Brunswick Downtown Association

Bluegrass Jam
2026-02-11 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-09 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | First Parish Church, 207 Maine St, B
Recurring open Bluegrass Jam
1st and 3rd Monday
6 to 8 pm
First Parish Church

Red Ball Kids Tennis (Ages 4-7) Maine Pines
2026-02-11 17:15 - 2026-02-12 18:00, 2026-02-09 17:15 - 2026-02-10 18:00, 2026-02-04 17:15 - 2026-02-05 18:00, 2026-02-02 17:15 - 2026-02-03 18:00 | Maine Pines Racquet and Fitness, 120 Harpswell Road, Brunswick, ME, 04011, United States
Tennis Fun for Kids! Get your child moving, learning, and having a blast on the court! Our Maine Pines kids’ tennis program uses USTA-approved red ball equipment—perfectly sized for young players to build confidence while learning the game.
Kids will develop hand-eye coordination, learn proper tennis footwork, build the basic skills and strategies of tennis, and play in a game-based format that keeps it fun and engaging.
We meet on Mondays and/or Wednesdays from 5:15 – 6:00 PM.
Whether your child is brand-new to tennis or continuing to play, this program is the perfect way to spark a lifelong love of the game. Come join the Maine Pines fun—we will see you on the court!

Orange Ball Tennis for Kids (Ages 8-11) at Maine Pines
2026-02-11 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-02-09 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-02-04 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-02-02 17:00 - 18:00 | Maine Pines Racquet and Fitness, 120 Harpswell Road, Brunswick, ME, 04011, United States
Orange Ball Tennis for Kids at Maine Pines! Take your child’s tennis game to the next level! Our Orange Ball program is designed for growing players, using 60′ courts and orange balls to help kids build skills with confidence. Kids will learn and improve tennis skills and strategies, develop footwork patters and coordination, practice in game-based drills that keep learning exciting, and have fun from the very start while playing tennis! This meets Mondays and Wednesdays from 5-6pm. This program blends learning and fun, giving players the tools to grow their game while enjoying every step of the journey. It is perfect for kids who are ready to learn, rally, move and compete with confidence! Call 729-8433 to register!

Warm Up Wednesdays
2026-02-11 16:00 - 18:00, 2026-02-04 16:00 - 18:00 | Downtown Brunswick, 124 Maine Street, Brunswick, ME, 04011, United States
A new winter pop-up series from the BDA in collaboration with local businesses. Each week, a different Brunswick storefront hosts an outdoor s’mores station packed with all the essentials. Swing by, grab a stick, and enjoy free s’mores while supporting local shops.
How It Works

New host business every Wednesday
Drop in anytime from 4 to 6 PM
All treats provided by the BDA
Free, family friendly, and open to all

February Pop-Ups:
2/4 – Noble Kitchen & Bar
2/11 – Senter Place
2/18 – Bay View Gallery
2/25 – Weather Cancellation
March Pop-Ups
3/4 – The Abbey
3/11 – Cool As A Moose
3/18 – Portland Pie
3/25 – Richard’s Restaurant
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Karin Tilberg: Loving the North Woods-25 Years of Conservation in Maine
2026-02-11 13:00 - 14:30 | Brunswick United Methodist Church, 320 Church St, Brunswick, ME, 04011, United States
Midcoast Senior College presents its free speaker series, Winter Wisdom, sponsored by The Highlands of Topsham. A look at the challenges that led to conservation successes during a remarkable period of activity from 1990 to 2015. During this time of forest ownership changes, Maine went from about 5% of some form of conservation, to 20% being conserved in some manner. The forces that brought forth this change and the stories of conserving Maine’s North Woods will be described. Karin Tilberg was Staff Attorney and Director of Advocacy for Maine Audubon Society, became Maine Director and then interim Director for Northern Forest, served as Deputy Commissioner of Maine Department of Conservation and worked as a Senior Policy Advisor to Governor John E. Baldacci. Most recently, Tilberg was president and CEO of Forest Society of Maine, retiring in 2024.

