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Mark Your Calendars for the Haystack Yard Sale
- April 28, 2025
Media Advisory
Issued: April 23, 2025
CONTACT: Kate Lochner, kate@haystack-mtn.org
Mark Your Calendars for the Haystack Yard Sale
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Opera in the Pines Presents The Barber of the Cape: A World-Premiere Opera Experience for Maine
- April 24, 2025
Cape Neddick, ME - Opera in the Pines presents The Barber of the Cape, an immersive, world-premiere adaptation of the beloved opera, The Barber of...
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Displacement: Immigrant Portraits
- April 23, 2025
DISPLACEMENT - Immigrant Portraits , watercolors by Jean Kigel
Jackson Memorial Library, 71 Main St., Tenants Harbor presents DISPLACEMENT a...
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Just Passing Through / An Appeal to Heaven opening reception
- April 23, 2025
Just Passing Through + An Appeal to Heaven Exhibition Notice On view May 2 - June 21, 2025 at SPACE GalleryExhibition announcement for Just Passing...
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Pouring it On
- April 16, 2025
The Merrymeeting Arts Center Gallery presents Pouring It On, acrylic pour paintings by artist/instructor Linda Murray, and Merrymeeting Arts Center...
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Ebb and Flow 2025 Art Competition & Exhibition
- April 11, 2025
Deadline: June 30, 2025Entry Fee: $24 for 3 imagesEligibility: Open worldwide, ages 18+
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Memory Lane 2025 Art Competition & Exhibition
- April 11, 2025
Hosted by Ten Moir GalleryDeadline: July 1, 2025Enter now: https://tenmoirgallery.com/memory-lane-2025-online-art-competition/
Ten Moir Gallery...
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Maine Playwrights Festival Announces 2025 Lineup and Expanded Programming
- April 10, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 8, 2025Contact: Liz CarlsonPhone: 207-712-2485Email: maineplaywrightsfestival@gmail.com
Maine Playwrights Festival...
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Artist in the Allagash
- April 10, 2025
ARTIST IN THE ALLAGASH
Fine art on rough waters
by Kim Yesis
Paintbrush meets wilderness…from the author of Side by Side Tales from Behind...
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Kim Yesis Author Debut with Side by Side Tales from Behind the Canvas
- April 10, 2025
Searsport Author Releases Memoir of Journey into Fine Art
"Most of us go to our graves with our music still inside us." - Oliver...
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JANE HIRSHFIELD TO KEYNOTE THE THIRD ANNUAL CAMDEN FESTIVAL OF POETRY
- April 08, 2025
The third annual Camden Festival of Poetry will take place from May 13 - 17, 2025. The Festival opens with a Tuesday evening reading from 6-8 pm at...
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Vermont: Plein Air Color & Composition
- April 07, 2025
Vermont: Plein Air Color & Composition with Philip Frey
Class description: Edgewater Gallery is pleased to offer a dynamic plein air painting...
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Request for Proposal: Mainspring Donor Wall Mural or Installation
- April 03, 2025
Request for Proposal: Mainspring Donor Wall Mural or Installation
Mission
Mainspring is seeking a talented and community-oriented artist to create...
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Torchlight x Colonial Theatre Spring Showcase & Fundraiser
- April 03, 2025
Belfast community-based multimedia studio Torchlight partners with Colonial Theatre & Points North Institute to host screening of new works by...
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Maine Literary Events
- April 03, 2025
April - "National Poetry Month"
APRIL 1 - What is a life of courage? The prison poems of Mahvash Sabet answers this question.
Location:...
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UMVA Artists Address Climate and ‘The Things We Have Lost’ at Portland Public Library
- April 02, 2025
The Union of Maine Visual Artists (UMVA) presents "Washed Away," an exhibition of work by 60 artists that addresses change from environmental and...
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NATIONAL POETRY MONTH SHINES AT THE PLANETARIUM
- March 31, 2025
CELEBRATE NATIONAL POETRY MONTH WITH A VISUAL AND SONIC POETRY EXPERIENCE CREATED BY BARBARIA MARIA AND THE JORDAN PLANETARIUM
CELESTIAL EARTH: We...
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Hope is an Act by Robin Asch
- March 28, 2025
The Maine Arts Commission recently celebrated the installation of Charlie Hewitt's Hopeful sign at Hallowell City Hall—a message of optimism...
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Maine Arts Commission News Maine Arts Blog Highlights
Lucid Dreams Art Competition & Exhibition
- March 27, 2025
Hosted by Ten Moir Gallery
Deadline: June 1st,
Ten Moir Gallery invites artists worldwide to participate in the Lucid Dreams Art Competition &...
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Animals & Insects Online Art Competition & Exhibition
- March 27, 2025
Hosted by Ten Moir Gallery
Deadline: June 1st
Ten Moir Gallery invites artists worldwide to participate in the Animals & Insects Art...
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Blu-Sky Artist Award: July 2025 Edition
- March 27, 2025
Hosted by Ten Moir Gallery
Deadline: July 31, 2025
Ten Moir Gallery is delighted to announce the July 2025 Edition of the Blu-Sky Artist Award...
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Auditions For A Midsummer Night's Dream
- March 27, 2025
AUDITION FOR A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM!!
Ten Bucks Theatre Company will be holding auditions for its' outdoor Summer Shakespeare Under the Stars...
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Artist Call: When I See the Sea
- March 24, 2025
Exhibition Dates: July 18 - August 31, 2025
Description: The Brick Store Museum invites artists to submit work for When I See the Sea, a...
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Artist Call: Eerie, Uncanny, Remarkable
- March 24, 2025
Exhibition Dates: September 5 - October 26, 2025
Description: The Brick Store Museum invites artists to submit work for Eerie, Uncanny,...
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Contemporary Queer: A Love Letter Call for Art
- March 18, 2025
Queer culture is dynamic, shaping and reshaping mainstream narratives while celebrating all identities. Contemporary Queer: A Love Letter highlights...
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