There are myriad events, classes, and happenings in Woodfords Corner every week – check out our Community Calendar to view all that's going on!
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April 9: Mother, Creature, Kin with Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder at Back Cove Books
 Wednesday, April 9, 6:30pm
Back Cove Books, 651 Forest Ave
Join Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder as she discusses her latest release, Mother, Creature, Kin, with Meghan Gilliss, author of Lungfish, at Back Cove Books!
Featuring live music from acclaimed fiddler Liz Knowles, this is an event you won't want to miss.
Learn More & Register to Attend! >>>
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April 13: Hold on Tight at Birth Roots
Sunday, April 13, 9:30 - 11:00am
Birth Roots, 16 Vannah Ave, 1st Floor, Portland
Many parents have revealed that they are feeling drained, disoriented, or even dissociated as a result of the daily avalanche of intense uncertainty and heightened chaos. Parents are describing themelves as overwhelmed and underwater. Particularly when children are preverbal, or newly verbal, or do not yet have a full emotional vocabulary, we need more developmentally-specific skills for responding to their emotional dysregulation, as well as our own.
Birth Roots programs facilitate the conditions necessary for Flocks to take form. But what if Flocks knew how to hold on a little tighter through rougher seas?
Hold On TIght is a chance for parents to become more skilled and equipped to generate greater relational resource.
Learn More & Register >>>
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April 23: What's The Rush? A Biodiversity Film Screening & Conversation
Wednesday, April 23, 6:00 - 8:00pm
VFW Post 6859, 687 Forest Ave, Portland
In celebration of Earth Week, join Friends of Woodfords Corner and our local VFW post for a special event highlighting the importance of biodiversity, the urgency to preserve it, and how you can contribute to this effort to restore nature in your own yard! The event includes a screening of What's the Rush?, a documentary film about the science-based solution to the biodiversity crisis, presented by Doug Tallamy. Following the screening, chat with local experts about native plantings and make native planting "seed bombs."
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April 26: Spring Clean-up at Trinity Park
 Saturday, April 26, 8am - noon
Trinity Episcopal Church & Trinity Park, 580 Forest Ave, Portland
Come on out to help clean up at Trinity Park and Church! Tools and racks provided, and you're welcome to bring your own tools as well! Mosey over on the 26th to lend a hand!
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April 26: Live @ Odd Fellows Hall featuring Onward!
 Saturday, April 26, 7:00 - 9:00pm
Odd Fellows Hall, 651 Forest Ave, Portland
Suggested Donation: $10
Our second concert of the 2025 Live @ Odd Fellows Hall series features Southern Maine’s own Onward! Onward is dedicated to making music that uplifts and inspires. With band members born in each decade from the 1940’s to 1990’s. Onward has a wealth of music genres and experience from which to draw: from Sam Cooke to the Wood brothers, Bonnie Raitt to Lucinda Williams, and an ever-expanding catalog of originals. Put a spring in your step and kick off springtime with Onward’s enlivening 3- and 4-part harmonies!
Get Your Tickets! >>>
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Thank you to FWC Board Member, Kelcy Engstrom!
 A heart-felt thank-you to Kelcy Engstrom who served on the FWC board for the past couple of years, bringing her special humor and service to the Farmer’s Market, Live @ Odd Fellows Hall events, and board and committee meetings. As Kelcy settles in her new home in New Hampshire, we send her all the best, and know that she will bring her playful spirit to community service there as well. Thank you and good wishes; we’ll miss you, Kelcy! |
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Support Friends of Woodfords Corner!
For 10 years Friends of Woodfords Corner has served as a voice for the Woodfords area and a catalyst for building a sustainable, diverse community. And we're just getting started – we have big plans for the coming years! Make a donation in honor of 10 years of Friends of Woodfords Corner, and help us be successful for many years to come!
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FWC & Main Street America
 In 2019 (a mere 4 years ago) Friends of Woodfords Corner became a Main Street Affiliate, and we thought it might be time to explain what this means for our organization and our community, and how how this makes us unique among many varied community groups in the Portland area! Learn more>>
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Join Our Team: Volunteer for Friends of Woodfords Corner!
Join us in our efforts to foster a thriving, welcoming, and sustainable village hub in Woodfords Corner, and make an impact on your community! We're always looking for more volunteers for our committees and folks who want to serve as board members. Complete one of the forms, linked below, to inquire and learn more!
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FWC is seeking a professional to sublet our furnished office space in the historic Odd Fellows building on Wednesdays! Please inquire by email to 
