Marshall|Jon Allan|156 Hio Ridge Road|Denmark|Me|04022|207-452-2228||marshall@pivot.net||Denmark Arts Center, 207-452-2412||||Individual|SAD 72|Fine Arts|EW, TC, ST, PI, AR|Jon Allan Marshall is Artist in Residence at the Denmark Arts Center and does education work in the schools and through internships. He prefers traditional representational paintings, specializing in landscapes. He also creates portraits, still life, narrative and allegorical subjects and is most influenced by 17th Century Dutch Masters. His work is represented by: Mercury Gallery, Boston; Copley Society of Boston; Jameson Gallery, Portland, Maine; Granite Shore Gallery, Rockport, Mass.; Van Ward Gallery, Ogunquit, Maine. , Cash|George|RR 2, Box 1174|Harrison|Me|04040|207-647-5397||||||Ives Street Press||Business|SAD 17|Crafts|AR|Ives Street is a private press offering design, letterpress print and hand bookbinding of limited edition poetry and short prose works. Also produces artist's books and all crafts associated with bookbinding, letterpress printing and works on paper. McKenna|Alice|RR 2, Box 1495|Sweden|Me|04040|207-647-2251||mcken@megalink.net||||||Individual|SAD 72|Outdoors, Local Knowledge, Crafts||A registered Maine Guide, Alice McKenna leads canoe, hiking, biking and cross country ski trips through scenic back country trails in western Maine for day or overnight trips. She specializes in providing comfortable surroundings and gourmet meals for groups with ages over 50 and /or primarily women. She is also a local storyteller and rug maker. Lyman|Richard and Kathleen|RR 2, 1450 Plummer Hill Road|Sweden|Me|04040|207-647-3970||lyman@simmons.edu|||124 Chestnut Circle, Lincoln, Mass, 01773, Sweden residence: mid-June to November 1, plus occasional weekends and other stretches.|||Individual|SAD 72|Local Knowledge|EW|Founders of the Sweden Historical Society in 1977, the Lymans are semi-retired college professors. Kathleen taught at Simmons college, Education and History departments. She consults with school systems in cooperative learning and use of computer technologies in education. Richard is currently Asian History lecturer at Brandeis University. They also have professional and teaching experience in family and womenÕs history, historic preservation, grant applications and administration, U.S. and local history. Goodman|Thomas|RR 2, Box 1484, Route 93|Sweden|Me|04040|207-647-5239||||||||Individual|SAD 72|Fine Arts, Visual Artists||In culinary arts, Thomas Goodman has represented Maine in seven national cooking contests; two beef, four chicken and one pie baking. In photography, he has photographed in 16mm; West Africa, Micronesia, Thailand and South Viet Nam. All of these were transferred to video tape. He also discovered and documented a 'lost' tribe in Thailand called "The Spirit of the Yellow Leaves". This archival material is in the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Martell-Bearse|Lee|Deertrees Road|Harrison|Me|04040|207-583-6747||deertrees@usa.net|http://www.deertreestheatre.org|||Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center|Theatre Manager|Group|SAD 17|Theater, Fine Arts|I, VW|Built in 1936, Deertrees is listed on both the Maine and National Register of Historic Places. In 1999, the Maine Office of Tourism named it as a Maine Treasure. It is the permanent home of the Sebago, Long-Lake Chamber Music Festival and offers an eclectic summer season that includes original theatre, children's shows and a wide range of musical offerings. It also has a backstage gallery. Sanderson|David|PO Box 186, 277 McWain Hill Road|Waterford|Me|04088|207-583-2529||davids@greennet.net|http://www.megalink.net/~davids|||||Individual|SAD 17|Local Knowledge, Writers|EW|Local Waterford historian. Wrote history of Birch Rock Camp on 75th Anniversary. Web site includes century old photographs, memorabilia from Camp McWain (1924-1931) and fiddle playing from the 1920's. Amateur musician since1970 with concentration on southern Appalachian traditional fiddling. Also, orignal storyteller with serious narratives that incorporate Maine dialects, fiddle playing and impressions of Artemus Ward. Conant|Ben B.|19 Park Street|South Paris|Me|04281-1337|207-743-2462||||||||Individual|SAD 17|Local Knowledge, Visual Artists|EW|Lectures on local history, folklore and legend, in particular, the people, places and organizations in the town of Paris. He's a photographer and has a substantial collection of old photographs covering Oxford and Franklin counties as well as genealogies of local families. Millonzi|Nikki|253 Pikes Hill|Norway|Me|04268|207-743-9579||knikki@megalink.net||||||Individual|SAD 17|Fine Arts, Crafts|EW, TC, PI|Artmaking in the Oxford Hills for over 20 years, Nikki enjoys working with a variety of media in in new and unique ways. She sees teaching as a natural extension of her artwork. She has worked with elementary age students and adults in a school setting as well as her own studio. Vail|Kurt|24 Hall Lane|Norway|Me|04268|207-527-2335||kdvail@megalink.net||||||Individual|SAD 17|Visual Artists||Kurt has more than 25 years experience in all areas of photography including extensive experience in digital imaging. He specializes in 35 mm location photography and has a vast library of stock prints on every subject from scenics to supersonic jet aircraft all of which are available for leased use. He is also equipped to provide a full range of digital imaging services including, but not limited to scanning, retouching, restoration and color correction. Black|Sue|RR 1 Box 230|Sweden|Me|04009|207-647-8272||sueblack@megalink.net||||||Individual|SAD 72|Crafts, Local Knowledge|EW|Sue Black teaches beginning spinning and weaving to adults and children. She is interested in antique weaving and spinning both books and equipment. She also enjoys doing historical research along the lines of social history rather than genealogy Farrington|Janet|46 Church Street, PO Box 393|Andover|Me|04216|207-392-4841||Janet@andover.lib.me.us||||Andover Library|Library Director|Group|SAD 44|Community Groups||Tusday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday,1 - 4:30 pm, also Thursday 6 - 8 pm. Conroy|Michelle|6 Broad Street, PO Box 130|Bethel|Me|04217|207-824-2520||conroym@cps.sad44.org||||Bethel Library|Library Director|Group|SAD 44|Community Groups||Mondays and Saturdays; 9 am - 1 pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays; 1 - 5 pm, Wednesdays and Fridays; 1-8 pm. , September through May, Story Hour for preschoolers, Thursday 10 - 11 am Richardson|Kathleen |16 Hannibal Hamlin Drive, PO Box 43|Paris|Me|04271|207-743-2980|207-743-8707|hamlinstaff@hamlin.lib.me.us||||Hamlin Memorial Library|Trustee|Group|SAD 17|Community Groups, Local Knowledge|EW, I, VW|Built in 1822, this library and museum was used as a jail until 1896. The building was constructed of granite blocks quarried in the town of Oxford and dragged over the snow by oxen. It opened, officially, as a library in 1902. The roof was replaced with one fashioned after the Sulim Chisti of India, but this roof was replaced by one more like the original in the 1960Õs. The entire village of Paris Hill was designated a national historic district in 1973. , Hours: Tuesday through Friday; noon - 5:00 pm, Saturdays 10 am - 2 pm. Librarian is Pat Chandler. Laitres|Rebecca |28 South Main Street, PO Box 307|Bryant Pond|Me| 04219|207-665-2505|207-665-2667|||||Whitman Memorial Library|Library Director|Group|SAD 44|Community Groups||Tuesdays and Thursdays; 11 am - 4 pm, Wednesdays and Fridays; 2 - 6 pm, Saturdays; 10 am - 2 pm. Lary|Lynda |226 Main Street, PO Box 307|West Paris|Me|04289|207-674-2004||bstevwpl@westparis.lib.me.us||||West Paris Public Library|Library Director |Group|SAD 17|Community Groups||Mondays and Fridays; 1:30 - 6 pm, Wednesdays; 1:30 - 7 pm |||Hanover|Me|04237|||||By appointment, call Joan Everett 207-364-7575||Gardner Roberts Memorial Library ||Group|SAD 44|Community Groups||Only open in July and August on Wednesdays; 10 am - 12 noon and by appointment, call Joan Everett 364-7575 |||Upton|Me|04261|||||By appointment, Call Violet Bernier 207-533-2035 ||Upton Library||Group|SAD 44|Community Groups||Saturdays; 9 - 11 am and by appointment, Call Violet Bernier 533-2035 Romer|Anna|Route 5, PO Box 105|Lovell|Me|04051|207-925-3177|207-925-3177|aromer@hobbs.lib.me.us||||Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library|Librarian|Group|SAD 72|Community Groups||Charlotte Hobbs sponsors workshops, play readings, guest speakers and a juried arts and artisans fair every August., Mondays; 10 am - 8 pm, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays; 10 am - 4 pm, Thursdays; 10 am - 4 pm and 6 - 8 pm, Note: for July and August only ; Monday - Saturday 10 am - 3 pm, Monday and Thursday, also 6-8 pm Gott|Pat |PO Box 43|Noway|Me|04268|207-743-2628||pgott@megalink.net||||||Individual|SAD 17|Visual Artists|AR|Specializes in local Maine, outdoor scenic prints. All prints are mounted, matted and framed. Barton|Frank|Barton Road|Albany Township|Me|04217|207-824-2834||||||Barton Strawberries Farm|Frank Barton|Business|SAD 44|Heritage Business, Outdoors||A former dairy and beef farm, it now grows 40,000 strawberry plants on eight acres. Growing field is part of a panoramic mountain setting. This is a scenic, pick-your-own operation. Directions: From Bethel: 3.5 miles from the junction of Route 5 and 35 in Albany Township on Hunts Corner Road. Turn left at sign onto Barton Road. It's 2/10 miles down a dirt road. Last week of June until mid-July. Daily 7 am until Noon and 5 to 8 pm. Carter|Anne and David|Route 26|Oxford|Me|04270|207-539-4848||||||Carter's Farm Market|Anne and David Carter|Business|SAD 17|Heritage Business, Outdoors||Carter's sells 15 to 20 varieties of corn and have a regional reputation for the earliest cucumbers in the state. Their roadside stand is also the largest cross country ski shop in Maine. Carter's produce can also be found at the Norway Farmers Market. Directions: From South Paris, six miles south on Route 26. Look for a sign on the right side of the road in Oxford. Mid-May to November 1, 9 am to 6 pm every day. Radner|Jo|PO Box 145|Lovell|Me|04051|207-925-6244||jradner@american.edu||use e mail for primary contact||||Individual|SAD 72|Local Knowledge|EW, PI|Historical, personal and family stories about western Maine aimed especially at adult audiences or older children., Coaching available on an individual or workshop basis from middle school to adult age groups. Use e mail for primary contact. Cooper|Chris and Lorelei|Route 26|West Paris|Me|04289|207-674-2200||||||Cooper Farm|Chris and Lorelei Cooper|Business|SAD 17|Heritage Business, Outdoors||The Cooper's 100 acre, 30 year old orchard is said to be one of the oldest in Oxford County. They currently sell their apples from a roadside stand and have plans to open up their scenic orchards to a pick-your-own operation. Many new varieties like Gingergold are grown here. Directions: On your left, six miles north of South Paris on Route 26. Daily 8 am to 6 pm from July through Christmas Cummings|Steve and Lori |King Hill Road|South Paris|Me|04281|207-743-7919||||||Cummings Blueberry Farm|Steve and Lori Cummings|Business|SAD 17|Heritage Business, Outdoors||The Cummings are the third generation to farm these blueberry fields just west of Steaked Mountain. Pick up an issue of "Blueberry NewsÓ with your berries. The newsletter has some of the familyÕs favorite blueberry recipes and tips like "Berries are more tart at the beginning of the season. Adjust sweetening accordingly." Directions: Three miles from South Paris on Route 117 heading toward Buckfield. Look for the sign; turn right, one-half mile on King Hill Road. Daily 8 am to 7 pm. from late July to mid-August depending on weather. Dunn|Raymond and Nancy||Denmark|Me|04022|207-452-2218||||||Denmark Christmas Tree Plantation|Raymond and Nancy Dunn|Business|SAD 72|Heritage Business, Outdoors||With magnificant views of the White Mountains, you can choose and cut a Balsam Fir while listening to Christmas music on this eleven acre farm. Bow saws, netting and help are provided. Trees range from 4 to 12 feet. Enjoy hot mulled cider while purchasing a handmade wreath or an already cut tree. Directions: Look for signs in season. Fire Lane 76 off the Lake Road in Denmark. Starting on the Saturday after Thanksgiving until three days before Christmas. Tuesday through Sunday from 9 am to 4 pm. Raymond|Betsy||Bethel|Me|04217|||||||Crescent Park Elementary School library|librarian|Group|SAD 44|Community Groups||Thursdays; open to public 6-8 pm Haynes|William |PO Box 176, Route 35|Waterford|Me|04088|207-583-2050||||Librarians: Lissa Butts and Andrew Merritt Trustees: Nancy Marcotte, Andrea Burns, Jane Morse, William Haynes, Donna Bell||Waterford Library|Secretary of Trustees|Group|SAD 17|Community Groups, Local Knowledge||A fine shingled stone gambrel structure (1912). Top story burned, 1937, rebuilt,1938, with designs by John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens. A community meeting spot with book groups, lectures, local history archives, memorial gardening book section and lectures, computer available to community, children's crafts and reading hours, book clubs and book collection, July 4 book sale. William Haynes, Secretary of Trustees, Librarians: Lissa Butts and Andrew Merritt. Trustees: Nancy Marcotte, Andrea Burns, Jane Morse, William Haynes, Donna Bell. Rowe|Dede|PO Box 50, 121 East Main Street|Denmark|Me|04022|207-452--2200||denmarklib@denmark.lib.me.us||||Denmark Public Library|Director |Group|SAD 72|Community Groups, Local Knowledge|VW|Denmark Historical Society holdings are housed here and meetings are held here.Story times, book discussions, after school activities and summer childrenÕs programs. Internet access is available. Meeting room space available. Tuesdays; 3 - 6 pm, Wednesdays; 9 - 12 am, Thursdays; 3 - 8 pm, Saturdays; 12 - 4 pm. Campo|Sue|RR 2, Box 470 (physical location, North Lovell)|Lovell|Me|04051|207-928-2301||||Sue Campo - 207-928-2028||Lewis Dana Hill Memorial Library|Director|Group|SAD 72|Community Groups||Saturdays; 9-12 am, Summer hours include Tuesday 5-9 pm, Director Sue Campo; 928-2028 Bonnema|Melody D. |146 Main Street|Bethel|Me|04217|207-824-2821||bonnema@megalink.net||Open daily (9:30 am -5:30 pm) except Wednesdays. Visit Bethel by Routes 26, 2 or 5.