WATERVILLE — Author and international speaker Cynthia Heald of Arizona is scheduled to be the featured speaker at the annual Central Maine Ladies Retreat on Saturday, Sept. 24, at Kennebec Valley Baptist Church, Marston Road. The daylong event begins with breakfast at 8 a.m. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. The registration fee is $25. […]
September
Applications available for food preserver program
Applications for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Master Food Preserver Program are now available. The 10-session course is scheduled to meet from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, June 14 to Sept. 6, at the UMaine Extension office, 75 Clearwater Drive in Falmouth, and at Brunswick High School, 116 Maquoit Road. The 35-hour course combines […]
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 […]
Farmington college to hold ‘Death of a Salesman’ auditions
FARMINGTON — The New Commons Project and the University of Maine at Farmington are scheduled to conduct auditions for Arthur Miller’s play, “Death of a Salesman,” on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, at the Emery Community Arts Center on the UMF campus. Auditions will begin at 6:30 p.m. Show dates are Dec. […]
Final Wiscasset Art Walk planned for Sept. 30
WISCASSET — True to the spirit of the 2021 Wiscasset Art Walk season, the final event scheduled for 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, will feature community art-making, working artists, music, and picnics to go. The evening’s sidewalk activities aim to activate inner artists, stimulate taste buds, and enhance community connections. Two hands-on community art projects […]
Mid-Maine Chamber plans revamped Super Raffle Dinner
WATERVILLE — Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce’s Super Raffle Dinner is back, with a new venue and re-energized format. The annual dinner is planned to begin at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, at The Elm, on College Avenue. “A Night at the Lodge,” sponsored by Maine State Credit Union, will begin with a social hour followed […]
Wiscasset Art Walk to feature Woolwich twig artist
WISCASSET — Susy Perrine, a self-described twig artist, is scheduled to build a garden structure out of that material from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, during the Wiscasset Art Walk. She’ll be under a tent on one of the grand sidewalks in Wiscasset Village. “I’m interested in the process almost as much as […]
Loyal Biscuit owner to speak at Waterville leadership luncheon
The event is co-hosted by Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce and KV Connect.
St. Francis Catholic Cemetery to begin fall cleanup
WATERVILLE — The St. Francis Catholic Cemetery crew plans to start fall cleanup for the coming winter season during the first week of October. Items such as real and artificial flowers, vases and baskets will be gathered and disposed of. Burial right holders are advised to remove any items that they may wish to keep […]
Messalonskee Lake Watershed survey set for Sept. 29, 30
The Friends of Messalonskee plan to conduct a survey Sept. 29 and 30 of the developed land areas in the Messalonskee Lake watershed, which includes portions of land within Oakland, Belgrade, Sidney, Mount Vernon, Readfield, Manchester and Augusta. The survey is meant to identify and prioritize sources of erosion and stormwater runoff that may affect […]