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Belfast’s Repair Café gives worn-out items a second life
‘Use it up, wear it out, make do or do without’
Tue, 01/07/2020 - 11:45am

BELFAST—Broken zippers, a busted toaster, holey sweaters and buzzing electronics—it was like the Island of Misfit Toys in the small back room of the Belfast Fiber Arts store on Saturday, January 4, where a crowd of people with older or worn items in their hands, looked for an expert repair. The Belfast Repair Cafe is a band of “fix-perts,” all volunteers, who come together every couple of months to lend their expertise and repair broken items for free. Marcia Cooper, of Belfast Repair Café said...
Appleton Creamery accepted recycled Christmas trees for their goats
The mighty Christmas tree turns to goat chow
Mon, 01/06/2020 - 12:30pm

APPLETON—On Sunday, January 5, the goats penned in at Appleton Creamery were watching a steady stream of visitors with growing excitement as neighbors and community members stopped by to toss their Christmas tree onto a growing pile of evergreen and spruce trees in the front yard. Even though owners Caitlin and Bradley Hunter have been accepting recycled Christmas trees informally for years, this past Sunday marked their third formal event: Christmas Tree Drop Off Day. “We invited people to...
How to get out there and feed your creative mind in January
Cheap Dates: Art nights, creative outlets for two
Fri, 01/03/2020 - 3:00pm

Eating healthier, fitness goals, reducing screen time, of course these resolutions are all good but, in this new year what if you’re asking yourself: “What do I have to look forward to?” Among a myriad of New Year’s articles on what you should be thinking about for your 2020 goals, exercising your creativity is often last on the list, such as in this NBC story on how to be happier in 2020. But it should be first, particularly for many non “outdoor people”...
Former editor of ‘Boston Globe’ Matthew Storin gets real about journalism
What journalists can do to maintain trust and what citizens need to do to be smarter consumers of media
Fri, 01/03/2020 - 11:15am

CAMDEN—Earlier this month, Matthew Storin, the former editor of the Boston Globe , gave a talk to an audience of some 70 people at the Camden Public Library in conjunction with The Camden Conference. At a time when the mainstream media is often under siege, when reporting objectively in a post-truth era has become one of journalists’ biggest challenges, Storin had some stories to tell. But first, a little bit about Storin himself. Prior to the Globe, he was...
Three guided local hikes to get the lead out this week and kick off 2020
Get outside for a First Day of the Year Hike
Tue, 12/31/2019 - 2:15pm

For the last 28 years, the 50 state park systems of the United States have been encouraging people to get off the couch on January 1 and get the blood pumping. First Day Hikes, began locally in Massachusetts in 1992 and went nationwide in 2012. Last year, more than 55,000 people got into it and collectively walked more than 133,000 miles on the guided hikes, including snowshoeing and cross-country skiing on New Year's Day. It’s not only a motivating way to get active, but also a fun, sociable...
What daily life was like Dec. 30, 1919 according to The Courier-Gazette
New Year’s Eve 100 years ago in Midcoast Maine
Mon, 12/30/2019 - 12:00pm

ROCKLAND—On December 30, 1919, The Courier-Gazette put out its Tuesday issue for its usual price of three cents for a single copy. The headlines were nothing spectacular on that day, even though it was the day before New Year’s Eve. Maine, along with the rest of the U.S., was just about to enter a decade known as the Roaring ‘20s. Current Mood The newspaper industry was concerned about a partisan and capitalistic threat to democracy, according to a...
a.k.a. the 'I will not be lame this year' guide to the Midcoast
Your New Year's Eve rundown 2020
Fri, 12/27/2019 - 12:00pm

We’re not just getting a new year culminating this Tuesday night, we’re getting a new decade; hence all of the Roaring ‘20s parties that are happening for New Year’s Eve. Whether you’re a day partier, a happy-hour-then-bag-it-and go-home type or a diehard up ‘til midnight and beyond, Penobscot Bay Pilot has the complete rundown on what’s happening for New Year’s Eve in the Midcoast, including new venues and events. Enjoy your night and stay safe! Belfast Mike Hurley joins the...
What’s In That Cocktail?
Have a drink with Old St. Nick
Wed, 12/25/2019 - 11:00am

