1 month ago

Monson Free Public Library raising funds to frame Abbott’s prints

MONSON — The Monson Free Public Library is holding a fundraiser through a gofundme/f/the-berenice-abbott-project account to raise the necessary funds to mat and frame 10 Berenice Abbott prints given to the library several years ago.

1 month ago

Monson Arts presents ‘Virtual Artist Talk: Barry Dana & Maulian Dana In Conversation’ on Thursday

Join us for a live virtual talk June 24 at 7 p.

1 month ago

Live music returns to the Center Theatre

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Denny Breau will be performing a live concert at the Center Theatre in Dover-Foxcroft at 7 p.

2 months ago

Free block party at Center Theatre

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre in Dover-Foxcroft announced that it will be hosting a free New Neighbors Block Party on Sunday, June 27 from 3-6 p.

2 months ago

Drive-in returns to Dover-Foxcroft

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre and Piscataquis County Ice Arena announced that they are continuing the popular drive-in program started in 2020 as a reaction to the COVID pandemic  They are planning some changes for the 2021 season, including viewer’s choice movies and seating areas for chairs, blankets, beanbags, etc.

2 months ago

Artisans sought for Moosehead village

The Moosehead Artisan Village will be officially opening for the season on June 30 and going to the end of October.

2 months ago

The Harrigan Learning Center and Museum now open regularly

MILO — Have you ever wanted to hold an ancient Incan tool made from a meteorite, or see a Columbian Mammoth tooth? Most museums are sober, quiet places that discourage interaction with the exhibits, but the Harrigan Learning Center and Museum, located in Milo, is a breath of  fresh air.

2 months ago

Main Street venue acquired for HJ Crosby Community Band

DEXTER — The Carl R.

2 months ago

Black Fly Festival parade Saturday in Milo

Observer file photo/Jeannette HughesBLACK FLY FESTIVAL RETURNS TO MILO — A past Black Fly Festival morning parade traveled along Park and West Main streets in Milo.

2 months ago

UMaine Extension 4-H summer learning series kicks off June 14

University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer its hands-on virtual summer learning series June 14 to Aug.

2 months ago

Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society meets June 9

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society will hold a meeting on Wednesday evening June 9 7 p.

2 months ago

D-F Historical Society museums open

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society is back after a very strange 2020.

2 months ago

Center Theatre receives Golden Apple Award from Maine Education Association

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On May 22, at the Maine Education Association Representative Assembly, the Center Theatre was given a Golden Apple Award.

2 months ago

Banish boredom with the Thompson Free Library

By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library Our goal this June at the Thompson Free Library in Dover-Foxcroft is to eliminate the words “I’m bored” from your vocabulary.

3 months ago

Theatre holding auditions for summer shows

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre in Dover-Foxcroft and Slightly Off-Center Players Community Theater Group announced that they are holding auditions for two summer productions on May 22-23.

3 months ago

May 13 presentation on Maine history

SEBEC — The Sebec Reading Room and Maine Humanities Council will present the online discussion “World in Your Library: Visualizing 200 Years of Maine History” with featured speaker Libby Bischof, Ph.

3 months ago

D-F Shiretown Homecoming canceled

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Shiretown Homecoming Committee announces the cancelation of its 2021 celebration due to uncertainties and limitations related to the coronavirus pandemic.

3 months ago

Under the tent at Thompson Free Library

By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library If you’ve been in close proximity to the Thompson Free Library in Dover-Foxcroft recently, you’ve seen the large white tent outside.