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NEW GROUPS AND SPECIAL EVENTS

NEW! TAROT CIRCLE

Sunday April 6th, 1pm-3pm

This monthly circle offers informal space to explore and discuss Tarot and Oracle cards. Come to share readings, explore different decks, and connect with others. All levels welcome. Bring your decks and books! Donations accepted for the Gatherings.

Cost: $15 – $25 suggested donation

FMI Contact:
Elizabeth Jezorski
wildembodimentmaine@gmail.com
207.735.7713

MAINE MUSHROOM IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOPS
Sundays April 13th & 20th, 11am-1pm
Join Lena Ramsay for a series of mushroom workshops including specific sessions on Chaga, Turkey Tail, Reishi, and Lions Maine, making tinctures, medicinal mushrooms for pets, and cooking with mushrooms!

Please view our calendar below for specifics on each workshop.

Cost: $5-$15 suggested donation

FMI Contact:
Lena Ramsay
lramsay@live.com
719.648.9289

NEW! DANCING THE BONES
Fridays, April, 2:15pm
Increase your bone health, get some fun exercise, and meet new people while dancing to your favorite songs. Eileen Mielenhausen will lead you in gentle, easy dance steps to a selection of music from many eras and genres. These hour-long programs include a brief check-in, a warmup with stretching, dancing for bone and cardio health, and then a cool-down period. Come to as many sessions as you like. Bring a friend!

Cost: $5 per session

FMI Contact:
Eileen Mielenhausen
eileen.mielenhausen@gmail.com
207.441.2785

NEW! SIP ‘N DRAW
Monday April 21st at 6pm
We’re trying out a new night for Sip ‘n Draw, every last Monday of the month. Feel free to bring a snack or beverage to share, wine provided. Attendees must be 21+. Come and meet some new friends, then participate in the challenging and rewarding experience of drawing the human body. Bring a sketchbook and a pencil, charcoal, paints, or other materials of your choice. You didn’t go to art school? No problem! Artists of all abilities are welcome.

