Newsletter – April 10, 2025

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In This Issue: Cinderella Project with Waldo Community Action Partners, Pumpkin Patch Antiques 50th Anniversary, Spring Craft Fair at First Baptist Church, Belfast, Pajama Party at Stone Tree Farm & Cidery, STEM Fest at Owls Head Transportation Museum, Bunny Hop Event with UBx-Unity Business Exchange, Spring Celtic Sampler with Maine Celtic Celebration, ‘Detective Story’ with Everyman Repertory Theatre, Cliff Notes Live Music Series at Clifford Arts & Student Center, Egg Hunt & Breakfast with Belfast Lions Club – Belfast, ME, Wild Blueberry Farming Speaker at Belfast Garden Club, Low-Cost Rabies Clinic at Waldo County Pet Food Pantry, Vote for the Best Contests with Down East Magazine and Midcoast Villager VillageSoup, Opening Day at Northport Golf Club, and so much more!

This week’s cover photo comes to you from Aster & Rose Maine, photograph by Peter Logue. This is news from the Bay & Beyond. Your Chamber Working For You!

Would You Like to Be a Featured Member?

As part of our effort to spotlight our incredible Chamber members, we invite you to be featured in an upcoming edition of our weekly e-newsletter!

To help our readers get to know you better, please email us a brief write-up (a few paragraphs would be great) including:

  • Your Mission or Vision Statement (if you have one)
  • A little background – Who you are, how you started, and what you do today
  • What sets you apart – How do you differentiate yourself from others in your industry? What makes you unique?
  • A future goal or something you’d love people to know about your business or organization

Feel free to include a photo, logo, or any visuals you’d like to share. We’re excited to help our community learn more about the people and businesses that make our area so vibrant! These will be shared as available and will also be accessible any time on our website.

Please email to Scott at chamberoffice@belfastmaine.org and add ‘Featured Member’ to the email subject line.

Newsletter – April 3, 2025

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In This Issue: Happy Wanderers Hike with Coastal Mountains Land Trust and MaineHealth Waldo Hospital, First Friday Dances with Belfast Flying Shoes, Author Christine Murphy at Left Bank Books, The Sugar Snaps at Clifford Arts & Student Center, 50th Passy River Race with Waldo County YMCA, Pancake Breakfast with Belfast Maine Rotary Club, Small Business Easter Egg Hunt in Searsport, Roving Shanty Chorus with Bagaduce Music, and so much more!

This week’s cover photo comes to you from some top quality April Fool’s photos from those eclectic agents at RE/MAX Jaret & Cohn. This is news from the Bay & Beyond. Your Chamber Working For You!

Newsletter – March 27, 2025

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In This Issue: Last Chance to Sign Up for the St. George & Passy River Races, DownEast Auctions event, Housing For All Presentation with Midcoast Villager VillageSoup, Brown Bag Lunch and Poetry with Belfast Senior College, Fourth Friday with New Member Artist Deb Bergman at Local Color Gallery Maine, Downtown Business Coffee with Our Town Belfast, Training Classes with Hospice Volunteers of Waldo County, Maine, Marine Mammal Stranding Response Workshop with Friends of Sears Island, 60% Off Bargain Basement at Colburn Shoe Store, Sign Up for Resilient Beings workshop with Rhythms of Being, and so much more!

This week’s cover photo comes to you from our own Scott Smith. Beautiful crocuses blooming in March. This is news from the Bay & Beyond. Your Chamber Working For You!

Newsletter – March 20, 2025

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In This Issue: Maine Maple Sunday Weekend, Battle of the Badges with BELFAST (MAINE) POLICE DEPARTMENT vs. Belfast Fire and EMTs, Author Tess Gerritsen at Left Bank Books, Equinox Balance and Swing Contra Dance with Belfast Flying Shoes, Dance Party at The Club Marina and Bar, No Shelf Control Author Showcase at Anodyne book shop, Sign Up for The Healing Potential of Sounds with Limina Renewal Center, Make Reservations for Timeless Sake at Aster & Rose Maine, Training Classes with Hospice Volunteers of Waldo County, Maine, and so much more!

This week’s cover photo comes to you from EPOCH. in downtown Belfast. Yes We Are Open! Support your small local businesses! This is news from the Bay & Beyond. Your Chamber Working For You!

