Low Low Tides and Seaweed Symposium at Smithereen Farm
April 20-21: Join the Smithereen Farm team for early-morning harvest and drying of native seaweeds! Bring a wetsuit if you have one. Low tide is around 6:15-6:30am, so early birds are a must if you want to join in. No charge for these two days. People from away are welcome to book a campsite on…
Seaweed Week Launch Party with Oxbow Brewing Company
Oxbow Blending & Bottling 49 Washington Ave, Portland, ME, United States'Twas the night before ...Seaweed Week! Join us as we launch the fifth annual Seaweed Week with our friends at Oxbow Brewing Company! We'll be celebrating with friends and farmers while enjoying the launch of Oxbow's Saison Aquatic (kelp beer!), interactive seaweed demos, food from Duckfat Frites Shack, and live music! Saison Aquatic will be…
Seaweed Row with DoryWoman Rowing: Open-Water Rowing in Stunning Belfast Bay
DoryWoman Rowing is excited to offer this totally one-of-a-kind experience where you can learn about Maine seaweed while rowing in a wooden dory in Belfast Bay! You can row or be a passenger (please note on booking form). An extra special guest will be on board, Kim Grindle of Isleboro Oyster, an aquaculturist who grows…
Women of the Gulf of Maine: Sculptures by Celeste Roberge
Moss Galleries 100 Fore Street, Suite B, Portland, ME, United StatesExhibition April 21 through May 28, 2023 at Moss Galleries. Join us for the opening reception, April 21, 2023, 5-7pm, during Seaweed Week. This solo exhibition includes 24 bronze figures cast from originals made of seaweed and wax, along with 10 photo/collages with seaweed. “The Women of the Gulf of Maine create themselves through the…
Freeport Oyster Bar Beer Dinner featuring Mast Landing Brewing
Freeport Oyster Bar 43 Main St, Freeport, ME, United StatesJoin Freeport Oyster Bar to celebrate the beginning of Seaweed Week! This ticketed multi-course dinner features oysters and kelp from farms in Casco Bay along with beer pairings from Mast Landing. Location: Freeport Oyster Bar, 43 Main St 43 Main Street Freeport, ME Event link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/freeport-oyster-bar-beer-dinner-featuring-mast-landing-brewing-co-tickets-606050091137
Seaweed Week Film Celebration with Maine Outdoor Film Festival
Maine Studio Works 170 Anderson St, Portland, ME, United StatesCelebrate Earth Day and kick off Maine Seaweed Week with a program of conservation, outdoor adventure and aquaculture films! Join MOFF, Atlantic Sea Farms, and the Maine Aquaculture Association for an early evening of cinema and ideas at Maine Studio Works in East Bayside, Portland. Including the world premiere of A SEA CHANGE, to be…
Sun + Seaweed: Cyanotype Workshop with Oriana Poindexter
Urban Farm Fermentory 200 Anderson St, Portland, ME, United StatesSmall Group Cyanotype Workshop led by Oriana Poindexter, with local seaweed species ID presentation by Carissa Maurin, Aquaculture Project Manager at Gulf of Maine Research Institute and seaweed provided by Nautical Farms. Join Oriana Poindexter in Portland during Seaweed Week for an interactive cyanotype workshop. Learn this early photographic process and use fresh Maine seaweed…
Science Cafe at Canopy Farms featuring Atlantic Sea Farms and Kaskolos Sea Vegetables
Zao Ze Cafe and Market 5 Abby Rd, Brunswick, ME, United StatesDon’t miss this chance to talk with local farmers and eat delicious snacks! Canopy Farms will host this talk with a rep from Atlantic Sea Farms and Theo Willis of Kaskolos Sea Vegetables. The Science Cafe series brings the community closer to local aquaculture producers who provide us with high quality seafood, are stewards of…
Casco Bay Kelp Farm Tour with Seaweed Week!
Foggs Water Taxi and Charters Maine Wharf, 72 Commercial Street, Portland, ME, United StatesEver wondered about life on a kelp farm? It's kelp harvest season in Maine and this is a unique opportunity to see a working kelp farm! On Seaweed Week's official 3-hour Casco Bay cruise, we'll visit a kelp farm to see harvesting in action, hear from Maine Sea Grant's seaweed scientist Jaclyn Robidoux, sample seaweed…
Casco Bay Kelp Farm Cruise
Have you ever wanted to visit a kelp farm at harvest time? Join us for Seaweed Week's first-ever Casco Bay cruise departing from Portland, ME. On this 3-hour trip, we'll visit a kelp farm to see harvesting in action, hear from University of Maine seaweed scientist Jaclyn Robidoux, sample some seaweedy food and drink and…