MOAC - Maine Outdoor Adventure Club

HAPPY HOUR
2024-07-05 17:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
HAPPY HOUR for this Friday will be at GRITTY’S located at 396 FORE STREET in the OLD PORT. Full bar, their own brews, and good food all in a convivial atmosphere. Should be lively on this holiday weekend. Free parking at all meters come 6:00 PM.

HAPPY HOUR
2024-07-12 17:30 - 20:00, 2024-08-23 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at RIVALRIES SPORTS PUB & RESTAURANT located at 2 Hat Trick Drive in FALMOUTH (behind the Walmart off Route 1). Good food, full bar, inside and outside seating, free parking on site.

HAPPY HOUR
2024-07-19 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be on the ROOFTOP AT BAYSIDE BOWL. Full bar and inexpensive 16 ounce cans of Moosehead lager. Good food via their Airstream Camper perched on the roof. Free parking in their own lot and along adjacent streets. And it looks like tomorrow will be an outstanding day weather-wise.

Social/Dancing at Sunset Grill
2024-07-26 18:00 - 22:00
See SlygoRoad at Sunset Grill, West Grand Avenue, Old Orchard Beach, ME
See this great band with no cover charge. Donations appreciated.
Some of the band members have played together for 35 years! Sound familiar? MOAC is 35 years old!
SlygoRoad – ska/jam band
Fri, Jul 26 @ 6:00PM — 10:00PM
The Sunset Bar & Grill – Old Orchard Beach, 6 Fernald Street, Old Orchard Beach
Woo hoo! Summer in Maine doesn’t get any better than this!
Eileen Whynot 207-749-0211

HAPPY HOUR
2024-08-02 17:30 - 20:00
NEW SPOT this week. HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at BAR PUBLICA located at 82 HANOVER STREET (Suite 7).
Nice menu, full bar, optional rooftop seating. Ample free parking on adjoining streets.

HAPPY HOUR
2024-08-09 17:30 - 20:00 | SIDECAR PUB, 7 Railroad Avenue, Gorham, M, United States
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at the SIDECAR PUB located at 7 RAILROAD AVENUE (fourth floor) in GORHAM. Interesting spot looking over the town. Full bar, good light food items, free parking on site.

Mountain Valley Stomp Music Festival
2024-08-10 11:00 - 18:00
The 6th Annual Mountain Valley Stomp will not disappoint. At the lovely Mountain View Campground in Dixfield, Maine. Very relaxed, sheltered in a breezy pavilion. Food on site or BYO. Alcohol is allowed on the premises. Dance till you wilt.
MVS website: https://mountainvalleystomp.rocks/
Get your tickets ahead or at the gate at the beautiful Mountain View Campground, Dixfield, Maine.
Hike, mountain bike or paddle in the area.
Camp with MOAC members from Aug 9th until Aug 11th, as many days as you’d like. Party on…
https://www.facebook.com/marychristine.hargreaves/videos/1447571662744562/

HAPPY HOUR
2024-08-16 17:30 - 20:00
Summer is winding down and it looks like Friday is going to be a nice day. Time for our annual pilgrimage. HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at THE PORTHOLE located at 20 Custom House Wharf on the waterfront. Full bar, enthusiastic crowd, live entertainment. Free parking at all meters come 6:00PM.

HAPPY HOUR
2024-08-30 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at FOUNDATION BREWING located at #1 INDUSTRIAL WAY in PORTLAND. Inside and outside seating. Pizza menu. Definitive Brewing and Austin Street Brewery are next door. Allagash is just up the street. Quality food trucks on site.

HAPPY HOUR
2024-09-06 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at THE STOCKHOUSE Restaurant & Sports Pub located at 506 Main Street in Westbrook. Inside and outside seating. Ample free parking in their own lot. Full bar, good food, good prices.

HAPPY HOUR
2024-09-13 17:30 - 20:00
Come on! It’s just 15 minutes from the Fox Street brewery row! HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at GOODFIRE TASTING ROOM & KITCHEN located at 180 SOUTH FREEPORT ROAD in SOUTH FREEPORT. Special spot with inside and outside seating. Full bar and great light bites from their kitchen. Free parking on site.

