J. Wentworth Furniture: Custom Woodworking in Monson

J. Wentworth Furniture 24 Pleasant Street, Monson, ME

Custom woodworking showing both individual custom furniture as well as custom products produced for catalogue and on line retailers. A small CNC (computer controlled router for creating custom small items, such as jewelry boxes, various craft items and guitar parts will be on doily.

Monson Arts Gallery – The Magic of Sauna

Monson Arts Gallery 8 Greenville Rd, Monson, ME

The Monson Arts Gallery hosts a pop up exhibtion celbrating the joy of sauna with photographs by Garrett Conover and artifacts from Rest Day Sauna. Rest Day Sauna is a public sauna recently opened in Monson Maine, making sauna accessible to all who come to town. The exhibition will be open Sep 28 - Nov 17th. A reception will be held Oct 5th, 2pm - 4pm.

‘Give it a go’ throwing clay on a potter’s wheel at Monson Pottery / Gascoine Gallery

Monson Pottery 16 Greenville Road, Monson, ME

10am - 12pm demonstrations of how to throw mugs on a potter's wheel, then the opportunity to 'have a go' throwing one too.

10am - 5pm 'Tree Talk' exhibition in the Gascoine Gallery on the 2nd floor. Sixteen different fine artists and craftsman are showing work on the theme of 'trees'. The artists include former Monson Arts residents and Maine Crafts Association members.

Rest Day Sauna Grand Opening

Rest Day Sauna 42 Pleasant Street, Monson, ME

Join us for the Grand Opening of Rest Day Sauna in Monson! We offer our handmade sauna for private rental and public seatings, where guests can experience traditional sweat-bathing and cold plunge in Lake Hebron year-round. Rest Day Sauna is more than just a place to relax and heal — it's a sanctuary designed with care for our guests and love for the natural beauty of our surroundings.

As part of Maine Craft Weekend, we're excited to open our doors and invite you to experience the warmth and serenity of our hand-made sauna. Enjoy guided tours, meet the makers, and take part in a public sauna session. Whoever you are, Rest Day Sauna offers the perfect place to heal the hurts of what's behind, set intentions for what's ahead, unwind and reconnect with yourself and community.

Come and be a part of this special day — we look forward to welcoming you!

With the Grain – demonstrations and conversation

With the Grain 29 North Guilford Road, Monson, ME

Visit Ed Hoovler at with the Grain where "the curious are welcome"! See his shop and learn about the art of bowl turning. Each bowl that Ed makes comes with a story told by the tree. Saturday and Sunday 10-4pm Enjoy lemonade and snickerdoodles. A raffle for 50% off a bowl purchase will take place.

Free Slate Painting at Leapin Lenas

Leapin Lenas 20 Pleasant St, monson, ME

People can come and paint slate shingles. They can take them home or we can hang them up outside on our building with the ones the hikers have done and they can forever be part of Leapin Lenas.

‘Tree Talk’ art exhibit at the Gascoine Gallery/Monson Pottery

Monson Pottery 16 Greenville Road, Monson, ME

Jemma Gascoine will conduct a 'Q & A' on the 'Tree Talk' show that she curated for the Gascoine Gallery which features seventeen different artists who all made work in different media, on the theme of trees. The artists hail from two different countries and four different states. Six of the artists included were former Monson Arts residents.