These are some great subscriber discounts for Mother’s Day & April vacation!
Use code: SPRING10 for 10% off your total order
Use code: MAINERS2026 for 20% off your order
Use code: MAINERSWEEKLY SUBSCRIBER when booking for 10% off your ticket
LOCAL SPOTLIGHT: GIT IN MY BELLY BAKERY
YOUR INVITATION
A Mainers Weekly Subscriber Exclusive Event: The Belle Bus Experience
SEED & PLANT
We’re getting closer despite the last snow dump. Time to start thinking seeds.
GROW YOUR OWN ORGANIC GARDEN
APRIL 1ST 6-7:30PM
Grow Your Own Organic Garden covers all the basics of organic gardening.
Learn about supporting soil and plant health, starting seeds indoors and outdoors, interplanting, pest management, watering, and harvesting. By the end of this class, participants will be equipped with knowledge of how to grow an organic garden, be connected to resources and community members that will help them grow an organic garden, and feel ready to take the first steps toward doing so. We’ll even send you home with some seeds to start in your own garden! Classes are held at the following locations:
Augusta Adult & Community (Augusta)
March 29th 12-4PM
Gardeners and orchardists are invited to bring their seeds, scionwood and cuttings to share. If you don’t have any, come anyway! There’s plenty of seeds and scion.
We also regularly have over 150+ types of scionwood to share, including those sourced from MOFGA’s orchards. We will also have limited quantities of rootstock for sale. Custom grafting is available by donation to the Maine Heritage Orchard.
Thursday, March 19 (6:00–7:30 p.m.) Breeding Birds of Kennebec County: 1890s to the Present
Glenn Hodgkins of the Augusta Birding Club will examine how bird communities in Kennebec County have changed over the past 130 years, drawing on historic records and recent atlas data.
Local Residential Listings Brought to you by Jessica Fike at Brookewood Realty
NEWS & INFORMATION
New business alert: A drive-thru lobster roll and coffee combo shop opening in Augusta... Okay… J/K, not yet. But we’d all go, right? April Fools!
Cancelling memberships just got easier!
If you sign up online for a service, companies are now required to let you cancel online too (no more calling or jumping through hoops).
COOPER FLAG & LARRY BIRD COMMERCIAL
KIDS GET IN FREE TO SEA DOGS!
When accompanied by a paying adult. All you have to do to get the kids' free ticket is get them online at seadogs.com or by calling the Sea Dogs Ticket Office at (207) 879-9500.
BONES & BISCUITS DOG CARE - New opening and MANY facilities already in the Kennebec region
SEASONAL CLASSES/COURSES
Date/Time: Sunday, March 29, 1pm-4pm
Location: Wilton - Wilton Fish & Game
Contact: John Gonter (413) 548-6172 or [email protected]
Date/Time: Saturday, April 4 from 9:00AM to 12:00PM & 1-5PM
County: Kennebec
Location: Sportsman's Alliance of Maine Outdoor Center - Augusta, ME
Contact: Chelsea Lathrop - [email protected] or 207-446-8692
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
LOCAL EVENTS
Friday, March 27
Auburn - 2026 Home Show presented by Hammond Lumber (both 27th+28th).
Waterville - Waterville Opera House Gipsy Kings 7:30 PM
Saturday, March 28th
Gardiner - The Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley – 5th Annual Easter Basket Raffle! 65 themed Easter baskets, with options for both children and adults. Raffle tickets will be available for purchase for your chance to win. Event highlights include: Easter Egg Hunts both days (while supplies last), photos with the Easter Bunny, face painting & 50/50 raffle
Sunday, March 29th
Readfield - Somewhere in Maine coloring night! I attended one and it was a great time!
Monday, March 30
Waterville - Opera House Melissa Etheridge 7:30
NEXT WEEKEND
Friday, April 3
Waterville - First Friday Visit Main Street to meet local artists, see performances, enjoy good food and music and shop local businesses as a community. Check out times and participating shops for discounts!
LOOK UP! SKY EVENTS THIS WEEK
Here’s some pretty neat events to look up at.
First Quarter Moon
Best nights: March 25–27
The moon is in its first quarter phase, meaning: super bright, half-lit, great for casual viewing
Moon & Jupiter Pairing
Around March 26–27
The Moon will pass close to Jupiter, creating a really noticeable pairing in the sky.What to look for: A bright “star” next to the moon — that’s Jupiter.
Bright Planets Still Visible After Sunset
Right now you can still spot: Jupiter (very bright), Saturn (lower, after sunset), sometimes Venus depending on timing
WANT TO PARTNER UP OR HAVE AN EVENT? LET’S CHAT.