CAMDEN—After all of the gifts are unwrapped, the leftovers are put away and the hoopla dies down, it’s time for the adult equivalent of that last little bit of chocolate or candy cane in the bottom of your stocking. It can be found in Old St. Nick, a deliciously frosty cocktail crafted at Hoxbill in Camden Harbor. Beverage Director Marcus Carter collaborated on the invention of this drink just in time for the holidays. Upon the first swig, it’s an arctic blast of peppermint, followed by the...
Rockland’s South School’s Jenny West does annual book giveaway as a labor of love
When all it takes is 10 free books to turn reluctant readers into eager readers
Fri, 12/20/2019 - 4:00pm

ROCKLAND—On Wednesday, December 18, a classroom in Rockland’s South School looked like a book sale with 4,600 children’s books filling every available table and box underneath. The best part? Every single book was given away for free. This is the fifth year educator Jenny West got to feel like Oprah Winfrey and do the “Favorite Things” Giveaway, in which every student from South School got to pick 10 books to keep and bring home. “I started the Books in Every Nook program years ago because I’m...
Shop Local: Three ‘Clutter-Free’ Gifts of Experiences
Fri, 12/20/2019 - 1:00pm

Giving someone the gift of services or an experience this season is one way to free the world of extra stuff and clutter, but it also supports many of the hard-working businesses in our community at the same time. It’s a win-win! So each week, until Dec. 25, we will bring you this series until you can’t take it anymore. Ready. Set. Go. Traveling Escape Games Edgecomb, Maine (But Will Travel) Traveling Escape Games Edgecomb, Maine (But Will Travel)...
Midcoast residents take presents, cupcakes to Portland
Secret Santas of Midcoast help brighten holidays for pediatric patients at Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital
Tue, 12/17/2019 - 12:45pm

For families of seriously ill children, teens and babies, this is a difficult time of year. Television advertisements blast happy home-for-the-holidays messages, while Christmas songs on the radio extol the joys of family all being together. With a child in the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital in Portland, however, families have enough to worry about without having to think about gift-buying for the holidays. Two fifth graders from Warren Community School wanted to ease the...
Firewood and good old-fashioned sweat equity keep Waldo county families warm this winter
Tue, 12/17/2019 - 12:15pm

SEARSMONT—Every Saturday, Bob MacGregor, founder and president of Waldo County Woodshed, can be found with other volunteers in Searsmont from 8:30 a.m. to noon, cutting, splitting and stacking wood for the benefit of other people. For the last six years, this volunteer-run, nonprofit has made sure families in Waldo county get through the winter with enough firewood to heat their homes. Last year, they gave out 170 cords worth $40,000. On Saturday, December 9, the group held a Wood Processing...
Gifts between $9 and $25
Shop Local: Three handmade goods that are pure ‘Maine’
Fri, 12/13/2019 - 12:00pm

For the month of December, we continue our series to shine the spotlight on local craftspeople who make things by hand. It’s important to shop local and to support the innovators and entrepreneurs who keep the creative economy alive in the Midcoast. So each week, until Dec. 25, we will bring you this series until you can’t take it anymore. Ready. Set. Go. Alpaca Dryer Balls Unity, Maine Photo courtesy Northern Solstice Alpaca Farm Handmade dryer balls made from...
Shop Local: Three unique Maine eats
Fri, 12/06/2019 - 12:00pm

Each December, we shine the spotlight on Maine craftspeople who make products by hand. This week, we focus on those who work out of their homes, farms and kitchens to make quality products, using unique Maine flavors and ingredients. Best of all, all of these items can be picked up locally and shipped. Toddy Pond Farm Fromage Blanc Monroe, Maine Toddy Farm fromage is fantastic for a festive cheese board. Can be found at the Belfast Co-op. Photo courtesy Belfast Co-op...
Artist Olivia Vanner creates discussion and distraction with her fiber art installations
A monstrous interpretation of childhood memories
Wed, 12/04/2019 - 11:45am

