Upcoming events.
Sunday Forum at the ICC - July 19th @ 5pm
For more info visit: https://islesboroforum.org/
Come and Pick Blueberries!
The blueberries are coming in and it’s a peak year on the western side of Blueberry Hill! Join IIT on Tuesday and Wednesday morning to pick as many berries as you’d like. IIT staff will be on hand to direct you where to go and answer questions.
Bring your berry containers and your appetite! Blueberry picking at Blueberry Hill is hand-pick only. Please leave rakes at home.
Parking for this event is along the road adjacent to the blueberry field. Do not park in the Blueberry Hill parking lot.
Come and Pick Blueberries!
The blueberries are coming in and it’s a peak year on the western side of Blueberry Hill! Join IIT on Tuesday and Wednesday morning to pick as many berries as you’d like. IIT staff will be on hand to direct you where to go and answer questions.
Bring your berry containers and your appetite! Blueberry picking at Blueberry Hill is hand-pick only. Please leave rakes at home.
Parking for this event is along the road adjacent to the blueberry field. Do not park in the Blueberry Hill parking lot.
Story Time at the Library
Story Time!
for more details visit https://www.alplibrary.org/
Book Discussion - Letters From Yellowstone - Diane Smith
Copies available at Library for check-out.
All are welcome.
ICC - Farmers Market in Community Park
Every Thursday in Community Park you'll find folks gathered for fresh produce and flowers, olive oil, meat and cheese, live music, local crafts, and Bluewater Bakery's famous morning buns!
The market is made possible thanks to our dedicated volunteers who help set up, direct traffic, and address any other needs that arise. And it is much more robust thanks to our intrepid vendors who brave the boat to join us.
It is a joy to see the whole community — year-rounders, summer residents and visitors, kids of all ages, and a large assortment of dogs — gathered together every week in celebration of the summer season.
See https://www.islesborocommunitycenter.org/farmers-market for more information.
Kitchen Open at the Sporting Club
Come, relax, and let us cook for you while you enjoy the company of your Islesboro neighbors. Our menu has been updated to include some wonderful additions as well as a few modifications. We are proud to offer locally sourced eggs courtesy of Puffin Farms and fresh ground beef from Durkee's General Store.
Community Zen
Islesboro Community Zen offers a space and time for people who are curious about meditation to practice and support one another. Bring your existing meditation practice, or begin a new one, as we sit together in the Zen style, meeting whatever arises with curiosity and gentleness.
All levels of experience are welcome andinstruction is provided. This is a practice group of the Boundless Way Zen Temple, pleasecontact Jamie at jwp04848@gmail.com or visit www.boundlessway.org for more information.
The 14th Annual Evening by the Pond at the Boardman Cottage
Live and Silent Auction, Food, Wine, Music, & Cheer!
Early Morning Birding at the Tarratine Golf Club
Join IIT, Mark Forney and John King for a third annual early morning bird watch at the Tarratine Golf Course!
Thanks to the efforts of John King and the Tarratine club, Islesboro’s golf course has been certified by Audubon International. Beginning our day early, with our bird friends, we’ll identify bird species and discuss what the club has done to improve bird and wildlife habitat.
History Walk - Dark Harbor
The Islesboro Historical Society leads a walk through time in Dark Harbor Village.
https://www.islesborohistorical.org/calender.html or contact Ted Pendleton tpendlet@hotmail.com for more information.
Sunday Forum at the ICC - July 26th @ 5pm
For more info visit: https://islesboroforum.org/
Bean Supper
The Bean Supper moves from the Lodge to the Up Island Church for the summer months. Join us at 5:00. A $10 donation/person is suggested. BYO place setting and beverage.
Story Time at the Library
Story Time!
for more details visit https://www.alplibrary.org/
History of the Tarratine Golf Club
Evening Program: History of Tarratine Golf Club
https://www.islesborohistorical.org/calender.html or contact Ted Pendleton tpendlet@hotmail.com for more information.
ICC - Farmers Market in Community Park
Every Thursday in Community Park you'll find folks gathered for fresh produce and flowers, olive oil, meat and cheese, live music, local crafts, and Bluewater Bakery's famous morning buns!
The market is made possible thanks to our dedicated volunteers who help set up, direct traffic, and address any other needs that arise. And it is much more robust thanks to our intrepid vendors who brave the boat to join us.
It is a joy to see the whole community — year-rounders, summer residents and visitors, kids of all ages, and a large assortment of dogs — gathered together every week in celebration of the summer season.
See https://www.islesborocommunitycenter.org/farmers-market for more information.
