Winter: Mid December means a change in season and the Winter Solstice. The Winter Solstice falls on December 22nd this year and marks the longest night of the year. Why not have a Winter Solstice celebration. You could invite your friends over and enjoy the evening around a bonfire. Serve hot cups of wassail to drink and hand out music books to sing carols or even drinking songs around the fire. Make sure you take full advantage of the fire and pull out a bag of marshmallows for roasting. This is a celebration of longer and warmer days to come! Having a Winter Solstice party can be a great time for you to break away from all the holiday hoopla and just spend some time enjoying the simple pleasures in life, friends, fire and drinks.
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Adult Education Classes: Broaden Your Horizons
Winter: The winter nights can be long especially when the sun is setting at 4 pm and it’s too cold to be outside. One way to stay busy is to check out Adult Education classes in your area. Many Adult Ed classes are offered at your local high schools and range from wood working classes to knitting. These classes are a fun way to join other people in learning something new and may help fight off the winter doldrums in the process. The classes are usually reasonably priced and often times the winter schedule includes a wider variety of classes. If Kitchen Gardening, Hacking the Web or International Folk Dancing sparks your interest then you may want to check your local Adult Ed schedule and see what you can do!
The Theater At Monmouth: Maine’s Shakespearian Theater
Winter,Spring,Summer & Fall: The Theater in Monmouth was established in 1970 in this small central Maine town. The Theater was given the title Shakespearian Theater in Maine by the Maine legislature five years later. Visitors to this community theater will see why when they attend one of their productions. The professional caliber of these nationally recognized plays all housed in a historically recognized building, Cumston Hall. Their 2008 schedule will mark their 39th season of bringing some of the finest productions to the stages of this theater in Maine. The theater’s season opens in January with the Shakespearian classic, Macbeth. The theater is easy to find located right in the heart of Monmouth on Main Street.
State Museum: Augusta
Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall: The State of Maine is as beautiful as it is complex. It straddles the region of New England and maritime Canada. The Maine State Museum is a journey into the history of this land and its inhabitants. Come see the homes, shops and mills where Mainers have lived and worked for centuries. Enjoy the bounty of the woods and sea the way it was 12,000 years ago. Also explore the diverse ecosystems where that the animals of Maine call home.
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Augusta Marketplace: A Bargain Hunters Paradise
Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall: On Civic Center Drive in Augusta Maine sits the largest shopping center in the state. At 1.3 million square feet, the stores and restaurants offer an excellent variety for the whole family to enjoy. Whether you are looking for a bite to eat, formal wear for that dinner party or cramp-ons and an ice pick to climb the chimney route on Mt. Katahdin, the Augusta Marketplace can cater to your every need. There is more than enough here to keep you occupied for an entire day. Centrally located 60 miles north of Portland and 60 miles south of Bangor you won’t want to miss out on this retail playground.