September 8, 2016


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RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY
Monday, September  12 * 1 PM
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Simply Social at Cool As A Moose - September 20 Simply Social logo
Please join us and plan to bring a friend or co-worker for a fun and social evening of networking with local business members. Enter a raffle for a Watermelon Ukulele with a "how to" book, (from Cool As A Moose). Enjoy Hors d'Ouerves and beverages including an edible Fruit Arrangement from Edible Arrangements. Register here.
BDA's Benefit Auction - Thursday, October 20
You are invited to the Brunswick Downtown Association Magic on Maine logo Benefit Auction on Thursday, October 20th from 5 to 7:30 PM at The Daniel. Auction proceeds will help support the many free community events hosted by the Brunswick Downtown Association: Music on the Mall, Community BBQ, Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival, Tree Lighting Ceremony with Santa & Frosty, Rolling Slumber Bed Races and BDA's Holiday Lighting fund! Purchase tickets today by clicking here.
If you would like to donate an item for the auction, please email Stacey at admin@brunswickdowntown.org or call 729-4439.
Save the Date! Tuesday, November 15, 7:30 AM
BDA's Fall Speaker Series will be a celebration of the 30th BDA Speaker Series logo Anniversary of the revitalization of Fort Andross! This event will honor Coleman Burke, who purchased the Fort in 1986, and give us a glimpse into his vision for the building that now houses over 80 small businesses.
Event Location: Coleman Burke Gallery, Fort Andross.
Teams needed for the Rolling Slumber Bed Races - Saturday, Nov. 12th! 
    What can having a team in the Rolling Slumber Bed Races do        for your business or organization?
  • Market your business to hundreds of potential customers
  • Give you an opportunity to appear in front of local media including live TV!
  • Provide a team-building experience for your employees 
  • Test your engineering skills, or at the very least make things roll in a generally straight direction...
  • Earn bragging rights
Yes, you can do all that and have a blast while doing so by putting together a team and start collaborating now for this year's event on Saturday, November 12th in Downtown Brunswick. Click here for more interesting and fun Bed Race details!
Downtown Brunswick Events


Event Date/Time: September 10th, 6-9 PM 
Location: Cram Alumni House, 83 Federal Street  Read more


Family Saturday at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art
Event Date/Time: September 10, 10 AM - 4 PM
Children's activities related to the exhibitions on view are led by Bowdoin College students. All are welcome. Free and open to the public. 


Event Date/Time: September 10, 9 AM - 2 PM
Location: Brunswick United Methodist Church, 320 Church Road  Read more


Fall Open House at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art

Event Date/Time: September 15, 5:30 - 7 PM
Celebrate the beginning of the fall and the varied exhibitions on view at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Refreshments will be served.  Read more


American Red Cross Blood Drive on Maine Street
Event Date/Time: September 16, 11 AM - 5 PM
Location: Cool As A Moose, 128 Maine Street.   Read more



UUCB Concerts for a Cause:  State Street Traditional Jazz Band
Event Date/Time: September 24, 7:30 - 9:30 PM
Location: Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick, 1 Middle Street.  Read more


How-To Festival and Block Party
Event Date/Time: October 1, 10 AM - 3 PM
Location: Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant Street.   Read more


Maine State Music Theatre Costume Sale

Event Date/Time: October 1, 9 AM - 1 PM
Location: Maine State Music Theatre's Rehearsal Space, 22 Elm Street.    Read more


Event Date/Time: September 15, 8 AM- 12 PM
Location: Town Mall and Gazebo, Maine Street.  Read more


BBBS 35th Anniversary Celebration & Big Awards Party

Event Date/Time: November 10, 6 - 8 PM
Location: Brunswick Hotel & Tavern, 4 Noble Street.  Read more
Brunswick and Beyond 


Coastal Humane Society - All for Saving Lives: 
An Adoption Event of Epic Purr-portions
Event Date/Time: September 10 & 11, 10 AM - 4 PM
Location: Petco Topsham, 131 Topsham Fair Mall Road.   Read more
Art and Culture


Event Date/Time: September 11, 1 - 2:30 PM
Location: Joshua Chamberlain Museum, 226 Maine Street.  Read more


Gallery Conversation: Deconstructing the Portrait: A Painter's View 
Event Date/Time: September 13, 12 - 1 PM
Location: Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 9400 College Station.  Read more


Pejepscot Historical Society workshop: Pejepscot in Pastels
Event Date/Time: September 14, 4:30 - 6:30 PM
Location: Town Mall in front of Pejepscot Historical Society.  Read more


Gallery Talk: John Singleton Copley's Portrait of Elizabeth Bowdoin

Event Date/Time: September 20, 12 - 1 PM 
Location:  Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 9400 College Station.  Read more


Thursday Night Salon: Robert Frank: Sideways 
Event Date/Time: September 22, 7 - 8 PM
Location: Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 9400 College Station.  Read more


