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Mid-Coast School of Technology graduates win ‘Arrive Alive Creative Contest’
Sun, 07/12/2020 - 7:00pm

Mid-Coast School of Technology graduates Andy Parmley and Emma Jordan were named winners in the 16th annual Arrive Alive Creative Contest sponsored by the Law Offices of Joe Bornstein. The contest asks students to come up with a creative message about the dangers of drinking and driving and/or distracted driving. Parmley’s comic strip won first-place and Jordan’s video third-place, depicting how the decisions drivers make impact both their lives as well as family and friends. The Knox County...
building likely to be closed for several months
Maine State Archives, Library, Museum closed for critical mechanical upgrades
Fri, 07/10/2020 - 10:15am
AUGUSTA — The Cultural Building, which was built in 1967-69 and has since housed the Maine State Archives (MSA), Maine State Library (MSL), and Maine State Museum (MSM), is closed to the public for the foreseeable future to allow significant upgrades to the facility’s mechanical systems. The duration of the closure has yet to be determined, but the scope of the work to be completed is substantial, according to a news release from the Department of Administrative and Financial Services. “It is...
Langlais Sculpture Preserve Season Opening
Thu, 07/09/2020 - 11:30am

As with all the Georges River Land Trust preserves, the outdoor Langlais Sculpture Preserve in Cushing at 576 River Road is open to the public dawn to dusk. The woodlands, sculptures gardens and shoreline are delightful to explore across the 30-plus acres accessible to the public, including the 1/4 mile all accessible trail that winds around the outdoor sculptures. The Langlais Barn and Studio will also be open Saturday and Sunday from 1-4 p.m. beginning on July 11 and running through the end...
Nobleboro artist Graham Walton exhibits work in Friendship
Wed, 07/08/2020 - 7:45pm

Salt Pond Studio will be exhibiting the paintings of young Nobleboro artist Graham Walton. The beauty of this region's coast remains a central theme in Graham’s work. Whether he is painting a landscape, portrait, or still life. If you expect to see the colors and compositions associated with traditional Maine landscapes paintings, you may find them absent. Walton, inspired by the Impressionists, Fauvists and Modernists, uses bold color. Salt Pond Studio occupies the historic East Friendship one...
Travels With Neal: Penny Linn photo exhibit in Belfast
Thu, 07/02/2020 - 2:30pm

BELFAST — “Travels With Neal,” an exhibit of photographs by Penny Linn, will be on display in the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library for the month of July. After a 40 year hiatus from photography, Penny Linn embarked on a journey to rekindle her passion for the art which entailed exiting the film world and entering the digital age of image making. In addition to attending courses at the Maine Media Workshops, Linn participated in several travel photography tours with Neal Parent, a...
Langlais Sculpture Preserve summer begins July 11
Thu, 07/02/2020 - 2:15pm

Georges River Land Trust has submitted the following: As with all the Georges River Land Trust preserves, the outdoor Langlais Sculpture Preserve in Cushing at 576 River Road is open to the public dawn to dusk. The woodlands, sculptures gardens and shoreline are delightful to explore across the 30+ acres accessible to the public, including the 1/4 mile all accessible trail that winds around the outdoor sculptures. The Langlais Barn and Studio will also be open Saturday and Sunday,...
Where it’s at
The wordless stories of Jaap Helder
Wed, 07/01/2020 - 12:45pm

The modern abstract painting in front of me draws me into its surreal world … An oval mirror near its center draws me in. I see a figure of a woman inside it. I cannot tell if she is standing or seated. She appears to be looking straight ahead at a shadow figure standing in a doorway. Who is it? And where does the doorway lead? Is temptation encouraging her to join the unknown figure into another realm of being or consciousness? Whatever happens, it will be intense, Look! A rectangular shape...
who would want a hand crank engine, a leaky radiator, and a limited color palette? ohtm travels in search of answers
Transportation Museum launches ‘Shifting History’ web series mockumentary
Thu, 06/25/2020 - 6:45pm

OWLS HEAD — After a year-long production effort, the Owls Head Transportation Museum (OHTM) has announced the release of its first-ever web series, Shifting History , set to premiere on June 30. Written and directed by Assistant Curator Thomas Goodwin, this 9-episode mockumentary follows one millennial's quest to care about America's most influential car — the Model T. With a film production degree from Emerson College, Goodwin has accelerated the OHTM’s video archive since he was...
when a small moment frames a feeling to make a memory
Unique Poured Paintings by Jon Byrer, Camden Library’s July Artist-of-the-Month
Thu, 06/25/2020 - 1:30pm

