarks and special places in our hometown.

Look for the poetry posters with accompanying Brunswick photographs on display in more than 35 downtown storefront windows to celebrate National Poetry Month in April! 

Poets include students from Kate Furbish Elementary School, Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School, Brunswick Junior High School, Brunswick High School, Spindleworks, and People Plus.

 The Theater Project’s Annual Auction for the Month of April.

Online Only! View the auction at: https://www.theaterproject.com/live-auction-2024

Important Announcement

We are sad to announce that we will be closing our shop at the Merrymeeting plaza on April 22. Our lease is up and we need to move out. We are looking for another location and will be sure to let everyone know if we find one.

Toys, games, puzzles and more will be on sale April 13 to 16. Stop in and see us! FMI visit our Facebook page, call 207-833-5257, or email h2o@h2outfitters.com.

Our hours of operation through 4/21/24 follow:
Fri. 4/12.     12 -6pm
Sat. 4/13.    10am-5pm
Sun.  4/14.  12-5pm
Mon. 4/15.  10am – 5pm
Tuesday. 4/16.  10am-5pm
We’d & Thurs.  closed
Fri. 4/19. 10am-5pm
Sat. 4/20. 10am-5pm
Sun. 4/21. 12-5pm

The 22nd annual People Plus Music in April online auction fundraiser, featuring over 300 items, launches on April 1, and will close on April 30 at 10:00 pm.

The auction will feature items including local gift certificates, jewelry, private dinners, variety baskets, clothing, classes, paintings, vintage treasures, hand-made items 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!).

Music in April is THE signature fundraiser for People Plus. It enables us to serve over 1500 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 fantastic signature event in our community. The Center has raised over $725,000 from the event over the last 21 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 33,000 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, Bowdoin College, Live + Work in Maine, Priority Real Estate Group, Bath Savings Institution, Riley Insurance Agency, and Rusty Lantern Market. Also sponsors Brackett Funeral Home, Goodwin Motor Group, Legacy Properties – Sotheby’s International Realty, Off Their Rockers, Spectrum Generations, Maine State Music Theatre, Midcoast Maine Pickleball, Norway Savings Bank, Avita of Brunswick/Sunnybrook, Bangor Savings Bank, Darling’s Ford, Dead River Company, Edward Jones – Brunswick, Edward Jones – Topsham, Kennebec Savings Bank, The Highlands, Thornton Oaks Retirement Community, Atlantic Federal Credit Union, Maine Community Bank and Brunswick Instant Printing.

We Are Open For Dine In!

Come Hang Out With Us and Your Friends For….

Happy Hour @ OTTO daily from 3 pm-5 pm

Free Slice with your first adult beverage!

-$2.50 High Life Drafts

-$5.50 Allagash White Drafts

-$5.00 House Wine Pours

-$7.00 House Margaritas

Feel Free To Call For More Details @ 1-207-406-2784

Open Sunday- Thursday 11-8, Friday and Saturday 11-9

Tuesday, April 16, Joshua’s Restaurant, 123 Maine St, Brunswick, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

The April meeting of the Merrymeeting Bay Chapter of Trout Unlimited will feature a free screening of the documentary feature film, “A Watershed Moment.”  The film tells the story of an all-hands effort involving fishermen, three coastal Maine communities, non-profit organizations, and state and federal management agencies to restore fish passage throughout the Bagaduce River Watershed in Maine.

These grassroots efforts to bring back alewife, a keystone species that has allowed fishing communities to thrive, have been remarkably successful. An unlikely group of partners, the story of this partnership is rooted in collaboration and can act as a beacon of hope for other communities and watersheds involved in fish passage restoration and community-driven science, co-management, and stewardship. “A Watershed Moment” is a story about people, fish, and the water that connects them.

A panel discussion after the screening will feature:

• Ciona Ulbrich, Senior Project Manager at Maine Coast Heritage Trust
• Mike Thalhauser, Collaborative Management Specialist at Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries
• Bailey Bowden, Alewife Committee Chair and alewife harvester in the town of Penobscot

Movie trailer:  “A Watershed Moment”

Members and the public are invited to attend the free Merrymeeting Bay monthly meeting of this national cold-water conservation organization as we gather sportspeople and conservationists on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at Joshua’s Restaurant, 123 Maine Street, Brunswick. Social hour begins at 6:00 pm, the presentation starts at 7:00 pm. The event is free; dinner and drinks can be purchased.

Meetings are held at Joshua’s on the third Tuesday of each month, September through May. 

No admission fee.  Open to members and non-members alike.

Please join us.

Our mission is to conserve, protect, and restore our area’s cold-water resources and the watersheds on which they depend. Trout Unlimited?is the nation’s oldest and largest?cold-water?fisheries conservation organization dedicated to caring for and recovering America’s rivers and streams so our children can experience the joy of wild and native trout and salmon. Across the country, TU brings to bear local, regional, and national grassroots organizing, durable partnerships, science-backed policy muscle, and legal firepower on behalf of trout and salmon fisheries, healthy waters, and vibrant communities.

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