Cape Elizabeth-based artist Adriane Herman runs what she calls emotional value auctions, where bidders declare their preference for items not with prices, but with why they desire them.
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Maine stages are packed with fall theater, dance and classical productions
As the weather turns, here are some of the new – and familiar – works coming to stages across the state.
Art takes center stage at first Tri-Town celebration
Artists, makers, food vendors and families will gather in downtown Livermore Falls for the first Tri-Town Invite: Art in the Park.
Marsden Hartley Legacy Project brings the Lewiston modernist’s art online
The digital catalogue has been in the works since 2012.
Livermore Falls art event receives $7,000 state grant
Tri-Town Invite: Art in the Park will arrive downtown Aug. 20 with art displays, food trucks, music and community activities.
UMaine alum, TV star Timothy Simons will give 2026 commencement speech
The Readfield native best known for his roles in ‘Nobody Wants This’ and ‘Veep’ graduated from the Orono university in 2001.
Lost library mural gets new life with replica in Rumford
The original wall mural was painted in 1979 by then-library staff member Margaret (Peggy) Legere Stacey, but was destroyed during construction work.
Artist transforms Wilton cannery into vibrant creative arts space
Vera Johnson revitalized a former fiddlehead cannery into Belle Creative Arts, a working studio and community creative space in Wilton.
Lewiston musical ‘A New Home’ remodeled for fall production
The 20-year-old musical has been updated and had a first reading Friday night at L/A Community Little Theatre in Auburn.
Maine arts organizations face sudden loss of federal grants
The National Endowment for the Arts notified institutions in Maine and across the country late Friday night that their grants were being terminated.