The Georgetown Working League is holding their 100th annual fair in 2013. Quilt raffle, handmade items,collectibles, homemade baked goods, art, crafts, books, jewelry, white elephants, childrens activities, lunch. All proceeds benefit the town.

Jamie Wyeth’s connection to Monhegan dates to the late 1950s, when he first went there with his father, and he has continued to paint there ever since. His connection to fellow artist Rockwell Kent goes back nearly as far. Early in his career Wyeth bought several pen and ink drawings by Kent used as the sources for his illustrations to Moby Dick, one of Kent’s most renowned book illustration projects. Subsequently, Wyeth bought several of Kent’s paintings from his first period on the island around 1907.

The Bank of Maine proudly presents Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey opening on Friday, October 5, 2012, and continuing through December 29 on display at Portland Public Library’s Lewis Gallery. The exhibition is free of charge to the general public and features original illustrations, preparatory sketches, unpublished drawings and ephemera by the internationally celebrated artist and author Edward Gorey. This highly acclaimed exhibit is made possible by generous support from The Bank of Maine and a collaboration between Maine College of Art (MECA) and Portland Public Library.

Author Brenda Gilchrist joins the Maine Historical Society to talk about her new memoir, Waltzing with Bracey: A Long Reach Home, about her journey back to Maine, and to the Deer Isle cottage of her ancestors, to claim her place in the world. The cottage, coincidentally, was designed by Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow, Henry's nephew. Joining her on the adventure is Bracey, her Corgi, who helps her negotiate the rambling pile of a house, the ghosts that live there, and this unique place on the Maine coast.

Who doesn’t fantasize about starting a chocolate shop? How about living on a beautiful Maine island? Kate Shaffer did both when she moved to Isle au Haut and eventually opened Black Dinah Chocolatiers. From the island community to the difficulties of getting precise ingredients to the shop by ferry, you’ll experience island life through Shaffer’s essays. And she’ll also share delicious recipes not only for chocolates themselves, but for incorporating chocolate into a variety of sweet and savory dishes.

Acclaimed environmental author and activist Bill McKibben, and the leading international climate campaign 350.org are going on tour across America to build the movement we need to face the crisis of climate change.
Based on Bill's blockbuster article in Rolling Stone magazine - he lays the terrifying new math of the climate crisis, explaining the incredible odds we face, and the difficult path we must walk in the coming years to create a livable future for our planet.

On a rainy afternoon, a long-married couple’s quiet routine is disrupted by the appearance of an enigmatic young stranger and her boyfriend. But what at first seems to be a ridiculous annoyance soon turns to deeper curiosity, as all four begin to question where they’re going…and where they’ve been.