||Bonnema Potters|partner|Business|SAD 44|Crafts, Fine Arts, Outdoors|MAC |Melody and Garret Bonnema established Bonnema Pottery in 1974. Stoneware and porcelain clay fired at a Cone 9 in a reduction atmosphere. Many different items including lamps, dinnerware, serving pieces, tiles, vases and garden accessories. Trademark is endless combination of color glazes poured in overlapping layers. Open daily (9:30 am -5:30 pm) except Wednesdays. Visit Bethel by Routes 26, 2 or 5. Melody's figure sculpture and landscape picture tiles are on display in the showroom. Garret is also expert advisor on hiking trails both in time length and ability level. Samson|Robin |40 Whitman Street|Norway|Me|04268|207-743-7433||taxilady43@webtv.net||||J & R Gems & Jewelry||Business|SAD 17|Heritage Business, Crafts|EW, I, AR|Jo Samson mines, cuts and sets most of the stones used. Rochester|Marsha P.|403 Main Street|Oxford|Me|04270|207-539-4631||rochestr@megalink.net||||Nameless Beauty Daylily Gardens|owner|Business|SAD 17|Outdoors, Crafts||Marsha Rochester owns and operates Names Beauty Daylily Gardens. The gardens contain over 120 named varieties of daylilies and hundreds of unnamed hybrids. They are available for sale during the bloom season in July and August. Marsha and her husband, Nicholas, also develop new hybrids and are members of the American HemocallisSociety. , Marsha is also involved in the lapidary arts and creates gemstone carvings. She designs gemstone bead jewelry and does hand knotting of pearl strands. Morse|Trudy|627 Crockett Ridge Road|Norway|Me|04268-4225|207-743-2513||||||||Individual|SAD 17|Crafts||Trudy Morse's hobby is making log cabin quilts., Log cabin is the name of a quilt design made with three light color cloths and three dark color cloths. These are cut and sewed together with four borders around the squares. Chandler|Patricia E.|21 Wilderness Lane|Norway|Me|04268|207-743-8033||pec@megalink.net|http://www.chandlerfineart.com|||Fine Art and Portraiture|owner|Business|SAD 17|Fine Arts|TC, ST, PI|Patricia E. Chandler has been doing portraits for more than 40 years with clients across the United States and numerous group and one-woman shows around New England and New York State. She does realistic and expressionist oil paintings, mixed media on canvas or panels and prints. She also does free-lance illustration and textile design work. A former gallery owner in the mid-coast area before moving to western Maine, Patricia teaches individuals and classes in her large private studio in Norway and plans to offer annual, week-long painting workshops at an area lake site. Mayberry|Judy Hards|14 Suomela Lane|Norway|Me|04268|207-743-6719||mayberry@megalink.net||||||Individual|SAD 17|Crafts, Designers|EW, TC, AR|Judy Hards Mayberry lives with her husband, Don, and two daughters, Sarah and Susie, on Norway Lake. She graduated from the University of Maine with a Fine Arts degree in 1976. She and Don pursued a folk music career until 1982. After years working in tapestry weaving making wall hangings and rugs, Trudy found her niche in mosaics using needlepoint as her medium for ideas. She incorporates mosaics into tables, floors, walls, plant pots, trivets, etc. She likes to use Italian Vitreous glass as well as marble, ceramic tile, porcelain and granite. Allen|Dan|150 East Main Street|South Paris|Me|04281|207-743-6001||||||Hills Alive Chorale|Director|Group|SAD 17|Music, Community Groups||Hills Alive Chorale is ÔtheÕ community chorus in the Oxford Hills. Musical Director, Dan Allen. Allen|Dan|150 East Main Street|South Paris|Me|04281|207-743-6001|520-438-2164|||||Allen and Company|Dan Allen|Business|SAD 17|Heritage Business, Theater, Local Knowledge||Allen and Company does general contracting work that is held in high regard for its reputation with unusual projects, historic buildings and barns. He is knowledgeable in architectural history. A theatrical person, he has worked as an administrator, director, backstage crew and onstage performer. Perham|Joe|9 Perham Road, PO Box 295|West Paris|Me|04289|207-674-2138||mperham@megalink.net||||Joe Perham, Inc.||Business, Individual|SAD 17|Theater, Local Knowledge||Joe Perham is a Maine humorist, storyteller and folklorist specializing in after-dinner entertainment to corporations, service organizations, private parties, etc. , Joe Perham, Inc. sells a dozen different cassette tapes of traditional Maine humor. Tapes are available on a retail or wholesale basis. Irons|Debi|13 Cottage Road|Norway|Me|04268|207-743-5569||||||Art Moves Dance Studio|Director|Business|SAD 17|Dance|EW, TC, PI, VW|Art Moves Dance Studio in Norway, Maine offers a unique method of dance education developed by Debi Irons. Called Variant Dance instruction, it combines dance technique with creativity for whole artistic development. Debi Irons is also Artistic Director of a group for teenagers called Art Moves Dance Group. A choreographer, performer, and artist-in-residence, Debi Irons provides instruction for all ages from young people to classroom teachers in a wide variety of styles. Her performances are primarily with live musicians. Suomela|Laila|241 Norway Center Road|Norway|Me|04268|207-527-2253||lsuomela@megalink.net||Barbara Payne|Finnish-American Heritage Society of Maine , Cultural Heritage Center, Maple Street, West Paris|Finnish American Heritage Society of Maine|contact person|Group|SAD 17|Community Groups||The Finnish-American Heritage Society of Maine (FAHSOM), non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation , enjoyment and instruction of ethnic Finnish culture as well as history of Finland and its immigrants. Cultural Heritage Center located at Maple Street, West Paris. Informative programs to groups, organizations and schools. Takes part in town parades, occasionally presents special events to mark special holidays, historic dates, etc. with the public invited. , Also contact: Finnish-American Heritage Society of Maine PO Box 294, West Paris, Maine 04289, ph: 674-3094 Durnbaugh|Lindsey |251 Oak Hill Road|Otisfield|Me|04270|207-627-7472||||||||Individual|SAD 17|Music||Lindsey Durnbaugh is a singer/songwrter who plays piano and other keyboard instruments. Linsey performs with several area groups including Broken Men, Duke White Band, TwerenÕt Me, Blue Jelloshots and also appears as a solo performer. He specializes in an original style based on improvised rock with 20 years professional experience. Rawding|Ellen|430 Main Street|Norway|Me|04268|207-743-1884|743-1884|rstudios@megalink.net||||Main Street Center for the Arts|owner/operator|Group|SAD 17|Visual Artists, Fine Arts, Crafts, Theater, Designers, Music|EW, TC, PI, VW|Main Street Center for the Arts is a mult-faceted art and music performance space and gallery with art and photography exhibits. Rental space available for artists and musicians. Live performances such as Tim Sample, Dave Mallett, native African drumming, jazz and celtic music. Antique radio exhibit and Old Tim Radio Gang with Erica Brown on Fiddle., Regular yoga classes and Kirtan (ancient wisdom tradition and music). Music lessons for piano, drums, guitar and voice., Lovely renovated historic building (1881) in historic downtown Norway. She can also be reached at home; 743-8557. Rawding|Ellen |430 Main Street|Norway|Me|04268|207-743-1884|743-1884|rstudios@megalink.net||||Rawding Studios|owner/director |Business|SAD 17|Music|EW, PI|Rawding Studios offers professional instruction for voice, piano, guitar and drums from highly skilled professional teachers. Rehearsal space with Yamaha piano is available for practice sessions. Rental studios available for musicians to perform, practice and/or teach. Lovely restored historic building (1881) in downtown Norway. She can also be reached at home; 743-8557. Ring|Tonya A.|RR #1, Box 394|Fryeburg|Me |04037|207-935-3601||blackmagic_13@hotmail.com||||Tonya Ring Costumes||Business|SAD 72|Designers, Crafts|EW, TC, PI, AR|Tonya Ring is a seamstress, designer and tailor. Her experience ranges from custom formal wear for weddings to period re-enactment clothing to costumes for ballet, theatre and beyond. , Her work has been showcased in numerous venues from MaineÕs first Fabric and Fiber Arts Festival in Portland, Maine to Storyland and Heritage, New Hampshire located in Glen, New Hampshire. Keniston|Ginny |PO Box 548|Bethel|Me|04217|207-824-2661 or 2083||||||Cross Country Quilters|Ginny Keniston or Diane Smith|Group|SAD 44|Crafts, Annual Events|EW|Cross Country Quilters is a member of the Pine Tree Quilt Guild of Maine. They meet every Tuesday morning from 9:30 to 11:30 on Broad Street at the Robinson House in summer or the Bethel Library in winter. The group makes quilts to give people in the community who suffer a disaster such as fire. They also make raffle quilts as annual benefits for the Bethel Library and for the upkeep of the historic Middle Intervale Meeting House., New quilters are always welcome to join informal Tuesday morning group. Instruction in quilting is always available. Clark|Joe|707 Grover Hill Road|Bethel|Me|04217|207-824-3698||joe_clark@yahoo.com||||Dove Institute|owner/operator|Business|SAD 44|Outdoors|EW|Joe and his wife, Kelly Munson, are starting an outdoor school called the Dove Institute., Foster|Betsey|PO Box 877|Bethel|Me|04217|207-875-2426|207-665-2747|bsf@wildmed.com||||T'ai Chi for All|Betsey Foster|Business|SAD 44|Dance, Writers, Visual Artists|EW, PI, AR|Betsey Foster has studied T'ai Chi and Taoist philosophy since the mid-1980's with some of the best masters on both the east and west coast. She teaches T'ai Chi Chuan, commonly known as T'ai Chi, an ancient Chinese art of movment combining grace, balance and sense of beauty. Classes and/or demonstrations are available in long and short forms, Q. Gong, the Eight Brocades and Broadsword. Both group and private instruction available in Norway, Bethel and Bucksfield. Customized workshops combine T'ai Chi with creative writing. Betsey is also a writer and photographer. Wolff|Meg |PO Box 1383|Bethel|Me|04217|207-824-7210|||||June, July, August - 18 Salt Spray Lane, Cape Elizabeth, Maine 04217, 799-0163|||Individual|SAD 44|Fine Arts|PI|Meg Wolff is a cancer survivor who specializes in macrobiotic cooking. She is also an instructor. In June, July, August - you can contact her at:18 Salt Spray Lane, Cape Elizabeth, Maine 04217, 799-0163 Rhoads|Carolyn|PO Box 340|Denmark|Me|04022|207-452-2665||||||||Individual|SAD 72|Visual Artists, Fine Arts, Crafts|EW, TC|Carolyn Rhoads is a printmaker with a Master of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design. She teaches etching, relief printing (wood cut and linoleum cut) as well as drawing. She does free lance illustration work and has published a coloring book for children called The Little FarmersÕ' Coloring Book. Morris|Penny|366 Bull Ring Road|Denmark|Me|04022|207-452-2606||pennymorris@pivot.net||||Mainestage Readers Theatre|Founder and Director, Penny Morris|Group|SAD 72|Theater, Local Knowledge|EW, VW|Readers Theatre recreates literature in dramatic form for interpretive reading with music. Staged for historical events and celebrations. Sometimes called Ôtheatre of the mindÕ because audience must imagine from cues of voice and gesture. Non-profit, volunteer group producing summer and winter shows plus summer workshop for young people in the Denmark area since1979. Penny Morris has worked with Readers Theatre in New York City, Maine and New Hampshire. Past productions include Spoon River Anthology, Love Knots and James Thurber's Fables for Our Times. Tim McGuire|Beth Myers or|1460 Intervale Road|Bethel|Me|04217|207-824-0634|824-7256|farm1776@megalink.net||||Swallow Song Farm|co-owners|Business|SAD 44|Heritage Business, Outdoors, Local Knowledge|EW, TC, ST, I, VW|Fields on 25 acre certified organic farm slope down to the Androscoggin River. Over 200 varieties of perennials sold spring through fall with organic supplies and other local products. Produce, including culinary herbs, available summer and fall, seedlings sold in spring. Landscaping services, licensed and insured, also available. Farmhouse (c. 1776) and farmÕs cemetery said to be oldest in Bethel. Barn dates from 1800's. Elizabeth Ingalls, first Anglo woman to spend a winter. Bird watching excellent. Directions: Leaving Bethel on Rte 26 South, left onto Intervale Rd, 7 miles along the Androscoggin until farm on left. Call for latest information on farmers market hours. Patch|Arla|151 Cushman Hill Road|Bryant Pond|Me|04219|207-665-2224||arla@megalink.net||||Explorations Art Program|founder and teacher|Group|SAD 44|Fine Arts, Annual Events|EW, PI|The Explorations Art Program is a series of fine arts classes for adults and children in painting and sculpture, grades 1-12. The sole purpose to the program is to nurture creativity. There are two sessions annually, fall and spring, also a summer intensive for one week in July and art exhibits in May and November. A scholarship program supports young people with their tuition. Founder and teacher is Arla Patch. Patch|Arla|151 Cushman Hill Road|Bryant Pond|Me|04219|207-665-2224||arla@megalink.net||||||Individual|SAD 44|Fine Arts, Visual Artists, Designers|EW, TC, ST, I, PI, AR|Arla Patch is a visual artist and teacher with 29 years experience. She has worked in painting, sculpture, photography and graphics. She creates sculpture through body casting and is available to work with individuals. In this regard, she has been commissioned to create a body casting (mask or breastplate) of a client, transforming it into a finished sculpture or supporting the client to do so. In addition, Arla creates two dimensional artusing polymer clay discs as well as water colors. Her art is for sale and she is available for commission work. Patch|Arla|151 Cushman Hill Road|Bryant Pond|Me|04219|207-665-2224||arla@megalink.net||||Grace Retreat Center|owner/operator|Business|SAD 44|Fine Arts|EW, PI|The Grace Retreat Center is located on Spruce Mountain with a view of the Presidential Range. It is a place surrounded by peace, quiet and privacy. Arla Patch, an artist, teacher and workshop facilitator, offers retreats and workshops in the field of personal growth. She uses art and an array of other tools, for thepurpose of self-awareness and healing. De Coteau|Gertrude|PO Box 539|Norway|Me|04268|207-743-2438||||||Joe Holden Picnic|Rev. Gertrude De Coteau, pastor East Otisfield Free Baptist Church|Group|SAD 17|Annual Events, Local Knowledge||The annual Joe Holden Picnic is sponsored by the East Otisfield Free Baptist Church. It is a community event usually held on the last Sunday in August. Joe Holden, local mill owner, established a wide reputation for his belief that the earth was flat. On his death in 1900, he left the church a small amount of money for an annual school picnic. Joe HoldenÕs grave (with description of his theory) is located in the