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YOUR COMMUNITY CENTER

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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FUNDRAISER FOR BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS

Check out the details about our exciting new project over here on the right ➡➡➡
Everyone using this building (and everyone driving by) will really appreciate the huge improvements that are about to happen. Your donation will go directly to paying for a bigger and safer parking lot!

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 04684

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

Events & Activities

NEW GROUPS AND SPECIAL EVENTS

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! ICE BATH & BREATHWORK
Fri Sept 15th, 6pm
Learn how to build resiliency, release the ego, train the body and the mind, and become the best version of yourself using the power of the breath and the ice.

* Wim Hof Breathing Method
* Supportive & Loving Community
* Test your perceived limits
* Warm up by the bonfire
* Bring a towel!

$2/person. For more info contact Becky: rebsable@gmail.com or 412-478-0757

NEW! MOVIE NIGHT: WALLACE & GROMIT: A MATTER OF LOAF AND DEATH
Sat Sept 23rd, 7pm
Wallace and Gromit have a brand new business. The conversion of 62 West Wallaby Street is complete and impressive, the whole house is now a granary with ovens and robotic kneading arms. Huge mixing bowls are all over the place and everything is covered with a layer of flour. On the roof is a ‘Wallace patent-pending’ old-fashioned windmill. The transformation is perfect. Although business is booming, Gromit is concerned by the news that 12 local bakers have ‘disappeared’ this year – but Wallace isn’t worried. He’s too distracted and ‘dough-eyed’ in love with local beauty and bread enthusiast, Piella Bakewell, to be of much help. While they enjoy being the ‘Toast of the Town’, Gromit, with his master’s life in jeopardy, must be the sleuth and solve the escalating murder mystery – in what quickly becomes a ‘Matter of Loaf and Death’.
2008, PG, 29m
$2 suggested donation goes to The Gatherings. There will be popcorn, feel free to BYO snacks & drinks!
If you have a movie suggestion, or you have one you’d like to share, please contact Joe at shallop1621@gmail.com with “movie” in the email subject line.

CALENDAR

September 2023

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
  • 🎒 8am Backpack Program
  • 🐲 4.30pm Teens D&D
  • 🥣 5.30pm Food With Friends
2
  • 🧘 9am Community Yoga
3
  • 🌛 5.30pm Yoga Nidra w/ Yogatara
  • 🎲 6.30pm Game Night
4
  • 🕉️ 5.30pm Community Yoga
5
6
  • 🎨 10am Life Drawing
  • 🗨️ 5.30pm Spanish Conversation
7
  • 🎵 5.30pm Ukulele Jam
8
  • 🎒 8am Backpack Program
  • 🐲 4.30pm Teens D&D
  • 🔥 6.45pm Shamanic Kundalini Fusion
  • 🔒 7pm Adults D&D
9
  • 🧘 9am Community Yoga
  • 🌠 10.30am Cosmic Kids Yoga
  • 🎤 1pm Open Mic
10
  • 🌛 5.30pm Yoga Nidra w/ Yogatara
  • 🎲 6.30pm Game Night
11
  • 🕉️ 5.30pm Community Yoga
  • 🌷 7pm Women's Group
12
  • 🔒 5.30pm Ellas & Fellas
13
  • 🎨 10am Life Drawing
  • 🗨️ 5.30pm Spanish Conversation
  • 🔒 6.45pm Private Group
14
  • 🥐 1pm French Conversation
  • 🧶 6.30pm Knit Happens
15
  • 🎒 8am Backpack Program
  • 🐲 4.30pm Teens D&D
  • ❄️ 6pm Ice Bath & Breathwork
  • 🔥 6.45pm Shamanic Kundalini Fusion
16
  • 🧘 9am Community Yoga
17
18
  • 3pm Open Kirtan
  • 🕉️ 5.30pm Community Yoga
19
  • 🔒 5.30pm Ellas & Fellas
20
  • 🎨 10am Life Drawing
  • 🗨️ 5.30pm Spanish Conversation
21
  • 🎵 5.30pm Ukulele Jam
22
23
  • 🧘 9am Community Yoga
  • 🌠 10.30am Cosmic Kids Yoga
  • 🎶 1pm Kirtan
  • 🧵 3:30pm Sewing Machine Party
  • 🎬 7pm Movie Night
24
25
  • 🕉️ 5.30pm Community Yoga
26
  • 🔒 5.30pm Ellas & Fellas
  • 6pm Ice Bath and Breathwork
27
  • 🎨 10am Life Drawing
  • 🗨️ 5.30pm Spanish Conversation
  • 🔒 6.45pm Private Group
28
  • 🥐 1pm French Conversation
  • 🌲 4.30pm Girl Scouts
  • 6pm Yoga Flow
  • 🧶 6.30pm Knit Happens
29
  • 🎒 8am Backpack Program
  • 🔒 3.45pm Board Meeting
  • 🐲 4.30pm Teens D&D
  • 🔥 6.45pm Shamanic Kundalini Fusion
30
  • 🧘 9am Community Yoga

ONGOING GROUPS

  • $2 Community Yoga Mon 5.30pm / Sat 9am. All are welcome to these affordable yoga classes. Monday is hosted by Joe teaching in person, on Saturday we stream teachers from glo.com using the big screen. $2/person.
  • Women’s Group 2nd Mondays 7pm. Meditation and sharing circle. $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.
  • Community Arts & Crafts every other Thursday 11am. A different activity each week. $2/person (more if you need supplies – please RSVP by text to 207-949-7306). On hold til fall
  • French Conversation every other Thursday 1pm. Casual group meeting to chat in French together, all abilities are welcome! $2/person.
  • Girl Scouts 2nd & 4th Thursdays 4.30pm. Surry Girl Scout Troop #823. For ages K – 5th grade. Meetings during the school year.
  • Knit Happens 2nd & 4th Thursdays 6.30pm. Bring your knitting, crochet or fiber art project to work on. $2/person.
  • 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 5.30pm! 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 2nd, 3rd and 4th Fridays of the month at 6.45pm. Breathwork, mantras, physical poses and relaxation. $13/person.
  • Open Mic 2nd Saturdays 1pm. All abilities are welcome to sing and/or play at this friendly acoustic open mic session. By donation.
  • Organic Gardeners Meetup 2nd Saturdays 4pm. Casual roundtable for farmers and gardeners. $2/person. Seeking new host and timeslot – can you help?
  • Kirtan 4th Saturdays 1pm. 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.
  • Sewing Machine Party 4th Saturdays 3.30pm. Bring your sewing machine and a project to work on. $2/person
  • Movie Night 4th Saturdays 7pm. Usually a classic comedy, see calendar for titles. $2 suggested.
  • Cub Scouts meet at The Gatherings Sunday afternoons from 3-4pm during the school year. For ages K – 5th grade.
  • 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.
  • Chicken Feed Pickup various days once a month. See calendar. Cooperative bulk-buy of organic locally grown chicken feed. Book feed in advance. 73c/lb
  • NOW AT TOWN OFFICE Magic Food Bus Thursdays 2.30pm. The Magic Food Bus offers fresh local food and books for residents to pick up free of charge on the Peninsula. It visits The Gatherings at 2.30pm every Thursday and stays for 45 minutes.

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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    GENERAL INFORMATION:

    Location 1208 Surry Rd, Surry, ME 04684
    Mail PO Box 62, Surry, ME 04684
    Email community@surrygatherings.org
    Phone Robin Snyder-Drummond at 617-435-0693

    BOOKINGS & USE INQUIRIES:

    Email buildinguse@surrygatherings.org
    Phone Matt Slater at 207-412-0264