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    <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 22:19:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Zumba! (3 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;Zumba!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;In collaboration with the MDI YMCA, we are excited to offer a new Zumba class!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Mondays from 4:20 - 5:20 PM b&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;eginning on April 20th.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Register through the MDI YMCA: 207-288-3511&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Karate (3 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Join Karate classes on Mondays from 6:00 to 8:00 with head instructor Mike McEnroe. For more information call Mike at 207-266-7030.&lt;/font&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (4 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Contemporary / Modern Dance | August| Adults (4 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Contemporary / Modern Dance for Adults ~&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Tuesdays at 7 pm in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;An exploration of contemporary and modern techniques with a focus on choreography. The class begins with a warmup that includes stretching, light cardio and across the floor sequences. Students will then learn and create choreography, emphasizing collaboration, creativity and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Modern / Contemporary: Students should wear athletic clothing that’s comfortable for full range of movement. We will dance barefoot and occasionally in socks. Hair should be tied back and out of &lt;strong&gt;face.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-02-16%20124635.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="272" height="398"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cate Pope&lt;/strong&gt; is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Yoga with MDI YMCA (5 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yoga&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Join us for an all-levels yoga class designed to cultivate strength, flexibility, balance, and relaxation. Through mindful movement, breathwork, and gentle stretching, participants will have the opportunity to connect with their bodies, reduce stress, and improve overall well-being. Whether you are new to yoga or have an established practice, this welcoming class offers modifications and variations to meet you where you are.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This class is offered through a partnership between the MDI YMCA and ArtWaves Community Arts Center. Registration is managed through the MDI YMCA. Please wear comfortable clothing suitable for movement.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mdiymca.org/" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.mdiymca.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6742424</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (5 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 19:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Grades 5-12 August (6 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Grades 5-12&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style=""&gt;Thursdays at 3:45 pm in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;About your instructor:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-02-16%20124635.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="328" height="480"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cate Pope&lt;/strong&gt; is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;The Dance Studio:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/ArtWaves%20dance%20studio.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (6 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (6 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (6 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (7 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Mommy &amp; Me Ballet August (8 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Mo&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;mmy &amp;amp; Me Ballet (for Pre-K &amp;amp; Kindergarten children &amp;amp; their caregivers)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Mommy%20and%20Me%20Ballet.jpg" border="0" width="194" height="243"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/mommy%20and%20me%20ballet%20flyer%20(1).jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="205" height="257"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;Saturdays at 10 am in ArtWaves' Dance Studio!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;An introduction to the foundations of classical ballet for young children alongside their caregivers. This class includes simple barre and center exercises, as well as creative movement activities. Students will explore dance in a supportive environment that fosters connection, family, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cate Pope&lt;/strong&gt; is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (8 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (8 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6761404</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Zumba! (10 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;Zumba!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;In collaboration with the MDI YMCA, we are excited to offer a new Zumba class!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Mondays from 4:20 - 5:20 PM b&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;eginning on April 20th.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Register through the MDI YMCA: 207-288-3511&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6626879</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Karate (10 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Join Karate classes on Mondays from 6:00 to 8:00 with head instructor Mike McEnroe. For more information call Mike at 207-266-7030.&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6509249</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (11 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Contemporary / Modern Dance | August| Adults (11 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Contemporary / Modern Dance for Adults ~&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Tuesdays at 7 pm in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;An exploration of contemporary and modern techniques with a focus on choreography. The class begins with a warmup that includes stretching, light cardio and across the floor sequences. Students will then learn and create choreography, emphasizing collaboration, creativity and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Modern / Contemporary: Students should wear athletic clothing that’s comfortable for full range of movement. We will dance barefoot and occasionally in socks. Hair should be tied back and out of &lt;strong&gt;face.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-02-16%20124635.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="272" height="398"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cate Pope&lt;/strong&gt; is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Yoga with MDI YMCA (12 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yoga&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Join us for an all-levels yoga class designed to cultivate strength, flexibility, balance, and relaxation. Through mindful movement, breathwork, and gentle stretching, participants will have the opportunity to connect with their bodies, reduce stress, and improve overall well-being. Whether you are new to yoga or have an established practice, this welcoming class offers modifications and variations to meet you where you are.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This class is offered through a partnership between the MDI YMCA and ArtWaves Community Arts Center. Registration is managed through the MDI YMCA. Please wear comfortable clothing suitable for movement.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mdiymca.org/" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.mdiymca.