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Lunch & Learn Understanding & Completing your Advance Directive

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Lunch & Learn Understanding & Completing your Advance Directive

Schooner Cove Retirement Community (On the LincolnHealth – Miles Campus)
35 Schooner Street
Damariscotta
02/06/2018 | 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Enjoy a complimentary lunch and learn about the importance of having an Advance Directive, a legal document in which a person states what health related actions should be taken if a time comes when they are too ill to decide. Information will be presented by Miles & St. Andrews Home Health & Hospice Community Liaison Connie Jones. Specially trained volunteers will be available to help attendees with the completion and distribution of their Advance Directives. Please RSVP by February 2 by calling 207-563-5523.

Open Mic at The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor

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Open Mic at The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor

The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
86 Townsend Avenue
Boothbay Harbor
02/09/2018 | 7:00 pm

A gathering of some of the region’s surprising talents tonight, upstairs in the historic Opera House bar. Doors for sign-ups open at 6:30, music and talent follows at beginning at 7 pm. Beer, wine & soft drinks available at the bar. Please do not bring food or beverages into the venue. Instrumental, vocalists, poetry. Donations encouraged at the door.

Open Mic @ Opera House

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Open Mic @ Opera House

Opera House in Boothbay Harbor
86 Townsend Avenue
Boothbay Harbor
02/09/2018 | 7:00 pm

We gather again to celebrate local talents. Do you play guitar, or piano, or saxophone? Sing? Write poetry. Come share it tonight, or come cheer on those who are taking to the stage. Upstairs in the bar. Please do not bring food or drinks tonight. Donations encouraged at the door. Sign ups at 6:30 PM, Open mic begins at 7 PM.

Andrew Wyeth, His Life, Part I, Presented by Jerry Wiles

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Andrew Wyeth, His Life, Part I, Presented by Jerry Wiles

Schooner Cove Retirement Community
35 Schooner Street
Damariscotta (On the LincolnHealth-Miles Campus)
02/12/2018 | 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Please join us for a fascinating presentation about Andrew Newell Wyeth III, second generation American artist, son of N.C, Wyeth and father of famed local artist Jamie Wyeth. Presented by local historian Jerry Wiles, in the Schooner Cove library.

Feeling Well Series: Balancing Act

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Feeling Well Series: Balancing Act

St. Andrews Village
145 EMERY LANE
BOOTHBAY HARBOR
02/12/2018 | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

FREE! Feeling Well Series at St. Andrews Village

“Balancing Act” February 12, 2018 2:00–3:00 PM

Presenter(s): LincolnHealth Physical Therapist Heather Brewer and Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant Deborah Hidu

Many people think that falling is an inevitable part of aging, but research proves that fall risks can be reduced. This presentation will teach you how to prevent falls and give you specific exercises that you can do every day to improve your balance. Coffee and desserts will be served.

To attend any in the series, please call 633-0920.

UPCOMING: March 14, 2018 12:00–1:00 PM “Eating Better, Feeling Better” A Lunch & Learn presentation with LincolnHealth Registered Dietician Kay Fisher and Director of Village Dining Services Amy Ronan. A healthy diet can make an impact!

UPCOMING: April 5, 2018 2:00–3:00 PM “Why Move More?” An afternoon program with Janet Pearce Foster, C-IAYT Certified Yoga Therapist about the crucial role physical movement has in our ability to feel well and enjoy life.

Miles & St. Andrews Grief Support Group

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Miles & St. Andrews Grief Support Group

02/13/2018 | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Miles & St. Andrews Home Health & Hospice’s grief support group meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 2 p.m. in Damariscotta. Coping with loss is discussed in a supportive and confidential environment, facilitated by trained volunteers who receive supervision from experienced clinicians. Miles & St. Andrews Home Health & Hospice group facilitators understand that each person’s reaction to grief is unique. Topics of discussion and sharing during their meetings include dealing with loneliness, understanding the grieving process, adjusting to life without the loved one, and learning how others and dealing with their challenges.

In addition to providing grief and bereavement services, Miles & St. Andrews Home Health & Hospice offers a comprehensive range of Home Health & Hospice services from companionship to highly-skilled nursing and therapy in homes and facilities throughout Midcoast Maine. Their grief support groups are free of charge, however, registration is required.

To register, or to request more information about grief and bereavement services available in our community, please call at 563-4177.

Peter Saladino to Play Classic & Jazz Selections on the Piano

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Peter Saladino to Play Classic & Jazz Selections on the Piano

Schooner Cove Retirement Community (On the LincolnHealth – Miles Campus)
35 Schooner Street
Damariscotta
02/15/2018 | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Peter Saladino draws on his experience as a sideman and accompanist in the BYC music scene to present a program of popular classic and jazz selections. The afternoon’s offerings will range from show tunes and jazz standards from the pens of Ellington and Thelonious Monk to Mr. Saladino’s impressions of more current pop material. The concert will take place in the Schooner Cove library.

Scotty River Trio

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Scotty River Trio

The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
86 Townsend Avenue
Boothbay Harbor
02/15/2018 | 5:30 pm

The historic Opera House bar room upstairs welcomes the harmony and humor of three of the midcoast’s finest musicians – Steve Jones, Scott Elliot and Paul Mellyn performing together as the Scotty River Trio. $5 cover at the door. Refreshments available for sale. Doors open at 5 pm. Music until about 8 pm.


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