Cost: Sliding scale of $10-15/person

FMI Contact:
Clarisa Diaz
clarisadiaz@gmail.com

CALENDAR

	April 2025
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		1 5:30pm Ellas & Fellas 5:30pm Ellas & Fellas 04/01/2025 (3 days ago) 5:30 pm - 7:10 pm Add event to Google Calendar The Gatherings Board Meeting The Gatherings Board Meeting 04/01/2025 (3 days ago) 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Add event to Google Calendar 7:15pm Contra Dance & Band Practice 7:15pm Contra Dance & Band Practice 04/01/2025 (3 days ago) 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm 1st & 3rd Tuesdays Come dance & play mid-week with us! This is a casual contra dance get-together, where you can have fun dancing for a couple of hours, and help one another with flourishes, plus sharing other contra dancing tips. This is an easy space to learn and experiment and ask questions! It also helps out our local beginner callers, where they will practice calling dances, doing walkthroughs etc. Both new & experienced dancers will enjoy the practice evenings. Want to play contra dance music? Bring your instruments, the open band welcomes all abilities! $2/person goes to the community center. FMI contact Alice at 385-7694 or alicekslater@gmail.com or follow Surry Contra Dance on Facebook / Instagram This practice dance is part of the Surry Contra Dance series. Join us every 2nd Saturday of the month for the full contra experience! Full details here. Add event to Google Calendar • • •	2 10am Life Drawing 10am Life Drawing 04/02/2025 (2 days ago) 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Every Wednesday Artists, age 18+, of any skill level are encouraged to attend, and may use any media. These 2-hour uninstructed sessions are every Wednesday, 10-Noon. Bring a mask. Cost is $17. We are always looking for new models. Experience is not necessary, but models are expected to hold a pose for up to 20 minutes. All shapes, ages and sizes are welcome. Models are paid $60 per class. If you are interested in attending Life Drawing as a participant or model, you can call Greg at 207-374-7224 or email gregory.payne@mac.com Add event to Google Calendar 5:30pm Spanish Conversation 5:30pm Spanish Conversation 04/02/2025 (2 days ago) 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Every Wednesday This is a friendly way to challenge your vocabulary and build your listening skills. All levels are invited. ¡Bienvenidos! $2/person goes to the community center. Contact: Sharon Minogue 757-515-0409 al_bustan@yahoo.com Add event to Google Calendar 7pm Women's Song Circle 7pm Women's Song Circle 04/02/2025 (2 days ago) 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Are you interested in building a sacred community with us through singing Earth-based and women-affirming songs and chants? If that is a YES, then here's the info you want. We meet every Wednesday evening at The Gatherings community space in Surry to sing familiar and new songs around a nature based altar from 7-8:30 p.m. Young women and girls are encouraged to join us, too, as long as they are old enough to be present in the circle. We enjoy a scent-free and peaceful environment built on trust, kindness, and respect for ourselves, one another, and the Earth. You are welcome to join us regardless of your experience with singing for we believe everyone's voice matters and adds value! Cost: $2/person FMI Contact Stacie Jacques staciejacques73@gmail.com or Eileen Mielenhausen 207.441.2785 eileen.mielenhausen@gmail.com. Add event to Google Calendar • • •	3 7pm Satsang for Spiritual Warriors 7pm Satsang for Spiritual Warriors 04/03/2025 (23 hours ago) 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Jnana Yoga and meditation practice with shared teachings and discussion. This monthly gathering is a place for curious spiritual seekers to explore spiritual teachings and practices in community. Each gathering begins with silent meditation. Then we will watch a teaching or read from a spiritual text. Featuring teachings from Ram Dass, Adyashanti, Shunyamurti and others, as well as reading from sacred and contemporary spiritual texts. Following will be a group discussion and sharing. Cost: By donation. FMI Contact: Elizabeth Jezorskisatsangforspiritualwarriors@gmail.com 2077357713 Add event to Google Calendar •	4 8am Surry Backpack Program 8am Surry Backpack Program 04/04/2025 (10 hours ago) 8:00 am - 10:00 am Joan Welgoss Add event to Google Calendar 2:15pm Dancing the Bones 2:15pm Dancing the Bones 04/04/2025 (4 hours ago) 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Feeling sluggish? Dealing with osteoporosis? Need to move more? Increase your bone health, get some fun exercise, and meet new people while dancing to your favorite songs. Eileen Mielenhausen will lead you in gentle, easy dance steps to a selection of music from many eras and genres. These hour-long programs include a brief check-in, a warmup with stretching, dancing for bone and cardio health, and then a cool-down period. Come to as many sessions as you like. Bring a friend! For cancer and cardiac rehab patients, we ask that you consult your physician before registering for this program. Cost: $5 per session. Please register by contacting Eileen at (207) 441-2785 or eileen.mielenhausen@gmail.com. Add event to Google Calendar 6pm Food With Friends Potluck 6pm Food With Friends Potluck 04/04/2025 (4 minutes from now) 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Every 1st Friday This popular monthly community potluck has returned to The Gatherings, every First Friday of the month at 6pm. Bring a dish or drink to share while spending time with your neighbors, make new friends, catch up with old ones, and fill up on a variety of home cooked dishes. We look forward to seeing you and trying out some of your favorite recipes! Donations to the community center are welcome. For more information contact Flo: flo.l.reed@gmail.com 207-266-6864 Add event to Google Calendar • • •	5 9am Community Yoga 9am Community Yoga 04/05/2025 (15 hours from now) 9:00 am - 10:00 am Every Saturday at 9am If regular yoga