Upcoming Events at Stone Broke Bread & Books
October:
Oct 5th: Poetry Reading with Jean Feldeisen and Argy Nestor with their new book Catching Fireflies 6-7pm, refreshments served
Oct 7th: Swine & Stein Special! Wallop ‘the beer bread’ tasting and fermentation roundtable chat (recipes available, questions about process,
ideas to swap), 12 - 6pm.
Oct 8th: Special Foraging presentation: Sumac processing (for spice and tea) with Paige McLaughlin, 1-3pm, with refreshments
Oct 13th: Monthly Open-no-mic poetry - bring work to share, support poets. Refreshments served. 5 - 6pm (2nd Friday of every month)
Oct 17th: Homeschool Newspaper Club: Calling all ‘middle school’ homeschoolers - come start your own community newspaper for the ‘school year’. Design, print, and facilitator assistance. First meeting is to start organizing. 2 - 4pm
Oct 19th: Poetry reading with Meg Weston, featuring the debut collection Magma Intrusions, 5 - 6pm, with refreshments.
Oct 22nd: (every 4th Sunday): St*tch 'n B*tch, all projects welcome (we have a table and seating), onsite 'expert' available for troubleshooting, advice, questions,
1-3pm, with refreshments
Oct 27th: Healing Workshop with author Rachel Horton White, 6 - 7pm, with refreshments.
Oct 28th & 31st: Happy Full Hunter's Moon! & Happy Samhain! 10% off All Books for Members.
November:
Nov 2nd: Bread & Baking Classes – Sourdough 101, crash course with our baker, Josh Rollson, on starter culture (everyone takes home their own baby starter), sign up online or in-store, 4 - 6pm
Nov 3rd: Art Opening with watercolor artist Judy Haas, 6-8pm, with refreshments
Nov 10th: Sponsored with Hallowell Pride Alliance: Open-no-mic-poetry - bring work to share, support poets. Refreshments served. 5 - 6pm (2nd Friday of every month)
Also: Gardiner Wishlist Open House, come downtown to see what’s going on in Gardiner! Shops will be open late with ways to woo you in. 5 - 8:30pm
Nov 18th: Poetry reading with local poet Robert Carr, reading from his new book The Heavy of Human Clouds with poet Sasha Goodwin, the latest winner of the Maine Chapbook Series. Sponsored by Hallowell Pride Alliance. 6 - 7 pm, with refreshments. EVENT CANCELLED
Nov 22nd &23rd: Thanksgiving Special Hours and Special Breads!! We will be open from 10-4pm both Wednesday the 22nd and Thursday the 23rd (Thanksgiving Day) with fresh baked bread specials to celebrate the holiday. Wednesday we will have a variety of Fougasse Flatbreads and on Thursday we will have our Sourdough Dinner Rolls, Cranberry Pecan Hearth Bread, and Yankee Cornbread (our version of Anadama). To pre-order call (207) 203-0224.
Nov 25th: Shop Local Saturday and Our 1-Year Anniversary Party! Live Music, refreshments, Sales on cool stuff!
Nov 26th: (every 4th Sunday): St*tch ‘n B*tch, all projects welcome (we have a table and seating), onsite ‘expert’ available for troubleshooting, advice, questions, 1 - 3pm, with refreshments. (facilitator: TBD)
Nov 27th: Happy Full Beaver’s Moon! 10% off All Books for Members.
December:
Dec 1st: Late Nite Art, Come check out the charming and magickal Story Doors by Quinn, from Biblioddities. 5 - 8:30pm, with refreshments.
Dec 2nd: Come spend a lovely late Fall evening with poetry reading from Susan McBride Els, 5 -6pm, with refreshments.
Dec 7th: Bread & Baking Classes – Sourdough 102, the start of a 4-class cycle on sourdough baking with our baker, Josh Rollson, all materials included, sign up online or in-store, 4 - 6pm (also Dec 14th, 21st, & 28th)
Dec 8th: Book Launch Party!!! Come hear Betty Thomas read from her first collection, Unleashed. It’s going to be a good, rowdy, sassy time!! 5 - 6pm, with refreshments.
Dec 15th: A reading with 2023 Maine Literary Awards Finalist: Gillian Burnes’ soft features and Laurel Dodge with her new book The Buoyant Letters of Mimsy Bell, 5 - 6pm, with refreshments.
Dec 21st: Happy Winter Solstice! 10% of All Books for Members.
Dec 26th: Happy Full Cold Moon! 10% of All Books for Members.
