January 2024

Jan 4

Written By Andrea Saunders

JANUARY News from Heart of Ellsworth

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News from Main Street

Introducing Zabet NeuCollins!

We are thrilled to announce the hiring of Zabet NeuCollins as our new Program Coordinator. Zabet is a dynamic community builder with a proven track record in program development. She joins us with numerous years of experience in nonprofit work, including with Women for Healthy Rural Living and OWL: Outdoor Women Lead.

Zabet is excited to collaborate with others to continue making Ellsworth a vibrant and dynamic place to visit, work, and live in.

Learn more about Zabet and our other team members

Exciting Changes Coming to Our Downtown Map

Through the Maine Downtown Center, Heart of Ellsworth won a 1-year subscription to SlicPix Team. This subscription will let us bring our Downtown map to life by turning static images into immersive journeys enriched with videos, images, text, and convenient calls to action for our downtown businesses. The leading-edge technology will help us create a map that sparks engagement as users explore points of interest at their own pace on any device.

To see a working example, visit this link to the Bath, Maine map.

Check out our current Downtown Map now

Curbside Queens at The Grand
Friday, Jan. 12: 7-9 p.m.

Ellsworth Pride and Bar Harbor Pride are proud to present:
Curbside Queens, New England’s #1 Traveling Drag Show!

Come see Curbside Queens perform “Glitter A-Go-Go” and celebrate the New Year with a high energy spectacle of Queer joy and love.

Sponsored by Fogtown Brewing Company. Proceeds of this event will support Ellsworth Pride and Bar Harbor Pride.

Tickets are on sale now at boxofficeavenue.com: $20 for
advance online ticket purchase or $25 at the door.

Must be 18+ to attend.

Follow Ellsworth PRIDE on Instagram and Facebook for the latest updates about the festival and other Pride Month events.

Click here for more info on Ellsworth PRIDE

City of Ellsworth Communication Survey

Let the City know how best to communication with you.

Take a quick Communication survey to let the City of Ellsworth know how you currently receive information and how you prefer to receive communications.

Participants who provide their contact information will be entered to win a $50 gift card. Hard copies of the survey are available at City Hall.

More information on the survey can be found here.

Take the Communication Survey Now

The Mind's Eye: Turning Inward - Ellsworth Courthouse Gallery Fine Art

Through Thursday, Jan. 18

Come view this group show exploring the transition from summer to fall and winter. The exhibition can be viewed at the gallery and online.

6 Court St.

FREE
FMI: Website

Simple and Immediately Effective Tools for Stress Reduction with Tom Speare - Healthy Acadia

Thursday, Jan. 4: 5-6 p.m.

Speare will introduce multiple stress reduction practices that can become the foundation of a more balanced, healthy, and productive you. He will also explore a curated selection of extensive research on stress and anxiety, shedding light on the profound impact these conditions have on our bodies.

Online via Zoom

FREE
FMI + Register: Website

The Modern Ayurvedic Cooking Class - Steamy Buddha

Starting Saturday, Jan. 6: 2-5 p.m.

Join Natasha Sidhu & Erik Jackson to learn how to use food as medicine. Level 1 and Level 2 classes will be available and rotational.

50 Church St.

$120 per person, per class
FMI: Website

Ellsworth City Council Meeting

Monday, Jan. 8: 6 p.m.

You can tune in and participate in Ellsworth City Council meetings through various online methods. Please visit the City Council webpage for meeting notices and participation instructions.

1 City Hall Plaza + Online
Ellsworth

FREE
FMI: Website

The Many Lives of the Union River - Woodlawn Museum

Monday, Jan. 8: 6 p.m.

This lecture led by Bill Fogle of the Ellsworth Historical Society kicks off a monthly Local History Lecture Series at Woodlawn. Check their website for more great topics in the coming months.

19 Black House Dr.
Ellsworth

FREE (RSVP is required)
FMI + RSVP: Website

Hysterical Society Senior Comedy Hour - Ellsworth Historical Society

Tuesday, Jan. 9: 1 p.m.

Come and share your stories, memories, tall tales, and humor about Ellsworth or about your life growing up in a world that was a little bit different than the one we live in today!

Moore Community Center Auditorium, second floor
125 State St.
Ellsworth

FREE
FMI: Website

Midday Concert @ 1 & Educational Outreach - Ellsworth Community Music Institute

Friday, Jan. 12: 1 p.m.

Ellsworth Community Music Institute (ECMI) offers its next Midday Concert @ 1:00 on January 12th, with soloist Danny Holt (piano) performing the Sonatina Project.

Monday, Jan. 15: 10 a.m.

ECMI hosts Blue Hill Concert Association’s Free Educational Outreach featuring an interactive musical program with the Parker Quartet: Daniel Chong (violin), Ken Hamoa (violin), Jessica Bodner (viola), Kee-Hyun Kim (cello).

Moore Community Center Theater
125 State St.
Ellsworth

FREE
FMI: Website

Downeast Heritage Quarterly - Ellsworth Historical Society

The Ellsworth Historical Society has announced a new quarterly newsletter, an initiative to identify and connect the cultural heritage organizations in Hancock and Washington counties with each other and the public. Read the Fall 2023 issue now.

FREE
FMI: Website

2024 Banff Mountain Film Festival - The Grand

Friday- Sunday, Feb. 2-4

The Banff Mountain Film Festival joins the world’s best adventure filmmakers and explorers as they push themselves to the limits in the most remote and stunning corners of the globe. Witness epic human-powered feats, life-affirming challenges, and mind-blowing cinematography – all on the big screen.

165 Main St.
Ellsworth

$18 General Admission
FMI: Website

DOWNTOWN NEWS

Professional Suite for Rent

71 Oak St., Suite 2C

Join this beautiful office space in a building shared with 3 other women-owned businesses! This freshly painted 2nd floor office is in its own private wing and comprised of a 3- room suite.

Located on Oak St/Route 1A in the downtown zone, this bright and clean environment is perfect for a number of professional fields; and is within walking distance of many downtown attractions.

Check out the Craigslist listing for more information.

So many of you have told us how much downtown Ellsworth means to you, how a vibrant downtown has enriched your life or increased your sense of pride and connection to place.

Perhaps you participated in one of our events, stopped to take in the Water Street Mural or downtown wayfinding map, enjoyed the free outdoor summer concert in the parklet, received one of our downtown grants, enjoyed a cider + cheese bag, took part in our tasting event, or pressed apples as part of the Downeast Cider + Cheese Festival. Maybe you or your child took part in our asset mapping event, Manifesting Main or hiked the refurbished trail behind the library or tuned in for Meet the Candidates forum or just simply enjoyed the flowers and holiday lights on Main Street. However you interfaced with Heart of Ellsworth this past year we hope you will take a moment to support us this year.

With your help, we can increase the number of people who have access to a vibrant and thriving downtown community!

Thank you for your support of Heart of Ellsworth!

Heart of Ellsworth is a 501c3 nonprofit organization.
Your gift is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

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