On Thursday, July 9, at 6 p.m., the Camden Public Library will host its July Artist-of-the-Month, Jon Byrer, for an online presentation exploring his extraordinary painting style. Byrer calls his method “poured marbled painting.” The program will be held via the Zoom platform. Please email jpierce@librarycamden.org to request a link to attend. Poured marbled paintings are made without brushes. These works push the abstract trend of fluid art into impressionistic yet recognizable landscapes,...
Marshall Point Lighthouse Museum to open July 2
Sat, 06/20/2020 - 2:00pm
PORT CLYDE — The Marshall Point Lighthouse Museum will open for the 2020 season beginning July 2. The new hours will be Thursday thru Sunday, from 12 - 4 p.m. Face masks will be required for entrance and the number of visitors in the museum will be limited to 5 at one time. For those who do not have a mask, they will be available for the purchase price of $1. Physical distancing will be practiced throughout the museum. Hand sanitizers will be available at the entrance and other locations...
Belfast Museum opens with ‘Becoming Belfast, Maine 1770 -1820’
Sat, 06/20/2020 - 1:30pm

BELFAST — The Belfast Museum opened for the season on Saturday, June 13. The featured exhibit this summer is “Becoming Belfast, Maine 1770 -1820.” Other exhibits include maritime history, Capt. Albert W. Stevens, Perry’s Nut House, the William O. Poor apothecary bench, notable Belfast Women, and the 1864 Civil War flag quilt. In the barn are the old two-cell jail from City Hall, a horse-drawn funeral carriage, and old Belfast business signs. The website, www. belfastmuseum.org, has been...
‘American Artists Here and Abroad’ opens in Wiscasset
Fri, 06/19/2020 - 9:00am

WISCASSET — "American Artists Here and Abroad" opens at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery on Wednesday, July 1. Many American artists came to the New England coast to capture its untamed beauty or sail its vast, meandering shoreline dotted with islands. Such was the case with Chicago-born artist, Emily Muir (1904-2003), who settled in Stonington with her husband, the sculptor William Muir. Together the two artists utilized paint and granite to depict the essence of Maine coastal life in the mid-...
Moxie exhibit to open in Union
Fri, 06/19/2020 - 8:30am

UNION — The Matthews Museum of Maine Heritage, in Union, birthplace of Dr. Augustin Thompson, inventor of Moxie, will have its Moxie wing open in 2020, beginning July 1. The exhibit will run through August 29, Wednesday through Saturday, for limited attendance viewing. Hours are from noon to 4 p.m., and entrance is $5 for adults, $3 for children under 16, and for seniors 65 and over. “Visitors MUST wear masks, maintain social distancing, and groups are limited to 5 persons at a time,” said the...
contest is open to anyone
Music academy hosts merchandise design competition
Thu, 06/18/2020 - 7:45pm

Midcoast Music Academy is hosting a merchandise design competition. The community music school, located in downtown Rockland, is looking for participants to create its next fresh design to be featured on merchandise this summer. It is simple to participate, according to MCMA , in a news release. “This contest is open to anyone, so tell your children, your neighbor, your friends, and submit a design yourself!,” said the school. Once all entries have been collected, the winning design will be...
a gifted 10 year old failing in school; a nigerian teen in inner-city London
June virtual movies at Strand focus on youths and adversity
Wed, 06/17/2020 - 12:30pm

While its physical doors are temporarily closed, the Strand Theatre will continue to offer a weekly schedule of new release films that viewers can watch through public online streaming platforms. By purchasing a “virtual ticket,” movie fans can still see the films that would have shown at the theater. Once viewers have purchased a ticket, they will have several days in which to watch the film. Upcoming films are: June 19 - 25: In My Blood it Runs Australian director Maya Newell...
‘One Friendship, Two Stories’ featuring the works of Roberta Goschke and Olena Babak
Camden Falls Gallery takes art walk to a virtual platform
Mon, 06/15/2020 - 8:15pm

