MDI
Turn Off TV Week Events
April
25 – May 1, 2005
Monday 25
Lunch at the Healthy Life
Café
Noon, at three locations:
Ridge Apartments, Southwest Harbor
Maple Lane Apartments, Northeast Harbor
Malvern Belmont, Bar Harbor
*Please make a reservation
by 9AM with Roberta: 288-4770
Join older adults and
community members for a healthy lunch and socializing. $6.00 for the general
public, $2.50 for those over the age of 60. Lunch is served each weekday,
year-round. Today’s menu: rigatoni with sausage and cream sauce, tossed salad,
garlic sticks, pumpkin pie. Alternate: vegetable quiche and salad.
Yoga for Children
1-2PM, YWCA, Mt. Desert St, Bar Harbor
*Pre-registration
encouraged: call Kim at 288-9429
Movement, meditation and
song for children aged 4-6 years old with certified children’s yoga instructor
Kim McLaughlin. No cost.
Tide Pool Exploration
5-6:30PM, Dorr Museum of Natural History
College of the Atlantic
*Pre-registration
encouraged: 288-5015 ext. 323
Take a close look in the
museum’s indoor tide pool and explore along the rocky shoreline of the COA
campus for crabs, sea stars, sea urchins, and other intertidal organisms. Wear
closed-toe shoes that can get wet and dress to be outdoors. No cost. All ages,
with ability to walk on uneven, slippery terrain.
Hubble Telescope Lecture
and Observing
7PM, Island Astronomy
Steamboat Wharf Rd, Bernard
*Please pre-register with
Peter: 244-9477 (seating limited)
Discover the legacy of the
Hubble Space Telescope through its spectacular images at Island Astronomy Institute’s
Opening Night. After the talk, head outside for a star party (weather
permitting.) No cost. All ages.
Tuesday
26
Your
Exercise Solution Class
9-10AM,
Malvern Belmont, Bar Harbor
Join
MDI Hospital’s wellness staff, Laurie Jones, for this mostly-seated strength
training class geared for older adults. No cost. For more information call
288-5082 ext. 319.
Lunch
at the Healthy Life Café
Noon, in
Southwest Harbor, Northeast Harbor, Bar Harbor
See
Monday description for more details. Today’s menu: Baked ham w/ raisin sauce,
sweet potato, green beans, wheat roll, sliced peaches. Alternate: vegetable
soup and egg salad wrap.
Travels
in Gambia with Robin & Arlo
6:30PM,
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Slide
show and talk by photographer and parent, Robin Farrin. Beautiful pictures of
Africa promoting the benefits of world travel with children. No cost. For
families and adults. For more information call 244-7065.
Coffeehouse
with the Jess Tardy Trio
8PM, Turrets
Great Hall, College of the Atlantic
Coffee, tea, snacks, and dynamic rhythm and jazz music from the Jess Tardy Trio. No cost. All ages. For more information call 288-5015.
Wednesday
27
Power
of Perspective: Youth
& Adults Working Together
8-11AM,
Neighborhood House, Northeast Harbor
*Please
pre-register with Healthy Acadia: 288-5331
Want
to more effectively involve young people in your group? Training facilitated by
the Maine Youth Action Network, and hosted by Greater MDI Communities for
Children & Youth and Healthy Acadia. No cost. For adults and middle/high
school aged youth.
Infant
Story Time
10AM, Jesup
Memorial Library
A
special story time for infants. No cost. For more information call Mae at
288-4245.
Lunch
at the Healthy Life Café
Noon, in
Southwest Harbor, Northeast Harbor, Bar Harbor
See
Monday description for more details. Today’s menu: Cube steak, mashed potato,
cream style corn, wheat bread, oatmeal raisin cookie. Alternate: ham Italian
and potato wedges.
Tony
Sohns: “The Bug Guy”
3:30PM, Jesup
Memorial Library
Tony
Sohns will offer lots of information and hands-on interactions with the insect
world. No cost. All ages. For more information call Mae at 288-4245.
Prom
Dress Closet
3-5PM, YWCA,
Mt. Desert St, Bar Harbor
*Pre-registration
encouraged: 288-5008
Looking
for a classy prom dress? The YW’s prom dress closet will be open from Wednesday
to Friday this week. Over 100 dresses available, many sizes and styles. Rent a
dress for $20, $10 refunded on return.
Youth
Dating Abuse: How
to Recognize Unhealthy Partners
3:30-5:30, MDI
High School, Room 132
*Pre-registration
encouraged: please call Leslie at 667-0176
Learn
to understand the dynamics of dating violence and what to do. An interactive
presentation by The Next Step Domestic Violence Project for youth and their
parents. No cost.
Fun
with Science
5-7PM, The
Jackson Laboratory
*Please
pre-register: 288-6702
Learn
about science through hands-on activities. Fun for ages 6-14; adults are also
welcome, with or without children! No cost.
Game
Night
6:30PM,
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Fun and diverse board games for families, adults, and children accompanied by adults, hosted by Sarah Corson and Dick Atlee. In the children’s room. No cost. For more information call 244-7065.
