Calendar of 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

NEW! INTRO TO TAROT CLASS

Sunday November 3rd, 11am

Join Liz Jezorski for an Introduction to the Tarot. In this class, you will gain the essential knowledge of the structure and symbolism of the tarot to help deepen and demystify your readings. This class is great for beginners with insight for more advanced readers as well. Liz is a professional astrologer, tarot reader and the author of the Grateful Dead Tarot. You can find her at wildembodiment.com

Cost: $15 – $25 suggested donation

FMI Contact:
Liz
wildembodimentmaine@gmail.com
207.735.7713

NEW! SHAPE NOTE SINGING
Sunday November 3rd, 1pm
Shape note singing is a system originally devised to teach sight-reading and singing in harmony to folks with no musical background. From its beginnings in colonial America, it now has an international following. Non-performance singing, in four parts, for the joy of the activity alone is a beautiful example of community-based art. No experience or talent is required. We sing for one another; everyone is welcome!

Our afternoon of shape note singing will include a brief history and description of the music and then simply singing from The Sacred Harp, the tune book most commonly used for this. We will bring loaner books.

Cost: $2/person

FMI Contact:
Alan Cohen
biopestman@gmail.com
202.669.6363

NEW! AUTHENTIC RELATING GAMES
Sunday November 10th, 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! PENINSULA AREA MEN’S GROUP
Tuesday November 12th, 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

