Essential Happenings Sunday, September 10th


National Grandparents Day National Grandparents Day is the first Sunday after Labor Day & was signed into law by President Jimmy Carter. The Maine Wildlife Park, 56 Game Farm Road, Rt. 26, Gray is celebrating by offering free admission for grandparents accompanied by their grand- children; regular entrance fees for all other family members. mainewildlifepark.com


Tuesday, September 12th


Open House for The Speaker Sisterhood, 6:00-8:00pm Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Way, Portland. The Speaker Sister- hood, a network of public speaking clubs for women, is launching a new club and holding a free open house. The goal of the club is to provide a community to woman who want to increase confidence, boost public speaking skills, have fun, and maybe even change the world. For more information, see the article in the Buzz section of this issue.


Wednesday, September 13th


Brave Moves Business Series Workshop: Networking with Purpose, 8:30-11:30am Center for Balanced Living, 74 Lunt Road, Falmouth. With so many online tools avail- able it’s sometimes easy to forget the power of networking. The connections you make are incredibly valuable and we want to help you more easily navigate your networking fears so you can be more successful in growing your circle. During this workshop, we will tell you everything we know about meeting, greeting, and following up so you can expand your network, find more qualified leads, and make better use of your networking time. $75/per- son. http://bit.ly/BraveMoves.


Saturday, September 16th


Climate Action Conference – Maine Community-Based Approaches to a Clean Energy Future and Climate Change So- lutions. USM Lewiston Campus, 51 Westmin- ster St., Lewiston. This all-day gathering will bring together Maine climate activists from around the state to learn about advancing lo- cal climate and clean energy solutions. Work- shops will include information on local solar power, weatherization, micro-grids, sustain- able businesses, clean transportation, youth organizing, 100% clean energy goals, com- munity resilience, sustainable agriculture, town government best practices, grassroots organizing, and much more. The keynote speaker will be renowned author, environ- mental and peace activist George Lakey. He will be presenting on “Building a Movement:


A Big Picture vision for the climate.” Tickets are $50. Sliding scale tickets also available. For tickets, visit: www.mainepublichealth.org


September/October 2017 Sunday, October 1st


Enlightenment Expo, 10:00am-5:00pm (also held Sunday, September 17th, 10:00am- 4:00pm) Fireside Inn & Suites, 81 Riverside St., Portland. Psychic & Angel Readings, Energy Work, Chair Massage, Crystals, Stones, Jewelry, Metaphysical Gifts & Supplies, Crystal Bowls, Aura & Chakra Photography, Music, Workshops, Door Prizes and more! Workshops all day included in admission fee. $5.00 admission (a portion of proceeds donated to local charity). www.themagickcloset.com


Wednesday, September 20th


Integrative Wellness Council of Maine, Quarterly Provider Meeting, 6:00-7:30pm St. Mary's Regional Medical Center's LePage Conference Room, 99 Campus Ave, Lewiston. ART – Accelerated Resolution Therapy, help- ing patients heal with Shellie Cook, LCSW and Jill Willer, LCPC from Cornerstone Coun- seling in Auburn, Maine. opics covered will be the history of ART, current research, the basic protocol of ART, anecdotal experiences utilizing ART and a brief demonstration of the process. www.integrativewellnessme.com.


Saturday, September 23rd


Wild About Whitetails, 11:00am Maine Wildlife Park, 56 Game Farm Road, Rt. 26, Gray. Celebrate National Hunting & Fishing Day with MDIFW biologists & pre- senters to learn all about Maine White-tailed Deer. See how biologists collect deer data, meet Maine white-tail expert R.G. Bernier for a deer hunting Q & A; see the Warden Service ‘Wall of Shame’; learn about fawn rehabilitation; and have your children partici- pate in a variety of deer-related activities. www.mainewildlifepark.com


Sunday, September 24th


Cumberland Fair (thru Saturday, September 30th) Cumberland Fairgrounds, Cumberland. Large agricultural fair, animals ranging from pigs to horses, carnival games and rides, food ven- dors, and harness racing. For a detailed fair schedule, driving directions, times and admis- sion fees, go to www.cumberlandfair.com


Fryeburg Fair (thru Sunday, October 8th) Fryeburg Fairgrounds, 1154 Main St., Frye- burg. The Fryeburg Fair is considered to be one of the best agricultural fairs in the U.S. offering non-stop livestock, agriculture and farming exhibitions with over 3,000 head of cattle, horses, sheep, goats, hogs, poultry, rabbits, oxen and more. Fryeburg Fair's 50th Anniversary of Woodsmen’s Field Day is this year on Monday, October 3rd. This Woods- men's Field Day is the largest spectator woodsmen event in North America. Contes- tants come from across the U.S. and Canada to compete in over 34 woods skills events such as log-rolling, axe throwing, standing block chop, tree felling, skidder driving and log loading. Live music, carnival games and rides, food vendors and harness racing every day with a parade on Saturday, October 7th. www.fryeburgfair.org


Friday, October 6th


Freeport Fall Festival (thru Sunday, October 8th), 11:00am-4:00pm each day Over 130 artists exhibit works ranging from photography, oil, watercolor, mixed media, fine craft, and jewelry set to the tunes of live musical performances. A delicious selection of Maine food producers have been added to the Festival and Freeport Community Services will be on site on Saturday, October 7 hosting their annual Chowdah Challenge to raise funds for camp scholarships! Hosted on the L.L.Bean campus and Freeport Village Station courtyard in Freeport, the three-day event is free and includes children’s art activities and live music for the whole family. www. freeportusa.com


Saturday, October 7th


Harvest Festival, 10:00am-4:30pm Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Rt. 26, 707 Shaker Rd., New Gloucester. Join the Shaker Village for their end-of-season Fall Harvest Festival! Freshly-picked apples from the his- toric Shaker orchards will be offered for sale along with free cider-pressing, homemade Shaker apple fritters, and much more! www. maineshakers.com


Wednesday, October 11th


Brave Moves Business Series Workshop: Creating Your Ultimate Support Team, 8:30-11:30am Center for Balanced Living, 74 Lunt Road, Falmouth. Here’s the truth - we can’t build our business ALONE. You need trusted, supportive people around you who can help you get through the tough time and tackle things that are outside of your realm of expertise. During this workshop, we will help you to identify who you already have in your


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