Join Downeast Trout Unlimited and the Wendell Gilley Museum for a fun fly-tying workshop for students of all experience levels. There will be options for beginning, intermediate and advanced students age 8 and older. Veteran fly tyers Bob Bechtold, Mike Elkavitch and Al West will be on hand to guide students through the process with demonstrations and lots of hands-on help.

All materials will be provided. Class size is limited. This workshop is four hours long, so bring a snack or lunch.

Bring some bloom to the gloom of mudseason by painting paperwhites (a type of narcissus) with their little while blooms as part of this monthly Paint 'n' Sip.with instructor Erika Elizabeth. She will guide students step by step through the process, explaining each step along the way.

Sip on wine, tea or seltzer as part of this adults-only class, which is suitable for artists of all levels who are at least 21 years old. All materials and beverages provided.

The classes scheduled for March 29 have been canceled but the Gilley is still open for visitors. Come visit and see the special exhibit of Dan Miller’s spectacular woodblock prints; the Maine Duck Stamp winning paintings by Islesford painter and lobsterman Rick Alley, Jr.; carvings by Wendell Gilley, Elmer Crowell, Hank Tyler, Steve Valleau, and more. We’re open 10am to 4pm and hope to see you soon.

Ray “Bucky” Owen, former Commissioner of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (MDIFW ) and a longtime conservationist, teacher, and outdoorsman, will share insights on three successful conservation projects in Maine on Saturday, April 19, at the Wendell Gilley Museum in a program co-sponsored by Downeast Trout Unlimited.

“Three Restoration Projects in Maine: Bald Eagles, the Penobscot River, and American Chestnuts,” is a free program offered both in person and online. Registration is required at www.wendellgilleymuseum.org. Please indicate whether you will be attending at the Gilley or via Zoom.  For online attendees, a link will be sent to you the day before the program.