State historian and author, Earle Shettleworth, Jr., will speak on the cultural and architectural roles of opera houses in Maine.

The official release and reading by local actors from Brenda Gilchist's new memoir describing how she faced up to her family ghosts, with the help of her corgi, Bracey, when she inherited a large, shingle-style, house on Deer Isle.

A group of British retirees decide to "outsource" their retirement to less expensive and seemingly exotic India.

Maine Historical Society in Portland is offering walking tours of the historic Old Port section of the city. Formerly offered through Greater Portland Landmarks, these ninety-minute tours are conducted by trained guides from the Maine Historical Society Museum.

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The Ladies Auxiliary to Northport Memorial VFW Post 6131 host its annual yard and bake sale.

This event will feature live music, fine dining, and live and silent auctions. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. at t Point Lookout Resort and Conference Center in Northport.

The Maine Iris Society's fifty-second annual Iris Show has a plant sale in which you can purchase Standard Dwarf Irises along with other types of Perennials. These shorter irises will bloom during the month of May and will be on sale at very reasonable prices. We will also have other types of potted irises for sale.

A public auction of annuals, perennials, shrubs, house plants, and garden-related items. The Maine Iris Society is a non-profit group that is made up of people of all ages who are interested in irises.

Please join us as we celebrate Bar Harbor's second annual Fashion Night Out! Full of free in-store events that include fashion shows and giveaways. Events  include dancing, food and wine tastings, trunk show, workshope, meet he artist, art music and giveaways, even a bona fide fashion show, and more.