Will it ever stop raining on Sundays?

Happy July, Bowdoinhammer!

We’re glad to see you again. Thank you for lending us your eyeballs.

This week’s Highlights:

1. It’s Trivia Night at Three Robbers Pub on Monday, for all you know-it-alls.

2. Also, the Town Office will have extended hours Monday - Wednesday (probably because they’ll be closed on Thursday and Friday).

3. The Community Development Advisory Committee meets on Tuesday. If you have an interest in community and economic development for Bowdoinham, they’re looking for three new committee members. Here’s the link to reach out.

4. The Summer Concert Series featuring Cilantro that was supposed to happen on Sunday was rescheduled for Wednesday because of rain. This means Bowdoinham Public Library won’t be catering the food for this event but that’s OK- you could still donate in a different way.

5. Thursday is Independence Day! Wait until Saturday to put out your trash, or else the crows will get at it.

6. This Saturday will be the first Saturday of the month, so the Recycling Barn will be able to take your pre-sorted recyclables. Later on, you can catch some Shakespeare in the park. Later, later on, you can catch the season finale of Merrymeeting Music House Concerts. It’s sure to be a good show because they asked us to mention it!

7. Keep your fingers crossed that it doesn’t rain on Sunday (again), so the Summer Concert in the park can happen as scheduled.

There’s more information about these and other events below, so keep scrolling.

Bowdoinham doesn’t have an official fireworks celebration on Independence Day. Everyone knows we prefer our sky-bangers in September.

The town of Bath puts on its Heritage Days celebration from July 4th to the 7th this year. They do a parade around 10, and fireworks around 9. There’s a whole carnival of things to do in between.

We don’t usually plug events for other towns, but this one isn’t that bad.

Here’s the happenings in Bowdoinham this week…

MONDAY, JULY 1ST

• Extended Town Office Hours today, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM.

• Pickleball, Bowdoinham Community School TENNIS COURT (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. WEATHER PERMITTING.

• Trivia Night, Three Robbers Pub (12 Main St.) 6:00 PM - 7:00 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, JULY 2ND

• Extended Town Office Hours today, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM.

• 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.

• Community Development Advisory Committee, Kendall Room, John C. Coombs Municipal Building (13 School St.), 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD

• Extended Town Office Hours today, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM.

• Pickleball, Bowdoinham Community School TENNIS COURT (23 Cemetery Rd.), 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM. This is open to adults of any age and ability. The group has friendly games with mixed levels of competition. WEATHER PERMITTING.

• 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.

• Tennis - "Bowdoinham Specials", Bowdoinham Community School tennis court (23 Cemetery Rd.), 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM. WEATHER PERMITTING.

• Summer Concert Supper with "Cilantro" playing at the gazebo in Mailly Waterfront Park (1 Main St.), 6:00 PM. This event was moved from Sunday, June 30th because of rain.

• 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.

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

THURSDAY, JULY 4TH, INDEPENDENCE DAY

• The Town Office will be closed.

• Trash Pick-up Day will be on SATURDAY.

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

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

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

• Cemetery Advisory Committee Meeting, Kendall Room, John C. Coombs Municipal Building (13 School St.) 4:00 PM. Meets on the first Thursday of each month. Volunteers Needed. CANCELED

FRIDAY, JULY 5TH

• The Town Office will be closed. 

• Pickleball, Bowdoinham Community School TENNIS COURT (23 Cemetery Rd.), 9:00 AM - NOON. This is open to adults of any age and ability. The group has friendly games with mixed levels of competition. WEATHER PERMITTING.

SATURDAY, JULY 6TH

• 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.

• Bowdoinham FREE Gift Shop OPEN, Bowdoinham Recycling Barn (243 Post Rd.), 8:00 AM - 4:00P PM. The Recycling Barn will take source-separated materials for recycling on the first Saturday of the month.

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

• Bowdoinham Farmers' Market, Mailly Waterfront Park (1 Main St.), 8:30 AM - NOON. There will be line dancing from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM.

• 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.

• Storytime for Preschoolers and their Grown-ups with Miss Kate, Mailly Waterfront Park (1 Main St.), 10:00 AM.

• Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors, Mailly Waterfront Park (1 Main St.), 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM. This performance will be FREE to the public.

• Merrymeeting Music House Concerts presents: Keith Murphy & Yann Falquet, Merrymeeting Hall (27 Main St.), 7:15 PM - 9:00 PM. There will be a $20 suggested cash donation (that goes straight to the musicians). Please RSVP. Unlike the other house concerts, there will be no dinner potluck before the show. But there will be a dessert potluck between sets. Music will start at 7:30 (please plan to arrive at least 10 minutes before showtime).

SUNDAY, JULY 7TH

• Sunday Service, Bowdoinham Second Baptist (1 Church St.), 10:00 AM.

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

• Summer Concert Supper with "Penniless Jacks" playing at the gazebo in Mailly Waterfront Park (1 Main St.) 5:30 PM. Bowdoinham Rowing will serve food. The music starts at 6:00 PM.

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

Have a great week and don’t blow your fingers off.

Love

Rodney & Tessa

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