Archive for November, 2010:
Discover three centuries of art and architecture at the Portland Museum of Art. Explore the Museum’s extensive collection of fine and decorative arts dating from the 18th century to the present housed in three architecturally significant buildings. Experience the rich artistic heritage of Maine and the United States through the work of world-class artists including Winslow Homer, Marsden Hartley, Rockwell Kent, Louise Nevelson, and Andrew Wyeth. Learn about the story of American art before 1900, from Gilbert Stuart to Frederic Edwin Church, in the newly restored Federal-era McLellan House (1801) and Beaux-Arts L. D. M. Sweat Memorial Galleries (1911). See Maine’s finest collection of European art by masters such as Mary Cassatt, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Pablo Picasso.
Maine furniture makers produce some of the world’s finest furniture, and nowhere will you find a greater collection of works by so many extremely talented Maine woodworkers.You will see examples of Shaker Furniture, Mission Furniture, Colonial Furniture, and Contemporary Furniture. All handmade here in Maine.
The Telling Room, a non-profit community writing center in Portland, has some exciting events planned. We’d like to get out the word, and would appreciate any advertising you could do for these events. Information is pasted below and can be found at www.tellingroom.org.
Each year, KV Connect adopts a family from the Domestic Violence Shelter for the Christmas Holiday to make their Christmas the best time of year for them. This year we have adopted a mom and 13 year old son, who are struggling and trying to start over.
The fall edition of Maine Fish & Wildlife, the magazine of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, now is available online. The magazine can be viewed by visiting [...]
The 2010 Medicare Part D (prescription drug) enrollment period runs from November 15 through December 31, 2010 (for coverage beginning January 1, 2011) so time is of the essence. Need coverage or need to change plans for better/less expensive drug coverage? Please call 626-7777 to schedule an appointment with one of our trained staff or volunteers to review your drug plan choices.
November marks the end of a long campaign season here in Maine and has brought with it change. We will have a new administration in 2011, headed by Governor-Elect Paul LePage. There will be new Legislative Leadership as well as many new faces around the Statehouse.
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Maine Professional Guides Association are seeking nominations for the annual Wilmot “Wiggie” Robinson Legendary Maine Guide Award. The award, in its second year, is named in honor of Wilmot “Wiggie” Robinson, a well-respected outdoorsman who was a Maine Master Guide from 1950 until his death in 2007.
It’s Kimmy’s 40th B-day bash and her wish is to support the Open Sky fund and get musical instruments to kids in Maine! She would also like all good people to come and dance and celebrate and boogie down hard. We are proud to support local music, the talented people who bring it to us and to foster the love of music in future generations.
Spectrum Generations Cohen Community Center’s Meals on Wheels Program won $500 from the Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA)/Subaru “Share the Love” grant program. Subaru’s “Share the Love Event” inspires sharing stories of bringing food and compassion to local seniors.
The Western Mountains Region Management Plan will guide BPL’s management of state parks and public lands for the next 15 years in a region that includes both the scenic and popular Rangeley Lakes area and the rugged, mountainous Mahoosuc region, according to BPL officials.
Inspirations, a women’s a cappella quartet, will perform at Lithgow Public Library on Tuesday, December 7 at 6:30 p.m. The holiday concert, which is free and open to the public, will take place in the library’s Reading Room.
According to the US Border Patrol six ounces of the drug were found on the bus in Sierra Blanca according to the El Paso newspaper. An officer had searched the vehicle after smelling the substance with three people, including Nelson, arrested.
After the Creatorium – Rockland’s Creative Emporium craft show at the Lincoln Street Center – the Midcoast’s electronic duo Vistas will be performing. This after party will take place Saturday December 4th, in the gymnasium at 24 Lincoln Street, from 6 to 9:30pm. Proceeds will benefit OUT! as I Want to Be, the place for GLBTQ youth to come together in Mid-Coast Maine.
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