HAPPY HOUR
2024-09-20 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at the RUN OF THE MILL PUBLIC HOUSE located at 100 Main Street in Saco. Full bar, very good food, free parking in their own lot. Quick and easy to get to via I95 and the spur leading to Route 1 South.

HAPPY HOUR
2024-09-27 17:30 - 20:00
An ol’ standby this week. HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at THREE DOLLAR DEWEY’S on Commercial Street in the Old Port. Full bar, good food, lively atmosphere. FREE PARKING on Commercial in the vicinity of Becky’s and also at all meters come 6PM.

HAPPY HOUR
2024-10-04 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at RIVALRIES Sports Pub & Restaurant located at 2 Hat Trick Drive in Falmouth (behind the WalMart). Full bar, good food, lively atmosphere with plenty of TV’s showing college football and big-league playoff baseball. Free parking in their own lot.

HAPPY HOUR
2024-10-11 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at GRITTY’S PUB on Fore Street in the Old Port. Lively & friendly atmosphere, communal seating, full bar, good food. Don’t sweat the parking. It’s free on Commercial Street up by Becky’s if you feel like a walk. But it’s also free at all meters come 6PM. If I park at a meter I typically do so around 5:40 and I’ve never had a problem,

HAPPY HOUR
2024-10-18 17:30 - 20:00
We keep trying to find new places and this week we’re going to try a spot suggested by one of our regular attendees. And we’ve waited until the tourist crush is over. HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be the SAGAMORE HILL LOUNGE located at 150 PARK STREET in PORTLAND. Full bar, light bites, kind of a classy spot with reasonable prices. Free parking on all adjacent streets and at all meters as well come 6:00PM.

HAPPY HOUR
2024-10-25 17:30 - 20:00
Something new and a little different again. HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at BUFFALO WILD WINGS located at 85 WESTERN AVENUE in SOUTH PORTLAND . Lots of TVs with sports programming in a festive atmosphere. Very good wings and burgers. Full bar and free parking in their own lot. It’s a good-sized place so we’ll try to sit out in front of (but not too close to) the big screen. I’ll be wearing a black Suzuki baseball cap.

HAPPY HOUR
2024-11-01 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at THE STOCKHOUSE Restaurant and Sports Pub located at 506 MAIN STREET in WESTBROOK. Good food (check their specials), happy hour drink prices until 6:00PM, free parking in their own lot.

Harvest Potluck & Dance
2024-11-02 06:30 - 22:30
Your can hover by the food table, figure out your best drink in the beverage area or boogie in the basement. Either way you’re invited to join in the merriment. Bring food and beverage to share, your dance shoes and your social A game. Location: Kathie McCatherin’s House, 11 McKinley Road, Falmouth.
Please RSVP: kathiemcjoy@gmail.com

Take Pride in Acadia Day, 2024 - Registration is closed
2024-11-02 08:00 - 13:00
For 33 years, volunteers have gathered on the first Saturday of November to help ready the famous carriage roads for winter. Sponsored by Friends of Acadia, teams are assigned troublesome sections of carriage roads where erosion can cause damage over the winter. The task? Rake the leaves and debris off the shoulders and into the woods. MOAC has had members at this event for many years. We have a team that will work together.
If you follow the Friends of Acadia link above, there will be information about how to sign up for the event. PLEASE do not do that. Since we are working as a group, use the sign up link below so I can keep track. I will submit our roster of names to Friends.
Please click HERE to sign up. Your email is so we can communicate before the weekend. Your phone number so we can as well during the weekend.
Most who sign up make it a weekend, but that is not required. The actual commitment to the park is from roughly 8:30 am to noon on Saturday. If you choose to make it a weekend, the rest of the time is yours.
There is no cost to the event itself. If you choose to stay over, you will need to find your own lodging. Tam and I are staying at the Bar Harbor Grand Hotel, right in downtown and that has been the hotel of choice for the most part for a few years now. But, you can do as you wish in this regard. The Grand offers a free breakfast. Local restaurants for the rest.
Except for the provided lunch after the work Saturday. After our work commitment is done, we can head over to the Hulls Cove Visitors Center for a “CCC” lunch. Chili, cornbread, and cider. Aside from the ingredients, it’s named to honor the Civilian Conservation Corp, who did a lot of work in Acadia.

