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• Amusement Parks
• Arts and Entertainment
• Beaches and Lakes
• Coffee Spots
• Dog Parks
• Farmers Markets
• Fitness
• Food Festivals
• Golf Courses
• Good for Grandkids
• Healthy Living
• Hiking Trails
• Mall Walking
• Microbreweries
• Movie Theaters
• Museums
• Nature Centers
• Outdoor Recreation
• Parks
• Restaurants
• Skiing
• Vineyards, Orchards and Pumpkin Picking
• Walking and Racing Events

Upcoming Community Calendar Events

• Holiday Bazaar Exhibition

  Waterville Creates and Ticonic Gallery are pleased to announce the return of this beloved handmade marketplace to downtown Waterville.
  

  Friday, Nov 8, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. ET
  Ticonic Gallery + Studios, Waterville, ME
• Movie: Lost on a Mountain in Maine

  Lost on a Mountain in Maine tells the inspiring true story of 12-year-old Donn Fendler, who becomes separated from his family by a fast moving storm atop a treacherous mountain.
  

  Friday, Nov 8, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. ET
  Center Theatre for the Performing Arts, Dover Foxcroft, ME
• Movie - Venom: The Last Dance

  In Venom: The Last Dance, Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of Marvel's greatest and most complex characters, for the final film in the trilogy.
  

  Friday, Nov 8, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. ET
  Center Theatre for the Performing Arts, Dover Foxcroft, ME

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AARP Events for Dexter

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  A Virtual Class in Gentle Chair Yoga

  Friday, Nov 8, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. ET

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  AARP Maine On Tap Bangor

  Thursday, Nov 14, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. ET

  Orono Brewing Company - Tasting Room & Kitchen

  Orono, ME

• Featured Event

  A Virtual Class in Gentle Chair Yoga

  Friday, Nov 15, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. ET

  Zoom

  Online Event

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		<li><a href="/dexter-me/nature-centers/">Nature Centers</a></li>

		<li><a href="/dexter-me/recreational-activities/">Outdoor Recreation</a></li>


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		<li><a href="/dexter-me/skiing/">Skiing</a></li>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Center Theatre for the Performing Arts, Dover Foxcroft, ME					</div>
	
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Center Theatre for the Performing Arts, Dover Foxcroft, ME					</div>
	
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					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-maine-yoga-with-sea-change-yoga-november-2024-dwn5382699b.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-A-VIRTUAL-CLASS-IN-GENTLE-CHAIR-YOGA">A Virtual Class in Gentle Chair Yoga</a></h2>
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					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-maine-on-tap-bangor-november-14-2024-dnnbmfgtpjm.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-MAINE-ON-TAP-BANGOR">AARP Maine On Tap Bangor</a></h2>
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		<li><a href="/dexter-me/skiing/">Skiing</a></li>
		
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		<li><a href="/dexter-me/skiing/">Skiing</a></li>
		
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		<li><a href="/dexter-me/skiing/">Skiing</a></li>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Center Theatre for the Performing Arts, Dover Foxcroft, ME					</div>
	
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Center Theatre for the Performing Arts, Dover Foxcroft, ME					</div>
	
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		<li><a href="/dexter-me/skiing/">Skiing</a></li>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Center Theatre for the Performing Arts, Dover Foxcroft, ME					</div>
	
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					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-maine-yoga-with-sea-change-yoga-november-2024-dwn5382699b.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-A-VIRTUAL-CLASS-IN-GENTLE-CHAIR-YOGA">A Virtual Class in Gentle Chair Yoga</a></h2>
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		<li><a href="/dexter-me/skiing/">Skiing</a></li>
		
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		<li><a href="/dexter-me/nature-centers/">Nature Centers</a></li>

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		<li><a href="/dexter-me/skiing/">Skiing</a></li>
		
		<li><a href="/dexter-me/orchards-vineyards/">Vineyards, Orchards and Pumpkin Picking</a></li>
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Center Theatre for the Performing Arts, Dover Foxcroft, ME					</div>
	
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					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-maine-yoga-with-sea-change-yoga-november-2024-dwn5382699b.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-A-VIRTUAL-CLASS-IN-GENTLE-CHAIR-YOGA">A Virtual Class in Gentle Chair Yoga</a></h2>
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		<li><a href="/dexter-me/skiing/">Skiing</a></li>
		
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			<ul class="secondary-submenu animate slide-in" id="secondary-submenu">
				<li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/dexter-me/discounts/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-LO" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-OFFERS">Local Offers</a></li>
				<li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/dexter-me/local-resources/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-LR" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-LOCALRESOURCES">Local Resources</a> </li>
				<li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/dexter-me/jobs/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-WJ" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-WORK&JOBS">Work & Jobs</a></li>
				<li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/dexter-me/events/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-CC" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-EVENTS">Community Calendar</a></li>
				<!--
				<li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/dexter-me/healthy-living/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-HEALTHY_LIVING" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-HEALTHY_LIVING">Healthy Living</a></li>
				<li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/dexter-me/arts-entertainment/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-ARTS_ENT" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-ARTS_ENT">Arts & Entertainment</a></li>
				<li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/dexter-me/museums/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-MUSEUMS" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-MUSEUMS">Museums</a></li>
				-->
			</ul>
		</li>
		
	</ul>
</nav>'
$header_custom = ''
$breadcrumbs = array()
include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 244
include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 244
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::renderLayout() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 546
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 481
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 118