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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7:

  • Annual Energy Conference at Islesboro Community Center, 8:30 a.m to 3 p.m. The conference will explore “Developing Community Energy” and feature state and local experts, grassroots organizers and professionals on the issues, trends and decisions that impact all communities. Breakfast and lunch are provided. Go to Facebook for details or email ccc.isles@gmail.com.
  • Town Cemetery “Lean and Clean Work Day” in Thomaston, held by Thomaston Historical Society, which seeks volunteers to clean and straighten gravestones and to document the activity. Meet near General Knox’s grave in Section 2 off Erin Street. Wear old clothes and bring a soft brush; something to clean inscriptions, such as a key or toothbrush; a spray bottle; and rubber gloves. Other supplies will be available. RSVP to help organizers plan: 354-4121, info@ThomastonHistoricalSociety.com.
  • Free “Everyday Stretch” Classes at Rockland Public Library, for adults and teens, 10 to 11 a.m. Saturdays, starting September 7, and also 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. Mondays, starting September 9. Dancer and choreographer Patti Luchetti leads the classes. All abilities are invited, especially those new to a movement program or seeking to regain past abilities.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8:

  • Emotional Intelligence Workshop at Cushing Public Library, 2 to 4 p.m. Waite Maclin introduces emotional intelligence, which assesses the capability of people to recognize their own emotions and those of others and then use those insights to guide their thinking and behavior.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9:

  • Scottish Country Dancing for Beginners, at Belfast’s American Legion Hall, 43 Church Street, starting Monday, September 9, from 6 to 8 p.m. $4 per class, $28 for the eight-week session. No kilts required for the class that will get you dancing to the lively beat of jigs, reels and hornpipes and to the slightly slower strathspey. For details, 785-2216 or dwados@hotmail.com.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10:

  • Info for Retirees Considering a Return to Part-Time Work, 2 p.m. at Bartlett Woods Retirement Community, Rockland. The Maine Department of Labor holds the free public meeting. RSVP By September 9: 594-1159 or lschafer@bartlettwoods.com.
  • Yoga for Seniors in Rockland, at The Dancing Elephant, 14 School Street in Rockland, from 5 to 6 p.m. on six Tuesdays, starting September 10. The gentle class is for those 55 and older and payable by donation. Registration: 594-1694, RocklandYoga.com.
  • League of Women Voters – Midcoast to Meet, 5:30 p.m. at Rockland Public Library. Everyone is invited to attend, and new members are always welcome. RSVP: midcoast@lwvme.org.
  • Talk by Former President of Maine Genealogical Society, at Watts Hall, 174 Main Street in Thomaston. Socializing starts at 7 p.m. and Helen Shaw’s program, hosted by Thomaston Historial Society, is at 7:30 p.m. She’ll introduce ways to trace and document your family history and share stories of her own experiences. She has been a family history researcher for over 40 years, and her areas of interest and expertise include the federal census and cemeteries.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11:

  • Knox County Retired Educators to Meet, 11:30 a.m. at Offshore Restaurant, Rockport. More info: 594-4397.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12:

  • Wessaweskeag Historical Society Potluck and Meeting to Honor Nurse, at the WHS bulding behind the South Thomaston Library. The potluck is at 6 p.m. The program starts at 7 p.m. and honors Eliza Steele, R.N., and also commemorates 90 years of community nursing in the Rockland area. Steele was the founding nurse of Rockland District Nursing Association and served as its primary nurse from 1929 until her retirement in 1968. She recruited physicians and dentists to provide free community wellness services, vaccinations and dental clinics.

COMING UP:

  • Tech Tools at Rockland Public Library: Ins and Outs of Instagram, Friday, September 13, at 10:30 a.m. Learn how to edit and share pictures, create stories, follow favorite groups and more. Bring a smartphone or tablet. Call 594-0310 to sign up.
  • State Represenatives at Vose Library in Union, Saturday, Septem-ber 14, from 10 a.m. to noon. William Pluecker and Jeffrey Evangelos will meet with their constituents from Appleton, Cushing, Friendship, Hope, Union and Warren. For more info: 287-1315.
  • Senior College in Belfast, six-week classes run Thursdays, September 19 to October 24, and are for anyone over age 50. Subjects range from history to art to gardening to politics. $35 per class, plus a yearly membership fee of $25. Learn more at BelfastSeniorCollege.org.
  • French Immersion Weekend at Blueberry Cove Camp, Tenants Harbor, September 27 to 29. “Le Francais au Bord de la Mer” will focus on French North America and its culture, music and food. Participants must be high-schoolers or older and speak in French the entire weekend. Learn more at uma.edu.