First Parish Church Open Sanctuary
2026-02-10 15:00 - 18:00 | First Parish Church, 207 Maine St, B
Looking for solitude in a crazy world? Stop by First Parish Church anytime Mondays 3-6pm. Let our sanctuary be YOUR sanctuary. Enjoy the peace, the solitude to pray or just sit quietly. Bring a friend or by yourself. Just be. Breathe. Learn more at firstparish.net/news-events/

Music at the Mill Series: Borromeo String Quartet
2026-02-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Dutchman’s, 14 Maine St, Brunswick, ME, 04011, United States
Join the Bowdoin International Music Festival for a concert at Dutchman’s in Brunswick, featuring the Borromeo String Quartet. The event includes a wine and beer social hour, chamber music performances, and a gourmet pizza reception.
Gourmet pizza, craft beer, and wine are included with your ticket purchase. Doors and bar open at 6:00 PM and music begins at 7:00 PM, with pizza to follow.
Borromeo String Quartet
Nicholas Kitchen, Kristopher Tong, violin • Melissa Reardon, viola • Yeesun Kim, cello
JOSEPH HAYDN (1732–1809)
String Quartet in C Major, Op. 20, No. 2, Hob. III:32
I. Moderato
II. Capriccio. Adagio — Cantabile
III. Menuetto. Allegretto — Trio
IV. Fuga a quattro soggetti. Allegro
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841–1904)
String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat Major, Op. 105
I. Adagio ma non troppo — Allegro appassionato
II. Molto vivace
III. Lento e molto cantabile
IV. Allegro non tanto
Tickets at: https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/mill or call 207-373-1400. Limited seating, order soon!

The Theater Project's Winter Cabaret
2026-02-08 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-02-07 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-02-06 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-02-05 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-02-01 14:00 - 16:00 | The Theater Project, 14 School St, Brunswick, ME, 04011, United States
Shake off the winter blues with an evening of laughter, wit, and sweet treats! This year’s Winter Cabaret features a collection of short, original comedic plays performed by a talented professional cast. From quirky characters to unexpected twists, every scene brings a new reason to smile. Delicious dessert will be available for purchase at intermission! Cozy up for a night of fun and laughter at The Theater Project.
Suggested Donation: $25.00 for Adults, $22.00 for Students & Seniors, $18.00 for Kids
Tickets available online are suggested pricing. To reserve tickets at pay-what-you-can pricing, call the box office at (207) 729-8584 or email us at boxoffice@theaterproject.com.

The American Chestnut in our Food Forests
2026-02-08 14:00 - 15:30 | Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant Street, Brunswick, ME, 04011, United States
Join us for a Winter Garden Workshop with Eva Butler from The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) focusing on the restoration of a historic tree species and increasing the edible nature of our forests. TACF has been working to bring the American chestnut back to the forests and people of Maine. Eva will share about a new initiative, Chestnuts Across Maine (CAM), that partners with land trusts, state parks, schools and town squares in Maine to establish small plantings of American chestnuts on lands open to the public. During the first two years of the program TACF volunteers and partners established 20 new plantings of American chestnuts. Beyond bringing chestnuts back to Maine’s communities, TACF-ME is building the human infrastructure to restore the American chestnut one community at a time.
This event will be held in-person at the Curtis Memorial Library Morrell Meeting Room on Sunday, February 8th, 2-3:30pm.
Registration in advance is required, register on the Curtis Memorial Library website.
About the Speaker: Eva Butler is an ecologist, environmental educator and community organizer. In her retirement, she serves as vice-president and volunteer coordinator for the Maine Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation (TACF), a national organization. TACF was established 42 years ago with a mission to return the iconic American chestnut to its native range from Georgia to Maine. Eva’s work involves coordinating programs to reintroduce people to this iconic tree and solicit their help in restoring it to Maine, one community at a time.
This event is part of our annual Winter Garden Workshop Series: Growing Literacy! Every year, Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust, in collaboration with Growing to Give and Curtis Memorial Library, offers this event series to offer skill-building workshops and learning opportunities for gardeners of all abilities. Thank you to Camden National Bank for sponsoring this series.

SUNDAY READINGS, Part Two
2026-02-08 13:00 - 15:00 | Lancaster Hall, Moulton Union at Bowdoin College, S Campus Drive, Brunswick, ME, 04011, United States
Rescheduled from 2025 snow cancellation: Join these Maine poets: Gibson Fay LeBlanc, Dawn Potter, and Mike Bove.
Poet #1 Gibson Fay-LeBlanc
Gibson Fay-LeBlanc’s first collection of poems, Death of a Ventriloquist, won the Vassar Miller Prize, and his second, Deke Dangle Dive, was published by CavanKerry in 2021. His poems have appeared in the New Republic, Tin House, Narrative Magazine, and Orion, and he currently serves as Executive Director of the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance.
Poet #2 Dawn Potter
Dawn Potter is the author or editor of ten books of prose and poetry—most recently the poetry collection Calendar. A finalist for the National Poetry Series, she has also won a Maine Literary Award for nonfiction and has received grants and fellowships from the Elizabeth George Foundation, the Writer’s Center, and the Maine Arts Commission. Her poems and essays have appeared in the Beloit Poetry Journal, the Sewanee Review, the Threepenny Review, the Times Literary Supplement, and many other journals. After teaching at the Frost Place for more than a decade, she now leads poetry programs at Monson Arts. She lives in Portland, Maine.
Poet #3 Mike Bove
Mike Bove is the author of four books of poetry. He served as a 2024 Writer-in-Residence at Acadia National Park and is Associate Editor for Hole in the Head Review. Mike is professor of English at Southern Maine Community College and lives with his family in Portland, Maine where he was born and raised.

