BAR HARBOR — Anyone who has walked the halls at Mount Desert Island High School has no doubt seen – and been impressed by – the paintings mounted on the walls that were done by current and former students. In the hallway upstairs, outside the classrooms where science and math are taught, the paintings by …
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — The Southwest Harbor Drama Club, a new monthly play reading group founded by Joe Marshall, will hold its first gathering at the Southwest Harbor Public Library on Wednesday, Oct. 25, at 5 p.m. with a reading of the Mary Roberts Rinehart play, “The Bat.” The public is invited to come with a …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Ashley Bryan Center, a foundation that celebrates the work of award-winning author and illustrator Ashley Bryan, and First Book, a nonprofit social enterprise that addresses education inequity, will distribute 15,000 special edition copies of Bryan’s “Beautiful Blackbird” to children in need in three states this month. The books will be distributed …
DEDHAM, Mass. — Those who are experiencing the journey of aging have a lot to teach. That was the idea behind an anthology of essays on “Aging Wisely: Wisdom of Our Elders” published this year, including contributions from several local authors. The book is a project of former Tremont resident Irving Silverman and his daughter, …
MOUNT DESERT — Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko will give a Soup with Substance Lecture and lead a discussion titled “Decolonizing Museums” at the Northeast Harbor Parish Hall, 21 Summit Road, on Tuesday, Oct. 24, from 5-6:30 p.m. Working in museums for more than 20 years, Catlin-Legutko said she believes they have the power to change lives, inspire …
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — The Southwest Harbor Fire Department plans an open house for Saturday, Oct. 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A helicopter ambulance from LifeFlight of Maine is set to visit, landing at the station at 10 a.m. The pilot and paramedics will be available to talk with the public about the helicopter …
TREMONT — Mount Desert artist Roberta Sprague’s collages are on display and for sale at the Bass Harbor Memorial Library, 89 Bernard Road, Bernard. “Light and color are elusive qualities, offering ever-changing patterns that vary with the movement of branches and shadows through the landscape, with the seasons, the time of day and the weather,” …
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — The jewelry of John and Diane Ringseisen will be featured at the Southwest Harbor Public Library for the month of October. John and Diane Ringseisen started making jewelry in 1998, one year before they married. They enjoyed a healthy business in Newport, R.I., before moving to Europe for five years. They have …
BAR HARBOR — Artist Beth Lambert’s paintings of Maine landscapes will be on display at the Jesup Memorial Library during the month of October. “My art is about how the land and sky feels to me,” said Lambert. “I paint plein air, gathering information from what I see around me. Early morning and late afternoon …
BAR HARBOR — Texas Poets Laureate Karla K. Morton and Alan Birkelbach will bring their Words of Preservation: A Poets Laureate National Parks Tour to the Jesup Memorial Library on Wednesday, Oct. 18, at 7 p.m. Morton and Birkelbach are visiting more than 50 national parks across the country as they continue to celebrate last …