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (12 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Grades 5-12 August (13 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Grades 5-12&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style=""&gt;Thursdays at 3:45 pm in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;About your instructor:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-02-16%20124635.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="328" height="480"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cate Pope&lt;/strong&gt; is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;The Dance Studio:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/ArtWaves%20dance%20studio.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (13 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (13 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Mommy &amp; Me Ballet August (15 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Mo&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;mmy &amp;amp; Me Ballet (for Pre-K &amp;amp; Kindergarten children &amp;amp; their caregivers)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Mommy%20and%20Me%20Ballet.jpg" border="0" width="194" height="243"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/mommy%20and%20me%20ballet%20flyer%20(1).jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="205" height="257"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;Saturdays at 10 am in ArtWaves' Dance Studio!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;An introduction to the foundations of classical ballet for young children alongside their caregivers. This class includes simple barre and center exercises, as well as creative movement activities. Students will explore dance in a supportive environment that fosters connection, family, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cate Pope&lt;/strong&gt; is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6761615</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Latin Sizzle Dance Workshop (15 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Latin Sizzle Dance Workshop ~&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/IMG_9184.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="499" height="766"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Experience the joy of dancing freely in a welcoming and fun environment.&amp;nbsp; Enjoy the Latin Social dances (merengue, bachata and salsa).&amp;nbsp; Class is designed for beginners to intermediates. Led by an experienced instructor (San Francisco and Ohio Star ball Champion), this session is open to ages 16 and up.&amp;nbsp; Come on your own or bring a partner. No experience necessary!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;75 min. $20 per student.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;Check out this clip! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILlaXmQ6BUQ&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/IMG_7886.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="509" height="316"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Meet Your Instructor: &lt;strong&gt;Dr. Tanie Hotan&lt;/strong&gt;, the Dancing Doctor, is a movement specialist, wellbeing physician, and competitive Latin Pro-Am Ballroom dancer. Her work blends art, healing, and expression, offering performances, classes and wellness experiences that celebrate the power of dance. Learn more at her Tanie Hotan Dance website: https://www.taniehotandance.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/tanie%20dance.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="488" height="325" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/ArtWaves%20dance%20studio.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="510" height="383"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Downeast Community Dance (16 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 26px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Downeast Community Dance ~&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;Select Sundays 10:00am - 11:30am, Dance Studio&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Join us for the&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Downcast Community Dance&lt;/em&gt;, a recurring gathering designed to bring movement, music, and connection to Bar Harbor. Hosted at&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;ArtWaves&lt;/span&gt;, this inclusive event welcomes dancers of all levels to come together and share in the joy of creative expression.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;The dance takes place on&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Sundays&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;from&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;10:00 AM to 11:30 AM&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;on the&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays of the month&lt;/span&gt;, offering a rhythm to your week and a space for both beginners and seasoned dancers to feel at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;$10 suggested donation.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;For questions or more information, please contact susan.sassaman@pronton.me&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Zumba! (17 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;Zumba!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;In collaboration with the MDI YMCA, we are excited to offer a new Zumba class!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Mondays from 4:20 - 5:20 PM b&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;eginning on April 20th.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Register through the MDI YMCA: 207-288-3511&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Karate (17 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Join Karate classes on Mondays from 6:00 to 8:00 with head instructor Mike McEnroe. For more information call Mike at 207-266-7030.&lt;/font&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Contemporary / Modern Dance | August| Adults (18 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Contemporary / Modern Dance for Adults ~&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Tuesdays at 7 pm in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;An exploration of contemporary and modern techniques with a focus on choreography. The class begins with a warmup that includes stretching, light cardio and across the floor sequences. Students will then learn and create choreography, emphasizing collaboration, creativity and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Modern / Contemporary: Students should wear athletic clothing that’s comfortable for full range of movement. We will dance barefoot and occasionally in socks. Hair should be tied back and out of &lt;strong&gt;face.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-02-16%20124635.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="272" height="398"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cate Pope&lt;/strong&gt; is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Yoga with MDI YMCA (19 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yoga&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Join us for an all-levels yoga class designed to cultivate strength, flexibility, balance, and relaxation. Through mindful movement, breathwork, and gentle stretching, participants will have the opportunity to connect with their bodies, reduce stress, and improve overall well-being. Whether you are new to yoga or have an established practice, this welcoming class offers modifications and variations to meet you where you are.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This class is offered through a partnership between the MDI YMCA and ArtWaves Community Arts Center. Registration is managed through the MDI YMCA. Please wear comfortable clothing suitable for movement.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mdiymca.org/" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.mdiymca.