cemetery across from the church. Swanson|Karen|8 Abbott Farm Road|Bethel|Me|04217|207-743-3296 (cell)||karenonswanhill@yahoo.com||||Present Moments; Photography and Yoga|owner/operator|Business|SAD 44|Visual Artists, Dance|EW, I, PI|Present Moments: Photography and Yoga; Karen Swanson owner/operator , Karen's photography celebrates the beauty present in everyday moments. In addition to a line of notecards, she has over 20 years of experience in documentary style wedding photography and portraiture. As a Yoga Teacher, Karen's greatest gift and joy is supporting people by contacting the fullness that dwells within them and within each moment. Connie St. Pierre|Sally Taylor or|PO Box 2102|Bethel|Me|04217|207-824-3170 or 3246||midsummerfestival@smasheasy.com||||Midsummer Festival|contact organizers|Group|SAD 44|Annual Events, Fine Arts|VW|Midsummer Festival and Summer Solstice Sculpture Race start at the Common in Bethel, Maine. This is a celebration of art and science. Artists, artisans, students and sculpture buffs, craftsmen, tinkerers, ironworkers, woodworkers, engineers and creative people of all persuasins invited to enter their human powered creations in the sculpture race which includes an Ôunder 12' division. Application, entry rules and fee described on website. Picnicing, music, events, workshops, performances. Celebration of creativity and FUN raiser. Volunteers and contributors welcome! Hook|Mari|PO Box 813|Denmark|Me |04022-0813|207-452-2412||mjhook@cybertours.com||Mari Hook, 647-3638, Dan Eaton, nthrfarm@pivot.net||Denmark Arts Center|President|Group|SAD 72|Theater, Fine Arts, Crafts, Community Groups, Visual Artists, Local Knowledge|EW, ST, I, PI, VW|Mission of Denmark Arts Center is to further understanding and appreciation of arts and local crafts and provide focal point and place for community activities. Arts Center exists to provide outlet for local talents and artistic expression, as well as preserve regional traditions, lore and skills. In the Grange spirit, Arts Center is dedicated to sharing of knowledge and experience from within and outside the community. Theatre, art, poetry, music, dance, etc. Also sheep festival and local history. Arts Center located on Rte 160 between Denmark village & Brownfield, 2 miles past the Civil War statue. Davis|Martha|RR # 1, Box 94|Denmark|Me|04022|207-452-2256||davisforge@pivot.net||||||Individual|SAD 72|Outdoors|EW, I, PI|Martha Davis is a registered Maine Guide and serves on Ski-Patrol. She works as a backcountry ski guide and instructor for telemark skiing and takes people into the White Mountains on guided trips. As a French Instructor, she teaches beginning French at a local school and library. She would like to combine these things by offering guided trips into the mountains of Quebec. Her hobby is organic gardening. Anderson|Dianna|27 Woodland Avenue|Fryeburg|Me|04037|207-935-7407||cre8@adelphia.net|http://www.cre8fineart.com|||Indigo Moon Studio Gallery|owner/operator|Business|SAD 72|Fine Arts, Visual Artists|EW, TC, ST, PI|Dianna Anderson is an artist and certified Visual Arts educator for K-12 and adult education. She works in watercolors, pastels, oils, ink, drawing and acrylics to create "meditations on nature through realism, mental landscapes and abstract images". Her paintings engage by "portraying delicate detail in luminous color, generating feelings about travel, life and thought". Dianna has BA in Education and MS in Educational Leadership. Active in public schools, she also offers private and small group studio classes. Affiliations include co-President; Visual Arts Alliance, the Mount Washington Valley Art Association and Maine Art Education Association. Ray|Nancy |5 Rivermede Road|Fryeburg|Me|04037|207-935-8076||jsr@adelphia.net||||||Individual|SAD 72|Music||Nancy Ray is a musical performner. She singls and plays the guitar with a focus on Celtic music which reflects the history of females in the form of ballads. MacDonald|Sylvia ÔSueÕ|96 Wabunaki Road|Denmark|Me|04022|207-452-2196||sumac@pivot.net||||||Individual|SAD 72|Fine Arts|TC, AR|Sylvia 'Sue' MacDonald is a visual artist with a realistic style. Preferred mediums are oils and watercolors. Her work is in collections all over the country. Subjects include Maine farms, portraits, still life and the White Mountains. She has had numerous one-woman shows in Connecticut, New Hampshire and Maine. She participates in as many as a dozen and a half art shows each summer. In addition to art galleries, other venues for viewing her work include restaurants, banks and gift shops. Professional associations include Saco Bay artists, Mount Washington Valley Art Association, Pastel Painters of Maine and Oil Painters of America (a national juried association.) Johnson|Harriet|RR 3, Box 1083|Bridgton|Me|04009|207-647-3807||harriet@megalink.net||||Lakeside Garden Club|Harriet Johnson|Group|SAD 72, SAD 17|Community Groups, Outdoors|EW|The Lakeside Garden Club has members in Bridgton, North Bridgton, Harrison, Denmark and Sweden. In the summer of 2000, they installed a butterfly garden at the Chamber of Commerce office in Bridgton. The project created an opportunity to work with schools on the cycles of butterflies. Educational tours of the garden are available by contacting Harriet Johnson. St. Pierre|Connie|894 Mayville|Bethel|Me|04217|207-824-3246||tourmaline@smasheasy.com|http://www.smasheasy.com|||smasheasy¨ and Tourmaline Media|owner/operator|Business|SAD 44|Music, Crafts, Visual Artists, Fine Arts|TC, AR|smasheasy¨ is an independent music label and on-line gallery owned by Tourmaline Media. Based in The Outlook Studio in Bethel, Maine. smasheasy¨ offers an eclectic range of recordings from ambient and improvisational to beat, spoken word, progressive humor, alternative rock, pop and metal. Recordings available from amazon.com, drimala.com, smasheasy.com and in stores. Music can be sampled at mp3.com Professional recording services since1980 including live recordings. On-line gallery features recordings, biographies, paintings, sculpture, stained galss handblown glass, jewelry, rare books and other creations by New England artisans. Rochester|Nicolas|403 Main Street, Route 26|Oxford|Me|04270|207-539-4631||rochestr@megalink.net||||Rochester's Eclectic Emporium|owner|Business|SAD 17|Heritage Business, Fine Arts, Crafts|I, VW|Rochester's Eclectic Emporium houses minerals, jewelry, amethyst, tourmaline, other gems, even fossils. Take a visit just to see the gem collection and mineral specimens. The store contains a museum of lapidary exhibits. Volunteers are always welcome to help with current projects and internships are possible with the right student. , Nutting|Neal|RR # 1, Box 425e|Fryeburg|Me|04037|207-935-4505|935-4505|||||||Individual|SAD 72|Music|EW, PI, AR, TC|Neal Nutting is an artist extraordinaire working in many different forms and mediums. He is a performer, composer, arranger and teacher of classical, jazz, popular theory and performance for voice or piano. The Founder and Musical Director of Nut-TV and as well as his own summer music camp, he offers unique acting, singing and dancing experiences for children of all ages. His own musical training was from Arthur Roundry who studied with Heinrich Gebhard, a student to Paderewski, the teacher of Leonard Bernstein. Private lessons are available by appointment. Harding|Kevin|PO Box 181 |Center Lovell|Me|04016|207-925-1205||kharding.massed@rcn.com||President Howard Corwin, summers; 925-2282, fax 925-2283|(winter) Vice-Pres.Kevin Harding; PO Box 4094, Chelmsford, Mass., 01824, 978-256-8681, |Greater Lovell Land Trust|Kevin Harding|Group|SAD 72|Outdoors, Local Knowledge, Community Groups|EW, VW|Formed in 1985, GLLT was granted tax-exempt status in 1987. Their objective is to protect and enhance the water quality of Kezar Lake and its tributaries through the preservation of environmentally sensitive areas controlled by easement, donation or purchase. Guided nature hikes are offered during the summer also educational programs at the library. The GLLT owns 809 acres with 617 acres under easement including waterfront, waterview, wetland, timberland and farmland properties. Stewards of Sabattus Mountain trails, they offer an annual scholarship to a Fryeburg Academy graduate planning a career in conservation. Clark|Joe|707 Grover Hill Road|Bethel|Me|04217|207-824-3698||joe_clark@yahoo.com||||||Individual|SAD 44|Music||Joe Clark is a singer and song writer who writes folk and world music and performs around Maine. , Joe is also a certified Trager Approach bodyworker. Rochester|Nicolas|403 Main Street, Route 26|Oxford|Me|04270|207-539-4631||rochestr@megalink.net||||||Individual|SAD 17|Crafts, Writers, Outdoors, Local Knowledge| , EW, TC, PI, MAC , AR|Nicholas Rochester has written about mineral and gem collecting for over 30 years. An accomplished Master Lapidary with demonstrated ability to cut the finest gems. Apprenticed in gardening and landscaping, a degreed geologist (Northeastern University, 1980) capable of professional in gem and mineral identification with historical knowledge of Maine and other places. Available for consulting, commission work and private instruction. He has taught courses to exceptionally bright students and has an extensive resumŽ of education and experience to draw from for teaching. Moore|Lisa|458 Plains Road|Harrison|Me|04040|207-743-9808|744-0299|m3d@megalink.net||||||Individual|SAD 17|Writers|EW, TC, PI|Lisa Moore is a writer of educational and teacher support materials including test passages and multiple choice questions. She also writes informational blurbs about authors and their literature, book chapters about grammar, writing and poetry. Lisa Moore writes poetry and reads it aloud whenever appropriate. She has self published several books. She offers workshops to elementary through high school students about poetry. She has published poems and short stories for both young readers and adults. Moore|Lisa |443 Main Street|Norway|Me|04268|207-743-9044|743-9044|artscoop@faresharecoop.org|http://www.fareshare.org|||Fair Share Coop|board member|Group|SAD 17|Community Groups, Fine Arts|VW|Fare Share Coop began as a natural food store and preorder coop in 1978. In 2001, it expanded to Main Street, Norway tripled its inventory and opened Fare Share Commons to the public. The Commons is a meeting space for workshops, exhibits, events and presentations. For further information, see listing for Commons Art Collective. Platz|Judy|PO Box 723|Denmark|Me|04022|207-452-2657||platz@pivot.net||||||Individual|SAD 72|Writers|EW, PI, AR|Judy Platz teaches at Southern Maine Technical College and York County Technical College. She gives both courses and workshops in poetry. Morris|Penny |366 Bull Ring Road|Denmark|Me|04022|207-452-2606||pennymorris@pivot.net||Jayne Hamaty - hamaty@ime.net||Promise Singers|group leader|Group|SAD 72|Music, Annual Events, Community Groups||The Promise Singers began in the late 1970's with women from church choirs who were asked to perform at services and fund raisers. Soon, variety was added with folk songs, madrigals, popular and show tunes. Readings of poetry, short stories and Readers theatre pieces complete their repertoire. They perform regularly at Christmas and in the late spring or summer at churches, community fund raisers, festivals, private parties, and weddings. Interested singers; contact Penny Morris as above or Jayne Hamaty - hamaty@ime.net Bois|Carl|1 Ridge Road, PO Box 76|Lovell|Me|04051|207-925-6262|207-925-3001|rrgs@pivot.net|http://www.rockyridgemaineguide.com|||Rocky Ridge Maine Guide Service|owner/operator|Business|SAD 72|Heritage Business, Outdoors|EW, PI|Carl Bois is a registered Maine Guide for hunting and fishing. He is also an experienced educator for all sports lovers from beginners to tournament level instruction with particular emphasis on downrigger fishing and bass fishing. His services are available in all seasons including ice fishing in winter. He is equally proficient in traditional methods and new techniques. Rocky Ridge Guide Service includes a complete Bait and Tackle shop, private instruction and black powder hunting in season. Mallory|Al|14 Forbes Road|West Paris|Me|04289|207-743-7162||bronco@megalink.net||||Powah Crew|member|Group|SAD 17|Music||Classic rock & roll and blues band. Available for weddings, parties or anytime dancing music is needed! This band has been together since 1997 playing in area clubs and bars. In the winter, youÕll find them at the Sunday River Ski resort. A local favorite in Bethel. Many say Powah Crew is the best ÔcoverÕ band in the western foothills area. Neufeld|David|81 Blackguard Road|South Waterford|Me|04088|207-583-4754||northstr@megalink.net|http://www.northstargarden.com|||North Star Garden Design and North Star Stoneworks|owner/operator|Business|SAD 17|Outdoors||Your garden can be a personal paradise combining the calming effect of natural beauty and the excitement of realizing a, dream landscape. Garden designer David Neufeld can help you create harmonies between plants, paths, and structures that will allow your time in the garden to be an experience of the heart. Design your garden online and view it as it will look over a period of years. , Neufeld|David |81 Blackguard Road|South Waterford|Me|04088|207-583-4754||northstr@megalink.net||||North Star Creations|owner/operator|Business|SAD 17|Theater||David Neufeld's enactments of the tragedies and triumphs of modern life and his excursions into the animal kingdom compel audiences to rediscover that stories can be dramatic, unforgettable entertainment. With nothing but a couple of hats and a pair of glasses as props, his original stories have captured adult, family, high school and yonger audiences in over 2,000 performances worldwide. Cushman|Bette Ann|125 Greenwood Mountain Road|Hebron|Me|04238|207-966-3330||||||Buttercup and Columbine|owner/operator|Business|SAD 17|Heritage Business, Outdoors|EW, AR|Bette Ann Cushman specializes in flower arranging and wreathe making using cut flowers in season. She helps people who wish to garden or improve their landscape. She is particularly good at making places of business more inviting with the planting of gardens. Her 3.5 acres are just 2 miles from Hebron Academy and are filled with flowers including numerous varieties of wild flowers. Mann|Jim |PO Box 597, 57 Main Street|Bethel|Me|04217|207-824-3030|824-3337|mtmann@megalink.net||||Mountain Mann Jewelers|owner/operator|Business|SAD 44|Crafts, Local Knowledge, Designers||All stones used by Jim Mann were mined and cut in the state of Maine. The majority of stones were mined by Jim Mann who also cut and designed their settings. He also does jewelry repair, gives geology tours and is a local historian and archeologist with a small museum of the most siginificant mineral finds in western Maine. His shop is a mineral collector's delight with numerous unique gift items including healing stones. Sturdivant|Linda|PO Box 131|Norway|Me|04268|207-642-7840|642-7831|pfssales@prexar.com|http://www.ohmpaa.org|||Oxford Hills Music & Performing Arts Associatioin (OHMPAA)|President|Group|SAD 17|Theater, Music, Community Groups|VW|The Oxford Hills Music & Performing Arts Association is a non-profit community theatre group. They are dedicated to the presentation of quality entertainment featuring the diverse talents of local and area residents. The door is always open to anyone who wishes to participate. After 13 years performing at the lovely Paris Hill Academy building, OHMPAA signed a contract with the Norway Grange. OHMPAA 's repetoire ranges from small intimate dramas to full scale musicals. Every summer is a wonderful adventure for actors, production staff and audiences. Stuart|Betsy|Hobbs Hill Lane|Harrison|Me|04040|207-583-6262|583-6534|elms@megalink.net|http://www.elmspuzzles.com|||Elms Puzzles, Inc.