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Use code: MAINERSWEEKLY SUBSCRIBER when booking for 10% off your ticket
LOCAL SPOTLIGHT: INFINITY SKIN CARE
COMMUNITY POLL:
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LOVE GLASS ART? ME TOO! AMY AT GLASS PARADOX DOES BEAUTIFUL WORK!
SEED & PLANT
From Seed to Masa: FARMERS ATTEND FREE! Corn, Culture, and the Future of Organic Grain with Dusty Dowse & Rafael Mier from the Maine Grain Alliance April 17th @ 10AM Skowhegan Biergarten, 7 Island Avenue
SEED AND PLANT SWAP, Wayne Sunday, April 12, 2026
Bring your house plants, cuttings, seeds, and seedlings to the Walker Memorial Library to swap
UMaine Cooperative on Seed Saving, Plant Reproduction, Pollination, Processing, Saving Seeds and more!
DID YOU KNOW? Lithgow Library has a seed catalog? They are packaged in alphabetical order on the 2nd floor. Learn more here.
Local Residential Listings Brought to you by Jessica Fike at Brookewood Realty
NEWS & INFORMATION
New Business
CONNECTED, LLC in Manchester, 11 Violette Way (behind Mulligans)
A full salon, spa and yoga studio
SEASONAL CLASSES/COURSES
Date/Time: Sunday, April 12, 9am-4pm
County: Kennebec
Location: Augusta - Sportsman Alliance of Maine - Outdoor Center
Contact: Jaime Berard - (207) 287-5220 or [email protected] for questions/information
Date/Time: Thursday, April 16 from 6:00PM to 8:00PM
County: Kennebec
Location: MDIFW HQ - Augusta, ME
Contact: Chelsea Lathrop - [email protected] or 207-446-8692
Description: Join us for an evening to learn the art of fly tying! This is perfect for beginners wanting to explore this fun and creative hobby.
Date/Time: April 22, 24, and 25
County: Kennebec
Location: Summerhaven Range, 211 Sanford Road Augusta, ME
Description: Come pattern your turkey hunting gun at the State-owned Summerhaven Shooting Range in Augusta!
Date/Time: Thursday, April; 23 from 5:30PM to 8:30PM
County: All (virtual)
Location: Zoom
Contact: Chelsea Lathrop - [email protected] or 207-446-8692
Description:
Join MDIFW in partnership with Maine Audubon at this information session to learn about fishing laws, requirements, access, and tools. This zoom session will be recorded, and a video playback will be available a few days after the live session.
LOCAL EVENTS
THIS WEEKEND April 11th-12th
Augusta - Boat Show. 12-4PM Civic Center
Augusta - Adult Prom Sat 5-11PM Civic Center
Benton - April 11th Paint and Pour Night. Check it out:
NEXT WEEKEND - April 18th-19th
Augusta/Waterville - Central Maine Hoops Spring Breakout
FARTHER OUT EVENTS WORTH NOTING
FARM TO TABLE EVENT at WaterDance Farms - Belgrade, May 1st 6-8:30
COCKTAILS AND CRAFTS! Belfast
Augusta - Maine Civic Center Culinary April 18th-19th
Augusta - Home Show April 18th-19th 9AM @ Augusta Armory
Waterville - One in a 5K April 26th @9AM
LOOK UP! SKY HAPPENINGS
Here’s some pretty neat events to look up to (pun intended)
Moon + Venus + Pleiades (very photogenic)
Peak: April 18–19
Crescent moon + super bright Venus + star cluster
One of the prettiest sky views of the month
Lyrid Meteor Shower
Peak night: April 21–22
15–20 meteors per hour under dark skies
Best after 10 PM → early morning
Other Noteworthy Sky Events:
Milky Way season begins and rises after midnight
Venus super bright in the evening sky all month
International Dark Sky Week (late April)
WANT TO PARTNER UP OR HAVE A UPCOMING EVENT? LET’S CHAT!