JOIN US THURSDAY October 9th at 6pm for the Wayfinder Schools Farm to Sea Auction at the Weston Hotel. The Eastland Ballroom is the stage, for what promises to be a memorable event. The night will be filled with silent and live auctions featuring art, jewelry, excursions and entertainment and more! Light supper and beer and wine provided. Cocktails available for purchase.
WHEN: Thursday, October 9th at 6pm.
WHERE: Westin Hotel, Portland
For more info: 207.236.3000

On Friday, October 3, Aristelle on Exchange Street in Portland will host a fundraiser for "Free the Girls," an organization that helps formerly trafficked women start new lives. The event will feature stunning boudoir photography by Jonathan Couture. (Bring a gently used bra and you will be entered to win a pair of $550 silk pajamas by Fleur of England.) http://aristelle.com/

The Dempsey Challenge is this weekend. Find out how to participate in the run, walk, and cycle fundraising experience for The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing in Lewiston, Maine: http://www.dempseychallenge.org/.

Head to Wells Reserve at Laudholm this weekend for Punkinfiddle! This family event features traditional crafts, hands-on learning, lively music, old-fashioned games, fun food, farm animals, and lots of happy faces in a historic seaside setting. http://www.wellsreserve.org/

Join us this Wednesday for our third Apothecary by Design Speaker Series. At this talk Dr. Peter Knight will discuss digestive health and how to tweak our diet and lifestyle to lead healthier lives.

September 17 from 5 to 7 p.m. At the offices of Maine magazine—75 Market Street, Suite 203, downtown Portland.

Join Birth Roots this weekend for Sandsations, a sandcastle contest on Pine Point Beach. Pictured here is a whale in progress. Register here: http://sandsations.org/.

The Laudholm Nature Crafts Festival is this weekend. Stop by to enjoy work by local artisans. More information: http://bit.ly/1pLOHtl.

Join us on September 20th for Maine Home+Design's Cape Elizabeth Kitchen Tour where we will visit 12 different kitchens designed by local experts. The event benefits the Cape Elizabeth Education Foundation and all the programs that they support. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door.

Purchase your tickets in advance: http://bit.ly/1C7dpt4.

The Laudholm Nature Crafts Festival is held in Wells, Maine every September on the weekend after Labor Day. This prestigious event brings more than 100 artisans, selected by jury, to exhibit their wares for thousands of browsers. Find more information: http://bit.ly/1pLOHtl.

Save the date for the 2014 Maine Home+Design Magazine Cape Elizabeth Kitchen Tour happening on September 20. All proceeds help the Cape Elizabeth Education Foundation with their programing.

Boothbay Harbor celebrates 250 years this weekend! Many fun events are planned. See the schedule here: http://web.boothbayharbor.com/events/Town-of-Boothbay%27s-250th-Anniversary-Celebration-7589/details

The online bidding is open for the Plein Air art auction for Hurricane Island Outward Bound School's 50th anniversary event. You can place bids here: http://www.hiobs50.org/auction.html

Join Allagash on Saturday August 23 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Vignola Cinque Terre for the 8th Annual Allagash Fluxus Ale Release Party to benefit pediatric nursing education at the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital, http://bit.ly/1pyVq9l.

Hurricane Island Outward Bound School will celebrate 5 decades of changing lives through challenge and discovery. The Anniversary bash will take place at the Point Lookout Conference Center at 6 pm. The evening's events will include keynote addresses from several notable HIOBS alumni, a "wet paint" auction and a tribute to HIOBS founder Peter Willauer. http://www.hiobs.org/

Find more informationon the Biddeford Ball: http://www.suger.me/ball.

The Salt Bay Chamberfest is going on now in Damariscotta with concerts happening on 8/8, 8/12 and 8/15. Tickets are still available for this great lineup of talented musicians.

Grab a paddle board and get out on Penobscot Bay for the Lobster SUP (Stand Up Paddle) event on August 9. Proceeds benefit the Challenged Athletes Foundation’s Operation Rebound. More information: http://www.lobstersupcup.com.