|owner/operator|Business|SAD 17|Crafts|TC, ST, AR|Elms Puzzles are extraordinary, handcut wooden jigsaw puzzles. Made from fine mahogany, they are collected by celebrities and political leaders. Mark a holiday or celebration by using a photo of your choice to create a puzzle. Puzzles are also available to lease for timed periods. Farrar|Susan Clement|16 Spring Street|Bethel|Me|04217|207-824-2030||missue@megalink.net||||||Individual|SAD 44|Writers, Theater||Susan Clement Farrar is a retired teacher and Director of the Spring Street Dance Theatre which she started in Bethel in 1957. She is the author of many treasured children's books includingSamantha on Stage, Dial Books, New York City and Emily and Her Cavalier, Windswept House, Mt. Desert, Maine. Her short stories include "Harriet is Me". She has performed in Readers Theatre at King's College in London. Susan Farrar holds a B.A. in Theater and Science from the University of Maine. George|Vincent S.|54 Reservoir Road|South Paris|Me |04281|207-743-8174||vgeorge@cybertours.com||Home: 15 Tannery Street, Norway, 04268, ph:743-7995||George Family Piano Company|owner/operator|Business|SAD 17|Music, Heritage Business, Local Knowledge||The George Family Piano Company are piano specialists for the professional artist. Their knowledge of this instrument extends to every area of its life from building and/or rebulding to expert turning, reconditioning and refinishing. The George Family are also professional piano movers and can act as piano brokers for Steinways and other fine keyboards. Whether it's a Grand, Upright, Player Piano or Reed Organ, the George Family can make it sound better. Davis|Glenn and Janice|56 King Hill Road|South Paris|Me|04281|207-744-0204|744-0204|kingsinn@megalink.net|http://members.aol.com/kingsinn/inn.htm|||King's Hill Inn|owner/operator|Business|SAD 17|Heritage Business, Designers|AR, ST|Glenn and Janice Davis have made the King's Hill Inn a step back into the past. The original homestead of Samuel King, born in 1797, burned in 1860. It was rebuilt on site in 1863. Samuel's son, Horatio King, born 1811, was Postmaster General of the United States and the King family continued to own the house until the mid-1900Õs. Listed in the Directory of American Historic Inns and B 'n B's., the inn also has a 1900 era post and beam barn, Victorian style gardens, views of Mount Washington and the White Mountains and period decorating both inside and out. Keniston|Bob |39 Chapman Street|Bethel|Me|04217|207-824-2661||||||||Individual|SAD 44|Crafts||Bob Keniston learned to turn wood as a child and has made countless items from wood including plates, vases, bowls and fountain pens. A collector of woods including many rare species, he uses the natural color of woods to create different patterns. By piecing wood together in various combinations, Bob creates both practical items and beautiful visual effects. Final surfaces are remarkably smooth patterns, but they are not veneers. They are solid fitted pieces. Varuolo|Michele|15 Kilborn Street, PO Box 541|Bethel|Me|04217|207-824-3208||mjv@megalink.net||||Spring Street Cloggers and Scoggin Cloggers||Group|SAD 44|Dance, Community Groups||Spring Street Cloggers and Scoggin Cloggers provide clog dancing for all occasions. Contact Michele Varuolo for further information. Wiltjer|Rusty |118 North Bridgton Road|Waterford|Me|04088|207-583-2911|583-2911|wiltjer@maine.com|http://www.maine.com/shops/wiltjer|||Wiltjer Pottery|owner/operator|Business|SAD 17|Crafts, Designers, Fine Arts|EW, TC, I, PI|Rusty Wiltjer is a former musical performer who got hooked on the world of ceramics. He has made many unique designs in clay and, after more than two decades, has perfected numerous tech niques in the firing of his ceramics. From small gift items to large pots, fine crafted sinks with custom details and huge outdoor fountains, Wiltjer Pottery is a good place to tour. Polly Mahoney|Kevin Slater or|1513 Bear River Road |Newry|Me|04261|207-824-2073|824-3784|info@mahoosuc.com|http://www.mahoosuc.com|||Mahoosuc Outfitters|co-owners/operators|Business|SAD 44|Heritage Business, Outdoors|EW, I, PI, AR, VW|Mahoosuc Outfitters is located on Route 26 in North Newry. Registered Maine Guides, they have also mastered outfitting crafts associated with outdoor trips. Together, Kevin Slater and Polly Mahony produce cedar wood canvas canoes, ash wood paddles, spruce setting poles and ash wood dog sleds. Make an appointment for private instruction. Internships are available. Kevin Slater|Polly Mahoney or|1513 Bear River Road|Newry|Me|04261|207-824-2073|207-824-3784|info@mahoosuc.com|http://www.mahoosuc.com|||Mahoosuc Guide Service|co-owners/operators|Business|SAD 44|Heritage Business, Outdoors|EW, I, PI, AR, VW|Kevin Slater and Polly Mahoney offer fully outfitted guided trips in all seasons. Clients can go for guided canoe trips in the summer and dogsledding in the winter with traditional style camping. Winter camping features canvas wall tents with wood stoves in each tent. Forty husky sled dogs, raised from puppies, are on site. Sleds, canoes, paddles and setting poles are handcrafted by Slater and Mahoney. Most trips are in Maine, but some go as far as Northern Quebec and include Cree Indians. Some river trips are offered as 'womenÕs getaways'. Internships available. OÕBrien|Lorinda |RR 1, Box 200|Fryeburg|Me|04037|207-925-1811||braelynfarms@hotmail.com||||Down Home Spinners|contact person|Group|SAD 72|Crafts, Community Groups|EW|The Down Home Spinners are a loosely organized guild of hand spinners who gather at least once a month. The group is comprised of many talented spinners who are contantly exploring new territory in fiber arts. Members produce handcrafted items in the areas of: hand spun (yarn), weaving, felting, basketry, dyeing, knitting, crocheting, embroidery and rug hooking. Some are involved in animal husbandry for fiber supply. Some items are for sale. Visit them at the Fryeburg Fair in the Agricultural Expo and Scribner's Mill 'Back to the Past'. Some members give craft demonstrations. OÕBrien|Lorinda |RR 1, Box 200|Fryeburg|Me|04037|207-925-1811||braelynfarms@hotmail.com||||Braelyn Farms|owner/operator|Business|SAD 72|Heritage Business, Crafts, Outdoors|TC, PI|Rindy OÕBrien works with a variety of fibers from many different sources. From sheep wool to dog hair and other animal fibers even to cellulose plant fibers such as flax, ramie and cotton and, on occasion, acrylic. Rindy also sells spinning wheels and other necessary equipment for spinning and fiber preparation. She sells a variety of fibers, dyes, yarns instructional literature, also gives private instruction, craft demonstrations and workshops. Bergman|Robert|13 Pinnacle Road|West Paris|Me|04289|207-674-5777||chloe@megalink.net||||Pinnacle Woodworks|owner/operator|Business|SAD 17|Crafts, Fine Arts|TC, MAC |Pinnacle Woodworks is a full woodworking facility. Cabinetry and furniture can be custom made. Sculpture work is by commission. Bob Bergman is primarily a contemporary stylist, but also includes reproduction work. Most of the woodworking tools he uses are modern, but he also incorporates traditional methods of shaping and sculpting. Lenz|Peter |64 Roberts Road|Norway|Me|04268|207-744-0966||dinglefuzzle@yahoo.com||||||Individual|SAD 17|Writers, Local Knowledge, Visual Artists|EW, TC, I, PI|Peter Lenz is an author, historian, educator, lecturer, editor and producer of video productions for television. Topics range from Columbus and early Native American history, women's history including witchcraft persecutions in both Europe and America, 14th to 17th Century Jewish history, African American history, early Maine and New England history, also local history, folklore and culture including several series such as 'living history' programs used in schools. As a cultural journalist, he's conducted hundreds of video taped interviews and has a library of local events & performances. Westhaver|Kenneth H.|Studio 94A, Route 113|West Fryeburg |Me|04037|207-935-2850||westhaver@pivot.net|http://westhaverart.freeservers.com|||Fine Line Press & Image Workshop|owner/artist|Business|SAD 72|Fine Arts, Visual Artists|EW, TC, ST, PI, AR|Ken Westhaver has exhibited nationally and internationally as a printmaker and painter since the early 1960Õs with representation in New England, Washington, D.C., New York City and California. He holds a BFA from Pratt Institute, M.Ed and MA from Antioch in psychology. A behavioral specialist, his artwork serves as personal therapy. He described a one-man exhibit as a Ôcultural visitation in a psychic museumÕ. He has written articles on aesthetics and taught visual arts for years. His paintings envelope you in the sensuous and transcendent qualities of pigment and color. Little|Bruce|272 Pikes Hill |Norway|Me|04268-5323|207-743-8041||info@DavidFreemanDesign.com|http://www.DavidFreemanDesign.com|Adrienne Little, Colin Little||David Freeman Design|owner/operator|Business|SAD 17|Crafts, Outdoors, Visual Artists, Designers|TC|Bruce, Adrienne and Colin Little operate David Freeman Design where they manufacture rustic garden products such as bird houses, feeders and planters. They offer graphic design services for small and medium size companies such as a map and guide produced for the Oxford Hills Chamber. They also mat and frame (for both wholesale and retail sales) original vintage and antique bookplates. Custom framing available on a commission basis. David Freeman Designs plans upscale artisansÕ exhibits and publishes ÔBy Artisans, For Artisans', a monthly electronic newsletter marketing artisans. Perry|Joanie |243 Main Street|Norway|Me|04268|207-743-5911|207-743-5913|joanie@woxo.com|http://www.gleasonradio.com|Eric Marenghi, Program Manager||WOXO, WTME, WCNN|Sales Rep. and Tech person|Business|SAD 17|Media||WOXO is a country radio station. WCNN offers headline news all day, every day. WTME is religious programming and Talk Radio. In addition to the variety, WOXO offers non-profit groups free air time to promote their causes and consequent fund raising efforts. They call these spots: "Here's What's Happening!" Little|Bruce |272 Pikes Hill |Norway|Me|04268|207-743-8041||info@DavidFreemanDesign.com||Adrienne Little, Colin Little||'By Artisans, For Artisans'|publisher|Group|SAD 17|Media, Crafts, Annual Events||ÔBy Artisans, For ArtisansÕ , an electronic newsletter of information and events was started in January 2001. Within a year and a half, it had an audience in 5 states. The newsletter started as a way to market artisans to their local community. Now, it is a face of culture reflecting not just western Maine, but a good portion of New England as well. This proves both the value and power of such a service and, at the same time, the apparent need for it in the artisan community. Chodosh|Pamela|69 Sugar Rock Road|Albany|Me|04217|207-824-4636|207-824-4636|pchodosh@megalink.net||||||Individual|SAD 44|Designers, Visual Artists, Crafts, Writers|EW, TC, PI, AR, MAC |A designer and a writer, Pam Chodosh works in many mediums including textiles, photography, film and the web. She has worked as a fashion designer, costume and prop designer for theatrically related work, a web page designer, video maker, musician, writer and teacher. Her abilities in design, writing, technology, teaching and music enable her to contribute a wide array of ideas and skills to any project. She is available by the day or by the hour. Ring|Lee D.