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The Gatherings community center is open to everyone, whether you live in town or further afield, whether you’re aged 9, 39 or 99… and there’s so much going on! Visit the Events & Activities page or keep scrolling down to see what’s happening this month.

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Events & Activities

Is there something you’d like to see happening here? Let us know what activities you’d enjoy at The Gatherings and learn how you can get involved.

NEW GROUPS AND SPECIAL EVENTS

EDUCATOR WORKSHOP: GETTING YOUTH INVOLVED WITH COASTAL FLOOD MONITORING – BLUE HILL PENINSULA

Friday October 18th, 9am

Are you an educator in Maine interested in engaging youth in observing and assessing the impacts of sea level rise and coastal flooding in your community? Come join us for a day-long professional learning experience focused on resources and lessons that support groups of students and community members in collecting data and making observations during extreme high tides and storms. This data helps improve National Weather Service flood forecasts and advisories in local communities, identifies locations vulnerable to flooding, and helps local emergency managers and decision-makers plan for coastal resilience.

During this full day workshop, we will:
*Experience NGSS-aligned classroom resources that support learning about sea level rise, build data literacy, and engage youth in community conversations about coastal resilience.
*Gain confidence and field work skills in the coastal flooding data collection protocol and data contribution
*Connect with others in the area who are excited to support engagement with the Coastal Flooding Community Science Project.

Lunch and mileage reimbursement is provided for all participants. Sub-reimbursement is available upon request for classroom teachers participating in the workshop.

Registration required: https://gmri.org/events/educator-workshop-coastal-flooding-community-science-blue-hill-peninsula/

No cost to attend, private rental fee paid by The Gulf of Maine Research Institute


FMI Contact:
Robin Lea
rlea@gmri.org
207-939-7641

NEW! AUTHENTIC RELATING GAMES
Sunday October 6th, 3:30pm
Authentic Relating is a practice of exploring and revealing one’s present moment experience.   The games are designed to help us connect more deeply with ourselves and each other, all while staying true to who we are.

These can be fun, and also offer profoundly useful skills for building and deepening healthy connection in relationships of all kinds!

For more info on AR Games, you might check out https://www.authrev.org

Cost: Sliding scale $12-$22/person

FMI Contact:
Frances Idlebrook
rootedsea@gmail.com
857-318-1191

NEW! MUSHROOM IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOP
Sunday October 6, 11am
Taught by visiting instructor Lena Ramsay, who runs workshops in Portland at the Fungi Festival and at several holistic fairs.

Cost: $5 or what one can afford

FMI Contact:
Lena Ramsay
lramsay@live.com
719-648-9289

NEW! PENINSULA AREA MEN’S GROUP
Tuesday October 8th, 7pm
This monthly group is an opportunity for adult men to join together in community and share space as we process things big and small . This group is focused on building a network of strength through connection. Our space will be used for open sharing and active listening; we encourage you to share as deeply as you feel comfortable. The group maintains a strict commitment to confidentiality. The goal is that through conversation and sharing we create a strong network which supports our exploration of fatherhood, friendship, leadership and community.

Cost: By donation

FMI Contact:
Peter Hile
peter.hile@gmail.com
402-770-4614

CALENDAR

October 2024

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
  • 🔒 5:30pm Ellas & Fellas
  • 💃 7.15pm Contra Dance & Band Practice
2
  • 🎨 10am Life Drawing
  • 🗨️ 5.30pm Spanish Conversation
  • 🌑 6pm Alchemy: New Moon Circle
  • 🔒 7pm Women's Meditation for Peace
3
  • 🪕 5.30pm Ukulele Jam
4
  • 🎒 8am Surry Backpack Program
  • 🔥 10am Shamanic Kundalini Fusion Yoga
  • 🐲 4.30pm Teens D&D
  • 🥣 6pm Food With Friends Potluck
5
  • 🕉️ 9am Community Yoga
  • 🎤️ 1pm Poetry Open Mic
6
  • 🍄 11am Maine Mushroom Identification Workshop
  • 🤝🏻 3:30pm Authentic Relating Games
  • 🎲 6.30pm Board Game Night
7
  • 🕉️ 5.30pm Community Yoga
8
  • 🔒5:30pm Ellas & Fellas
  • 💬 7pm Peninsula Area Men's Group
9
  • 🎨 10am Life Drawing
  • 🗨️ 5.30pm Spanish Conversation
  • 🔒 6.45pm Closed Group
10
  • 🌸 4:30pm Girl Scouts
  • 🍂 5:30pm Falling Leaves Shake Class
  • 🎵 6.30pm Open Kirtan
11
  • 🎒 8am Surry Backpack Program
  • 🔥 10am Shamanic Kundalini Fusion Yoga
  • 🐲 4.30pm Teens D&D
  • 🔒 7pm Adults D&D
12
  • 🕉️ 9am Community Yoga
  • ⛺ 4pm Contra Camping
13
  • ⛺ 4pm Contra Camping
  • ⛺ 6am Contra Camping
  • 🎲 6.30pm Board Game Night
14
  • 🔒 3:30pm The Gatherings Board Meeting
  • 🕉️ 5.30pm Community Yoga
15
  • 🔒 5:30pm Ellas & Fellas
  • 💃 7.15pm Contra Dance & Band Practice
16
  • 🎨 10am Life Drawing
  • 🗨️ 5.30pm Spanish Conversation
  • 🔒 7pm Women's Meditation for Peace
17
  • 🪕 5.30pm Ukulele Jam
18
  • 🎒 8am Surry Backpack Program
  • 📖 9am Educator Workshop: Getting Youth Involved with Coastal Flood Monitoring- Blue Hill Peninsula
  • 🐲 4.30pm Teens D&D
19
  • 🕉️ 9am Community Yoga
  • 💕 10:30am Grief Circle
20
  • 🎲 6.30pm Board Game Night
21
  • 🔒 5.30pm Surry Small Group Ministries
  • 🕉️ 5.30pm Community Yoga
22
23
  • 🎨 10am Life Drawing
  • 🗨️ 5.30pm Spanish Conversation
  • 🔒 6.45pm Closed Group
24
  • 🌸 4.30pm Girl Scouts
  • 🎵 6.30pm Open Kirtan
25
  • 🎒 8am Surry Backpack Program
  • ⛺ 4pm Contra Camping
  • 🐲 4.30pm Teens D&D
  • 🔒 7pm Adults D&D
26
  • ⛺ 4pm Contra Camping
  • ⛺ 6am Contra Camping
  • 🕉️ 9am Community Yoga
  • 🎵 1pm Kirtan
  • 🎨 4pm Sip 'n Draw
27
  • 🔒 Private Event
  • 🎲 6.30pm Board Game Night
28
  • 🔒 Ellsworth Literature Club
  • 🕉️ 5.30pm Community Yoga
29
30
  • 🎨 10am Life Drawing
  • 🗨️ 5.30pm Spanish Conversation
31