ROCKLAND—In a former classroom now converted to a studio at Lincoln Street Center, one curious creature, approximately four foot high, dominates one side of the room. It resembles a deer made with bright red and pink fabric and a whimsical floral pattern on its chest, akin to what would cover your grandmother’s upholstered chintz chair. Spilling out from its body are fabric entrails, ropes of intestines in red satin and pink tulle. This sculpture by Olivia Vanner, a Rockland artist, is called...
Give through your wallet, donated items, your time, your skills, or even your endorsement
How to make a difference locally with #GivingTuesday December 3
Mon, 12/02/2019 - 8:00pm

I was considering a dozen ways to write this story, but settled upon the most simple choice: highlight the most worthy local organizations that I’ve covered as a reporter in the last seven and a half years. We’ve just come off a bombardment of Thanksgiving, Black or Buy Nothing Friday, Shop Small Saturday, Small Brewery Sunday, (a new thing) and Cyber Monday. All of it has been about consuming and spending. But, Tuesday, December 3, is a re-set of priorities. It is known as “#...
Watts Hall Community Players have some fun on stage after the holidays
Short and Sweet: Five ‘silly, funny, short’ plays to catch at Watts Hall Nov. 30
Fri, 11/29/2019 - 11:15am

THOMASTON—Watts Hall Community Players Director Daryl Hahn is currently traveling back to Maine from a Thanksgiving vacation just in time for Saturday night’s performances at Watts Hall, November 30. On her way to the train, she had only four minutes to explain what the upcoming short plays were about: hence, just like the evening’s namesake: the synopses are short and sweet. There are 10 performers who will be performing a program of five short, 15-20 minute plays. “They are very silly,” said...
New ‘Live/Work’ ordinance allows artists to spend up to six months living at the Center
How Rockland’s Lincoln Street Center is elevating fresh, contemporary young artists
Wed, 11/27/2019 - 12:00pm

ROCKLAND— Lincoln Street Center, which was at one point the Rockland High School, is brimming with new energy and talent. On Friday, November 22, a number of artists currently renting studios and living at the Center in residencies opened their doors to allow the public to view their work. Participating artists included Vincent Carducci, Amy Files, Ariel Hall, Karen Jelenfy, Justine Kablack, Madeleine Morlet and Anna Queen; On the Round and White Dog Industrial. Lincoln Street Center, which...
Emily Candler Davis was one of the presenters at PechaKucha Night
Behind The Slides: A photographer as seen through her lens and the Earth’s imagination
Fri, 11/22/2019 - 2:15pm

Welcome to our ongoing feature Behind the Slides, where we meet up with an artist who recently presented at a local PechaKucha night and find out the deeper story beneath the images he or she chose to portray. Emily Candler Davis was one of the presenters at PechaKucha Night, held at the Camden Opera House on November 8. Emily Candler Davis is a photographer, potter, bodyworker, and poet, who lives on Mount Desert Island. She is a graduate of Goddard College and has had her latest...
How to do ‘Friendsgiving’ in Maine
Fri, 11/22/2019 - 1:00pm

A traditional family Thanksgiving may be ideal for some, but for people who don’t have family in Maine, may have strained family relations, or just don’t feel like slogging through holiday travel, there’s another way. Friendsgiving, a decidedly un-traditional potluck dinner with friends, is how to put a fun and stress-free spin on the holiday, while staying put in Maine. Internet sleuths pinpoint the origin of the term Friendsgiving around 2007 or 2008 to reflect an informal gathering of a...
Grandpa’s Kitchen, new Belfast breakfast, lunch spot, dishes up comfort food
Thu, 11/21/2019 - 12:00pm

BELFAST—If you’re shopping at the United Farmers Market of Maine in Belfast and happen upon Mike Raven’s booth, “Grandpa’s Specialty Smoked Meats,” you don’t have too far to walk for table service, as he recently opened a tiny restaurant next door. Last month, Raven opened Grandpa’s Kitchen, an offshoot of his smoked meats business, in the kitchen annex attached to United Farmers Market of Maine formerly used by Jamaican Vybz. As the family cook, Raven grew up observing his grandfather in the...
Artist is hosting an Open House on Nov. 23 and 24 in Lincolnville
The ‘see through’ art of stained glass maker Janet Redfield
Thu, 11/21/2019 - 12:00pm