classes are a bit out of your price range, you have trouble finding the motivation to practice alone, or you have been curious to try out yoga for the first time, Community Yoga is for you! These casual classes happen in person every Saturday morning at 9am. The class is usually a more relaxing Yin Yoga. Classes are in-person and streamed online through glo.com, which features dozens of different teachers and yoga styles! After class, for those who want to, there will be time to ask questions about poses, help each other out, or share tips and stretches we've been enjoying. These classes are very casual and are open to all ages and abilities (beginners welcome). There are mats, blocks and straps available, no special clothes are required (comfy recommended) and there is a separate unattended playroom for children if needed, but kids who can focus on the class are welcome to stretch with us too! $2/person For more information contact Alice: alicekslater@gmail.com 207 385 7694 Add event to Google Calendar ️ 1pm Poetry Open Mic ️ 1pm Poetry Open Mic 04/05/2025 (19 hours from now) 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm All are welcome to attend our Poetry Open mic every 1st Saturday of the month from 1-3pm! Please come enjoy these readings, and bring some favorites to share, whether that's poems you've written yourself or ones written by others. $2/person goes to The Gatherings. Contact Maya for more info at jacquesmaya12@gmail.com or 207-460-8339 Add event to Google Calendar 3pm Private Event 3pm Private Event 04/05/2025 (21 hours from now) 3:00 pm - 9:00 pm Baby Shower Add event to Google Calendar • • •
6 10am Tarot Circle 10am Tarot Circle 04/06/2025 (2 days from now) 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Join Liz Jezorski for an Introduction to the Tarot. In this class, you will gain the essential knowledge of the structure and symbolism of the tarot to help deepen and demystify your readings. This class is great for beginners with insight for more advanced readers as well. Liz is a professional astrologer, tarot reader and the author of the Grateful Dead Tarot. You can find her at wildembodiment.com This monthly circle offers informal space to explore and discuss Tarot and Oracle cards. Come to share readings, explore different decks, and connect with others. All levels welcome. Bring your decks and books! Donations accepted for the Gatherings. Cost: $15 - $25 suggested donation Contact: Liz wildembodimentmaine@gmail.com 2077357713 Add event to Google Calendar 11am Closed Group 11am Closed Group 04/06/2025 (2 days from now) 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Private group with Lena Ramsay Add event to Google Calendar 1pm Shape Note Singing 1pm Shape Note Singing 04/06/2025 (2 days from now) 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Shape note singing is a system originally devised to teach sight-reading and singing in harmony to folks with no musical background. From its beginnings in colonial America, it now has an international following. Non-performance singing, in four parts, for the joy of the activity alone is a beautiful example of community-based art. No experience or talent is required. We sing for one another; everyone is welcome.Our afternoon of Shape-note singing would include a brief history and description of the music and then simply singing from The Sacred Harp, the tune book most commonly used for this. We will bring loaner books. Cost: $2/person FMI Contact: Maine Shape Note Singing Community Alan Cohen biopestman@gmail.com (202) 669-6363 or Stephen Chace perniciousanemia115@gmail.com (207) 610-2357 Add event to Google Calendar 6:30pm Board Game Night 6:30pm Board Game Night 04/06/2025 (2 days from now) 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Every Sunday We play awesome modern board games, card games, dice games, tile games, team games... bring your favorites! Everyone welcome. $2/person goes to the community center. Contact: Joe Greely shallop1621@gmail.com 207-460-0515 Add event to Google Calendar • • • •	7	8 5:30pm Ellas & Fellas 5:30pm Ellas & Fellas 04/08/2025 (4 days from now) 5:30 pm - 7:45 pm Add event to Google Calendar 7pm Peninsula Area Men's Group 7pm Peninsula Area Men's Group 04/08/2025 (4 days from now) 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Come and sit with us! This monthly group is an opportunity for adult men to join together in community and share space as we process things big and small. This group is focused on building a network of strength through connection. Our space will be used for open sharing and active listening; we encourage you to share as deeply as you feel comfortable. The group maintains a strict commitment to confidentiality. The goal is that through conversation and sharing we create a strong network which supports our exploration of fatherhood, friendship, leadership and community. Contact: Peter Hile peter.hile@gmail.com 402-770-4614 Add event to Google Calendar • •	9 10am Life Drawing 10am Life Drawing 04/09/2025 (5 days from now) 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Every Wednesday Artists, age 18+, of any skill level are encouraged to attend, and may use any media. These 2-hour uninstructed sessions are every Wednesday, 10-Noon. Bring a mask. Cost is $17. We are always looking for new models. Experience is not necessary, but models are expected to hold a pose for up to 20 minutes. All shapes, ages and sizes are welcome. Models are paid $60 per class. If you are interested in attending Life Drawing as a participant or model, you can call Greg at 207-374-7224 or email gregory.payne@mac.com Add event to Google Calendar 5:30pm Spanish Conversation 5:30pm Spanish Conversation 04/09/2025 (5 days from now) 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Every Wednesday This is a friendly way to challenge your vocabulary and build your listening skills. All levels are invited. ¡Bienvenidos! $2/person goes to the community center. Contact: Sharon Minogue 757-515-0409 al_bustan@yahoo.com Add event to Google Calendar 7pm Women's Song Circle 7pm Women's Song Circle 