Equestrian vaulting is finding a foothold among children October 17, 2018 by Maxwell Hauptman on Arts & living, Lifestyle LAMOINE — Dance and gymnastics seem hard enough, given the physical strength, flexibility and coordination demanded. Now picture doing both on the back of a moving horse. Through Aurora Vaulters, their nonprofit organization, mother and daughter Deb and Cynthia Andrews coach the international equestrian sport at Starlight Horse Farm off Route 184 in East Lamoine. …
In the Right Place: Sticky Business October 11, 2018 by Guest on Arts & living, Lifestyle Editor’s note: Brooklin author/photographer Richard J. Leighton creates the popular “In the Right Place” posts online about life and nature in Maine. He shares a post the second Thursday of each month in The Ellsworth American. The former Washington, D.C., trial lawyer and his architect wife, Barbara, summered in Brooklin for more than 25 years before making …
Talk to explore late Dutch crime novelist’s life October 11, 2018 by Staff on Arts & living, Lifestyle ELLSWORTH — Dutch author and artist Janwillem van de Wetering (1931-2008) traveled the world before making his home in Surry in 1975. The former police officer and aspiring Buddhist monk was well known for his series of crime novels featuring the odd-fellow Dutch detectives Rinus de Gier and Henk Grijpstra. Van de Wetering, some of …
Metalsmith Cara Romano fulfills vision in new space October 8, 2018 by Kate Cough on Arts & living, Business, Lifestyle ELLSWORTH — The motto of KōT (pronounced “coat”), Cara Romano’s recently reopened shop on State Street, is “contemporary functional craft.” It’s an apt tagline: the minimal space is filled with carefully curated crafts, from desk caddies made of reclaimed heart pine to sturdy canvas rugs layered with marine grade finish. The space feels a bit …
Loveable cub gets spring wakeup call October 8, 2018 by Cyndi Wood on Arts & living, Lifestyle Baby Bear would prefer to hit the snooze button on spring.
Word invites students to join writing workshops October 7, 2018 by Staff on Arts & living, Lifestyle BLUE HILL — Area teenagers and Blue Hill elementary school students will have a chance to participate in writing workshops with visiting artists as part of the Word literary arts festival Oct. 18-20. Students at George Stevens Academy and Blue Hill Harbor School, as well as high-school-age homeschoolers from GSA sending towns, must register in …
Book review: “How Do Fairies Have Fun in the Sun?” October 5, 2018 by Cyndi Wood on Arts & living, Lifestyle Is being a fairy all work and no play or do they, too, get to enjoy a summer’s day? That’s the central question in “How Do Fairies Have Fun in the Sun?” by Liza Gardner Walsh (Down East Books, $17.95). Walsh, a school librarian from Camden, also is the author of “Do Fairies Bring the …
Lively arts scene in focus next week October 5, 2018 by Letitia Baldwin on Arts & living, Lifestyle ELLSWORTH — Downtown Ellsworth with be abuzz with creative activity from glass-blowing and green wood-carving to sewing and silversmithing at the second Art of Ellsworth Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 11-14. The festival is being held in synch with Maine Craft Weekend. On and around Main Street, Atlantic Art Glass, SevenArts Gallery, One Woman Studio, (Kōt) Contemporary Craft, …
New Surry Theatre’s Bill Raiten wins major award October 1, 2018 by Letitia Baldwin on Arts & living, Lifestyle By Letitia Baldwin PORTLAND — A life-changing teacher who nurtured him and boosted his confidence is how one former student described New Surry Theatre founder Bill Raiten, who received the Maine Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement Friday at the Maine International Conference on the Arts at the University of Southern Maine. The Maine Arts Commission, …
Word festival opens workshop registration September 27, 2018 by Staff on Arts & living, Lifestyle BLUE HILL — Word, the literary arts festival slated for downtown Blue Hill Oct. 18-21, has opened registration for its paid workshops. The festival is offering twice as many workshops as it did in its debut last year, when classes were either at capacity or over-subscribed. The workshops are fully described at www.wordfestival.org, along with …
