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SUMMARY:First Fridays
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars for October 3 for another First Fridays in downtown Blue Hill! Join us\, and other local businesses\, for expanded hours\, food\, music and shopping. We’ll be open later\, providing a great opportunity to check out our new touch tank\, gift shop and even take a lab tour.
URL:https://shawinstitute.org/event/first-fridays-oct3-2025/
LOCATION:Shaw Institute\, 55 Main Street\, Blue Hill\, 04614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Build. Create. Innovate.
DESCRIPTION:Join us for “Build. Create. Innovate.\,” a FREE family-friendly event open to the entire community! This dynamic STEM and innovation event is designed for families\, offering a hands-on experience that brings science\, technology\, engineering\, and creativity to life. Enjoy interactive exhibits\, exciting demonstrations\, and engaging activities suitable for all ages. Discover the power of curiosity\, imagination\, and innovation—come ready to explore\, experiment\, and be inspired!
URL:https://shawinstitute.org/event/build-create-innovate/
LOCATION:Cole Land Transportation Museum\, 405 Perry Road\, Bangor\, ME\, 04401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Exquisite Echinoderm Program
DESCRIPTION:Do your young home school learners wanna know more about some of their favorite tide pool critters? Here at the Shaw Institute we will be offering a class to talk about all things echinoderm! These are the family that makes up sea stars\, sea urchins\, and sea cucumbers! We give a brief lecture to describe the group and its natural history and then visit our 200 gallon touch tank to get hands on with some of our native echinoderms! This is a true hands-on experience … providing fun and science/environmental education all at the same time. \nGrades 1st-8th(+)  \nDuration- 1.5 hours \nParticipants- up to 12 \nPresentation: \n\nWhat echinoderms are\nWhen they evolved\nWhy are they important\n\nTouch Tank:\nHands-on lesson on the types of echinoderms and how to identify them at the Shaw Institute. \nCraft:\nAfter learning what echinoderms are and what makes the separate groups unique\, students will make their own sea star\, sea urchin\, sand dollar\, or sea cucumber using modeling clay and craft supplies! \nWrap up:\nQuiz to test the students’ knowledge
URL:https://shawinstitute.org/event/exquisite-echinoderm-program/
LOCATION:Shaw Institute\, 55 Main Street\, Blue Hill\, 04614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Word Poetry Crawl
DESCRIPTION:Word’s popular Poetry Crawl returns! Join us on an easy walk around Blue Hill village to hear a sequence of readings by remarkable poets\, one poet at each of five local venues. There are 15 minute between readings to allow for relocating to the next venue. Dress warmly. The out-of-doors locations have an indoor alternative if weather is inclement. \n\n2:30-2:50 Blue Hill Books: John Reinhart\n3:05-3:25 Shaw Institute: Annaliese Jakimides\n3:40-4:00 Juniper: Ed Go\n4:15-4:35 John Murphy Trail: Christian Barter\n4:50-5:10 Congregational Church: melissa goodrum\n\nHere’s info on our featured poet to read at the Shaw Institute: \nAnnaliese Jakimides makes poems\, art\, and stories (true and un)\, from her memory bank of scrappy Boston\, her first-generation refugee family\, decades living on the land in northern Maine\, her New Orleans musician love\, and more. She’s published 1\,000+ short-works in magazines (Utne\, GQ)\, journals (Beloit\,Consequence)\, and anthologies (MLA winners Breaking Bread\, Alive to This)\, and on NPR. Cited in national competitions\, Pushcart\, and Best of the Nets\, the four-time MLA finalist is cofounder of the Belfast Poetry Festival\, serves on MWPA’s Community Advisory Board\, cowrote the musical Love Affair\, and is\, for the first time\, at work on a book-length project. annaliesejakimides.com.
URL:https://shawinstitute.org/event/word-poetry-crawl/
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Boo Hill: Halloween In Downtown Blue Hill
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Halloween in downtown Blue Hill and visit Charlie the Shark’s lair for a trick or treat. Doors open at 4 pm until candy and treats run out. More details coming soon!
URL:https://shawinstitute.org/event/halloween-in-downtown-blue-hill-2025/
LOCATION:Shaw Institute\, 55 Main Street\, Blue Hill\, 04614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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