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Beginner Tai Chi for veterans, families and caregivers
No-cost beginner Tai Chi instruction is available for veterans, their families, spouses, and caregivers at American Legion Post 17. Walk-ins are welcome. The sessions emphasize community connection and personal well-being. For more information or questions, please reach out using the email listed on the flier.
American Legion Post 17Outdoor Yoga in Payson Park
Enjoy an outdoor yoga session in Payson Park that offers a gentle midweek reset with mindful movement, fresh air, and a sense of community. Held on Wednesdays, this all-levels class is easygoing and supportive, with ample options so everyone can deepen the breath, move with intention, clear the mind, and practice together under the sky. Please bring a mat or blanket, a water bottle, and anything else that helps you stay comfortable outdoors. The practice concludes with a peaceful savasana on the grass.
Payson ParkFinding Place in a Warming World
Dr. Olson shares a reading from her forthcoming book, built from lived accounts of climate change in Maine. The event considers what it means to take responsibility for a place during a time of irreversible shifts, and how communities are rethinking their ties to where they live as conditions become less predictable.
Downtown Library - 5 Monument Square, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101Two Authors in Conversation: Matt Cost & Jule Selbo
Authors Matt Cost and Jule Selbo take part in an interactive conversation with each other and the audience about how they write, with a spotlight on their newest books, "EveryThing vs Max Creed" by Cost and "7 Days" by Selbo. The discussion explores where ideas come from, how research shapes a project, and what unfolds through writing, editing, marketing, and promotion. Audience questions are welcome throughout. Matt Cost is the author of the Mainely Mystery series, the Clay Wolfe Trap series, and the Brooklyn 8 Ballo series, along with several works of historical fiction. "EveryThing vs Max Creed" is his second book in the Modern-Day Chronicles of Max Creed. He lives in Brunswick, Maine. After twenty years in Hollywood as a produced screenwriter for major studios, Jule Selbo moved to Portland, Maine to focus on The Dee Rommel Mystery Series. She has also written historical fiction, short stories, and academic books on screenwriting, film genre, and film history. She likes to bake chocolate chip cookies.
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