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Western Maine Play Museum
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Train tables, accessories donated to play museum
Train tables donated to the Western Maine Play Museum aren’t found in any other museum.
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Play museum celebrates opening
On Saturday, Western Maine Play Museum celebrated years of work with a grand opening and ribbon cutting.
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Wilton museum open for play as a shoe-free zone
Visitors to the newly opened Western Maine Play Museum in Wilton should be aware of the shoe-free policy in place to keep the museum safe and clean for small guests.
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Summer 2019 projected opening for Western Maine Play Museum
WILTON — At a meeting Tuesday, October 30, updates on the progress of the Western Maine Play Museum were shared. A summer 2019 opening is projected for the main part of the building. WMPM Vice President Lori Lewis shared how the museum had gotten to where it is today. Between 2013 when the vision of a play […]
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Western Maine Play Museum raises $14K at auction
Western Maine Play Museum in Wilton raised $14,450 at the Spring Gala and Experience Auction. Board members attending the event include, from left, front row, Angela McLeod, president; Jenny Baker; Jubilee Bailey; and Lori Lewis, vice president; and, back row, Gabe Civiello; Norm Hurlburt; Nikki Knowles, treasurer; Marylena Chaisson, secretary; Jessica Lewis; and Kariss Richards. Missing […]
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Western Maine Play Museum board hopes for 2018 opening
WILTON — The opening of the Western Maine Play Museum will likely stretch into the summer, Angela McLeod, board president, said. After raising $350,000 to attain a $150,000 matching grant from the Sandy River Charitable Trust in late May, the board had hoped to complete Phase I with the $500,000 and open the main house […]
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'The Mystery of It All' to be solved at Western Maine Play Museum fundraising dinner
WILTON — Western Maine Play Museum will hold a creative and uncommon fundraising event, “The Mystery of It All” Dinner. It will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19. The event is the idea of community member Betty Shibles of Wilton, supported by the Wilton Group. Shibles, a long-time supporter of the Play Museum […]
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Pihcintu choir performs in Farmington
FARMINGTON — A choir comprised of young immigrants from around the world will perform at the Mt. Blue High School Campus on Saturday and share stories about their homelands. Pihcintu, a multinational children’s chorus from Portland, will perform at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 9, in the Bjorn Auditorium. They sing under the direction of Con Fullam. […]
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Wilton Western Maine Play Museum receives large pledge
WILTON — The Western Maine Play Museum has received a $150,000 pledge from the family of Bill and Irene Berry, through their Sandy River Charitable Foundation, for renovation of the museum’s Main Street home. As part of the conditions of the pledge, the museum has to raise $350,000 of the $500,000 needed for the renovation, […]