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Culture
UNITY— Walking through meadows of apple trees, and by clusters of wildflowers and sculptures, I entered the grounds of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association in Unity on Saturday,…
‘Animal Alchemy’ by Linda Shepard currently hangs until Aug. 30
UNION—Linda Shepard doesn’t consider herself an artist, yet there is no denying the beauty and craftsmanship in her quilted fabric tapestries hanging at the The Art Gallery at the Maine Coastal…
Goes from August 16 to 18
BELFAST —Maine Crafts Guild artisans show their handmade fine craft in wood, metal, fiber, clay and mixed media at the United Farmers Market Event Center, August 16-18, 2019.
For more…
WISCASSET — Waldoboro Selectman Abden Simmons will be racing in the Enduro on Saturday, Aug. 24 at Wiscasset Speedway to benefit the Waldo Theatre.
The 100-lap race is designed to provide…
representing the philosophy of ZEN through three symbols: the circle, the triangle, and the square
ROCKLAND — The power of ZEN opens at CRAFT Gallery in mid August.
The gallery has selected four artists to represent the philosophy of ZEN and their use of the three symbols of the circle…
All former members invited
ROCKPORT — The Twin Town Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps once filled the streets, fairgrounds and school playing fields with their exuberant rhythm and beat that can only be produced by drums and…
Maine Community Foundation
ELLSWORTH and PORTLAND — The Maine Community Foundation’s Maine Expansion Arts Fund is accepting applications from nonprofits for grants of up to $5,000 that support indigenous, ethnic, or rural…
After a four month search that attracted more than 50 applicants from throughout the U.S., The Waldo Theater’s board of directors is very pleased to announce that Kate Fletcher will be the…
THOMASTON — The annual Tip-A-Cop event to benefit…
‘Must be Nice’ owner hauls, cooks, shucks lobster, and runs her own business
BELFAST—She works hard for the money, that’s for sure. Captain Sadie Samuels catches lobster all week on her own boat, FV Must Be Nice.
The afternoon I’d stopped by her new…
CAMDEN — An exhibition of more than thirty original paintings of the Maine landscape by South Bristol artist Sally Loughridge continues at the Camden Public Library in the Picker Room Gallery…
CAMDEN — Auditions for the CHRHS fall musical Mary Poppins will be Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, Aug. 27, 28, and 29, from 4-7 p.m., in the Strom Auditorium. High school students are…
It’s about good food and people who care
WARREN – I didn’t really know what to expect when I walked into the Saint George Café at 310 Main Street, but what I found was a…
Book Swap Day invited students, the community and other librarians to ‘check it out’
ROCKPORT—On an overly warm July afternoon, the hallways of the Camden Hills Regional High School were strangely quiet. Inside the cavernous library, stacks of new books and popsicles were on hand…
In business
BELFAST—Was it a coincidence that the day I decided to check out The Only Doughnut, a new shop in Belfast, there was only one doughnut left?
Well, to be accurate, one kind of doughnut—a…
four Kindles to be raffled
APPLETON — Appleton Library's Summer Reading Program continues to accept registrations through Saturday, August 10.
Thanks to a donation by the Union Masonic Lodge 31, the Library will be…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Public Library has announced their new full-time children's librarian.
Katie Drago has worked at Rockland Library as a reference library tech since April 2017. She…
The North Atlantic right whale is one of the most endangered animals on the planet, with only around 400 individuals remaining. In the Gulf of Maine, climate change is rapidly reorganizing the…
CAMDEN — The amphitheater at Camden Public Library will be seeing a lot of use in the month of August. Outside yoga, dance, movies, and music will entertain outside, while lectures and art will…
‘New wood and metal doesn’t have the personality that the old pieces have’
MONROE — Jeff Barrett, a Monroe-based artist, takes pride in not only his art, but also the source materials of his art.
The former Colorado resident spent the 1980s and 1990s working in…
Hail to the Rad Kids
CAMDEN — Math, metalsmithing and art all meld in one rippling form when it comes to the work of apprenticing jeweler, Ilianna Kahn, soon-to-be-a-senior at Camden Hills Regional High School.
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The Maine Stone Symposium is well under way on the Boothbay Common. The artists have come from across Maine and from as far away as Japan to create works of art from Maine granite and other stone…
Fairwinds Florist in Blue Hill is the place for an ‘Art Box Party’
BLUE HILL—If you’re looking for a fun little road trip this summer no farther than an hour from the Midcoast, Fairwinds Florist, a shop in Blue Hill, is an artistic destination with a whimsical…
A North Haven tribute to John Wulp with performances Aug. 1 - 4
NORTH HAVEN — Twenty-four years ago, a group of teens laboriously acted out a script that was far beyond their years while a lone, deep-throated man sat in the audience and laughed. It would be…
First, it’s important to get it straight.
