What to give a unique gift this season that no one else will have?  Want to support your local community?  Here’s a list of all the weekend holiday craft shows this season- check them out!

Island Falls 31st Annual Craft Fair, Sat. Nov 5, 9am-3pm, Island Falls Municipal Building

Blaine Craft Fair, Sat. Nov. 5, Recreation Center (old ACI school building), ACI St. Mars Hill,  9am

Houlton Harvest Bazaar, Sat. Nov. 5, 10am-2pm, Church of the Good Shepherd, 116 Main St.

Mars Hill Methodist Church Fall Bazaar, Sat. Nov 5, 9am

Sherman Christmas Craft Fair, Sat. Nov. 5 10am-4pm, Sherman Recreation

Stockholm Arts & Craft Fair, Sat. Nov 5 & Sun. Nov. 6, 9am-4 pm, American Legion, Main Street

Benedicta St. Benedict’s Annual Bazaar, Sat. Nov 5 & Sun. Nov. 6, 4:30pm-6:30pm, St. Benedict’s Parish Hall, Benedicta

Houlton Harvest Breakfast & Holiday Craft & Food Fair, Sat. Nov. 12, 8am-noon, First Baptist Church, 46 Court St.

New Sweden Covenant Church Christmas Fair, Sat. Nov.19, 11am-2pm, New Sweden School, Westmanland Road

Houlton Annual Winter Craft & Gift Fair, Fri. Nov. 25 & Sat. Nov. 26, 11am-5pm, Houlton Rec Center, 128 Main St.

Fort Kent Annual Arts & Craft Show, Sat. Nov. 26 & Sun. Nov. 27, 10am-4pm, UMFK Gym, Pleasant Street

Presque Isle Christmas Bazaar, Sat. Dec. 3, 9am-2pm, Grant Memorial United Methodist Church, Fleetwood St.

Houlton St. Mary’s Church Christmas Craft Fair, Sat. Dec. 3, 9am-2pm, St. Mary’s Church, 110 Military St.

This past Thursday, October 27th University of Maine at Presque Isle unveiled the newly renovated Pullen Hall.  In effort to set an example within the community and reduce the carbon footprint of the entire university, Pullen Hall boasts a roof lined with solar panels, a new bio-mass boiler supplied with pellets by a local Ashland company, the removal of asbestos floor and ceiling times, and the additional of energy efficient siding and windows.

You may ask, what does this have to do with the arts?  Well, UMPI’s very own Art Department is housed in the picturesque top floor of the building and hosted the ceremony in the Pullen Gallery filled with work of current students taking classes in the program.  Their work was admired by local business people, state dignitaries, campus alumni and members.

UMPI invites you to stop by and admire the changes to the new building and perhaps you may get a peek into the Art Studio where students are benefiting from the fruits of the campus, state, and community efforts!

  Weekend Roll Out: October 27, 2011

Pullen Hall Rededication, Thurs. Oct 27 noon, UMPI, Presque Isle

Book signing by Jacque Poitras, Thurs. Oct 27 7:30pm (Canadian time), Connell House, 128 Connell Street, Woodstock, New Brunswick

Pianist Adam Gyorgy, Thurs. Oct. 27 7 pm, Caribou Performing Arts Center

Kindred Harps, Fri. Oct. 28 4-6 pm, Blue Moon Gallery, 66 Main St., Houlton

Meagan Toussaint, musician, Fri. Oct. 28 6-8pm, Coppers Lounge, Main St., Presque Isle

“Will the Circle Be Unbroken?” dinner theater, Fri. Oct. 28 & Sat. Oct 29, 6pm, Crow’s Nest, Presque Isle

Ghostly Guided Lantern Tour of Historic Downtown, Fri. Oct 28 & Sat. Oct. 29 8pm-9pm, Historic Fire Station, Church St., Presque Isle

Book Sale, Fri. Oct. 28 10am-6pm & Sat. Oct. 29, 10am-2pm, Caribou Public Library, High St., Caribou

Our Lady of the Valley 7th Annual Craft & Treasure Fair, Sat. Oct. 29 10am-6pm & Sun.  Oct. 30 10am-4pm, in the basement of the Catholic church at 379 Main St., St. Agatha

Booth Brothers Southern Gospel Concert, Sat. Oct 20, 3pm & 7pm, Houlton Community Arts Center at Houlton High School

Halloween Spooktacular, Sat. Oct. 29 at 10am & 1 pm, Wintergreen Art Center, 149 State Street, Presque Isle

Paul Lapointe & Sherri Calhoun, musicians, Sat. Oct 29, 6:30-closing, Courtyard Café, Houlton

Travis Cyr, musician, Sat. Oct. 29 7:30pm, Irish Setter Pub, Main St., Presque Isle

Kounty Kids Got Talent Show, Sun. 2 pm, Caribou Performing Arts Center, 308 Sweden St., Caribou

Welcome to Arts Aroostook!  We are excited to present to you, Arts Lover, coverage on amazing events going on in Aroostook County; in depth profiles on artists & community leaders; and interesting facts about local venue offerings you may not have known about.

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