"All Things Fungi, Plant Based Healing & Evolving Consciousness"

Maine Fungi Fest is coming to Saint Joseph's College Friday, May 30th through Sunday, June 1st! This experience celebrates the incredible world of all things fungi, plant-based healing, and evolving consciousness.

SAVE BIG on Sea Bags Samples-Totes for $80! Visit our Factory Store on Custom House Wharf to shop a large selection of Totes of all sizes - while supplies last. We're liquidating samples and older designs to make room for the NEW YEAR! Stop in at the Porthole for a bite or a drink and get a Free Wristlet with your tote purchase when you show your receipt from the Porthole! Plus, the Porthole is giving away gift cards to anyone who buys a Sea Bag.

Come one, come all to celebrate the Winter Solstice at Hidden Valley Nature Center! Over the last few months the nights have been getting longer and longer. We settle into the darkness earlier each evening and awaken when the sky is still black. On December 21st the winter solstice marks the longest night of the year and the official start of winter, after which the days will gradually get longer.

Between the summers of 2023 and 2024, Northern New England has experienced multiple record flood events from both unprecedented rainfall and storm surge. Join Portland Public Library, Momentum Conservation, and meteorologist Derek Schroeter for an overview of what National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists do to warn the public of these events.

Dandelion Spring Farm is hosting series of three Winter Movie Nights produced with support from the Maine Outdoor Film Festival! The films will center on agriculture, community and conservation and will be accompanied by a guest-led discussion.

December 12th: Food and Water, Hope and Science

THE BEE – by Kim Lowe – from Massachusetts – Short synopsis: Bill Perkins is a beekeeper in Boston who shares his knowledge and love of bees with his community, much like a bee spreading pollen.

ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF FARMED SEAWEED– WWF-US/No Umbrella Media – Learn from scientists, farmers, and WWF Experts on how kelp farming offers benefits to the local ocean, community and environment.

TAMA FLINT: A MESKWAKI TRADITION – by Oogie _ Push – from Minnesota – Short synopsis: Tama Flint: A Meskwaki Tradition sheds light on the history, cultural teachings, and modern stories about Meskwaki corn. Both surviving centuries of ice ages and colonization, the Meskwaki and its ancestral corn Tama Flint have enjoyed a unique relationship with profound, lasting impacts on gender politics, economics, and spirituality.

MIRASOL, LOOKING AT THE SUN– by Ben Knight – from Colorado – Short synopsis: Water is a finite resource — and an essential one. For farmers, it’s everything. In this poignant new film, award-winning director Ben Knight explores a national issue around water through an intimate portrait of a small community in Pueblo, Colorado, that’s fighting to protect their water, land, and livelihood.

On Sunday, December 8th, join us for Portland Trails’ biggest fundraising event of the year, the Holiday Dash 5K! This silly and chilly race along the Eastern Prom Trail is sure to warm your spirits. Plus, you’ll feel good knowing that you’re raising critical funds to support 80 miles of trails in Portland – trails that connect neighborhoods and offer free access to nature for everyone.

Photography, Paintings, Pottery, Plants, Apparel, Pastries, Preserves. Lunch items available for purchase. Childcare provided while parents shop.

Contacts: Terri Grover tgroverme@gmail.com and Celeste Stickney at cccrdh@aol.com

Join us at Toad&Co for Yoga for Good with Ashley Flowers. On the first Friday of the next four months all class fees will be donated to Friends of Casco Bay! After class, Toad&Co provides coffee, light snacks, and 30% off everything in the store. All are welcome ages 12+, register today!

Cost: $15 donation

In this class, explore a variety of mocktail-ready ingredients made right here in Maine - syrups, shrubs, infusions, flavored sugars and more - and learn how to turn them into beautiful non-alcoholic drinks that are sure to impress.

Join Maine Audubon to celebrate the artists of “Taking Flight” an exhibition and sale of bird art  Drop in to meet the artists, view their work, and enjoy a Saturday afternoon at Gilsland Farm. Light refreshments will be served.

Ashley Bryan’s artful children’s book comes to life in this joyful concert for young audiences created by Georgia’s Alliance Theatre. Join Blackbird and his fantastic feathered band for a high energy concert of funk and soul music based on the beloved Maine author’s Coretta Scott King Award-winning book, Beautiful Blackbird. Featuring original music composed by Eugene H. Russell IV and stunning costumes designed by Lex Liang, the Beautiful Blackbirds will have you on your feet clapping along with their funky rhythms as they celebrate the uniqueness of each of us. Shake your tailfeathers and dance to the music!

Cranksgiving is a food drive on two wheels hosted by The Portland Encyclepedia and The Bicycle Coalition of Maine and Portland Gear Hub. Part bike ride, part madcap scavenger hunt. All you need is a bicycle, a lock, and a bag! This event is FREE, but you’ll need $15-$20 to purchase food. Donations will support The Westbrook Food Pantry.

Join WinterKids for their 13th Annual License to Chill fundraiser and celebration to kick off winter! Your participation will directly impact children across Maine by supporting programs and opportunities that get them outside and active during the winter months.

We hope to see you at our Film Fest for Casco Bay, an afternoon of environmental and adventure films curated by Maine Outdoor Film Festival just for us. Doors open at 2pm for raffle, food, and drinks).

We will also host a raffle for prizes such as local hand crafted goods, gift cards to local shops and eateries, art, Friends of Casco Bay hats and jackets, and even private boat cruises on Casco Bay!

Tickets are on sale for Friends of Casco Bay’s Film Fest for Casco Bay. The celebration will feature a variety of films selected just for FCB by partners at the Maine Outdoor Film Festival. You don’t want to miss it!

A celebration of our livable world, Concert for Climate features renowned musicians, speakers and presenters with offerings for all ages.

Eye-opening and inspiring, American Flannel is the story of how a band of visionaries and makers are building a new supply chain on the skeleton of the old and wedding old-fashioned craftsmanship to cutting-edge technology and design to revive an essential American dream.

Join Portland Public Library and its partners for a conversation between author Steven Kurutz and L.L.Bean Technical Design Manager, Douglas Stattel about Kurutz’s new book American Flannel.

At “On the (Seafood) Menu in Maine,” you will be treated to a great selection of beautifully prepared seafood and good conversation with chefs from all around the Northeast. We will start the evening at Mr. Tuna’s commercial kitchen, where chef Jordan Rubin (Mr. Tuna himself!) will demonstrate cutting and preparing fresh tuna from the Gulf of Maine. We will then head next door to SoPo Seafood Market to enjoy a variety of seafood dishes made to please your palate and spark your creative juices for preparing Maine’s delicious seafood.

We will also be offering tours to the following businesses if you want to explore more about the seafood industry in Maine while you are visiting:

• Bangs Island Mussels (Weather permitting a boat tour of the farm on the water)

• Learn more about shellfish through the Maine Aquaculture Association

• Atlantic Sea Farms

The day’s offerings include guided tours of the MOFGA orchards, workshops on caring for fruit trees, and ongoing apple cider pressing. Attendees can begin or expand growing trees in their gardens or communities, by picking up free fruit saplings from the Maine Heritage Orchard, as well as warm climate-adapted forest trees — to assist our forest trees in their migration north! Additionally, participants can connect with our Apple Identification Team — apple experts who help identify “mystery” apples. Local vendors will provide delicious hot food, farm-fresh products, and baked goods, bottles and cans of locally-crafted hard cider, tools for fruit trees, and more. Plus, enjoy free apple and cider tastings!