|RR 1, Box 394|Fryeburg|Me|04037|207-935-3601||hotglass@ooomingmak.com|http://www.ooomingmak.com|||Ooomingmak Foundry and Glass Studio|owner/operator|Business|SAD 72|Crafts, Designers, Fine Arts|TC, PI, AR|Ooomingmak Foundry and Glass Studio is a small business owned and operated by Lee Ring whose speciality is molten materials. All glass work is done with molten glass that is blown, casted and/or blown molded. In addition, Lee casts all the bronze molds that he uses to blow his glass into. Similarly, he creates the molds for his sculpture and reproduction work. Lee Ring is a Master mold and pattern maker in various mediums including Lost Wax, Rubber and Split molds. He also makes natural wood furniture. Davis|Diana |RR 1, Box 155|Lovell (Stow)|Me|04051|207-697-2645||||||Designs by Diana|owner/operator|Business|SAD 72|Designers, Crafts||Diana Davis designs and creates tapestry vests, matching sling bags, beggars pouches, handbags, cosmetic bags, menÕs and ladiesÕ travel bags, beach-pool bags, wallets, jewelry pouches and accessories. Diana is a member of the United Maine Craftsmen and the Bridgton Arts & Crafts Society. She participates in numerous arts and crafts fairs all over New England. She has a regular booth display in the HandcraftorÕs Barn in North Conway, New Hampshire. Her brochure is available for mail orders. Foley|Tom|PO Box 159|Oxford|Me|04270|207-539-2937||item135@megalink.net||||||Individual|SAD 17|Visual Artists, Writers, Crafts, Fine Arts|EW|Tom FoleyÕs calendar is crowded with a variety of projects. A retired professional photo journalist, he is involved in writing, storytelling, poetry and photography projects while painting and carving decoys as a hobbby. However, Tom gets his greatest joy out of motivating young people to express themselves creatively. He is a great proponent of arts-in-education programs because he has seen how encouraging a creative outlet can transform a young personÕs life. He is an organizer of poetry readings, photography instruction and numerous creatively oriented workshops. Foley|Tom|PO Box 159|Oxford|Me|04270|207-539-2937||item135@megalink.net||||Oxford Hills Camera Club|founder|Group|SAD 17|Visual Artists|EW|The Oxford Hills Camera Club is open to beginning and novice photographers. The purpose is to share knowledge, enjoy field trips and generally learn best ways to combine words and pictures. Beginning instruction is available. The group meets every other Tuesday. Willard|Nancy|72 Alpine Shores Road|Bryant Pond|Me|04219-6619|207-665-2788||onthrocks@megalink.net||||||Individual|SAD 44|Dance|EW|Nancy Willard retired from teaching physical education at the University of Maine in 1997. She gives classes in ball room dancing at various locations as fund raisers for libraries, churches and other organizations. Noonan|Carol|695 Dugway Road|Brownfield|Me|04010|866-CAROL CD||info@carolnoonanmusic.com|http://www.carolnoonanmusic.com|||Noonan Music|owner/operator|Business|SAD 72|Music||A folk singer and songwriter, Carol Noonan is well known for her renditions of English and Irish traditionals and cowboy gems. She has won accolades as Best Female Vocalist from the Boston Music Awards and rave reviews from such major media outlets as the Associated Press and Playboy Magazine. Big Iron is an entrancing collection of old and new western songs like ÒRed River ValleyÓ and ÒStreets of LaredoÓ along with her own hauntingly beautiful ballards. Big Iron was released on her own label; Noonan Music. Call or visit her web site for more information. Day|Alan|447 Main Street|Norway|Me|04268|207-743-9044||artscoop@faresharecoop.org|http://www.fareshare.org|||Commons Art Collective|Treasurer|Group|SAD 17|Visual Artists, Fine Arts, Community Groups|VW|The Commons Arts Collective is an extension of the Fare Share Marketplace. It houses an arts and artisans cooperative gallery featuring such mediums as painting, sculpture, pottery, jewelry, illustration, weaving, wood work, photography and printmaking. The purpose of the cooperative is to support and nurture local artists. There are two levels of membership, regular group and individual exhibits. There are gallery talks and art openings. Sue MacDonald|Dianna Anderson or|27 Woodland Avenue|Fryeburg|Me|04037|935-7407 or 452-2196||cre8@adelphia.net||||Visual Arts Alliance|founders|Group|SAD 72|Visual Artists, Community Groups||Visual Arts Alliance is a collaboration of artists of different disciplines and styles in the Fryeburg area. They are organizing an annual, summertime ÔArt in the ParkÕ for Bradley Park with space for 50 or 60 artists with accompanying food and music. Contact organizers for more details. Rosenblith|Eric and Carol|1330 Beacon Street|Waban|Ma|02468|617-965-4745||imaifryeburg@earthlink.net|http://www.home.earthlink.net/~imaifryeburg|during July; 207-935-7696||International Musical Arts Institute|Directors|Business|SAD 72|Music||The International Musical Arts Institute was founded in 1997 by Eric Rosenblith of the New England Conservatory of Music. IMAI presents a series of classical chamber music concerts during the month of July at Fryeburg Academy. The Institute is comprised of musicians who range from young professionals and career-bound conservatory students to established artists with international reputations. Since its inception, IMAI has drawn musicians from 20 nations on four continents and performs at many community and arts centers around New England. Visit their site for more information. Galvin|Steve|445 Main Street, Suite # 1|Norway|Me|04268|207-743-7859|207-743-0676|npctv@megalink.net||||NPC-TV|Station Manager|Group|SAD 17|Media|EW|NPC-TV is a PEG access station. That means it provides Public, Educational and Governmental access cable TV for the Norway and Paris area. They offer training in all aspects of television production. Equipment is made available to the public for non-profit productions. Shows are broadcast on Cable Channel 2. Non-profits can post informational messages on the cable bulletin board for free. Businesses can post messages for a nominal fee. Morra|Pam |14 Alpine Street|Norway|Me|04268|207-743-5638||mizsnipps@aol.com||||Fine Art Originals|owner/operator|Business|SAD 17|Fine Arts||Fine Art Originals by Pam Morra are made in acrylics and pastels. Rasco|Lynda|88 Main Street, PO Box 100|Center Lovell|Me|04016|207-925-6502||harvestgold@fairpoint.net|http://www.harvestgoldgallery.com|||Harvest Gold Gallery|owner|Business|SAD 72|Crafts, Designers, Fine Arts||Harvest Gold Gallery, located in the beautiful moutains and lakes region of western Maine, is family owned and operated. Owners, Bill and Lynda Rudd, have been making fine gold jewelry since the early 1980's and had their designs displayed throughout the world in galleries and jewelry stores. Their line features hundreds of original designs and styles of earrings, bracelets, rings, necklaces, broaches and pendants and often has a nature theme woven into it. , Started in 1997, the gallery not only features their own exquisite designs, but also showcases many other unique American artists. Included in this select group of objects d'art is hand blown glass, soft sounding brass wind chimes, wrought iron and hand-cast glass garden stakes, heavy-gauge steel garden turtles with pleasing patinas, koi fish garden stakes, copper and painted weathervanes depicting high-soaring birds, tinkling bronze wind bells, satin finished wooden keepsake boxes, hand woven tapestries and accessories, magnificent oil and watercolor paintings of local interest, handsome wooden sculpture and inlaid mirrors, colorful glass fish sculptures and bronze wildlife sculptures, to name a few., The Rudds invite you to stop by the gallery and see an ever changing collection that will feed your soul. Lachaussee|Betty|PO Box 87|Paris|Me|04271|207-743-9731||bettyl2002@yahoo.com||||Maine Scottish Festival|sponsor coordinator|Group|SAD 44|Annual Events||Maine Scottish Festival takes place over three days in June at Bethel Outdoor Adventure on Routes 2 and 26. For three days, you can enjoy Celtic music, Bagpipe bands, Scottish dance, food and merchandise. Entertainment mixes concerts and performances with athletic events. Contact Betty Lachaussee for more information. Weiss|Bert|62 Province Brook Road|Chatham|NH|03813|603-694-3058|603-694-3058|bert@customartglass.com|http://www.customartglass.com|||Bert Weiss Art Glass|owner/operator|Business|SAD 72|Visual Artists, Designers|TC, AR|Bert Weiss Art Glass uses glass to design and produce custom furniture, lighting, sculpture, tableware and architectural panels. Typical applications are light fixtures, tables, benches, sculptures, fountains, birdbaths, bathroom countertops and sinks, shower stalls, windows, doors, room dividers, bowls, serving platters, sushi plates, trivets, paintings on glass, tribute walls and signage. Visit the web site for visual examples. Dassler|Lee|97 Main Street, PO Box 16|South Paris|Me|04281|743-8820|743-3977|mclgardn@megalink.net|http://www.mclaughingarden.org|||McLaughlin Foundation|Executive Director|Group|SAD 17|Community Groups, Outdoors, Annual Events|EW, ST, I, VW|Historic perennial gardens created by Bernard McLaughlin between 1936 and 1995. Extensive collections of wild flowers, lilacs, daylilies, primroses, phlox , etc. Site includes 19th century New England farmhouse and barn on National Register of Historic Cultural Landscapes. Garden open daily May-October, Gift Shop open all year. Tea room serves lunch Wed. -Sat., June through August. Events: Mother's Day plant sale, Memorial Day weekend Lilac Festival, Oxford Hills Garden Tour in July, Garden Music & Poetry in August, Great Divide in October. Trees and Trains in December. Dassler|Lee |PO Box 107|Norway|Me|04268|743-8820|743-3977|mclgardn@megalink.net|http://www.mltn.org/trusts/WFLT.htm|||Western Foothills Land Trust|President|Group|SAD 17|Outdoors, Community Groups||Founded in 1987, the Western Foothills Land Trust covers southeastern Oxford County. Its mission is to keep the special character of rural Maine available to future generations. It currently holds seven parcels with 300 acres under conservation easement. Events: Cross-country ski event during February vacation, Bird-a-thon in May, Annual meeting with speaker in August, Hawk Walk in September. Alternate contact: Jeff Chase, Treasurer, 6 Fair Street, Norway. ph: 743-8483. Newsletter; Heritage Highlights is printed once a year. O'Reilly|Kevin|258 Bog Road|Bethel (Gilead)|Me|04217|836-2399||kevor@megalink.net|http://www.megalink.net/~kevor|||||Individual|SAD 44|Music|EW, PI|Kevin O'Reilly is a musician, songwriter and performer who plays both as a soloist and with groups. He plays four and five string bass guitar and electric upright. Kevin's solo work mixes genres such as New Age, Clasical, Jazz, Rock, etc. He also plays in music groups covering different syles of rock and jazz. Kevin is available for private instruction for beginning guitar and bass. He has written recorded and produced two CDÕs, Acidron and The View from Left Field. Toor|Charlie|32 LovewellÕs Pond Road|Fryeburg|Me|04037|935-2068|935-7068|cjtoor2001@yahoo.com||||||Individual|SAD 72|Music|EW, PI, AR|Charlie Toor has spent five decades as a keyboard performer of jazz piano, lounge entertainment and Broadway tunes both as a keyboard musician and singer. He still performs around Mt. Washington Valley as a soloist and with his own group; Charlie Toor and Friends. Private instruction is available on a restricted basis. In addition to his musical career, Charlie Toor has also run a print shop and still enjoys work in graphic design. Brett|Nan|PO Box 805, Main Street|Harrison|Me|04040|583-6964||||||The Ballroom|Director|Business|SAD 17|Dance, Theater, Fine Arts|ST, PI|The Ballroom offers a variety of movement classes geared to performing arts, physical fitness, self defense and expressive movement techniques. Classes include Aikido, Ballet, Ballroom and Latin Dance, Children's Creative Movement, Body Sculpting, Jazz, Modern, Tap, Belly Dancing and Yoga. Recent expansion includes painting classes, additional dance space and studio space (1,800 sq. feet) for rent. The Ballroom also exhibits local artists, conducts workshops, performances and stages events that require kitchen facilities. Newmeyer|Jack and Wendy|16 Morse Hill Road, PO Box 9|West Paris|Me|04289|800-522-5726|674-5094|wendy@mainebalsam.com|http://www.mainebalsam.com|home address: 16 Morse Hill Road, West Paris||Maine Balsam Fir|President|Business|SAD 17|Heritage Business|EW, TC, ST, AR|Maine Balsam Fir's hand crafted pillows are both beautiful and fragrant. The balsam filled pillows can come as trivets, draft stoppers and other deliciously scented items. They are a wonderful reminder of Christmas or a walk in a fir forest. Many items feature wildlife and nature images. They delight people of all ages and make great, long lasting gifts. Started in 1983, Maine Balsam Fir is committed to filling all orders quickly and on a custom basis. The winner of several awards, including the Small Business AdministrationÕs award for Maine's Small Business of the year in 2000. Mitchell|James|PO Box 981|Bethel|Me|04217|824-3806|824-7303|mlt@megalink.net|http://www.mahoosuc.org|||Mahoosuc Land Trust|Executive Director|Group|SAD 44|Outdoors, Community Groups||Covering SAD 44 towns, Mahoosuc Land Trust protects land for public benefit, promotes understanding of the regionÕs natural resources and assists towns in balancing growth with preservation. The MLT owns 161 acres and has 377 acres under conservation easement. The group publishes a newsletter twice a year on their activities which include developing a canoe trail on the Androscoggin where they sponsor and lead canoe trips, acquiring large islands on the river and seeking additional public access sites. Alternate contact: John Laban, President, 836-3331, jlaban Libby|Linda|PO Box 208|Center Lovell|Me|04016|925-1321|925-1321|||||The Brick Church Summer Music Series|Church Secretary|Group|SAD 72|Music, Community Groups||The Brick Church Summer Music Series was started in 1987. Located on Christian Hill Road in the heart of Lovell Village, the red brick Congregational Church was built in 1852. No longer used for regular services (the congregation merged with another in 1968), the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 30, 1986. It is the location for weddings, theater presentations and summer music. The Brick Church music series features talented musicians from the southern Maine area and attracts large audiences of seasonal as well as year-round music lovers. Bartlett|Marie J.