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Introductory Offer from Aegle Radiant Health 01/09/25-04/09/25 at All Day

Introductory Offer from Aegle Radiant Health

Get your DXA Body Composition, VO2 max and resting metabolic rate for $150 each at Aegle Radiant Health in Topsham. We are offering an introductory offer membership of $150 a month which includes all testing for a limited time. Text 207-656-5725 to schedule.

Gift a Mare Brook Farm Flower CSA for Valentine's Day! 01/31/25-02/14/25 at All Day

Gift a Mare Brook Farm Flower CSA for Valentine's Day!

Why buy your love one bouquet on Valentine’s Day, when you can purchase a season’s worth of Brunswick-grown blooms instead?

Our family farm’s flower CSA offerings provide them (or you!) with stunning, pesticide-free blooms from May through September. Each CSA includes a number of smaller companion bouquets that we will donate, on your behalf, to Brunswick-area nonprofits, local businesses, medical professionals, first responders, or teachers of your choice. Here’s to more Brunswick-grown beauty and community connections this year! Visit our website to buy a flower CSA or a gift card: www.marebrookfarm.com/shop.
Longfellow Days 2025! 02/02/25-02/28/25 at All Day

Longfellow Days 2025!

Explore the history and legacy of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and his ties to the Brunswick Community

200th Anniversary of Bowdoin’s Class of 1825

Longfellow Days joins Bowdoin College in celebrating the 200th anniversary of the notable Graduating Class of 1825, a group of accomplished writers including: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Jonathan Cilley, and other statesmen, lawyers, and  professionals who collectively brought the College a considerable amount of fame. 

Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1862, Painted by George Peter Alexander Healy, (1813-1894), Bowdoin College Museum of Art

 

Event Calendar: 

