🌱 Indigenous Peoples' Day Events | Abbe Museum Bar... and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Natalie Merchant at 1932 Criterion Theatre
• Long Pond Community Sauna at Pond's End Boat Ramp
• Indigenous Peoples' Day Events | Abbe Museum Bar...

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 63 and low of 43 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 57, low: 52.
• Monday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, with a high of 60 and low of 44 degrees.

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📸 Around Mount Desert

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Desert

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 11

• Natalie Merchant →
  1932 Criterion Theatre, 35 Cottage St, Bar Harbor
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday October 4

• Long Pond Community Sauna →
  Pond's End Boat Ramp, 157 Pretty Marsh Road, Mount Desert
  12:00 pm

Tuesday October 13

• Indigenous Peoples' Day Events | Abbe Museum Bar... →
  Abbe Museum, 26 Mt Desert St, Bar Harbor
  10:00 am

Thursday October 22

• Chebacco Author Talk: Cornerstones of Civic Engagement: The Founding of MDI’s Public Libraries — Mount Desert Island Historical Society →
  Jesup Memorial Library, 34 Mt Desert St, Bar Harbor
  5:30 pm

Friday October 23

• The Annex at Side Street Cafe →
  The Annex - by Side Street Cafe, 51 Rodick St, Bar Harbor
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Maine Society of Anesthesiologists Business Meeting →
  Atlantic Oceanside Hotel & Conference Center, 119 Eden St, Bar Harbor
  2:00 pm
• Autumn Escape: Maine Yoga & Hiking Retreat →
  Bar Harbor, Bar Harbor
  4:00 pm
• International Folk Dance →
  MDI YWCA, 36 Mount Desert Street, Bar Harbor
  7:00 pm

Sunday October 4

• Bar Harbor's Eden Farmers Market →
  The Mount Desert Island YMCA, 21 Park St, Bar Harbor
  9:00 am
• Strengthening community: Forging connections through art →
  Jesup Memorial Library, 34 Mt Desert St, Bar Harbor
  4:00 pm

Monday October 5

• Ian Stuart LIVE at Next Level Sports! →
  Next Level Sports Lounge, 386 Main Street, Southwest Harbor
• Reserved for Parks and Recreation Committee →
  Council Chambers, 93 Cottage, Bar Harbor
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Bartlett Tree Experts posted a job opening for Plant Health Care Specialist Trainee in Mount Desert. Apply here.
• The Hinckley Company posted a job opening for Marine Rigger in Southwest Harbor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Desert here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Southwest Harbor

• Tremont Select Board Sets Facilities Use Fees for Seal Cove Picnic Area After Multiple Requests From Same Business. (barharborstory.com)
• Five Poles and a Fence-Like Structure That Isn't a Fence (barharborstory.com)
• Coating a Self-Assembly Nanoconstruct with a Neutrophil Cell Membrane Enables High Specificity for Triple Negative Breast Cancer Treatment (nih.gov)

Bar Harbor

• Body Discovered in Water Near Blue Hill (themainewire.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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