|547 Gore Road, PO Box 27|Greenwood|Me|04255|875-3561|875-5031|bartpair@megalink.net||||Blue Ribbon Creations|owner/operator|Business|SAD 44|Crafts||Marie Barlett's 'Blue Ribbon Creations' are made from wood and other materials. Products are dolls, Santas and other Christmas and gift items. Brooks|Eleanor|62 Main Street, PO Box 402|Bethel|Me|04217|824-2670||||||Gram Brooks Folk Art|owner/operator|Business|SAD 44|Fine Arts|TC|Eleanor Brooks produces 'Gram Brooks Folk Art'. She hand paints folk art murals on wood. She exhibits at craft fairs and takes special projects by request. Leonard|Del|PO Box 73|Waterford|Me|04088|583-4820|775-8144|del.leonard@fairchildsemi.com||||Vocal Solution|founder|Group|SAD 17|Music, Community Groups||Formed in January of 1997, this is a group of talented and experienced singers from Oxford Hills, Poland and Bridgton, Maine regions. Together, they produce beautiful four-part, vocal harmony. Members have a wide variety of professional and musical backgrounds, but all share a love of choral music. Their repertoire ranges from Renaissance Madrigals and Traditional Spirituals to Contemporary/Popular arrangements. Vocal Solution performs at community events including Maine Music SocietyÕs 'Battle of the Blends', Mt. Washington Valley's 'New Year's Festival' plus concerts and churches. Linda Whiting|Dan Eaton and|394 Hio Ridge Road|Denmark|Me|04022|207-452-2687|207-452-2687|smallboatshop@netherfieldfarm.com|http://www.netherfieldfarm.com|||smallboat shop|owner/operators|Business|SAD 72|Heritage Business, Crafts||The "smallboat shop" repairs and restores small boats and canoes using traditional materials and techniques as much as possible. Projects have ranged from total restoration of a 1926 Old Town war canoe, 25 feet long, to refastening seats in an aluminum skiff. Dan Eaton and Linda Whiting have worked on a wide variety of watercraft. They also make an effort to learn the history of the boats in order to pass the information along and take great pride in restoring a lost cause to something of beauty, heritage and function. They also love to 'talk boats'and give assistance to other restorers. Whiting|Linda|394 Hio Ridge Road|Denmark|Me|04022|207-452-2687|207-452-2687|nthrfarm@pivot.net|http://www.netherfieldfarm.com|||||Individual|SAD 72|Crafts|EW|Linda Whiting works with her husband on small boats and canoes in their "smallboat shop". She is also an experienced craftsperson having worked in gold & silver jewelry, pottery, weaving, print making (block and silkscreen), spinning, toy making, wood carving and quilting. She produces the Denmark Sheepfest, is Program Chairperson at the Denmark Arts Center, teaches and demonstrates crafts, exhibits at the Fryeburg Fair and other venues. Raised with respect for tradition and craft, she uses all of her experiences to help others enjoy and learn. Richardson|Timothy |4 Lovell Landing road|Lovell|Me|04051|207-928-3712|207-928-3712|proseworks@fairpoint.net|http://www.TotalVid.com/poetry-videos|||||Individual|SAD 72|Writers|PI, EW, AR|Orignally trained as an educator and psycologist with Bachelors and Masters from Boston University, Timothy Richardson switched his primary focus to writing/editing in the late1970Õs. A master of classical verse, editor of "Taking Your Business Global " (Career Press, 1997) and co-owner of a communications firm, ProseWorksª Associates. His poetry has been published by "The Partisan Review" and other publications. A full length film, "Laurels" fuses his poetry with the art that inspired it and is available on DVD in local stores. "The Force of Poetry" is his presentation on the meaning, mechanics and significance of poetry. It is available in streaming download and DVD at TotalVid.com/poetry-videos. He is finishing an epic poem, "Mandala", based on Abraham Lincoln's inner life and is developing a trilogy of plays in verse on the destruction of Solomon's Temple. Seger|Toni |4 Lovell Landing Road|Lovell|Me|04051|207-928-3712|207-928-3712|proseworks@fairpoint.net|http://www.TotalVid.com/poetry-videos|||||Individual|SAD 72|Writers, Designers, Media, Theater, Visual Artists|EW, PI, AR|Toni Seger is a writer, educator, graphic designer, arts adminstrator and film maker. She researched and wrote "Taking Your Business Global "(Career Press, 1997). She has produced, directed and acted in her own plays for stage and television. Her award winning film, "Laurels", fuses Timothy Richardson's poetry with the art that inspired it. Her film, "The Force of Poetry" is available in streaming download at TotalVid.com/poetry-videos and all her films are available on DVD. Maine Public Broadcasting has endorsed her films which have been shown on cable stations in a half-dozen states. She is the producer and co-host of a popular public affairs television show; 'Chip and The Chamber'. Toni Seger is Executive Director of the Western Maine Cultural Alliance. Timothy Richardson|Toni Seger and |4 Lovell Landing Road|Lovell|Me|04051|207-928-3712|207-928-3712|proseworks@fairpoint.net|http://www.TotalVid.com/poetry-videos|||ProseWorks(tm) Associates|co-owners|Business|SAD 72|Media, Writers, Designers|TC, AR|ProseWorks(tm) Associates offers custom writing, graphic design and target marketing for all communication needs from grantwriting, reports and speeches to newsletters, menus, advertising and all promotional materials. Past customers include the Maine Department of Transportation and historic Deertrees Theatre. Current customers include Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce for whom it produces a popular public affairs television show, "Chip and The Chamber". All work is custom reflecting the extensive communications experience shared by the two principals that totals nearly 80 years. Fillebrown|Gloria |Plummer Hill Road|Waterford|Me|04088|207-583-4779 or 4164||||||Fillebrown Orchards|Manager|Business|SAD 17|Heritage Business, Outdoors||Fillebrown Orchards features 'antique' apple varieties such as Blue Pearmain and Winter Banana as well as the standard McIntosh, Cortland and Spartan. Purchase apples at their farm stand or pick your own. This is one of the oldest and most complete apple stands in Maine's Mountain Counties. September-October, daily, 10 am-5 pm. Directions: quarter mile off Route 35 on Plummer Hill Road. Gibson|Kristin|Gibson Road|Bethel|Me|04217|207-836-2702||||||Gibson Orchards|owner/operator|Business|SAD 44|Heritage Business, Outdoors||Gibson Orchards has 400 trees growing 43 varieties of apples. Thanks to grafting, some of the trees grow more than one variety. Located on the bands of the Androscoggin River, Gibson offers pick your own services. You can also purchase freshly pressed cider and maple syrup. Open daily from mid-September to late October. Call ahead. Directions: Four miles off Route 2 in Bethel on the North Road, then turn left onto the Gibson Road. Ware|Hilary |Dunn Road|Norway|||207-527-2319||hwware@maine.com||||Hill and Gully Farm||Business|SAD 17|Outdoors||Hill and Gully is a Llama farm owned by the former President of the Greater Appalachian Llama & Alpaca Association. Call for an appointment to view the animals. There is a statewide 'Open Farm Day' in July when you might request an educational tour of the farm. Directions: Route 118 North out of Norway. Make a right turn onto Greenwood Road, then a left onto Morse Road, a right onto Dunn Road, then turn into the first driveway. Isham|Mary|1006 Vernon Street|Albany Township|Me|04217|||||||Isham Farm||Business|SAD 44|Outdoors, Heritage Business||Mary and Donald Isham raise Angora goats for the soft 'mohair' wool which they shear twice a year. The wool can be bought in several forms from raw fleece puchased by fiber artists and spinners to hand spun, custom-dyed fiber. FarmersÕ markets in Norway and Bethel market Isham's fiber produce during the summer. Wool is also sent to spinneries in Vermont and New Mexico where it is mixed with sheep wool and sold by the skein. Directions: Five miles south of Bethel on Route 35. Call ahead for an appointment. Lyons|Herbert|Grover Hill Road|Albany Township|Me|04217|207-824-2842||||||Lyons Orchards||Business|SAD 44|Heritage Business, Outdoors||Lyons Orchards, located near the Sunday River ski resort, has a wonderful view of the White Mountain National Forest. an 800 tree apple orchard includes McIntosh, Cortlands, Puritans, Macouns and Paula Reds. Purchase already picked or pick your own. Mid-September to Mid-October: daily during the daylight hours. Directions: Route 2 West of Bethel in Albany Township. Lyons is four miles up Grover Hill Road off Route 5. McSherry|John|Waterford Road|Sweden|Me||603-447-2737||||||McSherry Orchards||Business|SAD 72|Heritage Business, Outdoors||McSherry's 40 acre hilltop orchard offers views of Mount Washington. Pick your own apples or purchase already picked McIntosh, Cortland and other varieties. A quart of fresh cider is free with every bushel picked! McSherry's also offers a pick your own pumpkin patch. Daily, mid-September to late October, 9 am to 5 pm. Located on the Waterford Road in Sweden. From Fryeburg, take Route 5 North to Lovell and follow signs. From Bridgton, take Route 93 North and follow signs. Belding|John & Susan|Route 5A|Center Lovell|Me|04016|207-925-1006||||||Old Stage Farm|owner/operator|Business|SAD 72|Heritage Business, Outdoors||Old Stage Farm is a small, diversified organic farm with spectacular views of Mount Washington. It specializes in open-pollinated, old varieties of flowers including Black Hollyhock which was a favorite of Thomas Jefferson. Old Stage Farm has a mail order catalog advertising 70 varieties of seed proven hardy in Zone 4. It also sells certified organic produce in season from its farm stand. May-September, daily except Wednesday. Take Route 5 North from Lovell Village and make a right on Route 5A. Look for a sign. Ramsdell|Helen|Route 160|Denmark|Me|04022|207-452-2772|||http://www.ramsfarm.com|||Rams Farm||Business|SAD 72|Heritage Business, Outdoors||Rams Farm raises award winning, purebred Nubian goats. The farm sells raw goat milk (bring your own containers) as well as goat cheese and goat fudge. You can buy at the farmhouse (circa early 1800's) or at Norway and Bridgton Farmers' markets. Look for the goats at the Fryeburg Fair. Year round, daily, 8 am - 5 pm. Call ahead. Directions: Route 160 in Denmark two miles west of Denmark Center going toward Brownfield. Look for a sign on the right. Smedberg|Gayle|Route 26|Oxford|Me|04270|207-743-6723||||||SmedbergÕs Crystal Spring Farm||Business|SAD 17|Heritage Business, Outdoors||This diversified farm sells 'everything in its season' from its roadside farm store in Oxford. It is especially well known for 45 acres of sweet corn and seven greenhouses where the Smedbergs raise seedlings for sale. The farm is also known for all natural meats and it raises its own feed for a herd of 40 beef cattle. Year round, daily, 8 am to 6 pm with extended hours in spring and summer. Directions: From South Paris, go three miles south on Route 26. Farm is on right side. Look for sign. Weston|George, Laurie & John|Route 113|Fryeburg|Me|04037|207-935-2567|||http://www.westonsfarm.com|||Weston's Farm Stand||Business|SAD 72|Heritage Business, Outdoors||Weston's is a 200 year old farm on the banks of the Saco River. A one time, dairy farm, Weston's converted its grazing fields to growing vegetables in1985. A diversified farm with its own store, it also produces maple syrup using traditional methods. Choose and cut flowers and Christmas trees, in season. Farm store: Mid-April to December 24, daily, 8:30 am to 6:30 pm. Directions: Turn off Route 302 in Fryeburg onto Route 113 North. Weston's farm store is one-quarter mile on the left. Call ahead during maple sugaring time (March and early April). Mills|Blaine A.|PO Box 175, 79 Main Street|Greenwood|Me|04255|207-875-3726||mmills@megalink.net||||Greenwood Historical Society|President|Group|SAD 44|Local Knowledge, Community Groups|| Carlson|Mary|124 Haskell Hill Road|Harrison|Me|04040|207-583-6225||||Gerald E. Smith||Harrison Historical Society|curator|Group|SAD 17|Local Knowledge, Community Groups||Harrison Historical Society holds meetings, at the museum on Haskell Hill Road,1st Wednesday of each month with programs, speakers, demonstrations and outings starting at 7 pm. Museum research materials include corn shop, poor farm, narrow guage railroad, cemetery records, albums, newsclippings, obituaries, maps and local histories. Displays include toys, tools, household items, furniture, farm equipment, military items, sports equipment and clothing. The Museum is open Wednesday afternoons 1:00-4:00 pm during the summer and by appointment. Call 583-6225 or 583-2213. Bigonski|Brenda|Valley Road|Waterford Road|Me|04088|||||||Town of Waterford|contact person||SAD 17||| Bigonski|Brenda|Valley Road|Waterford|Me|04088|||||||Town of Waterford|contact person||SAD 17||| Wheeler|Wm. 'Whizzer'|PO Box 201|Waterford|Me|04088|207-583-2509||wwheeler@megalink.net||Nancy Marcotte, Secretary, 743-2644||Waterford Historical Society|President|Group|SAD 17|Local Knowledge, Community Groups|EW, AR, VW|The Waterford Historical Society, founded in 1965, preserves and makes available historical material related to the Town of Waterford. The Society endeavors to perpetuate events, customs and traditions of WaterfordÕs history and make possible the dissemination of its culture. The Society maintains three museums and a computerized index of all publications, documents and pictures of WaterfordÕs past which comes to about 3,000 entries. Biannual newsletter ÒThe Waterford EchoesÓ. Books published: History of Waterford, Maine 1775-1875 and Waterford, Maine 1875-1976 Ben Conant|Cynthia Immonen or|19 Park Street|S. Paris|Me|04281|743-2384||cfi@megalink.net||Ben B. Conant; 743-2462 ||Paris Cape Historical Society|Secretary/Treasurer|Group|SAD 17|Local Knowledge, Community Groups|EW|The Paris Cape Historical Society was organized in 1981. In 1990, it opened its museum. Family genealogies and histories, books on history and a complete set of the history of the Civil War are available to be studied along with scrapbooks from 1894 to the present including many historical artifacts. The Society holds regular meetings with historical programs on the third Thursday of each month from April to November or December. Their museum is open from June to October on Thursday, 1- 4 pm. ||||||||||||Town of Stow|||SAD 72|Local Knowledge|| Hankins|David |40 Hankins|Otisfield|Me|04270|207-539-2521|207-539-2521|hankins@megalink.net||||Otisfield Historical Society|President |Group|SAD 17|Local Knowledge||The Otisfield Historical Society has well indexed and catalogued archives relating to Otisfield history. Archives are kept in the Town Office. The Society sponsors five public program at random dates each year. Most of these relate directly to the history of Otisfield. Hankins|David |202 Scribner Hll Road|Otisfield|Me|04270|207-539-2521|207-539-2521|hankins@megalink.net||||Bell Hill Meetinghouse Association|President|Group|SAD 17|Community Groups, Local Knowledge|| Ray|Nancy|96 Main Street|Fryeburg|Me|04037|207-935-4192||museum@pivot.net|http://www.geocities.com/fryeburghs/index.htm|||Fryeburg Historical Society|Director|Group|SAD 72|Local Knowledge, Community Groups|| Campbell|Guy|471 Main Street|Norway|Me|04268|207-743-7377|||http://www.nhs.norwaymaine.us/|home: 207-743-2305||Norway Historical Society|President|Group|SAD 17|Local Knowledge|VW|Norway Historical Society has its own house where museum items are on display. There is an outstanding collection of minerals gathered from this area along with some unique artifacts including a nice exhibit of local pegmatite minerals. Genealogical researchers have prepared area histories for towns and families. There is a also complete collection of local weekly newspapers available for reference. There are cemetery records as well. During the summer months the society is open Saturday morning from 9 am to12 noon. The Society is opened also by appointment for research and private tours. Please call. |||||||||||||||SAD 17|Local Knowledge|| Johnson|Kay |PO Box 803|Denmark |Me|04022|||techad@pivot.net||Ray Dunn ,Vice President Bill Harrington, Treasurer Kathy Banks Secretary||Denmark Historical Society|President|Group|SAD 72|Local Knowledge, Community Groups||The Denmark Historical Society was formed in February 1991 for the purpose of collecting, preserving and making available through exhibits, educational programs or publications, historical and genealogical material, relating principally to the Town of Denmark. Over