The Farm Service Agency is to begin taking applications for its indemnity program Tuesday, July 20.
September
Maine Cheese Festival to be held in Pittsfield
PITTSFIELD — The Maine Cheese Festival is to be held Sept. 12 at Manson Park. Partnering with the Maine Office of Tourism, the Maine Cheese Guild aims to share the art of cheesemaking and spread the love of Maine cheese with their premier event. The event is to include music, food trucks, a beer tent, […]
Full-scale Wiscasset Art Walk to return June 24
Wiscasset Art Walk — a summertime celebration of art, music, performance and community, entering its ninth year — returns this month in full force with the participation of village galleries, shops, and restaurants. The village becomes a festival with sidewalk activities, community art projects, and special features. Art Walks are held from 5 to 8 […]
Global Dempsey Challenge 2021 to run in September
LEWISTON — This year’s Dempsey Challenge is set for Sept. 25 and 26, and sees the introduction of the event’s first, global challenge. Presented by Amgen Oncology and founded by Patrick Dempsey, the Dempsey Challenge is the primary fundraising event for the Dempsey Center. Since its inception in 2009, the event has raised more than […]
Audubon invites artists to ‘Brush with Nature’
FALMOUTH — In place of Maine Audubon’s annual “Nature of Craft” show, the organization invites plein air painters to be inspired at the aububon’s sanctuaries and create art outdoors to engage visitors in the artistic process. Juried artists can paint at the eight Maine Audubon sanctuaries from Sept. 9 to 12, with an auction Sept. […]
DaPonte String Quartet seeks youths for September workshop
The application deadline is June 18.
Foundation seeks applications for traditional handcrafts
ELLSWORTH — The Belvedere Traditional Handcrafts Fund of the Maine Community Foundation seeks applications. The fund supports projects and organizations that promote Maine traditional handcrafts. Only nonprofit and municipal organizations are eligible; MaineCF cannot make grants to individual artists. New this year, because of the pandemic, the fund will offer general operating support grants only […]
Common Ground Fair applications available
20201 Common Ground Country Fair will be held Sept. 24, 25 and 26 in Unity.
2021 Common Ground Country Fair poster released
UNITY — At the annual meeting of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association on Jan. 14, the organization kicked off a year-long celebration of MOFGA’s 50th anniversary by unveiling the 2021 Common Ground Country Fair poster. The design, featuring a bountiful tree, showcases fruits and vegetables that are available at the height of Maine’s […]
Master Gardener Volunteers program to begin March 1
Applications for virtual training will be accepted starting Jan. 4.