ROCKPORT — “Current Student Work” opened last week at the Messler Gallery, in Rockport, and will remain on display through May 26. The public is invited to visit.
The exhibition…
Culture
artists hail from an array of backgrounds and professions
Poem: Kendall Merriam
For Joan
This moon, notoriously pink
big and close
casts its silver light
across Snow’s Shipyard
where Captain Ahab’s whaler
is abuilding…
Elizabeth Stanley is the last person who wants to be in front of the camera, which has noticeably given her insight when it comes to being a portrait photographer.
“I’m kind of an…
Visions of Inclusion to display at art museum, Erickson Fields
OUT Maine is seeking submissions of art, photography, and writing by LGBTQ+ and allied youth of all ages (22 and younger) for the Youth Pride Art Show and Pride Walk which will take place during…
activities planned Monday - Thursday, as well as month-long
The Camden Public Library is celebrating the superpower of reading during Children’s Book Week, May 3 to 9, supported by First National Bank. Children’s librarian Miss Amy will host weekday story…
signed copies of her two latest books
ROCKLAND — The Coastal Children’s Museum recently received a donation from Melanie Ellsworth, a local children’s book author.
When Ellsworth heard about the Coastal Children’s Museum’s…
prize awards, livestreamed concert
For over 50 years Bay Chamber has sought to encourage the growth and talent of Maine musicians through the Young Stars of Maine Prize Program, which awards students who have made a significant…
nicknamed Dissonance; ‘among the greatest quartet compositions in history’
Part four of the DaPont String Quartet’s “Onstage” six–part concert series premieres on April 24, with Mozart String Quartet in C Major, at onstage.daponte.org.
Filmed at the Rockport…
On Tuesday, May 11, from 6 - 8 p.m., The Dancing Elephant will launch a 6-week book study group “You Belong" via Zoom, co-facilitated by Rachel Nixon and Cynthia Trone. The class is open to the…
In honor of National Poetry Month
BELFAST — In honor of National Poetry Month, two Local Color artists will exhibit their poems alongside their art during the month of April.
Leslie Moore, poet and printmaker, will show …
Artist Kim Bernard used daily art exercise to connect Mainers and beyond virtually
ROCKLAND—As mud season is full underway, little pops of color in nature are turning up on roadsides and gardens. As part of Artists & Makers Week hosted by the Island Institute’s retail store…
Pizzeria, Mexican eatery seek liquor licenses
The owners of two new restaurants will go before the Rockport Select Board April 12 seeking liquor licenses for their respective businesses – a pizzeria and a Mexican restaurant. A public hearing…
Amy Nichols and Alison Olds
BELFAST — An exhibit of art quilts, “Same But Different” by Amy Nichols and Alison Olds, is on display in the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library through May 31, 2021.
Amy Nichols…
mysteries of the North American migration of Monarch butterflies
Maine Master Naturalist Cyrene Slegona will give a talk and slide presentation about Monarch butterflies via Zoom on Tuesday, April 20, from noon to 1 p.m. The program is sponsored by the Belfast…
Poem
For the Chef and Staff of the Hartstone Inn
Can I write this
so full of Kobe beef
fed Kirin beer and caressed
to the ultimate tenderness
it is no…
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Public Library will be giving out craft bags during April break.
Inside the bag you’ll find books, supplies for a couple of crafts, and some flower seeds, vegetable…
The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host the first annual Maine Food Waste Solutions Summit, Friday, April 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m…
nine local artists
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Public Library will host an art exhibition by the Knox County Art Society (KCAS), April 1 - 30, downstairs on the new exhibition wall.
“Come see the new library…
Free events hosted by The Island Institute April 5-9
ROCKLAND—The Island Institute and its retail store, Archipelago are champions of the Midcoast’s creative economy and sponsors of the past in-person Artist and Makers Conferences. This year due to…
Maine Photography Show 2021
Emily Whiting was quite surprised to hear her photograph, “White Bowl,” won the coveted Best In Show distinction in this year’s Maine Photography Show (MPS).
“I’m also so grateful for the…
WALDOBORO — Busy volunteers from the Waldoboro Public Library will again be hanging out the open sign on the Village Bookshop at 25 Main Street, where it shares space with the Waldoboro office of…
alternative perspectives on local news and issues
UNION — After a formal introduction via "Zoom-with-Vose at 6pm Wednesdays" Series on March 31 by the artist himself, Vose Library hosts an exhibit of the editorial cartoons of Douglas Coffin.…
voicing a wild sense of beauty, the excitement of discovery, the spark of possibility
BELFAST — Local Color Gallery, in Belfast, welcomes Marli Thibodeau as a year round artist. Thibodeau is a contemporary artist working from her studio in Rockland.