	November 2024
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1 🎒 8am Surry Backpack Program 🎒 8am Surry Backpack Program 11/01/2024 (1 week ago) 8:00 am - 10:00 am Joan Welgoss Add event to Google Calendar 🥣 6pm Food With Friends Potluck 🥣 6pm Food With Friends Potluck 11/01/2024 (1 week ago) 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Every 1st Friday This popular monthly community potluck has returned to The Gatherings, every First Friday of the month at 6pm. Bring a dish or drink to share while spending time with your neighbors, make new friends, catch up with old ones, and fill up on a variety of home cooked dishes. We look forward to seeing you and trying out some of your favorite recipes! Donations to the community center are welcome. For more information contact Flo: flo.l.reed@gmail.com 207-266-6864 Add event to Google Calendar • •	2 🕉️ 9am Community Yoga 🕉️ 9am Community Yoga 11/02/2024 (6 days ago) 9:00 am - 10:00 am Every Monday at 5.30pm & Saturday at 9am If regular yoga classes are a bit out of your price range, you have trouble finding the motivation to practice alone, or you have been curious to try out yoga for the first time, Community Yoga is for you. These casual classes happen in person every Monday evening at 5.30pm and every Saturday morning at 9am. Monday's 5.30pm class is in-person except for the second Monday of the month, when it is streamed online through glo.com, we typically do a Vinyasa Flow. Saturday's 9am class is in-person and streamed online through glo.com, we typically do a fairly relaxing Yin Yoga. After class, for those who want to, there will be time to ask questions about poses, help each other out, or share tips and stretches we've been enjoying. These classes are very casual and are open to all ages and abilities (beginners welcome). There are mats available, no special clothes are required (comfy recommended) and there is a separate unattended playroom for children if needed, but kids are welcome to stretch with us too! $2/person goes to the community center. For more information contact Alice: alicekslater@gmail.com 207 385 7694 Add event to Google Calendar 🎤️ 1pm Poetry Open Mic 🎤️ 1pm Poetry Open Mic 11/02/2024 (6 days ago) 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm All are welcome to attend our Poetry Open mic every 1st Saturday of the month from 1-3pm! Please come enjoy these readings, and bring some favorites to share, whether that's poems you've written yourself or ones written by others. $2/person goes to The Gatherings. Contact Maya for more info at jacquesmaya12@gmail.com or 207-460-8339 Add event to Google Calendar • •
3 🔮 11am Intro to Tarot Class 🔮 11am Intro to Tarot Class 11/03/2024 (5 days ago) 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Join Liz Jezorski for an Introduction to the Tarot. In this class, you will gain the essential knowledge of the structure and symbolism of the tarot to help deepen and demystify your readings. This class is great for beginners with insight for more advanced readers as well. Liz is a professional astrologer, tarot reader and the author of the Grateful Dead Tarot. You can find her at wildembodiment.com Cost: $15 - $25 suggested donation Contact: Liz wildembodimentmaine@gmail.com 2077357713 Add event to Google Calendar 🎵 1pm Shape Note Singing 🎵 1pm Shape Note Singing 11/03/2024 (5 days ago) 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Shape note singing is a system originally devised to teach sight-reading and singing in harmony to folks with no musical background. From its beginnings in colonial America, it now has an international following. Non-performance singing, in four parts, for the joy of the activity alone is a beautiful example of community-based art. No experience or talent is required. We sing for one another; everyone is welcome.Our afternoon of Shape-note singing would include a brief history and description of the music and then simply singing from The Sacred Harp, the tune book most commonly used for this. We will bring loaner books. Cost: $2/person FMI Contact: Maine Shape Note Singing Community Alan Cohen biopestman@gmail.com (202) 669-6363 Add event to Google Calendar 🎲 6:30pm Board Game Night 🎲 6:30pm Board Game Night 11/03/2024 (5 days ago) 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Every Sunday We play awesome modern board games, card games, dice games, tile games, team games... bring your favorites! Everyone welcome. $2/person goes to the community center. Contact: Alice 207-385-7694 alicekslater@gmail.com Add event to Google Calendar • • •	4 🎶 7pm Ukulele 101 - Learn the basics 🎶 7pm Ukulele 101 - Learn the basics 11/04/2024 (4 days ago) 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm This is a 4-week in-person class for people who are interested in learning the basics of playing the ukulele! With an understanding of 3+ chords and a couple of strum patterns, new players can start to play basic songs very quickly. The ukulele is a happy instrument that is easy to pick up quickly and has a communal nature to it. Ukes can be inexpensive and portable. Attendees are encouraged to be able to attend all four classes and will need access to their own instruments. (Instruments