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This Week in Lincolnville: The Pub at the Shore
On the far side of the small bridge at Lincolnville Beach, where Frohock Brook empties into Penobscot Bay, stands a beautiful old building, a monolith of brick that I have loved since childhood. At times an import house, tea room, antique shop, art gallery, and who knows what other uses lost to memory; it has been the Whale’s Tooth Pub since January 1994.
Get Your tickets for Camden Rotary Club’s Cash Raffle
Members of the Camden Rotary Club are selling tickets for their annual Super Raffle for the next five weeks. Three ticket holders will receive cash prizes of $1,500, $1,000, or $5,000. The remaining income from ticket sales will fund charitable grants to local nonprofit organizations. You can buy tickets from...
Paintings, prints by Rockport artist Maureen Egan on display in Camden
CAMDEN — Paintings and prints by Rockport artist Maureen Egan are on display from August 2 through 31 at Zoot Coffee, 5 Elm St., Route 1. The show, entitled “It Starts with Wonder”, features original paintings and prints that pay homage to Maine’s natural beauty. A percentage of the proceeds will be donated to organizations that preserve Maine’s undeveloped lands. On exhibition with Egan’s work will be original block prints by illustrator Holly Berry of Waldoboro. She will offer a mix of giclees and original hand-printed linoleum and woodcuts of Maine landscapes along with decorative images of animals.
Foraging edible and medicinal mushroom workshop
It seems like everyone is fascinated by wild mushrooms, from foraging and eating, to medicinal use and the use of psychedelics to improve learning and address depression. The only thing standing in the way is acquiring the knowledge and confidence to tell the good mushrooms from those that can sicken someone. The good news is that there are a handful of common, easily identified, great edibles or medicinals that can satisfy most peoples hunger for mushrooms. Maine is home to a number of world-class edible mushrooms easily found on a walk through the woods and fields.
Owls Head library holds online art auction, invites entries to Ekphrastic Poetry Contest
OWLS HEAD — The Owls Head Village Library is offering a unique opportunity to view and bid on local artwork. The library, run entirely by volunteers, is hosting an online art auction. In addition to a signed print by Jamie Wyeth, work from other area artists such as Eric Hopkins, Lydia Kaeyer, Bjorn Runquist, and many others are up for bid.
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art announces Robert Wolterstorff as new Executive Director
ROCKLAND, ME.- The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) announced the appointment of Robert Wolterstorff as the museum’s new Executive Director. Wolterstorff officially assumed his role on July 22, bringing a wealth of experience in museum leadership to CMCA. As Executive Director, Wolterstorff will spearhead organizational direction, fundraising initiatives, community engagement, and exhibition planning and programming.
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