04/09/2025 (5 days from now) 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Are you interested in building a sacred community with us through singing Earth-based and women-affirming songs and chants? If that is a YES, then here's the info you want. We meet every Wednesday evening at The Gatherings community space in Surry to sing familiar and new songs around a nature based altar from 7-8:30 p.m. Young women and girls are encouraged to join us, too, as long as they are old enough to be present in the circle. We enjoy a scent-free and peaceful environment built on trust, kindness, and respect for ourselves, one another, and the Earth. You are welcome to join us regardless of your experience with singing for we believe everyone's voice matters and adds value! Cost: $2/person FMI Contact Stacie Jacques staciejacques73@gmail.com or Eileen Mielenhausen 207.441.2785 eileen.mielenhausen@gmail.com. Add event to Google Calendar • • •	10 4:30pm Girl Scouts 4:30pm Girl Scouts 04/10/2025 (6 days from now) 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm First Meeting back from break. Add event to Google Calendar 6:30pm Open Kirtan 6:30pm Open Kirtan 04/10/2025 (6 days from now) 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm 2nd & 4th Thursdays Open-format Kirtan where everyone is welcome to come and sing, and perhaps bring some chants to share, whether that's in English, Sanscrit, or other languages. Feel free to bring instruments too... percussive, stringed, etc! Kirtan is a non-denominational singing practice that means different things to different people, most enjoy it as a form of connection - whether that's to a higher power, to the earth, to others, or to themselves. $2/person FMI contact Alice at alicekslater@gmail.com (mailto:alicekslater@gmail.com) or 385-7694 Add event to Google Calendar • •	11 8am Surry Backpack Program 8am Surry Backpack Program 04/11/2025 (7 days from now) 8:00 am - 10:00 am Joan Welgoss Add event to Google Calendar 2:15pm Dancing the Bones 2:15pm Dancing the Bones 04/11/2025 (7 days from now) 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Feeling sluggish? Dealing with osteoporosis? Need to move more? Increase your bone health, get some fun exercise, and meet new people while dancing to your favorite songs. Eileen Mielenhausen will lead you in gentle, easy dance steps to a selection of music from many eras and genres. These hour-long programs include a brief check-in, a warmup with stretching, dancing for bone and cardio health, and then a cool-down period. Come to as many sessions as you like. Bring a friend! For cancer and cardiac rehab patients, we ask that you consult your physician before registering for this program. Cost: $5 per session. Please register by contacting Eileen at (207) 441-2785 or eileen.mielenhausen@gmail.com. Add event to Google Calendar 7pm Adults D&D 7pm Adults D&D 04/11/2025 (1 week from now) 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Closed Group. FMI Contact: David DiLena dave@unionriverbookandtoy.com Add event to Google Calendar • • •	12 9am Community Yoga 9am Community Yoga 04/12/2025 (1 week from now) 9:00 am - 10:00 am Every Saturday at 9am If regular yoga classes are a bit out of your price range, you have trouble finding the motivation to practice alone, or you have been curious to try out yoga for the first time, Community Yoga is for you! These casual classes happen in person every Saturday morning at 9am. The class is usually a more relaxing Yin Yoga. Classes are in-person and streamed online through glo.com, which features dozens of different teachers and yoga styles! After class, for those who want to, there will be time to ask questions about poses, help each other out, or share tips and stretches we've been enjoying. These classes are very casual and are open to all ages and abilities (beginners welcome). There are mats, blocks and straps available, no special clothes are required (comfy recommended) and there is a separate unattended playroom for children if needed, but kids who can focus on the class are welcome to stretch with us too! $2/person For more information contact Alice: alicekslater@gmail.com 207 385 7694 Add event to Google Calendar 10:30am Grief Circle 10:30am Grief Circle 04/12/2025 (1 week from now) 10:30 am - 12:00 pm We all encounter grief and loss on a daily basis and it often piles up. A grief circle is a place to share and witness one another’s grief through simple ritual. Gathering in this manner often eases the strain of carrying undigested grief all alone. Facilitated by Marianne Reis and Annick McIntosh. Registration is encouraged but not required by emailing growgathergiveproject@protonmail.com Cost to attend: sliding $2-10 Contact: Marianne Reis 4mreis@gmail.com 612-839-4493 Add event to Google Calendar 4pm Contra Camping 4pm Contra Camping 04/12/2025 (1 week from now) 4:00 pm - 11:59 pm Camping for the Surry Contra Dance, every 2nd Saturday. Check in 4-6pm Sat, checkout by 10am Sun. $20/person. FMI or to book a spot contact Matt at brickcircle@gmail.com or 207-412-3765 Add event to Google Calendar • • •
13 6am Contra Camping 6am Contra Camping 04/13/2025 (1 week from now) 6:00 am - 10:00 am Camping for the Surry Contra Dance, every 2nd Saturday. Check in 4-6pm Sat, checkout by 10am Sun. $20/person. FMI or to book a spot contact Matt at brickcircle@gmail.com or 207-412-3765 Add event to Google Calendar 11am Maine Mushroom Identification Workshop 11am Maine Mushroom Identification Workshop 04/13/2025 (1 week from now) 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Add event to Google Calendar 6:30pm Board Game Night 6:30pm Board Game Night 04/13/2025 (1 week from now) 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Every Sunday We play awesome modern board games, card games, dice games, tile games, team games... bring your favorites! Everyone welcome. $2/person goes to the community center. Contact: Joe Greely shallop1621@gmail.com 207-460-0515 Add event to Google Calendar • • •	14	15 5:30pm Ellas & Fellas 5:30pm Ellas & Fellas 04/15/2025 (2 weeks from now) 5:30 pm - 7:10 pm Add event