CAMDEN – The Camden Lions Club along with the Camden Rockport Middle School announced the winners of its annual Peace Poster Contest with a dinner and ceremony at the Lions Club at 10 Lions Lane…
Culture
A new jaw, a new life
ROCKLAND — When Angela Johnson, Oceanside Middle School’s music teacher, heard eight-year-old Elizabeth Robbins singing, she immediately thought the little girl was ready for voice lessons at…
Christina DeHoff established Rockland Friday Night Art Walk years ago
It is the dream of many artists in Maine, not only to find gallery success with their work, but to someday open a gallery of their own. Christina DeHoff, an artist who grew up in Camden, has had…
special appreciation for Friends and volunteers, 11 a.m.
SEARSPORT — Carver Memorial Library invites the public to a Volunteer Appreciation Open House, held Saturday, Jan. 26, during the library’s open hours of 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
At 11 a.m., a…
Board approves liquor license for new location of Main Street Meats at Hoboken
ROCKPORT — Members of the Rockport Select Board voted unanimously to elect Ken McKinley as their acting chairman during a Jan. 14 meeting at the Rockport Opera House. McKinley now holds the role…
‘You fall, we happily pick you up’
Join the Ragged Mountain Ski Patrol for a fundraiser to support the Camden Snow Bowl’s local patrol organization. The event…
volunteers sought for tutoring and partnering
ROCKPORT — The goal of New Books, New Readers is to…
CAMDEN — Every January, the Camden Public Library offers art classes for adults.
“We say, 'Why should kids have all the fun?!" said the Library in a news release.
The next round of…
meet other writers and potential readers, make contacts, connect with friends
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library is putting out a call for local writers to apply for a spot in their first ever local authors fair, which will take place, Saturday, April 13.
…
January 25 - 27, scavenger hunt, auction, gala, pie
ROCKLAND — Dubbed “Pie Town USA” by the Food Network, Rockland is going pie-wild for the 15th annual Pies on Parade celebration of National Pie Day (…
‘Collective Art for All To See’
ROCKPORT — 162 Russell Avenue was most recently the home for the Center for Maine Contemporary Arts, but was sold in 2015 as CMCA moved to its new digs in Rockland.
Before CMCA, the…
professional digital printing machines
THOMASTON — Who would have guessed that a small local group would have a person in Phillips design a poster for a Midcoast event? And who would have guessed that this poster was created by a man…
BELFAST - On January 4, 2019, with a mixture of loss and deep appreciation, the Waterfall Arts Board of Directors announced the departure of Executive Director, Martha Piscuskas. Martha informed…
TENANTS HARBOR - The Jackson Memorial Library, Tenants Harbor, Maine, invites full- and part-time residents of Maine to apply for exhibition of their work at the Jackson Memorial Library.
…
‘Friends Giving’
WALDOBORO — In the spirit of the season, in late December, a group of Waldoboro residents got together to celebrate their friendship and their community. …
Major art destination
AUGUSTA — The William A. Farnsworth Library and Art Museum is among several organizations in Maine to receive Enterprise Grants from the Maine Office of Tourism.
Of the more than $46,000…
MAINE — An Alaskan artifact sitting in a building in Maine and awaiting the highest bid on Goodwill’s Northern New England eBay…
BELFAST — Auditions for Midcoast Actors' Studio's production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time will be Saturday, Jan 19 and 20, from 6 to 9 p.m., with callbacks January…
Catching Up With the Classics
ROCKLAND — Catching up with the Classics, Rockland Library's book group, is…
From small bite to large slice
ROCKPORT — During the next Rockport Planning Board meeting, board members will review an application for a new takeout pizza site on West Street. The applicant is a familiar name to many in the…
For the month of December, we continue our “Shop Local” series to shine the spotlight on craftspeople who make things by hand.
Temple Tappers…
Washington’s mushroomologist
WASHINGTON — The Gibbs Library will feature the photographs of Washington’s mushroomologist, David Spahr, from Thursday, January 10, through Tuesday, March 5.
Spahr is a naturalist,…
ROCKLAND — The Maine Windjammer Association announced winners in the 2018 Annual Photo Contest Dec. 26. Each year, windjammer passengers and…
Poem
To Our Friends of Rockland and the World
Bright shining with a ring of mist
Coming out with the last of the Christmas shopping
Toys, loons and art supplies
…
JEFFERSON — Applications for the 2019 residencies at Maine Farmland Trust’s (MFT) Joseph A. Fiore Art Center opened in early December and will close March 1. This summer the Center will offer six…
In memory of Kolby Adams
HOPE— Emulating an Asian cultural practice of lighting up paper lanterns around the winter solstice, Sweet Tree Arts…
ROCKPORT — Three photographers are holding a joint two-week exhibition at the former CMCA building, 162 Russell Ave., in Rockport.