can be purchased online or locally; alternatively, friends and libraries may have instruments to loan. Ukuleles can be found on resale sites as well.) A folder with printed materials and introductory songs will be provided to all attendees. If interested, attendees are welcome and encouraged to attend the Christmas Singalong party at the Gatherings on 12/19 with their newfound skills! Cost to attend: $30 per person -- all to be donated back to the Gatherings (less the $10+ needed for folders and printouts) FMI: Elizabeth Youngelizabethgimpel@gmail.com 207-610-2963 Add event to Google Calendar •	5 🔒 5:30pm Ellas & Fellas 🔒 5:30pm Ellas & Fellas 11/05/2024 (3 days ago) 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Add event to Google Calendar 💃 7:15pm Contra Dance & Band Practice 💃 7:15pm Contra Dance & Band Practice 11/05/2024 (3 days ago) 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm 1st & 3rd Tuesdays Come dance & play mid-week with us! This is a casual contra dance get-together, where you can have fun dancing for a couple of hours, and help one another with flourishes, plus sharing other contra dancing tips. This is an easy space to learn and experiment and ask questions! It also helps out our local beginner callers, where they will practice calling dances, doing walkthroughs etc. Both new & experienced dancers will enjoy the practice evenings. Want to play contra dance music? Bring your instruments, the open band welcomes all abilities! $2/person goes to the community center. FMI contact Alice at 385-7694 or alicekslater@gmail.com or follow Surry Contra Dance on Facebook / Instagram This practice dance is part of the Surry Contra Dance series. Join us every 2nd Saturday of the month for the full contra experience! Full details here. Add event to Google Calendar • •	6 🎨 10am Life Drawing 🎨 10am Life Drawing 11/06/2024 (2 days ago) 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Every Wednesday Artists, age 18+, of any skill level are encouraged to attend, and may use any media. These 2-hour uninstructed sessions are every Wednesday, 10-Noon. Bring a mask. Cost is $17. We are always looking for new models. Experience is not necessary, but models are expected to hold a pose for up to 20 minutes. All shapes, ages and sizes are welcome. Models are paid $60 per class. If you are interested in attending Life Drawing as a participant or model, you can call Greg at 207-374-7224 or email gregory.payne@mac.com Add event to Google Calendar 🗨️ 5:30pm Spanish Conversation 🗨️ 5:30pm Spanish Conversation 11/06/2024 (2 days ago) 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Every Wednesday This is a friendly way to challenge your vocabulary and build your listening skills. All levels are invited. ¡Bienvenidos! $2/person goes to the community center. Contact: Sharon Minogue 757-515-0409 al_bustan@yahoo.com Add event to Google Calendar 🔒 7pm Women's Meditation for Peace 🔒 7pm Women's Meditation for Peace 11/06/2024 (2 days ago) 7:00 pm - 9:15 pm Meditate for peace and healing for about an hour and then follow the meditation with conversation. Meet in the main room downstairs. Contact: Stacie Jacquesstaciejacques73@gmail.com 207-479-4504 Add event to Google Calendar • • •	7 🪇 5:30pm Group Shake 🪇 5:30pm Group Shake 11/07/2024 (1 day ago) 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Shaking is a practice of letting go, of initiating just enough effort to allow our bodies to release what they're ready to release. Together we transform stuckness into vitality. A fundamental, cross-species movement pattern, it can be fun, cathartic, devotion, and delight, all set to a groovy playlist! How often have we quieted a quivering cry, swallowed a scream, shut down a jump of surprise? Our bodies lovingly hold this unexpressed energy, for perceived safety and belonging. We are typically unaware of this process, and then normalize and even self-identify with the resulting symptoms: fatigue, anxiety, chronic pain, etc. Of course, dancing, exercise and other vigorous movement helps move charge, but there's something special about the simplicity of shaking. This simple ritual can open pathways long forgotten. By shaking for long duration (1 hr), and with community, we can move A LOT of previously stuck energy and emotion. This is embodied resource cultivation, this is liberation practice. Come as you are. Please arrive on time. May the water fall until it flows clear. No abilities or experience needed, all welcome. Cost to attend: $5-$15 (no one turned away for lack of funds) FMI Contact: Frances rootedsea@gmail.com 8573181191 Add event to Google Calendar 🪕 5.30pm Ukulele Jam 🪕 5.30pm Ukulele Jam 11/07/2024 (1 day ago) 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Every 1st and 3rd Thursday A for-fun ukulele get-together! Using the big screen to pull up songs, we'll sing and strum some tunes. This will not be a "class", but ukes are easy to play together at different skill levels, so beginners are definitely welcome. $2/person goes to The Gatherings. Send any questions to Alice at 385-7694 or alicekslater@gmail.com Add event to Google Calendar • •	8 🎒 8am Surry Backpack Program 🎒 8am Surry Backpack Program 11/08/2024 (12 hours