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Marking a deep emotional response to Maine's natural beauty, drama while battling medical challenges
Sally Loughridge artwork at Camden Public Library
Sat, 07/20/2019 - 7:00am

CAMDEN — South Bristol artist Sally Loughridge is the featured artist of the month for August at the Camden Public Library. Join Loughridge for an artist’s reception on Sunday, August 4, from 2 to 3:30 p.m., in the library’s Picker Room Gallery. Loughridge will exhibit her original oil and soft pastel paintings of Maine's timeless appeal. Her sea, sky, and landscape artwork reflect her deep emotional response to Maine's natural beauty and drama as the seasons, weather, and light change,...
scenes along the New England’s coast
Bob Richardson displays retrospective exhibit in Camden
Thu, 07/18/2019 - 8:30pm

CAMDEN — A retrospective exhibit of nine large archival prints of original silk-screen prints by Camden artist Bob Richardson will be on display at the Zoot Coffee House Gallery, in Camden, for the month of August. Accomplished many years ago, most of the original editions of the prints are no longer available, so the 80-year-old artist had them professionally reproduced for this retrospective. The exhibit, called “The Summer Prints, A Retrospective” is a collection of images from summers past...
Kosti Ruohomaa: The Photographer-Poet
Wed, 07/17/2019 - 1:00pm

ROCKPORT — Kosti Ruohomaa (1913-1961) was a Finnish-American artist and photographer, who lived and worked much of his life, from high school until his death, mostly in Rockland. As an animator, he worked for many years at the Disney Company. Eventually Kosti devoted himself, from the 1940s onward, almost entirely to photography. Under contract with the Black Star Agency, he reported for LIFE, the National Geographic and many other national publications. His most passionate mission was...
‘Welcome Home – from the World to St. George’ features watercolorists
Wed, 07/17/2019 - 11:30am

TENANTS HARBOR — WELCOME HOME – from the World to St. George will open at the Jackson Memorial Library in Tenants Harbor on July 24, 2019. The art show will feature watercolors by Kathleen Fox and Sue Colgan-Borror of Tenants Harbor and will run through August 30. A wine and hors d’oeuvre reception will be held at the library on Friday, July 26, from 5 to 7 p.m. “The artists are celebrating the complicated world of women today, in terms of both art and life, from the world to St. George, and...
Where It’s At
Bold, colorful, absorbing: The art of David Estey
Wed, 07/17/2019 - 10:30am

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. Many have never been shown before. Right up front I’ve gotta say, I love David’s work. And he and his wife Karen are great people. When I wrote the feature on his 65-year retrospective at Studio 53 three years ago I felt like I really got to know this artist … the interview must’ve been a good two hours. I...
artist talk, air capture performance, ‘Alternative Environments’
Opening reception, concert for new exhibit in Belfast
Tue, 07/16/2019 - 4:15pm

BELFAST — On Friday, July 26, Waterfall Arts will hold an opening reception for a new exhibit entitled “GALLERY CLOSED.” “GALLERY CLOSED,” curated by artist/curator Kenny Cole, features work by Kenny Cole, Geoff Hargadon, Paula Lalala, and Brian Reeves in the Clifford Gallery. The opening will kick off with a reception in the galleries at 5 p.m. An artist talk and air capture performance by Paula Lalala will take place at 7 p.m. in the Clifford Gallery, followed by a concert by NYC-based Hungry...
Friends of Pendleton Library bake sale
Mon, 07/15/2019 - 5:30pm

ISLESBORO — The Friends of Alice L. Pendleton Library's annual Bake Sale takes place Saturday, July 20, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Contributing bakers are encouraged to bring their favored items to the library early on the morning of the sale – from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. – and label them if they contain nuts or are gluten-free. All baked goods are accepted, including breads, cakes, pies, cookies, brownies, and scones, as well as jams, chutneys, mustards, savory tortes, granola bars, floral...
features more than 50 photographs
Collective Work II, art exhibition at 162 Russell in Rockport
Mon, 07/15/2019 - 9:00am

