Thursday, March 5 at 6 p.m.
Learn how to bead on a loom!
Bead worker and Kittery resident Karen Saltus will demonstrate loom work on a variety of different looms, including a traditional Indian bead loom, a loom with a shedding device similar to cloth looms, a loom that Karen built herself, and adjustable looms with few threads to sew in at the end.
Increasing, decreasing, split loom techniques, and finishing off will be demonstrated. Participants will be able to try different looms. This activity is suitable for those 12 and over.
Karen has been beading for over 30 years and is well-versed in many forms of on and off loom work, including peyote stitch, brick stitch, and in particular bead embroidery. She is a member of the Maine Bead Society.
Saturday, March 7 at 11 a.m.
The Great Fire of 1947 and the End of Bar Harbor’s Golden Era tells the riveting story of the desperate evacuation of residents through the heart of an uncontrolled forest fire burning all across Mount Desert Island. After an extremely dry summer, all areas of Maine spent the month of October fighting fires, with the island seeing the worst of the damage. Soon after the first flames were spotted, in a last, desperate and deadly escape from the quickly approaching and ever-growing flames, many Bar Harbor residents found themselves fleeing to the water, while others fled in a caravan for the causeway behind a bulldozer that cleared the way, all the while watching the loss of many of the mighty cottage-mansions and historic hotels that once symbolized the island’s heritage as a summer playground for the world’s richest people. Through extensive and meticulous research, Maine author and historian Mac Smith makes this important part of the state’s history come to life.
Kittery native and New York Times bestselling author, Ryan T. Higgins, will read his new book, Goodnight Bruce!
Bruce the Bear will also be here and ready for photos. Books will be available to purchase courtesy of G. Willikers! Books & Toys of Portsmouth.
Pajamas are not required, but encouraged. Open to bedtime story lovers of all ages.
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Thursday, March 12 at 6 p.m.
March’s Rice Pudding Poetry presents duets of poets and musicians performing on the theme of Home.
Theresa Monteiro is a New Hampshire-based poet whose debut collection, Under This Roof, was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Abbie Kiefer is the author of Certain Shelter, a 2025 Julia Ward How Notable Book, with work featured in the Atlantic and other journals. She is a poetry editor at The Adroit Journal and lives in New Hampshire.
Joining them are musicians Christina DeMaio and Carmela Antonelli, who believe great harmony starts with great friendship- and even better Italian food. They have been singing together since 2023.
All are welcome to this special evening of poetry, music and conversation!