Recurring Events Mondays DEXTER: The Abbott Museum is open 10 a.

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and recognizes the importance of communities working together to strengthen families.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff We have you covered if you haven’t decided on where in Maine you’re going to watch the 2024 eclipse.

ORONO — In anticipation of an historic total solar eclipse less than one week away, Gov.

By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library April is shaping up to be a series of very fortunate events at the Thompson Free Library in Dover-Foxcroft.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Register and join us for a morning bird walk on Saturday, May 4 as we explore springtime birds at the Law Farm Nature Trails in Dover-Foxcroft! The Piscataquis County Soil & Water Conservation District will be cohosting with Forest Society of Maine Conservation Specialist Kristin Peet, experienced birder, Shane Barker and Maine Audubon Society’s birder Nick Lund.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover Low Vision Group will be meeting at the Central Hall Commons, 152 East Main Street, from 10-11:30 a.

If you’re lucky enough to witness Maine’s first total solar eclipse since the 1960s on April 8, you’ll need special glasses to protect your eyes from the sun.

GUILFORD — Community Fitness, located at 31 High Street in Guilford, has a busy April planned.

Excitement is building in the Maine Highlands Region for one of the most rare and spectacular sights that nature has to offer.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — McKusick Petroleum, Ice Dance International, Maine Highlands Council for the Arts, and Central Hall Commons have partnered to create a weekend of joy and fun on April 6-7 with “Space Odyssey: Total Eclipse of the Ice”, prior to the total solar eclipse that will pass through Dover-Foxcroft on April 8 at 3:32 p.

Recurring Events Mondays DEXTER: The Abbott Museum is open 10 a.

By Troy Bennett, Bangor Daily News Staff Amid a dearth of official, tourist-related promotion or planning, an ad hoc group of Greenville friends and business owners is working to welcome the throng of celestial sky-watchers expected to descend on their village next month for the solar eclipse.

DOVER-FOXCROFT— This June, the Center Theatre and Bissell Brothers Brewing are thrilled to bring a spectacular event to the Piscataquis County Ice Arena that promises to dazzle and delight audiences of all ages.

Bill Jarvis has no idea how many visitors will descend on Jackman, the western Maine town of fewer than 800 people, for the total solar eclipse.

PARKMAN – The Parkman Grange has a busy spring planned starting with their Daddy Daughter Dance on Saturday, April 13 from 6-8 p.

The Maine Agricultural Mediation Program will offer a 16-hour training program on Wednesdays in April for individuals interested in learning more about conflict resolution or becoming a MAMP co-mediator.

How do you organize a solar eclipse party? You have to “planet” of course! On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will cross over North America, with 13 states from Texas to Maine directly in the path of totality.