ONGOING:

  • Belfast Senior Center, Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Belfast Boathouse, 34 Commercial Street. Free and open to adults 60-plus. Card games, puzzles, free coffee and tea. Stop by when you like, bring lunch. BelfastSenior@gmail.com.
  • Women’s Cancer Support Group, third Tuesdays, 6 p.m., Picker Family Resource Center, 756 Commercial Street, Rockport. FMI: 921-3950, PickerCenter@PenBayHealthcare.org.
  • Men’s Cancer Support Group, second & fourth Mondays, 4:30 p.m., Cancer Care Center, Pen Bay Medical Center, Rockport. 596-8977.
  • Alzheimer’s Support Groups, first Tuesdays, 6 to 7 p.m., Anderson Inn’s Media Room, Quarry Hill, Camden; third Tuesdays, 3 to 4 p.m., Knox Center, 6 White Street in Rockland. 921-6237.
  • Lung Health Support Group, last Tuesdays, noon to 1 p.m., Pen Bay Medical Center’s Pulmonary Rehab Room, Rockport. 921-8880.
  • Duplicate Bridge at First Church in Belfast, 104 Church Street, Fridays at noon. All are welcome – there will be instruction for those new to the game. Call 548-2407, before the Friday. $3.
  • Rockland Elks Lodge Bingo, Wednesdays, doors open at 3:30 p.m.; bingo 6:30 p.m. Open to the public.
  • Language Tables at Belfast Co-op Cafe, every Tuesday. Italian and Spanish at 10 a.m. French at 11 a.m. German at noon. All levels.
  • Midcoast Stroke Support Group, first Wednesdays, 10 a.m., Camden Public Library.
  • Bereavement Support Group, first Wednesdays, 3 to 4:30 p.m. at Picker Family Resource Center, 756 Commercial Street, Rockport. 230-0042.
  • “A Course in Miracles” in Rockland, last Wednesdays, 6 to 8 p.m. Metaphysical, psychological, spiritual studies. Free. Location: ananur@twc.com.
  • Waldoboro Clothes Closet, gently used clothing for adults, every Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and first and third Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the closet in the lot on Main Street next to Masonic Hall.
  • Drug Drop-Off, Knox County Sheriff’s Office, 301 Park St., Rockland. Use green box in lobby. 594-0429 x702.
  • Waldo County Beekeepers, first Thursdays, 6:30 p.m., Searsmont Community Center. 233-8257.
  • Memory Café in Stockton Springs, third Mondays, 10 to 11:30 a.m., The Good Kettle, 247 Route 1. For caregivers and those with mild cognitive impairment or early Alzheimer’s. 620-1656.
  • Wellness Wednesdays, every Wednesday, 4:15 to 5:30 p.m., Bok Medical Building, 22 White Street. Reiki, chair massage, ear acupuncture and more. All welcome. 921-6993.
  • Family Caregiver Support Group in Belfast, first Thursdays, noon to 1 p.m., Home Health, 125 Northport Avenue. 930-2500. In Damariscotta: second Thursdays, 1 p.m., Spectrum Generations at the YMCA. 563-1363. In Camden: fourth Thursdays, 1 p.m., Spectrum Generations, 87 Elm Street.
  • C.A.R.E.S. Meetings for Foster/Adoptive/Kinship Families, meet evenings in Rockland: first Wednesdays at Grace Bible Fellowship, 30 Sherer Lane. Belfast: second Mondays at Christ the King Church, 9 Field St. Damariscotta: first Thursdays at Lincoln County Assembly of God Church. Childcare available. RSVP required: 800-833-9786, sheila@affm.net.
  • Coastal Recovery Community Center, 24 Lincoln Street, Rockland: Friends & Family Together Thursdays at 4 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous Mondays at 6:30 p.m. Refuge Recovery Wednesdays at 6 p.m. SMART Recovery Fridays at 6 p.m.
  • Co-Dependents Anonymous (CoDa), Tuesdays, 10 to 11:30 a.m., library of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Glidden Street in Newcastle. 563-6209.
