Local business owners mark decades of creativity in Bar Harbor
This spring will mark the 15th anniversary of Queen Anne’s Flower Shop and the 25th anniversary of its roommate business, Evergreen Pottery.
Arts & living
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ACT makes Grand return with “Matilda the Musical”
The success of this show rests on the small shoulders of the young actor chosen to play Matilda, who has a daunting amount of dialogue to say, songs to sing and stage business to perform.
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Arts Glances: Library Mother’s Day sale, Open Barn Day, spring plant sale
Willowind Therapeutic Riding Center is holding its annual Open Barn Day on Saturday, May 21, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Applications being accepted for weeklong music festival
Arthur Russell Week is now accepting applications for youth and adult sessions for a music festival that will take place in Southwest Harbor in July.
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Inspiration flows between Swan’s Island neighbors
Painter Gary Hoyle and poet Gary Rainford delve into the details of a new artistic collaboration, “InkFloating,” fueled by their longtime friendship in an online event with the Wendell Gilley Museum on Friday, April 29, at 7 p.m.
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Arts Glances: Acadia Explorer Program, Soup/Bread event, ASC art exhibit
The 13th annual Acadia Senior College Art Show is on display in the Mellon Room at the Northeast Harbor Library through May 28.
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ACT to perform “Matilda the Musical” at The Grand
Acadia Community Theater (ACT), a community organization that gives annual live performances on Mount Desert Island, was working on a performance of “Matilda the Musical” two years ago before COVID-19 halted production.
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Trenton students to hold art show Friday
Students from Trenton Elementary School will get to show off their artistic creations on Friday, April 29, from 2 to 5 p.m. in the school’s library.
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New online book club to meet May 16
Mount Desert Island Historical Society, in partnership with Bass Harbor Memorial Library, is hosting a spring Book Club meeting on May 16 at 6 p.m. on Zoom to discuss “Swan’s Harbor” by Eleanor Mayo.
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Facing fears of cold-water swimming
Members of the group Cold Tits, Warm Hearts (CTWH) will share why they willingly submerge themselves in freezing water.