ago) 8:00 am - 10:00 am Joan Welgoss Add event to Google Calendar •	9 🕉️ 9am Community Yoga 🕉️ 9am Community Yoga 11/09/2024 (13 hours from now) 9:00 am - 10:00 am Every Monday at 5.30pm & Saturday at 9am If regular yoga classes are a bit out of your price range, you have trouble finding the motivation to practice alone, or you have been curious to try out yoga for the first time, Community Yoga is for you! These casual classes happen in person every Monday evening at 5.30pm and every Saturday morning at 9am. Monday's 5.30pm class is typically a Vinyasa Flow. Saturday's 9am class is usually a more relaxing Yin Yoga. Classes are in-person and streamed online through glo.com, which features dozens of different teachers and yoga styles! After class, for those who want to, there will be time to ask questions about poses, help each other out, or share tips and stretches we've been enjoying. These classes are very casual and are open to all ages and abilities (beginners welcome). There are mats, blocks and straps available, no special clothes are required (comfy recommended) and there is a separate unattended playroom for children if needed, but kids who can focus on the class are welcome to stretch with us too! $2/person For more information contact Alice: alicekslater@gmail.com 207 385 7694 Add event to Google Calendar 💕 10:30am Grief Circle 💕 10:30am Grief Circle 11/09/2024 (15 hours from now) 10:30 am - 12:00 pm We all encounter grief and loss on a daily basis and it often piles up. A grief circle is a place to share and witness one another’s grief through simple ritual. Gathering in this manner often eases the strain of carrying undigested grief all alone. Facilitated by Marianne Reis and Annick McIntosh. Cost to attend: sliding $2-10 Contact: Marianne Reis4mreis@gmail.com 6128394493 Add event to Google Calendar ⛺ 4pm Contra Camping ⛺ 4pm Contra Camping 11/09/2024 (20 hours from now) 4:00 pm - 12:00 am Contra Dance Camping Add event to Google Calendar • • •
10 ⛺ 4pm Contra Camping ⛺ 4pm Contra Camping 11/09/2024 (20 hours from now) 4:00 pm - 12:00 am Contra Dance Camping Add event to Google Calendar ⛺ 6am Contra Camping ⛺ 6am Contra Camping 11/10/2024 (1 day from now) 6:00 am - 10:00 am Camping for the Surry Contra Dance, every 2nd Saturday. Check in 4-6pm Sat, checkout by 10am Sun. $20/person. FMI or to book a spot contact Matt at brickcircle@gmail.com or 207-412-3765 Add event to Google Calendar 🤝🏻 3:30pm Authentic Relating Games 🤝🏻 3:30pm Authentic Relating Games 11/10/2024 (2 days from now) 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm 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 Contact: Frances Idlebrook rootedsea@gmail.com 8573181191 Add event to Google Calendar 🎲 6:30pm Board Game Night 🎲 6:30pm Board Game Night 11/10/2024 (2 days from now) 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Every Sunday We play awesome modern board games, card games, dice games, tile games, team games... bring your favorites! Everyone welcome. $2/person goes to the community center. Contact: Alice 207-385-7694 alicekslater@gmail.com Add event to Google Calendar • • • •	11 🪷 8am Come as You are Mat Yoga 🪷 8am Come as You are Mat Yoga 11/11/2024 (3 days from now) 8:00 am - 9:00 am Everyone is welcome to my class, you just need a willing heart and spirit and to be able to get down on the mat and up. We will move with our breath, stretch our bodies and minds outside of our comfort levels, and, by the end of the class you’ll feel grounded and connected. Modifications offered. Find your peace here! Cost: $2/person Contact: Come as You are Yoga Camille Grace iprotectnature77@gmail.com 919-961-1882 Add event to Google Calendar 🪷 10am Come as You are Chair Yoga 🪷 10am Come as You are Chair Yoga 11/11/2024 (3 days from now) 10:00 am - 11:00 am All are welcome where we will use straps and weights to stretch and strengthen our bodies, minds and spirits, connect to our breath, feel calmer and more focused. Give it a try, you’ll learn so much. Oh, and we’re going to have fun, too! Cost: $2/person Contact: Come as You are Yoga Camille Grace iprotectnature77@gmail.com 919-961-1882 Add event to Google Calendar 🕉️ 5:30pm Community Yoga 🕉️ 5:30pm Community Yoga 11/11/2024 (3 days from now) 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Every Monday at 5.30pm & Saturday at 9am If regular yoga classes are a bit out of your price range, you have trouble finding the motivation to practice alone, or you have been curious to try out yoga for the first time, Community Yoga is for you! These casual classes happen in person every Monday evening at 5.30pm and every Saturday morning at 9am. Monday's 5.30pm class is typically a Vinyasa Flow. Saturday's 9am class is usually a more relaxing Yin Yoga. Classes are in-person and streamed online through glo.com, which features dozens of different teachers and yoga styles! After class, for those who want to, there will be time to ask questions about poses, help each other out, or share tips and stretches we've been enjoying. These classes are very casual and are open to all ages and abilities (beginners welcome). There are mats, blocks and straps available, no special clothes are required (comfy recommended) and there is a separate unattended playroom for children if needed, but kids who can focus on the class are welcome to stretch with us too! $2/person For more information contact Alice: alicekslater@gmail.com 207 385 7694 Add event to Google Calendar • • •	12 🔒5:30pm Ellas & Fellas 🔒5:30pm Ellas & Fellas 11/12/2024 (4 days from now) 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Add event to Google Calendar 💬 7pm Peninsula Area Men's Group 💬 7pm Peninsula Area Men's Group 11/12/2024 (4 days from now) 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Come and sit with us! 