  • Sunday, February 2 at 1:00 PM ~ SUNDAY READINGS @ Fireplace Room, Curtis Memorial Library
    Part One: 1825 Poets & Writers – Gary Lawless, Kara Douglas and Linda Aldridge reading 19th-century poets, as
    well as sharing their own work.
  • Thursday, February 6 at 4:30 PM ~ TALK BY NICHOLAS BASBANES @ Kresge Hall at Bowdoin College
    The Longfellow biographer (Cross of Snow) speaks on “Meeting of the Minds: Longfellow, Hawthorne, and the
    Productive Influence of their Artistic Wives.” 
  • Sunday, February 9 at 1:00 PM ~ SUNDAY READINGS @ Fireplace Room, Curtis Memorial Library
    Part Two: 1925 Poets – As well as sharing their own poetry, Gibson Fay LeBlanc reads Robert Frost, Dawn Potter
    reads Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Mike Bove reads Langston Hughes.
  • Tuesday, February 11 at 11 AM ~ EKPHRASTIC POETRY WORKSHOP @ Zucker Seminar Room, Bowdoin College Museum of Art.  In David Sloan’s Poet As Painter workshop, participants will explore poetry inspired by art, then view the museum’s exhibit, and generate their own ekphrastic poetry.  
  • Wednesday, February 12 at 2 PM ~ COMMUNITY POETRY/OPEN MIC @ Merrymeeting Room, Thornton Oaks, 25 Thornton Way (off Baribeau).  Helene McGlauflin and David Sloan read their own poetry and host this one-hour informal verse-sharing session.  Bring a poem to share. Refreshments.
  • Thursday, February 13 at 2:30 PM ~ COMMUNITY POETRY/OPEN MIC @ Maine Lodge, The Highlands, 30 Governors Way, Topsham.  Helene McGlauflin and David Sloan read their own poetry and host this one-hour informal verse-sharing session.  Bring a poem to share. Refreshments.
  • Saturday, February 15 at 11 AM & 1 PM ~ TOURS OF THE CHAMBERLAIN HOUSE @ 226 Maine Street, Brunswick.  Gemma Cannon, author of Voices of the Night, will lead two 70-minute tours of the house, focusing on Henry’s early writing and his first wife, Mary. Each tour is limited to 15 people and Registration is Required. Please Email: outreach@pejepscot.org Subject: “LD Tour” Please give preferred time, registrant name(s), and a phone number.
  • Sunday, February 16 at 1:00 PM ~ SUNDAY READINGS @ Fireplace Room, Curtis Memorial Library
    Part Three: 2025 Tribute to Poets – Today we remember three Longfellow Days poets who departed in 2024: Sally
    Cowperthwaite reads poetry by her father Steve Cowperthwaite. Georgia Nigro reads work by her husband Rob
    Farnsworth. Maryli Tiemann reads poetry by Ruth Bookey and introduces Nicole Chvatal, reading her own work.
  • Wednesday, February 19 at 1 PM ~ WINTER WISDOM WITH JAMES McKENNA @ Morrell Room, Curtis Memorial Library.  Maine poet James McKenna will share his personal introductions to Longfellow and Edna Saint Vincent Millay, “My Two Grandmothers’ Differing Poetic Tastes.” Co-sponsored with MidCoast Senior College.
  • Friday, February 21 at 7:30 PM ~ POETRY WITH TAYLOR MALI @ Studzinski Hall at Bowdoin College  Taylor Mali, Bowdoin Class of 1987 and nationally recognized spoken word poet, performs an evening of poetry with three present Bowdoin student poets: King Weatherspoon, Chayma Charifi and Kaitlin Weiss.
  • Saturday, February 22 at 7:30 PM ~ CLASS OF 1825 TRIBUTE: EVENING OF MUSIC & POETRY @ Studzinski Hall at Bowdoin College.  Longfellow’s poetry set to music and voice, featuring compositions by Paul Sullivan, Stuart Gillespie, Ann MacDonald Diers, Jud Caswell, and Scott Woodruff. Performed by the combined Bowdoin Chamber Choir and chorus members from Brunswick High, and area community choirs. Directed by Stuart Gillespie and Will Bristol.
  • Sunday, February 23 at 10:00 AM ~ INTERFAITH SERVICE: The Inclusive Power of Poetry @ Unitarian Universalist Church, 1 Middle Street.  Service led by Rev. Dr. Kharma Amos, Minister with Maryli Tiemann.  Music by the UUCB Choir under the direction of Will Bristol.
  • Sunday, February 23 at 1:00 PM ~ SUNDAY READINGS @ Fireplace Room, Curtis Memorial Library.  Part Four: Future Poets & Writers – Poet John Reinhart emcees readings by three poets who were part of the Portland Poetry Slam Team: Elle MacGilvray, Yashu Derisala, and Alex Wu.
  • Tuesday, February 25 at 2 PM~ Interpreting Three Poems @ Pejepscot History Center, 159 Park Row.  Join Karin Dillman to discuss three 19th- and 20th- century poems by Dickinson, Whitman, and William Carlos Williams. Refreshments. Registration is Required. Email: outreach@pejepscot.org with Subject: “Interpreting Three Poems.” Please include name(s) of registrants and a phone number. Co-Sponsored with Pejepscot History Center.
  • Wednesday, February 26 at 12 PM ~ Gallery Tours: Bowdoin College Museum of Art & Library @ Lobby, Bowdoin College Museum of Art.  A Longfellow Days tour of Bowdoin’s two special exhibitions: Poetic Truths: Hawthorne, Longfellow, and American Visual Culture, 1840-1880 at the art museum and then The Student Days of the Class of 1825 at the library.
  • Friday, February 28 at 5:30 PM ~ OPEN MIC & LONGFELLOW’S 218th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION! @ Unitarian Universalist Church, 1 Middle Street.  Open Mic with host Ren Bernier, a cappella music by Bowdoin’s “Longfellows,” and CAKE.  Come share your poem or another’s that you appreciate. 

 

Ongoing Poetry Events & Exhibitions at Bowdoin:

  •  “Poetry Across Maine” — a statewide poetry mapping project created by John Reinhart – add your poetry to
    place: www.poetryacrossmaine.com.
  • “Poetic Truths: Hawthorne, Longfellow, and American Visual Culture, 1840-1880,” on view February 6 through July 20, 2025 at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art
  • “Before They Were Famous: The Student Days of the Class of 1825,” on view January 27 through June 6, 2025 at
    the Hawthorne-Longfellow Library, Bowdoin College

For more information on all scheduled events, please visit https://www.uubrunswick.org/longfellow-days-2025/

Longfellow Days is an annual month-long cultural and community program, with support from Bowdoin College, Brunswick Downtown Association, Curtis Memorial Library, Nathaniel Davis Fund, Pejepscot History Center, The Senter Fund, and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick. Thanks to our sponsors, ALL events are Free and Open to the Public.

