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Two of Maine's big autumn fairs cancel plans due to rising COVID-19 risks
September 2, 2021The Common Ground Country Fair in Unity and the Maine Whoopie Pie Festival in Dover-Foxcroft both announced the cancellation of their in-person events, which typically draw thousands.
September 2, 2021
Citing COVID concerns, Maine State Music Theatre scraps most of season
August 26, 2021"Jersey Boys" will be the only show this year produced by the Maine State Music Theater at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center, according to an announcement on Wednesday.
August 26, 2021
Maine Maritime Museum looks to head off lawsuits over schooner capsizing
August 26, 2021The Mary E, a 115-year-old fishing schooner that carries passengers visiting the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, may be the subject of lawsuits after the vessel capsized on July 30.
August 26, 2021
In 'design' of the times, Maine College of Art unveils name change, possible expansion
Updated: August 24, 2021Founded in 1882 as the Portland School of Art, the institution will now call itself Maine College of Art & Design as it proceeds with plans to expand its physical footprint in Maine's largest city.
Updated: August 24, 2021
Museum L-A names former NYC museum staffer as new director
Updated: August 13, 2021The new executive director of the museum comes from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but she's familiar with Lewiston-Auburn and its industrial heritage.
Updated: August 13, 2021
Finish line in sight on multiyear upgrade of Waterfront Concerts’ Bangor venue
August 9, 2021Contractors were working up to the last moment before Thursday’s first concert of the season to finish the latest round of improvements, including improved sightlines and amenities.
August 9, 2021
Three Maine cultural institutions will share $659K in federal grants
August 6, 2021The grants are designated for the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, First Amendment Museum and Maine Maritime Museum.
August 6, 2021
Maine artists open Portland pop-up gallery in former Lululemon store
August 1, 2021More than a dozen artists calling themselves the Maine Art Collective have opened a pop-up gallery at 18 Exchange St. in a space that had been vacant since December.
August 1, 2021
On the Record: Elizabeth Moss, opening a second art gallery in Maine, changes her perspective
Updated: July 26, 2021The founder of Elizabeth Moss Galleries in Falmouth is preparing to open a "jewel box" of a space at a Portland building owned by WEX Inc. She talked with Mainebiz about how her business has evolved since 2004, and during the pandemic.
Updated: July 26, 2021
View from above: A photographer’s chronicle of the changes on one Portland street
Updated: July 26, 2021Mainebiz photographer Tim Greenway created a series of photographs documenting construction of the 40 Free Street apartments. The work is part of his exhibition illustrating the vertical growth of the Portland peninsula over the past two years.
Updated: July 26, 2021
Portland Conservatory of Music finds permanent home in a larger space
Updated: July 21, 2021Thanks to an anonymous donor, the nonprofit school has bought a former church that’s double the current space. The building is well-suited for studios and performance, the school says. Renovations are underway for opening right after Labor Day.
Updated: July 21, 2021
Songwriter-sound engineer applies the lessons of Nashville to launch music studio in Portland
Updated: July 19, 2021The centerpiece of the studio and training program is the “Rolls Royce” of recording consoles, and the studio was purpose-designed for acoustics. The goal of the studio reboot is to provide production services and to help students enter the music
Updated: July 19, 2021
Maker of light sculpture ‘Hopeful’ doubles down on neon with dedicated studio
Updated: July 19, 2021A Maine artist whose paintings and prints appear in prestigious collections discovered neon as a medium in recent years. A second Portland studio, renovated from a century-old florist shop and greenhouse, offers space to display the light sculptures.
Updated: July 19, 2021
In Augusta, the First Amendment Museum hopes to bring an underpinning of democracy to life
Updated: July 12, 2021A museum dedicated to a cornerstone of American liberty has been slowly taking shape next to the Maine Capitol. Now the museum is making progress on a $14 million funding campaign and aiming to create a national profile.
Updated: July 12, 2021
$5M gift from Crewe Foundation will help build USM arts center in Portland
Updated: June 23, 2021The donation is one of the University of Southern Maine's largest cash gifts ever. Still in the early planning stages, a new visual and performing arts center at the USM Portland campus has been a "decades-long dream," the university said.
Updated: June 23, 2021
Maine Community Foundation, Yarmouth music group receive $4M from MacKenzie Scott
June 16, 2021The gifts are among 286 the philanthropist announced Tuesday. They come after Scott, also an author and ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, announced charitable donations totaling over $4.1 billion in December, three of which went to Maine recipients.
June 16, 2021
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