March 13, 2025

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In This Issue: St. Patrick’s Day Specials, Final Weekend for ‘Becky’s New Car’ at Belfast Maskers, Opening Weekend for ‘Foolish Fishgirls and the Pearl’ at The Playhouse, BookHead SweetTooth Live at Hey Sailor, Repair Cafe at Waldo County YMCA, MidCoast Shakespeare Studio Open House!, Staged Reading Performance of ‘Bus Stop’ with Everyman Repertory Theatre, SolarLogix, LLC presents Maine Comedy All Stars at Belfast, ME American Legion Post #43, 2025 All Club Social at Owls Head Transportation Museum, Dos Gatos Gastropub 5-Course Dinner Pairings, Vinolio Wine Tasting, Lenten Luncheon Series with Belfast United Methodist, Edible Ornamentals Presentation with Belfast Garden Club, Winter Adventure Series with Come Boating Belfast Maine, upcoming events at Anodyne book shop, The Club Marina and Bar, and so much more!

This week’s cover photo comes to you from the BELFAST (MAINE) POLICE DEPARTMENT. Ice Plunge for Special Olympics this Saturday! This is news from the Bay & Beyond. Your Chamber Working For You!

March 6, 2025

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In This Issue: Young Artists’ Gallery Takeover at Waterfall Arts, ‘Becky’s New Car’ opens at Belfast Maskers, Blind Wine Tasting at Vinolio, First Friday Dances with Belfast Flying Shoes, Winter Lecture Series with Open Hood and STEM event at Owls Head Transportation Museum, Friends & Flannel Party at Stone Tree Farm & Cidery, Live Music by FRIGG with Bagaduce Music, Live Music by Kafari at Clifford Arts & Student Center, Pack Basket Class with Earthways Guide Service, Happy Wandereres Hike & Wednesday Waldo Walk with Coastal Mountains Land Trust, Fitting event at City Drawers, Lenten Luncheon Series at Belfast United Methodist Church, and so much more!

This week’s cover photo comes to you from The Blue Alpaca Ranch and Store. This is news from the Bay & Beyond. Your Chamber Working For You!

February 27, 2025

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In This Issue: DaPonte String Quartet Performs Haydn & Korngold at First Church in Belfast, UCC and The Barn at Woodlawn in Ellsworth, Mardi Gras Celebration at Homeport Inn and Tavern, Pineland Fiddlers with Molly Gawler at Clifford Arts & Student Center, Young Artists’ Gallery Takeover at Waterfall Arts, New Guest Artist and Ekphrastic Poets at Local Color Gallery Maine, Midcoast Mineral Collectors Club meeting, Boat Talk with Hamilton Marine at Sail, Power and Steam Museum, Masquerade Mardi Gras Tea Party at Splendiferous Sweet Shoppe, Mexican Week at Aster & Rose Maine, and so much more!

This week’s cover photo comes to you from Front Street Shipyard. This is news from the Bay & Beyond. Your Chamber Working For You!

Newsletter – February 20, 2025

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In This Issue: 5th Annual Ice Festival in Belfast, Camden Conference, Camp CaPella Polar Dip, Stillwater with Mellow Moose Project at Hey Sailor, The Philadelphia Story with Everyman Repertory Theatre, Comedy Night Live at Waldo County Shrine Club, Green Burial Presentation at Penobscot Shores Retirement Community, Author Ellen Baker at Left Bank Books, Guide Pack Basket Class with Wood Thrush Wilderness LLC, and so much more!

This week’s cover photo is a beautiful dragon carved at last year’s Ice Festival. Photo by Kathy Hayes. This is news from the Bay & Beyond. Your Chamber Working For You!

Newsletter – February 13, 2025

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In This Issue: Red Cross Blood Drive, Valentine’s Day Rock ‘N’ Roll Dancy Party at Belfast, ME American Legion Post #43, Valentine’s Day Dinner and Party at Randall Collins Vfw, Open Stage Love Poetry at Anodyne book shop, Love is Funny Comedy Night at Hey Sailor!, Cake & Coffee Meet & Greet with Friends of Fort Knox, Winter Adventure Series with Come Boating Belfast Maine, Free Fishing Weekend with Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, Natural Dye Expert Noon Program with Belfast Garden Club, Valentine’s Day Dinner and Sweetheart Brunch at The Club Marina and Bar, and so much more!

This week’s cover photo comes to you from North Star Adventures LLC. This is news from the Bay & Beyond. Your Chamber Working For You!