After a month of powerful exhibitions and events that drew over a thousand visitors, the Puddle Dock Village Festival concludes this weekend with two programs centered on wellness, ritual, and community care.

On Saturday, Aug. 2, from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Alna Meetinghouse, nearly 20 wellness practitioners from across Maine will participate in a Healing Arts Day—a free and welcoming event sponsored by Live from Love Center and designed especially for those who may be new to practices like meditation, yoga, or acupuncture. The event aims to demystify wellness practices and make them accessible to everyday Mainers.

“This is a chance for us to expand who we reach and help the community in doing so,” says Crystal McLain of Crystal Mclain Creative, who will be among the featured practitioners. “We want to reach hard-working people who might not normally think of healing arts as something for them—but who could really benefit.”

Inside the Meetinghouse, a series of plainspoken presentations will be offered by practitioners such as music therapist Gray Baldwin, Somatic Experiencing practitioner Alexandra Whitney, and others, who will speak about integrative wellness for everyday living.

Meanwhile, outdoor experiences will offer hands-on participation, including sound healing, breathwork, yoga and embodied movement. Additional offerings include shamanic healing, art therapy, acupuncture, and massage, with booths where participants can engage directly and ask questions. Attendees are welcome to drop in any time during the afternoon.

On Sunday, Aug. 3, the festival concludes at the Puddle Dock Village School with a closing reception for Phylicia Ghee’s video installations Intrepid III and 8:46—an immersive exhibition exploring ritual, self-care, and healing. Ghee’s work transforms the historic schoolhouse into a contemplative space where sight and sound merge in reverent visual prayer and embodied performance.

The closing event begins at 5 p.m., with live music by Maine singer-songwriter Sarah Trunzo, followed by a 7 p.m. cacao ritual led by Sophia Bruun, an internationally recognized healing artist whose ceremonies blend ancient wisdom and contemporary spiritual practice.

The Puddle Dock Village Festival, organized by nonprofit Studio B, has brought together artists, advocates, and neighbors for four weeks of programs addressing trauma, addiction, incarceration, and restoration. With exhibitions by Keith Plummer, Ed Epping, and Phylicia Ghee, and 17 public events across historic rural spaces, the festival has offered a rare synthesis of high art and deep social engagement.

All events are free and open to the public. For details, visit http://puddledockfestival.org.