PORTLAND — Indigo Arts Alliance (IAA) is an arts incubator founded in 2018 and launched in 2019 located in Portland, Maine. IAA’s mission is to cultivate the artistic development of people of…
Culture
CAMDEN — Camden Opera House has released its calendar lineup for February 2022 and beyond:
Friday, Feb. 4 – SoundCheck: Take 4, at 7:30 p.m.
Local string quartet plays music…
ROCKPORT — Maine Wood 2022 opened at the Messler Gallery at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship on Friday, January 21. The show runs through April 6, and a virtual tour of the…
Feb. 12 and Feb. 22
ROCKLAND — Following multiple sold out shows last fall, the Strand Theatre will present two encore screenings of Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up In My Bones, the first opera by a Black composer…
Here in the Boothbay Region when we hear “Mumbai to Maine,” we immediately think of Mumbai native Cherie Scott who has been our friend and neighbor these past 14 years. We recall the exciting…
The Camden Public Library has released its event calendar for the first three weeks of February.
Month-Long Events:
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‘we recently identifed the rare visit of a cargo schooner to Camden Harbor by entering 'three-masted schooner' and the year”
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library announces that its archives of the Camden Herald newspaper are being digitized and posted online. Phase one of the project, or the first 125 years of the…
for Anyone experiencing pandemic-related stress or caring for others who are
This Thursday, January 27, from 6 - 7:15 p.m., join Maine Public Health Association and its partners for a virtual conversation about COVID-19 in Maine, and education about – and strategies for…
Poem
For Jason and Amy
In the 19th Century World
many of the engineers
were Scots
Amy practices on a tiny scale
her husband, Jason
…
poems that take a fresh look at love
The Poets Corner will celebrate the season of love with three poets reading and talking about contemporary love poems. “Love is Still Possible” features Gibson Fay-LeBlanc, Margaret Haberman, and…
With the world watching the Russia-Ukraine border for a possible invasion from Russia, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst is urging the Biden Administration and NATO to support Ukraine…
this unassuming couple has more involvement with the war than expected
BELFAST — The Belfast Maskers announce auditions for its show of the 2022 season. Auditions for the world premiere of “Dance Again,” written and directed by local playwright Tucker Atwood, are…
Specializing in books that explore, heal and edify
ROCKLAND—It’s never a bad thing to have another independent bookstore open in the Midcoast and Arctic Tern Books is the newest bookstore to cement Rockland’s reputation as a thriving cultural…
two educators, a database manager, a graphic artist and an emergency room doctor
BELFAST — A new photography exhibit by the Zoom Lens Group opened January 6, 2022, at the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The show,…
For 35 years, the Camden Conference has gathered the Maine community together for a February weekend to discuss global issues that affect all of us and to inspire the community to engage in…
BELFAST — Midcoast Maine Reparations Collective presents Lights, Camera, Educate, a 5-part film series that centers black history, celebrates artists of color, and raises money for Black land…
UNION — On Wednesday, February 2, the Vose Library will host another installment of the Vose or Virtual Wednesday series. The event will begin at 7 p.m. and will be held via Zoom.The guest speaker…
Midcoast Entrepreneurs
JACKSON—Last week, we did a story on the off-the-beaten-path Marsh River Cooperative…
CAMDEN — Pizza? Pets? Bike Rides? Family? Rainbows? Ice cream? What do you like most and what makes you happy? Page Gallery invites children to consider these questions and adorn the gallery's…
CAMDEN— On Tuesday, January 25, at 6 p.m., the Camden Public Library will be offering a free online class that will teach participants how to turn cardboard into art. Librarian Amy Hand will provide…
It’s “New Year, New You” time this weekend with the Samoset Resort Glacier Ice Bar returning, a Winter Fest in Brunswick, and a couple of brain-tickling events to get you out of your rut. When…
BELFAST— This winter, the Belfast Garden Club Evening Lecture Series co-sponsored by the All of Belfast Climate Dialogues, a project of the Belfast Free Library, will focus on the effects of the…
BROOKS—As Marsh River Cooperative’s manager Matthew McKillop will tell you, “You’d be surprised to know there’s a lot going on in Brooks.”
A tiny town in Waldo County with a population of…
BELFAST— Safe Room, an exhibit of photomontage prints by Joan Proudman will be on display in the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library through January and February of 2022.
