WISCASSET — The Maine Art Gallery plans to reopens for the season on Friday, April 12, at 15 Warren St., with two concurrent shows that express the influence of artistic mentors. The first floor of the gallery will be filled with the colorful and exuberant creations by Wiscasset’s K-12 students. Alongside this art will be […]
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River Arts plans opening reception for ‘Texture’ on April 13
DAMARISCOTTA — River Arts recenlty announced the opening of its first exhibition celebrating the theme: texture at the gallery, 36 Elm St. For “Texture” submitting artists delved into the intricate interplay of tactile surfaces, exploring the sensation and visual allure of texture in its myriad of forms. The artists applied actual texture or implied visual […]
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Association to host March 14 talk on Black sailors of Lincoln County
Lincoln County Historical Association plans to shed light on Black sailors of the the 18th and 19th centuries with an online lecture, “Good Grit: Black Sailors of Lincoln County,” presented by Korrine Tanzer at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14. Tanzer will discuss a few of the Black sailors — free and enslaved — who worked […]
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Wiscasset gallery seeks member art
Generations: Legacy of Mentors 2024 runs from May 2 through June 9.
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Maine Art Gallery’s 2024 season to honor past while looking to future
Wiscasset’s Maine Art Gallery continues to grow in membership and statewide recognition with an exhibit and program season that highlights the influences of early members and provides more opportunities for contemporary artists. From April to October the 15 Warren St. gallery will be filled with work that showcases the importance of artistic legacy. The exhibitions […]
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Wiscasset gallery receives over $19K in grants for building restoration
WISCASSET — The Maine Art Gallery has completed an exterior restoration project, made possible by two grants awarded to match town funding in order to make necessary repairs to aging woodwork and shutters and completely repaint all exterior surfaces. Maine Historic Preservation/1772 Foundation’s award totaled $10,000; the Belvedere Historic Preservation Program’s award totaled $9,200. The […]
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Maine Yankee, Wiscasset clash over nuclear waste site taxes with millions at stake
Maine Yankee was granted an environmental exemption to avoid paying property taxes on its Wiscasset nuclear storage facility that the town valued at nearly $94 million.
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Defendant charged with working at illegal central Maine cannabis grow says he has not ‘received a paycheck yet’ after ‘years’
Lincoln County investigators say they are continuing to process evidence collected at local homes they said were filled with marijuana and had cramped living quarters.
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Proposed Brunswick-Rockland excursion train would include fine-dining car
AmeriStarRail wants to launch a passenger line on a 57-mile stretch from Brunswick to Rockland, with stops in Bath, Wiscasset and Newcastle.
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Online talk about Rachel Carson set for Jan. 25
Best selling author, scientist, and conservationist Rachel Carson was an unlikely individual to become the spark that ignited the environmental movement of today. In an online talk set for 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, Barbara St. John Vickery will explain how this shy, retiring, and humble person who lacked the usual scientific credentials, would later […]