January Community Arts Events: Top Picks!
We are kicking off 2026 by highlighting a few standout events in the Freeport arts scene! We invite you to explore these featured January offerings from our vibrant local arts community.
Our community calendar highlights arts events throughout the Greater Freeport area. Released every first Monday of the month, our goal is to be a free resource for local organizations and artists to promote their events to our 7,400+ subscribers. Submit your community arts event here! |
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| | | Freeport Folio presents Open Mic Poetry with Featured Poet, Rockland Poet Laureate Carol Bachofner
Date & Time: Saturday, January 17 @ 1 PM Location: Bradley Room at Freeport Community Center
Freeport Folio is proud to announce the return of its quarterly Open Mic Poetry Series with Featured Poet artist, educator and Rockland Poet Laureate Carol Willette Bachofner. Carol is a poet of Scottish and Abenaki descent and her work has been featured in Dawnland Voices- Indigenous Writing From New England and the Northeast. |
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“Home and Away” @ Thos. Moser Freeport Showroom and Gallery ON VIEW: Until January 31, 2026 GALLERY HOURS: Monday–Saturday 10 AM–5 PM & Sunday 12–5 PM
January is the LAST MONTH to view “Home and Away,” presented by Thos. Moser Freeport Showroom and Gallery. Showcasing Maine artists who spend significant time visiting, creating, and teaching in a second place or right here at home, in Maine, you won’t want to miss this exhibition!
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Art Van Friday, January 9 & 23 • 10:30 AM
@ Bradley Room at Freeport Community Center
FCS is so excited to be partnering with the Art Van! Age-Friendly Freeport & Pownal is hosting the Art Van every second and fourth Friday. Join us in the Bradley Room to make art and see what the Art Van has in store. Free and open to all!
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CALL FOR ART! Tiny Art Show
Wednesday, January 14 — Friday, February 6 @ Freeport Community Library
Share your artistic talents in Freeport Community Library’s Tiny Art Show! Pick up a canvas at the library, create your masterpiece at the library’s crafting station, or create a work of art (no larger than 3″x 3″) at home. Art will be collected January 14-February 6. Open to all ages! Art will be on display from February 10-28.
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| Dabble in Oil Paint
Friday, January 23 • 6 PM
@ Blueberry Woods Studio
Step into Blueberry Woods Studio for a delightful, hands-on introduction to the art of oil painting! Perfect for those who want to have fun, explore a traditional medium, and tap into their creativity — no experience required! With up to eight guests at a time, this intimate session allows for playful experimentation with rich pigments, blending techniques, and a guided class around oils. |
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Dan Pilch, Freeport Happenings - An informal (non-official) gathering to talk about downtown housing projects in Freeport — this Saturday, January 10 at 10:00 AM, at the Freeport Harraseeket Grange, 13 Elm Street. Hope to see you Saturday.
It’s no secret that we have a severe shortage of available and reasonably priced housing in Maine. A recent study stated that we need around 80,000 new housing units by 2030 in order to make up for under-prodution and to meet future needs. That’s a tall order. Here in Freeport, we are 100% on board and eager to be a part of the solution as our region could be thought of as ground zero for the housing crisis. Available housing inventory is extremely low - there aren’t a lot of houses to buy. Housing prices are extremely high - according to Zillow the average house price in Freeport has risen to $659,000. Tariffs on kitchen cabinets, Canadian lumber, and other building materials are driving up the cost of construction. Persistently high mortgage rates aren’t helping either...
Growing our downtown is critical to growing Freeport. Every new tax dollar we collect from retail store landowners is one less dollar we have to ask from residents. More successful stores will bring in more tax dollars (and consequently, empty storefronts or declining lease rates will reduce the amount of our taxes covered by this commercial base). So what happens on Main Street affects everyone in town, whether you’re on Flying Point, near Webster Road, or on the Durham border....
I’m hosting an informal gathering to talk about housing this Saturday at the Grange on Elm Street at 10:00 AM. This is not an official Town meeting and will not include any votes, decisions, or new policies. It’s just a chance to gather as neighbors and talk about these and other potential projects. I can share what I know about each of them, and share a bit about my understanding of the permitting process.
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