Drive By Todd
Formed in 2013, when Peyton Clark and Jake Nagy were seniors in high school, Drive By Todd isn’t easily categorized into one genre - it’s more like all of your favorites have blended together into one when listening to this group.
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
I can’t get Demon out of my head and heart. A story that will break your heart and leave you hoping; you’ll also navigate the opioid crisis and all the casualties that come with it through the eyes of a funny, quick, direct, and lively narrator.
Tiger Bomb
Tiger Bom is one kick-ass band. With their funky fun style and killer beats, they bring a certain energy to their music that just can’t be compared. How did this all girl band get started and where can you see them perform for yourself?
Jenny Ibsen
Jenny is a ceramicist, printmaker, and restaurant worker based in Portland. Her art practice is deeply rooted in her community, environment, and the experiences of those around her.
Theresa Secord: A Penobscot Basket Artist Keeps Tradition Alive
Today, through the efforts of Penobscot basket artist and advocate Theresa Secord and the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance, there are more than 200 basket-makers in Maine.
Not Lost or Looking // Heat Wave
How cliche the term ‘looking for oneself’ as if I walked off the front step one day and got lost in the woods.
Abigail Adamo
17-year old Abigail Adamo knew from a young age that she wanted to make music. She grew up listening to a diverse range of melodies - Taylor Swift, Metallica, Smashing Pumpkins, along with some folk, bluegrass, and classic country thrown in.
The Dishware Dilemma
Dishes are made to be broken. Here’s how to host without stress. OK, less stress.
I’m Your Neighbor Books
Designed to move between locations, the Welcoming Library arrives in two red crates. In one crate is 30 acclaimed picture books featuring Immigrant and New Generation families and in the other is a set of oversized tinker toys that assemble into a bookshelf topped with a banner invitation to “Read to Welcome” and “Read to Belong.”
The Maine Arts Academy
The following pieces of art were created by students at The Maine Arts Academy in Sidney. Maine’s only free public high school for the arts provides a rigorous career and college preparatory curriculum and well-rounded arts education to enrich the lives of their students.
A Social Conflict
You say that she is social, TOO social. Yet he is social too. A natural leader.
Too blind to see that she is a leader. Clearly.
Already hindered by the twisted view of femaleness.
A Sweet Hobby
Maine’s clean farming practices and favorable environment keep bee populations healthy.
Reconsidering the Language and Dynamics of Gratitude
In her captivating and prophetic Parable series, Octavia E. Butler imagines a dystopian future in which her strong female character—Lauren Olamina—suggests that “The only lasting truth is change.” This feels right as the world constantly shifts and humans keep evolving and changing, too, sometimes growing out of old personalities and ways of being.
Virginia Oliver
Most people don’t become famous for living a life they love, let alone after a century. However, 102-year-old lobsterwoman Virginia Oliver has captured hearts all over Maine and the country for that very reason.
The Showcase Bookcases
Young adult author Maria Padian has been waiting for these shelves her whole life.
Sweet Tooth
Abenaki First Nation bassist, composer, and songwriter Mali Obomsawin released her first solo album, Sweet Tooth, in October 2022. The album blends Wabanaki stories and songs that have been passed down in Obomsawin’s family, including field recording of relatives at Okanak First Nation.
Feeding Wonder Women
Sometimes it takes a village to keep Wonder Women in top shape. And my Girls will tell you; healthy, delicious food is the best possible start to attain WW status.
New Jewish Traditions
Every Friday morning, I open my tattered, old bread book where the spine has cracked in two places; one on the bagel page and the other on the challah page, and I start separating eggs and measuring flour. After years of making challah, I've got this down to a science, but I still open my bread book where I've written notes in the margin. The book is a habitual comfort; I don't need it there, but when I open it, I can see why this weekly tradition is so important to my family.
Sal Taylor Kydd
British-born artist Sal Taylor Kydd is a fine art photographer, writer and educator who uses various photographic media in a personal narrative that explores themes around memory and belonging; combining her poetry with alternative processes of photography and object-making.
