September 2023

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Phyllis Young receives Downtown Champion Award plus other exciting news & events for our downtown! Check out our September newsletter now.

View this email in your browser News from Main Street Phyllis Young is a Maine Downtown Champion Award Winner! We are so proud to share that Phyllis Young, Heart of Ellsworth founding board member and second board president, has won the William F. King, Jr., Downtown Champion Award from Maine Downtown Center! Phyllis will be honored alongside all other recipients on September 27th at the MDF's 45th Annual Meeting & Champion Awards Celebration in Bangor. Congratulations, Phyllis! Thank you for all that you do for the City of Ellsworth. Click here to learn more about Phyllis & the rest of our board Main Street America & Grow with Google Digital Coaches Program Main Street America and Grow with Google have teamed up to help business owners gain new skills through local Digital Coaches. Starting in September, 10 coaches in small towns across America are offering both live and on-demand virtual workshops on topics like how to: Connect with customers Sell more products online Improve business productivity These workshops are free and open to all small business owners and entrepreneurs across the network. The first workshop, "Increase Your Holiday Sales Using Google Tools," will be held on Thursday, September 14 at 5 p.m. If you are a small business owner or Entrepreneur in Ellsworth you may find this series of particular interest! Find out more about the Digital Coaches program Free Film Screening with Healthy Acadia   Together: Community Health Champions September 20, 7-8 p.m. 3 Franklin St., Suite 1   Join us for a special free film showing of "Together: Community Health Champions," Healthy Acadia’s first in-house documentary. “Together: Community Health Champions,” shines a light on six incredible Community Health Champions selected through a Washington and Hancock county-wide nomination process. This film showing is co-sponsored by Ellsworth Chamber of Commerce, Healthy Acadia, Heart of Ellsworth and Sugar Mags Central. Learn more about the Community Health Champions & the documentary  Autumn Gold Days are Almost Here!   September 28 - October 1   This annual event is filled with fun for all ages. Check out some of the happenings in Downtown:   Business After Hours @ Maine Community Foundation Spirits & Food Festival @ Ellsworth Harbor Park, hosted by Gilbert and Sullivan Society Opening Night of Matilda @ The Grand Downeast Scenic Railroad Train Rides Autumn Gold Sidewalk Sale Tai Chi with Healthy Acadia & Yoga in the Park with Steamy Buddha Mutt Strutt - Pet Fashion Show with Something to Wag About Food available for purchase throughout the day on Saturday in the Parklet from Flexit Cafe, Steamy Buddha and Zeppa's Pizza. Plus, visiting downtown are The Potato Food Truck at 12 p.m. and Waffle Me at 3:30 p.m. There will be events happening throughout the city. Don't miss the fall fun!   Check out the full Autumn Gold Schedule here  Ellsworth Food Systems Page   We've created an Ellsworth Food Systems page on the Heart of Ellsworth website. It features a list of local food resources to help members of the Ellsworth community connect with affordable, high-quality food in downtown. We're lucky to have these fresh food programs in Ellsworth:   Ellsworth Farmers Market - Located at 190 Main St. and open on Saturdays in the summer months, you will find locally-grown and -crafted items as well as fresh vegetables, fruits, meat, dairy, baked goods, prepared food and so much more!   Farm Drop Ellsworth - Like an online farmers’ market. You can shop for high-quality local goods from many Downeast area farmers, brewers, and florists, with convenient community pickup.   Produce Program at Emmaus Homeless Shelter - A free food market, in collaboration with Ellsworth's Hannaford & Shaw's Supermarkets, every Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30 to 10:00 A.M. at 51 Main St. Visit our Food Systems page to learn more Simple Mindfulness Practices for Everyday Life with Jen Harry - Healthy Acadia Thursday, September 7: 5-6 p.m. Join Healthy Acadia and special guest Jen Harry to explore small practices that help ground you in the present moment that you can easily incorporate into things you are already doing. You will learn and have the opportunity to try out some of Jen’s favorite mindfulness practices that fit right into your everyday life. Online via Zoom FREE FMI + Register: Website Workshops for World Cyanotype Day - Down East Photography Saturday, September 9, 16 & 30 In this introductory class you’ll learn all the basics of this amazing alternative photographic technique. 8 Union St., Suite A Ellsworth $175 FMI & Register: Website Fill the Grand - Act 2 - Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry Friday, September 15: 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. The second annual Fill The Grand food and funds drive will take place during The Grand's 85th anniversary. You can sponsor a bag for $25, which will fill one seat in the theater, or drop off financial donations and nonperishable food at The Grand on the day of the event.  