  • Leer y Charlar Spanish-Language Discussion Group, second and fourth Tuesdays at 1 p.m. in Camden Library. Those proficient in Spanish are welcome.
  • Family Game Night at Appleton Library, second Thursdays, 6 to 8 p.m. If you have a fave board game, bring it.
  • Parkinson’s Support Group in Belfast, second Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m., Maine Home Health, 125 Northport Avenue. Drop-in group. 218-7256.
  • Meditation in Damariscotta, at Midcoast Yoga Shala, 49 Main Street, Mondays, 6 to 7 p.m. Donations taken.
  • Meditation in Rockland, Rockland Shambhala, 16 School Street, Sundays, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Donations taken.
  • Meditation & Mindfulness at The Start Center in Camden, 37 Start Road, Sundays, 9 to 10:30 a.m. Free. Beginners welcome.
  • Meditation at Meetingbrook Hermitage in Camden, 64 Barnestown Road, Sundays, 6 p.m.
  • Genealogy Club, first Tuesdays, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Stockton Springs Library.
  • Prostate Cancer Networking and Support Group, second Mondays, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Knox Center, 6 White Street, Rockland. FMI: 617-756-4703, charhuschle@gmail.com.
  • Grown Up Story Hour at Camden Public Library, Fridays, 11 a.m. New story every week, read by a rotating group of bookworms.
  • Overeaters Anonymous in Belfast, Fridays, noon to 1 p.m., First Baptist Church. Mondays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Belfast Center. 382-6446.
  • Dementia Conversation Series, third Thursdays, 4 to 5:30 p.m., The Lincoln Home, 22 River Road, Newcastle. All friends and families of people with dementia welcome. Learn new ways to cope. 563-3350.
  • Belfast Sign Language Days, last Sundays monthly. Some knowledge of ASL encouraged. All welcome. FMI: Belfast Signing Days on Facebook.
  • Coffee & Chat at ElderCare Network of Lincoln County “Greens,” first Fridays, 9:30 to 11 a.m. All welcome at the Greens in Damariscotta, Round Pond, Boothbay, Wiscasset, Edgecomb, Jefferson and Waldoboro.
  • Wellness Checks, Mondays and Thursdays, 1 to 3 p.m., Camden District Nursing office at Quarry Hill. 921-6272.
  • Midcoast Bridge Club, Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m., American Legion, Rockland; Tuesdays, 6 p.m., St. John Baptist Episcopal Church, Thomaston. All welcome. 832-6855 or 236-8792.
  • NAMI Support Group, third Thursdays, 6 to 8 p.m., 6 Hodgdon Street, Damariscotta. 882-7426.
  • Total Victory Support Group, emotional/spiritual support group meets weekly in private homes in Lincoln County. No fees. 542-7397.
  • Rockland Taking Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) Group 172, Thursdays, 5:30 p.m., Stella Maris meeting room, Route 1 and Broadway, Rockland. Tops.org.
  • Food Addicts Anonymous, Saturdays, 8:30 to 10 a.m., Knox Center, 6 White Street, Rockland. 354-6749.
  • Penobscot Pet Pantry, first Thursdays, 1 to 3 p.m., P.A.W.S. Animal Adoption Center, 123 John St., Camden. 763-4291, ppetp@tidewater.net.
  • Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, Thursdays, 7 to 9 p.m., First Unitarian Church, Rockland. 691-3599.
  • King’s Closet Free Clothing, Saturdays, 9 to 11 a.m., Grace Bible Fellowship, Sherers Lane, Rockland. 596-7117.
  • Belfast Area Citizens Climate Lobby, first Thursdays, 6 to 8 p.m., Belfast Free Library’s Abbott Room. 338-6886.
  • Knox County Democrats, second Tuesdays, 6 p.m., Stella Maris House, Broadway, Rockland. KnoxMaineDemocrats.org.
  • Knox County Republicans, second Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m., Trade Winds, fifth floor, 2 Park Drive, Rockland. GOPKnoxCounty.com.