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Maine Calling Focuses on Theatre!

by Maine Arts Commission on May 17, 2012

Thursday, May 17 at 12:15 pm Maine Calling on MPBN will take a look at the challenges of putting on live productions in Maine. This will also give listeners a preview of some upcoming plays.

Host Keith Shortall will be joined Anita Stewart the Executive and Artistic Director of Portland Stage, Linda Nelson the Executive Director of Opera House Arts at the Stonington Opera House and Steven Peterson the Executive Director of  Maine State Music Theatre.

To participate, go to the Maine Calling page at MPBN and use Facebook, Twitter, email, or call in to the show live.

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Portland Sunset

by The Maine on May 16, 2012

photograph by Justin Gove

Driving home last Thursday night from Megan’s basketball game we were treated to some truly fantastic light over our fair city’s skyline. So I pulled over and took the attached, thought you might enjoy.

See?

by Paulla on May 16, 2012

This is where I am.

Don’t let the high temps fool you. It is SO DRY here that 100 feels about like 80 in Maine. I’m not kidding. I never joke about things like this.

And see the chance of rain? Need I say more?

Copyright © 2012 – Paulla Estes

May 16, Bed and Breakfast Rockland, Maine

by Maine Vacations Blog on May 16, 2012

Have you made plans yet for the Rockland, Maine Lobster Festival, or any of the other great events the city will hosting this summer? If so, hopefully you found information on…

…a wonderful Bed and Breakfast in Rockland, Maine (including the always popular Historic Inns of Rockland).

May 15, Maine Coastal Vacations

by Maine Vacations Blog on May 15, 2012

Maine coastal vacations offer incredible opportunities for things to do. However, if your homework ahead of time, you will find wonderful places to explore that you may not otherwise have heard about.

Hands, Heart & Head

May 15, 2012

stoneware vessels by Simon van der Ven

Here are a few pieces I made out in Colorado at the Anderson Ranch Art Center Residency. I made Surfboat because I missed Maine. It’s about 25″ long. Exuvia is about 9.5″ tall. All are stoneware…

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Torn between Opposite Sides of the Country

May 14, 2012

I had decision to make for the second weekend in May.

My son graduated with his Masters degree in Arizona and my youngest daughter had her senior prom in Maine, all within 24 hours of one another. I could have jumped through hoops and taken a red-eye…

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All New @ Ten High Street

May 14, 2012

paintings and text by Jessica Stammen Warning: shameless self promotion! Sixteen of my new oil paintings (swimmers, docks, windows) and a handful of gouache paintings will be on view from May 25th through June 23rd at Ten High Street in Camden. I will be one of four featured artists kicking off this gallery’s 65th season with the [...]

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Sunshine

May 12, 2012

Ok so I figured out a way to escape all the rain we’ve been having in Maine.

I left.

Yeah, I said to hell with this, I can’t take it anymore, I’m leaving this soggy state and changing the name of this blog to My Corner of Arizona.

Or maybe I just go…

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Birds & Bees: Raising Chicks

May 12, 2012

photographs and text by Sharon Kitchens I decided to keep chickens, because (a) I want the fresh eggs (great nutrition) and (b) they were a much simpler alternative to larger livestock i.e. pigs. The fact that my new (old) farmhouse came with a chicken coop just made the decision that much more obvious. Hey, you [...]

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