MOAC Holiday Party 2024 – Tickets on Sale
2024-11-06 - 2024-12-04
2024 Holiday Party Tickets NOW on Sale through Eventbrite

November 6, 2024 – December 4, 2024

HOT DEAL now available! Get your tickets at
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/moac-holiday-party-2024-members-only-tickets-1074692055869
BARGAIN at $12.00 for prepurchase through Eventbrite (member pays for Eventbrite fee)
Another MOAC Party not to be missed. December 7, 2024 from 5:30 to 11:00.
Sale price available only through December 4th. Price at the door is $15.00.
Once again we will party at the Robert W Boyd, AMVETS Post 2, 48 North Road, Yarmouth, ME.

HAPPY HOUR
2024-11-08 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at the RUN OF THE MILL located at 100 MAIN STREET in SACO. Quick and easy to get to via I95 and the OOB Spur. Free parking in their own lot. Very good food, full bar, and their own craft brews in a comfortable and rustic atmosphere.

HAPPY HOUR
2024-11-15 17:30 - 20:00
A spot we haven’t been to since the pandemic. HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at the KON ASIAN BISTRO located at 1140 BRIGHTON AVENUE in Portland. Full bar, excellent food, free parking in their own lot. We’ll try to snag a table in their bar area.

HAPPY HOUR
2024-11-22 17:30 - 20:00
Another new spot for us as suggested by one of our regulars. HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at the CONGRESS BAR AND GRILL located at 617 CONGRESS STREET in Portland. Well-reviewed, unpretentious, friendly spot offering a full bar and very good food. Free parking on all adjacent streets.

HAPPY HOUR
2024-11-29 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM THE HAPPY HOUR COMMITTEE!
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at RUSKI’S TAVERN located at 212 DANFORTH STREET in Portland. It’s small but cozy and friendly – perfect for what is often a low attendance evening. Their food is surprisingly good, their drinks are inexpensive, and the parking is ample all along Danforth Street.

HAPPY HOUR
2024-12-06 17:30 - 20:00
An ol’ standby … HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at THE STOCKHOUSE RESTAURANT & SPORTS PUB located at 506 Main Street in WESTBROOK. Comfy seating, reasonable drink prices, good food, and free parking on site.

2024 Holiday Party Set Up
2024-12-07 12:00 - 14:00 | Amvets, 148 North Rd, Yarmouth, 04096, United States
December 7, 2024 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Join the Party before the Party!!
We need help with transporting supplies and decorations from the storage unit to our venue and we will need help to return them the next day.
We will be setting up the hall with tables, chairs and decorations (trees, lights, tables) for the evening.
There will be plenty of time to get home and change before the festivities begin.
Lots of volunteers are needed in the early afternoon (as well as during the party). Come join the fun!
Contact this years organizer or email board@moac.org to sign up.

HAPPY HOUR
2024-12-13 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at RIVALRIES SPORTS PUB & RESTAURANT located at 2 HAT TRICK DRIVE in FALMOUTH. Friendly atmosphere, reasonable food and drink prices, plenty of free parking.

HAPPY HOUR
2024-12-20 17:30 - 20:00
Going to try a spot we haven’t been to since before the pandemic! HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at DIMILLO’S RESTAURANT located at 25 Long Wharf (off Commercial) in the Old Port. The parking is free (just get the parking lot ticket validated inside), the drinks are no more expensive than anywhere else, and the atmosphere is festive. They have a small lounge area off to the left of the reception desk as well as a long and friendly bar. It’s another opportunity to come into town and check out the holiday lights with the parking being easy and free.

HAPPY HOUR
2024-12-27 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at GRITTY’S BREW PUB located at 396 FORE STREET in the Old Port. Good food (try their chili), reasonable prices, and communal seating in a low key and friendly atmosphere. Parking is free at all meters come 6PM.
To those of you who went to DiMillo’s last week it was too bad that we couldn’t get a table and had to hang out around the crowded bar. It had been a long time since we were there and several folks wanted to give it a try. It’s another instance of changes having occurred since the pandemic. It’s still a nice spot though and maybe some will go back independently.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL FROM THE HAPPY HOUR COMMITTEE!