ROCKPORT — An exhibition of photographs by Paul Caponigro, Eleanor Owen Kerr, Dirk McDonnell, Anna Mikuskova, and Ni Rong opens Saturday, July 20, at 162 Russell – 162 Russell Avenue – in Rockport, (former CMCA building). The exhibition features more than 50 photographs and will be on display until August 11. Opening Reception: Saturday, July 20, from 4 to 6 p.m. Gallery hours: Tuesday to Friday, 1-5 Saturday to Sunday 11-5 Closed Monday Paul Caponigro , an artist based in...
Music provided by Peter Saladino
Brawn exhibits ‘Spirit Daughters of Coleman Pond’
Sat, 07/13/2019 - 3:30pm
LINCOLNVILLE — A reception for artist Robin Yale Brawn, Sunday, July 21, from 4 to 5 p.m., at the Community Building, in Lincolnville Center. Brawn will display a series of twelve collage portraits entitled "The Spirit Daughters of Coleman Pond." Refreshments will be served. Music will be provided by Hope pianist Peter Saladino. This event is sponsored by the United Christian church. All welcome. The Lincolnville Community Building is located at 18 Searsmont Road, (Rte. 173). FMI: 763-3800.
Fins, Feathers and Fur opening reception
Sat, 07/13/2019 - 7:00am

ROCKLAND — Come see the selected art during the opening reception of the Fins, Feathers & Fur juried art show at the Maine Coastal Islands Art Gallery, Saturday, July 27, from 4 to 7 p.m., at the wildlife refuge visitor center. The show features art of wildlife found along the coastline of Maine, and is open to all ages for most media. During the opening reception, visitors can vote for their favorite pieces to determine the People’s Choice Awards. Many of the items are for sale with part...
Local artist brings wooden canvases to life with carefully sculpted faces
Fri, 07/12/2019 - 1:00pm

BELFAST — While the 24th annual Arts in the Park drew artists of all types from far and wide, one local artist whose work is featured in landscapes far and wide has been coming back every year for decades. Ron Cowan, 76, is the man responsible for the intricately carved faces featured in a wide array of wooden sculptures carved in beams, tree trunks, and old harbor piers that are visible around businesses and homes, near and far. The sculptures come in all different sizes, each with a unique...
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Portland exhibit highlights Waldo County art history
Fri, 07/12/2019 - 10:00am
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 an exhibit that displays art and artifacts from the first two decades of the influential arts and crafts institution that began in Liberty and Montville. The exhibit also documents the school’s history for that time. Diana Greewold and Rachael Arauz, co-curators for the exhibit, learned in the course of their...
Exhibit celebrating essence of TREES includes Brooks artists
Wed, 07/10/2019 - 10:30am

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 from her Winter series and a silkscreen titled “Moons and Moods.” Callas’s “Birch Bark Breathing” is a plaster cast surfaced with the inside of birch bark. Both artists express a strong interest in environmental themes in their art and in their way of like. TREES are the focal subjects of an unusual and vital...
Teen Galaxy Tie Dye Socks at Belfast Free Library
Wed, 07/10/2019 - 10:15am

BELFAST — Monday, July 15, at 6 p.m., Belfast Free Library will be having a Teen Galaxy Tie Dye Socks program. Join the Universe of Stories summer program, and make your own pair of tie dye socks. In the Abbott Room at the library. Dress for a creative mess, all materials provided. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 207-338-3884.
Meet the artists at the Point: painting plein air at Pemaquid
Tue, 07/09/2019 - 1:15pm

BRISTOL — Meet and talk with painters who contribute to the Pemaquid Art Gallery at Lighthouse Park, on Thursday, July 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors will have the opportunity to watch painting demonstrations and talk with several of the members of the artist group. Refreshments and cold beverages will be served. “Some of the finest art in the region can be found locally at the Pemaquid Art Gallery at Lighthouse Park, a little jewel of a gallery with a long history,” said the Gallery, in a...
Using oil and encaustic to explore colors and textures of nature
Belfast resident’s ‘Landscape Impressions’ on display
Mon, 07/08/2019 - 2:45pm

