Calendar
Wednesdays
GORHAM – Story Hour every Wednesday from 10:30 to 11:30 at North Gorham Public Library.
Thursdays
LEWISTON — Baby Sensory Playtime in the Lewiston Public Library’s Children’s Department every Thursday morning from 10am to 12pm.
Drop-in and join us for Baby Sensory Playtime! Babies and their caregivers will have the opportunity to interact with a variety of sensory toys and socialize with other families with young children. Playtime with sensory toys contributes to a baby’s cognitive development, fine motor skills, social and emotional development, creativity, and language development.
Recommended for babies ages birth-18 months and their caregivers. Siblings are always welcome. This program is free, open to the public and no registration is required.
Saturdays
AUBURN — THOUSANDS OF BOOKS for sale at the APL Bookstore on Saturdays 9:30-1:00. Gently used books of all types, DVDs, music CDs and puzzles & games – new items added every week. Kids’ books are 50 cents and all other books are $3 or less! Stop by the lower level of the Auburn Public Library for great deals. Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring Street, Auburn.
Sundays
LEWISTON — Lewiston Farmers’ Market held every Sunday, May 11th-November 23rd from 9:30am-1:00pm. Hours change to 11:00am-1:00pm beginning first Sunday in November. Located at 2 Oxford St., Lewiston
May 24
RAYMOND, ME – A yard sale fundraiser will be held at Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Boyhood Home in Raymond, Maine, 40 Hawthorne Road, on Saturday, May 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
May 24
AUBURN — Maine Iris Society presents its 44th Median Iris and Spring Flower Show, Saturday, May 24, 2025 at the Auburn Middle School, 38 Falcon Drive, Auburn, ME. 1:30 to 4:00 pm. Admission is free!
May 24
GRAY — First Congregational Church of Gray Saturday Night Church Supper Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 5;00 at the Parish House, 5 Brown Street, Gray
Handicapped Accessible. Meals are Single-sized and are $10.00 each. Please pay at the door. The Menu includes: Variety of Casseroles & Salads, Baked Pea Beans & Red Kidney, Red Hot Dogs, Breads, & Assortment of Desserts & Beverages.
May 31
LEWISTON — Join us for a Dinosaur Party Saturday, May 31st from 11am-12:30pm the Lewiston Public Library Children’s Department will be hosting a Dinosaur Party for children and families!
During this program, children will be able to engage in a variety of hands-on activities featuring dinosaurs. Some of the activities include a fossil dig, hatching dinosaurs from coffee ground eggs, creating dinosaur shadow lanterns, and making handprint dinosaurs. Attendees will also be able to take photos in front of a Jurassic backdrop.
One take home bag of dinosaur goodies will be given to each child until supplies run out.
This program will take place in Callahan Hall on the third floor of the library. The program is free, all materials will be provided, and there is no registration required.
June 4 and the 1st, 3rd Wednesday of every month
LEWISTON — Join Lewiston Public Library for Bumps & Babies on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday every month starting June 4th from 10:30am to 11:30am in the Children’s Department.
Bumps & Babies is a support group that provides a safe, compassionate space for individuals navigating the emotional and physical challenges of pregnancy and the postpartum period. Members can share experiences, receive encouragement, and connect with others facing similar struggles, such as anxiety, depression, or the joys and adjustment to parenthood.
June 6
LEWISTON — June 6th at 12PM the Lewiston Public Library Children’s Department will be offering the program Family Rock Painting Keepsakes. Caregivers and their children will have the opportunity to decorate rock keepsakes using acrylic paint pens.
June 14
BRUNSWICK — The 2024-25 UUCB Concerts for a Cause Series season will include folk, jazz, blues, celtic, and choral singing for justice. This season’s charities receiving 100% of the profits from the concert are Brunswick Area Teen Center and Maine Family Planning. For further details about the concerts, go to https://www.uubrunswick.org/events/.
Susan Werner – Sat, June 14, 2025 at 7:30 pm. Doors open 7:00 pm.
Susan Werner is a singer/songwriter, guitarist, and pianist who has built a reputation as one of the country’s most compelling live performers. She has been playing to sold-out audiences across the country for 27 years. Renowned as a charismatic performer, she’s known above all for challenging herself to conquer new styles every few years. She writes ambitious concept albums with subject matter and sounds to match. She has produced 18 albums of songs that effortlessly slide between folk/rock, jazz, Tin Pan Alley to gospel, country, and pop, all delivered with sassy wit and classic Midwestern charm.
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/swerner
June 22
AUBURN — About Love: Grief & Loss, 11:30-1pm. First Universalist Church of Auburn, 169 Pleasant St. (enter on Spring St. across from Dairy Joy). Freewill donations accepted. Parking; accessible. FMI 783-0461.