Thursday
28
Your
Exercise Solution Class
9-10AM, Malvern
Belmont, Bar Harbor
See
Tuesday description for more details.
Toddler/Pre-school
Story Time
10AM, Jesup
Memorial Library, Bar Harbor
Special
stories for pre-school aged children. No cost. For more information call Mae at
288-4245.
Lunch
at the Healthy Life Café
Noon, in
Southwest Harbor, Northeast Harbor, and Bar Harbor
*Please
make a reservation by 9AM with Roberta: 288-4770.
See
Monday description for more details. Today’s menu: Homemade fish chowder, three
bean salad, biscuit, banana pudding. Alternate: meatball sub and sauteed
vegetable wrap.
Prom
Dress Closet
3-5PM, YWCA,
Mt. Desert St, Bar Harbor
See
Wednesday description for more details.
Family
Reading Night
6-7:30PM,
Conners-Emerson School Library, Bar Harbor
From
6-6:30, enjoy snacks while guest readers share their favorite books. From
6:30-7:30, browse the school library collection together and snuggle up on the
couch or in the alcove to enjoy books as a family. No cost. All ages. For more
information call 288-3631.
Mount
Washington Observatory Slide Talk
6:30PM,
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Join
Professor Jill Schoof for her slide show and talk, “Mount Washington
Observatory: Life and Work at the Home of the World’s Worst Weather.” No cost.
For adults and families with children of elementary age and up. For more
information call Susan at 244-7065.
Ruth
Grierson: A Walk Along the Shore
6:30PM, Bass
Harbor Memorial Library, Bernard
Join
nature writer Ruth Grierson for her talk about coastal plants and tide pools.
No cost. All ages. For more information call Sharon at 244-3798.
Friday 29
Lunch at the Healthy Life
Café
Noon, Southwest Harbor, Northeast Harbor,
Bar Harbor
*Please
make a reservation by 9AM with Roberta: 288-4770.
See Monday description for
more details. Today’s menu: Pork loaf w/ creole sauce, oven brown potatoes,
chopped cabbage, dinner roll, brownies. Alternate: fish cakes.
Caring for Your Photos
Workshop
1-3PM, Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor
*Please pre-register:
288-2519
Collections Manager Julia
Clark will present a workshop on easy ways to better care for photograph
collections. Explore ways to handle,
store, and document your prints, slides, and negatives. Participants will also
learn basic scanning guidelines. $5 for Abbe members, $10 non-members. For aged
high school and older.
Prom Dress Closet
3-5PM, YWCA, Mt. Desert St, Bar Harbor
See Wednesday description for more details.
Saturday 30
Fun with Acadia Birds
8 AM, Sieur de Monts
Join MDI Ornithologist
Michael Good for an ecology walk in the footsteps of George Dorr, first
superintendent of Acadia National Park. Learn about the early spring birds,
their calls and habitats. Bring binoculars if you have them, water, and walking
shoes. Meet at Sieur de Monts Parking Area. No cost. All ages. For more
information call Michael at 288-8128.
Earth Day Roadside
Clean-up
8:30-11:30AM
Organized by Friends of Acadia
*To register and reserve a
section of road, call Mike at 288-3340 by April 22. Celebrate Earth Day by
volunteering to pick up trash along area roadsides. Free t-shirts for
volunteers. No cost. All ages.
Dr. Wilson’s Flea Circus
10AM, Southwest Harbor Public Library
An extraordinary
entomological exhibition featuring trained fleas executing acts of skill and
daring! No cost. All ages. For more information call Susan at 244-7065.
An Angel Gets Its Wings
10AM-Noon, Kids Corner
Corner of Mt. Desert and Eden Sts, Bar
Harbor
*Pre-registration
encouraged: call Lori at 288-9503
Create beautiful silk angels
for personal keepsakes. Led by experienced Kids’ Corner teacher Patty Kelley.
No cost. Recommended for ages 4 to 8 years.
Tony Sohns: “The Bug Guy”
10:30AM, Bass Harbor Memorial Library,
Bernard
Tony Sohns will offer lots of information and hands-on interactions with the insect world. No cost. All ages. For more information call Sharon at 244-3798.
Sunday
1
Timedollar
May Day
Celebrate
May Day with events and skill-shares at different locations throughout the day.
No cost. For more information about events, call Renee at 288-5309, or visit
www.hancockcountytimebank.org
Family
Walk
1-1:30PM,
Eagle Lake Carriage Roads
Join
MDI Hospital’s wellness staff for a fun, thirty-minute walk at a pace that’s
comfortable for you. Meet at the main Eagle Lake parking area. For more
information call Jen at 288-5082 ext. 624.
From
Trees to Seas
2PM, Great
Head
Acadia
National Park
Join us as we unlock the secrets of Acadia. During this moderate hike with Acadia National Park staff, participants will look at the connections between the plants, animals and other components of our forests and coastline. Meet at the Great Head Parking Area (left off the Park Loop Road toward Schooner Head Overlook, then take the first right.) No cost. Recommended for ages 7 and up. For more information call Marc at 288-8824.