to Google Calendar 7:15pm Contra Dance & Band Practice 7:15pm Contra Dance & Band Practice 04/15/2025 (2 weeks from now) 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm 1st & 3rd Tuesdays Come dance & play mid-week with us! This is a casual contra dance get-together, where you can have fun dancing for a couple of hours, and help one another with flourishes, plus sharing other contra dancing tips. This is an easy space to learn and experiment and ask questions! It also helps out our local beginner callers, where they will practice calling dances, doing walkthroughs etc. Both new & experienced dancers will enjoy the practice evenings. Want to play contra dance music? Bring your instruments, the open band welcomes all abilities! $2/person goes to the community center. FMI contact Alice at 385-7694 or alicekslater@gmail.com or follow Surry Contra Dance on Facebook / Instagram This practice dance is part of the Surry Contra Dance series. Join us every 2nd Saturday of the month for the full contra experience! Full details here. Add event to Google Calendar • •	16 10am Life Drawing 10am Life Drawing 04/16/2025 (2 weeks from now) 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Every Wednesday Artists, age 18+, of any skill level are encouraged to attend, and may use any media. These 2-hour uninstructed sessions are every Wednesday, 10-Noon. Bring a mask. Cost is $17. We are always looking for new models. Experience is not necessary, but models are expected to hold a pose for up to 20 minutes. All shapes, ages and sizes are welcome. Models are paid $60 per class. If you are interested in attending Life Drawing as a participant or model, you can call Greg at 207-374-7224 or email gregory.payne@mac.com Add event to Google Calendar 5:30pm Spanish Conversation 5:30pm Spanish Conversation 04/16/2025 (2 weeks from now) 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Every Wednesday This is a friendly way to challenge your vocabulary and build your listening skills. All levels are invited. ¡Bienvenidos! $2/person goes to the community center. Contact: Sharon Minogue 757-515-0409 al_bustan@yahoo.com Add event to Google Calendar 7pm Women's Song Circle 7pm Women's Song Circle 04/16/2025 (2 weeks from now) 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Are you interested in building a sacred community with us through singing Earth-based and women-affirming songs and chants? If that is a YES, then here's the info you want. We meet every Wednesday evening at The Gatherings community space in Surry to sing familiar and new songs around a nature based altar from 7-8:30 p.m. Young women and girls are encouraged to join us, too, as long as they are old enough to be present in the circle. We enjoy a scent-free and peaceful environment built on trust, kindness, and respect for ourselves, one another, and the Earth. You are welcome to join us regardless of your experience with singing for we believe everyone's voice matters and adds value! Cost: $2/person FMI Contact Stacie Jacques staciejacques73@gmail.com or Eileen Mielenhausen 207.441.2785 eileen.mielenhausen@gmail.com. Add event to Google Calendar • • •	17 5:30pm Ukulele Jam 5:30pm Ukulele Jam 04/17/2025 (2 weeks from now) 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Every 1st and 3rd Thursday A for-fun ukulele get-together! Using the big screen to pull up songs, we'll sing and strum some tunes. This will not be a "class", but ukes are easy to play together at different skill levels, so beginners are definitely welcome. $2/person goes to The Gatherings. Send any questions to Alice at 385-7694 or alicekslater@gmail.com Add event to Google Calendar 7pm hold Ellas & Fellas Performance 7pm hold Ellas & Fellas Performance 04/17/2025 (2 weeks from now) 7:00 pm - 10:30 pm Add event to Google Calendar • •	18 8am Surry Backpack Program 8am Surry Backpack Program 04/18/2025 (2 weeks from now) 8:00 am - 10:00 am Joan Welgoss Add event to Google Calendar 2:15pm Dancing the Bones 2:15pm Dancing the Bones 04/18/2025 (2 weeks from now) 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Feeling sluggish? Dealing with osteoporosis? Need to move more? Increase your bone health, get some fun exercise, and meet new people while dancing to your favorite songs. Eileen Mielenhausen will lead you in gentle, easy dance steps to a selection of music from many eras and genres. These hour-long programs include a brief check-in, a warmup with stretching, dancing for bone and cardio health, and then a cool-down period. Come to as many sessions as you like. Bring a friend! For cancer and cardiac rehab patients, we ask that you consult your physician before registering for this program. Cost: $5 per session. Please register by contacting Eileen at (207) 441-2785 or eileen.mielenhausen@gmail.com. Add event to Google Calendar • •	19 9am Community Yoga 9am Community Yoga 04/19/2025 (2 weeks from now) 9:00 am - 10:00 am Every Saturday at 9am If regular yoga classes are a bit out of your price range, you have trouble finding the motivation to practice alone, or you have been curious to try out yoga for the first time, Community Yoga is for you! These casual classes happen in person every Saturday morning at 9am. The class is usually a more relaxing Yin Yoga. Classes are in-person and streamed online through glo.com, which features dozens of different teachers and yoga styles! After class, for those who want to, there will be time to ask questions about poses, help each other out, or share tips and stretches we've been enjoying. These classes are very casual and are open to all ages and abilities (beginners welcome). There are mats, blocks and straps available, no special clothes are required (comfy recommended) and there is a separate unattended playroom for children if needed, but kids who can focus on the class are welcome to stretch with us too! $2/person For more information contact Alice: alicekslater@gmail.com 207 385 7694 Add event to Google Calendar Contra Camping Contra Camping 04/19/2025 (2 weeks from now) 4:00 pm - 11:59 pm Camping for the Surry Contra Dance, every 2nd Saturday. Check in 4-6pm Sat, checkout by 10am Sun. $20/person. FMI or to book a spot contact Matt at brickcircle@gmail.com or 207-412-3765 Add event to Google Calendar 4pm Coastal Convivium 4pm Coastal Convivium 04/19/2025 (2 weeks from now) 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Tending Wonder, Hope, And Potluck! Traumas, known and buried, haunt many of us in many ways. Some of these we react from, even unknowingly, to misinterpret so much offered Beauty and Wonder surrounding us. How do we keep birthing, freshening and nurturing Wonder in our lives and with those we touch? We are not all wise. We are all teachers at times. Share stories and experiences over a meal, and bring a dish to share! Cost: Suggested donation $2-10 FMI Contact: Joe Porada woods1water2@yahoo.com 207-479-0322 Add event to Google Calendar • • •