ONGOING GROUPS

  • $2 Community Yoga Mon 5.30pm / Sat 9am. All are welcome to these affordable yoga classes. We stream teachers from glo.com using the big screen. $2/person.
  • Contra Dance Practice 1st & 3rd Tuesdays at 7.15pm. Share tips, build skills, dance. $2/person
  • Life Drawing Wednesdays 10am. Artists age 18+ sketch each week from live models using a variety of drawing media; from charcoal and pastels to colored pencils. These uninstructed sessions are open to the community and all skill levels are encouraged to attend. Masks required. $17/person.
  • Spanish Conversation Wednesdays 5.30pm. This is a group meeting for people wanting to practice their Spanish conversation – all levels are invited! $2/person.
  • Girl Scouts 2nd & 4th Thursdays 4.30pm. Surry Girl Scout Troop #823. For ages K – 5th grade. Meetings during the school year.
  • Ukulele Jam 1st & 3rd Thursdays 5.30pm. Easy-going ukulele group – beginners welcome! $2/person.
  • Surry Children’s Backpack Program Fridays 8am. A charity organization committed to weekend food security for Surry’s school aged children. New volunteers welcome.
  • Dungeons & Dragons usually meets alternating Fridays 4.30pm. This is a family-friendly club for all those looking to play D&D or other tabletop role playing games to come together and enjoy an adventure together. $2/person.
  • Food with Friends every First Friday at 6pm! Community potluck. Bring a dish or drink to share while spending time with your neighbors and fill up on a variety of home cooked dishes. Donations to the community center are welcome.
  • Shamanic Kundalini Fusion Fridays 10am. Breathwork, mantras, physical poses and relaxation. $13/person.
  • Poetry Open Mic 1st Saturdays 1pm. Bring a poem to share written by yourself or someone else. $2/person.
  • Parents’ Night Off 1st Saturdays 4.30pm-7.30pm. Meal and activities for kids. $20-$50 sliding scale for the first child +$10 per additional sibling.
  • Kirtan 4th Saturdays 1pm (led by Joe) plus 2nd & 4th Thursdays 6.30pm (open format). Kirtan is an ancient Indian practice of call and response chanting. All are welcome to join this contemplative spiritual practice in the vein of meditation and yoga. By donation.
  • Sip ‘n Draw 4th Saturdays 4pm. Artists aged 18+ of any ability are welcome to draw/paint from live models, plus enjoy some wine & cheese. $25/person
  • Board Game Night every Sunday at 6.30pm. We play modern board games, tile games, card games, dice games, word games, cooperative games… bring your favorites! $2/person.

Get Involved

VOLUNTEER

Do you have a special talent or hobby you want to share? Volunteer to teach a class, hold an event, host an ongoing public group, take part in fundraising, write grants or just help us maintain the building and property. We’d love you to get involved!

FUNDRAISE

If you have a fundraising idea or you’d like to discuss how you can help The Gatherings meet its full potential within the community, please get in touch

DONATE NOW!

Your generous contributions keep The Gatherings going. You can easily donate or pay fees online with your Credit/Debit Card or Paypal/Venmo right here ➡➡➡

Or send your donation as a check to The Gatherings, P.O. Box 62 Surry, ME 0468

Thank you so much for your support, we hope to see you here very soon.

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    Location 1208 Surry Rd, Surry, ME 04684
    Mail PO Box 62, Surry, ME 04684
    Email community@surrygatherings.org
    Phone 207-412-0264

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