AUGUSTA — Old Fort Western plans to celebrate the life of Martha Ballard with the program Martha Ballard’s World: Wife, Mother, Healer, Horticulturist. The event is set for 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at the 16 Cony St. fort. The following rotating stations center on activities about which Ballard wrote in her diary. • At […]
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Chesterville nonprofit to host talk about Western Maine wildlife Aug. 18
CHESTERVILLE — Renowned research scientist, author, illustrator, and University of Vermont professor emeritus Bernd Heinrich and Scott Lindsay, regional wildlife biologist for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, will join forces in a presentation at 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 18, at the Chesterville Center Union Meeting House at 3 Borough Road. The two […]
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Dementia presentations scheduled in Readfield, Monmouth, Greene Aug. 17
The Aging Brain: A Presentation on Dementia will be offered on Thursday, Aug. 17, by three libraries in Readfield, Monmouth and Greene. Join this free event at one of three central Maine locations: • 10 a.m. at Readfield Town Office, 8 Old Kents Hill Road; • Noon at Cumston Public Library, 796 Main St., Monmouth, […]
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Madison legion auxiliary collecting school supplies
American Legion Auxiliary Unit #39, Madison is collecting school supplies for children in its local schools (Maine School Administrative District 59 in Madison and Anson based Regional School Unit 74). Items needed include backpacks, rulers, erasers, pencils, colored pencils, ink pens (blue, black and red), crayons, markers, glue sticks, water bottles (no larger than 20 […]
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Maine Cheese Festival set for Sept. 10 in Pittsfield
PITTSFIELD — The Maine Cheese Guild plans to hold its seventh annual Maine Cheese Festival from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, at Manson Park, 51 Peltoma Ave. This showcase of the best Maine artisan cheeses encourages attendees to taste and explore the vast array of superb Maine cheeses crafted from cow, goat, […]
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Maine Cannabis Convention planned in Augusta Aug. 12, 13
NECANN partners with the Medical Marijuana Caregivers of Maine for the Eighth annual Maine Cannabis Convention from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 12 and 13, at the Augusta Civic Center at 76 Community Drive. These cannabis conventions are designed specifically to help educate, promote, and develop state-wide cannabis resources and networking […]
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Waterville gallery extends bazaar vendor submission deadline to Aug. 15
Waterville Creates and Ticonic Gallery seek vendor applications for the eighth annual Holiday Bazaar, scheduled to run from Nov. 15 through Dec. 24 in its new home in the Paul J. Schupf Art Center at 93 Main St. During the holiday season, the gallery is transformed into a marketplace filled with unique and distinctive gifts […]
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Somerville farm to host goat pageant, crown queen Aug. 13
Puppet musical, the Petra & Mo show, planned.
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Half Moon Jug Band to perform in Gardiner
Johnson Hall in Gardiner plans to present The Half Moon Jug Band during its 2023 Free Waterfront Summer Concert Series at Gardiner’s waterfront at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11. The band is a 21st-century jug band rooted in the Downeast humor and dry wit traditions of their home state. Upbeat and positive, the Half Moon […]
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Mt. Vernon Loon Lap set for Aug. 13
The 10th annual Mt. Vernon Loon Lap 5K is scheduled for 9 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, from the Mt. Vernon Community Center, 2 Main St. Participants in the event will run, walk or stroll around Minnehonk Lake in this family friendly, untimed event. Loon Lappers will trek alongside the lake over paved roads and scenic, […]