University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a free webinar about key considerations for planning a cover cropping system at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, according to a news release from the UMaine Extension office in Orono. Adding diversity to a cover cropping system creates healthier soil and can benefit crop production and a farm’s […]
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UMaine Extension 4-H virtual fun run along Maine coast to begin Aug. 15
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will host a virtual fun run along the Maine coastline from Saturday, Aug. 15, to Tuesday, Sept. 15. The event is open to the public. Help ME Conquer the Maine Coastline is a virtual run, walk and bike along all 3,478 miles of Maine’s coastline. The event includes an […]
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200 Years of Farming: A Bicentennial Celebration opens at Maine Farmland Trust Gallery
The virtual exhibit will be on display through Oct. 2 via Zoom.
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Aug 15 Blueberry Festival to be drive-through, take-out event
Winslow’s annual Blueberry Festival will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 15, at Winslow Congregational Church, 12 Lithgow St. in Winslow. This year’s festival will be presented as a drive-through, take-out, “Blueberry Fest To-Go” event, with social-distancing protocols observed. Drive-through admission to the festival is free, according to a news release from […]
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Winthrop Maine Historical Society to host Bonnie Wilder Aug. 13 via Zoom
Wilder will give a talk about Susan B. Anthony and the Centennial of the 19th Women’s Suffrage Amendment.
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Entries sought for ‘Land and Sea’ juried show set for Aug. 19 through Sept. 19
Entry deadline is 4 p.m. Aug. 15 at River Arts new location in Damariscotta.
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Free diabetes and nutrition program offered through Zoom
Spectrum Generations, in partnership with Healthy Living for ME, will offer a free workshop to help individuals with diabetes, prediabetes, their caregivers or family members. Living Well with Diabetes will be offered through Zoom beginning Monday, Aug. 13, and running through Thursday, Sept. 17. Workshops participants will meet weekly from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., according […]
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Camp Tracy extends day camp by week to include Aug. 17-21
With a late start to area schools, Camp Tracy is offering an extra week of day camp, Monday through Friday, Aug. 17-21, at its 302 McGrath Pond Road location in Oakland. There are 45 camper slots available and registration opens Friday, July 31, according to a news release from the Alfond Youth & Community Center […]
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Spend Fridays with family, Theater at Monmouth July 31 through Aug. 27
TAM launches streaming series to bring classic theater to living rooms.
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Virtual chat with Lily King, author of “Writers & Lovers,” set for Aug. 4 through Skidompha Library
Skidompha Library’s Chats with Champions program will host its first virtual chat at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, with Lily King. King is the award-winning author of the novels “The Pleasing Hour,” “The English Teacher,” “Father of the Rain,” and “Euphoria,” one of the New York Times Book Review’s “10 Best Books of 2014,” and […]