LINCOLNVILLE—Even though it was a drizzly, gloomy day when I visited Janet Redfield’s house and studio on a rural road in Lincolnville, her stained glass doors on both the front and back of the house were aglow with moody light. Handcrafted by Redfield, the doors are threaded with asymmetrical wooden panels; it’s like a viewing the jungle through creeping vines. This same light is caught in a variety of glass sconces, artwork and sun catchers throughout the house she shares with her husband...
OUT Maine in Rockland spearheaded the inaugural trip in September
One weekend at Haystack and Maine LGBTQ teens are inspired to be artists
Mon, 11/18/2019 - 11:00am

ROCKLAND —Two years ago, OUT Maine Executive Director Jeanne Dooley had a light-bulb moment while on a personal artistic workshop at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Deer Isle. While there, she floated the idea of having the young people she works with at OUT Maine, a statewide resource for LGBTQ youth, go to Haystack for an immersive art weekend. That idea eventually got traction, funding and momentum and this past September, nearly 70 LGBTQ teenagers from all around the state were able...
Kim Bernard leads ‘Artist as Small Business’ workshop Nov 16 & 17
Think being an artist is enough to make a living in Maine? Here’s what you need to know
Mon, 11/11/2019 - 11:45am

ROCKLAND—At some point, every emerging artist has the thought, “How do I make this into a full-time living?” Kim Bernard has some answers to this question. A full-time professional artist , organizer of Rockland’s annual Sculpture Races and a professional development workshop teacher for the last 30 years, she is about to lead a weekend workshop “Artist As Small Business” at Rockland’s Steel House November 16 and 17. “In the last three years, I’ve...
Plus small business resources for veterans and service members just getting into business
Six local businesses to support during National Veterans Small Business Week
Thu, 11/07/2019 - 2:30pm

Each year, the second week of November is the time to celebrate and support the small businesses that veterans and service members own during National Veterans Small Business Week (NVSBW). According to a Small Business Administration (SBA) report , veteran-owned firms represent 9.1 percent of all U.S. businesses, yet in Maine, the percentage is even higher at 10.62% with nearly 15,982 small businesses operating in the state. Here is the entire list of Veteran Owned Businesses and/or Service...
[ON]Now submissions accepted until November 15
CMCA branches out to give more Maine artists exposure in virtual exhibition
Wed, 11/06/2019 - 11:00am

ROCKLAND—In a move to give Maine artists more visibility and accessibility, Center for Maine Contemporary Art will unveil its first virtual exhibition in early December. “This is a new concept for CMCA, and I think unique to gallery and exhibition spaces in Maine, but it’s a concept that has already gained popularity in some of the major cities where physical space is harder and more expensive to come by,” said Justine Kablack, curatorial and communications assistant. Kablack will be one of...
Union herbalist wins long-awaited trademark suit in preserving the generic term ‘Fire Cider’
Tue, 11/05/2019 - 7:15pm

UNION—It’s been five, long years for Union herbalist Katheryn Langelier, owner of Herbal Revolution, contending with a lawsuit filed against her and two other herbalists for their use of the term ‘fire cider’ as it described their apple cider vinegar products. As of Oct. 2019, that fight is over. In a 40-page ruling, Judge Mark G. Mastroianni of the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, declared that the term fire cider is generic and cannot be trademarked. Langelier had been selling her...
Flying by Foy spent two days installing equipment, training CHRHS actors and crew
Flying high while rehearsing for ‘Mary Poppins’
Fri, 11/01/2019 - 1:15pm

CAMDEN—“Hitting your mark” as an actor is always a challenge on stage. Try doing it 15 feet in the air. For Camden Hills Regional High School’s upcoming performances of Mary Poppins in November, Theater Teacher Rick Ash and Tech Director Tom Heath knew they were going to need some help with the theatrical side of flying. After all, Mary Poppins is known for taking off with her parrot-handled magical umbrella alongside her chimney sweep sidekick, Bert. “Tom and I have used theatrical...
National Novel Writing Month kicks off
Best resources for NaNoWriMo writers
Fri, 11/01/2019 - 8:15am