BELFAST — Landscape Impressions, an exhibit of encaustic and oil paintings by Belfast resident Karen K. Kulberg, will be on display in the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library for the month of July. Describing her approach to painting Kulberg said, in a news release, “I work primarily in oil and in encaustic, which allows me to explore the colors and textures of what I see in nature without being constricted by a need for photorealism. I work in the manner of abstract...
28 painters from Midcoast Maine
‘Plein Air Painters - The Real Thing’ opens in Bremen
Mon, 07/08/2019 - 2:45pm

BREMEN — The group is called “Plein Air Painters - The Real Thing”, and consists of 28 painters from the Midcoast Maine area and a bit further north who paint plein air in the wider Damariscotta area on Thursday mornings during the summer months. An opening reception for the exhibition will be held on Thursday, July 11, from 4 to 6 p.m., in the Bremen Library. The group was formed 25 years ago by several artists who painted in watercolor classes with Tom McCobb at the former Round Top Center...
Winslow Myers exhibit to benefit New Hope for Women
Mon, 07/08/2019 - 9:15am

ROCKLAND — Portrait and landscape artist Winslow Myers will show a broad selection of his recent paintings at the Yellow Barn, across the street from the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, in Rockland. The exhibition opens Thursday, July 25, with a reception on Friday, August 2, from 4 to 9 p.m., during Rockland’s First Friday Art Walk. The exhibit will close on Saturday, August 17. Myers, of Bristol, grew up in the Damariscotta area and taught studio art and art history in Massachusetts and...
Medomak Arts Project Hosts Fundraiser for “Feed the Need”
Waldoboro Artwalk, July 13
Sat, 07/06/2019 - 7:00am

WALDOBORO — Calling all art lovers! On Saturday, July 13, from 4 to 7 p.m., enjoy an evening stroll or a meandering drive through the charming streets and scenic roads of Waldoboro as the town celebrates its second ArtWalk Waldoboro of the summer, during its fifth-year anniversary. Look for the participants’ red and white “balloon” flags to pick up an ArtWalk map. Take a self-guided ArtWalk tour at your own pace to establishments featuring art, live music, local food and drinks, floral...
celebrating the ordinary with humor, whimsy, and reverence
Artist Linda Shepard exhibits ‘Animal Alchemy’
Sat, 07/06/2019 - 7:00am

WASHINGTON — Gibbs Library, in Washington Village, will feature the work of Union therapist Linda Shepard, from Thursday, July 11, through Tuesday, September 3. The show is entitled “Animal Alchemy.” Shepard presents a collection of interpretive and colorful creatures on fabric created with the intent to celebrate the ordinary, sometimes with humor, whimsy, reverence, or with an eye toward the dream world. Her hope is to create a textural and visual pleasure, according to Gibbs Library, in a...
2019 Harbor Arts, Books brings familiar and fresh art to Camden
Fri, 07/05/2019 - 9:30am

CAMDEN — The 2019 Summer Harbor Arts & Books Fair will host more than 80 juried artists and craftspeople during the July 13 and 14 weekend. Vendors will fill Atlantic Avenue, Harbor Park, the Amphitheatre, and the library’s South Lawn. This event features items for every taste and pocketbook – from paintings, photography, greeting cards, and jewelry to metal yard sculptures, baskets, scrimshaw, and more. "We can genuinely say that you will find your next must-have treasure right here!" said...
Opening reception for ‘The Boat Show’ art exhibition
Thu, 07/04/2019 - 7:30am

DAMARISCOTTA — The Kefauver Studio and Gallery, Damariscotta, presents the opening reception for “The Boat Show” art exhibition. The show features new work by oil painter Will Kefauver, and the work of his 27 juried guest artists. The show opens July 5 and runs until August 4. Three of the artists are new to the gallery with this show. They are oil painters Fran Scannell and Charlotte Thibault, and etchings artist Kay Miller. The returning guest artists are Sandy Adams, George Baker, Wolfgang...
Post cards from abroad, Waldorf student projects displayed in Rockland
Wed, 07/03/2019 - 10:45am

ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library display cases are now featuring an exhibit by the Ashwood Waldorf School of Rockport. In one case is the students’ collection of postcards from worldwide Waldorf school postcard exchange. This celebrates the 100th anniversary of Waldorf education and features artwork from many countries. In the second case are examples of the students’ handiwork projects, knitting and sewing. Handwork has the important function of establishing and activating pathways in...
Friday, July 5
Artists showcase variety of life during Rockland’s First Friday Art Walk
Tue, 07/02/2019 - 10:00am

ROCKLAND — Rockland's Art Walk for July 2019 will be Friday, July 5. Most of Rockland's galleries will be open, from 5 to 8 p.m., many showcasing new work and exhibitions. Further Art Walks will follow on the first Friday of each month, August 2, September 6, and October 4. Landing Gallery, 409 Main St. in Rockland, announces the opening of “NEW ARTISTS”, an exhibition of new paintings by Michael Weymouth, Lisa Kyle and Christopher French opening on Friday, July 5 - July 28. Join them Friday,...
community service program to help individuals who have gotten into trouble
‘Feed the Need’ sells art, seeks donations after growing center vandalized
Tue, 07/02/2019 - 8:45am

WALDOBORO — Tony Gallace is currently restoring the Otis Benner Farm & Forgery located in Waldoboro on Route 1 between the Medomak Veterinary Office and Harvest Moon Pizza. Recently the windows in the old farmhouse were shot out, along with one window in his car. He had spent many months clearing out the house and the land, with plans to build a $20,000 greenhouse to grow vegetables to feed those in need. He has maintained a community garden on Depot Street for the past 10 years, with the...
Weaving demonstration at Rockland Farmers' Market
Tue, 07/02/2019 - 8:30am

ROCKLAND — Midcoast Weavers will be presenting hands-on weaving demonstrations at the Rockland Farmers' Market, Harbor Park, Rockland, on Thursday, July 11, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. A variety of weaving equipment and accessories and hand woven articles will be displayed. Members will be available to answer questions and talk about the craft, art, and history of weaving. Please note, if it is raining the demonstration will be cancelled as weaving equipment and fiber are not weather resistant...
Katharine A. Cartwright opens ‘Garden Music’ exhibit
Mon, 07/01/2019 - 9:30am

ROCKLAND — Katharine A. Cartwright is a watercolor artist who last appeared at the Sanctuary Gallery in the Rockland Congregational Church in 2017. She will open the gallery's summer season with an exhibition titled "Garden Music" on Sunday, July 7, from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. The gallery is handicapped accessible from the upper parking lot. Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cartwright received academic training in studio art from Kutztown University, The College of...
Rockland Public Library
Creative Art Crew: Alien Party
Thu, 06/27/2019 - 10:15am

ROCKLAND — Miss Katie is creating two out-of-this-world crafts, Thursday, July 11, from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m., in honor of the Summer Reading Program theme: A Universe of Stories! Create two alien crafts to take home, and make them as sweet or as creepy as you’d like. Get creative at the Rockland Public Library every second Thursday of the month at Creative Art Crew. Creative Art Crew is for all ages and abilities. All are welcome. For more information, call the Rockland Public Library at (207) 594...
Friday Night Film Series at Thomaston Public Library
Wed, 06/26/2019 - 10:15am

THOMASTON —The Friends of the Thomaston Public Library presents Friday Night Film Series at 7 p.m. All of the July movies star Humphrey Bogart. July 5 - The Maltese Falcon 1941 NR 101 Minutes Humphrey Bogart stars as private eye Sam Spade in this Oscar-nominated noir classic that finds Miss O’Shaughnessy (Mary Astor) seeking protection from a man named Thursby. Spade's partner takes the case, but he ends up dead. Spade's subsequent hunt for the killer leads him into a world of...
Let's Draw Maine Memories of July!
Children’s drawing workshops at Rockland Public Library
Mon, 06/24/2019 - 11:45am