HAPPY HOUR
2025-01-03 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at the RUN OF THE MILL restaurant located at 100 Main Street in Saco. Full bar, very good food, free parking in their own lot. Quick and easy to get to via OOB spur off of I95. We normally meet at the high top tables just off the bar.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-01-10 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at the SIDECAR PUB located at 7 RAILROAD AVENUE (Fourth Floor) in GORHAM. Unique spot overlooking the village. Reasonable drinks, full bar, and good lite bites. Free parking in their lot.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-01-17 17:30 - 20:00
Trying a new spot this week recommended by folks at last week’s get-together. HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at WESTBROOK ON TAP located at 1 Westbrook Common #5 – set back off Main Street next to the CVS in WESTBROOK. Full bar, good pizza and lighter food offerings. Free parking in their lot.

Happy Hour
2025-01-24 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at RIVALRIES SPORTS PUB & RESTAURANT located at 2 Hat Trick Drive in FALMOUTH
(behind the Walmart off Route 1). Friendly atmosphere, reasonable food and drink prices, plenty of free parking.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-01-31 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at the STOCKHOUSE RESTAURANT & SPORTS PUB located at 506 Main Street in WESTBROOK. We go here regularly because the food and service are consistently good, the prices are reasonable, and the parking is free, ample, and on-site.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-02-07 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at THREE DOLLAR DEWEYS located at 241 Commercial Street in the OLD PORT. Their food is surprisingly good, the popcorn is free, and there’s always a pint craft beer priced at just $3.00. Free parking at the Becky’s end of Commercial Street as well as at all meters come 6:00PM.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-02-14 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at the RUN OF THE MILL PUBLIC HOUSE located at 100 Main Street in Saco. Quick and easy to get to via I95 and the OOB spur. Beam and brick comfortable atmosphere in a renovated old mill. Good food, full bar, and their own craft brews. Ample free parking on site. We meet at one of the high-tops in the bar area.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-02-21 17:30 - 20:00
A new spot for us this week as recommended by sailor Sarah Jones. HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at DUNN BAR IRISH PUB located at 12 Washington Street in BIDDEFORD. Good food, full bar, fireplace. Check out the excellent reviews. Easy to incorporate with some shopping off the Biddeford exit: Walmart, Target, Kohl’s, Market Basket, Michaels.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-02-28 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at THE CLUB AT RIVERSIDE located at the Riverside Golf Course, 1158 Riverside Street in Portland. Excellent recent reviews. Good food, reasonable prices, free parking in their own lot. Website claims that they now have a fireplace.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-03-07 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at the SIDECAR PUB located at 7 Railroad Avenue in Gorham. Take the elevator to the fourth floor to check out this unique rooftop spot. Full bar, good light bites, free parking.

Church of Cash- One Longfellow Square
2025-03-13 19:30 - 22:00 | One Longfellow Square, 181 State St, Portland, M, 04101, United States
Johnny Cash fans come to OLS to see Church of Cash- tickets are $25.00 but you can get (2) free tickets at your town library if you have a library card and if there are any left. Hope some of you will come. Seems like it will be a great show!! Email any questions .

HAPPY HOUR
2025-03-14 17:30 - 20:00
Trying a new spot this week. HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at the COWBELL WOOD FIRE GRILL located at 185 US Route 1 in SCARBOROUGH. Quick and easy to get to: Take I295 South to the Scarborough Spur (Rt.701) which empties on to Route 1 heading south. The Cowbell appears shortly on your right at the corner of Little Dolphin Drive. Happy Hour drink specials, good pizza, free parking in their own lot. We’ve reserved a table.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-03-21 17:30 - 20:00
Another new spot to try this week. HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at THE CONTINENTAL located at 170 Brighton Ave. (at St. John street) in Portland. Full bar along with some out of the ordinary beers. British/European inspired menu. Parking in their own lot and on adjacent streets.

The Smith Collaboration at Sugarloaf. Potluck at 6:00 or Meet at The Rack at 8:00PM.
2025-03-22 20:00 - 23:30
Meet at The Roadhouse for HH and dinner at 6:00PM or at The Rack at 8:00. Don’t miss this nostalgic band with the pipes of Janis Joplin and the vibe of Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, etc. https://www.facebook.com/thesmithcollaboration/videos/478947686767814
Join the MOAC group at The Roadhouse between Stratton and Rangeley for some action on snow. Save your money by potlucking dinner with MOAC friends at the super friendly Roadhouse kitchen and dining room with the two Jens. Call The Roadhouse directly for a reservation. Private rooms and walled off bunks for privacy and soundproofing. Bring earplugs for uninterrupted sleep. Potluck dinners in MOAC style. Breakfast will be bagels and homemade muffins, fruit, coffee/tea, included. Bunks are $40/night, rooms $50-60. Cash preferred. Make your reservation directly with Jen or Jen at 207-670-4159 for one or more nights. You pay when you check out. Questions? Call Eileen 207-749-0211 AS OF MAR 17TH, ONLY 5 BUNKS AND 1 PRIVATE ROOM ARE AVAILABLE FOR SAT NIGHT, MARCH 22ND.

