These are some great subscriber discounts for Mother’s Day & April vacation!
10% off your order with code CGMETALWORKS10 - Great mother’s day raffles and discounts too!
10% discount with code “MainersWeeklySubscriber”
10% off your order with code SPRING10
20% off your order with code MAINERS2026
Thank you to everyone who came out to for our fundraiser event. It was such a success and a full house! If weren’t able to make it and want to donate, you can here.
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SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: $149.00 GIFT CARD WINNER ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK! Tell all your friends to subscribe and get in on the raffle.
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MOTHERS DAY GIVEAWAY - C&G Metalworks, Winthrop
SEED & PLANT
Farmers Free. Public $50. Members $25 677 Skowhegan Rd. Farm Room 106 Hinckley
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
COMING: AUGUSTA RESTAURANT!
Oak Table’s side gig is making its way into the Old 2 Maine Guys spot on Mt. Vernon Ave.
Think food trucks, beer, good music right in Augusta. Oh, and it’s free!
SEASONAL CLASSES/COURSES
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:
Augusta
Maine Culinary Festival 9–4 at Augusta Civic Center. 80+ vendors, tastings/samples, giveaways and prizes, and a pie contest. $5 per person, free for children under 12, with tickets “sold at the box office on the day of the show
Augusta Maine Home Show 9-4 at Augusta Armory. $7.50 general admission, $6.50 seniors/veterans, and children & teens free with a paid adult
Gardiner
National-name comedy night: The Second City Touring Company at Johnson Hall Opera House. Saturday, Apr 18, 7:30–9:30PM, $40.00, 280 Water Street
Monmouth
Family musical theatre: The Sound of Music (Monmouth Community Players). April 16–26 at Cumston Hall 7:00 pm on Thu/Fri (Apr 16, 17, 23, 24) and 2:00 pm on Sat/Sun (Apr 18, 19, 25, 26). Ticket $20 adults and $17 students/seniors
Waterville
Muddy obstacle-course staple: Dirty Dog Mud Run. Sun, Apr 19 8-12 at Thomas College. 5K with a 15-obstacle course, kids’ mini obstacle course for children up to age 10
NEXT WEEK
Hallowell
Community Earth Day cleanup: Hallowell's Earth Day
Sat, Apr 25 9–11AM @ Granite City Park
FARTHER OUT EVENTS WORTH NOTING
Great State of Maine Homeschool Conference (May 1–2) - Augusta Civic Center
Maine Quilts 2026 by Pine Tree Quilters Guild July 22–25 - Augusta Civic Center
Artwalk Gardiner (May 15) 5-8PM
FARM TO TABLE EVENT at WaterDance Farms - Belgrade, May 1st 6-8:30
COCKTAILS AND CRAFTS! Belfast
TUESDAY TUNES - Readfield, May 5th
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!