FARMINGTON — The Emery Community Arts Center is proud to present “Re-Imagined Topographies,” a community engaged art project that has the power to connect people through the arts. The exhibit is in the Emery Flex Gallery on the University of Maine at Farmington campus from Friday, Nov.15 to Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. An opening reception […]

FARMINGTON — Michael Johnson, professor of English at the University of Maine at Farmington, has recently received the Western Literature Association’s 2024 Thomas J. Lyon Award for best book in American western literary and cultural studies. Johnson’s book, “Speculative Wests,” is a study of the “Weird Westerns” genre that merges western settings with science fiction, […]

HIRAM — Join Maine Woodland Owners’ Western Maine Chapter on Saturday, Nov. 24, from 1 to 3 p.m. for a “Forestry for Wildlife” tour with retired forester Merle Ring and Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Private Lands Wildlife Biologist Joe Roy, of a 50-acre woodland whose owner is interested in managing the property for wildlife […]

Essentials FARMINGTON — The Essentials Closet ministry at Old South Church in Farmington offers personal care products free of charge to people in the greater Farmington area who are having trouble making ends meet. The Essentials Closet is usually open the second Monday of the month from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and the fourth […]

FARMINGTON — Farmington Rotary’s annual Halloween window painting contest was held on Thursday, Oct. 31, under beautiful warm skies. There was a record turnout of more than 50 children participating. The winners are: Prekindergarten and kindergarten 1st Charlie Pots, Mallett School 2nd Scarlett Katzenbach, Mallett School 3rd Jack Katzenbach, Mallett School 1st and 2nd grade […]

FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington is excited to present poet Nathan McClain as the third reader of the 2024-25 season of its popular Visiting Writers series. McClain is recipient of fellowships from The Frost Place, the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, and Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference and is a Cave Canem fellow. In addition […]

FARMINGTON — The Mt. Blue Area Garden Club is excited to announce an upcoming workshop, “Cultivating Change: Learn Why and How to Grow Native Plants to Save the Planet – One Garden at a Time,” led by Maine Master Gardener Volunteer Rachel McClellan. This hands-on workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 19, at Trinity United […]

FARMINGTON — Join Healthy Community Coalition and Good Shepard Food Bank at the MaineHealth Food Pantry at Franklin for a free produce event on Wednesday, Nov. 13, from 3-6 p.m. The event is open to the public and no registration is required. Those attending the free produce event should bring their own bags to hold […]

FARMINGTON — Roderick-Crosby American Legion Post 28 will hold wreath laying ceremonies on Monday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day. At 11 a.m. there will be a ceremony at the Teague World War 1 Memorial Arch on North Main Street. A wreath will be placed at the monuments, prayers given and taps played. Participants […]

Essentials FARMINGTON — The Essentials Closet ministry at Old South Church in Farmington offers personal care products free of charge to people in the greater Farmington area who are having trouble making ends meet. The Essentials Closet is usually open the second Monday of the month from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and the fourth […]