After a two-year break because of health concerns, Bridgton’s Art in the Park event is due to take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 16 at Shorey Park on Main Street in Bridgton, with a rain date of July 17. There will be spaces for 37 artists and four nonprofit organizations. Art […]
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Colby College art museum plans spring, summer exhibits
WATERVILLE — Life and death, the nature of public selfhood and acts of seeing and expression are among themes explored in the exhibitions to be on view at the Colby College Museum of Art this spring and summer at 5600 Mayflower Hill. The breadth of the works featured in the museum’s upcoming exhibitions advance its […]
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Mapping site launches Maine trails photo contest
Maine Trail Finder aims to make it easier for Mainers to search and discover the most appropriate trails to meet their interests and abilities, using new search options and map features for finding and describing accessible trails. In order to help people who use wheelchairs or have other mobility challenges, MTF looks to add photos […]
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Coalition offers free valet bike parking at Thompson’s Point
PORTLAND — Bicycle-riding music fans are to be able to safely park their bikes for free at all 11 Thompson’s Point concerts this year, the Bicycle Coalition of Maine announced July 28 in a joint statement with Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. “We’re really excited to be partnering with the BCM to bring this free service […]
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Hallowell to hold 2-week scavenger hunt
Hallowell’s “Downtown-to-Woods Scavenger Hunt,” is to run from Saturday, July 31, to Sunday, Aug. 15. The two-week event has been organized by Vision Hallowell, the Hallowell Conservation Commission and Kennebec Land Trust. People can visit some of the many businesses that have opened recently or reconnect with old favorites downtown. Hallowell’s Vaughan Woods has been […]
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Land trust plans tour of Hewett Oak Hill
FAYETTE — Kennebec Land Trust is to host an opportunity to walk Hewett Oak Hill and take in the views of its newest conservation project at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 29. The trust plans to purchase and permanently conserve 120 acres in Fayette, including a ridgeline just above Echo Lake and a mature hardwood-conifer woodland […]
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Washington Community Sale scheduled for July 31
The Washington Community Sale has been set for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 31, with a rain date of Aug. 7. Participating groups include Gibbs Library, Evening Star Grange, Ladies Guild, Washington Community Scholarship, Washington Historical Society, Village Church, and Washington Food Pantry. The sale is to start at the Evening Star Grange […]
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Vienna hall to reopen with fundraising concert
VIENNA— The Vienna Union Hall at 5 Vienna Mountain Road is to reopen Saturday, July 31, after missing the 2020 season because of the coronavirus. The 7 p.m. show will be a fundraising concert featuring John Archard and the Hiram Knightly Band. Tickets will be available at the door with the suggested donation of $12. […]
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Washington library to showcase artwork by Palermo artist
WASHINGTON —Gibbs Library will host an art show featuring artist Kay Sullivan through Sept. 1 at 40 Old Union Road. An artist reception with refreshments will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, July 30. Sullivan is a Maine-based artist whose work from nature reflects time’s passing: its rhythms, cycles, seasons. She earned her […]
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Newcastle center, Damariscotta theater partner to show film
The Frances Perkins Center has partnered with the Lincoln Theater to present the remastered film “The New Deal for Artists” (1976) at 2 and 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 29, at 2 Theater St., in Damariscotta. Sarah Peskin, chair of the Frances Perkins Center board, will present a post screening talk after both the matinee […]