Every November, writers around the world watch the clock move from Halloween to the first of November with a combination of anticipation and unease. The whole objective of National Novel Writing Month ( NaNoWriMo ) is to spur writers to draft a 50,000 word novel by 11:59 p.m. on November 30. Organize Your Ideas For first-time authors daunted by how to start, dive in by teaching yourself how to write a novel. This Writer’s Digest article outlines...
Part II of The hidden, neglected graves of Maine
The beyond-the-grave discovery of a 1900s triple murder/suicide
Tue, 10/29/2019 - 3:00pm

Walter Guptill, of South Thomaston, has always had a fascination with gravestones. A member of Maine Old Cemetery Association, Guptill volunteers to repair old gravestones that have been damaged, particularly around the Midcoast. “When you spend a lot of time in old cemeteries, you realize there is an energy there that cannot be explained,” he said. “I walk through them often and right now the beauty of the trees changing colors around the cemeteries is something to be seen.” Born and raised in...
In anticipation of nearly 1,200 Trick-or-Treaters on Oct. 31
Pearl Street’s Candy Drive delivers donated candy to homeowners
Fri, 10/25/2019 - 11:15am

CAMDEN—For the last 30 years, Janet Halsey has lived on Pearl Street in Camden and has been handing out candy for trick-o-treaters for Halloween. But more than a decade ago, residents of Pearl Street began to see a significant jump in the number of costumed revelers visiting their neighborhood. With its safe sidewalks and inviting, suburban neighborhood, Pearl Street—through word of mouth — became a hot spot, the place to seek candy for Halloween, prompting the Camden Police...
2019 Halloween Weekend Rundown: Coolest events for adults and family-friendly events
Fri, 10/25/2019 - 10:45am

Halloween falls on a Thursday this month, which sort of splits the difference between both weekends in terms of where the best Halloween party is happening. We have combed through every cool event going on to bring you a comprehensive rundown of Halloween-themed events. From parties to art, from poetry to theater, and to haunted houses, we've color-coded these events for Adults and Parents and Kids to make finding them easier. Don’t forget that there is also a Candy Drive for...
Paddling Penobscot River from Bangor to Brooklin
Maine comic artist explores ‘gallows humor’ and the poisoning of the natural world
Thu, 10/24/2019 - 2:00pm

Gabby Schulz lives deep in the woods of Maine—it’s as far away from the city he can get. As one of 10 participants on the floating artist residency in my story, Ten artists, two canoes and ten days down The Penobscot River, Schultz’s particular brand of artwork struck me. I thought I’d see photographs, poems, and sculptures at the artists’ reception (and I did, all good) but I didn’t expect to see hand-drawn comics with a biting tone. Here’s an older comic, titled...
The Maine Old Cemetery Association is dedicated to the preservation of Maine’s neglected cemeteries
The hidden, neglected graves of Maine
Thu, 10/24/2019 - 1:00pm

This time of year, cemeteries in Maine seem to affect two kinds of people: Those who zip by them as fast as they can while holding their breath and those who are drawn to them like moths to flame. Everyone who is a member of the Maine Old Cemetery Association falls in the latter category. Founded in 1968 by Dr. Hilda M. Fife of Kittery, MOCA developed out of Fife’s sheer interest in preserving the monuments and stones in a long neglected cemetery near her house. Within the last 50 years, that...
A glaze is the perfect fall metaphor as autumn’s rich colors
Fall glazes found in everyday things
Tue, 10/22/2019 - 11:15am

Glaze: (v) overlay or cover (food, fabric, etc.) with a smooth, shiny coating or finish A glaze is the perfect fall metaphor as autumn’s rich browns, reds and yellows overlay some 90 percent forested Maine, so we got to thinking, what other kinds of fall glazes can we find in everyday things? Molasses Glaze Donut by Willow Bake Shoppe “The molasses donut is one of our cult favorites,” said co-owner and ‘Donut Technician’ David Joseph. “From what I understand...
We have a custodian who plays bass; another teacher plays piano
Waldo County Technical Center opens professional recording studio to public
Mon, 10/14/2019 - 10:00am