January:
Jan 4th: Bread & Baking Classes – Sourdough 101, crash course with our baker, Josh Rollson, on starter culture (everyone takes home their own baby starter), sign up online or in-store, 4 - 6pm
Jan 12th: Open-no-mic-poetry - bring work to share, support poets. Refreshments served. 5 - 6pm (2nd Friday of every month)
Oct 5th: Poetry Reading with Jean Feldeisen and Argy Nestor with their new book Catching Fireflies 6-7pm, refreshments served
Oct 7th: Swine & Stein Special! Wallop ‘the beer bread’ tasting and fermentation roundtable chat (recipes available, questions about process,
ideas to swap), 12 - 6pm.
Oct 8th: Special Foraging presentation: Sumac processing (for spice and tea) with Paige McLaughlin, 1-3pm, with refreshments
Oct 13th: Monthly Open-no-mic poetry - bring work to share, support poets. Refreshments served. 5 - 6pm (2nd Friday of every month)
Oct 17th: Homeschool Newspaper Club: Calling all ‘middle school’ homeschoolers - come start your own community newspaper for the ‘school year’. Design, print, and facilitator assistance. First meeting is to start organizing. 2 - 4pm
Oct 19th: Poetry reading with Meg Weston, featuring the debut collection Magma Intrusions, 5 - 6pm, with refreshments.
Oct 22nd: (every 4th Sunday): St*tch 'n B*tch, all projects welcome (we have a table and seating), onsite 'expert' available for troubleshooting, advice, questions,
1-3pm, with refreshments
Oct 27th: Healing Workshop with author Rachel Horton White, 6 - 7pm, with refreshments.
Oct 28th & 31st: Happy Full Hunter's Moon! & Happy Samhain! 10% off All Books for Members.
November:
Nov 2nd: Bread & Baking Classes – Sourdough 101, crash course with our baker, Josh Rollson, on starter culture (everyone takes home their own baby starter), sign up online or in-store, 4 - 6pm
Nov 3rd: Art Opening with watercolor artist Judy Haas, 6-8pm, with refreshments
Nov 10th: Sponsored with Hallowell Pride Alliance: Open-no-mic-poetry - bring work to share, support poets. Refreshments served. 5 - 6pm (2nd Friday of every month)
Also: Gardiner Wishlist Open House, come downtown to see what’s going on in Gardiner! Shops will be open late with ways to woo you in. 5 - 8:30pm
Nov 18th: Poetry reading with local poet Robert Carr, reading from his new book The Heavy of Human Clouds with poet Sasha Goodwin, the latest winner of the Maine Chapbook Series. Sponsored by Hallowell Pride Alliance. 6 - 7 pm, with refreshments. EVENT CANCELLED
Nov 22nd &23rd: Thanksgiving Special Hours and Special Breads!! We will be open from 10-4pm both Wednesday the 22nd and Thursday the 23rd (Thanksgiving Day) with fresh baked bread specials to celebrate the holiday. Wednesday we will have a variety of Fougasse Flatbreads and on Thursday we will have our Sourdough Dinner Rolls, Cranberry Pecan Hearth Bread, and Yankee Cornbread (our version of Anadama). To pre-order call (207) 203-0224.
Nov 25th: Shop Local Saturday and Our 1-Year Anniversary Party! Live Music, refreshments, Sales on cool stuff!
Nov 26th: (every 4th Sunday): St*tch ‘n B*tch, all projects welcome (we have a table and seating), onsite ‘expert’ available for troubleshooting, advice, questions, 1 - 3pm, with refreshments. (facilitator: TBD)
Nov 27th: Happy Full Beaver’s Moon! 10% off All Books for Members.
December:
Dec 1st: Late Nite Art, Come check out the charming and magickal Story Doors by Quinn, from Biblioddities. 5 - 8:30pm, with refreshments.
Dec 2nd: Come spend a lovely late Fall evening with poetry reading from Susan McBride Els, 5 -6pm, with refreshments.
Dec 7th: Bread & Baking Classes – Sourdough 102, the start of a 4-class cycle on sourdough baking with our baker, Josh Rollson, all materials included, sign up online or in-store, 4 - 6pm (also Dec 14th, 21st, & 28th)
Dec 8th: Book Launch Party!!! Come hear Betty Thomas read from her first collection, Unleashed. It’s going to be a good, rowdy, sassy time!! 5 - 6pm, with refreshments.
Dec 15th: A reading with 2023 Maine Literary Awards Finalist: Gillian Burnes’ soft features and Laurel Dodge with her new book The Buoyant Letters of Mimsy Bell, 5 - 6pm, with refreshments.
Dec 21st: Happy Winter Solstice! 10% of All Books for Members.
Dec 26th: Happy Full Cold Moon! 10% of All Books for Members.
January:
Jan 4th: Bread & Baking Classes – Sourdough 101, crash course with our baker, Josh Rollson, on starter culture (everyone takes home their own baby starter), sign up online or in-store, 4 - 6pm
Jan 12th: Open-no-mic-poetry - bring work to share, support poets. Refreshments served. 5 - 6pm (2nd Friday of every month)