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. Contact: Peter Hile peter.hile@gmail.com 402-770-4614 Add event to Google Calendar • •	13 🎨 10am Life Drawing 🎨 10am Life Drawing 11/13/2024 (5 days from now) 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Every Wednesday Artists, age 18+, of any skill level are encouraged to attend, and may use any media. These 2-hour uninstructed sessions are every Wednesday, 10-Noon. Bring a mask. Cost is $17. We are always looking for new models. Experience is not necessary, but models are expected to hold a pose for up to 20 minutes. All shapes, ages and sizes are welcome. Models are paid $60 per class. If you are interested in attending Life Drawing as a participant or model, you can call Greg at 207-374-7224 or email gregory.payne@mac.com Add event to Google Calendar 🗨️ 5:30pm Spanish Conversation 🗨️ 5:30pm Spanish Conversation 11/13/2024 (5 days from now) 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Every Wednesday This is a friendly way to challenge your vocabulary and build your listening skills. All levels are invited. ¡Bienvenidos! $2/person goes to the community center. Contact: Sharon Minogue 757-515-0409 al_bustan@yahoo.com Add event to Google Calendar 🔒 6:45pm Closed Group 🔒 6:45pm Closed Group 11/13/2024 (5 days from now) 6:45 pm - 8:30 pm Women's private group. Contact: Stacey Jacques Add event to Google Calendar • • •	14 🌸 4:30pm Girl Scouts 🌸 4:30pm Girl Scouts 11/14/2024 (6 days from now) 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm First Meeting back from break. Add event to Google Calendar 🎵 6:30pm Open Kirtan 🎵 6:30pm Open Kirtan 11/14/2024 (6 days from now) 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm 2nd & 4th Thursdays Open-format Kirtan where everyone is welcome to come and sing, and perhaps bring some chants to share, whether that's in English, Sanscrit, or other languages. Feel free to bring instruments too... percussive, stringed, etc! Kirtan is a non-denominational singing practice that means different things to different people, most enjoy it as a form of connection - whether that's to a higher power, to the earth, to others, or to themselves. $2/person FMI contact Alice at alicekslater@gmail.com (mailto:alicekslater@gmail.com) or 385-7694 Add event to Google Calendar • •	15 🎒 8am Surry Backpack Program 🎒 8am Surry Backpack Program 11/15/2024 (7 days from now) 8:00 am - 10:00 am Joan Welgoss Add event to Google Calendar 🎨 6pm Artist Trading Card Swap 🎨 6pm Artist Trading Card Swap 11/15/2024 (7 days from now) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Spend an evening creating or trading artist trading cards with others in your community. There is no age requirement but kids need a parent! The only requirement is that your cards are 2.5 in x 3.5 in. Please bring any materials you would like to share with the community, you must bring the materials you would like to work with. Feel free to come with them already made if you would prefer just to trade! Cost: $2/person Contact: Maya Jacquesjacquesmaya12@gmail.com 207-460-8339 Add event to Google Calendar • •	16 🕉️ 9am Community Yoga 🕉️ 9am Community Yoga 11/16/2024 (1 week from now) 9:00 am - 10:00 am Every Monday at 5.30pm & Saturday at 9am If regular yoga classes are a bit out of your price range, you have trouble finding the motivation to practice alone, or you have been curious to try out yoga for the first time, Community Yoga is for you! These casual classes happen in person every Monday evening at 5.30pm and every Saturday morning at 9am. Monday's 5.30pm class is typically a Vinyasa Flow. Saturday's 9am class is usually a more relaxing Yin Yoga. Classes are in-person and streamed online through glo.com, which features dozens of different teachers and yoga styles! After class, for those who want to, there will be time to ask questions about poses, help each other out, or share tips and stretches we've been enjoying. These classes are very casual and are open to all ages and abilities (beginners welcome). There are mats, blocks and straps available, no special clothes are required (comfy recommended) and there is a separate unattended playroom for children if needed, but kids who can focus on the class are welcome to stretch with us too! $2/person For more information contact Alice: alicekslater@gmail.com 207 385 7694 Add event to Google Calendar 🔒 10am Private Event 🔒 10am Private Event 11/16/2024 (1 week from now) 10:00 am - 4:00 pm The Bay School craftmaking for fundraiser Add event to Google Calendar • •