the years, the Society has collected Denmark archival material, much of which is located in the lower level of the Denmark Library. Much of the collection is in storage and not available for research purposes because of lack of space in the Library. Starting last year, the Society undertook an ongoing fund drive to collect sufficient funds to erect a permanent home for the archival collection. Members, new members and guests are always welcome to attend meetings held at the Library on the second Thursday of each month at 1:00 p.m. ||||||||||||||||Local Knowledge|| Chandler|Roberta|PO Box 166|Lovell|Me|04051|207-925-3234|207-925-1733|lovellhist@pivot.net||||Lovell Historical Society|President|Group|SAD 72|Local Knowledge, Community Groups||The Lovell Historical society is an informal group that meets to share and exchange information, listen to invited speakers and organize archives of local history. |||||||||||||||SAD 72|Local Knowledge|| |||||||||||||||SAD 72|Local Knowledge|| Head|Lauren|2 High Street, PO Box 610|Bethel|Me|04217|207-824-2339||headl@gouldacademy.org||||Gould Academy|Art Teacher|Individual|SAD 44|Fine Arts||Lauren Head is the art teacher at Gould Academy with an emphasis on sculpture, jewelry and blacksmithing. She specializes in three-dimensional work; blacksmithing, silver smithing, sculpture. Her personal work includes painting, stone carving and metal work. Kuritz|Paul|8 Elm Street|Norway|Me|04268|207-743-8626|207-786-8332|pkuritz@megalink.net||||Bates College|Professor of Theater|Individual|SAD 17|Theater|EW, PI|Paul Kuritz is a Professor of Theater at Bates College in Lewiston. His involvement in theater includes directing, teaching and administrating theatrical events. St. Germain|Irene |Box 168|Lovell|Me|04051|207-925-1135||rene@pivot.net||||Lovell Arts and Artisans Fair|Chairperson|Group|SAD 72|Annual Events, Crafts, Visual Artists|VW|The Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library in Lovell has been hosting this annual juried fair since 1975. It's held on a Saturday in August at the New Suncook School, on Route 5, in Lovell. Jurying is done by the League of New Hampshire CraftsmenÕs Guild. Exhibitors do not pay a fee, but agree to a set percentage that benefits the library. Refereshments are available. A used book sale accompanies the fair. Exhibitors donate items that are raffled at the fair. Bliss|Jon |RR 2, Box 400|Lovell|Me|04051|207-928-3113||||||||Individual|SAD 72|Music||Jon Bliss has been a professional drummer since 1969. He has performed in a multitude of bands in Providence, Rhode Island, Boston, Massachusetts, Portland, Maine and other locales. He has played every style of music over the years, but his favorite forms are Rhythm and Blues (R & B), Blues and Swing. He is currently performing in a popular band called the Ridge Riders Band, formed in 1972, where he regularly plays country music at fairs, festivals and community celebrations. He is always interested in new projects, recordings, musical arrangement, etc. Currie|Scott T.|210 Stock Farm Road|South Paris|Me|04281|207-743-8419|207-743-8419|info@applebaker.com|http://www.applebaker.com|||Christian Ridge Pottery|owner|Business|SAD 17|Crafts|ST|Christian Ridge Pottery strives to produce the finest, most attractive and useful pottery and accessories possible. In addition to original designs, many pots have been featured in nationally distributed catalogues like L.L. Bean, Plow and Hearth & Horchow. Scott Currie, the designer, has been working in pottery since 1970 and has been Christian Ridge PotteryÕs Master Craftsman since 1978. All pots are made with lead free clay and glazes. Cookware is oven proof, microwave and diswasher safe. A warranty against defects in materials and workmanship is provided. Jacobson|Carrie|429 Main Street|Norway|Me|04268|207-743-9228|207-743-7317|cjacobson@sunjournal.com|http://www.sunjournal.com|mguilford@sunjournal.com||Sun-Journal|Bureau Chief|Business|SAD 17|Media||Sun-Journal is a daily newspaper with an audience throughout western Maine. Local offices are in Norway, Lewiston, Rumford and Farmington. The paper has traced everything from local history to folklore since1847. John Rosenwald|Ann Arbor and|Granite Rose Farm, Box 389|Andover|Me|04216-0389|207-392-1872||rosey@beloit.edu||||||Individual|SAD 44|Writers, Visual Artists|MAC |Ann Arbor and John Rosenwald are poets, performers and teachers. They write and perform their work aswell as others between Maine, Wisconsin and China. Listed as Maine touring artists, they work with writers of all ages from primary school to elder hostelers and give literary talks. Both are on the editorial staff of the Beloit Poetry Journal. Ann, a professional photographer with local and regional prizes, is also a novelist. John, a Professor of English, Beloit College, and Fulbright Professor in China translates from German and Chinese. Nugent|Joe and Debra|14 King Street|Norway|Me|04268|207-743-0230||jÐaÐlÐsÐ@hotmail.com||||Just a Little Something|owners/operators|Business|SAD 17|Crafts, Visual Artists||Joe Nugent works in 35mm photography of wildlife and nature scenes. Photos are framed and uniquely mounted on tree edges. Easels are made from tree branches from floor to table size. Joe exhibits in area arts shows. He also promotes and organizes shows. Debra Nugent works on wood jewelry made from tree branches and hemp wood products. Items include shelves, corner tables, napkin holders, wall hangings, magnetic earrings made of wood, pot holders, bag lady holders, Nascar and sports pillows. She also exhibits in area art and craft shows. Stewart|Pat|PO Box 220|Bryant Pond|Me|04219|207-665-2876|207-665-2879|hstewart@megalink.net||||Mollyockett Decorative Arts|owner/operator|Business|SAD 44|Crafts, Visual Artists, Writers|EW, TC, ST, PI, AR|Pat Stewart is, primarily, a decorative painter. She paints on a variety of object surfaces to create art for use. Examples are floorcloths, placemats, aprons, boxes, bowls, etc. She has co-authored a book with Paula DeSimone called ÔBrush, Sponge, StampÕ. Pat also works in pastels, watercolors and acrylic painting on canvas and paper. She is a photographer and accepts commissions in all of this work. She has written a fictionalized reconstruction of the life of Molly Ockett for publication in the spring, 2003. Auger|April|1085 Naple Road|Harrison|Me|04040|207-583-2843||glasfairy@midmaine.com||||AprilÕs Glass|owner/operator|Business|SAD 17|Crafts, Designers||April Auger designs pewter, then, and incorporates the designs into stained glass. Her inspiration becomes her garden. She works a lot with designs of fairies and dragonflies. Roberts|Glenn|26 Jam Hill Road|Oxford|Me|04270|207-539-2953||||||Squeaky Crafts|owner/operator|Business|SAD 17|Crafts|TC|Squeaky Crafts makes many products from wood such as bread boxes, indoor and outdoor birdhouses, corner hutches, toy chests, rocking chairs and many other items. They also do special orders. Recent examples include potatoe and onion bins and even trash cans. Catanese|Stephan|51 Tremont Street, PO Box 88|Paris|Me|04271|207-743-5896||php@megalink.net|http://www.megalink.net/~sjcphp|||Paris Hill Pewter|owner/operator|Business|SAD 17|Crafts, Heritage Business|TC, ST|Paris Hill Pewter is located in the former Paris Post Office (c. 1870) which is part of a scenic historic district. The pewter is cast in a centuries old manner from which jewelry, tableware, hollowware, holiday ornaments and numerous gift items are created. Most items are free of lead and will not tarnish. American Pewter requires 92% tin. This tin content is 94%. Paris Hill Pewter offers complete engraving services and free estimates for repair or restoration. Gift shop open, year round, Tuesday - Saturday 10-5, Closed Mondays. ||||||||||||||||Local Knowledge|| Chandler|Timothy||Lovell|Me|04051|925-3083||||||Lovell Olde Home Days|contact|Group|SAD 72|Annual Events||Lovell Olde Home Days is held on the fourth Saturday in July. Participants celebrate summertime the old fashioned way with entertainment for children and adults from a Diaper Derby to Horseshoe Throwing. The celebration starts with a parade and there is music, from country to jazz, all day long. A full schedule of competitive events is accompanied by all types of food. Arena|Susan |1 Pikes Hilll, PO Box 269|Norway|Me|04268|743-7011|743-2256|newsteam@advertiserdemocrat.com|http://www.advertiserdemocrat.com|||Advertiser-Democrat|Editor-in-Chief|Business|SAD 17|Media||The Advertiser-Democrat was originally founded as the Oxford Observer in 1824. It is the oldest weekly newspaper in Maine and one of the oldest printing companies as well. The Advertiser and its sister paper, Rumford Falls-Times, are read throughout the 21 towns of the Western Oxford Foothills and beyond. The Advertiser provides space, on its server, to Western Oxford Foothills as well as provides technical expertise and advice for its web site. Tenney|Fred |6622 East Presidio|Scottsdale |Az|85254|480-991-4566||easyasfred@aol.com||S. Casco, camp in summer, 207-655-2778||||Individual||Resources||Fred Tenney has an extensive collection of vintage postcards covering every town in Western Oxford Foothills. In the summer, he is at his camp in South Casco, 207-655-2778. Mitchell|Deb|57 Waterford Road|Harrison|Me|04040|207-583-9099|207-583-4020|deb@mainemadestuff.com|http://www.mainemadestuff.com|||MaineMadeStuff.com|owner/operator|Business|SAD 17|Crafts||MaineMadeStuff.com makes votive and jar candles, by hand, in their shop. They use Anchor Hocking glass, IFT essence, polygon wax and, then, they hand wick each candle. Their web site sells other products gathered from around Maine. |||||||||||||||SAD 72||| |||||||||||||||SAD 72||| |||||||||||||||SAD 72||| |||||||||||||||SAD 72||| |||||||||||||||SAD 72||| Kaplan|Dan|485 Congress St.|Portland|Me|04101|207-774-1822||dkaplan@mainehistory.org|http://www.mainememory.net|||Maine Memory Network|Director|Group||Resources||Maine Memory Network is a statewide digital museum and educational service designed to make rare and often inaccessible materials available to the public at large. Their site contains a rich treasury of Maine's historical documents, images, maps, photographs and stories. Maine Memory Network welcomes contributions from any organization that has historical source materials. They will train and consult to assist organizations in contributing digital messages to the site., Burkard|Patricia|6 Big Hill Road|Otisfield|Me|04270|207-583-6421||||||Bolsters Mills Village Library|Library Director|Group|SAD 17|Community Groups||Hours: Wednesday, 7-9 pm, Saturday, 2-4 pm Dignan|Michael|37 Market Square|South Paris|Me|04281|207-743-6994||mdignan@paris.lib.me.us||||Paris Public Library|Library Director|Group|SAD 17|Community Groups||Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday; 1-5 pm, Tuesday and Thursday; 10 am-8 pm, Saturday; 2-9 pm Siekman|Ann|258 Main Street|Norway|Me|04268|207-743-5309|207-744-0111|asiekman@norway.lib.me.us||||Norway Memorial Library|Library Director|||Community Groups||Hours: Monday and Friday; 10 am - 5 pm, Tuesday and Thursday; noon-5 pm, Wednesday; 10 am - 8 pm, , Saturday; 10 am -3 pm. Summers: Saturday; 10 am - 1 pm. Drapeau|Glenda|109 Pleasant Street, PO Box 197|Oxford|Me|04270|||gdrapeau@freeland-holmes.lib.me.us||||Freeland Holmes Library|Library |Group|SAD 17|Community Groups||Hours: Tuesday; 1-5 pm, Wednesday; 6-8 pm, Thursday; 1-5 pm, Friday; 9-noon, Summers: same, except no Friday hours. ||98 Main Street|Fryeburg|Me|04037|207-935-2731||librarianef@hotmail.com||||Fryeburg Public Library||Group|SAD 72|Community Groups||Hours: Monday; 4-7 pm, Tuesday and Thursday; 9 am-5 pm, Wednesday; 9 am-6 pm, Saturday; 9 am-2 pm, Summers: Monday; 5-8 pm, Tuesday and Thursday; 10 am-6 pm, Wednesday; 10 am-8 pm, Saturday; 10 am-2 pm Fuller|Rebecca|Main Street, PO Box 215|Brownfield|Me|04010|207-935-3003||brownfield.public.library@msln.net||||Brownfield Public Library|Library Director|Group|SAD 72|Community Groups||Monday , Wednesday, Thursday; 10 am -3 pm, Saturday; 10 am-5 pm Jackson|Dianne|42 Main Street, PO Box 597|Harrison|Me|04040|207-583-2970||djackson@caswell.lib.me.us|http://www.caswell.lib.me.us|||Caswell Public Library|Library Director|Group|SAD 17|Community Groups||Caswell Public Library is located in the village of Harrison. It is a 'full service' library with reading materials for all ages, a selection of audio book and videos, internet access and other computer activities. Hours: Open Monday and Wednesday; 1-7 pm, Thursday; 11 am-5 pm, Saturday; 10 am-2 pm. Story time for young children is Thursday at 10 am. During the summer, Monday and Wednesday hours are extended to 8 pm. Assistant Librarian is Opal Gardner. ||||||||||||Brick Church Music Series|||SAD 72||| Sayen|Murad|50 Mountain View Drive|South Paris|Me|04281|207-743-7278||murad@midmaine.com|http://www.shadowchasers.com|||||Individual|SAD 17|Visual Artists, Writers|EW|Murad Sayen has been a photographer of nature, landscapes and portraits for decades and has taught photography. A collection of his photos produced as a tribute to the natural beauty of western Maine is being published by University Press of New England. For many years, he developed a business producing collectable knives with purchasers all over the world. As a writer, he is the author of a novel called "Above and Beyond" under the pen name; Derek Stockton (ISBN: 0-970476S-0-7) He is currently working on a non-fiction book on the subject of 'honor'. Severance Jr.