71st Maine Lobster Festival Fourth Day (Saturday, August 4th) Events

Rockland, Maine - 71st annual Maine Lobster Festival fourth day events held on Saturday, August 4th, 2018 at harbor park in Rockland, Maine

Saturday

All Day

HAPPY 228TH BIRTHDAY TO THE U.S. COAST GUARD!

Other

Happy 228th Birthday To The U.S. Coast Guard! To recognize active duty Coast Guard members on this special day, we would like to offer FREE admission to their dependents today. Thank you for your service to our city and our country.

7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST - MAIN EATING TENT

Food

All-the-pancakes-you-can-eat breakfast in the Food Tent featuring blueberry pancakes, juice, coffee and milk. Cost: $6 for adults, $3 for children; offered through Sunday.

10:00 a.m.

THE BIG PARADE, ROCKLAND MAIN STREET

Entertainment

“Kids, Laughter & Lobster” 

11:00 a.m.

LOBSTER SERVING BEGINS

Food

Visit our Food Tent for our famous steamed lobster dinners, shore dinners, lobster bisque, lobster mac-n-cheese and fried seafood offerings and our Lobster Café for lobster rolls, lobster wraps, and lobster caesar salad. 

All Food Vendors open at 11 am

12:30 p.m.

"THE BAND" MARCHING UNIT DEMONSTRATION

Entertainment

Maine Stage

12:30 p.m.

MAINE CABIN MASTERS

Entertainment

North Entertainment Tent

Meet the DYI Network Stars and wicked cool Mainah’s and ask them the tough questions like “can you actually get there from here?”

1:00 p.m.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS CHEERLEADERS PHOTO OP & AUTOGRAPHS

Other

New England Patriots Cheerleaders Photo Op & Autographs. Maine Stage.

2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

MONDAY NIGHT JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Entertainment

Maine Stage

A big band is hitting the big stage with a variety of Latin, jazz, funk, and blues.

3:00 p.m.

MAD SCIENCE - FIRE AND ICE SHOW

Entertainment

North Entertainment Tent

Join us for scientific fun with fire and ice! Kids will explore and learn about the amazing properties of fire and combustion. Witness the “Swoosh, Whoosh, Aaah” experiment along with the “Big Burp”, the “Sizzling Scissors” and the famous “Mad Science Shower”. Mad Science provides live, interactive and compelling educational experiences that make learning a blast!

4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

UKES ROCK

Entertainment

Maine Stage

A popular local ukulele group.

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

PRE-REGISTRATION FOR THE 10K ROAD RACE AND 5K WALK

Last chance to pre-register for the 10K Road Race and 5K Run/Walk. If you've already registered online, you can pick up your packet at this time so you can head straight to the start line in the morning. Come to the tent at the bottom of the hill inside the Main Gate.

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

STEELIN’ THUNDER

Entertainment

Maine Stage

Don’t miss Midcoast Maine’s steel drum sensations – Hawaiian shirts strongly encouraged.

8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

PAT COLWELL AND THE SOUL SENSATIONS

Entertainment

Maine Stage

A Powerful mix of Motown and Memphis soul guaranteed to bring down the house.

71st Maine Lobster Festival Third Day (Friday, August 3rd) Events

Rockland, Maine - 71st annual Maine Lobster Festival second day events held on Friday, August 3rd, 2018 at harbor park in Rockland, Maine

Friday

7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST - MAIN EATING TENT

Food

All-the-pancakes-you-can-eat breakfast in the Food Tent featuring blueberry pancakes, juice, coffee and milk. Cost: $6 for adults, $3 for children; offered through Sunday.

9:00 a.m.

AMATEUR SEAFOOD COOKING CONTEST

Food

North Entertainment Tent

Amateur chefs will compete in this fan favorite annual Maine Lobster Festival Seafood Cooking Contest.

9:00 a.m.

GATES OPEN

Grounds are open at 7AM for the Pancake Breakfast, gates open for tickets at 9AM.

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

USCG TOURS

Other

Aug 3 - 10am, 1pm, 3pm

The Coast Guard Base is located at 54 Tillson Ave. Minors must be accompanied by a parent/guardian, please. NO pets or backpacks/luggage and no open-toed shoes are allowed.

11:00 a.m.

