Events Calendar

2023 OBYC CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Items in italics are for general information only – not club functions
Members should bring their beverage of choice to ALL events.
**Members must sign-up either online or at the club. Sign-up must be completed by
Thursday at 5:00 pm for all Saturday events and the day before at 5:00 pm for all other events.

  • Fri 5/12 CLUBHOUSE OPENING
  • Tues 5/16 FLOATS WILL BE LAUNCHED
  • Fri 6/2-8/25 10am-1pm BRIDGE – Meets weekly every Friday through end of August. If interested please contact Bobbi Robertson.
  • Tues 6/6-9/26 1:30-4 pm MAHJONGG – Meets weekly every Tuesday through end of September. If interested please contact Linda Kittle
  • Thurs 6/8 5:00 pm SAILING COMMITTEE “SEASONAL START” MEETING
  • Sat 6/10 5-6:30 pm WELCOME BACK SOCIAL HOUR – Bring heavy appetizers! NO sign-up for this event!
  • Fri 6/16 5:00-? pm CASUAL FRIDAY (JUNE) – New this year! Once a month casual event. Social hour (bring an appetizer), lawn games. Bring your own entrée (may use the grill) and a dish to share If you’d like. NO sign-up for these events!
  • Tues 6/20-9/12 YOGA with Kara Douglas – Meets weekly every Tuesday 7:15-8:15 am through mid-Sept. More info later.
  • Tues 6/20** 7-8:00 pm BOOK GROUP #1 – Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty Moderator: Teena Patton
  • Wed 6/21-8/30 WEDNESDAY BINGO! – NO sign up – 6:00 pm Dinner – Bring your own entrée (may use the grill) and a dish to share (appetizer, vegetable/salad, side, or dessert) 7:00 pm BINGO begins! – Bring a wrapped gift (under $5 value per person. Every game has a winner. Bingo ends when all gifts are selected. Fun for ALL ages!
  • Fri 6/23-9/15 YOGA with Kevin Wicks – Meets weekly every Friday – 7:15-8:15 am through mid-Sept. More info later.
  • Sat 6/24** 5-7:00 pm BLESSING OF THE FLEET – Bring heavy appetizers to share! – 5:45 pm Blessing offered by The Rev Kitty Babson
  • Thurs 6/29 10 am-3 pm Private Event – Sumner Memorial Luncheon
  • Thurs 6/29 LECTURE SERIES #1 – “Ecuador’s Amazing Wildlife: The Andes, The Amazon and The Galápagos Islands.” – 6:30 pm Dessert and coffee – 7:00 pm Lecture by local naturalist and author Ed Robinson
  • Sat 7/1 8-10:00am AFSS PANCAKE BREAKFAST – Open to the public! – $10.00 Adult and $7.00 Children ages 2-10; Under 2 are Free.
  • Mon-Fri 7/3-8/11 9 am-4 pm AFSS CLASSES
  • Sat 7/8** 12:30-2:30 pm FAMILY DAY – SAIL ON SCHOONER “ALERT” – More details to follow! Advance sign-ups are a must!
  • Sat 7/8 9:00 pm COOK’S FIREWORKS!! Starting sometime between 9-9:30pm
  • Fri 7/14 5:00-? pm CASUAL FRIDAY (JULY) – Social hour (bring an appetizer), lawn games. Bring your own entrée (may use the grill) and a dish to share if you’d like! NO sign-up.
  • Sat 7/15 10:00-Noon AFSS SILENT “ONLINE” AUCTION
  • Thurs 7/20** 7-8:00 pm BOOK GROUP #2 – Lungfish by Meghan Gilliss – Moderators: Bob and Maggie Gill
    • 5:00 pm Social Hour – Appetizers provided
    • 6:00 pm Dinner – Lasagna, tossed salad, garlic bread & dessert provided
    • 7:00 pm “Rockweed” performs!
    • Cost: $20 per person
  • Sat 7/22** ITALIAN DINNER WITH “ROCKWEED” BAND
  • Thurs 7/27** LECTURE SERIES #2 – “Tales from Fifty Years in the Foreign Service – Presidents, Priests, and African Chiefs”6:30 pm Dessert and coffee – 7:00 pm Lecture by former US Ambassador Pamela White
  • Mon 7/31** 4:30-5:30 pm CHILDREN’S PROGRAM – “Ramp It Up!”- interactive energy and power program by Mad Science of Maine. – This is not a drop-off program.
  • Sat 8/5** ANNUAL LOBSTER BAKE – Catered!
    • 5:00 pm Social Hour – Snacks provided
    • 6:00 pm Dinner – Catered by “Simply Susie” of Harpswell
    • Dinner choices: Lobster with Steamed Clams or BarbequeChicken, both with potato, onion, egg, corn on the cob, melted butter, watermelon, and ice cream sundaes.
    • Child’s Plate: Hotdog on roll, bag of chips, carrots/celery sticks with ranch dip, watermelon, ice cream sundae.
    • Cost: TBD
  • Fri 8/11 5:00-? pm CASUAL FRIDAY (AUGUST) – Social hour (bring an appetizer), lawn games. Bring your own entrée (may use the grill) and a dish
    to share if you’d like! NO sign- up.
  • Thurs 8/15** 7-8:00 pm BOOK GROUP #3 – The Lowering Days by Gregory Brown
    Moderator: Alice Hootsmans
  • Sat 8/19 4:00 pm ANNUAL MEETING
    (Proxies will be distributed to membership before 8/5)
    **Directly SOCIAL HOUR, SUMMER PICNIC SUPPER & VOLUNTEER
    Following APPRECIATION Meeting! Bring a cold dish or crock pot dish to share! Join us as we celebrate our volunteers with dessert!
  • Thurs 9/7** LECTURE SERIES #3 – “A Sail Across the Drake Passage to Antarctica”
    6:30 pm Dessert and Coffee
    7:00 pm Lecture by OBYC member Max Fletcher
  • Fri 9/8 5:00-? pm CASUAL FRIDAY (SEPTEMBER) – Social hour (bring an appetizer), lawn games. Bring your own entrée (may use the grill) and a dish to share if you’d like! NO sign-up.
  • Tues 9/12** 7-8:00 pm BOOK GROUP #4 – The Midcoast by Adam White – Moderator: Bobbi Robertson
  • Sat 9/16** SOUTHERN PULLED PORK DINNER – Kinsers and Volunteers
    5:00 pm Social Hour
    6:00 pm Dinner
    Cost: $15 pp; Limited to 80 people.
  • Thurs 9/21** LECTURE SERIES #4 – “Mishoonash in Maine: Remnants of Old Native Canoe Travels in the Pejepscot (Brunswick, Topsham and Harpswell) Region”
    6:30 pm Dessert and Coffee
    7:00 pm Lecture by OBYC member John Goff
  • Sat 10/7** CHILI AND CHOWDER FALL POTLUCK
    5:00 pm Social Hour
    6:00 pm Bring appetizer, chili, chowder, salad, bread or dessert to share
  • Sat 12/2 5-7:00 pm ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY – Bring hearty appetizers, NO sign-up