Did our absence make your heart grow fonder?

Hey there stranger.

It’s been a while. Did you miss us?

According to the emails, we picked a rather busy weekend to be gone. The Bowdoinhammer spam folder was full of legitimate emails from readers with changes to events and requests to add new ones. We’re not sure why that happened, but from now on, checking the spam folder is going to be key on our checklist.

A special pro tip to event creators: Not only do Bowdoinhammers want to know about your event, it turns out they also want to know if the event is canceled. It seems as though this information is just as important as letting them know the event existed in the first place.

Don’t panic if your thing cancels. Just email [email protected] and we’ll make sure our hundreds of subscribers know about it. 😉 

Highlights for this week:

1. There’s a lot happening for a Tuesday. Age-Friendly Bowdoinham will be hosting a Senior Summit mid-day at their favorite Fire Station. After that, Nan Cumming will be holding a Knotted Rug Making workshop over at Merrymeeting Arts Center. The day ends with a Select Board Meeting at it’s usual place.

2. Vendor registration for Open Farm & Studio Day (7/28) is closing this Wednesday. If you’re a vendor that wants to participate, email [email protected] and they’ll take care of ya.

3. The Loose Ladies Book Group will be discussing “The Women” by Kristin Hannah, on Thursday. Keep your eyes peeled for the book they’ll be discussing in June 👀.

4. Breaking Bread in Bowdoinham is back on Friday morning. Later on, there’s an opening reception for Tyler Schoen’s art exhibit Good Bones.

5. Two Bowdoinham institutions are raising money on Saturday. The Bowdoinham Public Library is fund-raising with Dahlia Day. Dahlia tubers will be available for $5 a piece. For the next two Saturdays, the Bowdoinham FREE Gift Shop is having their plant sale fundraiser.

There’s way more info about these and other events down below, so keep scrolling.

We’ve been working on ideas for the launch of the upcoming podcast, and we thing we have the format of it figured out. If you, or someone you know, have interesting stories about Bowdoinham life and wouldn’t mind being interviewed, email us at [email protected] with the subject line “I’ll talk at ya”. 👍️ 

Not this week but next:

Are you curious about reducing or eliminating your cable bill? Cutting the Cord- Getting TV and Phone Services over the Internet is a free class offered by The Bowdoinham Library and the National Digital Equity Center. Space is limited so get on that if you want to stick it to the man.

Here’s what’s going on in Bowdoinham this week…

MONDAY, MAY 13TH

• Age Friendly Committee Meeting, Kendall Room of the John C. Coombs Municipal Building (13 School St.), 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM.

• Open Pottery Studio, Merrymeeting Arts Center Studio (9 Main St.), 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. $10 Suggested donation. The maximum capacity is 10 pottery enthusiasts.

TUESDAY, MAY 14TH

• Storytime for Preschoolers and their Grown-ups with Miss Kate, Bowdoinham Public Library (13a School St.), 10:00 AM.

• Senior Summit, Bowdoinham Fire Station (57 Post Rd.), 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM.
  Hosted by Age-Friendly Bowdoinham. Presentation by Sagadahoc Sherriff's Department on their Project Lifesaver program. Refreshments will be served.

• Recycling Drop-off, Public Works Facility (121 Pond Rd.), NOON - 6:00 PM.

• Merryreading Book Store OPEN, Merrymeeting Hall Basement (27 Main St.), 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM.

• Merrymeeting Dance Alinement, Merrymeeting Hall (27 Main St.), 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM.
  FMI: call George Oliver (207) 666-3589.

• Comprehensive Planning Committee Meeting in the Graduate Room at the John C. Coombs Municipal Building (13 School St.) 6:00 pm.

• Knotted Rug Making Workshop with Nan Cumming at Merrymeeting Arts Center Studio (9 Main St.) 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. $25 pre-registration required. Heron fund available. FMI: email [email protected].

• Select Board Meeting, Kendall Room, John C. Coombs Municipal Building (13 School St.), 6:30 PM.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 15TH

• Bridge, Bowdoinham Fire Station (57 Post Rd.), 9:30 AM - NOON.
  FMI: Judy Gray, 666-3025. The group welcomes all players. Current players range from high-scoring duplicate players to seniors who played in college and newbies who have taken a class.

