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The high notes from Eckart Preu, Portland Symphony Orchestra music director
Updated: July 22, 2019The new music director of the Portland Symphony Orchestra sits down with Mainebiz to talk about the city's music scene, the business aspects of his job, and Elvis.
Updated: July 22, 2019
Kennebec Savings donates $100K to arts center planned in Waterville
July 16, 2019Waterville Creates! has received a gift of $100,000 from Kennebec Savings Bank in support of the community capital campaign for the Paul J. Schupf Art Center in downtown Waterville.
July 16, 2019
Designer showhouse to benefit Bar Harbor Historical Society
July 15, 2019The third Bar Harbor Designer Showhouse will raise funds toward paying off a loan that allowed the Bar Harbor Historical Society to purchase La Rochelle, the former headquarters of Maine Seacoast Mission.
July 15, 2019
Waterville students get entreprenurial boost with collaborative incubator
July 12, 2019Students from Thomas and Colby colleges are growing their businesses through the summer mentorship and training program, designed to both help them and to keep talent in the community.
July 12, 2019
Bowl in the Pines renovation gets boost from Kennebec Savings Bank
July 8, 2019Expansion and upgrade to the 89-year-old amphitheater, which will eventuallly seat 7,500, are expected to boost the greater Belgrade Lakes region and Augusta-Waterville economies.
July 8, 2019
Maritime museum raises $3.37M toward renovation of Bath campus
Updated: June 27, 2019Maine Maritime Museum has raised $3.37 million for a five-acre renovation that’s now underway and encompasses a complete redevelopment of the front entrance and south side of the museum’s campus.
Updated: June 27, 2019
Opera Maine and 'super-conductor' end contract after harassment charges surface
June 21, 2019Maine's only professional opera company has reached a “mutual agreement” to end conductor Stephen Lord’s work for the troupe, after sexual harassment accusations against Lord became public.
June 21, 2019
Barriers, solutions discussed at summit kicking off Maine economic plan process
June 21, 2019Nearly 200 business, economic and nonprofit leaders gathered at the Augusta Civic Center Thursday for a brainstorming summit on how to strengthen the state's economy — the public kickoff of an effort aimed at forming a 10-year economic plan for Ma
June 21, 2019
AgriCulture latest Skowhegan event aimed at boosting business, drawing visitors
June 14, 2019Skowhegan, home of one of the state's largest craft brewfests and other recent innovative events to draw visitors, is hosting a food-producing tour and festival Saturday that focuses on Skowhegan as a food and agriculture hub.
June 14, 2019
After national search, Children's Museum & Theatre names its new director
June 14, 2019The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine has named Julie Butcher Pezzino as executive director, replacing Suzanne Olson, who announced earlier this year that she would retire in July.
June 14, 2019
Next act dawns for historic Ogunquit Playhouse after voters back zoning change
Updated: June 12, 2019Long-planned renovations and expansion on the Ogunquit Playhouse can finally move ahead after voters on Tuesday approved a needed zoning change.
Updated: June 12, 2019
Ellsworth video game developer to launch virtual reality game
May 30, 2019After three years of development, Ellsworth video game start-up Eagre Games will launch its first virtual reality video game.
May 30, 2019
Final design of Maine’s bicentennial flag unveiled
May 24, 2019Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap unveiled today the final design of the Maine bicentennial commemorative flag, to be on display statewide through 2020.
May 24, 2019
Actor Ed Harris donates to Waterville art center campaign
May 24, 2019Actor Ed Harris, who spent some time in the Waterville area during filming of the HBO miniseries "Empire Falls" in 2003 and was a featured guest of the Maine Film Festival in 2004, has pledged $75,000 for the city's planned arts center.
May 24, 2019
Mount Desert expert collects humpback whale's skeleton for future display in Maine State Museum
May 20, 2019Dan DenDanto, a Mount Desert Island scientist and expert in the specialized field of cleaning, articulating and restoring whale skeletons for display, traveled to Cape Cod in early May to collect the bones of a 40-ton humpback whale that had died in
May 20, 2019
10 Maine arts organizations land $1M in NEA funding
May 17, 2019The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded 10 grants totaling $981,800 to Maine arts organizations.
May 17, 2019
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