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Concerts for a Cause presents Jud Caswell and Lisa Redfern
2026-02-07 19:30 - 21:30 | Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick, 1 Middle Street, Brunswick, ME, 04011, United States
Jud Caswell and Lisa Redfern, award-winning singer-songwriters and favorites of the local folk scene, will share the stage at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick on February 7th at 7:30 as a part of the Concerts for a Cause series to raise money for Oasis Free Clincs and Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project.
Jud Caswell has been performing in his native state of Maine and beyond for more than 25 years. He is a master multi-instrumentalist, playing guitar, banjo, cittern, whistles and Irish drums. His interpretations of songs from modern acoustic to traditional folk and Irish are done with excellent musicianship, and his words and warm, tender voice portray his landscapes like Wyeth, with a reverence for humble beauty.
Jud’s originals have won many prestigious songwriting contests in the country, including the legendary Kerrville New Folk competition. His songs have been taught at Berklee, recorded by Judy Collins, and named “#4 Song of the Decade” by New York’s WFUV. The single, “The Great Divide,” from the album was the #2 song of October, 2021 on Folk Alliance International’s Charts. His record “Live at the Seagull Shop” was the number 1 album on the Folk Alliance International radio charts in March of 2020.
With 12 solo recordings to her credit, including originals, folk songs, jazz standards, hymns, lullabies and Christmas songs, Lisa Redfern has been performing for over 35 years and has opened for some of her favorites: The Roches, David Mallett, Livingston Taylor, and Cindy Kallet. She also played several duets with Pete Seeger. A few years ago Lisa was commissioned to write a ballad for Penobscot Indian elder and WW2 hero, Charles Norman Shay, and was honored to sing it for him at a ceremony on DDAY in Normandy, France. Lisa was rewarded with Best Song by the West Coast Songwriters Association, two Parents’ Choice awards, and was a finalist in the Great American Song Contest and the USA Songwriting Competition.
Tickets: $25 in advance, $30 at the door, $10 Students/Children. Available at the church office, Gulf of Maine Books, or online at https://ticketstripe.com/judNlisa

Coffee Cuppings and Tea Tastings at Tern
2026-02-07 10:00 - 11:00 | Tern, 141 Maine St, Brunswick, ME, 04011, United States
Every Saturday at 10:00 AM, we will host a coffee cupping or tea tasting. Follow our Instagram (@terncoffee) or check out the sandwich board in front of the store to see which one it will be that week! We love getting input from the community to better help us choose what to add to our lineup, as well as dial in our current offerings.

207 Day
2026-02-07 09:00 - 13:00 | Brunswick Town Mall, 191-195 Maine Street, Brunswick, ME, 04011, United States
Celebrate Maine at Brunswick’s first annual 207 Day on February 7th! This new mid-winter celebration, produced by the Brunswick Downtown Association (BDA) in collaboration with community partners, brings together local creativity, outdoor fun, and Maine-grown spirit. The main event takes place on the Brunswick Town Mall and Brunswick Hotel Lawn from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, with a variety of local businesses offering deals and specials all day long.

207 Day Schedule:
9:00 – 10:00 AM Town Mall Trot Fun Run — Brunswick Town Mall CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
Run, walk, or jog three laps (2.07 miles) around the Brunswick Town Mall to celebrate our great state! Maine-themed costumes encouraged!
Learn More Register Here

9:00 – 11:00 AM Family Skate — Brunswick Town Mall
Bring the family to the Town Mall Ice Rink for a family skate! Music provided by the BDA.

10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Whoopie Pie Bakeoff — Brunswick Hotel Lawn (Warming Tent)
Get out of the cold in the warming tent, where you will be able to sample whoopie pies made from local bakeries and restaurants. Cast a vote to bring bragging rights and glory to one local business that will be named “Best Whoopie Pie” in Brunswick!
Local participants include Wild Oats Bakery, Noble Kitchen & Bar, Baked on Maine, Porteur Breads, Walter’s Cafe, Holy Donut, and more!