BELFAST—On any given day, students at the Waldo County Technical Center can be found practicing CPR on infant mannequins in an Emergency Medical Services class, or working on small engines, or perhaps practicing how to create logos in the Graphic Design program, along with a host of other practical real-life skills the Center offers. But jamming out in a professional recording studio? That’s new. Thanks to the vision of WCTC Director Kevin A. Michaud, musical mentor, Tim...
Fright at the Fort celebrates 20 years with ‘Greatest Hits’ of Fright
Thu, 10/10/2019 - 10:30pm

PROSPECT —Fort Knox’s annual Halloween event ‘Fright at the Fort’ is listed as one of America’s Spookiest Halloween Attractions, and this year, Maine’s biggest haunted attraction is pulling out all of the stops for its 20th anniversary. Last year, Dean L. Martin, took over as the new executive director following the untimely passing of Leon Seymour the founder of ‘Fright.’ In our story, Fright At The Fort carries on without founder ‘Halloween King’ Leon...
A gallery of what the classrooms on three floors looks like
A peek inside the newly renovated classrooms of Watershed School
Tue, 10/08/2019 - 11:30am

CAMDEN—The Watershed School, an independent high school, held an open house on Thursday, October 3, at its newly renovated building at One Free Street in Camden. People expecting to see a typical high school found that the space, just like the school, is anything but typical. “The space is designed to support innovative and collaborative learning experiences that connect classroom with community,” said Will Galloway, Head of School. Classes are project-based, and students have the freedom to...
Award-winning corn maze has elaborate, artistic design
Cheap Dates: Wander a maze in the design of Blueberries For Sal
Wed, 10/02/2019 - 12:30pm

LEVANT—Fall is road trip time and one of the coolest destinations we’ve seen in a long time is the Treworgy Family Orchard corn maze that changes its five-acre corn fields every year into a spectacular interactive maze. This family-owned farm in Levant, established by Gary and Patty Treworgy in 1983, was just a pond and a cornfield before they eventually transformed it into an apple orchard, farm, petting zoo and five-acre corn maze. It is considered the oldest corn maze in Maine. But it’s...
Q & A with the author on THE SHAPE OF NIGHT
Tess Gerritsen’s latest novel drops October 1 and it’s a ghost story
Tue, 10/01/2019 - 2:45pm

CAMDEN — It’s fitting that the first day of October 2019 should be dreary and rainy for it’s the perfect backdrop to introduce best-selling author Tess Gerritsen’s latest novel, The Shape of Night, which releases today. The novel, based loosely in Midcoast Maine, is Gerritsen’s first in the classic horror/paranormal genre of the haunted house. The story revolves around Ava, a woman trying to outrun her past in Boston. She settles in to a isolated seaside mansion on a Maine peninsula...
Catty Corner from The Lincolnville General Store
The Red Cottage is the newest business anchoring Lincolnville Center
Mon, 09/30/2019 - 1:15pm

LINCOLNVILLE CENTER—Open since August, The Red Cottage, a crimson farmhouse store on 258 Main Street, is the latest business to add to the vitality of tiny Lincolnville Center. Co-owned by Janis Kay and her husband, Tom Sadowski, the home style store is marked by pops of red color everywhere—from the siding of the 1800s farmhouse to the red scooter under a red umbrella out front, to the red swing under the tree and a red watering can next to bountiful fall flowers. What else is there...
Owner of Crush Distributors
She’s crushing it: Spotlight on wine entrepreneur Tabitha Perry
Mon, 09/30/2019 - 9:00am

ROCKLAND—When it comes to starting and running a business in Maine, Tabitha Blake Perry, owner of Crush Distributors, in Yarmouth, takes a look back on her humble beginnings and how far she’s come. She spoke Sept. 18 at the Midcoast Women’s Storyteller Series in Rockland. In Midcoast Women’s Storyteller Series, three Maine entrepreneurs (Tabitha Blake, owner of Perry-Crush Distributors, Heather Sanborn, owner of Rising Tide Brewery; and Ashley Seelig, owner of Fog Bar and Café) told their...
In business
Betty Forever: New art showroom and small bar/restaurant opens in Camden
Mon, 09/30/2019 - 8:00am