She’s not called a ‘lobsterwoman’ if the person lobster fishing is female; the correct term, no matter what the gender is lobsterman.
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Salt Bay Chamberfest’s 25th season, Aug. 1 - 17, promises a wide range of concerts and events, both ticketed and free. Music and performers celebrate the organization’s commitment to supporting…
Poem
For Nellie and Eva
Could any land be farther out?
life there can be hot and lusty
full range of emotions
from Dreamy Ames serving lobster on a string…
‘I have been honored by the trust you all have given me to be part of your musical journey’
CAMDEN — Harvey Curtis has bittersweet feelings about the closing of his longtime business, K2 Music, the popular Camden store at Reny’s Plaza that he owns with his wife, Jody. Harvey wants to…
Tickets are on sale now at the Strand Theatre for the 2019-2020 season of The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live high-definition cinema simulcasts. The…
The Cushing peninsula has a long and rich artistic tradition where artists, many recognized around the world, work in unassuming studios producing art which reflects the beauty of the…
20 percent of the profits went to Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services.
BELFAST—Matthew Norwood, owner of Baby Burrito in City Park, decided with his partner, Maggie Goscinski, to sell tacos for a cause on Tuesday, July 23.
On a Facebook post the day before,…
The wandering spotlight will be lighting up Damariscotta as it moves from Lincoln Theater to the streets around it as movie fans begin arriving for the first MidCoast Film Festival. The excitement…
From Saturday, July 27 through Sunday, Aug. 4, the public is encouraged to visit the Boothbay Common to meet eight accomplished Maine sculptors along with their guests from Japan and Canada as…
a sailing dream plagued by self doubt and chauvinistic pessimism in Strand documentary
ROCKLAND — Maiden, a documentary about the skipper of the first-ever, all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race, will be shown at the Strand Theatre with screenings on…
honoring the dorman family legacy
THOMASTON — Significant changes continue to occur at Dorman’s Dairy Dream this summer.
After…
BELFAST — The Dinner Anywhere in the World Raffle sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Church of Belfast is back. Last year’s winner went to Uruguay. This year’s winner will have even more…
Where It’s At
Twenty-five.
There are 25 journeys to be taken through the paintings of Belfast-based artist David Estey at Studio 53 Fine Art through July 28. The works were created between 2015 and 2019…
A safe port in an unsafe world
ROCKLAND — Matt Vokey, former owner of Thorndike Creamery, is at it again. Instead of building the sandwiches and pizzas that once fed diners in a former Main Street hotel, Vokey has set up shop…
ROCKLAND — 42nd Street - The Musical will be screened at the Strand Theatre, 345 Main Street, on Thursday, July 25, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
One of Broadway's classic tales, staged at…
‘you can observe very personal moments and intimate relationships’
CAMDEN — Sybil Patten has always had a love of storytelling and has made her passion a reality through a pair of projects over the last few years.
Growing up in Camden, Patten attended…
BELFAST — While the 24th annual…
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
PORTLAND — A current special exhibit at the Portland Museum of Art has deep connections with Belfast and Waldo County.
“In the Vanguard: Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, 1950-1969” is…
CAMDEN — Art reception, movies, plays, and lectures bring thought, culture, and entertainment to Camden Library between July 18 and August 1.
Thursday, July 18, 4:30 p.m.
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Margaret Broucek’s first novel is ‘hilarious art out of disaster’
People always want to know where authors get their ideas. Ask Margaret Broucek, author of the 2018 novel, The Futility Experts — and recent winner of the of the 2019 Maine Literary Awards…
Where It’s At
Don’t you just love Elmore James? “The Sky Is Crying” is a personal fave ... “The sky is crying, look at the tears roll down the street The sky is crying, look at the tears roll down the…
TREVETT — Brooks-based artists Lesia Sochor and Kimberly Callas are are among artists who submitted works for Art to Celebrate the Essence of TREES.
Sochor is represented with a painting…
Head for Savage Oaks Vineyard & Winery, 175 Barrett Hill Rd. in Union, on Saturday, July 27 for a 7 p.m. concert featuring Amos Lee with special guest – BAILEN - rain or shine…
Maine International Film Festival
The 22nd annual Maine International Film Festival, held in Waterville, Maine July 12-21, will honor director Hilary Brougher with a screening of her new film, “South Mountain,” followed by a Mid-…
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Library took another big step toward its fundraising goal, thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation.
“This generous grant really…