10x10 Benefit Art Exhibit & Sale

Event Date/Time: September 30, 6 - 8:30 PM
Location: Curtis Memorial Library and St. Paul's Epsicopal Church Parish Hall,
Pleasant Street. Read more
2nd Friday Art Walk - September 9


Five Rivers Arts Alliance ArtWalks 2nd Friday Art Walk
Event Date/Time: September 9, 5 to 8 PM 
Location: Downtown Brunswick
Something for everyone ... come join us!  Read more


Pennellville Impressions at Points of View Art Gallery 
Event Date/Time: September 9, 5 to 8 PM 
Location: 18 Pleasant Street.  Read more
Presentation & Instruction


Author Event Ron Chase, 2016 Mystery Author Series
Event Date/Time: September 13, 7 - 8:30 PM
Location: Curtis Memorial Library, Morrell Meeting Room, 23 Pleasant St.  Read more


Knowing When Your Loved One Needs to Retire From Driving
Event Date/Time: September 13, 11 AM - 12 PM
Location: The Highlands, Topsham.  Read more


Paying for long term care: what are your options?
Event Date/Time: September 14, 6 - 7:30 PM
Location: Fort Andross Business Center, 14 Maine Street, Brunswick  Read more


Lecture:  Robert Frank: Nobody's Home
Event Date/Time: September 19, 4:30 - 5:30 PM
LocationKresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College.  Read more


Author Event Maureen Milliken

Event Date/Time: September 20, 7 - 8:30 PM
Location: Curtis Memorial Library, Morrell Meeting Room, 23 Pleasant St.  Read more


Workshop: Fair Use in the Visual Arts and Beyond
Event Date/Time: September 25, 11 AM - 4:30 PM
Location: Shannon Room, Hubbard Hall, Bowdoin College.   Read more


Understanding Medicare

Event Date/Time: September 25, 6 - 7 PM
Location: Brunswick High School, 116 Maquoit Road.  Read more


Our Changing Arctic: Stewardship and Leadership for the Twenty-First Century 

Event Date/Time: September 26, 7 - 8 PM
Location: Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College.   Read more


Author Event Bernd Heinrich

Event Date/Time: September 26, 7 - 8:30 PM
Location: Curtis Memorial Library, Morrell Meeting Room, 23 Pleasant St.  Read more


New Ventures Maine - Free Career Planning Class

Event Date/Time: September 28, 12 - 2:30 PM
Location: University College Bath/Brunswick, Orion Hall, 12 Sewall St.  Read more
Health & Fitness


CHANS Home Health Community Flu Shot Clinics

Event Date/Time: September 8 - December 13
Location: Various locations,  Read more


Complimentary StrongGirls Memberships at Women's Fitness Studio & Spa

Encouraging Teenage Girls to Make Fitness Part of their Lifestyles!
Event Date: September 8 - 28  Read more


Therapeutic Yoga with Sue Kelly at Women's Fitness Studio
Event Date/Time: September 8 - October 27, 9 - 10:30 AM
Location: Women's Fitness Studio, 21 Stanwood Street.  Read more


Fitcamp 101 with Molly Deaton at Women's Fitness Studio 
Event Date/Time: September 12 - October 3, 6:30- 7:15 PM
Location: Women's Fitness Studio, 21 Stanwood Street.  Read more


FREE Fitness Demos at Tony Dance Studios
Event Date/Time: September 12 - 15, various times
Location: Tony Dance Fitness Studio, 26 Centre Street, Bath.  Read more


Ounce of Prevention: Parkinson's Disease

Event Date/Time: September 12, 11 AM - 12 PM
Location: Mid Coast Senior Health Center, 58 Baribeau Drive.  Read more


Healthy Weight for a Lifetime

Event Date/Time: September 15 (12 weeks), 4:30 - 6 PM
Location: Mid Coast Senior Health Center, 58 Baribeau Drive.  Read more


Our Health Film Series: Alive Inside

Event Date/Time: September 27, 7 - 9 PM
Location: Frontier Cafe Cinema & Gallery, 14 Maine Street.  Read more
Business News


Open Enrollment Medicare plans and ACA (Obamacare) health plans
Event Date: Open enrollment: Medicare: 10/15 - 12/7 & ACA: 11/1 - 1/1/2017
Location: Healthmarkets Insurance Agency, 63 Pleasant Street.  Read more


Attention local businesses - reach over 700 community members at Curtis Library's annual HOW-TO Festival and Block Party! Make.  Learn.  Create.  Have Fun. Curtis Memorial Library's 3rd Annual How-To Festival and Block Party. Sat., Oct. 1.  Read more


Brunswick Dentist, James A. Oshetski, DDS, FAGD, DABOI/ID receives
AGD Fellowship Award
We are proud to honor Dr. Oshetski for his commitment in reaching this lofty goal," says AGD Immediate Past President W. Mark Donald. "He has distinguished  ... Read more
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