CAMDEN — It was just an ordinary day for Jim Carpenter, who has worked in the paint department of EBS in Camden for about 10 years. The rote rituals of the day included interacting with customers…
Art
Jim Carpenter is Camden Public Library’s January Artist of the Month
Maine Farmland Trust Gallery
BELFAST — Maria and Richard King from Goat Spirit Farm in Liberty raise goats. Jackson Mcleod, and Tyler Gaudet from Fluid Farms in North Yarmouth grow fish and lettuce in their…
Activist and artist Lindsay Parker, 17, sees the world through the window of space
The first time I met Lindsay at Out! As I Want To Be, I noticed her cool vest (cut-off sleeved denim with pinned-on slogans like ‘F*** Homophobia’ and and ‘Eat The Rich’). Her friend, David Munson…
Local photographer Tim Sullivan
ROCKLAND—On one of the shortest, darkest days of the year with snow and ice threatening the weekend, it was nice to bask in the glow of some beautiful photography by The Good Tern’s Artist Of The…
Get to Know...
The new paintings at Red Cup Coffeehouse in Boothbay Harbor are not Suzi Thayer’s “work.” Work is what she does at the Boothbay Register to pay the bills. But painting is more fun. It has long…
2014 Maine Photography Show
In the midst of seasonal hustle, bustle and weather, please put “entering The 2014 Maine Photography Show (MPS)” on your calendar. The deadline is midnight on Friday, Jan. 24, but it will creep up…
For the holidays, we’re continuing our series to shine the spotlight on Maine craftspeople who make products by hand. It’s important to shop locally and support innovators and entrepreneurs…
Shop-local series highlights three unique Maine-made goods
For the holidays, we’re continuing our series to shine the spotlight on Maine craftspeople who make products by hand. It’s important to shop locally and support the innovators and…
Swing & Sway's Holiday Show
ROCKPORT — Swing and Sway Dance Studio, at 143 Maverick Street in Rockland, will present Dancing Through the Decades, a Holiday Dance Performance, Sunday, Dec. 1, at 2 p.m. in the Strom…
A jammed poetry slam occasions something new
BELFAST - On stage at the Playhouse Theater, Jacob Fricke prepared to recite a poem with his hands behind his back. It would be a challenge for “an inveterate hand talker,” like himself…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
The ninth annual Maine Photography Show (MPS) is calling for entries. The premier juried gallery show of photography by Maine photographers is presented by Boothbay Region Art Foundation and opens…
Fifth annual...
The fifth annual ArtFull Gifts Show at Point Lookout Resort in Northport will open with a Gala Party Friday, Nov. 22, from 5 to 8 p.m. The event will continue through the weekend Nov. 23-24, from…
Artist group builds an interpretation of Dorothy’s house from The Wizard Of Oz
ROCKLAND—It’s what you call a “fixer upper.”
Those who attended last Saturday night’s third annual bash by The Collective were delighted and amazed to find a small-scale replica of Dorothy…
The Halloween party season starts this weekend!
ROCKLAND—“Unmask! Unmask!” cried Edgar Allen Poe’s narrator in Masque of the Red Death.
No, wait a minute. Change of plans. Keep them on.
Zany Rockland party planners Hot Pink…
Rockland
ROCKLAND — Rockland artist Joe Auciello was still making final adjustments to his sculpture installation at the newly completed Ferry Terminal Park, Oct. 10, when local merchants…
Elephants, royalty, dragons and a storybook end
BELFAST - Chinese-style dragons, knights, princesses, a giant sausage and a pair of elephants rolled into downtown Belfast behind a light rain, Saturday as part of the annual Church Street…
Josia Elliott talks about the comedy circuit and her latest animated cartoon
CAMDEN — This is the story about a girl who made up her mind to be a comedian some day and then went out and did it. A former Midcoast resident, she flew in this week from Los Angeles to…
Video documents local artist, examines geometric symbolism
BELFAST – Over the past year, I’ve had the enormous pleasure of working with the Penobscot Bay Pilot, releasing several artist/musician video profiles in the style of mini documentaries. It’s…
Our Town Belfast auction Sept. 13
BELFAST — Both visitors and residents of Belfast have been treated to the artwork and comfort featured in this year’s public art installation, “Please, Be Seated!” The chairs and benches were…
What takes most artists days, he can whip out in an hour
CAMDEN — During the outdoor Schooner Talent Show at Camden Harbor Park, part of the 2013 Camden Windjammer Festival Aug. 30-Sept. 1, there was another show going on behind the performers, albeit…
A Penobscot Bay Pilot contest
Do you have a funny pet photo, or does your pet do the darndest things that you can capture with a digital camera? Do you want to win $500 in gift certificates?