20 6am Contra Camping 6am Contra Camping 04/20/2025 (2 weeks from now) 6:00 am - 10:00 am Camping for the Surry Contra Dance, every 2nd Saturday. Check in 4-6pm Sat, checkout by 10am Sun. $20/person. FMI or to book a spot contact Matt at brickcircle@gmail.com or 207-412-3765 Add event to Google Calendar 11am Maine Mushroom Identification Workshop 11am Maine Mushroom Identification Workshop 04/20/2025 (2 weeks from now) 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Add event to Google Calendar 6:30pm Board Game Night 6:30pm Board Game Night 04/20/2025 (2 weeks from now) 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Every Sunday We play awesome modern board games, card games, dice games, tile games, team games... bring your favorites! Everyone welcome. $2/person goes to the community center. Contact: Joe Greely shallop1621@gmail.com 207-460-0515 Add event to Google Calendar • • •	21 5:30pm Surry Small Group Ministries 5:30pm Surry Small Group Ministries 04/21/2025 (2 weeks from now) 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Unitarian Universalist Church of Ellsworth who meet to discuss different spiritual topics each month. Add event to Google Calendar 6pm Sip 'n Draw 6pm Sip 'n Draw 04/21/2025 (2 weeks from now) 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Add event to Google Calendar • •	22 5:30pm Ellas & Fellas 5:30pm Ellas & Fellas 04/22/2025 (3 weeks from now) 5:30 pm - 7:45 pm Add event to Google Calendar •	23 10am Life Drawing 10am Life Drawing 04/23/2025 (3 weeks from now) 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Every Wednesday Artists, age 18+, of any skill level are encouraged to attend, and may use any media. These 2-hour uninstructed sessions are every Wednesday, 10-Noon. Bring a mask. Cost is $17. We are always looking for new models. Experience is not necessary, but models are expected to hold a pose for up to 20 minutes. All shapes, ages and sizes are welcome. Models are paid $60 per class. If you are interested in attending Life Drawing as a participant or model, you can call Greg at 207-374-7224 or email gregory.payne@mac.com Add event to Google Calendar 5:30pm Spanish Conversation 5:30pm Spanish Conversation 04/23/2025 (3 weeks from now) 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Every Wednesday This is a friendly way to challenge your vocabulary and build your listening skills. All levels are invited. ¡Bienvenidos! $2/person goes to the community center. Contact: Sharon Minogue 757-515-0409 al_bustan@yahoo.com Add event to Google Calendar 7pm Women's Song Circle 7pm Women's Song Circle 04/23/2025 (3 weeks from now) 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Are you interested in building a sacred community with us through singing Earth-based and women-affirming songs and chants? If that is a YES, then here's the info you want. We meet every Wednesday evening at The Gatherings community space in Surry to sing familiar and new songs around a nature based altar from 7-8:30 p.m. Young women and girls are encouraged to join us, too, as long as they are old enough to be present in the circle. We enjoy a scent-free and peaceful environment built on trust, kindness, and respect for ourselves, one another, and the Earth. You are welcome to join us regardless of your experience with singing for we believe everyone's voice matters and adds value! Cost: $2/person FMI Contact Stacie Jacques staciejacques73@gmail.com or Eileen Mielenhausen 207.441.2785 eileen.mielenhausen@gmail.com. Add event to Google Calendar • • •	24 4:30pm Girl Scouts 4:30pm Girl Scouts 04/24/2025 (3 weeks from now) 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm We meet every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month between Sept and June with the exception of when there is no school such as Thanksgiving, Christmas break, winter break. Girl Scouts Troop 823 Hannah Colson hannah.colson@gmail.com Add event to Google Calendar 6:30pm Open Kirtan 6:30pm Open Kirtan 04/24/2025 (3 weeks from now) 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm 2nd & 4th Thursdays Open-format Kirtan where everyone is welcome to come and sing, and perhaps bring some chants to share, whether that's in English, Sanscrit, or other languages. Feel free to bring instruments too... percussive, stringed, etc! Kirtan is a non-denominational singing practice that means different things to different people, most enjoy it as a form of connection - whether that's to a higher power, to the earth, to others, or to themselves. $2/person FMI contact Alice at alicekslater@gmail.com (mailto:alicekslater@gmail.com) or 385-7694 Add event to Google Calendar • •	25 8am Surry Backpack Program 8am Surry Backpack Program 04/25/2025 (3 weeks from now) 8:00 am - 10:00 am Joan Welgoss Add event to Google Calendar 2:15pm Dancing the Bones 2:15pm Dancing the Bones 04/25/2025 (3 weeks from now) 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Feeling sluggish? Dealing with osteoporosis? Need to move more? Increase your bone health, get some fun exercise, and meet new people while dancing to your favorite songs. Eileen Mielenhausen will lead you in gentle, easy dance steps to a selection of music from many eras and genres. These hour-long programs include a brief check-in, a warmup with