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BELFAST — The Penobscot Bay Singers present their latest program for the 2021 season, a…
HOPE — In an event presented by the Hope Library, author Eva Murray will read from some of her recent work on Zoom at 7 p.m. on…
WASHINGTON— The Gibbs Library in Washington, Maine will present a gallery show by local artist Tom MacConnell. The exhibition will feature a series of three large…
ROCKLAND — From now until Monday, January 31, the Rockland Library will be offering a new grab-n-go craft for visitors. It is a great time of year to send thank you…
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre continues to present new release films to stream from their website. Three of the films available throughout January are The Weasels’ Tale, The Reason I Jump, and Kill…
organizing a prize for poetry
Maine Media Workshops + College is partnering with The Poets Corner in organizing a prize for poetry. The winning submission will receive a $1,000 prize and 20 copies of a…
BELFAST — The Belfast Co-op and the Waterfall Arts Kids and Family Program are working together on a winter fundraiser this January for Waldo Community Action Partners (WCAP).
Sixth grade…
a traditional agricultural fair
UNION — Union Fair announces its annual fair poster contest for the 2022 Union Fair. Poster entries may be submitted that reflect the themes of a traditional agricultural fair, which should…
stimulating a knowledge and love of nature
BELFAST — The Belfast Garden Club has donated 22 new books to the community this year, expanding its library book donation program to include area schools for the first time.
“It is the…
Hobbyist photographer Josh Povec captures Gatsby-esque green light across the water
CAMDEN—There’s a passage in “The Great Gatsby” where the narrator Nick observes Jay Gatsby reaching his arms out at the end of a dock to embrace what looks like green light across the water. The…
A slimmed-down listing with alternative activities to stay safe
After nearly two years into a pandemic, people are weary of not being able to socialize with friends and family, but also cautious as the Omicron variant spikes over the holidays. Here’s your…
A round of pickleball, a weekend in a yurt, and a lovely picnic in a meadow
For the holidays and to highlight activities and adventures, we’re shining the spotlight on Maine craftspeople. Shop locally and support innovators and entrepreneurs who keep the creative…
Satori makes a sophisticated “Holiday Stimulus”
BELFAST—Wind Tracy, co-owner and bartender for Satori, a Sushi restaurant and cocktail bar in Belfast, has put a Japanese spin on the holiday cocktail for the season—with a wry name perfect for “…
Ellen Goldsmith and Lynne Ellis
The Poets Corner will engage in conversation with Ellen Goldsmith, of Cushing, and Lynne Ellis, of Seattle, Washington, about the role of reading and writing poetry as part of the healing process…
ROCKLAND — A 90-minute, English language version of Massenet’s Cendrillon, an adaptation of Cinderella, will be presented as a Metropolitan Opera Live in HD simulcast at the Strand Theatre on…
BELFAST — Belfast Senior College kicks off its winter semester of eleven courses with “Winterim Wonderland,” a free one-hour Zoom presentation on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at 10 a.m., hosted by…
BELFAST—An old 1980s Toyota Huntsman camper van that had been sitting in Larraine Brown’s backyard for about a month has come back to life as a traveling art van. Rechristened “Betty The Brilliant…
Poem
For Danny Merriam
Four lobsters, earthly green
just out of the waters
around Pond Island
in the Mussel Ridges
Dan taking up the last traps
…
Poem
Recycle the Moon
(Full moon, December 19, 2021)
Wrap your arms around her belly
and (on the Solstice, December 21)
when she rolls through
your bedroom…
Monday, December 20 - Thursday, December 23
ROCKLAND — Learn how to fold shapes in half and glue them to their duplicates to make a 3D card for the holidays. Visit the Rockland Public Library to pick up your bag with one card, many…
We’ve got a couple of fun things to do this weekend and then Weekend Spotlight will be taking a hiatus until the holidays are over. We’re looking forward to some arts and entertainment in 2022!…
whimsical journey from the top of the toboggan chute to the heart of the crowd
As the “Voice of the U.S. National Toboggan Championships,” Tom Dowd has announced every race from the Ken Bailey Timing Hut since 2009. He has turned years of watching the event into his first…
BELFAST — Videos from the local arts nonprofit Belfast Flying Shoes’ 2021 Sing Along & Tap Your Toes concert series for older adults are now available for viewers of all ages.
The…
BELFAST— As part of the “All of Belfast Climate Dialogues” project, the Belfast Free Library is calling for submissions of art…
Lobster buoys, sailcoth bags, and lobster rope wreaths
For the holidays, we’re shining the spotlight on Maine craftspeople. Shop locally and support innovators and entrepreneurs who keep the creative economy alive in this state. Each week, until…
Let’s resolve to make 2022 the year to explore Maine treasures
At recent Knox Museum events, I’ve heard a dozen people say, “Wow, I’ve never been here before.”
Many confessed to being natives, and some indicated they recommend visits to summer guests…