Camden Falls Gallery has submitted the following information: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Third Thursday Camden Art Walk for Camden Falls Gallery will take place virtually. Please join Camden Falls Gallery for their second show of the season. The show will be online and it is entitled “One Friendship, Two Stories” featuring the works of Roberta Goschke and Olena Babak. The show will take place Thursday, June 18, premiering at 5 p.m., and will run through July 10. There will be a...
‘in appreciation for their extraordinary efforts’
Waldo Theatre gifts MHVS grads with one-year memberships
Mon, 06/15/2020 - 1:45pm
WALDOBORO — Graduates of Medomak Valley High School’s class of 2020 will become some of the first members of The Waldo when it reopens later this year after extensive renovations to the 1936 theatre building. “In honor of their impressive academic achievements and in appreciation for their extraordinary efforts to complete this school year under unprecedented circumstances in our world, the Board of Directors of The Waldo has presented each MHVS 2020 grad with a gift letter redeemable for a...
Sculpture Retrospective 2020: Don Justin Meserve
Fri, 06/12/2020 - 9:15am

Studio 53 is proud to present “Don Justin Meserve: Sculpture Retrospective 2020,” an exhibition of over 40 works which reveals not only Don’s mastery of stone but also his prolific use of wood, metal, and mixed media. The complete exhibition runs through June and again through September, with select works remaining on display during July and August. Sculptor Don Justin Meserve (1938-2010) explored narrative and abstract themes over the course of his professional career which spanned four...
Art and our Natural Environment
Liberty Graphics announces winner of 2020 T-shirt contest
Fri, 06/05/2020 - 10:30am

LIBERTY — Liberty Graphics T-shirts has announced the winner of their 22nd Annual art contest titled “Art and our Natural Environmen.” This $1,000 scholarship art contest is open to all Maine high school seniors. Lorelei Pryor, of Bath, took top honors this year with a Copic marker and color pencil rendition of a live lobster with a variety of seaweeds surrounding it. In the fall Lorelei will attend Messiah College in Pennsylvania to study biomedical sciences, with a minor in art. Lorelei grew...
‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor’ initiative in Camden brings cheer to congregate settings
Tue, 06/02/2020 - 5:15pm

CAMDEN — Last week, members of the First Congregational Church of Camden Care Team delivered 634 festively adorned “cheer bags” to the four Camden congregate care facilities for all residents and essential workers, along with a collection of clever word and number puzzles (and answer keys) to each facility. The cheer bags were designed, produced, and distributed by members of the church’s Care Team as a part of its “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” initiative. The goal of this initiative is to spread...
Balancing boldness with serenity
‘A Conversation with Artist Alan Claude,’ Camden Library’s June artist supports library
Mon, 06/01/2020 - 10:45am

CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library is featuring Alan Claude as the June Artist-of-the-Month. “Claude's graphic art depictions of iconic lighthouses and New England scenery are striking, colorful, and wonderfully reminiscent of the stylized travel posters from the 1920s and 1930s,” said the Library, in a news release. “Balancing boldness with serenity, Claude's art evokes nostalgia for a quintessential summer in Maine. It's no wonder that the Maine Office of Tourism selected his artwork for the...
Rockland’s First Friday Art Walks postponed due to pandemic
Mon, 06/01/2020 - 9:45am
Arts In Rockland has submitted the following statement: Arts In Rockland have been organizing Rockland's Art Walks for over a decade, helping make them a well-established and looked-forward-to event in the month's calendar. As an organization, we have been monitoring the situation in relation to COVID-19, and accordingly have had to delay the start of the Art Walk season this year until further notice. Guidelines informing the re-opening of Maine's businesses now allow for galleries...
Lifting up local artists, performers, musicians, chefs, makers and creators
The Sky Is Rising in Belfast
Mon, 05/25/2020 - 1:45pm

BELFAST—The town of Belfast has come together to help the very artists, chefs, and creatives that give the town its vibrancy and life. During the COVID-19 crisis, the hardest hit economically has been small business owners, many of them self-employed Maine artists seeing a 25 percent decline in revenue . The summer-long events are spearheaded by The Belfast Creative Coalition in solidarity with local art galleries and organizations, theatre groups, performers,...
‘Where There’s a Will There’s a Way’ and ‘Living Will’
Artistic director of Shakespeare Festival presents: The Shakespeare Staging Shakedown:
Wed, 05/20/2020 - 9:45am

