BELFAST — The sixth annual All Roads Music Festival, originally slated to be held in Belfast during the third weekend of May, has been rescheduled to September amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic…
Culture
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we regret to announce that the opening reception for the 15th annual Maine Photography Show (MPS) , scheduled for Saturday, April 4, is cancelled.
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Like thousands of small businesses across Maine that have been shuttered and classified as “non-essential” businesses per Gov. Janet Mills’ coronavirus mandates, independent bookstores are finding…
Styling in Maine
One day last week, my friend and I met for coffee at a local cafe in downtown Rockland. I was coming straight from the gym and had peeled out of my sweaty clothes and threw on my Carhartt fleece…
Transformations
D is for discipline,
I don’t have much
except for others,…
‘please know that we are thinking of you and doing our best to stay in touch remotely.’
Rockland Public Library has issued the following update:
Rockland Public Library is currently closed to the public, but many…
Welcome to our new normal, where everything changes on a dime. Folks are getting crafty about how they communicate now; whether it’s a virtual class in place of a face-to-face session, an outdoor…
Where It’s At
One morning last May, Suzi Thayer woke up thinking about her first love. No, it wasn’t a person, a place or the Mary E even … it was painting. Her art.
“I’d left it in the dust…
opinion
My wife and I are from Richmond, Virginia, but have been visiting and vacationing in Maine for many years, mostly for camping, hiking, and trips up to and through the north woods.
The…
Kendall Merriam: For Hope at Atlantic Baking Company
Kind remarks from the baker
a line of poems
remembered over years
now crossaints
delivered to the door
with pastries and other charms
reminds me of…
Georges River Trout Unlimited has issued the following statement:
Georges River Trout Unlimited has cancelled the April 13 chapter meeting and the board meeting, which were to…
Despite the fact that there will be no physical events or gatherings for next several weeks, fear not; we can still be social, get our culture fix and be entertained this weekend.
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Oshima Brothers rescheduled to June 28
Camden Opera House has issued the following statement:
As is the case with all group gathering places, the Camden Opera House has shut its doors to the public for the time being.…
The Rockport Public Library has issued the following statement:
Effective March 18, the Rockport Public Library is CLOSED to the public due to health concerns over the coronavirus…
Rockland Public Library has submitted the following statement:
In the interest of staff, patrons, and the public, the Rockland Public Library is currently closed until further…
Carver Memorial Library has submitted the following statement:
Carver Memorial Library will be closed to the public through the end of March, and will then reevaluate. The…
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre will temporarily close in response to recommendations set by the state due to the spread of COVID-19.
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Medomak Arts Project has provided the following statement:
It grieves us to announce that our Board agreed to cancel all March activities at Medomak Arts Project for the sake of…
The following information is from St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church: St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church (33 Chestnut St., Camden) regrets to announce that the March 20, 27, and April 3 “Noon Music…
CUSHING — In order to proactively limit the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Cushing Public Library’s Board of Trustees has voted to close the Library for an indefinite period of time,…
Updated with cancellations and new additions
St. Patrick’s Day celebrations are still in the works for a number of local restaurants, bars and churches. Note: due to COVID-19 concerns, many establishments are changing their policies by the…
A note from the Hope Library Board of Directors: Jill Lang, Yvonne Gloede, Judith Jones, Amy Gertner and Elizabeth Tibbetts: Our hearts and thoughts go out to the people who have been…
The following is from Belfast Free Library:
Starting Monday, March 16, the Belfast Free Library will be suspending all programs, events, and uses of the meeting rooms through the…
Midcoast Community Chorus has announced the suspension of all upcoming rehearsals and performances for this semester due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
“The Board of Trustees, artistic director…
Virtual services being considered
BELFAST — The Unitarian Universalist Church of Belfast will follow the guidelines posted by the Unitarian Universalist Association to cancel events of more than 25 people. This means Sunday…
The Maine Bicentennial Community Cookbook will be published June, 2020
The one thing that has always united Mainers from the past to the present, and from every corner of the state, is food.
As a tribute to the Pine Tree State’s 200th anniversary of…
Celebrating Maine’s Bicentennial through March 15, 2020
WATERVILLE—The next time you watch a film shot in Maine, look closely. The state of Maine isn’t just a backdrop in most of those films—the landscape itself is often what’s known as a “third…
Move over, Hamilton, Henry’s Going to Sing!
