2026-2027 Monthly Meetings
We generally meet the first Thursday of the month at 6:30 PM at the Community House in Kennebunkport, except June, July and August. Our monthly meeting includes a brief club update, social time and a featured guests speaker.
September 10, 2026: Maine’s Colossal Kotzschmar Pipe Organ described by Ashley O’Brien
Let’s kick off our new season of Programs with a talk about the Kotzschmar Organ housed at the Merrill Auditorium in Portland Maine. Ashley O’Brien, Executive Director of the Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ will tell us all about the 7,101 pipes that comprise the instrument, making it one of the largest symphonic pipe organs in the world. When played, the 32-foot Bombarde pipes shake the seats in the auditorium, bringing true meaning to a surround sound experience! The Organ is so special it was featured on a PBS June 4, 2026, News Hour Arts and Culture segment featuring organist/performer, Anna Lapwood.
October 1, 2026: The Sport of Curling as told in the Novels of Author David Florig
Join historical fiction/mystery author David Florig from Ocean Park Maine to hear about his novels, The Stones of Ailsa Craig, The Shattered Curling Stone and Negative Peace, and his love of the 500-year-old Scottish sport of Curling (woven into the plots of all his books). David will enlighten us with facts about the game and bring a curling stone made from a 60-million-year-old block of granite from the Island of Ailsa Craig. Here is your chance to learn a little more about this fascinating Olympic sport!
November 5, 2026: Caring Community Cuisine with Selena Roy
Almost every one of us has been touched by cancer, either personally, or through a loved one or friend. Selena Roy from Caring Community Cuisine will tell us about the wonderful work this organization is doing by focusing on family nutrition and human interaction to help those battling cancer.
A Thursday in December 2026: Our Holiday Extravaganza!!
January 7, 2027 (via ZOOM): Chasing the Birds of Maine, presented by Ethan Whitaker
Why would a successful Maine software developer in his early 60’s close his laptop and spend an entire year chasing a little-known Birding Record? Ethan Whitaker spent 2021, traveling from Kittery to Caribou to Camden to Fryeburg, to see every species of bird in the State of Maine. The result is a visual narrative of the Birds of Maine and the challenges encountered in trying to see them all. (Links: bigyearbirding.com, [email protected])
February 4, 2027: Our Mid-Winter Social Soiree
March 4, 2027: Celebrate Maine Maple Month with 207 Tappers
Casey and his wife Elizabeth are the owners and operators of 207 Tappers Sugarhouse in Biddeford. Their hard work produces amazing maple syrup and a full line of maple products for the public to enjoy. Their journey began in the fall of 2018 with the building of their sugarhouse and has continued to expand (as has their family) ever since. Come hear about their journey, the process of producing maple syrup, and taste samples of some of their wonderful, tasty products!
April 1, 2027: Smile and Say Cheese to Ian and Travis, Owners of Nibblesford, a Biddeford Cheese Emporium
When someone says “cheese” you probably think of Wisconsin or Vermont. But Maine??? Ian and Travis, the owners of NIBBLESFORD, the wonderful cheese shop in Biddeford, will tell us, among other things, about the delicious cheeses produced right here in Maine. If we all say “cheese”, there may be a chance to sample their best offerings!
May 6, 2027: All Things Lobster, a talk by Bob Danzilo
Let’s go for a Rugosa Lobster Boat tour on dry land! It is May and time to hear Bob Danzilo tell us everything we ever wanted to know about lobsters and the folks who harvest them. From fishing equipment through lobster biology, behavior, love life and licensing, (ask him anything about lobsters) Bob covers it all in a humorous, factual presentation. His talk is just in time for summer tours on the water to seek out those fascinating crustaceans!
A Thursday in May/June 2027: The N&N End of the Year Picnic
2025-26 Monthly Meetings
We generally meet the first Thursday of the month at 6:30 PM at the Community House in Kennebunkport, except June, July and August. Our monthly meeting includes a brief club update, social time and a featured guests speaker.
September 10, 2026: Maine’s Colossal Kotzschmar Pipe Organ described by Ashley O’Brien
Let’s kick off our new season of Programs with a talk about the Kotzschmar Organ housed at the Merrill Auditorium in Portland Maine. Ashley O’Brien, Executive Director of the Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ will tell us all about the 7,101 pipes that comprise the instrument, making it one of the largest symphonic pipe organs in the world. When played, the 32-foot Bombarde pipes shake the seats in the auditorium, bringing true meaning to a surround sound experience! The Organ is so special it was featured on a PBS June 4, 2026, News Hour Arts and Culture segment featuring organist/performer, Anna Lapwood.
October 1, 2026: The Sport of Curling as told in the Novels of Author David Florig
Join historical fiction/mystery author David Florig from Ocean Park Maine to hear about his novels, The Stones of Ailsa Craig, The Shattered Curling Stone and Negative Peace, and his love of the 500-year-old Scottish sport of Curling (woven into the plots of all his books). David will enlighten us with facts about the game and bring a curling stone made from a 60-million-year-old block of granite from the Island of Ailsa Craig. Here is your chance to learn a little more about this fascinating Olympic sport!
November 5, 2026: Caring Community Cuisine with Selena Roy
Almost every one of us has been touched by cancer, either personally, or through a loved one or friend. Selena Roy from Caring Community Cuisine will tell us about the wonderful work this organization is doing by focusing on family nutrition and human interaction to help those battling cancer.
A Thursday in December 2026: Our Holiday Extravaganza!!
January 7, 2027 (via ZOOM): Chasing the Birds of Maine, presented by Ethan Whitaker
Why would a successful Maine software developer in his early 60’s close his laptop and spend an entire year chasing a little-known Birding Record? Ethan Whitaker spent 2021, traveling from Kittery to Caribou to Camden to Fryeburg, to see every species of bird in the State of Maine. The result is a visual narrative of the Birds of Maine and the challenges encountered in trying to see them all. (Links: bigyearbirding.com, [email protected])
February 4, 2027: Our Mid-Winter Social Soiree
March 4, 2027: Celebrate Maine Maple Month with 207 Tappers
Casey and his wife Elizabeth are the owners and operators of 207 Tappers Sugarhouse in Biddeford. Their hard work produces amazing maple syrup and a full line of maple products for the public to enjoy. Their journey began in the fall of 2018 with the building of their sugarhouse and has continued to expand (as has their family) ever since. Come hear about their journey, the process of producing maple syrup, and taste samples of some of their wonderful, tasty products!
April 1, 2027: Smile and Say Cheese to Ian and Travis, Owners of Nibblesford, a Biddeford Cheese Emporium
When someone says “cheese” you probably think of Wisconsin or Vermont. But Maine??? Ian and Travis, the owners of NIBBLESFORD, the wonderful cheese shop in Biddeford, will tell us, among other things, about the delicious cheeses produced right here in Maine. If we all say “cheese”, there may be a chance to sample their best offerings!
May 6, 2027: All Things Lobster, a talk by Bob Danzilo
Let’s go for a Rugosa Lobster Boat tour on dry land! It is May and time to hear Bob Danzilo tell us everything we ever wanted to know about lobsters and the folks who harvest them. From fishing equipment through lobster biology, behavior, love life and licensing, (ask him anything about lobsters) Bob covers it all in a humorous, factual presentation. His talk is just in time for summer tours on the water to seek out those fascinating crustaceans!
A Thursday in May/June 2027: The N&N End of the Year Picnic
2025-26 Monthly Meetings