If you answered yes to these…
Video: Poet, new to Belfast, performs spoken word and jazz
BELFAST - From the hills of San Francisco, the verdant landscape of northern Vermont, the concrete Coltrane district of Philadelphia; from these and other far-flung places, Toussaint St.…
Framed Maurice Sendak prints and other unique kids' crafts are up for consignment
CAMDEN — Unless you're looking closely, it’s easy to miss the original Maurice Sendak prints behind the counter at…
BELFAST — July 13 and 14 marked the 18th annual Arts in the Park event in Belfast, where roughly 80 artists gathered…
ONE NEVER KNOWS WHAT one Might FIND
ROCKLAND – When driving into downtown Rockland one never is quite prepared for what might crop up and I suppose this is true of most cities, large and small. This past Sunday morning was no…
Historical photos on display at CrossTrax Neighborhood Deli
UNITY – This month, the Unity Historical Society is celebrating the 200th anniversary of its building through a display of prints from around Waldo County. This collection of prints derives from…
Jonathan Frost, Eric Leppanen and PicassoWhat
ROCKLAND — After the fireworks are over, the excitement and celebration continues Friday, July 5. With presumably good weather on the way, Rockland's First Friday Art Walk has three fresh and…
The Collective kicks off summer with studio crawl -- Rockland to Hope to Camden
ROCKLAND — Ah, to live like an artist full time on the coast of Maine... what would that be like? On Saturday, June 15, at 1 p.m. artists, wannabe-artists and art appreciators alike will have the…
LOCAL ARTIST TRANSFORMS WASTE INTO ART, GIVES PAINT A NEW LIFE
BELFAST – I can feel the paint creeping in between my toes. It’s cold and wet and borderline uncomfortable, but I know if I move I will mess up the shot. It’s crawling over my big toe now, but my…
Artist Michael Seif displays his underwater nudes at Archipelago June 7
ROCKLAND — In Greek mythology, naiads are a type of water nymph - lasses that preside over fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of freshwater.
Michael Seif, an artist…
What’s next? Ballet parking…
Camden– Rockport Dance Conservatory owner/director Kari Cameron needed a hook to get people to stop for her carwash at Key…
Dinner and a show: Lobster Ravioli, Fiddlehead Salad and Blueberry Cobbler
ROCKPORT – Camden Hills Regional High School presents its spring Dinner Theatre production of John Cariani's Almost, Maine beginning May 9 through May 11. Almost, Maine is a…
“I went to work for Mary McFadden and I’ve done designs for Oscar de la Renta as well”
ROCKPORT — Showing at the Messler Gallery in Rockport at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship is the work of 41-year-old artist Gigi Aea. Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, Aea published his first…
Making wild, unpredictable art from stuff
ROCKPORT — For 24 hours on March 22, 10 local artists will be confined at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art to create experimental art installations out of a giant pallet of discarded…
A horse is a horse (of course, of course)
CAMDEN — The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County is a one-act play based on a story by the famed author and humorist Mark Twain. Camden- Rockport Middle school students will…
Our reviewers have some of the best suggestions on what to read, what to see and and what to hear each month. Let Lacy Simons, of hello hello books, Jim Dandy and Tiffany Howard, of Opera…
Lowdowns and updates on nightlife happenings as the storm arrives
Update 8:00 am Friday morning...err, perhaps we were a too tad optimistic with this headline....cancellations and updates will be happening all day!
With a huge 12-to 15-inch…
Juke Rockets singer wants those Memphis blues again
BELFAST — Carlene Perkins Thornton of Liberty had been singing lead vocals with the Juke Rockets for a little over a year when the band won a statewide competition last fall and a trip to the 29th…
What do people in Maine do when it's cold? Go outside and play
CAMDEN — Baby, it's cold outside. But, who cares? The January sun is warm, the ice is smooth, and music is playing. In the Camden Amphitheatre, artists were at work all day Jan. 26 with chisels…
Camden resident and abstract painter, Larry Kinney, will display work from the past two years at the Thomaston Cafe through March 2. A recent award winner at the Art in Maine show in Boothbay…
And the winners are…
ROCKPORT — The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, in conjunction with the Farnsworth Art Museum, announced the winners of its “Designing Benches” competition Friday, Jan. 25, at the Center’s…
This month's killer monthly review of books, movies, and music
We've made a point of cultivating some of the best Midcoast reviewers when it comes to suggestions on what to read, what to see and and what to hear each month. At turns insightful and often…
First, third Wednesdays monthly
BELFAST — Waterfall Arts invites anyone interested in volunteering to stop by any first and third Wednesday of the month, from 2 to 4 p.m., when volunteer coordinators will be ready to talk about…
CHRHS - January 2013
ROCKPORT — An aspiring artist with a variety of creative interests has been named Camden Hills Regional High School's Visual and Performing Art Department "student of the month" for January 2013…
'Two great tastes that taste great together'
ROCKLAND — Guerrilla Marketing seems like one of those hipster terms, but it's been around since 1984, coined by author Jay Conrad Levison. It is all about promoting a product or service through…
ROCKLAND — The Sail Power and Steam Museum at 75 Mechanic Street in Rockland is closed for the winter, but every Sunday the museum opens its doors to local musicians who want only to release a…
Meet 18-year-old Lauren Merritt, a political, philisophical artist
I initially discovered Lauren Merritt’s exceptional drawings at Center for Contemporary Maine Art last May, when I stumbled upon a black sketchbook perched atop a podium. That alone struck me as…
Sightings
The sun is so very low in the sky now, but having celebrated Winter Solstice about two weeks ago, deep down, perhaps in a vestigial pagan consciousness, we know that we have once again turned the…
WARNING! Not for children
Dasher: “It’s always been me - except for that one time – it’s always been me…”
So opens the Everyman Repertory Theater’s performance of Jeff Goode’s The Eight Reindeer Monologues…
Happy New Year 2013!
BELFAST - New Year's by the Bay, the city's alcohol-free first night celebration, marked its sixteenth year last night. Judging from packed houses at the dozens of concerts and performances…
