LAMOINE — They’re watercolors, but in the right light they look a bit like stained glass: intentional, vivid colors with crisp, clear lines. “If you don’t try to make it look real you just kind of get lost in the shapes of color,” said Diana Roper McDowell, who paints from her home overlooking Meadow Point …
From the studio Here’s what a few Maine artists are working on or just finished amid the spreading COVID-19 pandemic. Other Maine artists are welcome to send their current or very recent creations to [email protected] Bangor illustrator Eric Zelz is painting watercolors for Arizona children’s book author Annie Watson’s story about a little girl and …
Reviewed by JoAnne Fuerst Tired of binge-watching those mind-numbing programs and movies? During this pandemic, we’ve been warned to exercise regularly and that includes our brain. With extra time for nonessential activities, it’s an opportunity to read a few good books — especially venturing into unfamiliar territory. Last year, the University of Chicago Press published …
HANCOCK — The Monteux School & Music Festival’s board of directors has made the difficult, unanimous decision to cancel the 2020 summer season. This decision comes on the heels of Governor Janet Mills’ extension of the state of civil emergency to May 15. Marc Thayer, executive director of MSMF, stated, “On behalf of the Monteux …
BLUE HILL — Kaytlin Cousins seems to have been born with crochet hooks in her hands. A beloved aunt to many young children in the Cousins clan, she creates animals, sea creatures, Easter baskets, jumbo baskets, blankets, mittens, hats and scarves, baby headbands, Halloween costumes and more. Seemingly, any creation is possible for Cousins …
ELLSWORTH — Like a lot of makers just starting out, Julia Ventresco didn’t have the money for a professional sewing machine, which can run into the hundreds, and even thousands, of dollars. She was making do with the inexpensive Singer machine she had, but her projects were getting to be a bit too much for …
ELLSWORTH — Got bored kids on your hands? Tired of reading the same books over and over? We’ve got a fix. Here’s a selection of video story times featuring local readers.
PHOTO COURTESY LORI SITZABEE BLUE HILL — New Surry Theatre has launched an online series of classes on the art of oral storytelling and how to use sound and images to transport listeners to another place and time. For six weeks, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Wednesdays, Amy Grant of Peninsula Metamorphic Arts & …
WINTER HARBOR — U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion in 2016, Seán Heely will sweep the audience off to Ireland, Scotland and the Canadian Maritimes at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 29, in a virtual concert via Schoodic Arts for All. The Last Friday Coffee House’s featured performer, Heely is equally at home playing a wide …
ELLSWORTH — If there’s a silver lining to undergoing chemo or radiation treatment it might be this: milkshakes are encouraged. “We try to get as much calories and protein per swallow, basically, as we can get into people,” said Donna Walsh, an oncology nutrition specialist who works at the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care …
BAR HARBOR — After Steve and Kirsten Henry closed on Bay Meadow Cottages in Bar Harbor’s Salisbury Cove village in 2017, they asked three trusted contractors for their opinions: could the roughly 1,300-square-foot barn, with its massive, hand-hewn roof timbers and floorboards scarred with hoof prints, be saved? “Two of them said ‘tear it …
BAR HARBOR — After its decision last month to cancel the 2020 Indian Market, the Abbe Museum is forging ahead with plans to hold the three-day festival in a one-day virtual format in light of the continuing public health crisis arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. From 2 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, the …
