COVID preoccupations notwithstanding, this past year in Maine was unusual in more ways than one. An extremely rare, and most colorful, mushroom was found in the North Woods. And along the coast of the Pine Tree State, the sighting of a highly rare Russian raptor created quite a buzz in the bird watching community. The …
WINTER HARBOR — One recent morning, a black-capped chickadee’s high-pitched “chicka-dee-dee-dee” and a downy woodpecker’s descending whinny are heard amid the roar of surf crashing against granite boulders in Arey Cove. A bufflehead and eiders ride the breakers rolling in from the Gulf of Maine and striking the western shore of Acadia National Park’s Schoodic …
The “NEA Big Read in Ellsworth” is jointly presented with Ellsworth Adult Education, The Grand, The Jackson Laboratory and the Maine Humanities Council and with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Special to The Ellsworth American The 1800s were golden years for the manufacture of patent medicines. These untested proprietary products were sold over the counter. Before the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938, American entrepreneurs sold hundreds of dubious preparations as medicine with no legal requirement to list their ingredients or to prove efficacy …
An artist by nature and craft, Gardner interprets the natural beauty surrounding her in this small, picturesque town with dramatic views of the Penobscot Bay.
“It’s become trendy and cool amongst peers. Fueling that further is the plethora of new choices on the market.”
“Duke Ellington and his orchestra do an entire jazz version of the ‘Nutcracker Suite,’ which is really cool.” — Elaine Shute, WERU
BLUE HILL — Everyone is invited to meet local artist Rebekah Raye and see her newly unveiled Treasures of the Peninsula bas-relief wooden sculpture at the Blue Hill Public Library on Saturday, Dec. 18, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Raye will be available during this time to discuss the creation process of this work …
“We try to connect the old and the new with a vision for the future,” Chapter Two’s founders Garry and Rosemary Levin say, referring to the cohesive cluster of buildings including their new home, art and book gallery and studio where workshops are held.
ELLSWORTH — Heart of Ellsworth is continuing Phase I of a downtown Ellsworth outdoor public art mural and is inviting artists to submit qualifications through a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process. An RFQ has been posted at heartofellsworth.org/downtown-mural and will remain open until Oct. 4 when the application process closes. At that time applications will …
ELLSWORTH — A sprightly string quartet, whose members draw from rich experiences performing across the nation and abroad, will perform online at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22, through the Ellsworth Community Music Institute (ECMI). The musicians’ program will range widely from Beethoven to Jamaican reggae musician and songwriter Bob Marley. Admission is free. Violinist and …
WINTER HARBOR — Robert Killam possesses a finely tuned eye after more than a decade clambering over fine-grained pink granite boulders and slowly combing coastal Maine beaches for a silvered timber, length of lobster-pot warp, cobblestone streaked with magma or a brown fishing float. These finds, after much pondering, eventually get woven into a work …
