(Image Courtesy of the Portland Maine Film Festival Website)

(Portland, ME) The Portland Maine Film Festival (PMIFF) runs August 19 through the 21st and will feature contemporary, entertaining and informative movies, as well as panel discussions and networking opportunities for local filmmakers. Please join us for our first year and support the motion picture arts in Maine.

Thriving with contemporary art, and rich with history, Portland, Maine is a creative hub. Featuring excellent food, a diverse and thriving art scene, rich night life, and a number of outdoor activities, this beautiful coastal city in the heart of Casco Bay is the perfect place to visit. And we could not think of a better place to hold our film festival.

Films will be shown in various locations throughout Portland. For more information on screenings and venues, please visit the Portland Maine Film Festival website.

August 19th through August 21st

(Portland, ME) The Portland Maine Film Festival (PMIFF) will feature contemporary, entertaining and informative movies, as well as panel discussions and networking opportunities for local filmmakers. Please join us for our first year and support the motion picture arts in Maine.

(Image Courtesy of the Portland Maine Film Festival Website)

(Harrison, ME) The Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival is an organization devoted to presenting and promoting high-quality chamber music performances in the lake region of Western Maine. The musicians are all string, wind or keyboard artists of the highest caliber, experienced and respected professionals who come year after year from all over the country because they enjoy playing chamber music together. This enjoyment is communicated to a devoted audience which has heard them perform many times.

A five-concert series on the last three Tuesday evenings in July and the first two in August, the Festival presents a wide variety of chamber music. Every concert includes music for different, sometimes unusual instrumental combinations and from different periods ranging form the 17th century to the present. Familiar works are balanced with lesser known ones, and the programs are balanced within the season and from season to season to provide ongoing enjoyment and enrichment for the audience.

For more information on programs and how to purchase tickets, please visit www.sebagomusicfestival.org.

Presented by Bay Chamber Concerts on Two Dates: July 21st and July 22nd.

(Rockland, ME) On Wednesday, July 21, 8:00 pm at the Strand Theatre, a solo piano performance by Haochen Zhang, one of the youngest ever gold medal Van Cliburn competition winners, will take place. The acclaimed young pianist who took this year’s international competition by storm demonstrates the technique and musicianship that led to his coveted gold medal.

Program:
Chopin - Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
Chopin - Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op.38
Chopin - Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47
Chopin - Ballade No.4 in F minor, Op. 52
Brahms - Klavierstücke, Op.119
Ginastera- Sonata No. 1, Op. 22

Bay Chamber Concerts Presents Curtis on Tour 2010

On Thursday, July 22, at 8:00 pm at the Rockport Opera House. Performers are: Dayna Znderson and Petr Matêják on violin; Roberto Diaz on viola; Ji-Young Lee on cello; and Haochen Zhang on piano.

The Van Cliburn Gold Medal Winner performs along with Curtis director, Roberto Diaz and some of the Curtis Institute of Music's brightest young stars.

Program:
Mozart - Duo for violin and viola in G Major, K. 423
Kodaly - Duo for violin and cello, Op. 7
Schumann - Piano Quintet

Founded in 1961 by brothers Andrew Wolf and Thomas Wolf, Bay Chamber is dedicated to sustaining classical music as an art form – for that is its legacy. In concerts and in the classroom Bay Chamber feels a responsibility to pass along this rich musical heritage to people of all ages and abilities while at the same time acknowledging the importance, and encouraging the exploration of all musical languages.

A 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, for 50 years, Bay Chamber has awarded annual prizes to young Maine Musicians. Bay Chamber Community Music School offers private instruction, orchestral opportunities, and other music education to local musicians and community members of all ages and abilities.

Bay Chamber Concerts presents music year-round through two performance series: the Summer Music Festival during the months of July and August, features classical, jazz and film events in the historic Rockport Opera House and Strand Theatre in Rockland; and the Performing Arts Series from October through May, showcases a variety of classical, jazz, and world music, as well as dance events in venues throughout Midcoast Maine.

