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DEER ISLE — A fund-raiser at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts and a scrap of lace at a sidewalk sale in New York City drew a local woman to explore the ancient technique of knotted netting and its origins.
BAR HARBOR — Once again the Mount Desert Island High School Drama Department is hosting the Eastern Regional of the Maine Drama Festival. The shows will be staged on Friday, March 8 and Saturday, March 9 in the Higgins-Demas Theater.
“Structured doodling” sounds like an oxymoron – or a great name for a band – but it is an art form that is fast gaining popularity, especially with people who never thought they had much artistic talent.
BAR HARBOR — Under a wintry sky flickering with the northern lights, the people of Almost, Maine, fall in and out of love in unexpected ways in the romantic comedy written by Aroostook County native John Cariani. The play “Almost, Maine” is being produced by students at College of the Atlantic, directed by Ayden Pugh and co-directed by Chloe Rohn. It will be performed in Gates Community Center at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, March 8 and 9, and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 10.
BAR HARBOR — College of the Atlantic’s George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History is presenting a collection of photographs of shorebirds and their nests through Feb. 28.
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ELLSWORTH— On Saturday, March 2, Grand audiences will be treated to director François Girard’s new vision for Wagner’s final masterpiece, “Parsifal.”
ELLSWORTH — The Bangor Symphony Orchestra (BSO) announced Thursday that Brian Hinrichs of Madison, Wis., has been named the organization’s executive director.
BUCKSPORT — Warm up with a bowl of soup and support a good cause at the Souper Bowl.