Upcoming Events

The weekend of January 2nd – 4th, 2026 

Sign outside Alamo Theater showing "Sponsored by the HLAA Downeast Chapter".HLAA DownEast will sponsor the weekend showings Wicked: For Good

at the Alamo Theater in Bucksport 
Open Captions! 

Friday & Saturday* at 6pm & Sunday* at 2 & 6 pm*Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon showings will  feature OPEN CAPTIONS.  
Come on down and enjoy the show with captions and with an installed hearing loop!  For more information email info@hearinglossmaine.org

This is our second year as a sponsor and we are  proud to support the theater as it supports hearing loss technology. 

Please let us know when you come ~ We can meet, get to know each other, and enjoy a coffee or wine before or after the show.

And, have fun ~ help us greet people and give out information about Hearing Loss Association of America. (HLAA)

info@hearinglossmaine.org


Wednesday, January 21st – Maine Community Inclusion through Technology – Demos!!  Two Times, Two Places

Maine Community Inclusion through Technology (CITE)  brings assistive listening devices to us!  We can borrow and try equipment and CITE makes it happen. 
CITE will be on site for demonstrations and discussions on what is available. Please come and learn what is possible.

Wednesday, January 21st  Two demonstrations at two locations:

Blue Hill at 10:00 am – location to follow
Deer Isle at 2:00 pm – Deer Run, Deer Isle

More information  to follow…save the date…


Zoom session Thursday, January 22,  7:00 pm.What People With Hearing Loss Can Expect at Maine Health 

Maine Health Interpreter & Cross-Cultural Services
is inviting us all to a Zoom meeting! 

January 22nd, 7:00 pm. 

They will be presenting important tools and techniques that they employ to make their services accessible to people with hearing loss.  It will give us insight into what we should expect when communicating with all medical professionals in all medical facilities.

Please RSVP to ensure you receive the Zoom link.  We will be reminding and re-posting a few days before January 22nd. 

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/91084107602?pwd=sC4VoJk5fk6tTmx1TLvQA0qNktLjcg.1

Meeting ID: 910 8410 7602
Passcode: 984821


Saturday, Jan. 21st
10:00 – 12:00 noon

Open Discussion: How hearing loss impacts our lives. South Portland Community Center

21 Nelson Rd, South Portland. 
Click here  for directions.

Join us for a fun and lively discussion about our hearing loss journeys.  We will laugh, learn, share, and come together with our stories, our victories, and our challenges.  Light lunch provided.  Please contact Margaret mmyatt01757@gmail.com, to say if you are attending (not required) or if you have any questions.