Kitchen Open at the Sporting Club
Come, relax, and let us cook for you while you enjoy the company of your Islesboro neighbors. Our menu has been updated to include some wonderful additions as well as a few modifications. We are proud to offer locally sourced eggs courtesy of Puffin Farms and fresh ground beef from Durkee's General Store.
Community Zen
Islesboro Community Zen offers a space and time for people who are curious about meditation to practice and support one another. Bring your existing meditation practice, or begin a new one, as we sit together in the Zen style, meeting whatever arises with curiosity and gentleness.
All levels of experience are welcome andinstruction is provided. This is a practice group of the Boundless Way Zen Temple, pleasecontact Jamie at jwp04848@gmail.com or visit www.boundlessway.org for more information.
Sunday Forum at the ICC - August 2nd @ 5pm
For more info visit: https://islesboroforum.org/
Garden Tour
The seventeenth bi-annual Islesboro Garden Day will be held on Monday, August 3rd, rain or shine. The tour will include properties belonging to Dianne and Kent Bein, Brita Holmquist Bonechi, Abby and Jeff Diggins, Topsy and Tom Gillespie, Sue Hatch and Tom Tutor, Ginny and John King, Islesboro Central School, the Alice L. Pendleton Library, and Jennifer and Philippe Selendy.
Proceeds from this year’s Garden Day will go towards the Islesboro Central School’s garden, namely through improvements to the hoop house, which will enable the growth of vegetables throughout the year.
The tour will be set up similarly to Garden Days in previous years. The gardens will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; only gardens will be included on the tour, not houses. Everyone will go in their own cars, at their own pace. Brita Holmquist Bonechi has kindly offered to welcome visitors for refreshments on her beautiful porch.
A mailing about Islesboro Garden Day, which includes a registration form, will go out in early July. Admission is $18 per person. Anyone who has not received the mailing and would like to join the tour should contact Linda Gillies (207-734-6452, linda@gillies.com); copies of the mailing will also be available at the Dark Harbor Shop. The mailing serves as the ticket; there are no receipts.
Story Time at the Library
Story Time!
for more details visit https://www.alplibrary.org/
Book Discussion - One-in-a-Million Boy, By Monica Wood
Copies available at Library for check-out.
All are welcome.
ICC - Farmers Market in Community Park
Every Thursday in Community Park you'll find folks gathered for fresh produce and flowers, olive oil, meat and cheese, live music, local crafts, and Bluewater Bakery's famous morning buns!
The market is made possible thanks to our dedicated volunteers who help set up, direct traffic, and address any other needs that arise. And it is much more robust thanks to our intrepid vendors who brave the boat to join us.
It is a joy to see the whole community — year-rounders, summer residents and visitors, kids of all ages, and a large assortment of dogs — gathered together every week in celebration of the summer season.
See https://www.islesborocommunitycenter.org/farmers-market for more information.
Kitchen Open at the Sporting Club
Come, relax, and let us cook for you while you enjoy the company of your Islesboro neighbors. Our menu has been updated to include some wonderful additions as well as a few modifications. We are proud to offer locally sourced eggs courtesy of Puffin Farms and fresh ground beef from Durkee's General Store.
Islesboro Islands Trust Trail Day!
Join IIT for our 6th Annual Trail Day, Sunday, August 9th! Kick-off Event at Blueberry Hill @ 9:00am.
The annual IIT trail day is a celebration of our conservation efforts. We encourage participants to visit as many IIT trails as they can, to appreciate all they offer and the work that is done to maintain them each year.
Sunday Forum at the ICC - August 9th @ 5pm
For more info visit: https://islesboroforum.org/
IIT Miller Center Dedication and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
Join IIT as we appreciate all who helped to make the Miller Center for Environmental Education possible!
Story Time at the Library
Story Time!
for more details visit https://www.alplibrary.org/
Perseid Meteor Shower Viewing Party
The Annual Perseid Meteor Showers are always exciting to behold! This year's shower peaks right at the New Moon, so Join IIT at Blueberry Hill Preserve and Miller Center to take in the show! Bring binoculars, bug spray, blanket and picnic.
ICC - Farmers Market in Community Park
Every Thursday in Community Park you'll find folks gathered for fresh produce and flowers, olive oil, meat and cheese, live music, local crafts, and Bluewater Bakery's famous morning buns!
The market is made possible thanks to our dedicated volunteers who help set up, direct traffic, and address any other needs that arise. And it is much more robust thanks to our intrepid vendors who brave the boat to join us.
