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‘Maine Cabin Masters’ Meet-and-Greet is Jan. 22

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A public meet-and-greet event with the three stars of the DIY Network show “Maine Cabin Masters” will be held at 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 22 in the bar upstairs at Damariscotta River Grill, 155 Main St., Damariscotta. The event will feature light hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.

‘Maine Cabin Masters’ Edgecomb Episode to Debut Jan. 22

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Glidden Point Oyster Farms in Edgecomb is the focus of an upcoming episode of the popular DIY Network show “Maine Cabin Masters,” now in its second season. “Oyster Farm Shack,” which was filmed in Lincoln County over the course of several months in spring of last year, will first air Monday, Jan. 22 at 10 p.m.

Review: Helen Warner Returns to PWA with Vibrant New Art Show

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For 40-plus years, Newcastle painter Helen Warner largely devoted herself to a nursing career. Retirement afforded her the time to focus on her watercolor and oil painting. Her nature-focused oils and watercolors were the subject of a summer 2016 exhibit at the Pemaquid Watershed Association office-gallery in Damariscotta.

Lincoln County Artsbeat

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Joy Vaughan and the art of journaling: South Bristol artist Joy Vaughan currently has an intriguing show up in The Carey Gallery at Skidompha Library in Damariscotta consisting of 53 pages from her daily art journal. A number of them, as one might guess, have writing on them.

Lincoln County Artsbeat

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Nature is art outside my window: My office window here at The Lincoln County News in Newcastle looks out onto the trailhead of the Great Salt Bay Preserve Heritage Trail. Every now and then, after an extended period of looking at a computer screen, I like to walk across Mills Road and down the trail a little way, through trees that are currently standing in fairly deep snow.

Edgecomb Singer to Hit Portland Stage in Support of New Album

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The music on Lena Rich’s engaging new full-length CD falls somewhere between indie rock and indie folk, as the 19-year-old Edgecomb singer-songwriter pointed out in a recent interview – hence the album’s title, “Something in Between.” “Something in Between” is also the name of the CD’s title track, a catchy, insistent rocker about an unsettled love relationship.

Lincoln County Artsbeat

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Hercule Poirot hits Lincoln County theaters: After being invited a number of times by Jason Sheckley, who manages Harbor Theater in Boothbay Harbor, to attend technical screenings of films opening at the theater, I finally took him up on his invitation the morning of Thursday, Dec. 14. On tap was the brand-new film “Murder on the Orient Express,” directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh.

Review: Art Lovers Flock to Pedrick Art Reception in Round Pond

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The Dec. 3 opening reception for artist Sally DeLorme Pedrick’s first local exhibit since 2011 was well-attended, even an hour before the official start time of 3 p.m. People were already showing up in significant numbers at about 2 p.m. on the crisp Sunday afternoon at The Library Art Studio, Pedrick’s home studio in Round Pond, enthusiastic to view the artwork on display in her current show, “A Mirrored Age.”

Lincoln County Artsbeat

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Kids need a kiln: Whitefield Elementary School’s new art teacher, Hollie Hilton, has hit the ground running as far as making positive changes in art instruction at the school. I learned recently that Hilton started up a DonorsChoose fundraising campaign for a digital kiln for her students.


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