17 🔒 1pm Private Event 🔒 1pm Private Event 11/17/2024 (1 week from now) 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Birthday party Add event to Google Calendar 🎲 6:30pm Board Game Night 🎲 6:30pm Board Game Night 11/17/2024 (1 week from now) 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Every Sunday We play awesome modern board games, card games, dice games, tile games, team games... bring your favorites! Everyone welcome. $2/person goes to the community center. Contact: Alice 207-385-7694 alicekslater@gmail.com Add event to Google Calendar • •	18 🔒 5:30pm Surry Small Group Ministries 🔒 5:30pm Surry Small Group Ministries 11/18/2024 (1 week from now) 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Unitarian Universalist Church of Ellsworth who meet to discuss different spiritual topics each month. Add event to Google Calendar 🕉️ 5:30pm Community Yoga 🕉️ 5:30pm Community Yoga 11/18/2024 (1 week from now) 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Every Monday at 5.30pm & Saturday at 9am If regular yoga classes are a bit out of your price range, you have trouble finding the motivation to practice alone, or you have been curious to try out yoga for the first time, Community Yoga is for you! These casual classes happen in person every Monday evening at 5.30pm and every Saturday morning at 9am. Monday's 5.30pm class is typically a Vinyasa Flow. Saturday's 9am class is usually a more relaxing Yin Yoga. Classes are in-person and streamed online through glo.com, which features dozens of different teachers and yoga styles! After class, for those who want to, there will be time to ask questions about poses, help each other out, or share tips and stretches we've been enjoying. These classes are very casual and are open to all ages and abilities (beginners welcome). There are mats, blocks and straps available, no special clothes are required (comfy recommended) and there is a separate unattended playroom for children if needed, but kids who can focus on the class are welcome to stretch with us too! $2/person For more information contact Alice: alicekslater@gmail.com 207 385 7694 Add event to Google Calendar 🎶 7pm Ukulele 101 - Learn the basics 🎶 7pm Ukulele 101 - Learn the basics 11/18/2024 (1 week from now) 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm This is a 4-week in-person class for people who are interested in learning the basics of playing the ukulele! With an understanding of 3+ chords and a couple of strum patterns, new players can start to play basic songs very quickly. The ukulele is a happy instrument that is easy to pick up quickly and has a communal nature to it. Ukes can be inexpensive and portable. Attendees are encouraged to be able to attend all four classes and will need access to their own instruments. (Instruments can be purchased online or locally; alternatively, friends and libraries may have instruments to loan. Ukuleles can be found on resale sites as well.)A folder with printed materials and introductory songs will be provided to all attendees.If interested, attendees are welcome and encouraged to attend the Christmas Singalong party at the Gatherings on 12/19 with their newfound skills! Cost to attend: $30 per person -- all to be donated back to the Gatherings (less the $10+ needed for folders and printouts) FMI: Elizabeth Youngelizabethgimpel@gmail.com207-610-2963 Add event to Google Calendar • • •	19 🔒 5:30pm Ellas & Fellas 🔒 5:30pm Ellas & Fellas 11/19/2024 (2 weeks from now) 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Add event to Google Calendar 💃 7:15pm Contra Dance & Band Practice 💃 7:15pm Contra Dance & Band Practice 11/19/2024 (2 weeks from now) 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm 1st & 3rd Tuesdays Come dance & play mid-week with us! This is a casual contra dance get-together, where you can have fun dancing for a couple of hours, and help one another with flourishes, plus sharing other contra dancing tips. This is an easy space to learn and experiment and ask questions! It also helps out our local beginner callers, where they will practice calling dances, doing walkthroughs etc. Both new & experienced dancers will enjoy the practice evenings. Want to play contra dance music? Bring your instruments, the open band welcomes all abilities! $2/person goes to the community center. FMI contact Alice at 385-7694 or alicekslater@gmail.com or follow Surry Contra Dance on Facebook / Instagram This practice dance is part of the Surry Contra Dance series. Join us every 2nd Saturday of the month for the full contra experience! Full details here. Add event to Google Calendar • •	20 🎨 10am Life Drawing 🎨 10am Life Drawing 11/20/2024 (2 weeks from now) 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Every Wednesday Artists, age 18+, of any skill level are encouraged to attend, and may use any media. These 2-hour uninstructed sessions are every Wednesday, 10-Noon. Bring a mask. Cost is $17. We are always looking for new models. Experience is not necessary, but models are expected to hold a pose for up to 20 minutes. All shapes, ages and sizes are welcome. Models are paid $60 per class. If you are interested in attending Life Drawing as a participant or model, you can call Greg at 207-374-7224 or email gregory.payne@mac.com Add event to Google Calendar 