The end of the year is when friends, family, and communities come together to feast and fete. This December, held will host its last event of 2024 at the mission-driven Orange Bike Brewing Company and reflect on what community means to all of us and how we can collectively maximize our impact. Our focus will be on The Locker Project, a non-profit that connects food-insecure children in Maine with nourishing food, which all event proceeds will go towards.

Experience an after-hours private tour with a curator of the Portland Museum of Art’s Peggy Bacon exhibit. The evening will be spent discussing and creatively expressing how Bacon’s satirical window into the social structures of the United States still holds relevance today, particularly in areas of gender, education, and class.

Held is partnering with Abbie Gross, an herbalist, postpartum doula, and holistic natural foods chef, for our October event. Attendees will walk away with a better understanding of how hormonal changes can impact multiple aspects of a woman’s well-being, what causes those changes besides age, how to detect the signs and symptoms, and the types of nourishment needed to help regulate the imbalance.

Music Pink and Blue, by Georgia O’Keeffe

Attendees will learn how to create more meaningful gatherings for both themselves and guests as well how to elevate their aesthetic. Those who attend will leave knowing how to develop an architecturally designed charcuterie, fruit, and crudités board and become proficient in making a shrub: the go-to event drink.

Attendees will leave this thought-provoking tutorial led by nationally renowned sex therapist Jennifer Wiessner more sexually empowered, less burdened, more knowledgeable on how to improve connection, and equipped with additional resources to help support them on their journey.

Join Mary Beth, Tenaya, and Chelsea Diehl of Gadabout Maine for a night of mingling and sharing our favorite Maine adventure spots and destinations.

Those who attend will hear inspiring stories from female business owners, learn a business framework to turn a passion into a viable business, put pen to paper in writing their business plan, and walk away with a network of business owners.

Hosted by Tenaya and Mary Beth, join financial advisors Michelle Santiago Esq., CFP® and Molly Reinfried, CFP® for an evening discussion and tutorial around the financial mistakes we’ve all made and steps to gain control of personal finances and well-being. No financial knowledge required! Before we delve in, we’ll loosen up, dance, and have some fun with instructor, Maggy Bassingthwaite.

Hosted by Tenaya and Mary Beth, join Jess Barzell, Pilates instructor, dancer, artist, and play guru for an incredibly fun evening that will inspire us all to be more playful.

You’re invited for apps, drinks, and collective conversation.