This season’s two new guest artists at the Pemaquid Art Gallery, Brooke Pacy and Carol Wiley, are a study in contrasts in their approach to painting. Pacy works mainly in oils and to a lesser extent, watercolors, and Wiley uses several different media including watercolor, pastel, oil, acrylic and encaustic. They share an interest in […]
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Chapman-Hall House celebrates local illustrator Jake Day with tea towel project
Lincoln County Historical Association’s Chapman-Hall House museum in Damariscotta is kicking off a new fundraising project to celebrate the art of Maurice “Jake” Day and support the historic site. The stewardship committee for this antique cape is selling cotton tea towels imprinted with a Jake Day pen-and-ink drawing. Day is best known for his […]
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Gala opening set for River Arts members’ show
River Arts at 36 Elm St. in Damariscotta celebrates its artist members with a reception on from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, July 10. The public is invited to the opening of the members’ show to explore the art, meet the artists and enjoy light refreshments. This year, River Arts’ walls are filled with the work of […]
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Ricardo Yturregui “Journeys” show at River Arts
River Arts Gallery in Damariscotta will showcase Ricardo Mark Yturregui’s paintings in a solo show in the River Room through July 14. Known primarily for his large pieces of contemporary art, Yturregui’s work is primarily abstract or abstract expressionism. Yturregui was raised in rural Maine and attended the University of Southern Maine, majoring in communications. […]
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Filibuster history discussion in Damariscotta
Historian Heather Cox Richardson, a summer visitor whose roots in Bristol date back to colonial days, will lead an online discussion entitled “To Filibuster or Not to Filibuster: The History and Implications of Congressional Rules” from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 26. Richardson will cover the history and development of the congressional rule known […]
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Damariscotta’s River Arts exhibits Holiday Shop artwork
DAMARISCOTTA — River Arts Gallery has unveiled a large exhibition of 400 works of art for the holiday-themed show that will cap its year. “Holiday Shop” features artwork and fine crafts by artists from across the state. The walls are full, the pedestals are all in use and the gallery has been decorated for the […]
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Local artist’s house portrait to appear on HGTV
DAMARISCOTTA — Local watercolorist Kathleen Horst will have one of her house portraits featured on the HGTV program “Life Under Renovation.” Horst was approached this past summer to paint a portrait of a newly renovated historic home. An HGTV designer reached out to Horst last summer after discovering Horst’s commissioned paintings of homes and cottages. […]
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Bangor, Damariscotta banks set to merge this month
Federal regulators have approved the merger of a pair of Maine-based banks that will give them more than 60 branch locations in Maine and New Hampshire.
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Maine’s marijuana market opening could be a letdown for many
The state’s recreational cannabis market is set to finally open Friday, but few stores will be, and supplies are expected to be extremely limited.
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United Way caravan rolls out $1.65M campaign
United Way of Mid Coast Maine launched its fall campaign Tuesday with the Kick-off Caravan of supporters and partners in decorated vehicles traveling from Topsham, through Brunswick, West Bath, Bath, Woolwich, Wiscasset and ending in Damariscotta. “This turned out to be a really fun, if unusual, way of kicking off our campaign in a very […]