Tickets to most of the events in the Summer Music Festival are $30-$40 for adults and $8 for youth ages 18 and under. Discounts are available up to 30% off tickets for subscribers and groups of 8 or more. Several events are free and open to the public. For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact Bay Chamber Concerts at (207) 236-2823, toll free at (888) 707-2770 or online at www.baychamberconcerts.org.

Through August 7, 2010.

(Brunswick, ME) The Bowdoin International Music Festival brings renowned artist instructors, performers, soloists, and gifted pre-professional classical musicians from around the world to beautiful Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine each summer for six weeks of intensive chamber music study, collaboration, and performance.

Musicians from groups such as the New York Philharmonic and Cleveland Orchestra, the Ying and Shanghai quartets, and major conservatories including Juilliard, Eastman, Indiana, Shanghai, and London’s Royal College collaborate with our summer study participants and present more than 80 concerts each season in seven concert series.

For more information and to get a complete schedule of performances, please visit the Bowdoin International Music Festival website.

On Saturday, July 10th and Sunday, July 11th.

(Rockland, ME) One of the biggest attractions in Rockland, Maine is the annual North Atlantic Blues Festival, which hosts thousands of fans for a weekend of top-notch blues artists. The North Atlantic Blues Festival is celebrating its seventeenth year in Maine and is held at the Public Landing in Rockland.

Performers for 2010 include Keb' Mo', James Cotton, Shemekia Copeland, Preston Shannon and Johnny Rawls, among others.

At the Waterville Opera House July 9th through July 18th.

(Waterville, ME) Once upon a time, the Waterville Opera House was a movie theater. For ten days every summer, this beautiful building becomes a cinema again. Since 1998 the Waterville Opera House has hosted the Maine International Film Festival (MIFF), a ten-day event that also takes place at Railroad Square Cinema. The twelfth annual MIFF is scheduled for July 9-18, 2010. With more than 80 films (and over 130 showings), MIFF is one of New England’s premier movie-going events. The festival is proud to bring the best of American independent and international film to Waterville, attracting audiences from around the world.

At MIFF you’ll see exciting premieres, sneak previews, historic films from bygone eras, documentaries, short films, and movies made in Maine. You’ll also have opportunities to meet the dozens of acclaimed filmmakers who are on hand to introduce their films and participate in Q & A sessions, receptions, parties, and panel discussions.

Another attraction is the Maine Student Film and Video Festival. MIFF is proud to host the MSF&VF Awards Screening, which features the winning works of Maine’s most talented student filmmakers.

Whether you see one film or eighty, the Maine International Film Festival is an unforgettable experience for anyone who’s ever loved the movies. Mark your calendar for MIFF 2010, July 9-18. Specific MIFF scheduling information - including what’s playing and when - is available by calling (207) 861-8138 or visiting www.miff.org. MIFF is a project of the non-profit Maine Film Center.

At the Waterville Opera House July 9th through July 18th.

(Waterville, ME) Once upon a time, the Waterville Opera House was a movie theater. For ten days every summer, this beautiful building becomes a cinema again. Since 1998 the Waterville Opera House has hosted the Maine International Film Festival (MIFF), a ten-day event that also takes place at Railroad Square Cinema. The twelfth annual MIFF is scheduled for July 9-18, 2010. With more than 80 films (and over 130 showings), MIFF is one of New England’s premier movie-going events. The festival is proud to bring the best of American independent and international film to Waterville, attracting audiences from around the world.

Friday, June 4th Marks the Start of the Season

(Belfast, ME) The Belfast Gallery Walk season opens on Friday, Jue 4th from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. Be sure to stop in downtown Belfast for refreshments and to take a look at the wonderfully unique and diverse art the town has to offer. There will be live performances on the streets and around town during the Belfast Gallery Walk, including dancer Heléna Melone, the band Big Blue, and saxophone player Lincoln Blake.

(Portland, ME) The Portland Chamber Music Festival presents five captivating and imaginative concerts by distinguished performers. This year's roster includes current and former members of the Vermeer, Arditti, and FLUX String Quartets; the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, and the Orpheus Ensemble; and faculty members at the New England Conservatory, the Eastman School of Music, and other renowned institutions.