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6742424</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (19 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Grades 5-12 August (20 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Grades 5-12&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style=""&gt;Thursdays at 3:45 pm in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;About your instructor:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-02-16%20124635.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="328" height="480"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cate Pope&lt;/strong&gt; is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;The Dance Studio:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/ArtWaves%20dance%20studio.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (20 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (20 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Mommy &amp; Me Ballet August (22 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Mo&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;mmy &amp;amp; Me Ballet (for Pre-K &amp;amp; Kindergarten children &amp;amp; their caregivers)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Mommy%20and%20Me%20Ballet.jpg" border="0" width="194" height="243"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/mommy%20and%20me%20ballet%20flyer%20(1).jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="205" height="257"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;Saturdays at 10 am in ArtWaves' Dance Studio!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;An introduction to the foundations of classical ballet for young children alongside their caregivers. This class includes simple barre and center exercises, as well as creative movement activities. Students will explore dance in a supportive environment that fosters connection, family, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cate Pope&lt;/strong&gt; is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (22 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Zumba! (24 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;Zumba!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;In collaboration with the MDI YMCA, we are excited to offer a new Zumba class!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Mondays from 4:20 - 5:20 PM b&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;eginning on April 20th.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Register through the MDI YMCA: 207-288-3511&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Karate (24 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Join Karate classes on Mondays from 6:00 to 8:00 with head instructor Mike McEnroe. For more information call Mike at 207-266-7030.&lt;/font&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Contemporary / Modern Dance | August| Adults (25 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Contemporary / Modern Dance for Adults ~&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Tuesdays at 7 pm in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;An exploration of contemporary and modern techniques with a focus on choreography. The class begins with a warmup that includes stretching, light cardio and across the floor sequences. Students will then learn and create choreography, emphasizing collaboration, creativity and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Modern / Contemporary: Students should wear athletic clothing that’s comfortable for full range of movement. We will dance barefoot and occasionally in socks. Hair should be tied back and out of &lt;strong&gt;face.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-02-16%20124635.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="272" height="398"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cate Pope&lt;/strong&gt; is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (25 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Yoga with MDI YMCA (26 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yoga&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Join us for an all-levels yoga class designed to cultivate strength, flexibility, balance, and relaxation. Through mindful movement, breathwork, and gentle stretching, participants will have the opportunity to connect with their bodies, reduce stress, and improve overall well-being. Whether you are new to yoga or have an established practice, this welcoming class offers modifications and variations to meet you where you are.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This class is offered through a partnership between the MDI YMCA and ArtWaves Community Arts Center. Registration is managed through the MDI YMCA. Please wear comfortable clothing suitable for movement.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mdiymca.org/" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.mdiymca.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (26 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Grades 5-12 August (27 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Grades 5-12&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style=""&gt;Thursdays at 3:45 pm in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;About your instructor:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-02-16%20124635.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="328" height="480"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cate Pope&lt;/strong&gt; is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;The Dance Studio:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/ArtWaves%20dance%20studio.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (27 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (27 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6761404</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (29 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Mommy &amp; Me Ballet August (29 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Mo&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;mmy &amp;amp; Me Ballet (for Pre-K &amp;amp; Kindergarten children &amp;amp; their caregivers)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Mommy%20and%20Me%20Ballet.jpg" border="0" width="194" height="243"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/mommy%20and%20me%20ballet%20flyer%20(1).jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="205" height="257"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;Saturdays at 10 am in ArtWaves' Dance Studio!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;An introduction to the foundations of classical ballet for young children alongside their caregivers. This class includes simple barre and center exercises, as well as creative movement activities. Students will explore dance in a supportive environment that fosters connection, family, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cate Pope&lt;/strong&gt; is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6761615</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Downeast Community Dance (30 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 26px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Downeast Community Dance ~&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;Select Sundays 10:00am - 11:30am, Dance Studio&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Join us for the&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Downcast Community Dance&lt;/em&gt;, a recurring gathering designed to bring movement, music, and connection to Bar Harbor. Hosted at&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;ArtWaves&lt;/span&gt;, this inclusive event welcomes dancers of all levels to come together and share in the joy of creative expression.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;The dance takes place on&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Sundays&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;from&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;10:00 AM to 11:30 AM&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;on the&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays of the month&lt;/span&gt;, offering a rhythm to your week and a space for both beginners and seasoned dancers to feel at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;$10 suggested donation.