The artistic director of the Camden Shakespeare Festival, Stephen Legawiec, is known for the inventive settings he creates for the company’s performances of Shakespeare’s plays in the Camden Amphitheatre and St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church, according to The Camden Public Library, in a news release. The Library welcomes Legawiec for a two-evening online discussion on the changing ways in which Shakespeare’s plays have been staged. “Part 1: Where There’s a Will There’s a Way” will take...
projects and organizations that promote traditional handcrafts
MaineCF seeks applications to Belvedere Traditional Handcrafts Fund
Tue, 05/05/2020 - 11:00am
The Belvedere Traditional Handcrafts Fund of the Maine Community Foundation is seeking applications. The fund supports projects and organizations that promote traditional handcrafts throughout the state. An anonymous donor established the fund in 2007. The grant application deadline is June 1, 2020. The online application, guidelines and a complete list of 2019 grants are available at www.mainecf.org . For more information, contact Leslie Goode, senior program officer, at (207) 412-2002 or...
searching for paintings that show what is no longer
Call to artists: Belfast the Way It Was
Wed, 04/08/2020 - 12:30pm

The Belfast Free Library is calling for submissions of paintings that represent Belfast in the past for an exhibit in the Kramer Gallery August through September 2020. The exhibit will be curated by Belfast artist Susan Tobey White and Brenda Harrington, program librarian at the Belfast Free Library. Submissions are due by June 1, 2020. Speaking about the idea for the exhibit Susan Tobey White said, in a news release, “As artists we unknowingly and without thought record history. We are asking...
Maine Photography Show
‘Winter Fox’ is Best In Show
Tue, 04/07/2020 - 3:15pm

The hypnotic gaze of the red fox in the Best of Show photograph will stay with you long after you stop looking at it … Its windblown chest hair says it is a frosty day and the falling snowflakes play tricks with your eyes … were they more in focus when you first saw them, before those eyes of “Winter Fox” put you under a spell? Only photographer Mike Cullivan of Scarborough knows for sure … It was an unusual year for the 2020 Maine Photography Show: Due to the coronavirus, visits to galleries...
Maine Photography Show awards announced
Sat, 04/04/2020 - 5:30pm

The Maine Photography Show awards were announced Saturday, April 4! The juror was Greg Rec. All first place awards appear here. See all the winning images at https://mainephotoshow.org Full article early next week and in the April 9 editions of the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper.
introducing project ideas and provide guidance to knitters
New online knitting group: Pandemic Purling!
Wed, 04/01/2020 - 3:15pm

The Camden Public Library has announced their newest program to be adapted to an online format: “Pandemic Purling!” Join Miss Loraine on Tuesday, April 14, at 4 p.m., via the Zoom meeting platform for an opportunity to work on your knitting projects or get started on a new one. If you would like to be emailed a link to join the Zoom meeting, please contact Miss Loraine at lmurray@librarycamden.org . In this digital social setting, Miss Loraine will introduce project ideas and provide guidance...
MPS cancels public awards reception
Tue, 03/31/2020 - 10:15am

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. Award winners of the 2020 show will be notified directly and the winners announced on www.mainephotoshow.org at 2 p.m. on April 4. And, because the photo show is a “non-essential business,” the MPS committee has had to postpone the exhibition. However, the work is posted on the MPS website as Gallery 2020. The...
EOS van Gogh premiere on Facebook
Mon, 03/30/2020 - 2:45pm

The Exhibition on Screen (EOS) premiere of “Vincent van Gogh: A New Way of Seeing” will be broadcast live for free via the Exhibition on Screen Facebook page Monday, March 30 at 3 p.m. The broadcast will feature a specially filmed introduction by Executive Producer Phil Grabsky, who will also be available throughout the film to answer questions and feedback in real time. Grabsky says, “Over the previous weeks, we have seen an incredible response from creatives and institutions around the world...
Where It’s At
SThayerART ... Yes, that S Thayer!
Wed, 03/25/2020 - 2:15pm

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 for almost 10 years. That day I made the decision to immerse myself in painting, and selling note cards and prints of my paintings,” Suzi recalls as if it was yesterday. “I wrote my last Lincoln County News column, “Food, Life and Manhattans,” in late May 2019. The first line read, ‘A few weeks ago I decided to...
opinion
Maine is full of resourceful, hardworking, proud and friendly folk
Wed, 03/25/2020 - 9:45am

