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Damariscotta art gallery presents solo exhibition ‘True Confessions’

by The Times Record July 31, 2024July 31, 2024

River Arts presents the abstract paintings of Alice de Mauriac in a solo show in the River Room from Aug. 1-21. The public is invited to the artist’s opening reception of “True Confessions” from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at the gallery, 36 Elm St., Damariscotta. Currently residing in New Harbor, de Mauriac studied at […]

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Gleason Fine Art hosts exhibition highlighting coastal Maine in pastels

by The Times Record July 31, 2024July 31, 2024

Gleason Fine Art in Boothbay Harbor will open a one-person show for painter Lyn Asselta Friday, Aug. 2. Asselta’s “Where Rock Meets Water” runs through Sept. 3, with an opening reception from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the gallery, 31 Townsend Ave. Asselta returned to Maine four years ago after spending most of her adult life […]

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Movies in the Park continues with ‘The Greatest Showman’ and ‘Labyrinth’

by The Times Record July 31, 2024July 31, 2024

Main Street Bath’s Movies in the Park continues Monday, Aug. 5, with “The Greatest Showman” at 8 p.m. at Library Park, 43 Summer St., Bath (rain date Aug. 12). The event includes a pre-movie dance-along tutorial with Mad Studio. “Labyrinth” is showing at 8 p.m. on Aug. 19 (rain date Aug. 26) at Library Park, […]

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Exploring mysteries of ‘The Cliffs’ with author J. Courtney Sullivan

by Laura Sitterly July 31, 2024July 31, 2024

Sullivan shares how, much like the art of basket weaving, weaving together loose threads from history can help us better understand the place we call home.

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Enter an antiquarian home in Damariscotta

by Laura Sitterly July 30, 2024July 30, 2024

After a lifetime of collecting antiques, Ed Oestreich reflects on how he wants to be remembered — by the sum of what he calls his “life’s work.”

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Bowdoinham art auction benefits Union of Maine Visual Artists

by The Times Record July 30, 2024July 30, 2024

Over 60 artists have provided art for a silent auction for the Union of Maine Visual Artists’ 50th year gala. The event includes a costume party and art auction and runs from 6-11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at Merrymeeting Hall, 27 Main St., Bowdoinham. The featured artists hail from Saco to Harpswell to Blue Hill […]

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Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens unveils new sculptures by Indigenous artists

by The Times Record July 30, 2024July 30, 2024

Indigo Arts Alliance and Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens recently unveiled two sculptures by Indigo Arts Alliance artists-in-residence Shane Perley-Dutcher and Anna Tsouhlarakis. The newly commissioned installations were presented as part of the gardens’ “Deconstructing the Boundaries: The Land Fights Back,” the second of a three-part collaborative, multiyear series of public symposia. Perley-Dutcher, a silversmith artist […]