MOUNT DESERT ISLAND — Like most theaters across the country, the Acadia Repertory Theatre has been affected by COVID-19 this summer. Breakout infections forced a delay of the opening of “The Importance of Being Earnest” by a week, which led to lost rehearsal time for the next production, “Red Herring.” Due to the strain these …
SEAL HARBOR — Beatrix Farrand, the only female founder of the American Society of Landscape Architects, was one of the most important landscape architects of the early 20th century. Today, the scope of her work and her influence on the profession are widely acknowledged, and her gardens are being studied, restored and opened to the …
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Artist James Eric Francis Sr. explores an Indigenous sense of place in the landscape in his work. Francis is a multi-media artist, painter, graphic artist, photographer and filmmaker. He is also a researcher who serves as the Penobscot Nation’s tribal historian. He says that Penobscot culture and an Indigenous perspective on landscape …
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Social media and online platforms such as Artsy and Instagram are transforming the art market and community into an increasingly global audience. At 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, the Southwest Harbor Public Library will host a hybrid in-person and online lecture called “Diverse Viewpoints: Contemporary Art in Maine Today” with Suzette McAvoy, …
Seaside United Church of Christ is hosting classical guitarist Kevin Morse at its annual Thuya Garden worship service 9 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 14.
NORTHEAST HARBOR — Mount Desert summer resident and poet Lucy Bell Sellers has a new collection out that spans eight decades of writing. The Northeast Harbor Library will host Sellers at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10, for a reading from “Don’t Drop Me, God.” Attendance may be either in person at the library or via …
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Noted photographer and birder David Speiser has been pairing his technical skills and his love of birds for more than 25 years to capture images in the field worldwide. Speiser will discuss his Birds in Focus” exhibit, on display now at Wendell Gilley Museum, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, both in person at …
BAR HARBOR — Fresh out of medical training, Dr. Chuck Radis moved to Peaks Island to fulfill a scholarship obligation but soon decided to call the island home. Since then, he has spent traveled by boat to the four year-round islands of Casco Bay as both a primary care physician and as a specialist. Jesup …
Mount Desert Island nonprofits are eligible to apply for grants ranging between $500 and $5,000.
FALMOUTH — Acadia National Park and Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument are showcases for both of Maine’s iconic settings: dramatic coasts and deep, mountain forests. And both parks protect incredible bird habitats. To help visiting birders plan their trips to these parks, Maine Audubon has released new Birding Hotspot Maps. Produced in conjunction with …
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