The schedule is as follows:

Ibert, Sonenberg, Ravel and Schumann
At 9:00 pm on Thursday, August 12th.
Featuring the instrumental brilliance of Deborah Hoffman, principal harpist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Featured works include Ravel’s stunning Introduction and Allegro alongside pieces by Ibert and Dan Sonenberg of the University of Southern Maine faculty. Ending the program, we wish a happy 200th birthday to beloved composer Robert Schumann. There will be a pre-concert lecture with composer Elliott Schwartz at 7:00 pm.

Mozart, Chen Yi and Dvorak
At 8:00 pm on Saturday, August 14th.
PCMF presents the work of Grammy Award-winning Chinese composer Chen Yi, the first woman in China to receive a Masters Degree in composition, and the recipient of numerous awards and great critical acclaim. Presented alongside of Ms. Chen’s work, are welcomed back two beloved lyrical masters, Mozart and Dvorak. There will be a pre-concert lecture with composer Elliot Schwartz at 7:00 pm.

Free Children's Concert
At 12:00 pm on Sunday, August 15th.
This will be a fun, interactive program designed for children 4 to 12 and their families. The show features a piece by Rice University Professor Karim Al-Zand called "Red Pajamas" which is a work written especially for children that is baed on "She'll be Comin' Round the Mountain." The piece is very fun and explains the concept of "Theme and Variation" to kids. The show lasts aout 45 minutes and no tickets are required.

Mozart, Dohnanyi and a PCMF Premiere
At 8:00 pm on Thursday, August 19th
This program features two PCMF premieres: Ernst von Dohnanyi’s C minor Piano Quintet, a Romantic tour de force, and the winning work of PCMF’s 5th Composers Competition. To open the program, a PCMF favorite, Todd Palmer, is welcomed back in the treasured Clarinet Quintet by Mozart. There will be a pre-concert lecture with composer Elliott Schwartz at 7:00 pm.

Bach, Loeffler and Prokofiev - Business Suppports the Arts
At 8:00 pm on Saturday, August 21st
In the last concert of the 2010 season, PCMF features outstanding oboist Peggy Pearson, winner of the Pope Foundation Award for Outstanding Accomplishment in Music, in a rich blend of repertoire including Romantic composer Charles Loeffler’s whimsical Rhapsodies and Sergei Prokofiev’s spirited Quintet in G minor. There will be a pre-concert lecture with Elliott Schwartz at 7:00 pm.

All performances will be held at the Abromson Community Education Center, located on the Portland campus of the University of Southern Maine. For more information or to purchase tickets, please call 800-320-0257 or visit www.pcmf.org.

(Image: Patrick and Victor Plourde's ECo-Motion Piece)

(Belfast, ME) Belfast’s Downtown will soon be graced with this year’s edition of ECo-Motion interactive street sculptures. The new sculptures will be unveiled with a downtown street-side public reception on Friday, June 4th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.

ECo-Motion grew from earlier projects placed in the downtown area. Interactive sculptures made by local artists on the sidewalks engaged pedestrians young and old, and added to the enjoyment of visiting Belfast. Waterfall Arts now oversees the project with support from the City, Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce, Our Town Belfast and business sponsor, Eastern Tire and Auto Service in Rockland. This year’s sculptures are made from recycled bicycles (or their parts), to encourage physical activity and inter-activity, as well as to promote exciting art and design.

In a juried process, artists and designers submitted proposals earlier this year and were selected by a committee in terms of creativity, originality and family-friendly public viewing. New installations include work by Christine Dentremont, Cy Klausmeyer, Paul and Owen Cartwright, Mike Hurley and Patrick and Vincent Plourde. Maps of the street sculpture locations will be available at the reception and throughout the summer.

For more information, please call Waterfall Arts at 338-2222 or visit www.waterfallarts.org.

(Belfast, ME) Artist Daniel Anselmi is pleased to announce that he has been selected for the prestigious 2010 Northeast Prize Show, May 14 through June 23, 2010 at the Cambridge Art Association in Cambridge, MA. Juror Cheryl Brutvan, the Contemporary Art Curator at The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston for ten years and who is currently at The Norton Art Museum in Palm Beach, Florida, included Daniel's artwork in a show featuring 102 works selected from over 1,400 entry submissions. There will be an opening reception on Thursday, May 20th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.