THOMASTON — A brand new musical is coming to Midcoast Maine this summer. As part of Thomaston’s contribution to the Maine Bicentennial celebration, The Watts Hall Community Players have chosen…
Kim Yesis shares the challenging journey of her husband’s fine art career
CAMDEN — Visitors to the Camden Public Library during the month of March have had the opportunity to enjoy a show of oil paintings by artist Peter Yesis, according to the…
providing food, shelter and medical care for local homeless animals
ROCKLAND — Thomaston’s Pope Memorial Humane Society will receive donations totaling $261 raised in conjunction with two recent screenings of Cat Video Fest 2020 …
Zachary Fowler, winner of ‘Alone’ series has turned his survival experience into a sustainable living
UNION—Zachary Fowler was the winner of “History’s” Alone Season 3 exactly three years ago, which we covered…
ROCKLAND — Belfast collage artist Deborah Stevenson returns to teach a Coastal Senior College course at UMA Rockland Center for six Tuesdays, beginning on April 7, from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
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Oceanside’s Art Club holds first art exhibition at Rock City Coffee March 6
ROCKLAND—Oceanside’s Art Club President Jose Perreira wants people to know that art isn’t just a class at school. It is a necessary form of communication.
Perreira, a senior, founded the…
UNION — The March Art Exhibit at Vose Library features "Turned-Bowls from Local Wood" by artist and boatbuilder Stephen Tofield, of Union.
Tofield uses mostly unseasoned Maine grown timber…
Maine Bicentennial events locally and statewide
Bicentennial celebrations around Maine
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CALL TO ARTISTS!
BELFAST — Maine artists, 50 years of age and above, are invited to enter one piece of their work in the 18th Annual Senior College Festival of Art, to be held at the University of Maine Hutchinson…
Waterfall Arts Young Artists Gallery Takeover reveals a window into what is meaningful
From fantastic, flying worlds to portraits of Donald Trump and Danny DeVito, the children and teen participants of Waterfall Arts’ Young Artists Takeover exhibition offers a glimpse into what…
the 19th Amendment’s impact on society, culture, and democracy
AUGUSTA — Maine students in grades 4-12 are invited to submit entries for this year’s Law Day contests sponsored by the Maine State Bar Association. This year’s theme is “Your Vote, Your Voice,…
HOPE — The Hope Library, located at the Town Office Building on Camden Road, has new Saturday morning hours.
Beginning Saturday, March 14, the Hope Library will be open Saturdays from 9 a.…
ROCKLAND — A live Bicentennial event at the Strand will add to area festivities in March, along with several made-in-Maine films. For others, a Shakespeare play in HD, or…
Where would we BEE without Pollinators?
KNOX and LINCOLN COUNTIES — “Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District is pleased to announce – and congratulate – the winners of the annual conservation poster contest,” said KLSWCD in…
Smithsonian Magazine has designated Saturday, April 4 as the 16th annual Museum Day, an initiative in which participating museums across the…
OWLS HEAD—In the modern world, all types of bicycles—fat bikes, 10-speeds, mountain bikes, ebikes —aren’t just for transportation, they’re also for sport and fun.
But back in the 1800s,…
DAMARISCOTTA—Currently exhibiting at Rising Tide Co-op in Damariscotta, Heidi Geist has a few mixed media paintings and detailed pen and ink drawings hanging on the wall.
But, if you open…
designing costumes, writing and directing plays, acting
ROCKPORT — The Camden Hills Regional High School Visual and Performing Arts Student of the Month in March is senior Jan Low. Just as comfortable onstage as behind the scenes designing and…
ROCKPORT — The Camden Hills Regional High School Band, under the direction of Nancy Rowe, is inviting all alumni of the band to join in their Spring Concert on Tuesday, April 7. Musicians are…
ROCKPORT — Camden Hills Regional High School will be hosting a Regional Drama Festival (sometimes called The One Acts), March 6 - 7, in the Strom Auditorium, sponsored by the Maine Principals’…
suffered greatly during the Revolution; entirely abandoned for five years
BELFAST — “Becoming Belfast, Maine, 1770 -1820,” an exhibit created by the Belfast Historical Society & Museum, will be on display, March 2 through April 15, in the Kramer Gallery of the…
‘I found I could think up cartoon idea quickly and had a talent for it’
FRIENDSHIP — For one area man, putting pen to paper and touching on recent issues affecting Americans is just another day at the office.
Greg Kearney, of Friendship, has been drawing…
why is Earth Day important to you?
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library has opened it’s annual Earth Day poetry contest.
EARTH DAY
Do you love flowers, animals, birds or fish? How does…
