Hyper Local Fun in March!
This month there are more than a dozen social events open to the public at Woodfords Corner institutions and cultural organizations. What a variety – music, art, games, clubs, dancing, crafting and volunteering! After years of increasingly digital living, here are more in-person neighborhood fun opportunities.
Odd Fellows Hall –
Open Music Jam on Friday 3/3:
Are you curious what it means to join a music jam Have you been looking for other local musicians to Jam with? Or just looking for a fun community musical night out? Then this workshop is for you! Come jam with FWC and neighbor, Rudy Gabrielson! Bring your instruments, your voice, or just come. Percussion instruments will be available
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March 24: Woodfords Corner Business Gathering
Local Resources for Local Businesses
 Join the Friends of Woodfords Corner and fellow Woodfords Corner business owners, operators, and employees for the first in a series of Business Gatherings! Kicking off the series, we’re proud to share Local Resources for Local Businesses. We’ll welcome representatives from Workforce Development at Cutler Institute, Portland Buy Local, Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce, and the U.S. Small Business Administration to share resources, policies, and tools that Woodfords businesses can take advantage of to improve their business practices.
WHAT: Woodfords Corner Business Gathering: Local Resources for Local Businesses
WHEN: Friday, March 24, 2023 ∙ 8:00-9:30 am
WHERE: Oddfellows Hall, 651 Forest Ave, Portland
DETAILS: woodfordscorner.org
RSVP: via this form – thanks for helping us to plan ahead for refreshments and seating!
COST: Free to all and all are welcome! (Donations to cover event costs appreciated!)
Check out the FWC Community Calendar to see more events this month held by:
Back Cove Books, Temple Beth El, Speedwell Projects, Trinity Church, VFW Post 6859, and the Woodfords Club!
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 We see a need for and interest in cultivating the neighborhood's food system, and one of our endeavors is to develop and manage a small independent farmers market. The market will be held Thursday afternoons from 3:00pm - 7:00pm (2 - 6 pm after Labor Day) from the first week in June through the first week in October.
Read more >>>
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Calling all gardeners! 2023 Garden tour Planning has begun!
Do you have a garden in Woodfords Corner? If so, FWC would like to invite you to be a participating garden in the 2023 Garden Tour this June! Fill out the interest form below to get the ball rolling. Have a neighbor with a beautiful garden — let us know and we'll reach out to them!
Learn more about the Garden Tour here >>>
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WIP Maine at Back Cove Books
Back Cove Books — Wednesday, March 1st
6:30 - 8:30 pm
An inclusive and vibrant web of current and aspiring knitters, crocheters, and fiber arts makers in the Portland area. Bring your work in progress (WIP) projects, a friend, a drink or snack to share, or just yourself! All levels welcome, beginners encouraged. We will have needles and yarn for people wanting to learn!
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Wednesday Dance with OneDance Portland
Odd Fellows Hall — Every Wednesday 6 - 7:30 pm
Bring your dance to OneDance Portland's sacred container within which all people are afforded the safety and permission to dance their feelings, dreams and discoveries. Using a "wave-like" structure and tone, we aspire to transform the dance experience into a spiritual practice, through which a sense of community and purpose can emerge and thrive. We are sometimes facilitated by 5Rhythms, Azul or Open Floor teachers. Other times we dance unfacilitated with a small group of long-term members acting as "music maestros".
We dance every Wednesday from 6-7:30 p.m.
We are Chem-free and ask that you only wear indoor dance or dance in your bare feet.
For more info contact onedanceportland@gmail.com
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FriendCon: Table Top Gaming and Boardgames
Woodfords Club — Saturday, March 4th,
6:30 - 11:30 pm
Join FriendCon for tabletop games every Saturday night at 6:30pm. No Woodfords Club membership necessary, $1/person for club use/maintenance. BYO game to teach, or learn something new! All are welcome!
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Editors Talking Fiction: AJ Bermudez and Brett W illis
Back Cove Books — Friday, March 3rd 7 pm
"Editors Talking Fiction" - An evening of conversation with AJ Bermudez, Editor of the The Maine Review, along with Brett Willis, Fiction Editor of The Maine Review. They'll discuss how and why stories work, the joys and challenges of writing fiction, and AJ's debut short story collection, Stories No One Hopes Are about Them—winner of the 2022 Iowa Short Fiction Award.
This event is co-sponsored by Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance. Read more>>>
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Purim with Temple Beth El
Temple Beth El— Monday, March 6th 6 - 9 pm
Join us for another raucous Purim celebration at Maine Craft Distilling! The megillah reading will begin at 6:30pm, followed by a costume contest for adults. A kids program, culminating in a costume parade (prizes for all!) and face painting will begin at 6:00pm. We're also thrilled to welcome back the musical stylings of Rabbi Sruli Dresner and Lisa Mayer. We hope to see you there! Click here for more information.