Daniel's work is in private collections throughout the United States, as well as in the corporate collection of Cummins Station in Nashville, TN. He welcomes visitors to his open studio during Friday Night Artwalk in Belfast on June 4 at 75 Main Street (second floor) beginning at 5:00 pm.

To see more of Daniel's images, please visit his website.

Through June 23, 2010.

(Belfast, ME) Artist Daniel Anselmi is pleased to announce that he has been selected for the prestigious 2010 Northeast Prize Show, May 14 through June 23, 2010 at the Cambridge Art Association in Cambridge, MA. Juror Cheryl Brutvan, the Contemporary Art Curator at The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston for ten years and who is currently at The Norton Art Museum in Palm Beach, Florida, included Daniel's artwork in a show featuring 102 works selected from over 1,400 entry submissions. There will be an opening reception on Thursday, May 20th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.

(Image: "Tribute" by Daniel Anselmi)

Through July 17th.

(Rockport, ME) Since 1970, the Center for Maine Contemporary Art has held a juried exhibition, open to artists working in all media who were born in, have studied in, or are year round/seasonal residents of Maine. This year submissions came from over 650 artists. Works are original in concept and design and were created within the past two years. The event marks the re-opening of CMCA.

(Image: "Bayside" by Kris Engman)

(Orono, ME and Belfast, ME) Practicing artists Ed Nadeau and Kris Engman, colleagues at the University of Maine in Orono, are offering a series of workshops for the summer of 2010 under their newly formed collaborative organization Acme Art Alliance. With demand for these workshops so high, they will be held at two convenient locations, in Orono and Belfast.

The eight, fun, information-packed workshops are:
Do You Stipple?
The Lovely Digital Letter
For the Love of Nature
Pigment and H2O
A Perspective On Belfast
Oil and the Figure
Soft and Color-Full
Methods and Materials

Visit the Acme Art Alliance website for all the information on times, dates, fees and how to register.

(Image: "Crow on Tree" by Ed Nadeau)

About Ed Nadeau
Artist Ed Nadeau is a native of Maine whose paintings depict the land of the people of his home state in various incarnations. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1980 with his BFA in Painting and from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 1986 with his MFA in painting.

Assistant Professor Nadeau teaches 2d design, painting and drawing at the University of Maine at Orono and has taught advanced courses in Figure Drawing, Nature Drawing, Materials and Techniques for Painters and the Senior Capstone. His area of research is in the history, manufacture and use of traditional artists materials such as substrates, gessoes, oil paints, temperas and waxes along with advancements of new technologies and materials that can be adapted for artists' uses.

His paintings have been exhibited widely, including the Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland Art Place, School 33 Art Center, the Park Center, the Maine Center of Contemporary Art in Rockport, the University of Maine in Orono, Whitney Art Works in Portland, and the Drawing Center, NYC. Currently Courthouse Gallery Fine Art in Ellsworth, Maine represents his paintings. His works are held in many private collections both nationally and internationally.

(Image: "Compost" by Ed Nadeau)

He is currently working on a series of portraits titled “Big Box Images: Portraits of the American Consumer”, which now include an extended array of portraits of people through all walks of life created through the interrelationship between the manipulation of computer imagery and traditional painting and drawing.

>link to Ed Nadeau's website

About Kerstin Engman
After working as a sculptor for 25 years and studying the figure, I set those endeavors aside for a while in order to acknowledge a longstanding interest in color and it’s complex behaviors. At age fifty, a set of new-found observations redirected all artistic energy into examinations which I pleasantly discovered had been dormant for decades - patterned geometries, repetitions, color harmonies, gridded landscapes, bas-relief.

What I find curious is how sculptural the work has remained even as its intent moves away from the formal concerns of 3-dimensional relationships. The materials - beeswax, wooden panels and tiles - have been combined with oil paint to create several different ongoing series of encaustic paintings. Because I live here, the Maine countryside, in all its seasons, contributes enormously to the color balances found in the paintings.