Where:
The Rack BBQ
5016 Sugarloaf Access Rd
Carrabassett Valley
ME 04047

HAPPY HOUR
2025-03-28 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at RIVALRIES SPORTS PUB AND RESTAURANT located at 2 Hat Trick Drive in Falmouth. Good food, full bar, comfortable atmosphere, and free parking in their own lot.
And just a short hop up I95 to catch Kat & The Kooltones at Cadenza in Freeport (starts at 7:00PM)

Kat & the Kooltones at Cadenza
2025-03-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Cadenza, 5 Depot Street, Freeport, 04032, United States
Come join us in an intimate listening room as we travel through the decades in song. We shake it up with music from many genres- jazz, standards, Broadway, pop, and music from today with a variety of sounds and musicians that include synth, piano, flute, sax, guitar, drums and bass. Come check it out!
For tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kat-and-the-kooltones-tickets-1159513178129?aff=oddtdtcreator

Dance to Trifecta!!
2025-03-29 14:00 - 18:00
MOAC’s favorite band, playing dance tunes from 2:00-6:00 at Old Orchard Beach. Meet at the Brunswick, 39 West Grand Avenue for some fun with great people. Parking in their own lot. Walk on the beach weather permitting. I’ll be leaving the beach at 3:45. Eileen 207-749-0211

Black Cat Road at Windham Eagles Club
2025-03-29 18:00 - 21:00
Maine band and a MOAC favorite, Black Cat Road, will be playing at the Windham Eagles Club. They refer to themselves as a “swamp rock and blues” band. The listing for the evening does not include a price. They often do not charge. I will update this post if I hear different.
The club is at 456 Roosevelt Trail, Windham, ME 04062 (Route 302). Continue west on 302 after the rotary in Windham and it will be about a half mile on your left.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-04-04 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at THE CLUB AT RIVERSIDE next to and part of the Riverside Golf Course in Portland. Inexpensive drinks, good food, and free on site parking. Very well received on our last outing here.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-04-11 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at THREE DOLLAR DEWEYS located at 241 Commercial Street in the Old Port. The food is good, there’s a $3.oo draft pint for Happy Hour, and the popcorn is free. Free parking can be had on Commercial up be Becky’s and also at the meters come 6:00PM.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-04-18 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at THE STOCKHOUSE located at 506 Main Street in Westbrook. It’s a comfortable and consistent spot offering Happy Hour drink prices, good food, and free parking in their lot.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-04-25 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at the RUN OF THE MILL restaurant located at 100 Main Street in Saco. Full bar, very good food, good service, and free parking. Quick and easy to get to: take I95 south to the Saco exit; proceed onto the spur which will take you to Route 1; turn right on Route 1. We’ll either be at one of their hightop tables in the bar or, if we get a larger group, they have been seating us in a private room.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-05-09 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at the Batson River restaurant located at 82 Hanover Street in Portland. Full bar, free parking in their lot, and the food is very good. A mellow (and not too loud) blues band (“Bluz Junky”) will be playing that evening. Seating consists of booths which seat 4-6 persons. There’s also seating along the railing upstairs.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-05-16 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at THE CLUB AT RIVERSIDE located at 1158 Riverside Street in Portland. It’s the restaurant and bar located in the clubhouse of the Riverside Golf Course. Full bar, good food, free parking.

Happy Hour
2025-05-23 17:30 - 20:00
Trying a new spot this week. Happy hour this Friday will be at Noble Pizzeria and Barbecue located at 476 Stevens Avenue in Portland’s Deering area.
Friendly atmosphere, reasonable food and drink prices. Free parking is available along Stevens Ave. and Brentwood St.
Hope to see you there.