CAMDEN—The little garage sitting next to The Smoothie Shack at 46 Elm Street became available recently when friends and business partners Ariela Kuh and Molly O’Rourke each saw her own vision of how it could be used. The new business, both small bar/restaurant and art showroom, is called Betty Forever, inspired by a collaborative exhibition they both had at The Steel House, Rockland in 2018. The name is an homage to the artist Betty Woodman. On Saturday, September 15, the garage doors rolled up...
Three leaf-peeping, apple-picking, brew-tasting road trips this fall
Thu, 09/26/2019 - 12:00pm

As we wind down from beautiful 70-degree days into cooler 60-degree days, hints of color are appearing on trees as Mother Nature whips out her paint-by-numbers. Checking the old Fall Foliage Report , here’s a rundown on where to take a road trip in the coming weeks. “Typically, northern Maine (Zones 6 and 7) reaches peak conditions the last week of September into the first week of October. The rest of the states progression of color will start occurring from north...
An outdoor social experiment, an artistic community and canoe expedition all in one
Ten artists, two canoes and ten days down The Penobscot River
Wed, 09/25/2019 - 12:00pm

BELFAST— Swanville filmmaker and artist Chris Battaglia had a bit of a “Field of Dreams” epiphany in 2017. Working as a documentary filmmaker aboard two-month canoe expedition down the Mississippi River, he got to thinking. Why not form his own community on a canoe expedition and film it? And what better, than a pack of artists doing a canoe expedition in Maine? It took several years for his “If you build it, they will come” vision to gel, and, after a series of grant applications, he finally...
Area libraries, schools elevate student potential with international #DotDay
How to make your mark in this world with ‘Dot Day’
Wed, 09/18/2019 - 2:00pm

CAMDEN—If you’re seeing spots this week, it’s no coincidence. International Dot Day kicked off September 15 and spans the entire week. Now in its 10th anniversary, Dot Day marks “a global celebration of creativity, courage and collaboration, that began when Iowa teacher Terry Shay introduced his classroom to Peter H. Reynolds’ book The Dot on September 15, 2009,” according to the website. What’s so special about a dot? It’s a symbol and a metaphor for...
‘A drinking town with a fishing problem’
Time travel back to artist Eric Green’s miniature train town
Fri, 09/13/2019 - 12:00pm

BELFAST—Penobscot Falls is not a real town in Maine, but it is very much a real place in the latest 3-D artwork of artist Eric Green. It’s a train set town set in 1/48th scale surrounded by buildings, tiny people, rural settings and of course, electric trains. It was constructed in a converted-attic room on the third floor of Green’s house in Belfast. Measuring nearly 14 feet across and taking up half the room, the mill town meets the ocean. “The town motto is ‘A drinking town with a fishing...
Free and low-cost bite-sized films to catch at CIFF this year
Thu, 09/12/2019 - 11:30pm

Click on the following to see each block’s line up of shorts. Strength: These shorts represent strength, determination, courage, and power. Friday, September 13 - Free Camden Opera House (10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) The Devil: These are about borders and attachments, and invite us to transcend the restrictions and thought patterns that keep us constrained. Friday, September 13 - Free Farnsworth Art Museum (...
Rain Date: Now Sunday, September 8
Three humorous Maine films to catch on the Camden stop of Maine Outdoor Film Fest
Sun, 09/08/2019 - 9:00am

Note: Due to the rain, this event has now been moved to Sunday night, September 8, 2019 CAMDEN—The line up of the annual Maine Outdoor Film Festival (MOFF) has always centered around outdoor life and conservation, but when MOFF hits the Camden Snow Bowl on Saturday, September 7, a few notable and funny films will be part of the mix. Now in its 8th year, Each MOFF screening is uniquely curated for the geographic location. According to MOFF director Nick Callanan, a couple of stand out films...
You gotta get up pretty early in the morning to outdo Jim Dugan’s sunrises
Fri, 09/06/2019 - 10:00am

ROCKLAND—Photographer Jim Dugan, surprisingly, is not a “morning person.” You wouldn’t know it from his almost surreal sunrise photos of the Penobscot Bay which pop with blues, purples, coral reds. “I sweeten the color a bit, but try not to go overboard with it,” said Dugan. “My routine is to get up and look out the window,” he said. “If there’s nothing going on outside I go back to bed. “But, if I see vibrant color, I’m compelled to get up to capture it. I’ve never been an early riser, but I...

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