A historical canon of iconography, namely work by 14th-century Italian monastic painters - in particular Duccio di Buoninsegna, Simone Martini, Ambruogio Lorenzetti - and the Van Eyck brothers sponsored an investigation of methods and techniques after a visit to Italy in 1997. I’ve used the encaustic process in combination with gilding metal leaf - aluminum, copper, silver and gold in several of the series of recent years. The process is time-intensive and precious ( also part of the attraction ) which in this era of lessened attention to craft, feels appropriate to me. I believe this is about a respect for a skill which probably couldn’t have occurred at an earlier stage of my evolving work process.

>link to Kerstin Engman's website

A Series of Art Workshops Offered in Orono and Belfast.

(Orono, ME and Belfast, ME) Practicing artists Ed Nadeau and Kris Engman, colleagues at the University of Maine in Orono, are offering a series of workshops for the summer of 2010 under their newly formed collaborative organization Acme Art Alliance. With demand for these workshops so high, they will be held at two convenient locations, in Orono and Belfast.

(Image: "Compost" by Ed Nadeau)

(Image: Detail of "What I Saw on the Glacier" by Celeste Roberge)

On View Through June 13th.

(Saco, ME), The Saco Museum is pleased to announce the debut of the 2010 Mill-ennial, a new, juried biennial exhibition of local contemporary art. Sixty-one works by 39 artists connected to Saco, Biddeford, and Old Orchard Beach were selected by juror Frederick Lynch and will be on view throughout the exhibition. The exhibition is on view at the Saco Museum, with featured works presented at North Dam Mill in Biddeford, from April 3 through June 13, 2010.

(Image: "Carasoul of War" by Omer Gagnon)

Artists awards were announced at the opening reception for the 2010 Mill-ennial exhibition at the Saco on Friday, April 2. Artist’s awards included a juror’s award of merit and three purchase prize or prizes, enabling works from the exhibition to enter the collection of the Saco Museum. The juror’s awarded, selected by exhibition juror Frederick Lynch, went to Omer Gagnon of Dayton for his wood, metal, and found-object sculpture Carasoul of War. Purchase prizes, selected by the Collections Committee of the Dyer Library and Saco Museum, went to Pat Campbell of Saco for her relief sculpture Mandala II, made of rice paper and reed; to Laura Lee Dobson of Saco for her black-and-white photograph Rocky Hill Road; and to Kathy Angel Lee of Old Orchard Beach for her art quilt entitled Saco Mills. All of the winning artists’ work is on view at the Saco Museum through June 13.

(Image: "Rocky Hill Road" by Laura Lee Dobson)

The Mill-ennial was conceived by the Saco Museum as an ongoing series of exhibitions showcasing new work by living artists connected to Saco, Biddeford, and Old Orchard Beach. The works on display present a full range of artistic media, from traditional painting and photography to assemblage sculpture. Two large-scale installations by Biddeford native Celeste Roberge—whose sculptures are in the collections of the Portland Museum of Art, the DeCordova Museum, and Runnymede Sculpture Garden, among other public collections—are among the works installed at North Dam Mill. The mill’s “Project Space,” a 6,000 square foot industrial room with 11-foot ceilings, provides an apt setting for Roberge’s multi-media pieces, which explore issues of environmental fragility and sustainability. Whimsical and provocative carvings by George Hughes of Saco are also displayed in the Project Space.

(Image: Detail of "Mandala II" by Patricia Campbell)

Following is the complete list of Mill-ennial artists, including those whose work is displayed at the Project Space and the Saco Museum:

Susan Amons • Nick Anagnostis • Susan Barnes • Wendy Barrett • Melissa Bear • Peter T. Bennett • Christy Bergland • Pat Campbell • Donna L. Caron • Michele A. Caron • Sara Chadbourne • Sally Orth Chandler • Tammy Charles • Laura Lee Dobson • Laura Dunn • Rachael Eastman • Gayle Fitzpatrick • Tanya Fletcher • Omer Gagnon • Sarah Gorham • Rick Green • George Hughes • Pamela Johnson • Kathy Angel Lee • Diann L. Libby • Anna Low • Robin Puleio • Deborah Randall • Cheryl Rau • Kelly Sue Rioux • Celeste Roberge • Meryl Ruth • Nancy Bell Scott • Noel Squires • William T. Stewart • Nora Tryon • B. Andrew Valliere • Anastasia Weigle • Diane Bowie Zaitlin