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;For questions or more information, please contact susan.sassaman@pronton.me&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Karate (31 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Join Karate classes on Mondays from 6:00 to 8:00 with head instructor Mike McEnroe. For more information call Mike at 207-266-7030.&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6509249</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (3 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Downeast Community Dance (6 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 26px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Downeast Community Dance ~&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;Select Sundays 10:00am - 11:30am, Dance Studio&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Join us for the&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Downcast Community Dance&lt;/em&gt;, a recurring gathering designed to bring movement, music, and connection to Bar Harbor. Hosted at&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;ArtWaves&lt;/span&gt;, this inclusive event welcomes dancers of all levels to come together and share in the joy of creative expression.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;The dance takes place on&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Sundays&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;from&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;10:00 AM to 11:30 AM&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;on the&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays of the month&lt;/span&gt;, offering a rhythm to your week and a space for both beginners and seasoned dancers to feel at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;$10 suggested donation.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;For questions or more information, please contact susan.sassaman@pronton.me&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-5979745</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Karate (7 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Join Karate classes on Mondays from 6:00 to 8:00 with head instructor Mike McEnroe. For more information call Mike at 207-266-7030.&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6509249</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (10 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Karate (14 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Join Karate classes on Mondays from 6:00 to 8:00 with head instructor Mike McEnroe. For more information call Mike at 207-266-7030.&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6509249</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (17 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</guid>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Downeast Community Dance (20 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 26px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Downeast Community Dance ~&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;Select Sundays 10:00am - 11:30am, Dance Studio&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Join us for the&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Downcast Community Dance&lt;/em&gt;, a recurring gathering designed to bring movement, music, and connection to Bar Harbor. Hosted at&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;ArtWaves&lt;/span&gt;, this inclusive event welcomes dancers of all levels to come together and share in the joy of creative expression.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;The dance takes place on&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Sundays&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;from&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;10:00 AM to 11:30 AM&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;on the&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays of the month&lt;/span&gt;, offering a rhythm to your week and a space for both beginners and seasoned dancers to feel at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;$10 suggested donation.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;For questions or more information, please contact susan.sassaman@pronton.me&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-5979745</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Karate (21 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Join Karate classes on Mondays from 6:00 to 8:00 with head instructor Mike McEnroe. For more information call Mike at 207-266-7030.&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6509249</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6509249</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (24 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</guid>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Ecstatic Yoga -  September 25 (25 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Ecstatic%20Yoga%20updated%20.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="307" height="384"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Ecstatic Yoga is a playful fusion between yoga and ecstatic dance that rides a wave of energy to a curated playlist.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The practice starts slow: breath, visualization, dropping in, and getting connected to your body.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;We gradually move into a yoga flow that builds in energy until it's time to let you LOOSE for the intuitive/free form dance portion of practice.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Let the music and your body guide you - your mind will CLEAR and your body will be FREE.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;After the energetic peak, we gradually slow our movements, get closer to the ground, and flow into a nourishing restorative/yin yoga practice and closing integration meditation.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Expect to release tension in your body and ignite your spirit.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This practice is for everyone; no experience necessary.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The guided movements will be gentle and the intuitive movement is for you to tap in with the body you have, no need to force anything!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Jess is an embodiment coach/yoga teacher, rock climbing guide, and budding herbalist who has devoted the last 8 years of life to the ancient wisdom of using movement, breath, sound, and food as medicine. They are fascinated with the human body and in love with being a creature of this Earth. Jess’ purpose is to support other humans in better understanding and connecting to their own bodies, as well as becoming more in tune with nature. Whether in the mountains, on the yoga mat, or with feet on the forest floor, Jess curates movement journeys for people to ease tension, build confidence, clear clutter from their minds, and develop closer relationship to their own bodies and our Earth home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;There are 4 sessions , once a month.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;7-8:30 PM - Fridays: June 26&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;July 32&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1"&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;August 21&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_2"&gt;, and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;September 25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6698857</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Karate (28 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Join Karate classes on Mondays from 6:00 to 8:00 with head instructor Mike McEnroe. For more information call Mike at 207-266-7030.