Creative Portland, the official arts agency for the City of Portland is adding local flavor to the City’s “Stay the Course” public health campaign, funded by a Keep Maine Healthy Grant. Over eighteen Maine artists and graphic designers have been hired by Creative Portland via an open call to create images and designs that positively […]
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Arts and Cultural Alliance receives Maine Economic Recovery Grant
FREEPORT — The Arts and Cultural Alliance of Freeport has received a $100,000 Maine Economic Recovery Grant from the state. The grant was provided to offset the loss of income experienced by ACAF as a result of the current pandemic. At the time that the pandemic began, ACAF was in the midst of a comprehensive […]
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Lewiston native wins award for children’s book
Nancy Beaule of Holiday, Florida, won a prestigious Royal Palm Literary Award from the Florida Writers Association. Beaule’s winning entry, “A Peek Under the Big Top,” won the Silver Award for Published Children’s Picture Book. The award was announced at FWA’s recent remote four-day annual conference. The annual competition, which received 549 submissions, was RPLA’s […]
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Museum L-A offers free digital educational resources
LEWISTON — Museum L-A has announced the launch of History Weaver, a new suite of online resources, including virtual tours, mini-exhibits and lesson plans at the elementary, middle and high school level. All digital resources are provided by Museum L-A to the community at no cost. Visit www.historyweaver.net to get started. Virtual Tours: Explore the […]
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Portland Symphony Orchestra plans a merry online Magic of Christmas
PORTLAND — The Portland Symphony Orchestra has reimagined a beloved holiday tradition to create the Magic of Christmas at Home online special. The Magic of Christmas at Home will be available to watch on demand beginning Tuesday, Dec. 1, and will be available through Thursday, Dec. 31. The special concert will be led by PSO […]
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Library film club learns about Native Alaskan teenagers
CAMDEN — The second meeting of the Friday Film Club will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at the Camden Public Library. The online discussion group will talk about the award–winning documentary “Children of the Arctic” (2015). Email jpierce@librarycamden.org to request details for how to view the film and to receive a Zoom […]
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Senior College Food for Thought presentation to focus on benefits of humor
LEWISTON — USM/LA Senior College will offer another on-line Food For Thought — one that will help you laugh for the health of it — at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18. Everyone who knows Elcha Buckman knows that she can be funny, but since graduate school in 1975 she has taken her humor to a […]
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Looking Back on Nov. 3
100 Years Ago: 1920 The latest report of garden crops out of season comes from Mrs. Ida Strout of Cook street, Auburn. She picked five nice cucumbers yesterday and she still has a good lot of green pea blossoms. 50 Years Ago: 1970 The monthly meeting of the Maine Dairy Club will be held Monday at 8’clock at […]
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Cottage Street Creative Exchange annual fundraising gala goes virtual
NORWAY — Cottage Street Creative Exchange is planning a gala, to include virtual music, a fashion show and food, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. A donation of $13 gives access to a link to the virtual entertainment for the gala, to be held via Zoom. Music of The Cobblestones Lite will accompany a fashion […]
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Violinist Anne McKee winner of Midcoast Symphony Orchestra competition
Recent Bowdoin graduate won the Judith Elser Concerto Competition and will perform as a soloist with MSO