LOBSTER SERVING BEGINS

Food

Visit our Food Tent for our famous steamed lobster dinners, shore dinners, lobster bisque, lobster mac-n-cheese and fried seafood offerings and our Lobster Café for lobster rolls, lobster wraps, and lobster caesar salad. 

All Food Vendors open at 11 am

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

JUD CASWELL

Entertainment

Maine Stage

A bit like a one-man folk festival mixing banjo picking, Irish drinking songs and award winning original sounds.

12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

SMOKEY’S GREATER SHOWS BRACELET DAY!

Entertainment

1:00 p.m.

COOKING DEMONSTRATION WITH CHRIS OLIVER

Food

North Entertainment Tent

This 3-time Chili & Chowder Contest champ shows how to make his award-winning Seafood Chowder.

1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

HARBOR CATS

Entertainment

Maine Stage

Presenting MCMA’s new house band here to rock the stage.

3:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

HURRICANE MOUNTAIN

Entertainment

Maine Stage

Mixes traditional country roots along with swing and boogie-woogie making them one of Maine’s premier country bands!

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

ERICA BROWN AND THE BLUEGRASS CONNECTION

Entertainment

Maine Stage

The name says it all for this award-winning fiddler and her band.

6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

SMOKEY’S GREATER SHOWS BRACELET DAY!

Entertainment

7:45 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

HELLO NEWMAN

Entertainment

Maine Stage

They give their audience a great show with great tunes and a great time – and that means lots of dancing!

71st Maine Lobster Festival Second Day (Thursday, August 2nd) Events

Rockland, Maine - 71st annual Maine Lobster Festival second day events held on Thursday, August 2st, 2018 at harbor park in Rockland, Maine

Thursday

7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. 

PANCAKE BREAKFAST - MAIN EATING TENT

Food

All-the-pancakes-you-can-eat breakfast in the Food Tent featuring blueberry pancakes, juice, coffee and milk. Cost: $6 for adults, $3 for children; offered through Sunday.

9:00 a.m. 

GATES OPEN

Other

Steins & Vines tickets available for purchase at Main and Park Street gates (21 years or older - ID required)

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

USCG TOURS

Other

Aug 2 - 10am, 1pm, 3pm

The Coast Guard Base is located at 54 Tillson Ave. Minors must be accompanied by a parent/guardian, please. NO pets or backpacks/luggage and no open-toed shoes are allowed.

11:00 a.m. 

COOKING DEMONSTRATION WITH CHEF STEFANO CORVUCCI

Food

North Entertainment Tent

Owner of the Culinary Institute of Bologna Italy prepares locally sourced, Italian influenced lobster and seafood pasta dishes using FIORE Italian olive oils and vinegar.  True passion and infectious commitment to putting the food first – taste, texture, aroma, and seasonality pervades his-state-of the art approach to cooking.

11:00 a.m. 

LOBSTER SERVING BEGINS

Food

Visit our Food Tent for our famous steamed lobster dinners, shore dinners, lobster bisque, lobster mac-n-cheese and fried seafood offerings and our Lobster Café for lobster rolls, lobster wraps, and lobster caesar salad.

All Food Vendors open at 11 am

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. 

PRESTON & CURRY COUNTRY

Entertainment

Maine Stage

This duo brings their classic country sound to the Maine Lobster Festival.

12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

SMOKEY’S GREATER SHOWS BRACELET DAY!

Entertainment

1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

ALTER IGOR

Entertainment

Maine Stage

Come check out their mix of rock, power pop, and British invasion tunes.

2:00 p.m. 

COOKING DEMONSTRATION WITH CHRIS OLIVER

Food

North Entertainment Tent

Festival Cooking Contest Judge demonstrates how you can make Lobster Scampi.

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

STESHA CANO

Entertainment

Eating Tent

Whether she’s singing jazz standards, R&B or modern pop, she’s easy to listen to and hard to define.

4:00 p.m. 

WORLD’S FASTEST KNITTER

Entertainment

North Entertainment Tent

Hosted by MIM BIRD, prizes and bragging rights await with this fun event!

4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. 

NEW SHADES OF BLUE

Entertainment

Maine Stage

Playing cool jazz for this hot event.

4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. 

STEINS & VINES TASTING EVENT

Entertainment

Celebrate our 5th Annual event showcasing Maine brewers and vintners. Additional charge for admittance to this event includes gate, age 21 or older, photo ID is required.

6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. 