&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6509249</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (1 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</guid>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Downeast Community Dance (4 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 26px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Downeast Community Dance ~&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;Select Sundays 10:00am - 11:30am, Dance Studio&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Join us for the&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Downcast Community Dance&lt;/em&gt;, a recurring gathering designed to bring movement, music, and connection to Bar Harbor. Hosted at&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;ArtWaves&lt;/span&gt;, this inclusive event welcomes dancers of all levels to come together and share in the joy of creative expression.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;The dance takes place on&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Sundays&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;from&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;10:00 AM to 11:30 AM&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;on the&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays of the month&lt;/span&gt;, offering a rhythm to your week and a space for both beginners and seasoned dancers to feel at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;$10 suggested donation.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;For questions or more information, please contact susan.sassaman@pronton.me&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-5979745</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Karate (5 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Join Karate classes on Mondays from 6:00 to 8:00 with head instructor Mike McEnroe. For more information call Mike at 207-266-7030.&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6509249</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6509249</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (8 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Karate (12 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Join Karate classes on Mondays from 6:00 to 8:00 with head instructor Mike McEnroe. For more information call Mike at 207-266-7030.&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6509249</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (15 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</guid>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Downeast Community Dance (18 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 26px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Downeast Community Dance ~&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;Select Sundays 10:00am - 11:30am, Dance Studio&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Join us for the&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Downcast Community Dance&lt;/em&gt;, a recurring gathering designed to bring movement, music, and connection to Bar Harbor. Hosted at&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;ArtWaves&lt;/span&gt;, this inclusive event welcomes dancers of all levels to come together and share in the joy of creative expression.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;The dance takes place on&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Sundays&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;from&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;10:00 AM to 11:30 AM&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;on the&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays of the month&lt;/span&gt;, offering a rhythm to your week and a space for both beginners and seasoned dancers to feel at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;$10 suggested donation.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;For questions or more information, please contact susan.sassaman@pronton.me&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-5979745</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-5979745</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Karate (19 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Join Karate classes on Mondays from 6:00 to 8:00 with head instructor Mike McEnroe. For more information call Mike at 207-266-7030.&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6509249</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6509249</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (22 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Karate (26 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Join Karate classes on Mondays from 6:00 to 8:00 with head instructor Mike McEnroe. For more information call Mike at 207-266-7030.&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6509249</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6509249</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (29 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Downeast Community Dance (1 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 26px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Downeast Community Dance ~&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;Select Sundays 10:00am - 11:30am, Dance Studio&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Join us for the&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Downcast Community Dance&lt;/em&gt;, a recurring gathering designed to bring movement, music, and connection to Bar Harbor. Hosted at&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;ArtWaves&lt;/span&gt;, this inclusive event welcomes dancers of all levels to come together and share in the joy of creative expression.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;The dance takes place on&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Sundays&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;from&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;10:00 AM to 11:30 AM&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;on the&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays of the month&lt;/span&gt;, offering a rhythm to your week and a space for both beginners and seasoned dancers to feel at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;$10 suggested donation.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;For questions or more information, please contact susan.sassaman@pronton.me&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-5979745</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-5979745</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Karate (2 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Join Karate classes on Mondays from 6:00 to 8:00 with head instructor Mike McEnroe. For more information call Mike at 207-266-7030.&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6509249</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6509249</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (5 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Karate (9 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Join Karate classes on Mondays from 6:00 to 8:00 with head instructor Mike McEnroe. For more information call Mike at 207-266-7030.&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6509249</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6509249</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (12 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</guid>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Downeast Community Dance (15 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 26px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Downeast Community Dance ~&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;Select Sundays 10:00am - 11:30am, Dance Studio&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Join us for the&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Downcast Community Dance&lt;/em&gt;, a recurring gathering designed to bring movement, music, and connection to Bar Harbor. Hosted at&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;ArtWaves&lt;/span&gt;, this inclusive event welcomes dancers of all levels to come together and share in the joy of creative expression.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;The dance takes place on&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Sundays&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;from&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;10:00 AM to 11:30 AM&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;on the&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays of the month&lt;/span&gt;, offering a rhythm to your week and a space for both beginners and seasoned dancers to feel at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;$10 suggested donation.