🗨️ 5:30pm Spanish Conversation 🗨️ 5:30pm Spanish Conversation 11/20/2024 (2 weeks from now) 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Every Wednesday This is a friendly way to challenge your vocabulary and build your listening skills. All levels are invited. ¡Bienvenidos! $2/person goes to the community center. Contact: Sharon Minogue 757-515-0409 al_bustan@yahoo.com Add event to Google Calendar 🔒 7pm Women's Meditation for Peace 🔒 7pm Women's Meditation for Peace 11/20/2024 (2 weeks from now) 7:00 pm - 9:15 pm Meditate for peace and healing for about an hour and then follow the meditation with conversation. Meet in the main room downstairs.Contact: Stacie Jacquesstaciejacques73@gmail.com207-479-4504 Add event to Google Calendar • • •	21 🪕 5:30pm Ukulele Jam 🪕 5:30pm Ukulele Jam 11/21/2024 (2 weeks from now) 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Every 1st and 3rd Thursday A for-fun ukulele get-together! Using the big screen to pull up songs, we'll sing and strum some tunes. This will not be a "class", but ukes are easy to play together at different skill levels, so beginners are definitely welcome. $2/person goes to The Gatherings. Send any questions to Alice at 385-7694 or alicekslater@gmail.com Add event to Google Calendar •	22 🎒 8am Surry Backpack Program 🎒 8am Surry Backpack Program 11/22/2024 (2 weeks from now) 8:00 am - 10:00 am Joan Welgoss Add event to Google Calendar •	23 🕉️ 9am Community Yoga 🕉️ 9am Community Yoga 11/23/2024 (2 weeks from now) 9:00 am - 10:00 am Every Monday at 5.30pm & Saturday at 9am If regular yoga classes are a bit out of your price range, you have trouble finding the motivation to practice alone, or you have been curious to try out yoga for the first time, Community Yoga is for you! These casual classes happen in person every Monday evening at 5.30pm and every Saturday morning at 9am. Monday's 5.30pm class is typically a Vinyasa Flow. Saturday's 9am class is usually a more relaxing Yin Yoga. Classes are in-person and streamed online through glo.com, which features dozens of different teachers and yoga styles! After class, for those who want to, there will be time to ask questions about poses, help each other out, or share tips and stretches we've been enjoying. These classes are very casual and are open to all ages and abilities (beginners welcome). There are mats, blocks and straps available, no special clothes are required (comfy recommended) and there is a separate unattended playroom for children if needed, but kids who can focus on the class are welcome to stretch with us too! $2/person For more information contact Alice: alicekslater@gmail.com 207 385 7694 Add event to Google Calendar 🎨 4pm Sip 'n Draw 🎨 4pm Sip 'n Draw 11/23/2024 (2 weeks from now) 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Every 4th Saturday Approximately half an hour of wine and other beverages, with snacks, followed by an hour and a half drawing from a live model. Attendees must be 18+. Come and meet some new friends, then participate in the challenging and rewarding experience of drawing the human body. Bring a sketchbook and a pencil, charcoal, paints, or other materials of your choice. You didn't go to art school? No problem! Artists of all abilities are welcome. Drinks & snacks included. $20/person. FMI contact: Gregory Payne gregory.payne@gmail.com or 203-807-1529 Add event to Google Calendar • •
24 🔮 10 am Tarot Class: Major Arcana 🔮 10 am Tarot Class: Major Arcana 11/24/2024 (2 weeks from now) 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Add event to Google Calendar 🎲 6:30pm Board Game Night 🎲 6:30pm Board Game Night 11/24/2024 (2 weeks from now) 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Every Sunday We play awesome modern board games, card games, dice games, tile games, team games... bring your favorites! Everyone welcome. $2/person goes to the community center. Contact: Alice 207-385-7694 alicekslater@gmail.com Add event to Google Calendar • •	25 🔒 12:30pm Ellsworth Literature Club 🔒 12:30pm Ellsworth Literature Club 11/25/2024 (2 weeks from now) 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm Add event to Google Calendar 🕉️ 5:30pm Community Yoga 🕉️ 5:30pm Community Yoga 11/25/2024 (2 weeks from now) 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Every Monday at 5.30pm & Saturday at 9am If regular yoga classes are a bit out of your price range, you have trouble finding the motivation to practice alone, or you have been curious to try out yoga for the first time, Community Yoga is for you! These casual classes happen in person every Monday evening at 5.30pm and every Saturday morning at 9am. Monday's 5.30pm class is typically a Vinyasa Flow. Saturday's 9am class is usually a more relaxing Yin Yoga. Classes are in-person and streamed online through glo.com, which features dozens of different teachers and yoga styles! After class, for those who want to, there will be time to ask questions about poses, help each other out, or share tips and stretches we've been enjoying. These classes are very casual and are open to all ages and abilities (beginners welcome). There are mats, blocks and straps available, no special clothes are required (comfy recommended) and