Works of Paul Caponigro, Dirk McDonnell, Ni Rong will be…
ISLESBORO — Islesboro Central School hosted its annual Holiday Concert on December 14.
A full house enjoyed skits and musical performances by K-12 students.
Music Teacher John…
desciptive stories about their recipes
CAMDEN – On November 7, the Camden Rockport Middle School sixth grade had a buffet in the cafeteria, a culmination of a project that combined language arts with family and consumer science. The…
‘Eat them, don’t save them’
ROCKPORT — There is a saying that goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. There’s also a saying that goes, a child’s imagination knows no boundaries. Both held true on Wednesday, December 12,…
BELFAST — Arielle Greenberg, a full time resident of Belfast, an internationally renowned poet, mentor and educator was elected, from a roster of very strong applications, as the 10th Poet…
Hail To The Rad Kids
SEARSPORT— NaNoWriMo, otherwise known as National Novel Writing Month, is a challenge many new and seasoned adult authors take on each year to write 50,000 words by November 30. Many try but don’t…
February 22, 23 and 24, 2019
CAMDEN — Once again this year, the Camden Conference will focus on a timely and compelling topic. The 32nd annual Camden Conference, “Is This China’s Century?,” February 22, 23 and 24, 2019, will…
CAMDEN — On Saturday, December 1, the thirteenth annual ‘Ringing in the Season’ holiday handbell concert was presented at the First Congregational Church of Camden. Local handbell choirs, Choral…
For the month of December, we continue our “Shop Local” series to shine the spotlight on local craftspeople who make things by hand. So each week, until Dec. 25, we will bring you this series…
Beyond The Sea takes over The Red Barn Baking Co. on 47 Bay View
CAMDEN— December is the season of giving and two businesses are making use of the collaborative model of a pop-up shop in a seasonally vacant space.
Beyond The Sea bookshop, which had to…
Amy Wilton, the artist in residence at the Art Loft, on Main Street in Rockland, during the month of December, will be hosting a gallery show of her body of work titled The Red Thread. The show…
CAMDEN — Each January, the Camden Public Library offers hands-on craft workshops for adults, called Jumpstart January.
“We say, ‘Why…
For the month of December, we continue our “Shop Local” series to shine the spotlight on local craftspeople who make things by hand. So each week, until Dec. 25, we will bring you this series…
A dash of humor, liberal sprinkling of personal stories, a splash of gorgeous cinematography featuring the Boothbay region and Mumbai, blended well … just a snippet of the recipe used for the…
The mythological creations of artist-author Chris Ann Derby
WALDOBORO — Mention the word brownie and people think you’re either referring to a junior division of the Girl Scouts or that baked, delicious treat. But actually, brownies are mythological…
‘The transition in the beginning was quite drastic’
MARBURG and COTTBUS, Germany — Believe it or not, the sport of football is present, even popular, in Germany.
Even more surprising is that two people involved with the gridiron sport in…
BELFAST — An exhibit titled “Amaryllis,” by Lee Silverton, will be on display in the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library through December.
“I bought my first flowering amaryllis in…
Penobscot Marine Museum’s walk-through Open House Dec. 7 & 8
SEARSPORT— Inside the yellow 19th century sea captain’s house on 1 Church Street, rooms have been decorated for a Victorian-era Christmas, with entry ways bedecked with evergreens, small trees…
Opening reception to public Friday Dec. 7 at 5 p.m.
BELFAST— Each year, Waterfall Arts invites Maine artists to submit handmade art and high-quality goods to be part of their juried “Handmade” show. The gallery is transformed into…
Author, artist, raffle, game night, music hour
SEARSMONT — December is a busy month at Searsmont Town Library, according to a news release.
Maine mystery author Gerry Boyle makes an appearance, Friday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m.
There…
ROCKLAND — Arts in Action workshops are off to a great start at RSU 13 schools with many returning youth artists and a lot of enthusiasm for this year’s projects and partnerships, according to a…
CAMDEN — Paying homage to the little girl after whom the original café on 55 Chestnut Street was named, as well as to the local restaurant made popular by Chef Brian Hill, Jennifer and Jack Neal,…
