Some of Downeast Maine’s finest folk musicians are holding a series of concerts at a great venue his summer raising funds for local nonprofit organizations doing vital work boosting community health and resilience. This last benefit of the summer is for H.O.M.E. Inc. and will feature the Birds on a Wire Ensemble along with local fiddle tunes & songs with Geoff Warner & Carl Karush. Come join the fun for a worthy cause! Generous Donations at the door accepted. homeincme.org.geoffdw99@gmail.com. 207-469-8110.

Join Firefly at the historic Stonington Opera House for an immersive evening of light and sound. A member of the Penobscot Indian Nation, Jason Brown, known as “Firefly” performs traditional and cutting edge hand drum, shaker, and vocal music rooted in his ancestral traditions

Revel in authentic joie de vivre with fiddler Steve Muise and singer Robert Sylvain as they play music rooted in the traditions of their shared Acadian heritage. Join us for a treasure trove of catchy maritime fiddle tunes and old French-language folksongs brought together with modern sensibilities. Get tickets here.

Downeast with SPL: Wine & Cheese Sunset Cruise.  Join Stonington Public Library and Isle au Haut Boat Services aboard Otter. Captain Garret Aldrich will take you on an evening tour of Stonington Harbor with delicious bites and sips—beyond just wine and cheese—for all to enjoy.  Bask in a glorious sunset while giving back to a public resource, Stonington Public Library, that opens its doors to everyone.

To make reservations and for payment information, contact SPL by phone at 207-367-5926 or email stonington.public.library@gmail.com. Please note that SPL is handling all reservations for the sunset cruise.

https://www.stonington.lib.me.us/event/downeast-with-spl-wine-cheese-sunset-cruise/

On Wednesday August 19, Burnt Cove Boil in Stonington is hosting a Concert on the Cove benefit for Island Heritage Trust. This is a fun community summer celebration, featuring tasty lobsters from Fifield Fisheries with all the fixings, scenic views and great live music.

Buy tickets on IHT's website: islandheritagetrust.org/concert-on-the-cove/
Questions? Please email lclifford@islandheritagetrust.org or call 207-348-2455

Father and daughter team, Jim and Emma Krosschell, will present poetry from their respective books, Man Afield, published by Prolific Pulse Press in March 2026, and Hermitage, published by Littoral Books in October 2024. Proceeds from book sales will be donated to Island Heritage Trust and Stonington Public Library. Admission is by donation.

The rain location is at the Stonington Public Library, 64 Main Street, Stonington, ME.

Three crack of a cowbell and the music erupts. Join us for Music, Dancing, Food Trucks and Socializing.

Monday evenings 7:30pm to 9pm, from Memorial Day through Labor Day at Blue Hill town park and various locations throughout Downeast Maine.

Community pan dances are free. Donations are collect to benefit various local charities.

See our website for the official flyer with dates, locations, times and information for rain venues Flashinthepans.org.

Coffin will present from his new book, Dark Harbor, the third installment in Coffin’s Detective Justice series. Follow Detective Brock Justice as he investigates the deaths of a millionaire and a burglar in Bar Harbor, Maine, uncovering secrets of the wealthy elite while dealing with a suspicious new partner. Admission is by donation. The rain location is at the Stonington Public Library, 64 Main Street, Stonington, ME.

https://www.stonington.lib.me.us/event/seaside-series-bruce-robert-coffin/

A musical tribute to the late Steve Robbins Jr. by his old band from the 1980s, The Returnables! This is an all-ages, BYOC (Bring Your Own Chair) event with donations to benefit the Bud Carter Memorial Scholarship Fund - help Island students make music!

The Art By Katy Gallery at 22 Weed Field Road in Stonington invites the public to attend a pARTy! on Saturday August 8th from 4-7pm to celebrate sister artists Jill and Susan Finsen. Oil and clay- two elemental gifts from the earth-unite in this exploration of VESSELS as both image and object. Our pARTy! is the main event with the exhibition on view by Chance or Appointment through August 24th. Parking lot across the street. www.ArtByKatyGallery.com katyallgeyer@mac.com

Part of a monthly series of benefits for nonprofits doing good in our communities. This month is to benefit Hospice Volunteers of Hancock County at the wonderful Burnt Cove Chapel. Join the harmonious trio of Rugosa Rose, Singer-songwriter Bob Litman who will croon original folk songs and Andy Revkin who just released a new album "Wake Me up Martha" with his original folk songs with a contemporary twist bordering on humane to hilarious.

Join a host of singer-songwriters in supporting Hospice Volunteers of Hancock. Enjoy the harmonies of folk and original tunes with the Rugosa Rose trio. Songwriter Bob Litman will take you on a journey as he croons original folk and familiar songs. Andy Revkin, who just released an album "Wake Me Up Martha," will share original songs ranging from haunting to hilarious, that have a traditional folk feel but convey the craziness of contemporary life. Geoff Warner will also play a couple of his songs and be joined by Basha Wyeth in playing a few "foot-stomping" fiddle tunes. Come, enjoy this great venue and make a difference!

Info: geoffdw99@gmail.com. 207-469-8110.

Seaside Series with Kate Woodworth. Woodworth will present from her book, Little Great Island, published by Sibylline Press in May 2025. 

On Little Great Island, climate change is disrupting both life and love. After offending the powerful pastor of the cult where she’s lived for a decade, Mari McGavin must flee with her six-year-old son. With no money and no place else to go, she returns to the tiny Maine island where she grew up—a place she swore she’d never see again. Little Great Island illustrates in microcosm the greatest changes of our time and the unyielding power of love.