10:00 AM – 1:00 PM S’mores Stations — Brunswick Town Mall
Huddle around the fire and make a s’more with friends!

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Lobster Slapshot Showdown — Brunswick Town Mall
Pot plastic lobsters from various distances to score points for a chance to win prizes!

12:00 – 1:00 PM Ice Sculpture Demonstration — Brunswick Town Mall
Watch a sculptor turn winter itself into art! Onlookers will be able to ask questions as our artist brings the ice to life. Demonstration provided by SubZero Ice Carvings.

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Slam Tilt Records + Games – Weekly Pinball Tournament!
2026-02-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Slam Tilt Records + Games, 94 Maine Street - Basement, Brunswick, ME, 04011, United States
Join us Wednesday nights to play in our weekly tournament series at Slam Tilt Records + Games located at 94 Maine Street Basement, Brunswick ME. All ages. All levels of experience welcome. Bring a friend and fling some sling. Check in by 7:15, we start at 7:30. $1-5 entry fee. All games run on quarters and are between .50-$1 per play. Please reach out with any questions!

Wednesday Night Bingo
2026-02-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Social Goose Bar, 94 Maine St, Brunswick, ME, 04011, United States
Social Goose hosts a free Bingo Night that’s fun for the whole family. 3 rounds of Bingo with a prize for each round’s winner.
Held Wednesday nights 6p – 8p

Award-Winning Documentary Film Screening & Discussion - The Librarians
2026-02-04 18:00 - 19:30 | Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant Street, Brunswick, ME, 04011, United States
The Curtis Contemporaries are honored to present this 90-minute, award-winning documentary about the freedom to read, followed by a brief conversation about book challenges at Curtis Memorial Library. We hope you will join us.
ABOUT “THE LIBRARIANS” FILM
Librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy and our First Amendment Rights. As they well know, controlling the flow of ideas means control over communities. In Texas, the Krause List targets 850 books focused on race and LGBTQia+ stories – triggering sweeping book bans across the U.S. at an unprecedented rate. As tensions escalate, librarians connect the dots from heated school and library board meetings nationwide to lay bare the underpinnings of extremism fueling the censorship efforts. Despite facing harassment, threats, and laws aimed at criminalizing their work – the librarians’ rallying cry for freedom to read is a chilling cautionary tale.

Winter Wisdom: A Poet’s Dilemma (Longfellow Days)
2026-02-04 13:00 - 14:00 | Unitarian Universalist Church Brunswick, 1 Middle St, Brunswick, ME, 04011, United States
Highlighting our “Finding Your Voice” theme, we focus on the poet’s extra challenge: Sharing a poem aloud! This presentation offers video of famous poets, readings and insights by local poets in-person, followed by your questions and discussion. Co-sponsored with Midcoast Senior College.

Longfellow Days Website

Longfellow Days: Sunday Readings, Part One
2026-02-01 13:00 - 14:00 | Lancaster Lounge, Moulton Union, Bowdoin College, S Campus Drive, Brunswick, ME, 04011, United States
Join Poets, Samaa Abdurraqib, Jeanne Bamforth, and David Stankiewicz for the first in our series of four Sunday Poetry Readings in our new location in Lancaster Lounge in Moulton Union, with a seat for everyone.
Poet # 1 Samaa Abdurraqib
Samaa Abdurraqib (she/her) is an auntie and a birder based in Brunswick. She’s the editor of From Root to Seed: Black, Brown, and Indigenous Poets Write the Northeast (2023). Her chapbook, Towards a Retreat was published by Diode Editions in August 2025. Samaa is a certified Maine Master Naturalist and is the Executive Director of Maine Humanities Council.
Poet #2 Jeanne Bamforth
Jeanne L. Bamforth lives and writes on Merrymeeting Bay, an inland confluence of six rivers, and has had poems published in Balancing Act 2, an Anthology of Poems by Maine Women (Littoral Books), Northern New England Review, Philly Poetry Chapbook Review, Stone Poetry Quarterly, and Willows Wept Review, and aired on Maine Public Radio’s Poems from Her
Poet #3 David Stankiewicz
David Stankiewicz is a professor of English & Humanities at Southern Maine Community College. A graduate of Andover Newton Theological School and the Stonecoast MFA program, he is the author of two poetry collections: Night Garden (Deerbrook Editions, 2024) and My First Beatrice (Moon Pie Press, 2013). He lives with his wife, two daughters, one dog, one snake, and one gecko in Cape Elizabeth.