ROCKLAND — Children will explore drawing Maine memories this July at the drawing classes led by Catinka Knoth at Rockland Public Library. Knoth invites participants to follow along in drawing a variety of motifs. July themes will include subjects such as: Rockland - buildings and landmarks of a Maine town; favorite cats and dogs from Maine books; marine mammals - harbor seals, whales, porpoises; and classic Maine scenes. 7/09 Let's draw favorite Maine cats and dogs! (in two sessions – 3 p.m...
Coastal Maine Floral Landscapes
Adult art classes with Catinka Knoth
Mon, 06/24/2019 - 10:30am

ROCKLAND — Catinka Knoth will give a series of free drawing classes on depicting Maine coastal floral scenes, at Rockland Public Library, 80 Union Street. Classes meet in the Community Room, 11 a.m., most Mondays in July. The first scene will explore creating a lupine coastal scene. Participants will create art using pencils, colored pencils, crayons, and maybe scissors, with an emphasis on drawing in color. Each week is different scene. Knoth will give instruction and guidance. She invites...
‘David Estey - Recent Paintings’ at Studio 53
Sat, 06/22/2019 - 11:30am

Belfast artist David Estey follows up his 2016 retrospective at Studio 53 with a solo exhibit of 25 recent paintings. The works are improvisational abstract images in a wide variety of sizes done in acrylic on canvas or the synthetic paper Yupo mounted on panels. An opening reception will be held Friday, July 5 from 5-7 p.m. The exhibition run is July 1-28. Estey is an award-winning native, with a BFA degree from Rhode Island School of Design, a MSA degree from George Washington University, and...
July art exhibit at Camden Public Library
A Closer Look: Works by Sara Gagan and MF Morison
Fri, 06/21/2019 - 10:15am

CAMDEN — During the month of July, the gallery of the Jean Picker Room at the Camden Public Library will feature paintings by Sara Gagan and etchings by MF Morison. The artists’ reception will be Thursday, July 18, 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Gagan’s work is an animal-centric combination of oil painting with elements of collage. “One might regard these paintings as representational in style: fairly realistic portrayals of random species, both wild and domestic,” said Gagan, in a news release. “Upon...
Anyone know who made the vest?
Wolf Family donates art piece to Langlais Sculpture Preserve
Fri, 06/21/2019 - 9:30am

CUSHING — Georges River Land Trust was recently gifted a unique art object from the Wolf family, a colorful vest designed by Bernard Langlais in 1976 for William “Billy” Wolf, the Wolf family patriarch. It was unveiled at Langlais Sculpture Preserve in Cushing, and is now on display in Bernard Langlais’ studio, which is open for tours most summer weekends. GRLT’s Director of Conservation, Annette Naegel, who facilitated the donation from the Wolf family, reached out to Linda Cortwright, founder...
Belfast Makerspace drop-in sessions now available
Thu, 06/20/2019 - 8:00am

BELFAST — The Belfast Free Library will now be offering two drop-in sessions per week for the public to use its new Makerspace – Monday mornings, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and Thursday afternoons, from 1 to 3 p.m., in the third floor conference room of the Library. A makerspace is a space for people to use computer and other equipment to collaborate, create, and invent. The Belfast Free Library has the following equipment available for use: 10 PC laptops with Microsoft Office’s suite of products...
hands-on experience with tools, materials and techniques, for children entering 4 - 6 grade
Summer Art Club at Waldoboro Library
Wed, 06/19/2019 - 10:00am
WALDOBORO — Registration has begun for a summer art program at the Waldoboro Public Library. The Art Club will be held on Mondays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., for five weeks beginning July 1 through July 29, for students going into grades 4-6. Whether budding artists, or those just wanting to have some creative fun with materials – all abilities are welcome. Each Monday’s Art Club session will have a different focus of art-making. Children will gain hands-on experience with the tools,...
Waldoboro sculptor Carl Solberg
Why and how the wood speaks to one sculptor
Wed, 06/19/2019 - 9:45am