It is a joy to see the whole community — year-rounders, summer residents and visitors, kids of all ages, and a large assortment of dogs — gathered together every week in celebration of the summer season.
See https://www.islesborocommunitycenter.org/farmers-market for more information.
Kitchen Open at the Sporting Club
Come, relax, and let us cook for you while you enjoy the company of your Islesboro neighbors. Our menu has been updated to include some wonderful additions as well as a few modifications. We are proud to offer locally sourced eggs courtesy of Puffin Farms and fresh ground beef from Durkee's General Store.
Sunday Forum at the ICC - August 16th @ 5pm
For more info visit: https://islesboroforum.org/
Permaculture Forest Garden Talk
Jesse Watson, of Midcoast Permaculture Design, joins IIT at the Blueberry Hill heritage orchard to discuss Forest Garden Design: using patterns of forest and plant ecology as templates for designing edible and ecologically healthy polycultures.
Join us on Wednesday, August 19 to learn and hear about IIT’s future plans for the heritage orchard garden space.
Story Time at the Library
Story Time!
for more details visit https://www.alplibrary.org/
Book Discussion: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Copies available at Library for check-out.
All are welcome.
ICC - Farmers Market in Community Park
Every Thursday in Community Park you'll find folks gathered for fresh produce and flowers, olive oil, meat and cheese, live music, local crafts, and Bluewater Bakery's famous morning buns!
The market is made possible thanks to our dedicated volunteers who help set up, direct traffic, and address any other needs that arise. And it is much more robust thanks to our intrepid vendors who brave the boat to join us.
It is a joy to see the whole community — year-rounders, summer residents and visitors, kids of all ages, and a large assortment of dogs — gathered together every week in celebration of the summer season.
See https://www.islesborocommunitycenter.org/farmers-market for more information.
Kitchen Open at the Sporting Club
Come, relax, and let us cook for you while you enjoy the company of your Islesboro neighbors. Our menu has been updated to include some wonderful additions as well as a few modifications. We are proud to offer locally sourced eggs courtesy of Puffin Farms and fresh ground beef from Durkee's General Store.
Sunday Forum at the ICC - August 23rd @ 5pm
For more info visit: https://islesboroforum.org/
Bean Supper
The Bean Supper moves from the Lodge to the Up Island Church for the summer months. Join us at 5:00. A $10 donation/person is suggested. BYO place setting and beverage.
Story Time at the Library
Story Time!
for more details visit https://www.alplibrary.org/
ICC - Farmers Market in Community Park
Every Thursday in Community Park you'll find folks gathered for fresh produce and flowers, olive oil, meat and cheese, live music, local crafts, and Bluewater Bakery's famous morning buns!
The market is made possible thanks to our dedicated volunteers who help set up, direct traffic, and address any other needs that arise. And it is much more robust thanks to our intrepid vendors who brave the boat to join us.
It is a joy to see the whole community — year-rounders, summer residents and visitors, kids of all ages, and a large assortment of dogs — gathered together every week in celebration of the summer season.
See https://www.islesborocommunitycenter.org/farmers-market for more information.
Kitchen Open at the Sporting Club
Come, relax, and let us cook for you while you enjoy the company of your Islesboro neighbors. Our menu has been updated to include some wonderful additions as well as a few modifications. We are proud to offer locally sourced eggs courtesy of Puffin Farms and fresh ground beef from Durkee's General Store.
Sunday Forum at the ICC - August 30th @ 5pm
For more info visit: https://islesboroforum.org/
ICC - Farmers Market in Community Park
Every Thursday in Community Park you'll find folks gathered for fresh produce and flowers, olive oil, meat and cheese, live music, local crafts, and Bluewater Bakery's famous morning buns!
The market is made possible thanks to our dedicated volunteers who help set up, direct traffic, and address any other needs that arise. And it is much more robust thanks to our intrepid vendors who brave the boat to join us.
It is a joy to see the whole community — year-rounders, summer residents and visitors, kids of all ages, and a large assortment of dogs — gathered together every week in celebration of the summer season.
See https://www.islesborocommunitycenter.org/farmers-market for more information.
Community Zen
Islesboro Community Zen offers a space and time for people who are curious about meditation to practice and support one another. Bring your existing meditation practice, or begin a new one, as we sit together in the Zen style, meeting whatever arises with curiosity and gentleness.
All levels of experience are welcome andinstruction is provided. This is a practice group of the Boundless Way Zen Temple, pleasecontact Jamie at jwp04848@gmail.com or visit www.boundlessway.org for more information.