Kids Purim Party is being held Sunday, March 5th!
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FWC Craft Night: Beginners Book Binding Party! [Rescheduled for weather]
651 Forest Ave, 2nd Floor — Thursday, March 9th,
6:30 - 8 pm
The snow has interfered with our plans, but that's not going to stop us! Join FWC & Kathleen McKersie for an evening of craftivism! Kathleen will be doing a demo for her amazing tiny felt mice! Materials will be provided, though please BYO needle & thread. Please consider donating a suggested $15 to cover the cost of materials and to support FWC!
Thank you to the Odd Fellows for donating the meeting hall for this event! There's a few spots remaining register here!
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Portland Ukulele Social Club Gathering
Trinity Church, Lincoln Hall — Sunday, March 12th 4:00pm - 7:00pm
The Portland Ukulele Social Club is a loosely organized group of ukulele enthusiasts who come together once a month to play music and socialize.
Players with all levels of experience are welcome and encouraged to strum and sing with us. We collect $4.00 a piece to pay for the space rental. But other than that, there are no commitments. So, bring your uke and a smile, and join us for a couple of hours of pure fun.
If you plan on joining us, send a note to PortlandUkuleleSC@Gmail.com to receive links to the music we’ll be playing.
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FWC Craft Night: Beginners Book Binding Party!
651 Forest Ave, 2nd Floor — Thursday, March 30th,
6:30 - 8 pm
Join FWC & Board member, Otis Wortley, for an evening of craftivism! Otis will be doing a demo on beginners book binding! Materials will be provided, though please BYO needle & thread, and other paper odds and ends that you'd liket o use. Please consider donating a suggested $15 to cover the cost of materials and to support FWC and Otis for his time!
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Benefit Concert for Family Promise
Woodfords Congregational Church — Friday, March 31st 7 - 8:30 pm
The event will feature Adam Swanson, one the worlds most foremost pianist and historian in vintage American Popular Music, including ragtime, early jazz, the Great American Songbook, and more.
We invite the community to join us for this entertaining, inspiring and energetic fundraising concert event. Admission will be a free-offering, with all the donations at the door to support the concert program and ongoing work of the Family Promise. Parking is available in the church lot next to the building.
The program is supported by the Woodfords Special Music Fund, Woodfords Creating Community Committee, and private donations. Read more>>>
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 Sammy's Scoops is up for sale!
After much thought and the addition of several family members (not yet old enough to work!) we have made the decision to sell the business. This community has been wonderful to us and we would like to see this location continue to operate. Before we list for sale we would like see if there is a local family interested in purchasing and running the business. Our family has enjoyed our time here and we would love to see another family have the same enjoyment and opportunity we have experienced.
If is a fun business, but in the end it is a business and does take time and commitment. If anyone has any interest please call John Medici at 207-400-7140 to discuss.
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Maine Life features Forest Avenue and Woodfords Corner!
The March episode of Maine Life with Erin Ovalle focuses on Forest Avenue businesses with a stop in Woodfords Corner. Learn about Oakhurst Dairy, Casco Bay Movers, Bird &Co, Back Cove Books, and McBride Chiropractic in this fun and cheerful show.
Watch the video here!
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 Center for Grieving Children is looking for Volunteers!
The Center for Grieving Children, a non-profit organization that provides a free, safe space for Mainers to grieve together and grow in hope and resiliency through its peer support groups, is looking for volunteers to participate in its upcoming facilitator trainings!
Facilitators are the heart of the Center’s services and become part of a loving and supportive community while they offer support to children, teens, adults and families across Maine, for as long as they need. Facilitators are asked to complete a 30+ hour training and commit to a year of volunteering virtually or in-person in either Sanford or Portland. Facilitators help out one evening per week in the Center’s Bereavement or Tender Living Care (TLC) program, or one afternoon a week in the Intercultural Program. For more information about the Center, its services and volunteer opportunities, visit cgcmaine.org.
Read more >>>
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Thank you to our Business Sponsors!
Thank you to Tsunami Tattoo for supporting our efforts and being a 2023 Business Sponsor!
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Support Friends of Woodfords Corner!
Appreciate the work that Friends of Woodfords Corner is doing to help make the Corner an even more safe, walkable, welcoming, and vibrant neighborhood hub? Join us in our efforts: make a donation to Friends of Woodfords Corner today! As a token of our appreciation for gifts of $25 or more, you’ll receive a “Hopeful: together we can” lawn sign delivered right to your home.
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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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