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  • 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…

  • Women of the Gulf of Maine: Sculptures by Celeste Roberge

    Moss Galleries 100 Fore Street, Suite B, Portland, ME, United States

    Exhibition 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…

  • Freeport Oyster Bar Beer Dinner featuring Mast Landing Brewing

    Freeport Oyster Bar 43 Main St, Freeport, ME, United States

    Join 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…

    $100

  • Seaweed Week Film Celebration with Maine Outdoor Film Festival

    Maine Studio Works 170 Anderson St, Portland, ME, United States

    Celebrate 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…

    $15

  • Sun + Seaweed: Cyanotype Workshop with Oriana Poindexter

    Urban Farm Fermentory 200 Anderson St, Portland, ME, United States

    Small 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…

    $125

  • Casco Bay Kelp Farm Tour with Seaweed Week!

    Foggs Water Taxi and Charters Maine Wharf, 72 Commercial Street, Portland, ME, United States

    Ever 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…

    $40

  • 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…

    $40

  • Cooking with Kelp Workshop at Canopy Farms

    Want to support local seaweed farmers but not sure how to work with kelp at home? Interested in gaining the recipes and know-how to create restaurant-quality dishes in your own kitchen? Join the folks at Canopy Farms for this cooking class focused on Maine kelp. Registration: Direct message Canopy Farms here: https://www.instagram.com/canopyfarms/

  • Flatbread Community Night with the Maine Aquaculture Association

    Head to Flatbread on Portland's waterfront for oven-fired pizza, kelp-topped salad, and beverages as part of a community night to benefit the Maine Aquaculture Association! The Maine Aquaculture Association (MAA) is a non-profit trade association that represents Maine seaweed farmers, as well as shellfish and fin fish farmers. Since 1978, the MAA has supported farms…

  • Friends from the Field Webinar: A Field Guide to the Seaweeds of Maine

    Join Blue Hill Heritage Trust and Island Heritage Trust for a Friends from the Field Webinar! Glen Mittelhauser (director of Maine Natural History Observatory), Jordan Chalfant (MNHO board member), and Dr. Amanda Savoie (researcher at the Canadian Museum of Nature) are writing a user-friendly photographic field guide to the seaweeds of Maine. The project has…

  • Sun + Seaweed: Cyanotype Workshop with Oriana Poindexter

    Small 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 artist and marine scientist Oriana Poindexter for an interactive art-science workshop to learn the cyanotype, or sun-printing, process. Learn this early alternative…

    $125

  • 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…

    $150

  • Seaweed ID Beach Walk

    TIME CHANGE!! NEW TIME IS 9:00-10:30 AM. The Seaweed Week species ID beach walk is back for our 5th annual event! How many species of seaweed are there in Maine? Do seaweeds change with the season? What even is seaweed? Dive into these questions and more at this species-identification workshop and beach walk, hosted by…

  • Shifting Sands: Beaches, Bathers, and Modern Maine Art

    Gallery season opening featuring seaweed artists! Exhibition: April 29 to July 16, 2023 at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art. Curated by Donna Cassidy, Professor Emerita at the University of Southern Maine, Shifting Sands explores the unique place that the beach holds in modern art. The beach is now viewed as a fragile environment subject…

  • Cooking with Kelp: Class at The Maker’s Galley

    Join Executive Chef, Arianna Stefanilo, at The Maker’s Galley to celebrate Seaweed week with a Kelp Klass 101! Learn all about Maine’s aquatic adventures of growing sugar and skinny kelp with our very own farmer friend Kristin Isfeld, owner and operator of Latitude 43 farms. What you'll learn: • How to handle and process fresh…

    $55

  • Seaweed Row with DoryWoman Rowing

    Belfast Bay Front Street, Belfast, ME, United States

    10 sessions available to book throughout the week. Get in the weeds with DoryWoman Rowing during Maine Seaweed Week!  Each row up to 2 people. Open Water Rowing in a…

    $105

  • Atlantic Sea Farms Tasting at Onggi

    Atlantic Sea Farms will be popping up at Onggi for a product tasting from 11am-3pm on Friday, April 19th. The team will be serving up yummy seaweed bites and free flowing seaweed knowledge. About Your Hosts... Atlantic Sea Farms is a woman-run, mission-driven seaweed farming company dedicated to making a powerful and positive impact on…

    Free

  • Sea Shanties, Seaweed, Sake & Snacks at Zao Ze

    Join Zao Ze in celebrating Maine's sixth annual Seaweed Week. This kickoff celebration will be a special Sake and Snacks, featuring free musical entertainment by local artists Jennifer and Bobby Larusso. Zao Ze will be offering tasting of three seaweed-inspired snacks paired with a flight of three curated sakes for $18.88. Come and enjoy sea…

  • Seaweed Week Launch Party with Oxbow Brewing Company

    Let's get this seaweed party started! Join us as we launch the sixth annual Seaweed Week with our friends at Oxbow Brewing Company! We’ll be celebrating with friends and farmers while enjoying local beers, interactive seaweed demos, seaweed specials from Duckfat Frites Shack, and live music! We’ll start the seaweed festivities and demos at 4pm…

  • Seaweed Saturday: Food, Films, Art, Science & Marketplace

    Dive into seaweed with food, films, art, science and vendors at this free all-day expo on April 20. Celebrate seaweed with friends, family, and farmers! This day-long event will offer public seaweed demos, films, art, interactive tables, and a marketplace. Free, for all ages. Join us Saturday, April 20th from 11am to 4pm for Seaweed…

  • Sea Kraut Sampling by Thirty Acre Farm

    We invite you to join us at Harbor Fish Market in downtown Portland for a Sea Kraut sampling event from 1-3 on Saturday, April 20th. Thirty Acre Farm will be showcasing Sea Kraut, a unique blend of land and sea flavors, perfect for seaweed enthusiasts. About Thirty Acre Farm: Thirty Acre Farm is a MOFGA certified…

    Free

  • Seaweed ID In-the-Field: Afternoon Workshop

    The Seaweed Week species ID workshop is back for our 6th annual event! Join us for this Sunday afternoon ID workshop where we'll explore all things Maine seaweeds. Have you ever wondered... how many species of seaweed are there in Maine? Or if seaweeds change with the season? And, what species are edible? We'll dive…

    $20