WALDOBORO — On Wednesday, July 10, 6:30 p.m., Carl Solberg, Waldoboro sculptor, will talk about how the wood speaks to him and how his sculptures come about. This talk along with his exhibition are at the Maine Coastal Islands NWR Visitor Center, in Rockland. Solberg is a retired parks director and open space and greenways planner from Delaware who draws from those experiences to see the calm interior of natural landscapes. His work in sculpture began in 2012 and now has his first solo...
reception and auction to follow
Artists invited to ‘Paint the Town’ of Waldoboro in annual event
Wed, 06/19/2019 - 9:30am
WALDOBORO — "Paint the Town," a Midcoast Maine plein-air event and fresh paint auction, is returning to Waldoboro on Saturday, August 3. The annual one-day event, which provides artists with an opportunity to paint from unique and private vistas around the town, will culminate in a reception, featuring live music, wine, and fresh lobster rolls, followed by a live auction of the day's compositions. Natalie Masse and Jan Visser will once again coordinate and host this year's event at their...
Portray Belted Galloway cattle, Aldermere Farm scenery, Maine coastal scenes, or Erickson Fields Preserve
Submissions sought for Aldermere Farm art show, sale
Sun, 06/16/2019 - 4:30pm

ROCKPORT — Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) seeks artists to submit pieces for the annual Art Show and Sale being held Saturday, August 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, August 11, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the historic farmhouse located on the Aldermere Farm, 20 Russell Ave, in Rockport. Artists seeking inspiration are invited to Aldermere Farm for plein air painting around the preserve. Artists may set up their easels along the roadside to paint the Belted Galloway cattle in the...
The Curious World of Seaweed: Where Science and Art Converge
Sun, 06/16/2019 - 4:00pm

ROCKLAND — On Thursday, June 27, at 6:30 p.m., photographer and author, Josie Iselin will dive deep into the life history and the history of the science of a few iconic kelps and seaweeds. This talk will be at the Maine Coastal Islands NWR Visitor Center, 9 Water St., in Rockland. Pioneering women scientists, exploratory expeditions and stunning images will transport you into the curious world of seaweed. Herring Gut Learning Center educators will provide tools and supplies for seaweed...
July 4th in the Park
'Happy Birthday America' in Belfast seeks participants
Sun, 06/16/2019 - 3:45pm
BELFAST — Cold Comfort Theater in Belfast is welcoming singers, dancers, musicians, and actors to join and take part in their annual 'Happy Birthday America' performance on July 4th in the Park on Main. Rehearsals will take place in June. Directed by Aynne Ames and Colin Graebert. Email ColdComfortTheater@gmail.com to join or for more information.
Display cases available to future exhibitions
Rockland Library displays fantasy sketches of local resident
Sun, 06/16/2019 - 3:45pm

ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library display cases are now featuring the sketchbooks of local resident Ben Cooke. Cooke is an Englishman raised on fantasy fiction and narrative history in the multicultural urban heart of England. His childhood was inspired with trips to ancient noble homes and dramatic Welsh castles. He studied art at Stourbridge College and then spent four years drawing through his church history degree at Edinburgh University’s Hogwarts-esque New College. He then spent...
Blue Café
‘Moms Tell All!’ generates hundreds for local nonprofit
Sun, 06/16/2019 - 3:30pm

CAMDEN — The “Moms Tell All!” storytelling event , May 3, at the Camden Opera House boasted the free Blue Café’s biggest house yet and resulted in a $600 donation to Youth Arts, the nonprofit that brings art residencies, workshops, and performances to the students of Camden, Rockport and the Five Town CSD (Hope, Lincolnville and Appleton). “Moms Tell All!” was the brainchild of Beth O’Connor, owner of Abigail’s Inn and recently appointed chairman of the Camden Opera House...
Belfast Maskers names new artistic director
Sat, 06/15/2019 - 7:00am

