Maine Center for Creativity's founder and executive director Jean Maginnis with 2014 Maine Creative Industries Award recipients Patrick Dempsey, actor and founder of The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope and Healing, and Dr. Edison Liu, president and CEO of The Jackson Laboratory.

David Moser, principal designer at Thos. Moser, and his wife Pam Hurley-Moser, president and CEO of Hurley Travel Experts enjoy the cocktail reception with friends Gregory and Rachel Thompson of Scarborough at the Maine Creative Industries Award Gala.

State Sen. Justin Alfond of Portland with Jeanne Hulit of Falmouth at the Maine Creative Industries Award Gala.

Jessi Handcock, communications specialist at IDEXX celebrates the Maine Creative Industries Award Gala evening with Gretchen Boulos, principal of Boulos Commercial Design, MCC board member Greg Boulos and Nicole Shaffer of Gorham.

Marcia Scott of Kennebunk joins MCC board president Jamie Morin during the cocktail hour of the Maine Creative Industries Award Gala at the Holiday Inn By The Bay in Portland.

Dr. Carla Rigby of York attends the Maine Creative Industries Award Gala with Richard Blidberg, a researcher from Lee, New Hampshire.

Chu Foxlin, an architect with Tsoi/Kobus & Associates in Cambridge, Mass., joins Julia and Rick Kobus (center) and Jackie Hewett of Holden, in celebrating The Jackson Laboratory's Maine Creative Industries Award.

Jim Goodrich, CEO of Malone Paddle Gear is joined by his brother Stephen, former founder and CEO of PowerPay at the MCC Industries Award Gala.

Lisa and Bart Johnson of Cape Elizabeth join guests and MCC supporters Imad and Hulda Khalidi (center) at the cocktail reception of the Maine Creative Industries Award Gala in Portland.

Paul Stevens, principal at SMRT in Portland, attends the cocktail reception with his wife Dodo at the Maine Creative Industries Award Gala.

Katie Harris of Cumberland with Jackson Laboratory's executive vice president and COO Chuck Hewett, Ph.D at the Maine Creative Industries Award Gala.

Kris Dean and Amy Boucher of Scarborough enjoying the at the Maine Creative Industries Award Gala festivities.

Jonathan Tardiff of Augusta enjoys the evening with April Ylvisaker, who works at Merrill Lynch, one of the Maine Creative Industries Award Gala sponsors.

Priscilla Connard of Falmouth Foreside, left, attends with her daughter Gretchen and Emily Atkins, daughter of MCC board member Alan Atkins at the Maine Creative Industries Award Gala.

Kim Swan, owner of The Swan Agency Sotheby's International Realty and the Pomegranate Inn, is joined by colleague Christine Pemberton, left, and Rob Gould, a marketing consultant and social media blogger on mainetoday.com at the Maine Creative Industries Award Gala.

Jackie Ward of WCSH6, Lynn Gierie President/Founder of Robbie Foundation of Scarborough, Sharon Rose Vaznis of WCSH6 at the Robbie Foundation 3rd Annual Gala.

Robbie Foundation Gala Volunteers and Scarborough High School Key Club members, are from left to right, Bridget DiPhillippo, Miranda Panico, Julia Martens, Maddie Sirois, Lexie Jamieson, Lucas Forester.

Casco Baykeeper Joe Payne, Sen. Christopher Johnson, and Executive Director Cathy Ramsdell at the “Casco Bay is at Risk” program reception to mark its 25th anniversary of improving and protecting the environmental health of Casco Bay.

Dr. Brian Beal, Dr. Hilary Neckles, and Chad Coffin, President of Maine Clammers Association​ at the Friends of Casco Bay​ ‘At Risk’ event.