Makers’ Market at Enterprise Grange

July 29, 2023 – 9:30 – 4:00

Enterprise Grange is located at 15 Alexander Reed Road in Richmond, Maine

Enterprise Grange in Richmond has been asked by our town manager to host a crafts/artists event (similar to The ART FESTĀ  we hold each May) during Richmond Days, which is July 28-29th. Since we have a Pre-parade breakfast, we aren’t able to do the planning and set up for what is wanted. Some local artists who also want music have stepped up to plan the event. The artists will be located upstairs in our Grange Hall and outside with tents. They are charging only $10.00 for entry fees which will go to advertising, and any money left over will go to Enterprise’s “Build a New Porch” fund. It will be a “Makers Market” that can include any kind of items that are handmade – yarns, soaps, needlework, breads, all kinds of baked goods, eggs, etc.

The 28th late afternoon-evening would be for setting up. The actual event is on the 29th for the event. Grange Breakfast is from 7 – 10 downstairs in the Community Room, and setting up can be happening upstairs at the same time. The sale will be from 9:30 – 4:00, with music at various times during the day, either jamming with others or taking turns. The logistics haven’t been worked out, yet, because it is such a quick ‘popup’ event.

F.R.O.G. volunteers (FRiends Of Grange) especially want music, and since musicians won’t be sitting and selling products, they don’t have to pay the $10.00.

Can anyone help with your talents? It can be a good promotion for Grange and Granges and a possible start for something other Granges want to do, but we have limited time for planning.

The deadline for reserving your spot is July 18th. You’ll need to complete a brief entry form.

Election Day – June 13, 2023

Voting is the expression of our commitment to ourselves, one another, this country and this world.

Sharon Salzberg

For many Maine cities and towns, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, is an election day to decide municipal races, school budgets, and other local matters. Please exercise your right to vote! Your vote matters!

Freeport Grange–Help Wanted!

The Freeport Harraseeket Grange #9 is putting on a Fourth of July Pancake Breakfast from 7 am until 10 am and is making a special offer to other Granges in the area. If members would help with the breakfast, the Freeport Grange is offering a chance to get a free breakfast, and an opportunity to watch the Freeport Parade which starts around 10 am. For more information or to volunteer, send an email to freeportgrange@gmail.com.

St George Grange Kicks Off Music Mondays

MUSIC MONDAYS at St. George Grange located at 32 Wileys Corner Road, St George, ME. Live music every Monday at 7 pm. Enjoy the music, or you can join in. Bring an instrument and play with others. Do you have a good singing voice? Join us to sing, play, or just sit and enjoy a variety of live music. Music Mondays will happen weekly until October.

Kennebec Valley Grange Public Supper

Take Out Only!

Saturday, June 17, 2023

12 pm until 2 pm

A pint of baked beans (3 kinds), two hotdogs (gluten-free or red snappers), cole slaw, brown bread or biscuit, chocolate cake with PB or chocolate frosting–all for just $10.

Kennebec Valley Grange, 60 Main Street, Madison Maine

FMI: Diane Pinkham, 207 314-5135

St George Grange June Public Supper

Public Supper at the St. George Grange 32 Wileys Corner Road in St. George, ME on Saturday, June 10, 2023 at 5 pm.
Come enjoy lots of homemade food with Grange members, family and friends. All welcome! We have public suppers the second Saturday of each month now until October.

Wayside Grange Returns to Hall

“It’s nice to be back in the building,” says Dave Pearson during their first “Open Mic and Sunday Brunch.” Dave also gives us a tour and briefly explains some of the major repairs that have been made over the past year and a half. Public events were canceled in 2020, but behind-the-scenes care and maintenance of our 100-year-old building continued. The north wall has been reinforced, and an entrance has been made on the ground floor for access to the kitchen and dining room. Ellms Construction did the ground preparation, and Lancaster Construction did the wall reinforcement. Grangers are working on finishing the renovation building the roof over the entrance and restoring our dining and kitchen areas.

Wayside Grange and Theatre is located at 851 North Dexter Road (Route 23) in Dexter, Maine. Concerts are planned throughout the summer on the last Saturday of every month through October. Doors open at 6:30 pm, and Concerts begin at 7:00 pm.