Rain location is at the Stonington Public Library, 64 Main Street, Stonington, ME. https://www.stonington.lib.me.us/event/seaside-series-kate-woodworth/ 

Jeryl Schriever will present from her book, Driving the Vote For Women: An American Journey for Suffrage, published by Arcadia Publishing in September 2024, and her national tour promoting the Equal Rights Amendment in her 1914 Saxon Roadster. Rain location is at the Stonington Public Library, 64 Main Street, Stonington, ME.

https://www.stonington.lib.me.us/event/seaside-series-jeryl-schriever/

Explosive rhythms, deep ancestral roots, and electrifying collective energy define the Afro-Caribbean Ensemble. Driven by layered percussion, call-and-response vocals, and fearless improvisation, the group transforms centuries of diasporic memory into a vibrant, high-impact performance—where ritual meets virtuosity and tradition ignites the present moment.

The Yosvany Terry Quintet mines a convergence of musical lineages that preserves and reimagines elements of Cuban rhythmic and melodic traditions, while engaging global harmonic languages shaped by Europe, New York, and Africa. The quintet serves as an evolving laboratory for sound—deeply rooted in tradition while constantly responding to the dynamic, multicultural energy of New York City.

Join Stonington Public Library for a family trip with breathtaking views: a Family sunset cruise with SPL and Isle au Haut Boat Services aboard Otter. Captain Garret Aldrich will take passengers on a memorable evening tour of Stonington Harbor for all in the family to enjoy. Bask in a glorious sunset while giving back to a public resource—Stonington Public Library—an organization that opens its doors to everyone. There will be no food or beverages served on the family sunset cruise. Participants are welcome to bring along light bites and beverages to enjoy during the cruise.

To make reservations and for payment information, contact SPL by phone at 207-367-5926, or email stonington.public.library@gmail.com. Please note that SPL is handling all reservations for the sunset cruise. There is a minimum $50 suggested donation for this fun excursion.

The Stonington Lobster Boat Race has been an eventful summer event for 40+ years along the Maine Coast. We are a part of 10+ races that participate every year, gather with local fishermen to race and come together to support, honor and remember the lives of lost fishermen. Our race will be held this year on July 12, 2026, consisting of 30+ races with all different boat classifications and age groups. The day isn’t just about sea lovers but land lovers as well as vendors, food trucks and activities for all to enjoy. It is a fun day for all to come and enjoy during the busy summer.

Children's author Melissa Jones-Baylee and illustrators Rosalie and Gavin Bayley, will read and share all about their book The Friendly Maine Lobstermen: A Voyage of the Kieran-Scott, and then lead a fun, art related project. This event is free. Form more information, please contact the library at 207-367-5926, by email at stonington.public.library@gmail.com, or by visiting www.stonington.lib.me.us

Steve Hindy will present from his book based on the life of his grandfather, The Ali Hindy Story: A Muslim Immigrant in 20th Century America, published in 2025. This is the story of a 12-year-old Syrian Muslim boy who left his troubled homeland in 1894 with two other boys and traveled to Europe and then America in search of two goals: to marry and start a business.

Celebrate the Fourth of July and support the Island Community Center during the annual Stonington 6 road race. The Stonington 6 departs from the Community Center parking lot on the morning of July 4th. Participants will run/walk/stroll through a 10-kilometer (6.2-mile) course. A one-mile “Fun Run” is also offered and great for younger or older participants. Registration includes a t-shirt and benefits the Island Community Center. Register here.

Ret Talbot will present from his book Chasing Shadows, a collaborative project with shark biologist Greg Skomal that covers the return of the white shark to the western North Atlantic. Ret Talbot is an award-winning journalist with over two decades of experience covering stories from some of the more remote corners of the globe. A collaboration between a scientist and a science writer, Chasing Shadows is the remarkable story of the resurgence of the white shark population in the western North Atlantic told largely through the eyes of the shark biologist who found himself in the middle of it.

Stonington Public Library, in conjunction with the Northport Arts Coalition in Northport, N.Y., welcomes Maine poet Donna Smith for an evening reading on Friday, June 26, from 6–7:30 p.m. Donna—whose love of poetry began with bedtime readings of Robert Louis Stevenson—has spent years writing and teaching poetry in elementary schools, publishing in children’s anthologies and online, and releasing several books, including Poems with Obscure Words from A to Z, It’s All About the Little Things, and It’s in Our Nature. She will share selections from her work, along with some of her watercolors, photographs, and drawings; Donna writes, paints, and plays ukulele on the Maine coast, where she lives with her two dogs and a cat. The event will be held in person at the library and on Zoom (link available at stonington.lib.me.us), with refreshments provided by the Northport Arts Coalition; for more information, call 207-367-5926 or email stonington.public.library@gmail.com.

Island Workforce Housing is welcoming you to visit our new neighborhood. Located at 59 Cemetery Rd, in Stonington, these three, energy efficient, prefab buildings are already home to 14 people, occupying ten of the 12 new apartments at Thurlow’s Way. We are eager to tell you all about how we created this new community resource. Tour both a one and a two bedroom apartment and chat with the people behind this effort.

Learn Ukulele basics with singer-songwriter Abby Litman! What You'll Learn: - Fundamentals of playing chords, strumming, and tuning your ukulele - How to play simple chord progressions - Some music theory - How to read rhythms and dissect strumming patterns - How to read chord charts and play along with others By the end of this course, you'll be able to search up chords to your favorite songs and play on your own!

Sign up at bit.ly/isleuke, email gupham@su76.org, or call 207-656-6262.

Join Island Community Center each week for a casual and creative time with friends. Expect: easy and enjoyable craft projects, a supportive and no-pressure environment, and a chance to socialize. All skill levels welcome!