Influenced by the…
two additional contests added this year
“This past year has been challenging,” said the University of Maine in Augusta, in a news release. “We have been quarantining, masking, ‘pivoting,’ rising up, breaking…
BELFAST — Would you like to learn more about the technical side of theater? The Belfast Maskers is offering teens and young adults the chance to work alongside the Maskers’ seasoned tech people to…
72 works of art selected from more than 106 submissions
ORONO — The University of Maine Department of Art will present the 2021 Juried Student Art Exhibition, “Here and There,” that features work by current students in studio art courses.
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appreciating the collective power of local people banding together
PORTLAND — Michelle Hauser, of South Thomaston, is exhibiting a selection of photographs from Meeting Hall Maine that records for posterity the documentation of hundreds of meeting halls found…
The 16th annual Maine Photography Show (MPS) opens April 10 at Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) and will continue through May 7, subject to COVID-19 restrictions.
Juror…
Donations benefited Camden Snow Bowl’s Ski Patrol
CAMDEN—Chef Josh Hixon, owner of 40 Paper, in Camden, and Chuong Thien Nguyen, both volunteers of the Camden Snow Bowl’s Ski Patrol and Mountain Steward program, have a friendly rivalry going on:…
The Camden Public Library announces its April 2021 events.
Thursday, April 1 through Friday, April 30, All Day (Online). April Virtual Gallery: A Visual History of…
exploring movement, puppetry, theater, and the irresistible power of being ridiculous
The Boston-based ensemble The Gottabees will present three interactive Zoom experiences for kids and families as part of the virtual Strand Family Series.
“How to Charm A Sea Monster” will…
CAMDEN—Trading up—getting something more valuable in return for the traded item—is human nature.
One Camden man has started a personal adventure to see how far he can get with a paper clip…
Conscience and Courage: Frances Perkins and Feng Shan Ho
The Frances Perkins Center (FPC) will present its 7th Annual Public Policy Forum, Conscience and Courage: Frances Perkins and Dr. Feng Shan Ho, focusing on immigration and refugee policy, on…
coming up: Gordon Bok, Dave Gutter
CAMDEN — The Camden Opera House, which has been producing weekly livestream-only shows for many months, plans to welcome audiences again beginning April 23. Shows will be limited to 45 advance-…
University of Maine intermedia students are creating and sharing art that advocates for COVID-19 vaccination and equitable distribution of doses. In an awareness campaign led by Intermedia MFA…
also highlighting behind the scenes, coloring kits
ROCKLAND — April 4-10, 2021 is National Library Week, a time to highlight the essential role libraries, librarians and library workers play in transforming lives and…
online read-aloud, Zoom group meetings, story times and crafts in the amphitheater
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library is celebrating National Library Week from April 4-10. The library will be welcoming neighbors to discover the many unique programs and services available to…
BELFAST — The Belfast Maskers announce their 2021 season.
Founded in 1987, Belfast's premiere community theater group continues to provide quality, engaging live theater, theater camps and…
top prizes for age groups
In keeping with its April theme of Reading by the Sea, the Coastal Children’s Museum is sponsoring their first Read-a-Thon this coming month.
It’s easy to join, according to the Museum, in…
Music transforms and inspires
Music transforms and inspires
In the secluded and relaxed lakeside setting of historic Camp Kieve’s Wavus campus, the DaPonte String Quartet will hold a weekend-long “DaPonte String…
Mirrors, Windows and Sliding Doors
Issues of diversity in children’s literature will be the focus of an online panel discussion with authors, illustrators and editors on April 6, hosted by the University of Maine Raymond H. Fogler…
Hail To The Rad Kids
ROCKLAND—Take a walk through the cavernous welding/fabrication shop at the newly built Midcoast School of Technology and you’ll be surrounded by industrial machines, tools, workbenches, and vices…
Poem: Kendall Merriam
For Kathleen Harper, MD
She considers every angle
every beat
topped by lovely curly silver hair
over ridiculous pink sneakers
she changed my meds…
…
Over the past year, archivists and librarians all over Maine have been collecting primary source materials related to their communities’ experiences of the COVID-19…
The Dropkick Murphys, Irish cooking, live Dublin music and more
Do you miss a rousing Celtic jam with fiddlers stuffed all up in a hot, snug pub? Yes, this year looks a lot different for our usual St. Paddy’s Day Rundown, but we’re in the midst of a bleeding…
US Navy, Coast Guard troops and changes to an island
MONHEGAN — The Second World War had a dramatic impact on the everyday lives of individuals across the country, and while far from the fighting, the residents of Maine’s remote offshore islands…
The Strand Theatre presents a series of virtual cinematic events, including documentary art films and award-winning stage productions, available to stream from their website.
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‘Picture Maine’ aims to boost the current film incentive to 25 percent
Maine is a filmmaker’s dream with its rugged coastline, diverse terrain, a pool of talent, and mystique. So why aren’t more movies and television shows shot here?
This has been the…