• Bowdoinham Food Pantry OPEN, Bowdoinham Food Pantry (9 Main St.), 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM.
  For all residents of Bowdoinham and Bowdoin. Building community, with food. NO income verification. FMI: (207) 751-7779. Shop there first.

• Silver Striders Walking Club in the Bowdoinham Community School gymnasium (23 Cemetery Rd.) 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM. Please be sure to bring clean shoes to wear when inside the school!

• Pickleball, Bowdoinham Community School gymnasium (23 Cemetery Rd.), 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM.
  This is open to adults of any age and ability. The group has friendly games with mixed levels of competition. New to Pickleball and want to learn? Stop by and check it out!

• Open Pottery Studio at the Merrymeeting Arts Center Studio (9 Main St.) 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. $10 Suggested donation. The maximum capacity is 10 pottery enthusiasts.

• Mid-Week Bible Study and Prayer Gathering at the Second Baptist Church (1 Church St.) 6:30 PM.

THURSDAY, MAY 16TH

• Trash Pick-up Day. Trash tags can be purchased at the Town Office and The Bowdoinham Country Store for $3 each. Pick-up times vary.

• Recycling Drop-off at the Public Works Facility (121 Pond Rd.) 8:00 PM - 4:00 PM.

• Cribbage, Bowdoinham Fire Station (57 Post Rd.), 9:30 AM - NOON.
  Hosted by Age Friendly Bowdoinham.

• Join the Loose Ladies Book Group at the Merrymeeting Hall (27 Main St.) 1:00 PM. They will be discussing “The Women” by Kristin Hannah.

• Merryreading Book Store OPEN, Merrymeeting Hall Basement (27 Main St.), 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM.

FRIDAY, MAY 17TH

• Breaking Bread in Bowdoinham, a Bowdoinham Food Pantry Pop-Up Cafe at Watersong Studio (9 Main St.) 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM. Featuring Wicked Joe Organic Coffee.

• Opening Reception for Good Bones: A Tyler Schoen Exhibit, Merrymeeting Arts Center Gallery (9 Main St.), 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM.

SATURDAY, MAY 18TH

• Bowdoinham FREE Gift Shop OPEN, Bowdoinham Recycling Barn (243 Post Rd.), 8:00 AM - 4:00P PM.
  Plant Sale fundraiser: Have house plants or seedlings to donate? Please bring them to the Gift Shop and we will put them out those two Saturdays, and charge a small fee. We know there will be strawberry plants, irises, and house plants but let’s see what else we can get donated! Anybody with leftover seedlings - we’d love to move them along to someone’s garden!

• Recycling Drop-off, Public Works Facility (121 Pond Rd.), 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM.

• Open Pottery Studio, Merrymeeting Arts Center Studio (9 Main St.), 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM.
  $10 Suggested donation. The maximum capacity is 10 pottery enthusiasts.

• Merryreading Book Store OPEN, Merrymeeting Hall Basement (27 Main St.), 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM.

• Dahlia Day, Bowdoinham Public Library (13a School St.), 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM.
  Thanks to the generosity of Linda Labbe, they are having a sale of over 800 dahlia tubers. Each tuber is bagged, labeled, and ready for planting. At $5 each, this is a great way for beginners to try their hand at growing these amazing flowers. All proceeds go to support the Bowdoinham Public Library. Rain or shine. If you'd like to volunteer to help, or if you have tubers to donate, please contact the library.

• Indigo Shibori Workshop with Emily Bell-Hoerth, Dandelion Spring Farm (961 Ridge Rd.) 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM.
  $130 pre-registration.

• Good Bones: A Tyler Schoen Exhibit, Merrymeeting Arts Center Gallery (9 Main St.), 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM.

SUNDAY, MAY 19TH

• Bowdoinham Second Baptist (1 Church St.) Sunday Service 10:00 AM, Pot Luck Luncheon following service.

• Bowdoinham Church of the Nazarene (7 School St.) Sunday School 10:00 AM, Service 11:00 AM.

• Bowdoinham Recreation Open Gym for Adults and High-schoolers in the Bowdoinham Community School gymnasium (23 Cemetery Rd.) 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM. FREE for Bowdoinham residents. Get your sweat on and have fun with other Bowdoinhammers!

These events may change or cancel without notice. Check out Bowdoinhammer.com for an up-to-date list of events.

That’s about all we have this week.

Let’s do this again next Monday.

See you then.

Love,

Rodney & Tessa

❤️