Music at Orchard Ridge Farm
2025-05-30 17:30 - 19:30 | Orchard Ridge Farm, Rt. 237, Gorham, Me., United States
Join us on the farm for the first in a series of Music events.
This week it’s the Maine Coon Katz.
Requesting a $10 donation per person for the band
Food and beverages will be available for purchase in the store.
If it’s’ cold I’ll start the fire pits!

HAPPY HOUR
2025-06-06 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at the SIDECAR PUB located at 7 Railroad Avenue in Gorham. Take the elevator to the fourth floor. Good food, reasonable drinks (especially before 6PM), and free parking. Check out the stairway to the fifth floor balcony. Unique spot: try it … you’ll like it.

Friday night music on the farm
2025-06-13 17:30 - 19:30 | Orchard Ridge Farm, Rt. 237, Gorham, Me., United States
The second in a series of Friday night music events at the farm.
Food and beverages are available for purchase in the farm store.
Requesting a $7 donation per adult for the band, please pay for the band at the bar, via Venmo or in the farm store

HAPPY HOUR
2025-06-13 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at THE STOCKHOUSE in WESTBROOK. Weather looks good so we’ll be out ON THE DECK. Drinks are cheap, food is good, service is better than a lot of places, and parking is free in their own lot.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-06-20 17:30 - 20:00
Been a while since we’ve been in the Old Port and Friday looks like a very nice day weather-wise. HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at GRITTY MCDUFF’S located at 396 Fore Street. Their own brews, full bar, good food, communal seating. Free parking down toward Becky’s and at all meters come 6:00PM.

Music at the farm
2025-06-20 17:30 - 20:30 | Orchard Ridge Farm, Rt. 237, Gorham, Me., United States
The Maine Coon Kats are back! People loved them at the last event
Food and drink are available for purchase in the store
$10 band fee is payable via Venmo, at the bar or in the farm store.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-06-27 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at the RIVERSIDE GRILL located in the clubhouse of the Riverside Golf Course, 1158 Riverside Street in Portland. Popular spot having both inside and outside seating. Full bar, good food, free parking in their own lot.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-07-04 17:30 - 20:00
This Friday is the Fourth of course. And given the fact that there will be parades, fireworks, and the resultant traffic issues there will not be a HAPPY HOUR this Friday. So we’ll wish you all a happy Fourth of July and will hope to see you at next week’s gathering.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-07-11 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at the COWBELL RESTAURANT AND SPORTS BAR located at 185 US Route 1 in SCARBOROUGH. Easy to get to, free parking, good food, full bar.

The Last Hoorah Bonfire
2025-07-13 18:00 - 23:00 | Kathie McCatherin’s House, 11 McKinley Road, Falmouth, M, 04105, United States
Join me for the last bonfire, potluck and dance at 11 McKinley Road, Falmouth. I’m moving! Bring some food to share, a camp chair, your boogie shoes and musical instrument. Let’s make this a great send off and celebration!

HAPPY HOUR
2025-07-18 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at the new PORTLAND PIE located at 240 Route 1 in FALMOUTH (formerly “Ricetta’s”). Recommended by one of our regulars for good happy hour prices and excellent food. Free parking too.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-07-25 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at the COWBELL Restaurant and Sports Bar located at 90 ROCK ROW in WESTBROOK (behind the Market Basket). Full bar, very good food, inside and outside seating, free parking on site.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-08-01 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at the RIVERSIDE GRILL located in the Clubhouse of the Riverside Golf Course (1158 Riverside St., Portland). Very popular with our group. Food and drink specials. Free parking. We’ll be on the deck!

Live music @Portland Lobster Co. w/Eric Bettencourt & Friends
2025-08-07 18:30 - 21:30
If you haven’t been there yet this summer, this Thursday, August 7th is your last chance to see/hear the music of Eric Bettencourt (from Maine, lives in Austin now) and his amazing musician friends jam at Portland Lobster Company – 180 Commercial St, Portland
Meet me there around 6:30p or earlier to snag a table – will probably be standing room only. Text me if you’re coming so I know to look for you – 207-712-5699
Hope to see you there and out on a trail or camping soon – Carpe Diem – August fugit! ~ Nancy

HAPPY HOUR
2025-08-08 17:30 - 20:00
Please read the blurb at the end of this posting regarding FREE PARKING.
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at the SUNSET BAR & Grill located at 4 Fernald Street in Old Orchard Beach. Seating on their deck as well as at tables on their lawn. Entertainment. Located next to The Brunswick.
PARKING IS FREE AND READILY AVAILABLE ON ATLANTIC, CENTRAL PARK, AND HILLCREST AVENUES AS WELL AS ON ADJOINING STREETS. THESE STREETS ARE WITHIN THREE-TENTHS MILE / A SIX TO SEVEN MINUTE WALK FROM THE SUNSET.
We keep trying to find new places and there are several in Old Orchard that are easy to get to and do offer free parking on nearby streets. Give it a try!

