2nd and 4th Thursdays (ongoing), 5:30 pm Unity Public Library in Unity, ME

Want to learn how to draw? Learn more about drawing? Learn other ways to draw? Try out new mediums for drawing? Share drawing skills you already have? Hang out with local artists? If any of those apply to you, then you should stop by the Drawing Skill Share Group at Unity Public Library in Unity, Maine!

Second and fourth Thursdays of every month at 5:30pm (besides holidays).

Leave judgment at the door, you don’t need to have any skill in art to join!

Open to all ages, especially teens and adults. LGBTQIA+ friendly.

Sunday March 9, 11 am - 12:30pm Penobscot territory/Belfast, ME (RSVP below for location)

Join us to socialize, eat, and support each other. This is a casual gathering space, and with some optional, lightly facilitated opportunities for connection.

This space is for Trans and Nonbinary identified people 18+. Infants in arms are welcome.

Masking encouraged; KN95 masks will be available.

Click the button below or email info@weareoutintheopen.org to RSVP. Location will be sent out the morning of to folks who have RSVP’d.

Sunday March 9, 1 - 4 pm Penobscot territory/Belfast, ME (RSVP for location!)

For LGBTQ+ community members needing to work on tax filing, related paperwork, or paperwork in general.

What to do about paying taxes this season? Can taxes be tools for resistance? Let's discuss!

Bring what you know, come to learn, and co-work on anything you need to cross of your to-do list.

There will be a supportive notary on site for any documents that need notarizing.

We'll also have snacks, coffee, tea, a printer, and good company!

Masking is encouraged; KN95 masks will be available.

Click the button below or email info@weareoutintheopen.org to RSVP. Location will be sent out the morning of to folks who have RSVP’d.

Saturday May 31 and Sunday June 1, all day in eastern Wabanaki territory/ Maine

We have been running our Out in the Open Summits for Rural & Smalltown LGBTQ+ Folks since 2015.

Summits are places to gather in community, (re)connect with and actively queer rural traditions, build relationships and trust among other rural and small town LGBTQ+ people, celebrate & grieve together, and create a roadmap to move us closer to our collectively liberated and joyful futures.

We’ve offered sessions on goat care & cheesemaking, alternatives to policing, creating your own drag character, and everything in between. Stay tuned for more information about this iteration of the Summit!

Registration opens in March 2025

HAPPENING IN BRATTLEBORO, VT

APRIL 5 | APRIL 13 | MAY 11 - 12-4PM

Learn how to carve a wooden spoon alongside other rural LGBTQ+ people using hand tools and enjoy the meditative nature of creating something slowly with your hands! Sign up for one session or all three. This series will culminate in a Spring art opening among the trees from whence our spoons came. No carving experience is necessary. These workshops will be taught by HB who has been carving spoons since 2018.

All carving materials & wood provided; please bring your own lunch & water.