 

 

Treat your Valentine to Healing Touch! 02/04/25-02/15/25 at All Day

Treat your Valentine to Healing Touch!

Treat your loved one to a Healing Touch relaxation session at Brunswick Massage and Wellness! Healing Touch is a gentle way to balance your energy and feel your best. Choose an Introductory Session for $40 or a Full Session for $75. Contact Kathy Higgins at kahigg21@gmail.com or leave your request at 207-751-1637. They’ll love it!
 
Valentine's Chocolate dipped Strawberries from Wilbur's 02/10/25 at 12:00 am

Valentine's Chocolate dipped Strawberries from Wilbur's

Order your hand-dipped chocolate covered strawberries now!

We are now accepting pre-orders for chocolate-dipped strawberries. 
Pick up at 143 Maine St, Brunswick, between 9 am – 6 pm on Feb 13 or 14 for your Valentine. 
 
To pre-order: please call our Brunswick store at 207-729-4462 or online at wilburs.com
 
Metro BREEZ 02/10/25 at 7:00 am to 10:15 pm

Metro BREEZ

The holidays are the perfect time to to hop on the Metro BREEZ bus.

For only $4 each way ($2 reduced fare), travel from Brunswick to Freeport for special events and shopping or check out a show and the lights of Portland. Travelling? Metro BREEZ has direct service between Brunswick and the Portland Transportation Center (PTC) for a  trips on the Amtrack Downeaster or Concord Coach.

Family and friends visiting? Tell them to board the BREEZ in Portland and meet them in Brunswick. Metro stops are located along Pleasant St, Maine St., Park and Ride, train station, and Bowdoin.

For schedules and more info, visit: gpmetro.org

Yoga for Connection Mon, Wed & Fri 02/10/25 at 7:30 am to 8:30 am

Yoga for Connection Mon, Wed & Fri

Every Monday, Wednesday & Friday at 7:30 am join our teachers for Yoga for Connection at Electric Cottage Collective.

Yoga for Connection is slow-flow style deepening your innate physical, spiritual and mental skills in strength, flexibility and rest.
 
At ECC, we try our best to respect the lineage of yoga by remembering that yoga was created by black & brown people from Southeast Asia & Africa. Yoga was never meant to be just physical exercise; yoga is a way of life, a spiritual daily practice that integrates self-study and an ethical code of conduct to practice being in right relationship with ourselves, others, and our environment. We do our best to teach all of these values in our yoga classes, in the most accessible format possible.  No experience necessary to participate.
 
*Please always pre-register for classes at: www.ElectricCottageCollective.com/classes
*All classes are 18+
Meet Town Council Chairs for "Office Hours" every Monday 02/10/25 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

Meet Town Council Chairs for "Office Hours" every Monday

Join Town Council Chair Sande Updegraph and Vice Chair Nathan MacDonald for “Office Hours”, every Monday Morning from 10 am to Noon. Ask questions, stay informed, get to know your Town Council in this open forum setting.  Room 117 at the Brunswick Town Hall, 85 Union Street, Brunswick Maine.  (Holidays & special events may effect this regularly scheduled meeting, see the town calendar for updates https://www.brunswickme.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=14

Happy Hour @ OTTO Everyday! 02/10/25 at 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Happy Hour @ OTTO Everyday!

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!

-$1.00 off all wine pours!

-$7.00 House Margaritas!

Call For More Details @ 207-406-2784

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

Visit Otto’s Pizza here

Click here for the menu

Flight Deck Beer Dinner 02/10/25 at 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Flight Deck Beer Dinner

Join us for the first ever Flight Deck Beer Dinner!  Enjoy a 4 course meal prepared by Chef Brian Tebben accompanied by Flight Deck beer pairings selected by our Head Brewer, Ben.

Details:  Monday, February 10 from 5 – 8 PM   $75 per person. (Pay a $25 deposit at time of purchase, and remaining $50 on the day of the dinner.)