BELFAST — The Belfast Maskers announces the appointment of Meg Nickerson as their new artistic director. Nickerson studied and graduated from The University of Maine at Portland/Gorham in 1978. Shortly after moving to Belfast in 1982, she began looking for theater companies to work with. At that time, Belfast had no organized theater. Since Musical Theater was her first love, she began working with The Camden Civic Theater as an actor, director and member of the board of directors. In 1991,...
Reacting to challenges of spouse/caregiver to Alzheimer’s Disease; moments in a day fondly remembered
Photographer, painter exhibition and reception displays emotion of caregiver, recollections of past
Sat, 06/15/2019 - 7:00am

TENANTS HARBOR — Jackson Memorial Library, in Tenants Harbor, is hosting an exhibition featuring photographer Sara Holbrook and painter Will Kefauver through June 28. A reception will be held, Thursday, June 20, from 5 to 7 p.m. Holbrook, a summer resident of St. George, uses herself as a mannequin to express the various reactions she has in response to the challenges she faces as a spouse/caregiver of a person with Alzheimer’s Disease. She combines levity as a means to express deeper meanings...
“each brush stroke is meaningful, every half inch of painting was a labor of love”
Opening reception, new works by Jerri Finch, Jay Hoagland
Thu, 06/13/2019 - 11:15am

BELFAST — The Finch Gallery will kick off its fifth season with an Opening Celebration, Friday, June 21, from 5 to 7 p.m. This year’s collection features new work by Belfast artist Jerri Finch, plus a collection of prints and cards. Beginning in late fall and throughout the darkness of winter, you’ll find Finch in her studio exploring light and landscape and following a path, according to Finch Gallery, in a news releaes. She’s dedicated to the journey. “I dive in,” she said, in the release. “...
crab, tern, moose – what wildlife do you find fascinating?
Artist Kim Bernard to judge Wildlife juried art show in Rockland
Thu, 06/13/2019 - 10:15am

ROCKLAND — Participate in the 3rd annual Fins, Feathers, and Fur: Maine Coastal Wildlife Juried Art Show. The juror for the July 27 judging and showing will be Kim Bernard, of Rockland. Bring your art, reflecting Maine Coastal Wildlife from a crab to a tern to a moose – what wildlife do you find fascinating. Drop your art items off at the Maine Coastal Islands NWR Visitor Center, in Rockland, on Friday, July 26, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., or Saturday, July 27, between 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., or find a friend...
‘Once Upon A Mattress’ at Watts Hall
Thu, 06/13/2019 - 7:00am

THOMASTON — Once Upon A Mattress will be presented by Watts Hall Community Players, June 27, 29, and July 5 and 6, at 7 p.m.; and June 30 at 3 p.m., at Watts Hall, Main Street, Thomaston. Sean Fleming will once again act as music director and orchestra manager. In this fun-filled take on the classic fairy tale, The Princess and the Pea , a cast of medieval aristocrats put a feisty and free-spirited princess through the wringer before she can marry the hapless prince. “The...
Sculpture Race to hit streets during Solstice Celebration
Mon, 06/10/2019 - 9:30am

ROCKLAND — The Rockland Sculpture Race takes to the streets again this year in conjunction with the Summer Solstice Celebration on Saturday, June 15, at 5 p.m. Beginning at the corner of Main Street and Tillson Avenue, racers will turn right on Park Street and right on Winter Street, ending in the CMCA courtyard for an award ceremony. Awards will be given out for Speed, Most Outlandish, Craziest Costumes, Engineering Ingenuity, People’s Choice and Yute Award. This years race contraptions...
Children’s Museum free for dads, grandfathers on Father’s Day
Sun, 06/09/2019 - 3:30pm
ROCKLAND — On Sunday, June 16, from 1 to 4 p.m., the Coastal Children’s Museum will be honoring all hard-working fathers by offering free admission to Dads and grandfathers in celebration of Father’s Day. There will also be a special Father’s Day craft available for children to create something for their loved ones. The Coastal Children’s Museum, serves children ages 18 months to 9 years old and offers interactive exhibits, programs and activities Wednesdays through Saturdays, 10 - 4 p.m., and...

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