The Maine Art Gallery’s summer classes begin the second week in July, and the deadline to sign up for the first class is Monday, June 30. Classes will be led by experienced instructors ready to help students dive into a new artistic medium or enhance skills in their favorite techniques. All classes are held in […]
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Get jazzy with pianist Susanna Fiore and bassist Jay Girill in Damariscotta
Jazz and blues pianist Susanna Fiore will perform with Jay Girill on acoustic bass in an afternoon concert at 4:30 p.m. Friday, June 28, in Damariscotta. The concert is one of several events offered by the Maine Art Gallery during its eight-week retrospective of the art of Susanna’s father, Joseph A. Fiore. Curator and Fiore […]
Gulf of Maine Books presents two new novels from Maine authors
Gulf of Maine Books will host a conversation with novelists Agnes Bushell and Art Dingley at Curtis Memorial Library at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 1. Bushell and Dingley will read from and discuss their new, very different books, “Verity & Perpetua,” set in Elizabethan England, and “Immigrants,” set on the Maine/Quebec border. “Verity & Perpetua,” […]
Maine Friends of Music to present ‘Anything Goes’ program in Thomaston
Back by popular demand, Maine Friends of Music will present “Anything Goes” at the Knox Museum in Thomaston at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 28. Maine Friends of Music is a professional chamber ensemble composed of renowned soprano Mary Sullivan, flutist Linda Brunner, bassoonist David DeBolt and keyboardist Sean Fleming. “Anything Goes” will feature music by […]
Midcoast rep.’s bill to strengthen trade workforce signed into law
Legislation sponsored by Rep. Kilton Webb, D-Durham, to strengthen Maine’s pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs was signed into law by Gov. Janet Mills on June 13. LD 1117 will allow the Maine Apprenticeship Program to make grants available to certified pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship training programs designed to prepare Mainers for high-wage, in-demand jobs. These grants may […]
Old Bristol Historical Society kicks off speaker series with a sailor’s journey to West Africa
Old Bristol Historical Society (OBHS) will launch its Summer Speaker Series with “Martin Van Buren Fountain: Unwitting Witness and Recorder of History, 1863-1864” on Sunday, June 29. Presentations in the series will be at 7 p.m. at the Bristol Congregational Church in Bristol Mills (with the exception of July 27, which will be at the […]
Woolwich gallery exhibition chronicles artist’s gender transition
James Parker Foley’s second solo exhibition at Sarah Bouchard Gallery opens July 5.
Taking advantage of the chance to slow down
There is a lot going on in the world right now, and there are numerous topics I could opine about from state and federal policy and the potential ramifications, or the workforce projects we are working on and specifically the expansion of the Connecting to Tomorrow program, or the fall events which we are unveiling […]
Popular Brunswick Chinese buffet has not reopened since failed health inspection
China Rose on Bath Road in Brunswick has been closed since the inspection in late May.
A recipe to keep your kitchen cool on sweltering days
I confess that this is the time of year when I want to spend as little time as possible in the kitchen. This week’s recipes reflect that, and all include ways to incorporate tart lemons and limes into a refreshing, easy meal. This includes an icy adult beverage, Asian noodle salad, and a cool, creamy […]