DEAR SUN SPOTS: Each year, the Moxie Festival Committee selects artwork to be used for T-shirts, posters and branded items. Selected artwork will be consistent with the 2019 theme, “Moxie Goes Artsy.” The committee selected this theme to inspire a “distinctively different” visual representation of the Moxie spirit, which means energy, pep and courage. The […]
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Moxie Festival Committee seeks art submissions for 2019 logo
LISBON — It’s official — Lisbon’s Moxie Festival Committee has issued a call for artwork. Each year, the Moxie Festival Committee selects artwork to be used for T-shirts, posters and branded items. The selected artwork will be consistent with the fun 2019 theme of “Moxie Goes Artsy.” The Moxie Festival committee selected this theme to inspire […]
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Baumer named coordinator for 2019 Moxie Festival
The Town of Lisbon has announced that Julie-Ann Baumer will serve as the 2019 Moxie Festival Coordinator. For this festival, administration will fall under the Parks & Recreation Department instead of the Economic & Community Development Department. “We are excited to have Julie-Ann working spearheading the festival and working with the Moxie Committee and our […]
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Moxie Festival announces 2019 theme, 'Moxie Goes Artsy'
LISBON — The Moxie Festival Committee met Thursday, Sept. 20, to begin planning the 2019 festival. The committee also announced the 2019 theme, “Moxie Goes Artsy.” The theme decision was based on a recommendation made by the committee and approved by unanimous decision. One of the catalysts for the theme was the success of artist Marcea […]
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Moxie Festival chugs along
LISBON — Reigning champion Beau Bradstreet of Bridgewater exuded confidence as he approached the competition table where a 12-pack of Moxie awaited him. “I don’t feel much pressure,” he said. “I’m going to do what I can do and hope for the best.” Bradstreet, from a tiny town in northern Maine, has dominated the competition […]
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Vendors, music and fireworks kick-off the 38th Annual Moxie Festival Friday in Lisbon Falls
LISBON FALLS — The 36th Annual Moxie Festival kicks off Friday in Lisbon Falls with vendors, a turkey supper, music and a fireworks display. The vendor booths will be open from 4-10:00 p.m. at Lisbon High School. A turkey supper is planned at the Masonic Lodge on Oak St. starting at 5:00 p.m. And the […]
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Murals adding color to Moxie Festival
LISBON — Marcea Crawford is adding a touch of art to the Moxie Festival this year, highlighting its Moxie Through the Decades theme. The artist organized the festival’s first art walk, and created a trio of murals celebrating the event. Two of them are hung on the side of the Lisbon Library. The third is […]
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Moxie Festival to toast the Jaycees and Frontier Days
LISBON — Over the past 35 years, the Moxie Festival has become part of the town’s identity. With the theme of this year’s festival being “Moxie Through the Decades,” one float will remember the origins of Lisbon’s community celebrations, before the town was festooned in Moxie orange. The idea came last year, as Linda Barschdorf […]
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Lisbon council OKs beer garden permit for Moxie Festival
LISBON — Town councilors Tuesday night approved an off-premise beer garden and an art wall for this year’s Moxie Festival. Cook’s Lobster and Ale House plan to operate a beer garden on Campus Street next to MTM Park on July 14, the second day of the festival. “We are (also) adding an art walk event, […]
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Moxie Festival parade to honor Gina Mason
LISBON — A Lisbon tradition will have a few new twists this year. The Moxie Festival — whose theme is “Moxie Through the Decades” — will still offer traditional fare during the event July 13-15, but people should expect some additions. For starters, the parade was renamed the Gina Mason Memorial Moxie parade, in honor […]