SMOKEY’S GREATER SHOWS BRACELET DAY!

Entertainment

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. 

MALLETT BROTHERS BAND

Entertainment

Maine Stage

Nationally known with a style that can range from alt-country to Americana, country, jam and roots rock, theirs is a musical melting pot.

Camden Public Library July 17 through July 31

Thursday, July 17

 “Novel Jazz” seven-piece jazz band, free concert in the Camden Amphitheatre, 7:00 pm. First concert in the Camden Public Library’s free Summer Music Series; bring blankets or chairs for seating. Sponsored by Camden National Bank. In the case of rain, the concert will be held indoors in the Reading Room.

Friday, July 18

Outdoor Book Sale to benefit the Camden Public Library. Under the tents at the library, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm.

Saturday, July 19

Outdoor Book Sale at the Harbor Arts Festival to benefit the Camden Public Library. Under the tents at the library, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm.

Sunday, July 20

Outdoor Book Sale at the Harbor Arts Festival to benefit the Camden Public Library. Under the tents at the library, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Monday, July 21

Free Monday Night Movie in the Park: “Meet the Robinsons” (2007; 95 minutes; G; animated). 8:30 pm in the Camden Amphitheatre; bring blankets or chairs. Sponsored by Camden Public Library and Camden National Bank. In the case of wet weather, the movie will be shown indoors.

Tuesday, July 22

“An Elephant’s Story” in Camden Amphitheatre; meet Hope, a girl who dreams of being an elephant, and meet Rosie, an elephant who dreams of being free, in “The Road to Hope: An Elephant’s Story.” Free performance by the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, 1:30 pm, hosted by the Camden Public Library.

Retired Maine warden and author John Ford Sr. presents “Suddenly the Cider Didn’t Taste So Good,” 7:00 pm at the Camden Public Library.

Wednesday, July 23

Wednesday in the Park concert series features guitarist Jim Gallant, 12:00 noon, hosted by Camden Parks & Recreation and sponsored by Schooner Olad and Harbor Dogs. In the case of rain, the concert will move indoors.

Thursday, July 24

Free Concert in the Park features Midcoast Brass Quintet, 7:00 pm in the Camden Amphitheatre; bring blankets or chairs for seating. Sponsored by Camden Public Library and Camden National Bank. In the case of rain, the concert will move indoors.

Friday, July 25

Camden Shakespeare Festival  presents “As You Like It,” in the Camden Amphitheater, 6:00 pm. For reservations call  207-464-0008. The Camden Public Library is the venue sponsor for the Shakespeare performances.

Sunday, July 27

Camden Shakespeare Festival  presents “As You Like It,” in the Camden Amphitheater, 5:00 pm. For reservations call  207-464-0008. The Camden Public Library is the venue sponsor for the Shakespeare performances.

Monday, July 28

Free Movie in the Park: “Secondhand Lions” (2003; 109 minutes; PG). 8:00 pm in the Camden Amphitheatre; bring blankets or chairs for seating. Sponsored by Camden Public Library and Camden National Bank.

Wednesday, July 30

Wednesday in the Park concert features David Dodson, hosted by Parks & Rec, noon in the Camden Amphitheatre.

Thursday, July 31

First speaker in the Camden Public Library’s Civil War series, 7:00 pm. Lee Webb will speak on the economics and sharply divided politics in “Maine During the Civil War.”

Camden Public Library Events June 26 through July 10

Thursday, June 26

Author and photographer Helen Peppe will present her new book, Pigs Can’t Swim: A Memoir, an outrageous, hilarious, and touching memoir by the youngest of nine children on a hardscrabble, beyond-eccentric Maine family farm. Camden Public Library, 7:00 pm.


Friday, June 27

Free walking tour of Camden, 4:00 pm, hosted by the Camden Public Library and the Downtown Business Group, begins at library and ends at Camden Opera House. Tours last an hour; reservations are encouraged, please call the library at 236-3440.


Saturday, June 28

“Closing reception” for Artist of the Month Lou Schellenberg, 2:00 pm at the Camden Public Library. Schellenberg’s paintings are large, brilliant oils of sunlit scenes from Pennsylvania, Maine, and Nova Scotia.


Tuesday, July 1

Opening reception for “Maine: Island Time” with artist Michael Weymouth and author Elizabeth Garber, 6:00 pm at the Camden Public Library. The paintings with accompanying poetry will be on display through the month of July.


