December 2019
Embodied Yoga & Mindfulness
Lilli Danaea, RYT, will lead a weekly class focused on mindfulness practice, breath awareness, proper alignment and building strength and flexibility. Please bring your mat if you have one! Cost by sliding fee scale, $8-12. Info: lillireally@gmail.com. Please note: NEW students are invited to try their first class free of charge in November or December.
Find out more »Ecstatic Dance
Ecstatic Dance has resumed weekly meetings at Eastport Arts Center. All are invited to come and dance to great rhythmic music and move however they wish on Tuesdays from 5-6 pm, weather permitting. Attendees should wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring water to drink. $3 suggested donation. For more information please email info@eastportartscenter.org.
Find out more »Laugh Lab!
Come split your sides at Stage East’s newest offering, LAUGH LAB on December 4th and 11th from 6-8pm at the Eastport Arts Center. This recurring class lead by Island Institute fellow, Mark Macey, will incorporate improv, sketch comedy, and clowning. Participants will work to develop a sense of ease and play on stage while sharpening their comedic sensibilities. Whether you like to chuckle, chortle, cackle, or tee-hee, this is the class for you! In the new year, LAUGH LAB will…
Find out more »Gingerbread House Decorating Party
The Eastport Arts Center will again offer its popular Gingerbread House-Decorating Party from 3-5 pm, Thursday, December 12. Participants young and young-at-heart are welcome to come decorate a house, whether as family teams or individuals. Young builders should come accompanied by a grownup helper; solo adults are also welcome to join the party. Participation fee is $10 per house; in addition, participants are asked to bring a bag of decorations (candy or other edible materials) to share. Additional donations to…
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10th Annual Festival of Trees
Eastport Arts Center’s 10th Annual Festival of Trees, a festive silent auction, will be held Saturday, December 14 from 4:30-5:30 pm. “Some say that this event is what gets them in the celebratory mood for the holiday season,” notes organizer Marged Higginson. “Between the outpouring of generous effort on the part of the incredibly creative and devoted decorators, and the ‘dig deep’ attitude of the supportive bidders, the Festival of Trees is a heartwarming experience all ‘round,” noted Lauren Koss,…
Find out more »Stage East Presents: ‘It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play’
Stage East Presents: It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio play by Joe Landry. New Year’s Eve, December 31st, 2019 at the Eastport Arts Center. Performances at 7 PM and 9:30 PM. It’s a Wonderful Life is one of the most inspirational and beloved movies, brought to new life as a 1940’s era live radio broadcast. It’s about everyman, George Bailey who gets to experience what life would be like if he was never born. With twenty local actors, live…
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The work of Eastport Arts Center is funded in part by a grant from the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.