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 last four Februarys we have also made the trek up from Richmond to compete in the National Toboggan Championships…a great excuse to head north for some winter fun (not much winter in Virginia these days). This year, I officially transitioned to a ‘work-at-home’ associate with my company, and since this working...
Women’s History Month
CANCELED: Art Night at Medomak Arts Project to celebrate women
Mon, 03/16/2020 - 3:00pm

WALDOBORO — Waldoboro Art Night celebrates women, Saturday, March 21, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Medomak Arts Project. March is Women’s History Month so the theme will be all things about Women. Local artists are invited to share their images representing women at work, at play, or just laying around. “This event is free, so please join the artists and the members of MAP for an evening at the gallery,” said Art Night, in a news release. “Your family and friends will enjoy the art and refreshments on...
Medomak Arts Project cancels March events
Mon, 03/16/2020 - 3:00pm

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 everyone’s safety. We will publicize any updates or future events. In the interim, please take care of yourself, stay rested, hydrate, and wash your hands! If you would like to pick up your art, come to 13 Friendship Street on Wednesday, from 4 - 5:15 p.m. If that doesn’t work, please call 833-4774 for other...
Proceeds go to six local food pantries serving the school district
CANCELED: Medomak Valley’s 17th Annual Empty Bowl Supper, RSU 40 district wide art show
Thu, 03/12/2020 - 3:30pm

The following event has been canceled. “Governor Janet Mills recommended postponing gatherings of more than 250 people, so we are cancelling the Nature of the Arts 2020 celebration, including the Empty Bowl Supper, scheduled for tonight from 4:00-8:00 at Medomak Valley High School,” read a post on the high school’s Facebook page. “We are very sorry to all the participants and their families who were looking forward to this evening and have been preparing for so long, and we’re already looking...
artist Reception April 2
16th annual student art show on exhibit at Gibbs Library
Sun, 03/08/2020 - 4:15pm
WASHINGTON — The Gibbs Library, in Washington Village, presents the 16th Annual Student Art Exhibit featuring the student artists from Prescott Elementary School, Thursday, March 5 through Tuesday, May 5. A reception for the artists will be held Thursday, April 2, at 6:30 p.m. Students, parents, and friends are invited. Anthony Lufkin is the art teacher for the students who each year produce memorable works of art. “This year the student work is reflective of several artists’ styles and...
Coastal Senior College offers Creating with Collage
Fri, 03/06/2020 - 3:30pm

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. Intended for art enthusiasts of all levels, Stevenson’s fun and creative lessons provide guidance on the art of cutting paper and gluing it together to make pictures while learning the art basics of composition, texture, abstraction, and color. For a complete class description, artist bio, and registration form...
Oceanside’s Art Club holds first art exhibition at Rock City Coffee March 6
Why art for teens isn’t just ‘nice to have.’ It’s crucial
Fri, 03/06/2020 - 8:15am

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 Art Club with his instructors, Lily Hyde and Jared Cowan when he was a sophomore. The students in the Art Club are holding their first exhibition at Rock City Coffee with an opening reception, Friday, March 6 from 4 to 6 p.m. Proceeds from the exhibition, as well as an online fundraiser auction, are going...
Artist, boatbuilder Stephen Tofield exhibits ‘Turned-Bowls from Local Wood’
Thu, 03/05/2020 - 2:00pm

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 and roughly turns a chainsawed log into a basic form to be kiln-dried and later transformed into bowls finished with walnut oil and beeswax. This exhibit also features some turned-candlesticks made with exotic woods. Viewing during open library hours. Vose Library is located at 392 Common Road, Union. FMI: (...
CALL TO ARTISTS!
18th Annual Senior College Festival of Art seeks submissions
Thu, 03/05/2020 - 8:45am

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 Center in Belfast, June 4 thru June 7, 2020. Amateur and professional artists are welcome, all media accepted, (some size restrictions may apply). Artists may offer their work for sale if they wish. You need not be a Senior College member to participate. Entry forms must be submitted by March 31, 2020...
weaving together stories and demonstrations
Camden Bicentennial event ‘The Unbroken Thread: 200 Years of Spinning and Weaving in Maine’
Wed, 03/04/2020 - 2:00pm

