53518 research outputs found
Sort by
Clothing Closet at State Street Church
No full textBrief piece about the clothing closet that State Street Church in Portland has held for the past 25 years, making clothing available to new arrivals, many of whom come from warmer climates and are not prepared for Maine\u27s cold weather
Maine Immigrant Greens Collaborative
No full textBrief introduction to a new collaborative project known as the Maine Immigrant Greens Collaborative. The initiative will make produce available to food pantries in southern Maine. It will also work with partner organizations to demonstrate that Maie-grown underutilized crops can be substituted for ingredients that community members cooked in their home countries but which may not be readily available here. There are also plans for cooking classes and to serve traditional African meals in area schools
QWANQWA Brings Experimental, Ethiopian-Style Music to Portland
No full textReview of a concert held at SPACE Gallery in Portland on April 7 by the band QWANQWA. The quintet was founded by violinist Kaethe Hostetter and she describes their sound as a fusion of jazz, experimental sounds, and traditional Ethiopian melodies. The musicians play traditional Ethiopian instruments and the vocalist, Selamnesh Zemene performs in Amharic, the predominant language of Ethiopia
Winnie Ogweta: Transforming Passion Into Purpose
No full textA brief piece about Winnie Ogweta, a licensed cosmetologist and South Sudanese immigrant, who just opened a hair salon. Winnie\u27s Beauty Salon is one of just a handful in the area that specializes in Black people\u27s hair and that is owned by a Black woman
Peaks Island Star : October 2024, Vol. 44, Issue 10
Get PDFThe Peaks Island Star is the newsletter of the island\u27s service agencies and other community news.https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/peaks_pisn_2024/1009/thumbnail.jp
Peaks Island Star : November 2024, Vol. 44, Issue 11
Get PDFThe Peaks Island Star is the newsletter of the island\u27s service agencies and other community news.https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/peaks_pisn_2024/1010/thumbnail.jp
Peaks Island Star : December 2024, Vol. 44, Issue 12
Get PDFThe Peaks Island Star is the newsletter of the island\u27s service agencies and other community news.https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/peaks_pisn_2024/1011/thumbnail.jp
Maine House Votes to Strengthen African American and Wabanaki Studies in Schools
No full textBrief overview of LD 2001, an amended bill that proposes the creation of an advisory council to oversee the teaching of African American and Wabanaki studies in Maine public schools. Maine already has laws requiring the teaching of these subjects, but many schools are still not in compliance. The advisory council would help school districts to implement these areas of study into the curriculum
Obituary of Madeleine Jean Gatchell Corson ( Maddy ), 87, of Portland.
Get PDFObituary of Madeleine ( Maddy ) Corson, 1937 - 2024, former Chief Executive of Guy Gannett Publishing Company, and philanthropist.
Granddaughter of Portland Press Herald founder Guy P. Gannett, and niece of Jean Gannett Hawley (1924 - 1994), Corson led and expanded the family-owned company until its sale in 1998 to Blethen Newspapers. Corson was a longtime major sponsor of Children\u27s Theatre of Maine, along with numerous Maine cultural causes.from obituary: A generous benefactor, and compassionate corporate and civic leader, she was chair of Guy Gannett Publishing, founded by her grandfather.
ATTACHED BELOW, UNDER ADDITIONAL FILES is Maddy Corson\u27s autobiographical obituary, published in the Portland Press Herald on 2 May 2024
Language Art
No full textDominique Ostuni, a ceramicist in Bowdoinham, makes deceptively playful hand-built tableware. Mugs, plates, cups and candlesticks are painted with welcoming imagery inspired by her mother’s Italian restaurants. Thoughtfully provoking phrases are scattered throughout each piece. Ostuni discusses how she combines her different creative practices and her relationship to the work itself