Kitchen Open at the Sporting Club
Come, relax, and let us cook for you while you enjoy the company of your Islesboro neighbors. Our menu has been updated to include some wonderful additions as well as a few modifications. We are proud to offer locally sourced eggs courtesy of Puffin Farms and fresh ground beef from Durkee's General Store.
ICC - Farmers Market in Community Park
Every Thursday in Community Park you'll find folks gathered for fresh produce and flowers, olive oil, meat and cheese, live music, local crafts, and Bluewater Bakery's famous morning buns!
The market is made possible thanks to our dedicated volunteers who help set up, direct traffic, and address any other needs that arise. And it is much more robust thanks to our intrepid vendors who brave the boat to join us.
It is a joy to see the whole community — year-rounders, summer residents and visitors, kids of all ages, and a large assortment of dogs — gathered together every week in celebration of the summer season.
See https://www.islesborocommunitycenter.org/farmers-market for more information.
Evening with the Island Elders
Annual Meeting & Evening Program - Evening with Island Elders
See https://www.islesborohistorical.org/calender.html or contact Ted Pendleton at tpendlet@hotmail.com for more information.
Story Time at the Library
Story Time!
for more details visit https://www.alplibrary.org/
Sunday Forum at the ICC - July 12th @ 5pm
For more info visit: https://islesboroforum.org/
Plein Air Sketching Workshop
Sometimes it’s nice to be outside alone, together! If you enjoy turning your time outdoors into artwork, then bring your own sketchpad and drawing materials to Blueberry Hill on Saturday, July 11 to join like-minded folks observing nature.
We will gather, introduce ourselves then find a nice solitary spot anywhere on the preserve that speaks to you. At the end of an hour, we’ll get together again to share our triumphs, frustrations and experiences.
Community Zen
Islesboro Community Zen offers a space and time for people who are curious about meditation to practice and support one another. Bring your existing meditation practice, or begin a new one, as we sit together in the Zen style, meeting whatever arises with curiosity and gentleness.
All levels of experience are welcome andinstruction is provided. This is a practice group of the Boundless Way Zen Temple, pleasecontact Jamie at jwp04848@gmail.com or visit www.boundlessway.org for more information.
Kitchen Open at the Sporting Club
Come, relax, and let us cook for you while you enjoy the company of your Islesboro neighbors. Our menu has been updated to include some wonderful additions as well as a few modifications. We are proud to offer locally sourced eggs courtesy of Puffin Farms and fresh ground beef from Durkee's General Store.
ICC - Farmers Market in Community Park
Every Thursday in Community Park you'll find folks gathered for fresh produce and flowers, olive oil, meat and cheese, live music, local crafts, and Bluewater Bakery's famous morning buns!
The market is made possible thanks to our dedicated volunteers who help set up, direct traffic, and address any other needs that arise. And it is much more robust thanks to our intrepid vendors who brave the boat to join us.
It is a joy to see the whole community — year-rounders, summer residents and visitors, kids of all ages, and a large assortment of dogs — gathered together every week in celebration of the summer season.
See https://www.islesborocommunitycenter.org/farmers-market for more information.
Book Discussion - Two Old Women By Velma Wallace
Copies available at Library for check-out.
All are welcome.
Story Time at the Library
Story Time!
for more details visit https://www.alplibrary.org/
ICC - Halcyon Quartet interactive storytelling "Burt Dow"
Visit https://www.islesborocommunitycenter.org/events for more information.
The Venerable Achok Rinpoche - Compassion in Troubled Times
“Yoga for the Mind”
Ven. Achok Rinpoche was born in Eastern India. Rinpoche was recognized as the reincarnation of the achok Rinpoche of Lithang, eastern Tibet. He was received at Sera Mey Monastery and began preliminary training such as the memorization of ritual tests, sutras, and other trainings until the age of ten.
From his eleventh year, Rinpoche began his formal training in Buddhist philosophical studies (the five treatises of Buddhist philosophy) including dialectics, the Prajñāpāramitā classics and their commentaries and oral transmissions traditions, the Madhyamaka philosophy, Abhidharma, Pramana, and Vinya. All based on the works of Nāgārjuna, Lama Tsongkapa and three main disciples. Under the personal guidance of his spirtual master, Kyabje Yongyal Rinpoche, his studies were enriched with private instruction in related areas of Buddhist practice.
In 1997, at the age of 20, Achok Rinpoche sat for the examinations of the Gelupa at Ganden Monastery, Sera Monastery, and Drepong Monastery. In 1998, he obtained the Geshe Lharampa degree with the highest honor outside Tibet.
Rinpoche has been teaching in this country since 2003. This will be his fifth year visiting Islesboro.