Music on the Mall, Downtown Brunswick’s Summer Concert Series, presents FREE concerts Wednesday evenings at 6PM* throughout the summer on the Brunswick Town Mall (Green, see map). Grab a blanket or chair, bring your family and friends, order a picnic dinner or dine at a local Brunswick restaurant, then relax and enjoy great music. Hosted by the Brunswick Downtown Association!

Find updates on our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/brunswickdowntown

In the case of inclement weather, check back for updates. 

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If you are interested in sponsoring this event, please contact director@brunswickdowntown.org

Individual Concert Sponsors:

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July 10 concert:

July 17 concert:

July 24 concert:

July 31 concert:

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Registration is now open for the 13th annual People Plus Senior Health Expo to be held on Thursday, October 10, 2024 at the Brunswick Recreation Center in Brunswick from 9 am – 1 pm. Both sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities are available.

Thank you to our current lead Partners for this year: Bill Dodge Auto Group, Bowdoin College, Coastal Landing Retirement Community, Gateway Retirement Solutions, Live + Work in Maine, Mid Coast-Parkview Health, Maine Health, Islebrook Village at Wiscasset, Priority Real Estate Group, Riley Insurance Agency, Rusty Lantern Market, Aetna Medicare, Highland Green, and Spectrum Generations, plus Sponsors Avita of Brunswick & Sunnybrook, Brackett Funeral Home, Maine Community Bank, and Bath-Brunswick Respite Care, Bath Savings, Maine Pines Racquet & Fitness, Norway Savings Bank, and Reform Physical Therapy

Maine has the highest percentage of older adults in the country; and the Mid Coast is where this population is growing the fastest. The People Plus Senior Health brings together a variety of resources for this increasingly important segment of our community. The Expo provides an excellent opportunity to learn about products and services in the categories of medical services, fitness and health, technology, legal, community services, housing/respite care, and finance. In addition to providing a link between consumers and providers, this gathering also encourages networking within the community, thereby strengthening the value of products and service.

Registration deadline is September 6, 2024 (Sponsor deadline to “be on the bag” is August 23)! Visit www.peopleplusmaine.org for more information including registration form and sponsorship opportunities or call 729-0757.

1-2-3 Adult Learn to Play Tennis at Maine Pines in Brunswick 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 court time at a particular time, a complimentary cardio tennis class, a social mixer, and free fitness membership during the month. With a commitment to play on a Maine Pines USTA team, 123 members get a complimentary 1-year USTA membership. Players can purchase a discounted ball machine pass for $50. 1-2-3 will meet the beginning of the first week of the month for three weeks.

Email tennis@mainepines.com or call 729-8433 FMI.

COST: $55

TENNIS SESSIONS: Tuesday 9 am, Wednesday 6 pm, Saturday 10 am

Portland Pie is now serving BRUNCH every Saturday and Sunday!

It’s a new day at the Pie. Pizza, sandwiches, pastries, cocktails, coffee, tea, and much more.

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

50th Anniversary Gala Set for Maine’s Longest Running Artists Group

With a theme of “Express Yourself” the Union of Maine Visual Artists (UMVA) hosts a 50th year Gala on August 3, 2024 at Merrymeeting Hall, 27 Main St., Bowdoinham from 6 to 11 PM.  “The Carlo Pittore Costume Party and Art Auction” celebrates community and camaraderie in the spirit of Carlo Pittore, the force behind the founding of the UMVA in 1975. Pittore’s studio was in Bowdoinham.  The band BookHead SweetTooth from Belfast will supply the music.  A potluck of nibbles plus wine and beer will be available.  This fundraiser will finance and support a much needed new website to bring tools for UMVA members to connect and support one another.  Sponsors include Rising Tide Brewery, Maine Gallery + Studio Guide and WERU Community Radio.  

Suggested donations range from $10-$50 at the door.  Participating artists include well-known ones like Abby Shahn, Gail Page, David Dewey and David Estey as well as some of Maine’s finest up-and-coming artists.

Pittore, the subject of the film CARLO … and his Merry Band of Artists, produced by Richard Kane as part of the UMVA Maine Masters project, will premiere at the Maine International Film Festival (MIFF) mid-July (TBA). Other screenings include August 8th at the Lincoln Theatre in Damariscotta, as well as at NOMAD in Fort Andross, 14 Main St, Brunswick, ME on August 1 and 4 as part of the Gala activities.  See the trailer:  vimeo.com/kanelewis/carlotrailer

UMVA is a non-profit organization that promotes and advocates for the visual arts, artists, and all arts supporters.  As artist advocates, the UMVA initiated and saw enacted into state law the Maine Percent for Art Program (requiring a percentage of funds for state buildings to include art) and the Artist’s Estate Tax Law (allowing art work to be used to pay artists estate taxes).  Other programs and projects supported by UMVA include: The Maine Arts Journal, an online, quarterly publication The Journal features essays by and about artists, interviews, UMVA member submissions, poetry, UMVA updates about its current projects, local chapters, and more; ARRT! Artists’ Rapid Response Team, a collaboration of artists & progressive groups making art to create positive change; Lumen ARRT!!, a group creating large-scale video projections in public spaces to give a visual voice to progressive non-profits; and the New England Emmy Award-nominated Maine Masters Project, a video series of 19 compelling profiles of some of Maine’s most distinguished and often less recognized artists. There are currently two chapters: Portland and Midcoast. More information at www.TheUMVA.org.