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Abbe Museum receives $169K grant to ‘decolonize’ its practices
September 7, 2018The Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor has received a $169,070 Museums for America grant to continue “decolonizing” its practices in documenting and interpreting Native American history and experience.
September 7, 2018
Artisanal chocolate shop opens on Monhegan
September 4, 2018An artisanal chocolate-maker called La Nef Chocolate located on Monhegan Island produced its first chocolate bar in July and is already being sold in three island outlets.
September 4, 2018
Orono startup launches game app for visually impaired players
August 31, 2018An Orono startup that aims to help visually impaired people access graphical information in digital media using smart phones and tablets has released its first app — Tic Tac Toe by UNAR Labs on Apple's iTunes store.
August 31, 2018Maine State Music Theatre tackles tight housing challenge in Brunswick
August 31, 2018Maine State Music Theatre in Brunswick has taken the challenge of a tight housing market into its own hands, purchasing and renovating an 11-bedroom house from Bowdoin College to create housing for its staff.
August 31, 2018
Here are the nominees for Portland Buy Local’s 2018 Indie Biz Awards
August 29, 2018Voting is now open for the 2018 Portland Buy Local Indie Biz Awards.
August 29, 2018
Skowhegan Craft Brew Fest, in its third year, keeps growing
August 28, 2018The Skowhegan Craft Brew Festival started as a vehicle to boost the Somerset County mill town's revitalization, but it's also turned into a must-show for breweries, distilleries and wineries from across the state and those who appreciate their wares
August 28, 2018
Immigrants contribute $1.2B to Portland area economy, study shows
August 27, 2018Immigrants in the Portland metropolitan area contributed $1.2 billion to the area's economy in 2016, according to a report released on Friday.
August 27, 2018
Rehab of 1840s building part of downtown Ellsworth's revitalization
August 20, 2018The renovation of 6 State St., in downtown Ellsworth by its new owners is designed to bring new ground-floor retail and upper-story residential activity to the area. Cara Romano and her husband, local contractor David LaValle, purchased the building
August 20, 2018Nonprofit artisan lab launches vocational training program in Gouldsboro
August 20, 2018The Artisan Lab, a nonprofit vocational training program, has started in Gouldsboro.
August 20, 2018
Community effort underway to revitalize Waldo Theatre
August 17, 2018The prospect of further deterioration of the Waldo Theatre in Waldoboro has prompted several community members to reestablish a board of directors and begin working on its restoration.
August 17, 2018
USM seeking design teams for 'transformational' arts center on Portland campus
August 10, 2018An anonymous $1 million gift will enable the University of Southern Maine to begin the selection process for an architectural/engineering team to design a new arts center on the Portland campus.
August 10, 2018
Renovations underway at Islesford Boatworks building
August 10, 2018Islesford Boatworks's renovations of a historic waterfront building are underway on this small island off Mount Desert Island.
August 10, 2018
Portland Symphony Orchestra names Eckart Preu as music director
August 3, 2018The Portland Symphony Orchestra has tapped Eckart Preu, who currently conducts the Spokane Symphony in Washington, to serve as music director.
August 3, 2018
'Maine in America Award' winner keen to design more buildings in Maine
July 26, 2018Toshiko Mori, who is best known in Maine for designing the Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland, is the first architect to receive the Farnsworth Art Museum's “Maine in America Award” for her significant contribution to Maine's role in
July 26, 2018
MECA's focus: Teaching artists how to be 'creative entrepreneurs'
July 23, 2018Laura Freid, the 18th president of Maine College of Art, said the college is putting greater focus on teaching skills that will help art students translate their creative aspirations into a business practice.
July 23, 2018
Maine International Film Festival raises its game with mobile-first site
July 13, 2018Organizers of the 10-day Maine International Film Festival that kicks off this evening in Waterville aim to improve the experience for visitors with a new mobile-first website, funded with a $10,000 grant from the Maine Office of Tourism. “It's all
July 13, 2018
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