About the Chef:  Chef and Flight Deck Pizza crew member Brian Tebben is a distinguished graduate of Johnson and Wales University. Chef Brian boasts a plethora of culinary achievements, including winning the inaugural Clamtastic cook-off at the Yarmouth Clam Festival, working alongside Julia Child at the American Culinary Federation convention in Massachusetts, and earning the Yarmouth Maine Chamber of Commerce award for “Best Venue for Special Functions in the Midcoast Area.” Chef Brian currently owns and operates two restaurants with his wife, specializing in smoked BBQ meats.

Body Language (Dance-Cardio Party!) 02/10/25 at 5:45 pm to 6:30 pm

Body Language (Dance-Cardio Party!)

Come shake it off! Body Language is an all levels, high-energy, dance-fitness class. No dance experience needed to jump in and join! Each Body Language class is as unique as the teacher, so come explore YOUR movement. We believe that there’s no wrong way to dance, so come on in and let your freak flag fly!
 
Please pre-register for class here: https://www.electriccottagecollective.com/classes
 
*There might be some naughty language, so be prepared.
*You’ll be most comfortable in sneakers (only indoor shoes please!), but you can also go barefoot
*All classes are 18+
 
 
 
Body Language Dance Fitness Class 02/10/25 at 5:45 pm to 6:45 pm

Body Language Dance Fitness Class

Come shake it off! Body Language is an all levels, high-energy, dance-fitness class. No dance experience needed to jump in and join! We believe that there’s no wrong way to dance, so come on in and let your freak flag fly!
 
*There might be some naughty language, so be prepared.
*You’ll be most comfortable in sneakers (only indoor shoes please!), but you can also go barefoot
*All classes are 18+
 
 
Let's Talk About Food 02/10/25 at 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Let's Talk About Food

Join Dr. Cardella at Aegle Radiant Health to make a healthier plate in an easy and painless way with the Full Plate Living Program.

Text 207-656-5725 to sign up

First session of 8 sessions: January 6, 2025 at 6pm

Meet once weekly on Mondays at 6pm

$80 per participant with $40 rebate for full participation

Ancestral Recovery Discussion Group - "Before We Were White" 02/10/25 at 6:45 pm to 8:00 pm

Ancestral Recovery Discussion Group - "Before We Were White"

Every other Monday from 6:45-8 pm, January 27th through March 10th.

Sign up for this free disscussion group here: https://app.punchpass.com/org/19202/classes/16822673

Join us to collectively process and discuss learnings from White Awake’s winter course Before We Were White. This course is designed for people with European ancestry (white and/or multiracial) who want to bring their attention to this ancestral line as a means of bringing greater emotional resilience to their work for collective liberation.

From their course flyer:

Each of us belongs to a collective body of people with a story (or stories) that reach before us and after us in time. Before they were ever classified as “white” our European (and pre-European) ancestors were distinct peoples with their own unique cultures and relationships to place. What happened to them? How did they come to be considered “white”, and what was lost along the way? How do we reconcile ourselves to the legacies of enslavement and genocide our ancestors may have participated in? Who resisted, and what parts of our personal and collective legacy can we draw upon for strength & clarity today?

I am not a trained facilitator with White Awake, but as I take this course for myself to better understand my own European lineages, I would love to hold the space for folks in this community to come together with a focus on the material offered through the course.

The course meets virtually every Sunday between 1/19 and 3/9 from 4-6:30pm, which you would attend on your own or watch the recording later. All dates and details can be found on their course flyer. We will come together at Electric Cottage Collective every other Monday during the course to have a collective space to share what we are learning and explore the impacts of that learning. There will be no expectation that you will have completed all the materials, only that you come with an open heart and whatever you’re currently mulling over related to your lineage(s) and histories of colonization.

White Awake offers a sliding scale fee as well as pay what you can or no-cost options. Click here to register for the course through White Awake. The registration deadline for the course is January 18th.

Bio

Margaret likes to create reflective spaces for people to voice and explore how they are making sense of their lives. She is a descendent of western and northern european settlers and currently resides near the Pejepscot Falls in Topsham, where she dedicates her volunteerism to place-based efforts that help connect people to land, plants, and food. She is motivated by an aspiration to incorporate consultation with land, spirit, and ancestors into our collective wayfinding and decision-making, and she is young in developing these practices in her personal and professional life. She is the coordinator of an online graduate program in Leadership for Sustainability, a Master Gardener Volunteer working with high school students, an ecological home-orchardist, and dog mom of a sweet pit-mix named Daisy.

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