there is a separate unattended playroom for children if needed, but kids who can focus on the class are welcome to stretch with us too! $2/person For more information contact Alice: alicekslater@gmail.com 207 385 7694 Add event to Google Calendar 🎶 7pm Ukulele 101 - Learn the basics 🎶 7pm Ukulele 101 - Learn the basics 11/25/2024 (2 weeks from now) 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm This is a 4-week in-person class for people who are interested in learning the basics of playing the ukulele! With an understanding of 3+ chords and a couple of strum patterns, new players can start to play basic songs very quickly. The ukulele is a happy instrument that is easy to pick up quickly and has a communal nature to it. Ukes can be inexpensive and portable. Attendees are encouraged to be able to attend all four classes and will need access to their own instruments. (Instruments can be purchased online or locally; alternatively, friends and libraries may have instruments to loan. Ukuleles can be found on resale sites as well.)A folder with printed materials and introductory songs will be provided to all attendees.If interested, attendees are welcome and encouraged to attend the Christmas Singalong party at the Gatherings on 12/19 with their newfound skills! Cost to attend: $30 per person -- all to be donated back to the Gatherings (less the $10+ needed for folders and printouts) FMI: Elizabeth Youngelizabethgimpel@gmail.com207-610-2963 Add event to Google Calendar • • •	26 🎒 8am Surry Backpack Program 🎒 8am Surry Backpack Program 11/26/2024 (3 weeks from now) 8:00 am - 10:00 am Joan Welgoss Add event to Google Calendar 🔒5:30pm Ellas & Fellas 🔒5:30pm Ellas & Fellas 11/26/2024 (3 weeks from now) 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Add event to Google Calendar • •	27 🎨 10am Life Drawing 🎨 10am Life Drawing 11/27/2024 (3 weeks from now) 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Every Wednesday Artists, age 18+, of any skill level are encouraged to attend, and may use any media. These 2-hour uninstructed sessions are every Wednesday, 10-Noon. Bring a mask. Cost is $17. We are always looking for new models. Experience is not necessary, but models are expected to hold a pose for up to 20 minutes. All shapes, ages and sizes are welcome. Models are paid $60 per class. If you are interested in attending Life Drawing as a participant or model, you can call Greg at 207-374-7224 or email gregory.payne@mac.com Add event to Google Calendar 🔒 11am Private Event 🔒 11am Private Event 11/27/2024 (3 weeks from now) 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Wesmac Thanksgiving Add event to Google Calendar 🗨️ 5:30pm Spanish Conversation 🗨️ 5:30pm Spanish Conversation 11/27/2024 (3 weeks from now) 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Every Wednesday This is a friendly way to challenge your vocabulary and build your listening skills. All levels are invited. ¡Bienvenidos! $2/person goes to the community center. Contact: Sharon Minogue 757-515-0409 al_bustan@yahoo.com Add event to Google Calendar 🔒 6:45pm Closed Group 🔒 6:45pm Closed Group 11/27/2024 (3 weeks from now) 6:45 pm - 8:30 pm Women's private group. Contact: Stacey Jacques Add event to Google Calendar • • • •	28 🔒 2pm Private Event 🔒 2pm Private Event 11/28/2024 (3 weeks from now) 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm Private Thanksgiving Gathering Add event to Google Calendar •	29	30 🕉️ 9am Community Yoga 🕉️ 9am Community Yoga 11/30/2024 (3 weeks from now) 9:00 am - 10:00 am Every Monday at 5.30pm & Saturday at 9am If regular yoga classes are a bit out of your price range, you have trouble finding the motivation to practice alone, or you have been curious to try out yoga for the first time, Community Yoga is for you! These casual classes happen in person every Monday evening at 5.30pm and every Saturday morning at 9am. Monday's 5.30pm class is typically a Vinyasa Flow. Saturday's 9am class is usually a more relaxing Yin Yoga. Classes are in-person and streamed online through glo.com, which features dozens of different teachers and yoga styles! After class, for those who want to, there will be time to ask questions about poses, help each other out, or share tips and stretches we've been enjoying. These classes are very casual and are open to all ages and abilities (beginners welcome). There are mats, blocks and straps available, no special clothes are required (comfy recommended) and there is a separate unattended playroom for children if needed, but kids who can focus on the class are welcome to stretch with us too! $2/person For more information contact Alice: alicekslater@gmail.com 207 385 7694 Add event to Google Calendar 🔒 12pm Private Event 🔒 12pm Private Event 11/30/2024 (3 weeks from now) 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Add event to Google Calendar • •

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.
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.
Poetry Open Mic 1st Saturdays 1pm. Bring a poem to share written by yourself or someone else. $2/person.
Kirtan 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.

NEW GROUPS AND SPECIAL EVENTS

CALENDAR

November 2024

ONGOING GROUPS