Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events

Thursday, July 17
Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Kneisel Hall Chamber Concert
7PM at St. John’s Church, 315 Main Street, SWH. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear one of the most significant chamber music programs in the country and to see and hear exceptional music students who are about to launch their careers and in many cases, are already concertizing internationally. Click here for more information.

Saturday, July 19
Friends of Acadia Presents: Save Our Summits
8:15AM: Hike to one of Acadia’s iconic summits AND help the Park’s efforts to restore native vegetation! Acadia National Park, with Friends of Acadia and Schoodic Institute, invites tenacious hikers to bring bags of soil to the summits of Penobscot and Sargent Mountains. You’ll get to choose how much soil you’ll carry – carrying as little as five pounds. Click here to here to register.

Tuesday, July 22
YWCA MDI's Pie Sale
10AM til gone! Every Tuesday in July and August, stop by the YWCA MDI and pick up a pie! 36 Mt Desert Street in Bar Harbor.

Tuesday, July 22
Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Renowned Legal Scholar Gives McCue Lecture on the Power of the Supreme Court
5:30PM: Lincoln Caplan is the author of six books about legal affairs, including American Justice 2016: The Political Supreme Court and The Tenth Justice: The Solicitor General and the Rule of Law. He has taught at Yale since 1998, as a senior research scholar at Yale Law School and as a lecturer in English. Click here for more information.

Wednesday, July 23
Friends of Acadia Presents: Save Our Summits
8:15AM: Hike to one of Acadia’s iconic summits AND help the Park’s efforts to restore native vegetation! Acadia National Park, with Friends of Acadia and Schoodic Institute, invites tenacious hikers to bring bags of soil to the summits of Penobscot and Sargent Mountains. You’ll get to choose how much soil you’ll carry – carrying as little as five pounds. Click here to here to register.

Thursday, July 24
Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Pulitzer Prize-winning Author Featured for 130th Anniversary Celebrations
5:30PM: Pulitzer Prize-winning Author Richard Russo will be the featured speaker for the Library’s 130th Anniversary Celebration Week taking place from July 21 through July 27. Russo’s talk on July 24th at 5:30 will take place on the lawn of St. John Church across from the library, rain or shine. Russo’s books Empire Falls and his recent memoir. Click here for more information.

Sunday, July 27
Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Pig Roast 130th Celebrations Finale Event
5-7PM on the lawn of St. Andrew’s and St. John’s Episcopal Church. Pig Roast Plus! catered by Clark Point Cafe with live music by J.B. Harrison and the Seal Harbor Boys. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets!

Tuesday, July 29
Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Korean American Authors
5:30PM: Please join us for "Two Korean American Debut Authors on Writing Immigrant Daughters and the Path Towards Authenticity," a talk with Hyeseung Song and Rosa Kwon Easton, author of White Mulberry. An engaging conversation between two friends, Hyeseung and Rosa, on writing the immigrant daughter story and what it’s like to be later-in-life debut authors! Click here to register.

Thursday, July 31
Charlotte Rhoades Park's 27th Annual Butterfly Release
The Annual Butterfly Release is divided into two sessions to ensure that guests can enjoy all of the activities and stroll through the park at their own pace, allowing families and individuals to come and go at their leisure during their session time. Enjoy refreshments and fun activities for all ages. Tickets are limited and advance ticket purchase is required. Click here to order your tickets.

Tuesday, August 5
Harbor House Presents: Lobsters on the Sound
5:30pm: Celebrate 60 years of Harbor House at Lobsters on the Sound! Proceeds from Lobsters on the Sound support the many programs and services Harbor House provides to the communities of Mount Desert Island. Click here for more information and tp purchase tickets!

Saturday, September 13
Tremont First Responders Day: Promoting Health and Safety
The Tremont Fire Department, along with the Southwest Harbor / Tremont Ambulance Service, A Climate to Thrive, Healthy Acadia, and the Tremont Sustainability Committee are planning a community event centered around 9/11. A centerpiece of the event will be training on home fire safety including the use of fire extinguishers and fire blankets. For more information, click here.

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