Monday, July 7

Dr. Yossi Leshem, Israel’s best-known ornithologist and environmental educator, will give a talk at the Camden Public Library at 4:00 pm, on “Migrating Birds Know No Boundaries,” co-hosted by Mid-Coast Audubon Society, Coastal Senior College, and Congregation Adas Yoshuron of Rockland.

“Arsenic and Old Lace” (1944; 118 min.) free Movie in the Park, 8:30 pm at the Camden Amphitheatre, sponsored by the Camden Public Library and Camden National Bank. Bring blankets or chairs for seating. In the case of rain, the movie will be shown indoors.


Tuesday, July 8

Camden Philosophical Society Reading Group regular meeting, 4:00 at the Camden Public Library. This month’s reading is from ‘The Archaeology of Knowledge’ by Michel Foucault. The group discussion will focus on Part I: The Introduction, Part II: Discursive Strategies, and Part V: Conclusion. All are welcome.

Marjorie Agosín, author of I Lived on Butterfly Hill,  was raised in Chile and moved to the US to escape the horrors of the Pinochet takeover. The book is the story of young Celeste, whose safe, peaceful, and idyllic life is upended by unrest that sweeps Chile. Agosín will talk about her life and the events in Chile, her move to Maine, and about her book, at the Camden Public Library at 7:00 pm.


Wednesday, July 9

Wednesday in the Park concert series kicks off with guitarist and singer Martin Gibson, noon, Camden Amphitheatre, sponsored by Camden Parks & Recreation and Elm Street Printing.

Camden Public Library Events June 19 through July 3

Thursday, June 19

“Pearl Harbor, 1941 – Did Roosevelt Know?” an illustrated lecture presented by Richard Cornelia, 7:00 pm at the Camden Public Library.

Saturday, June 21

June Book Sale to benefit the Camden Public Library, 9:00 to 5:00, indoors at the library. The book sale will feature hardcover fiction books, plus history, biography, sailing, cooking, AV, and paperbacks. The book sale benefits the Camden Public Library and is run by volunteers.

Sunday, June 22

June Book Sale continues at the Camden Public Library, 1:00 to 4:30 pm. Sales benefit the library.

Tuesday, June 24

Movie “Animal Sapiens,” by Alvaro Mendoza, part of the Camden Philosophical Society’s Movie and Lecture Series, 7:00 at the Camden Public Library. Free, all are welcome. Key divisions between humans and other living beings have always been thought to be language, the use of tools, playing, and laughing; the movie undermines these theories.

Thursday, June 26

Author and photographer Helen Peppe will present her new book, Pigs Can’t Swim: A Memoir, an outrageous, hilarious, and touching memoir by the youngest of nine children in a hardscrabble, beyond-eccentric Maine family. Camden Public Library, 7:00 pm.

Saturday, June 28

“Closing reception” for Artist of the Month Lou Schellenberg, 2:00 pm at the Camden Public Library. Schellenberg’s paintings are large, brilliant oils of sunlit scenes from Pennsylvania, Maine, and Nova Scotia.

Tuesday, July 1

Opening reception for “Maine: Island Time” with artist Michael Weymouth and author Elizabeth Garber, 6:00 pm at the Camden Public Library. The paintings with accompanying poetry will be on display through the month of July.

Portland to Celebrate Maine Arbor Week

Series of events planned May 19-22

Portland, Maine – The City of Portland has put together a number of events to celebrate Arbor Week, which in Maine is always the third week in May.

The events include the following:

·         On Monday, May 19, the Portland City Council will declare "ARBOR WEEK" in Portland with a proclamation.
·         On Tuesday, May 20, at the State of Maine Arbor Week ceremony in Farmington, Maine, the City will receive the National Arbor Day Foundation's 'Tree City USA' award for the 34th year.
·         On Wednesday, May 21 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. there will be a 'Mount Joy Heritage Orchard' tree planting with East End School students.  At 10:30 a.m., Mayor Michael Brennan will join City Arborist Jeff Tarling, John Bunker from FEDCO, and East End School students to plant 12 heritage apple trees. The event will take place on North Street across from East End School.
·         On Thursday, May 22 at 9:15 a.m. at Pine Grove Park there will be a tree planting event with UPM Madison and Lyseth School students. The event will take place on Ray Street at Pine Grove Park near Allen Avenue.

