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Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: Today was my high school reunion. I was the most notable student for all the wrong reasons. I was born with some birth defects and learning disabilities. I overcame them, but it was hard. While working blue-collar jobs, I lived in my car for a few years. On a cold winter night several […]
Maine Poet Laureate McNair to read at the Rockland Library
ROCKLAND Maine Poet Laureate Wesley McNair will give a reading of his poetry called “How I Became a Poet” at the Rockland Public Library at 6 p.m. Sept. 22. At the reading McNair will tell the story of how he developed as a poet, from past to present, using poems to illustrate. “People might be […]
Improvised Landscapes by Robin Brooks
GARDINER An opening reception for “Improvised Landscapes” by Robin Brooks will take place at Monkitree in Gardiner from 6-9 p.m. Friday. Ever curious about the relationship between surface, form, light and space, Robin delves into her subject matter then allows herself to improvise the landscape. An improvisational approach leads to the process dictating the next […]
Harlow Gallery and the Family Violence Project host the Maine Silent Witness Project
HALLOWELL The Harlow Gallery and the Family Violence Project are hosting the Maine Silent Witness Project Sept. 24-26, 2015, leading into October’s exhibition, “It Takes a Community: Transforming Violence II.” The Silent Witness Project is a national initiative that honors those who have been killed in acts of domestic abuse. Community community members are invited […]
8th annual art exhibit and sale to benefit Arts Are Elementary
BRUNSWICK The highly anticipated eighth annual 10×10 Benefit Art Exhibit and Sale, benefitting Arts Are Elementary, takes place in Brunswick from 6-8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25 at Curtis Memorial Library’s Morrell Meeting Room and St. Paul’s Church Parish Hall. This festive event brings together people from all over Maine to support all of Brunswick’s elementary […]
Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: I’m 13 years old, and I want to know how I can make my life easier and not be as shy as I am. I have a lot of friends at school, but of course they’re not popular either. I want to still have those friends, but I’d like to be able to […]
Coastal Youth Orchestra to hold auditions Sept. 15
The Coastal Youth Orchestra is looking for new members. Auditions for the orchestra will take place Sept. 15 by appointment. The community youth orchestra is entering its 13th season and is recruiting musicians of different abilities. CYO’s mission is to provide the best orchestral experience possible for young musicians and an ideal place for young […]
Gilbert & Sullivan’s ‘HMS Pinafore’ at the Chocolate Church
BATH The Chocolate Church Arts Center kicks off their 2015-16 performance season by staging Gilbert & Sullivan’s “HMS Pinafore.” Located at 804 Washington St. in Bath, the Chocolate Church will have performances at 7 p.m. on Sept. 11, 12, 18 and 19 and at 2 p.m. on Sept. 13 and 20. “We were looking for […]
Jessica Skwire Routhier book signing and talk
BRUNSWICK On Monday, Sept. 14, Pejepscot Historical will present a talk and book signing by Jessica Skwire Routhier on the 1851 panoramic painting of Pilgrim’s Progress. The talk will be at 7 p.m. at Curtis Memorial Library’s Morrell Meeting Room. An admission charge of $5 benefits Pejepscot Historical Society. Routhier is co-author of “The Painters’ […]