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With Toys Almost 100 Years Old, This Small Town Museum In Maine Is A True Hidden Gem
There’s something so intriguing and nostalgic about seeing toys from the past. Some of them we remember from our own childhoods and others we can only wonder about. We have a lot of old-fashioned, antique, and historic hidden gems in Maine, but Fawcett’s Art/Antiques Toy Museum in Waldoboro is a treasure trove of historic whimsy.
Birds Only: The Maine Rescue That’s Saving Our Feathered Friends
I recently had a backyard BBQ with friends and neighbors. A table full of food was out, beers were chilling in the cooler, and people were just beginning to arrive when a friend spotted an injured baby bird on the ground that had fallen out of its nest. Talk about a mood-changer. Suddenly, we went from grill masters to animal rescuers.
Update on the Face Downs
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, today writing as Kathy. Face Down Under the Wych Elm released a week ago, meaning the first five books in the Face Down series are now available in newly edited, print-on-demand, trade paperback editions. The other five are edited, proofread, and scheduled to come out one each month from September through January. For those of you who read my last blog, I freely admit there may be typos I missed, most of them probably inserted when I was making a change to the earlier text or correcting an older typo. The nice thing about Indy publishing is that corrections really can be made as needed, so feel free to let me know if you spot anything in any of the versions I’ve revised and reissued during the last couple of years.
Round Pond Players Coming to Bremen Union Church
Members of the Round Pond Players will perform at the Bremen Union Church from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15. There will be an intermission for snacks. The informal group has grown over the last few years into a pick-up music group that helps new musicians in the area make connections with more established musicians. It is always great fun to play with other musicians and learn new songs.
“Creations in Cushing” Opens August 30
(Cushing, ME) Arts In The Barn/Cushing Historical Society presents “Creations in Cushing”, an arts and crafts community exhibition where anything goes. Sculpture, photographs, paintings, found object assemblages, jewelry, weaving and of many other mediums are featured. This community fair is the last show of the Arts In The Barn/Cushing Historical Society season.
Palermo community foundation nets $1,970 at fundraiser barbecue
The August 3 Community Cookout wasn’t just delicious, it was great fun! Anthony Semenovich played his violin and guitar, inspiring some to dance along in the grass, as people finished their desserts and relaxed under the canopies and in the grape arbor. “I saw people scooping up the last crumbs of cornbread from the giant pan,” laughed Phil White Hawk as he helped himself to more pulled pork. Michael O’Brien and his daughter Aubrey delighted the crowd with humorous comments as they drew the raffle prizes that ranged from gift certificates to an Echo trimmer donated by The Home Depot. Many local businesses contributed to the success of the cookout, including Hussey’s General Store, Lakeview Lumber, Bass Pro Shop, and B & B Septic. Ann Sears collected many personal donations of gift cards, handmade items, and tools. There were a couple of anonymous donors as well, whose support is greatly appreciated.
Camden Ballet Theatre presents meow-sical "CATS", Aug. 15 - 17
CAMDEN — Camden Ballet Theatre presents Andrew Llyod Webber's blockbuster meow-sical "CATS", based on T.S. Eliot’s book Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, August 15 and 16, at 6 p.m., at the Camden Opera House. CATS is set amongst a larger-than-life junkyard playground and is alive with...
Local photographers' work to grace bank's next calendar
DAMARISCOTTA — First National Bank announced the winners of its 17th annual Customer Photo Calendar Contest, and the cover and January photos are by Mount Desert Island photographers. A photo of a hummingbird approaching a flower in Thuya Garden, by Katie Busick of Salsbury Cove, will grace the cover...
Author Cynthia Reeves to stop in Camden, Rockport during Whale of a Book Tour
Author Cynthia Reeves plans a Whale of a Book Tour for The Last Whaler, her new novel due out September 3, 2024, from Regal House Publishing. Her tour includes visits to bookstore and libraries, including the following upcoming events:. The Last Whaler Book signing at The Whistling Whale Coffee Shop.
Audition now for ‘Lessons and Carols’
St. Cecilia Chamber Choir is holding auditions for all voice parts as we begin preparing our December "Ceremony of Lessons and Carols" concert. Drawing inspiration from the world-famous King’s College Cambridge Service of Lessons and Carols, our program blends carols both sacred and secular with seasonal readings, accompanied by a professional string quartet and performed in the beautiful Bowdoin College Chapel and Damariscotta Baptist Church.
4 Maine Soda Fountains Serving Up a Dose of Nostalgia
I remember the first time I went to an old-fashioned soda fountain as a kid. I was maybe 12 or 13, and new owners had just reopened a 1920s drugstore not far from where my family lived, in Pittsburgh. The owners had ditched the drugs but retained the ice cream, the pop (the regional term for soda), and the old marble countertops, swivel stools, and stainless-steel fountain equipment. At the time, it felt like a very adult experience, like sidling up to the bar at an old-time pub. Now, on the contrary, I get a real childlike thrill from soda fountains. I think maybe it’s the memory of those days when I could ingest copious amounts of sugar without consequence — nostalgia, in a setting that’s tailored to nostalgia anyway. Plus, whenever I step into a soda fountain now, I tend to be able to temporarily consign those annoying nutritional considerations to the far recesses of my mind.
Author Talk: Ron Joseph August 24 @ 6pm
Maine author Ron Joseph to speak at The Whitefield Library. The Whitefield Library is pleased to host Ron Joseph, the author of Bald Eagles, Bear Cubs and Hermit Bill. In Bald Eagles, Bear Cubs and Hermit Bill, wildlife biologist Ron Joseph recounts his youth in central Maine, the importance of his family’s dairy farm, and his adventures in the field over the course of a career that spanned more than three decades. A gifted storyteller, he also introduces readers to other like-minded people and fascinating characters who have worked in some way to preserve the natural beauty of Maine. Joseph’s forty stories are told with the compassion and appreciation of a man who truly loves Maine, its people, and its many wonders. The book includes an introduction by Paul Doiron, author of the Mike Bowditch series of Maine crime novels and former editor-in-chief of Down East magazine.
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