(Image: "Saco Mills" by Kathy Angel Lee)

The juror for the 2010 Mill-ennial is Frederick Lynch, a nationally renowned painter and resident of Saco. Lynch received his BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art and his Master's of Education degree from Westfield State College in Westfield, Mass. He has taught at the University of Southern Maine, Colby College, and the Haystack School of Crafts on Deer Isle. His work is in the collections of the Portland Museum of Art, the De Cordova Museum, and the Farnsworth Art Museum, among others. In the catalogue accompanying the exhibition, Mr. Lynch writes, “This exhibition should announce to both the general viewing public as well as the arts community, in decisive and confident statements, with color, form and shape, just how creative and energetic the arts have become in the Biddeford, Saco, and Old Orchard Beach area.” The catalogue for the 2010 Mill-ennial is available for $20 at either the Saco Museum gift shop or www.lulu.com.

(Image: "Intelligent Design" by George Hughes)

The cities on the Saco have overlapping histories of industrial and creative activity, and the Mill-ennial seeks to celebrate that history by presenting the exhibition in both a traditional museum setting and a former industrial space. Presentation of the Mill-ennial also coincides with the May 29 grand opening of the Saco Museum’s new long-term reinstallation of its permanent collection, entitled Making History: Art and Industry in the Saco River Valley. Together, these two exhibitions will convey the breadth of creative endeavors in this region from the 17th century to the present day.

The Dyer Library/Saco Museum is located at 371 Main Street (Route 1) in historic downtown Saco, Maine. There is free parking and the museum is handicapped accessible. Regular museum hours are: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm; Friday 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm (FREE from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm); Saturday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm; and Sunday 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm (June to December only). Regular admission is: Adults $4; Seniors & Students $3; Children (7 through 18) $2; Children 6 and under, no charge. Admission is always free to to Dyer Library/Saco Museum card holders and their guests. Group tour rate is available for groups of 8 or more, and must be scheduled in advance. For additional information, please call 283-3861, ext. 114 or visit www.dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org.

Hours for the Project Space at North Dam Mill are: Monday through Thursday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, and Friday 8:30 am to 3:30 pm.

April 9th Through April 11th in Portland.

(Portland, ME) The Maine Festival of the Book brings together writers and readers to enjoy readings, panel discussions, book signings, and performances.This is the Festival's fourth year.

Presenters Tess Gerritsen and Anita Shreve will open the Maine Festival of the Book on Friday, April 9 at 7:30 pm. Tess Gerritsen will talk about her “Rizzoli and Isles” suspense novels being made into a TV series by TNT. Anita Shreve will read from her work and discuss the writer’s life. Hosted by Governor John E. Baldacci and First Lady Karen M. Baldacci, tickets are required for this event and are limited. Prices are $10 each in advance and $15 each on the day of the event.

Early Enrollment in First Session Prompts Added Session.

(Isleford, ME) Henry Isaacs, co-faculty Ashley Bryan and Susan van Campen are excited by the early enrollment for their plein-air workshop, September 3rd through 5th, 2010. In response, they’ve added a second session which will run September 8th through 10th. There are still a few spots left for the 1st Labor Day session and registration is now being accepted for the second session.

On Thursday, March 25th at 7:00 pm.

(Brunswick, ME) Phililip Hoose's book, Claudette Colvin: Twice Towards Justice is a biography of young Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old who refused to give up her bus seat to a white woman in segregated Montgomery, Alabama. Colvin's act of defiance in 1955 (nine months before Rosa Park's celebrated act) was followed a year later by Colvin's courageous testimony in the Browder v. Gayle court case. That case ended segregation on Montgomery buses and struck a fatal blow to segregation throughout the Jim Crow South. Colvin's story was virtually unknow until the publication of Hoose's book. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing at the event, courtesy of Gulf of Maine Books.

This event is a free reading and discussion. At 6:00 pm, there will be a reception for the author before the reading. Tickets for the reception at are $25 with proceeds to benefit the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance Fall Retreat Fellowship Fund.

For advanced tickets, please call 207-725-5222.

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