Invasive Species Update for Portland

Hemlock Wooly Adelgid (HWA) has been discovered this past winter at Baxter Woods off Stevens Avenue by students from Catherine McAuley High School. Next week, Whitney Tree Service has donated their labor & equipment to begin systemic treatment to protect the large, 'heritage', old growth Hemlock trees in the park.  In the near future the Maine Forest Service will be donating predatory beetles that the students from McAuley will assist on releasing to use as a bio-control for the HWA.   Already in Portland on Great Diamond Island hemlock wooly adelgid have devastated the local hemlock population.

Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is another series invasive insect that threatens Portland's & the State of Maine's ash trees.  Portland will tagging Ash trees with purple ribbons to show the loss if this pest hits Portland.  This is part of a state wide effort by the Maine Forest Service during Arbor Week.  This pest has been found in Southern New Hampshire but not yet in the State of Maine.

Camden Public Library Events May 22 through June 5

Thursday, May 22

“Vital Signs” will be presented at the Camden Public Library at 7:00 pm, led by Dee Kopesky, Rebecca Jacobs, and Hildy Ellis. Vital Signs is a program of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute that supports and encourages the gathering of data on native, non-native, and invasive species in coastal, freshwater, and upland zones in Maine

Friday, May 23

Partners in World Health presents an illustrated talk at the Camden Public Library at 2:00 pm on their work to collect medical supplies for volunteers in Bangladesh,and on their project to build the William “Chip” McLellan School. All are welcome.

Saturday, May 24

Partners in World Health presents an illustrated talk at the Camden Public Library at 2:00 pm on their work to collect medical supplies for volunteers in Bangladesh,and on their project to build the William “Chip” McLellan School. (Repeat). All are welcome.

“Simply Books” book club, 2:00 pm at the Camden Public Library. All are welcome. Simply bring along whatever book you’re currently reading and share it with the group.

Tuesday, May 27

 “Why Chomsky Matters,” a lecture by Richard Ogle, 7:00 pm at the Camden Public Library, covering a range of Noam Chomsky’s scientific and philosophical ideas, and their relevance to current intellectual debate. Sponsored by the Camden Philosophical Society. Ogle has a PhD in Linguistics and studied for a year under Chomsky at MIT.

Thursday, May 29

Illustrated talk on “Farm Building” by Jen Porter, 7:00 pm at the Camden Public Library, part of the library’s “Let’s Get Growing” series. Porter has a master’s degree in International Environmental Policy from Tufts University, and her more recent projects include building the Turner Farm on North Haven and the Point Lookout Farm in Lincolnville.

Tuesday, June 3

“The Hidden Coast of Maine,” 7:00 pm at the Camden Public Library, illustrated talk presented by photographer Joe Devenney and writer Ken Textor on their book recently published by Tilbury House. Joe Devenney has been photographing the Maine coast for thirty-seven years, and Ken Textor has been writing equally as long.

Thursday, June 5

“Songwriters’ Coffeehouse” 7:00 pm at the Camden Public Library. Led by veteran songwriters David Dodson and John Nicholas, the songwriters’ group has produced original work that spans from rockabilly to singer-songwriter, blues, ballads, love songs, hymns, and more. Suggested donation at the door will be $5.

Camden Public Library Events May 15 through 29

Thursday, May 15

“Tick Talk” 7:00 pm at the Camden Public Library. May is Lyme Disease Awareness month, and the Library will again host Lyme disease specialist Dr. Bea Szantyr, with an informative look at ticks, the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi which causes Lyme disease, the incidence of Lyme disease in Maine, the difficulties of medical diagnosis, and steps you can take to protect yourself and your family.

Saturday, May 17

Spring Book Sale, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Camden Public Library, with gardening books, cookbooks, sailing books, DVDs and CDs, biographies, history books, how-to books, and plenty of fiction. The book sales benefit the library, and are run by library volunteers. Come support the library and pick up some book treasures!

Saturday, May 17

Pansy Planting Party, led by Dave Jackson in the Children’s Garden at the Camden Public Library, 11:00 am to noon, part of the Camden Downtown Business Group’s Business is Blooming events

Sunday, May 18

Spring Book Sale continues, 1:00 to 4:30 pm, at the Camden Public Library. All book sales benefit the library.

