Culture
- Lifting up local artists, performers, musicians, chefs, makers and creators
The Sky Is Rising in Belfast
- oldest licensed lobster fishing person in Maine still goes out three times a week
Lobster Lady’s 100th birthday being celebrated with film of her life
- outdoor lecture with chairs set a safe distance apart
‘Tree Medicine’ begins Backyard Herbalism series at Merryspring
- use artificial intelligence to identify a plant or animal in a photograph
Roger Rittmaster to give informative talk on iNaturalist nature app
- possible “soft opening” of the first floor in June
Camden Public Library to begin curbside pickup service
- returned items will be quarantined for 72 hours; Wi-fi available in parking lot
Rockland Public Library to continue temporary closure
- 400 Friends and No One to Call
Online author talk with Val Walker: Breaking Out of Isolation, Building Community
- Camden International Film Festival innovates for 2020
How to stage a film festival in a pandemic? Host a drive-in movie theater in Rockport
- an eclectic mix of music, featuring classic jazz favorites and originals
New Shades of Blue to give virtual concert
- evolution of New Orleans music; chain-smoking Chinese grandma in NYC
Strand upcoming virtual movie screenings take to city life
- turkey with stuffing and gravy, mashed potatoes, carrots, peas, cranberry sauce, homemade roll
Union church converts annual Turkey Supper to take out meal
- a Baked Bean Supper with twist
American Legion Post 37 to commemorate Memorial Day with to-go dinner
- Lili Bonarrigo, Dan Bookham, Joanna Hynd, Liz McLeod, Brittany Parker and the band
‘Strand On The Air’ to take satirical look at social distancing
- In 1841, nearly 500 female factory workers walked out of York Manufacturing Company
The Great Turn-Out: Factory Girls and Maine’s First Labor Strike
- projects and organizations that promote traditional handcrafts
MaineCF seeks applications to Belvedere Traditional Handcrafts Fund
- a ‘World in Your Library’ talk from the Maine Humanities Council
Voting Down the Rose: Florence Brooks Whitehouse and Maine’s Fight for Woman Suffrage