stretching, dancing for bone and cardio health, and then a cool-down period. Come to as many sessions as you like. Bring a friend! For cancer and cardiac rehab patients, we ask that you consult your physician before registering for this program. Cost: $5 per session. Please register by contacting Eileen at (207) 441-2785 or eileen.mielenhausen@gmail.com. Add event to Google Calendar 7pm Adults D&D 7pm Adults D&D 04/25/2025 (3 weeks from now) 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Closed Group. FMI Contact: David DiLena dave@unionriverbookandtoy.com Add event to Google Calendar • • •	26 9am Community Yoga 9am Community Yoga 04/26/2025 (3 weeks from now) 9:00 am - 10:00 am Every Saturday at 9am If regular yoga classes are a bit out of your price range, you have trouble finding the motivation to practice alone, or you have been curious to try out yoga for the first time, Community Yoga is for you! These casual classes happen in person every Saturday morning at 9am. The class is usually a more relaxing Yin Yoga. Classes are in-person and streamed online through glo.com, which features dozens of different teachers and yoga styles! After class, for those who want to, there will be time to ask questions about poses, help each other out, or share tips and stretches we've been enjoying. These classes are very casual and are open to all ages and abilities (beginners welcome). There are mats, blocks and straps available, no special clothes are required (comfy recommended) and there is a separate unattended playroom for children if needed, but kids who can focus on the class are welcome to stretch with us too! $2/person For more information contact Alice: alicekslater@gmail.com 207 385 7694 Add event to Google Calendar Private Event Private Event 04/26/2025 (3 weeks from now) 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Baby Shower Add event to Google Calendar • •
27 11am Closed Group 11am Closed Group 04/27/2025 (3 weeks from now) 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Private group with Lena Ramsay Add event to Google Calendar 6:30pm Board Game Night 6:30pm Board Game Night 04/27/2025 (3 weeks from now) 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Every Sunday We play awesome modern board games, card games, dice games, tile games, team games... bring your favorites! Everyone welcome. $2/person goes to the community center. Contact: Joe Greely shallop1621@gmail.com 207-460-0515 Add event to Google Calendar • •	28 1:30pm Ellsworth Literature Club 1:30pm Ellsworth Literature Club 04/28/2025 (3 weeks from now) 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm FMI Contact: Sherry Fletcher fletches@gmail.com 207.667.9475 Add event to Google Calendar •	29 4pm Educator Workshop: Predators and Prey in a Warming Gulf of Maine 4pm Educator Workshop: Predators and Prey in a Warming Gulf of Maine 04/29/2025 (4 weeks from now) 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Setup at 2pm, Clean up until 8:30pm. How are warming ocean temperatures impacting fish species in the region? How do scientists study changing predator/prey relationships throughout this complex ecosystem? Investigate these questions and more as you learn about a new NGSS-aligned middle school curriculum based on ongoing research being conducted by researchers at The University of New Hampshire and the Gulf of Maine Research Institute. Participants will experience hands-on and interactive lesson activities, engage with data-based learning and develop an ecosystem model using the digital SageModeler tool. In addition to middle school students, resources from this module are also relevant for high school science students. Check out the full curriculum module here: A Warming Gulf of Maine: Investigating Impacts on Predators and Prey Participating educators will receive a $75 stipend, mileage reimbursement, dinner and contact hours. Audience: Formal and informal educators working with youth Cost: Free. FMI Contact: Robin Lea rlea@gmri.org 207-939-7641 Add event to Google Calendar •	30 10am Life Drawing 10am Life Drawing 04/30/2025 (4 weeks from now) 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Every Wednesday Artists, age 18+, of any skill level are encouraged to attend, and may use any media. These 2-hour uninstructed sessions are every Wednesday, 10-Noon. Bring a mask. Cost is $17. We are always looking for new models. Experience is not necessary, but models are expected to hold a pose for up to 20 minutes. All shapes, ages and sizes are welcome. Models are paid $60 per class. If you are interested in attending Life Drawing as a participant or model, you can call Greg at 207-374-7224 or email gregory.payne@mac.com Add event to Google Calendar 5:30pm Spanish Conversation 5:30pm Spanish Conversation 04/30/2025 (4 weeks from now) 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Every Wednesday This is a friendly way to challenge your vocabulary and build your listening skills. All levels are invited. ¡Bienvenidos! $2/person goes to the community center. Contact: Sharon Minogue 757-515-0409 al_bustan@yahoo.com Add event to Google Calendar 7pm Women's Song Circle 7pm Women's Song Circle 04/30/2025 (4 weeks from now) 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Are you interested in building a sacred community with us through singing Earth-based and women-affirming songs and chants? If that is a YES, then here's the info you want. We meet every Wednesday evening at The Gatherings community space in Surry to sing familiar and new songs around a nature based altar from 7-8:30 p.m. Young women and girls are encouraged to join us, too, as long as they are old enough to be present in the circle. We enjoy a scent-free and peaceful environment built on trust, kindness, and respect for ourselves, one another, and the Earth. You are welcome to join us regardless of your experience with singing for we believe everyone's voice matters and adds value! Cost: $2/person FMI Contact Stacie Jacques staciejacques73@gmail.com or Eileen Mielenhausen 207.441.2785 eileen.mielenhausen@gmail.com. Add event to Google Calendar • • •