CAMDEN — On Sunday, March 15, at 2 p.m., the Camden Public Library will host The Unbroken Thread: 200 Years of Spinning and Weaving in Maine, a presentation which brings to light the history of fiber work in Maine. The program will explore spinning and weaving practices of the past and discuss how these skills and traditions connect to Maine’s future. The program is the third in a year-long series the library will offer to celebrate Maine’s Bicentennial. Three fiber artists will weave together...
Blast from the past: creating your own entertainment
POSTPONED Make yarn dolls in Rockland as part of Bicentennial Bash
Wed, 03/04/2020 - 10:15am

ROCKLAND — Before there were toy stores, children in Maine often made their own toys, according to Rockland Public Library, in a news release. One example of this is a soft yarn doll. Children are invited to join librarian Patty King and learn how to make a yarn doll of their own or one to give to a friend Saturday, March 14, from 2- 4 p.m., in the Children’s Room of the Rockland Public Library. This event is part of the Maine Bicentennial Birthday Bash in Rockland, co-sponsored by the...
Waterfall Arts Young Artists Gallery Takeover reveals a window into what is meaningful
Art Lens: Through the eyes of kids and teens throughout the Midcoast
Wed, 03/04/2020 - 10:00am

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 motivates them to paint, draw, sculpt and collage. For the fourth year, Waterfall Arts’ Clifford Gallery has held this showcase featuring the creative work from artists in a half dozen area schools, ranging from preschool to high school. Waterfall Arts presented its Bridge Alumni Award to Joseph Potter, a...
the 19th Amendment’s impact on society, culture, and democracy
Maine State Bar Association announces 2020 Law Day contests
Tue, 03/03/2020 - 7:00pm
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, Our Democracy: The 19th Amendment at 100.” Students in grades 4 - 8 may participate in the art poster contest, and students in grades 9 - 12 may participate in the essay contest. The entry deadline is April 15. This year’s theme explores the centennial of the transformative constitutional amendment that...
Where would we BEE without Pollinators?
Conservation District announces K-5 Poster Contest awards
Tue, 03/03/2020 - 10:00am

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 a news release. This program is part of the National Association of Conservation Districts’ contest, which each year sets a national stewardship theme. Rebecca Jacobs, KLSWCD program manager, presented a lesson on this year’s theme, “Where would we BEE without Pollinators?” to thirty-four K-5 grade...
CANCELED - Smithsonian Magazine’s 16th annual Museum Day
Mon, 03/02/2020 - 12:00pm

Smithsonian Magazine has designated Saturday, April 4 as the 16th annual Museum Day, an initiative in which participating museums across the United States open their doors for free to those who download a branded ticket. This is a special year for the event as it celebrates the 50th anniversary of Smithsonian Magazine. Tickets became available March 2. This year’s Museum Day is made possible by Lexus Curiosity Week, a celebration of curiosity as well as the innovation and progress that comes as...
New show of works by Rockland native, artist Stephen Morrison
Sat, 02/29/2020 - 2:45pm

ROCKLAND — The Sanctuary Gallery in the Rockland Congregational Church will open a new exhibit of works by Rockland native Stephen Morrison, son of Steve and Debbie Morrison, on Sunday, March 8, with a reception from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Morrison, 29, apprenticed with artist Ronald Frontin and received his BFA in painting and drawing at the Laguna College of Art and Design in Laguna Beach, California. Having studied and painted realist works for nearly a decade...
designing costumes, writing and directing plays, acting
Jan Low named Visual, Performing Arts’ March Student of the Month
Sat, 02/29/2020 - 2:00pm

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 constructing costumes, he has been a mainstay of the theater program throughout his high school career taking advantage of everything CHRHS has to offer, according to the Department, in a news release. An emerging playwright, Jan’s original one-act play A Matter of Heritage is premiering in Strom...
Crafternoons held monthly at Medomak Art Project
Sat, 02/29/2020 - 2:00pm

WALDOBORO — The Medomak Art Project (MAP) is hosting monthly “Crafternoons.” Participants are invited to bring their own portable, creative projects to the gallery located at 13 Friendship Street in Waldoboro. The first Medomak Arts Project “Crafternoons” will be Sunday, March 8, from 2 - 4 p.m. Some ideas of projects to bring might include knitting, crocheting, sewing, needlework, needle felting, small weaving projects, origami, sketching, drawing, lettering, journaling, scrapbooking, stamping...

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