Chebeague Chebang is on Friday, July 4. The event will take place at the Chebeague Island Inn to benefit the Chebeague Recreation Center. Live Bands to include Royal Hammer, Toughcats, Jason Spooner, Jaw Gems and Josh Doughty. There will also be artists, yard games, dunk tank and fireworks. For more information, visit http://chebeaguechebang.com/.

Don't miss the Cape Elizabeth Garden Tour this weekend. For tickets and information, visit: http://www.fortwilliams.org/.

Join Circle Stone Designs and The Creative Turtle in celebrating the opening of their working home studio. The Summer Solstice Open Studio will talk place Saturday June 21 at their home on Montsweag Bay, just 1.7 miles off of Rt 1. Find more information at http://on.fb.me/UmvHFm.

Happy Father's Day from the staff at Maine Media Collective

Join the wellness community from July 12-13 for the the Maine YogaFest. This two-day festival is held at the East End Community School in Portland, Maine, and brings together wellness professionals and advocates to celebrate the healing powers of yoga, and encourage a healthy, peaceful, and compassionate way of living. For more information, visit http://www.maineyogafest.com/.

Grease opens tomorrow at the Ogunquit Playhouse.

Get out your leather jackets and pull on your bobby socks for the most “electrifyin’” musical of all time - Grease! It's a thrilling injection of pure fun with astounding dancing and amazing songs that will make you want to stand up and shout, "A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop a-wop-bam-boom!"

For more information, visit: http://www.ogunquitplayhouse.org/.

The Innovators of Good Food and Drink is on May 22 at 7 p.m. Find more information on this event at http://rivertreearts.org.

The Carolina Chocolate Drops are an award-winning, electrifying, African-American old-time string band. The group's lineup now includes co-founder Rhiannon Giddens, multi-instrumentalist Hubby Jenkins, and two new musicians, cellist Malcolm Parson and multi-instrumentalist Rowan Corbett. As always, the Strand bar is open for concerts.

http://www.rocklandstrand.com/

Walk MS is happening this weekend in many locations throughout Maine: Kennebunkport, Camden, Lewiston, Brunswick, Brewer and Augusta. Find out how to get involved: http://bit.ly/1ql2V2v.

Maine Island Trail Ale was voted Best Beer In Maine. We are excited that more cans will be available this summer. Find out more about the competition here: http://bit.ly/1hhX6jS, and congratulations to all who participated.

The Junior League of Portland's Freeze Out Hunger event will be held on Friday, March 14th from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at The Westin in Portland. All proceeds from the event, which will feature cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, music, and an auction, will support the Junior League’s efforts to combat hunger and food insecurity in the Greater Portland region. Tickets are $50. Find out more information at http://www.jlpmaine.org.

Join us Friday night for Gallery 75! Art Collector Maine has been hanging beautiful art all week! 5-7pm

Strive Dance Marathon is happening this weekend. Learn how to get involved + have some fun, www.firstgiving.com/strive.

Catch some live tunes from Enter The Haggis at the Strand Theatre tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. Find more information + buy tickets here, http://www.rocklandstrand.com.

This weekend, February 28- March 2, is Meadowmere Resort Appreciation Weekend where participants will come together in Ogunquit to support the Susan G Komen Race for a Cure. Find more information here, www.meadowmere.com.

Maine's High School Rock Off is fast-approaching, find out how to get involved in the 2014 MAMM Slam here, maineacademyofmodernmusic.org.

Strive Dance Marathon is 16 days away. Make plans to participate in the event that raises money for their programs by pulling an all-nighter with music, dancing, games + excitement.

Get involved here, firstgiving.com/strive.

Looking for more break-up songs and fewer generic teddy bears from CVS this week? You will be in good company at the Anti-Valentine's Day Concert tonight at River Tree Arts in Kennebunk.

Find more info here rivertreearts.org.