165 Main St. Ellsworth FMI: Website 6th Annual Benefit Dinner with Dr. Donna Beagle - Families First Community Center Saturday, September 16: 4:30-7:30 p.m. The event will begin with beverages, appetizers, and a silent auction followed by dinner and an entertaining live auction. Attendees will be treated to the soulful melodies of the Bobby Cleveland band, delivering upbeat jazz throughout the evening. Proceeds will go toward Families First's work to make a difference in the lives of those who need it most. Big Cat's Catering 163 Bar Harbor Rd. Trenton $90 FMI & Tickets: Website Ellsworth City Council Meeting  Monday, September 18: 6 p.m. You can tune in and participate in Ellsworth City Council meetings through various online methods. Please visit the City Council webpage for meeting notices and participation instructions. 1 City Hall Plaza + Online Ellsworth FREE FMI: Website 5th Annual Mouth-off Lip Sync Battle - The Grand Friday, September 22: 7 p.m. Teams will take the Stanley Subaru Stage to "battle" for best lip-syncing performance. Come enjoy the fun and performances. Proceeds to benefit The Grand. 165 Main St. Ellsworth $15 General Admission FMI & Register: Website Family Field Day - Woodlawn Museum Saturday, September 23: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Join Woodlawn for this free family friendly event on the back field, featuring activities like sack races, tug of war and a 3-legged race. Wing Dingahs food truck and other refreshments will be sold. Bring a chair for seating and an item to tie dye. Black House Dr. Ellsworth FREE FMI & RSVP: Website Expedition Ellsworth - City of Ellsworth Map Adventures' new trail map - DownEast Acadia: From Ellsworth to Jonesboro - features Ellsworth's 20+ miles of trails, with a detailed inset of the downtown area. The map is available for purchase at Trio, Union River Books and Cadillac Mountain Sports in Ellsworth. Read the City's full press release here. Heart of Ellsworth also created a Hike page to highlight hikes and walks in and around downtown.  FMI: Website Weekly Fall Parking - On the Horizon Bakery Wednesdays & Saturdays, 7 a.m. - 2 p.m. Find the delicious treats of On the Horizon Bakery each week with their new weekly parking schedule. The menu is anticipated to grow from pastries and desserts, to include breakfast sandwiches with hot and iced coffee. Wednesdays @ 21 Water St. (at the Ellsworth Downtown Mural) Saturdays @ Ellsworth Home Depot FMI: Website DOWNTOWN NEWS Green Ellsworth's Green Guide Green Ellsworth has created a Green Guide to living more sustainably because the future of our community, the environment, and the planet depends on people who take both individual and collective action right now. The Green Guide is for people who want to take action and explore where the pathway to sustainable living might take them. The Guide is organized into sections with suggestions intended to motivate and facilitate personal change in various aspects of daily living with information and links to further resources.  Learn more about the Green Guide & Green Plan here.   DOWNTOWN NEWS City Hall Connection The August edition of the City Hall Connection newsletter is out. Check it out and important city news like vacant commission seats, nomination papers, public works updates, meetings and more.  Stay up to date by signing up for email notifications (instructions can be found at the bottom of the newsletter). You can also find past newsletters here.  So many of you have told us how much downtown Ellsworth means to you, how a vibrant downtown has enriched your life or increased your sense of pride and connection to place. Perhaps you participated in one of our events, stopped to take in the Water Street Mural or downtown wayfinding map, enjoyed the free outdoor summer concert in the parklet, received one of our downtown grants, enjoyed a cider + cheese bag, took part in our tasting event, or pressed apples as part of the Downeast Cider + Cheese Festival. Maybe you or your child took part in our asset mapping event, Manifesting Main or hiked the refurbished trail behind the library or tuned in for Meet the Candidates forum or just simply enjoyed the flowers and holiday lights on Main Street. However you interfaced with Heart of Ellsworth this past year we hope you will take a moment to support us this year. With your help, we can increase the number of people who have access to a vibrant and thriving downtown community!   Thank you for your support of Heart of Ellsworth! Heart of Ellsworth is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. Your gift is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.  DONATE HERE SHARE YOUR DOWNTOWN NEWS!   Please POST OFTEN and create FACEBOOK EVENTS so that we can more easily share your posts! #heartofellsworth Have some news you would like us to share? Please submit via our online form at:  heartofellsworth.org/newsletters Thank You! SAVE THE DATES!   Sept. 20        Coffee & Donuts in the Parklet Oct. 5 - 8     Art of Ellsworth:Maine Craft Weekend  Oct. 17         Meet the Candidates Oct. 19         Cider + Cheese Train Ride Nov. 10-12   Downeast Cider + Cheese Festival Nov. 25         Small Business Saturday Copyright © 2023 Heart of Ellsworth, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.