Belle Creative Arts Center Hosting Pottery-Making Event to Benefit Local Food Charity

Belle Creative Arts Center 87 High Street, Wilton, ME, United States

Vera Johnson invites you to a series of events to make bowls to hold warm soup in the coming winter. These workshops will be held at the Belle Creative Arts Center where she will teach you how to make pinch pots, one of the oldest and simplest forms of ceramics.   The pottery you make will be donated and sold at the Fall Harvest Soup fundraising event at Salt & Pepper and Sugar Too in Wilton in late October. This community effort is part of Empty Bowls, a grassroots movement by local artists and craftspeople in cities and towns around

$20

Get Ready for the Holidays- Shipping for E-Commerce

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In this second of our three-part series, WBC Consultant Cathy Roberts will review Are you looking to increase online sales and need to figure out how to streamline your shipping process? Are you unsure of which shipping service is the best for your business? In this second workshop of our Shipping 101 series, Cathy will discuss how to set up shipping with third party sites like Etsy and she will discuss the process of shipping products internationally. Register Today!

Free

Climate Policy Workshop With Peter Dugas

Farmington Public Library 117 Academy Street, Farmington, ME, United States

Please join us at the Farmington Public Library on Tuesday, September 13th, at 5pm for a Climate Policy Workshop presented by Peter Dugas. According to Dugas, "This engaging interactive workshop will use MIT's EN-ROADS Climate Simulator to explore the climate provisions of the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act, explore next steps in creating effective and equitable solutions, and discuss what we in Maine can do to ensure a safe and livable future." For more information, contact the library at 207-778-4312 or librarian@farmingtonlibrarymaine.org.

Free

An Introduction to Facebook for Small Business

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What does a successful Facebook page for a small business look like? Content Marketing Strategist, Sara Munro, will provide guidance for utilizing Facebook as a marketing tool for your small business. Through this workshop, you'll learn: Tips for what every Business Page should have Insight into updates expected for the platform Best practices for marketing your small business on Facebook Come with questions about using Facebook for your small business!

Free

Meta Creator Studio: How to Schedule your Social Media Marketing

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Schedule your Facebook and Instagram posts ahead to time! Meta’s Creator Studio and Business Suite tools let you plan your posts to publish while you are busy working on other things or taking that much needed day off. Join content marketing strategist, Sara Munro, to learn how to use Creator Studio to manage, schedule, and track performance of your social media posts. Sara will demonstrate how to use this marketing tool to streamline your social media presence across the Facebook and Instagram platforms and share tips for maximizing efficiency and make repurposing content easier for you. Sara’s professional career has spanned the

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“Loons,” a talk by Dr. Mark Pokras–sponsored by Western Maine Audubon

Thomas Auditorium in UMF's Preble Hall 173 High Street, FARMINGTON, ME, United States

Western Maine Audubon invites the general public to its first free talk of the fall. The talk, titled “Loons,” will be presented by Dr. Mark Pokras, a well-known expert in loon studies. It will be held at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, September 14th at UMF’s Thomas Auditorium in Preble Hall. Dr. Pokras, a graduate of Cornell and Tufts University, will be speaking on new research findings concerning loons. These findings include new information about the behavior of loons, their reactions to environmental stress, and threats to their well-being. Dr. Pokras is a retired member of the faculty at Tufts. He

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Creating a Content Calendar to Achieve your Social Media Goals

Zoom

With all the social media platforms that exist, it can be quite overwhelming to understand where and when to market your business. WBC Social Media Consultant, Katie Kelley, will briefly discuss the audience demographics on each social media platform, and do a deep dive into understanding the tips and tricks to establish an effective content calendar for your business. Planning ahead takes the guesswork out of your marketing plan and allows you to effectively reach your customers in a thoughtful and meaningful way. Register Today!

Free

Belle Creative Arts Center Hosting Pottery-Making Event to Benefit Local Food Charity

Belle Creative Arts Center 87 High Street, Wilton, ME, United States

Vera Johnson invites you to a series of events to make bowls to hold warm soup in the coming winter. These workshops will be held at the Belle Creative Arts Center where she will teach you how to make pinch pots, one of the oldest and simplest forms of ceramics.   The pottery you make will be donated and sold at the Fall Harvest Soup fundraising event at Salt & Pepper and Sugar Too in Wilton in late October. This community effort is part of Empty Bowls, a grassroots movement by local artists and craftspeople in cities and towns around

$20

Get Ready for the Holidays- How to Manage Shipping Costs

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Are you looking for some assistance with navigating the wide array of options to creatively, safely, and cost effectively ship your product to customers? In our final shipping workshop, WBC consultant Cathy Roberts will discuss how to determine the actual costs of shipping products, crafting strong return policies, what percentage of shipping costs should be passed on to your customers and how to incorporate shipping costs directly into your prices. Register Today!

Free

Get Ready for the Holidays- How to Manage Shipping Costs

via ZOOM

Are you looking for some assistance with navigating the wide array of options to creatively, safely, and cost effectively ship your product to customers? In our final shipping workshop, WBC consultant Cathy Roberts will discuss how to determine the actual costs of shipping products, crafting strong return policies, what percentage of shipping costs should be passed on to your customers and how to incorporate shipping costs directly into your prices. Register Today!

Free