Paper trail: Artisan makes her own raw material for lampshades
For nearly 30 years, artisan Virginia “Gigi” Sarsfield has made delicate and vibrant-hued lampshades as well as archival-quality, artist-grade papers at Hand Papers in Brooklin.
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Westward Ho! Sailor cat completes final voyage
This month, “Westward Beyond the Horizon” will be released as the last volume in Smith’s trilogy that includes “Sailing South ’til the Butter Melts” and “Far Away Islands of Paradise.” Each book covers about a two-year period
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Children’s book release to support Ukraine war relief
“We Stand with Ukraine: One Equals Many” illustrates the power each of us has to change the world,” the publishers say.
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Gleefully nasty and joyous: Acadia Community Theater’s returns to stage with “Matilda”
Final performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, May 6-7, at and at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 8. For tickets, call The Grand’s box office at 667-9500 or go to www.grandonline.com.
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Ashley Bryan’s “Beautiful Blackbird” inspires event
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — “Celebrating Ashley Bryan, Story Time and Bird Collage,” an interactive story time, will be held in memory of the beloved Islesford artist, author and storyteller from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 14, at the Wendell Gilley Museum. Hosted jointly by the Gilley and Island Readers and Writers (IRW), the free program …
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Food for thought: “Breaking Bread” collects Maine writers’ related stories to support local hunger project
“The thing that really shocked me was what [the contributors] wrote,” Corey says. “That personal memory, that emotional response.”
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Belfast writer’s finely crafted poems encompass the local and the global
Thomas Moore’s fifth collection of poetry. “Stones and Other Poems” opens with a tribute to rock walls, “those ribs of ancient pastures” that “cross and re-cross” New England.
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Watering down science: Artist/swimmer explores basis of living organisms
ELLSWORTH — “The Biology of Water,” featuring the oil paintings of Camden artist Jessica Lee Ives, is the theme of Courthouse Gallery Fine Art’s opening show on May 2. In the series, Ives explores the fact that the human body is composed mostly of water and her experience swimming through water. “These paintings reflect a …
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In rain, wind and snow: Larry Moffet paints Katahdin region in all seasons
The show will be on view in the library’s Britton Gallery and Roland Howard Room, subject to the meeting room schedule. A portion of the proceeds from sales will benefit the Blue Hill Public Library.
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An artist’s journey: From painting to metalwork, Alyssa Holt keeps her hand in multiple mediums
“I enjoy creating,” she said. “I feel like I’m always going to be a maker no matter what. I hope people will find it pleasing or it stirs their emotions in some way.”
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Art talk series continues in Surry
SURRY — Experience an illustrated jaunt through the history of modern art, presented by John Curtis in association with the Old Surry Village School. The “Wide-Eyed Art Talks” series continues on April 21 at 7 p.m. at the old school and concludes on April 28. Each talk covers new material. Admission is free and open …
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Wilson Museum to host talk April 21
CASTINE — The Wilson Museum is hosting a talk titled “Diving Beneath the Tip of the Iceberg: Changes in the Arctic and Their Impacts on Maine” on Thursday, April 21, from 4-5 p.m. The speaker is Kristin Schild, a physical glaciologist at the University of Maine. The talk will take place both in person at …