HAPPY HOUR
2025-08-15 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at THE STOCKHOUSE located at 506 Main Street in WESTBROOK. We’ll be out on their DECK. Supposed to be a beautiful night. Haven’t been there in a while and the place checks all the boxes: full bar, good food, free parking.

Celebrate Birthdays – Music Cruise on Casco Bay
2025-08-21 18:00 - 21:00
Do you have a birthday? To celebrate everyone’s birthday, we will cruise on Casco Bay Lines with the band Gina and the Red Eye Flight Crew. Rain or Shine. Doors Open at 6:30pm, Show 7:00pm – 9:00pm. All of the CBL Music Cruises SOLD out last year. Tixs are $25 through June and go up to $30 on July 1st. We’ll meet at the Marginal Way Park n’ Ride to carpool to the Ferry Terminal at 6:00pm and leave at 6:15. https://www.cascobaylines.com/cruisingconcertseries/
Buy your ticket and then call/text me closer to the August 21 to meet up to carpool to the boat. Eileen 207-749-0211
To see a sample of the cruise: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Av86jL5gC/

HAPPY HOUR
2025-08-22 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at THE BAYSIDE BOWL ROOFTOP located at 58 ALDER STREET in PORTLAND. Full bar with food served from their vintage Airstream camper. Free parking in their own lot and on adjacent streets. Unique spot overlooking Back Cove – and it’s supposed to be a beautiful night.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-08-29 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at the SIDECAR PUB located at 7 RAILROAD AVENUE in GORHAM. Take the elevator to the 4th floor. Popular since it has everything we like: full bar, good food, free parking.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-09-05 17:30 - 20:00
There’s still time for us to be outside! HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at SALTY BAY Seafood Bar & Grill located at 68 Jones Creek Drive down at Pine Point. It’s a takeout seafood restaurant with a log cabin out building which serves as the bar. Seating is at picnic tables situated on the lawn going right down to the water. Free parking in their lot and on the street.

Square Dancing
2025-09-11 18:30 - 20:00
Learn to square dance with a Portland-area club on Thursday evenings. New free class starting Sept. 11 6:30-8 p.m., 8 Corners School, Scarborough. Then every Thursday same place, time all winter. Other MOACers are dancers. Come alone or with friends. Always people to pair with.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-09-12 17:30 - 20:00
It’s a once a summer thing and this Friday looks good weather-wise! HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at THE PORTHOLE Restaurant & Pub located at 20 Custom House Wharf in the Old Port. Always festive with a good crowd and live music. Parking should be relatively easy to come by after Labor Day and it’s free at meters come 6:00PM.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-09-19 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at the RIVERSIDE GRILL located at the Riverside Golf Course, 1158 Riverside Street in Portland. Temperature expected to be near 70 so we’ll be outside on their deck. Full bar, surprisingly good food, free parking.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-09-26 17:30 - 20:00
It’s going to be summer-like tomorrow with evening temperatures in the 70’s. HAPPY HOUR will be on the riverside deck at RUN OF THE MILL located at 100 Main Street in Saco. Full bar, the food’s good, and the parking is free.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-10-03 17:30 - 20:00
Friday looks to be another sunny day in the low 70’s. HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at THE STOCKHOUSE Restaurant and Sports Pub located at 506 Main Street in Westbrook. We’ll be on their deck. Good food, full bar with reasonable prices, free parking in their lot.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-10-10 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at THREE DOLLAR DEWEY’S located at 241 Commercial Street in the Old Port. Generally a $3.oo craft beer, good food, and free popcorn. Free parking at all meters come 6:00PM and also down the street in the vicinity of Becky’s.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-10-17 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at the new Allagash Pub located at 10 Market Street in the exciting Town Center development in SCARBOROUGH. More than a microbrewery. Food too. Free parking of course and very easy to get to – just off the I95 Scarborough exit. Thanks to John Shipman for this suggestion.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-10-24 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at RIVALRIES SPORTS PUB AND RESTAURANT located at 2 Hat Trick Drive in FALMOUTH. Conveniently located off I295 and situated behind the Walmart on Route 1. Free parking and full bar. We take one of the big tables and add to it if necessary as more folks arrive.

