Wednesday, September 8, 2010
A coalition of museums, foundations, corporations and individuals band together to amass a pile of money large to keep 17 rare hand-painted silk banners made by Portland tradesmen in the 1800s in Maine.
Sculptor Wade Kavanaugh is working on a public art project at Peaks-Kenny State Park in Dover-Foxcroft.
A little more mellow but still kickin' it, and headed to Port City Music Hall.
The peripatetic artist shows sculpture and paintings in his summer hometown.
The 17 banners represent a labor-oriented way of life that was common in New England in the 1800s.
Millicent Monks says going public about mental illness may help some day to ease the stigma for others.