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;For questions or more information, please contact susan.sassaman@pronton.me&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-5979745</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-5979745</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Karate (16 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Join Karate classes on Mondays from 6:00 to 8:00 with head instructor Mike McEnroe. For more information call Mike at 207-266-7030.&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6509249</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6509249</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2026 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (19 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Karate (23 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Join Karate classes on Mondays from 6:00 to 8:00 with head instructor Mike McEnroe. For more information call Mike at 207-266-7030.&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6509249</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6509249</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2026 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (26 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</guid>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Downeast Community Dance (29 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 26px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Downeast Community Dance ~&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;Select Sundays 10:00am - 11:30am, Dance Studio&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Join us for the&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Downcast Community Dance&lt;/em&gt;, a recurring gathering designed to bring movement, music, and connection to Bar Harbor. Hosted at&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;ArtWaves&lt;/span&gt;, this inclusive event welcomes dancers of all levels to come together and share in the joy of creative expression.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;The dance takes place on&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Sundays&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;from&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;10:00 AM to 11:30 AM&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;on the&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays of the month&lt;/span&gt;, offering a rhythm to your week and a space for both beginners and seasoned dancers to feel at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;$10 suggested donation.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;For questions or more information, please contact susan.sassaman@pronton.me&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Karate (30 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Join Karate classes on Mondays from 6:00 to 8:00 with head instructor Mike McEnroe. For more information call Mike at 207-266-7030.&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6509249</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2026 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (3 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Downeast Community Dance (6 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 26px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Downeast Community Dance ~&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;Select Sundays 10:00am - 11:30am, Dance Studio&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Join us for the&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Downcast Community Dance&lt;/em&gt;, a recurring gathering designed to bring movement, music, and connection to Bar Harbor. Hosted at&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;ArtWaves&lt;/span&gt;, this inclusive event welcomes dancers of all levels to come together and share in the joy of creative expression.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;The dance takes place on&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Sundays&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;from&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;10:00 AM to 11:30 AM&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;on the&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays of the month&lt;/span&gt;, offering a rhythm to your week and a space for both beginners and seasoned dancers to feel at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;$10 suggested donation.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;For questions or more information, please contact susan.sassaman@pronton.me&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-5979745</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Karate (7 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Join Karate classes on Mondays from 6:00 to 8:00 with head instructor Mike McEnroe. For more information call Mike at 207-266-7030.&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6509249</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2026 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (10 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Karate (14 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Join Karate classes on Mondays from 6:00 to 8:00 with head instructor Mike McEnroe. For more information call Mike at 207-266-7030.&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6509249</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2026 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (17 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Downeast Community Dance (20 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 26px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Downeast Community Dance ~&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;Select Sundays 10:00am - 11:30am, Dance Studio&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Join us for the&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Downcast Community Dance&lt;/em&gt;, a recurring gathering designed to bring movement, music, and connection to Bar Harbor. Hosted at&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;ArtWaves&lt;/span&gt;, this inclusive event welcomes dancers of all levels to come together and share in the joy of creative expression.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;The dance takes place on&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Sundays&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;from&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;10:00 AM to 11:30 AM&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;on the&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays of the month&lt;/span&gt;, offering a rhythm to your week and a space for both beginners and seasoned dancers to feel at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;$10 suggested donation.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;For questions or more information, please contact susan.sassaman@pronton.me&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-5979745</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Karate (21 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Join Karate classes on Mondays from 6:00 to 8:00 with head instructor Mike McEnroe. For more information call Mike at 207-266-7030.&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6509249</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Karate (28 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Join Karate classes on Mondays from 6:00 to 8:00 with head instructor Mike McEnroe. For more information call Mike at 207-266-7030.&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6509249</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2027 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Karate (4 Jan 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Join Karate classes on Mondays from 6:00 to 8:00 with head instructor Mike McEnroe. For more information call Mike at 207-266-7030.&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6509249</link>
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