Take Pride in Acadia Day, 2025 - Rescheduled to 11/9
2025-10-31 08:00 - 2025-11-02 13:00
Due to the government shutdown, TPIAD has been moved to Sunday, November 9. If the government is still shutdown on November 3rd, the event will be cancelled.
Tammy and I cannot attend on the 9th, so there will be no official MOAC group this year. If you would like to participate as an individual, please sign up here:
Take Pride in Acadia Day

You will be assigned to random groups.
I have left the original information from the event below.
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For 34 years, volunteers have gathered on the first Saturday of November to help ready the famous carriage roads for winter. Sponsored by Friends of Acadia, teams are assigned troublesome sections of carriage roads where erosion can cause damage over the winter. The task? Rake the leaves and debris off the shoulders and into the woods. MOAC has had members at this event for many years. We have a team that will work together.
Most who sign up make it a weekend, but that is not required. The actual commitment to the park is from roughly 8:30 am to noon on Saturday. If you choose to make it a weekend, the rest of the time is yours.
There is no cost to the event itself. If you choose to stay over, you will need to find your own lodging. Tam and I are staying at the Bar Harbor Grand Hotel, right in downtown and that has been the hotel of choice for the most part for a few years now. But, you can do as you wish in this regard. The Grand offers a free breakfast. Local restaurants for the rest.
Except for the provided lunch after the work Saturday. After our work commitment is done, we can head over to the Hulls Cove Visitors Center for a “CCC” lunch. Chili, cornbread, and cider. Aside from the ingredients, it’s named to honor the Civilian Conservation Corp, who did a lot of work in Acadia.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-10-31 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at BELLEFLOWER BREWING COMPANY located at 66 COVE STREET in PORTLAND. Upscale microbrewery with inside and outside seating. Free parking. Food truck schedule indicates that Sook Thai Kitchen will be on site.

MOAC Holiday Party 2025 – Tickets on Sale
2025-11-05 - 2025-12-03
2025 Holiday Party Tickets NOW on Sale through Eventbrite
November 5, 2025 – December 3, 2025
Get your tickets at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/moac-holiday-party-2025-members-only-tickets-1962507020327?aff=oddtdtcreator
$17.00 plus fees for prepurchase through Eventbrite (member pays for Eventbrite fee)
Online sales available only through December 3rd. $17 cash or check at the monthly meeting. Price at the door is $20.00.
Another MOAC Party not to be missed. December 6, 2025 from 5:30 to 10:30.
Once again we will party at the Robert W Boyd, AMVETS Post 2, 48 North Road, Yarmouth, ME.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-11-07 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at the SIDECAR PUB located at 7 Railroad Avenue (4th floor) in GORHAM. Good food, full bar, nice views, and free parking.

HAPPY HOUR
2025-11-14 17:30 - 20:00
HAPPY HOUR this Friday will be at PORTLAND PIE located at 240 US Route 1 in FALMOUTH (just beyond the Walmart in the small plaza at the junction of Depot Road). Great pizza, full bar, free parking. Our regulars report that the wait staff was very helpful and accommodating with our group.

November Portland Greendrinks
2025-11-18 17:30 - 20:00
​​Where: Think Tank Coworking, 533 Congress St., Portland
– Tickets for November 18th Greendrinks ($12). Or at the door ($15)
– Gate proceeds benefit Camp Susan Curtis
– 21+ Event
– Bring Your ID
– Please bring your own cup, vessel, or drinking apparatus (Forget your cup? Cups are available for $5 at the door)
November Beverage Partners:​​​​

Sacred Profane Brewery
Tributary Brewing
Orono Brewing Co.
SoMe Brewing Co,
York Beach Beer Co.
Mast Landing Brewing Co.
Belleflower Brewing Co.
N / A options

​Food partners:

Hungry Gains