Tuesday, May 20

Songwriters Session, 6:00 pm in the Picker Room at the Camden Public Library, in preparation for the Coffeehouse on June 5. Call Ken Gross at the library for more information.

Thursday, May 22

“Vital Signs: A Citizen Science Initiative to Document Maine’s Biodiversity” will be presented at the Camden Public Library at 7:00 pm, led by Dee Kopesky and Hildy Ellis. Vital Signs is a program of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute that supports and encourages the gathering of data on native, non-native, and invasive species in coastal, freshwater, and upland zones in Maine

Friday, May 23

Partners in World Health presents an illustrated talk at the Camden Public Library at 2:00 pm on their work to collect medical supplies for volunteer work in Bangladesh and on their project to build the William “Chip” McLellan School. All are welcome.

Saturday, May 24

Partners in World Health presents an illustrated talk at the Camden Public Library at 2:00 pm on their work to collect medical supplies for volunteer work in Bangladesh and on their project to build the William “Chip” McLellan School. (Repeat). All are welcome.

“Simply Books” book club, 2:00 pm at the Camden Public Library. All are welcome. Simply bring along whatever book you’re currently reading and share it with the group.

Tuesday, May 27

 “Why Chomsky Matters,” a lecture by Richard Ogle, 7:00 pm at the Camden Public Library, covering a range of Noam Chomsky’s scientific and philosophical ideas, and their relevance to current intellectual debate. Sponsored by the Camden Philosophical Society. Ogle has a PhD in Linguistics and studied for a year under Chomsky at MIT.

Thursday, May 29

Workshop on Farm Design led by Jen Porter, 7:00 pm at the Camden Public Library, part of the library’s Let’s Get Growing series.

Camden Public library Events May 1 through May 8 through 22

Thursday, May 8

Dr. Lowell Gerber presents “Is Dementia Preventable?” 7:00 pm at the Camden Public Library, all are welcome. Gerber is a cardiologist and specialist in the physiology of exercise, nutrition, and metabolism.

Saturday, May 10

TLC Day in Camden Harbor Park and Amphitheatre. Join Dave Jackson for the annual spring cleanup, bring hand tools and gloves and meet in the Amphitheatre at 9:00 for a couple of hours of fun and volunteer work sprucing up the Park and Amphitheatre.

Monday, May 12

Michael Keating will present “Understanding Natural Sleep Rhythms and How They Affect Our Health” at the monthly Wellness Brown Bag Lunch, 12:00 noon at the Camden Public Library, co-sponsored by the library and PenBay Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Tuesday, May 13

Regular meeting of the Tuesday Book Group, 1:00 pm at the Camden Public Library, all are welcome, call 470-7473 FMI.

Regular meeting of the Camden Philosophical Society, 4:00 pm at the Camden Public Library, all are welcome. The reading for this month is selected from Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s Sense and Non-Sense: “The Battle Over Existentialism” and “The Metaphysical In Man.”

NOTE: This calendar listing has changed; it is slightly different from the one I sent last week, thanks!

Camden Public Library hosts an “Introduction to Gardening” at 7:00 pm with Merryspring’s Garden Manager Cindy Gerry. Part of the “Let’s Get Growing” series at the Library.

Thursday, May 15

“Tick Talk” 7:00 pm at the Camden Public Library. May is Lyme Disease Awareness month, and the Library will again host Lyme disease specialist Dr. Bea Szantyr, with an informative look at ticks, the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi which causes Lyme disease, the incidence of Lyme disease in Maine, the difficulties of medical diagnosis, and steps you can take to protect yourself and your family.

Saturday, May 17

Spring Book Sale, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Camden Public Library, with gardening books, cookbooks, sailing books, DVDs and CDs, biographies, history books, how-to books, and plenty of fiction. The book sales benefit the library, and are run by library volunteers. Come support the library and pick up some book treasures!

Sunday, May 18

Spring Book Sale continues, 1:00 to 4:00 pm, at the Camden Public Library. All the book sales benefit the library.

Tuesday, May 20

Songwriters Session, 6:00 pm in the Picker Room at the Camden Public Library, in preparation for the Coffeehouse on June 5. Call Ken Gross at the library for more information.

Thursday, May 22

“Gulf of Maine Vital Signs,” a field research program that includes Maine’s 7th and 8th grade students, organized by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute. Presented by Dee Kopesky, 7:00 pm at the Camden Public Library.