Applications for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Master Food Preserver Program are now available. The 10-session course is scheduled to meet from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, June 14 to Sept. 6, at the UMaine Extension office, 75 Clearwater Drive in Falmouth, and at Brunswick High School, 116 Maquoit Road. The 35-hour course combines […]
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Colby College art museum plans spring, summer exhibits
WATERVILLE — Life and death, the nature of public selfhood and acts of seeing and expression are among themes explored in the exhibitions to be on view at the Colby College Museum of Art this spring and summer at 5600 Mayflower Hill. The breadth of the works featured in the museum’s upcoming exhibitions advance its […]
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Farmington college to hold ‘Death of a Salesman’ auditions
FARMINGTON — The New Commons Project and the University of Maine at Farmington are scheduled to conduct auditions for Arthur Miller’s play, “Death of a Salesman,” on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, at the Emery Community Arts Center on the UMF campus. Auditions will begin at 6:30 p.m. Show dates are Dec. […]
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Final Wiscasset Art Walk planned for Sept. 30
WISCASSET — True to the spirit of the 2021 Wiscasset Art Walk season, the final event scheduled for 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, will feature community art-making, working artists, music, and picnics to go. The evening’s sidewalk activities aim to activate inner artists, stimulate taste buds, and enhance community connections. Two hands-on community art projects […]
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Table rentals available for Auburn flea market
AUBURN — Table rentals are available for the flea market part of the First Auburn Senior Citizens’ annual Fall Fair and Flea Market. The event is planned for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, at the Auburn Senior Community Center, 48 Pettengill Park Road. The sale will include white elephant tables, crafts, purses, […]
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Wiscasset Art Walk to feature Woolwich twig artist
WISCASSET — Susy Perrine, a self-described twig artist, is scheduled to build a garden structure out of that material from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, during the Wiscasset Art Walk. She’ll be under a tent on one of the grand sidewalks in Wiscasset Village. “I’m interested in the process almost as much as […]
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Lewiston library to host pickling, fermentation program
Registration is required because of limited space.
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Messalonskee Lake Watershed survey set for Sept. 29, 30
The Friends of Messalonskee plan to conduct a survey Sept. 29 and 30 of the developed land areas in the Messalonskee Lake watershed, which includes portions of land within Oakland, Belgrade, Sidney, Mount Vernon, Readfield, Manchester and Augusta. The survey is meant to identify and prioritize sources of erosion and stormwater runoff that may affect […]
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Kennebec Valley Community College offers certificate programs
Kennebec Valley Community College is providing an opportunity to earn a certificate in medical assisting, advanced medical emergency technician or health science at the Mid-Coast School of Technology in Rockland. The programs will be offered in a hybrid format, with some content offered online and some hands-on activities in person. The college also will offer […]
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Neighbors Driving Neighbors to hold volunteer orientation
MOUNT VERNON — Neighbors Driving Neighbors seeks volunteers to become drivers for the nonprofit organization. Serving the towns of Belgrade, Fayette, Mount Vernon, Rome and Vienna, the organization matches drivers with residents who need a ride to medical appointments, the grocery store and other errands. References and a background check are required for new drivers, […]