ONGOING GROUPS

$2 Community Yoga Sat 9am. All are welcome to these affordable yoga classes. We stream teachers from glo.com using the big screen. $2/person.
Contra Dance Practice 1st & 3rd Tuesdays at 7:15pm. Share tips, build skills, dance. $2/person
Life Drawing Wednesdays 10am. Artists age 18+ sketch each week from live models using a variety of drawing media; from charcoal and pastels to colored pencils. These uninstructed sessions are open to the community and all skill levels are encouraged to attend. Masks required. $17/person.
Spanish Conversation Wednesdays 5:30pm. This is a group meeting for people wanting to practice their Spanish conversation – all levels are invited! $2/person.
Girl Scouts 2nd & 4th Thursdays 4:30pm. Surry Girl Scout Troop #823. For ages K – 5th grade. Meetings during the school year.
Ukulele Jam 1st & 3rd Thursdays 5:30pm. Easy-going ukulele group – beginners welcome! $2/person.
Surry Children’s Backpack Program Fridays 8am. A charity organization committed to weekend food security for Surry’s school aged children. New volunteers welcome.
Food with Friends every First Friday at 6pm! Community potluck. Bring a dish or drink to share while spending time with your neighbors and fill up on a variety of home cooked dishes. Donations to the community center are welcome.
Poetry Open Mic 1st Saturdays 1pm. Bring a poem to share written by yourself or someone else. $2/person.
Kirtan 2nd & 4th Thursdays 6:30pm (open format). Kirtan is an ancient Indian practice of call and response chanting. All are welcome to join this contemplative spiritual practice in the vein of meditation and yoga. By donation.
Sip ‘n Draw 4th Mondays 6pm. Artists aged 21+ of any ability are welcome to draw/paint from live models, plus enjoy some wine & cheese. $10-15/person
Board Game Night every Sunday at 6:30pm. We play modern board games, tile games, card games, dice games, word games, cooperative games… bring your favorites! $2/person.

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