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  • Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention Begins

    Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention Begins

    WHRL Thankful Room 87 Main Street (parking lot door), Milbridge, Maine

    January 12 - March 2nd, 2026 Join our community partner, Healthy Acadia, for a tai chi series to help empower people to improve their health and well-being through slow, smooth, and continuous mind-body exercises. This program is recognized by the USA CDC as being a highest-tiered evidence-based program for improving balance, strength, flexibility, and confidence. […]

  • Expressive Writing Series Begins

    WHRL - 87 Main Street 87 Main Street, Milbridge, ME, United States

    “I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say.” ~ Flannery O’ConnorThis group meets every other Monday, January 12th to March 23rd, 5:30-7:00 PMIt is open not just for women, but for everyone in the community. The long darkness of winter can be a welcome time for turning inward; for […]

  • Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

    WHRL Thankful Room 87 Main Street (parking lot door), Milbridge, Maine

    Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine MayLeader: Alison BeedyEvenings: Wednesdays, 6-7:30 - (1/14, 1/21, 1/28Afternoons: Thursdays, 3:00-4:30 - (1/15, 1/22, 1/29) From the author of the New York Times bestseller Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age, this is an intimate, revelatory exploration of the ways we can care […]

    Free

  • Winter Birds at Birch Point

    Learn about our winter birds and how to use apps like Merlin to improve your birding game while hiking or snowshoeing. This out-and-back trail offers up to 4 miles of hiking, depending on how far the group wants to go. Moderate hike. Binoculars and snowshoes are available as needed. Detailed trail information is available here. […]

  • Menopause Support Group

    Menopause Support Group

    WHRL - 87 Main Street 87 Main Street, Milbridge, ME, United States

    You are not alone! If you are feeling frustrated or uncertain about the changes your body is undergoing, join the circle to feel supported and understood. Facilitated by Nicole French, a Registered Nurse and Menopause Coaching Specialist, this group gathers monthly to share in the experience of menopause. Join this Menoposse to hear from others, […]

    Free

  • Knit-Along & Blocking Party–A Two-Part Workshop

    WHRL - 87 Main Street 87 Main Street, Milbridge, ME, United States

    WHRL is excited to offer our very first Knit-Along (KAL)! Led by staff member Kelly Hagenbuch, this two-part workshop is perfect for knitters who already know the basics and want the experience of completing a project from start to finish. We expect participants to feel comfortable casting on, knitting, purling, and binding off. But don't worry! While […]

  • Sourdough Baking with Pat Olsen

    Weald Bethel Community Center 7 Weald Bethel Lane, Cherryfield, ME, United States

    Have you always wanted to learn how to get started with sourdough baking? Now is your chance! Join Pat Olsen for a fun workshop where you will learn the basics of sourdough and multigrain baking. Participants will learn how to use a sourdough starter, as well as make sourdough crackers. You will start a simple […]

  • The Beekeeper’s Apprentice

    The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie KingLeader: Pat OlsenEvenings: Wednesdays, 6-7:30 - (2/11, 2/18, 2/25)Afternoons: Tuesdays, 3:00-4:30 - (2/10, 2/17, 2/24) In 1915, Sherlock Holmes is retired and quietly engaged in the study of honeybees in Sussex when a young woman literally stumbles onto him on the Sussex Downs. Fifteen years old, gawky, egotistical, and recently […]

  • Presence and Awareness: A Introduction to Vipassana Meditation

    Presence and Awareness: A Introduction to Vipassana Meditation

    WHRL - 87 Main Street 87 Main Street, Milbridge, ME, United States

      Series Schedule Three 30-minute sessions Thursdays, February 12, 19, and 26  6-6:30 pm In case of inclement weather, this program will be held on Zoom. "I've experienced a great deal of pain and suffering in my life ...... most of which has never happened."~Mark Twain Meditation is a mind and body practice with a […]