|Bill |Chase Common|Bridgton|Me|04009|207-647-8044|207-647-8044|lrtv@megalink.net|www.megalink.net/~lrtv/|Nancy Smoak, assistant manager||Lake Region Television (LRTV)|Station Manager|Group|SAD 17|Media|VW, ST, AR, EW|LRTV uses volunteers to tape local events in the lakes region and produces numerous programs with diverse points of view. The station also runs a message board with graphic listings of ongoing events for area organizations, local governments and schools that is visible 18 hours a day. This is a free service for any non-profit located in Bridgton, Casco, Harrison or Naples. Groups may submit copy for their event or meeting to the station. For a modest cost, the station's business sponsors use the message board to display information about their product or service. , Nancy Smoak is the station's Assistant Manager Wyman|Debbie |PO Box 271|Norway|Me|04268|207-739-2215||mainst@megalink.net||||Norway Revitalization Group|Project Director|Group|SAD 17|Community Groups|VW|The purpose of the Norway Revitalization Groups is to develop a long term plan for downtown revitalization. The group , talks to local businesses to solicit their concerns and exchange information about the project's developments. They also publish a newsletter on their progress.The group has produced a walking tour guide of historic properties and seeks to enhance parking, lighting, pedestrian access, outside benches, bus stops and green space. Granted an award as a historic Main Street, the group meets on the second Tuesday of each month at the revitalization office over Fare Share. Volunteers are welcome. Noll|Rob or Olga|424 Main Street|Norway|Me|04268|207-743-1920||||||International CommuniquŽ|owner/operator|Business|SAD 17|Media, Writers|AR|International CommuniquŽ can get your points across accurately whether from Russian to English or English to Russian. An important service for your personal correspondence, diaries, genealogy records, certificates, university diplomas, visa forms, INS records or applications. A personal and/or professional service offered at a very reasonable cost. Richardson|Kathleen |16 Hannibal Hamlin Drive, PO Box 43|Paris|Me|04271|207-743-2980||hamlinstaff@hamlin.lib.me.us||||Founders Day at Hamlin Library|Trustee |Group|SAD 17|Annual Events|EW, I, VW|Founders' Day officially began on August 29, 1907 as an anniversary celebration of the birth of Augustus C. Hamlin, nephew of Lincoln's Vice President, Hannibal Hamlin. Over the years, the event has been celebrated by fairs and open houses on Paris Hill. By the late 1970's, Founder's Day became a major fundraising event for the Hamlin library. The event features local crafts, tours around the historic village, also Robert and Sandra Bahre's Classic Car Collection. Proceeds benefit the library and museum. The event provides almost two-thirds of its operating budget. Cistecky|Marta|684 Valley Road, Route 35|North Waterford|Me|04267|207-583-2250||marta@megalink.net|http://www.megalink.net/~marta|||Marta's Bakery and Catering|owner/operator|Business|SAD 17|Fine Arts||Raised in Czechoslovakia, Marta came to the United States in 1983 where she worked as head baker for one of Boston's finest caterers. Her large family gave her ample opportunity to develop her considerable cooking and baking skills. Contact Marta for special occasions whether formal dinners or casual buffets for two or two hundred people. Visit her bakery, stocked with cakes, cookies, pastries, tarts, croissants and scones. Her wedding cakes are custom made with mouth watering incredients like Italian meringue butter cream or white chocolate frosting. Rackliffe|Vicki |PO Box 534|Bethel|Me|04217|207-824-3575|207-824-2926|racklifv@gouldacademy.org||||Friends of Odeon Hall|contact Mahoosuc Arts Council|Group|SAD 44|Local Knowledge||Odeon Hall is part of the Cole Block, constructed around 1891. For many years, it was the center of commercial activity on Bethel Hill. It has been used for Chatauqua meetings, movies, town meetings, political caucuses, theatrical performances and religious services. Transferred to the Town of Bethel in 1982, the Mahoosuc Arts Council organized to clean and restore it in 1999. Friends of Odeon Hall received grant funds to develop a feasibility study in 2000. Contact Mahoosuc Arts (824-3575) or the Bethel Town Office (824-2669) for further information. |||||||||||||||SAD 44||| |||||||||||||||SAD 44||| |||||||||||||||SAD 44||| |||||||||||||||SAD 44||| |||||||||||||||SAD 44||| |||||||||||||||SAD 44||| |||||||||||||||SAD 44||| |||||||||||||||SAD 44||| |||||||||||||||SAD 44||| |||||||||||||||SAD 44||| |||||||||||||||SAD 44||| |||||||||||||||SAD 44||| |||||||||||||||SAD 44||| |||||||||||||||SAD 17||| |||||||||||||||SAD 17||| |||||||||||||||SAD 44||| |||||||||||||||SAD 44||| Loveridge|Anne|PO Box 94|Paris|Me|04217|207-743-8795||sl3@megalink.net|http://www.ubah.com/G1373|||US Borne; Books at Home|contact person|Business|SAD 17|Resources||US Borne Books at Home are educational books designed to graphically draw children into learning and retaining knowledge. Books cover a wide range of subjects including history, science, nature, foreign language, hobbies, etc. Guides for parents are also provided. The appeal crosses all age groups with a wide range of prices. Consult a catalogue for more information. Out of state, call 1-888-817-4151. Marcotte|Brenda|448 Main Street|Norway|Me|04268|207-743-8550|207-743-5015|brenda@mooselandtours.com|http://www.mooselandtours.com|||Mooseland Tours & Gifts|owner/operator|Business||||Mooseland Tours & Gifts has a moose theme, but extends to the natural world as experienced in Maine. Open year round, many of the craft items on display were made by the owners. Inventory includes hand sewn items, hand crafted ceramics, wire and gemstone jewelry, wreaths, hand painted tiles and hand made dolls. Their comfortable, air conditioned van provides wide ranging, four hour tours to historic sites, fairs and festivals, even yard sales. White|Frank |Little Cove Road|Harrison|Me |04040|207-583-4536||||||Christmas in Harrison|Treasurer|Group|SAD 17|Community Groups||Christmas in Harrison is always planned for the first weekend after Thanksgiving. The purpose is to celebrate the season in an old fashioned, traditional manner with participation from the entire town. Starting with a Thursday evening concert of seasonal music, festivities for all ages fill the entire weekend. There are open houses at local businesses, crafts exhibits and sales, holiday food and a parade. Santa arrives on a fire truck to light the town Christmas tree to the sound of caroling. The whole village of Harrison is decorated. Morton|Helen Anne|74 Bean River Road|Newry|Me|04261|207-824-2644||||||||Individual|SAD 44|Fine Arts|ST, AR|Helen Morton has been painting for over 40 years. A former art teacher in the Auburn school system, she works primarily in acrylics, watercolors, oils as well as pen and ink. Helen exhibits regularly at arts and craft fairs during the summertime throughout western Maine. Her studio at Newry Corner is open year round by appointment. Call ahead. Hughes|Woody|PO Box 64|Bethel|Me|04217|207-824-6588||hughesw@gouldacademy.org||||||Individual|SAD 44|Crafts|EW, TC, ST, I, AR, MAC |Woody Hughes has been a potter since the late 1970's. A teacher at Gould Academy, he specializes in wheel thrown terracotta altered and assembled with terra sigillatas. His unique designs are both functional and decorative. He has given more than 70 workshops around this country and overseas. Illustrations of his work have appeared in both periodicals and books. Other craft skills include woodworking, photography and experience curating art exhibits. McDonald|John |64 East Main Street|South Paris|Me|04281|207-743-0757 or 743-1868||storytellers@maine.com|http://storytellers.maine.com|||||Individual|SAD 17|Local Knowledge, Writers, Theater|EW|John McDonald is a humorist and a storyteller. His one-man shows center on original stories inspird by his life in Maine. He also hosts a popular talk show on WGAN radio in Portland and he writes an award winning syndicated newspaper column. In addition to appearances at coporate meetings, conferences and colleges, John is available for school performances and workshops on storytelling and writing. Rackliffe|Vicki |PO Box 534|Bethel|Me|04217|207-824-3575|207-824-3575|racklifv@gouldacademy.org||||Mahoosuc Arts Council|Executive Director|Group|SAD 44|Community Groups||The Mahoosuc Arts Council is an arts presenting organization founded in1986. The Council's mission is to support the advancement of the arts and humanities in the school system of SAD 44 (greater Bethel) and the larger adult community. A wide variety of programs are presented on a year round basis in a number of local venues. Todd|Jan|PO Box 115|Bethel|Me|04217|207-824-3209||jantodd@megalink.net||||||Individual|SAD 44|Crafts|EW, TC, PI|Jan Todd has been involved with craft making for more than two decades. She has toured widely with craft fair circuits and explored numerous disciplines. Her skills include bird carving, spinning, candle making, folk art painting and basket making. She is also a Master Gardener. Rackliffe|Vicki |PO Box 534|Bethel|Me|04217|207-824-3575|207-824-3575|racklifv@gouldacademy.org||||Mollyockett Day|contact E.D. Mahoosuc Art Council |Group|SAD 44|Annual Events||Mollyockett Day is an annual community celebration held on the third Saturday of July. It has been an annual attraction for Maine residents and vacationers since 1950. Its day long events include a parade, races, arts and crafts exhibits, frog jumping and fiddling contests, great entertainment, a variety of different foods and fireworks at dusk. The event is named for a Pequawket Indian who befriended and lived among the early settles of western Maine. Her generosity, accomplishments and self reliance are qualities to honor and they provide the inspiration for Mollyockett Day. Billings|Larry|||||207-665-2450||||||Woodstock Historical Society|contact person|Group|SAD 44|Community Groups, Local Knowledge||Locatedon Route 26 in Woodstock, the Woodstock Historical Society building is open to the public during society meetings. These are held on the second Saturday of every month (except January, February, March) at 7:00 pm. It is also open on Saturdays from 1-4 pm from June through September. Sandra|Fred and |Bethel Common|Bethel|Me|04217|207-824-2657|207-824-7152|info@chapmaninn.com|http://www.chapmaninn.com|||The Chapman Inn Bed and Breakfast|hosts|Business|SAD 44|Heritage Business||The Chapman Inn has a fascinating history. Built in 1865 by a retired sea captain, it is one of the oldest structures in Bethel and still retains its original architectural footprint. William Rogers Chapman purchased the home shortly after its construction. A 19th century composer, conductor and founder of the Rubenstein Club, the Metropolitan Musical Society and the Maine Music Festival, Chapman was the inspiration behind the Bethel Opera House. , The Chapman Inn is located in the heart of the Bethel Village historic district. Out of state: 877-359-1498. ||PO Box 21, Mill Hill Road|Bethel|Me|04217|207-824-2774||reservations@laubergecountryinn.com|http://www.laubergecountryinn.com|||L'Auberge Country Inn||Business|SAD 44|Heritage Business||L'Auberge Country Inn was originally built as a barn in the late 1850's. In the late 1890's, the barn was moved and used as a barn and carriage house for the Bethel Inn. By the 1920's, it was used as a servant's quarters for the Bethel Inn. It was rennovatedin the 1940's and in the 1960's, the property became a guest house for the National Training Laboratories. It has been an inn since 1976. Out of state, call 800-760-2774. L'Auberge means 'country inn' in French. |||||||||||||||SAD 44||| Howe|Stan|PO Box 12, 10-14 Broad Street|Bethel|Me|04217-0012|207-824-2908|207-824-0882|info@bethelhistorical.org|http:www.bethelhistorical.org|800-824-2910||Bethel Historical Society|Executive Director|Group|SAD 44|Community Groups||The Bethel Historical Society was established in 1966 to provide a doorway to the past from its Regional History Center on Broad Street. Bethel Hill Village was founded in 1774 and the Broad Street Common is on the national register of historic sites. The Bethel regional center has a library and museum documenting the heritage of northern New England. Open year round, the center offers period rooms and exhibition galleries as well as a well stocked research library. There are lectures, conferences, craft demonstrations and special events throughout the year. Out of state, 800-824-2910 Scribner|Bourdon|PO Box 282|Harrison|Me|04040|207-583-4298||http://www.scribnermills.org|http://www.scribnermills.org|||Scribner's Mill Preservation Society|historian|Group|SAD 17|Community Groups|EW, ST, VW|Scribner's Mill Preservation Society is responsible for the restoration of a 19th century water powered saw mill complex. The original owner, Worthy Barrows, started the mill in 1847 and sold it, in 1850, to Elijah Scribner and his son, Cyrus. 1n 1884, Cyrus' sons, Bourdon and Jesse took responsibility for the mill. Jesse was still running to mill at his death in 1962 at the age of 92. Written and oral histories document the mill's past enhanced by a collection of early equipment and antique photographs. A public 'Back to the Past' celebration takes place, every year, the first weekend of August. Bartlett|Susan |188 Paradise Road|Bethel|Me|04217|207-824-2468||Writerx@megalink.net||Darlene Glover; Chorus President; 105 High Street, S. Paris Me; 207-743-8120 Pat Fleck; Chorus Director; 30 Smith Street, Bridgton, Me; 207-647-5005|Alda Reynolds; Public Relations; 79 Pride Road, Auburn, Me; Frostythecat3@aol.com|The Mollyockett Chorus|Public Relations|Group|SAD 44, SAD 17|Community Groups|VW|The Mollyockett Chorus was founded, in 1993, for female barbershop style singers. In 1996, they were chartered as a chapter of the Sweet Adelines International, a worldwide organization of female singers committed to advancing the musical art form of barbershop harmony through education and performance. They regularly compete against chorus from all over the northeast and, in 2001, the Mollyockett Chorus was awarded Most Improved Chorus. The chorus also contains two quartets; 'Fancy That' and 'Meant to Be'. Both chorus and quartets are available for performances throughout central and western Maine and are regular guests of the Hillsmen Barbershop Chorus at their annual shows. Rehearsals are held, each Tuesday evening, 6:30 pm at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on Skeetfield Road in Oxford, Maine. Women, of all ages, who enjoy singing a cappella, four-part harmony are invited to attend. Anderson|Dianna|27 Woodland Avenue|Fryeburg|Me|04037|207-935-7407||cre8@adelphia.net|http://www.cre8fineart.com|||||Individual|SAD 72|Fine Arts|EW, TC, PI, AR|Dianna Anderson is a visual artist and certified art educator. Her subject matter ranges from realistic New England scenes, animals and still life to abstract paintings. Her work can be found across the country in local galleries, seasonal art shows and private collections. With a BA in Education and MS in Educational Leadership, she has long been active in public schools and also offers private and small group studio classes at her gallery; Indigo Moon. Affiliations include Co-President; Visual Arts Alliance, Mount Washington Valley Art Association and Maine Art Education Association. Garbo|Fred |PO Box 514|Norway|Me|04268|207-743-2860|207-743-2860|inflatable@aol.com|http://www.fredgarbo.com|||Fred Garbo Inflatable Theater Company|administrator/performer|Business|SAD 17|Theater, Dance|MAC |Fred Garbo has been a professional variety performer since 1974. He has performed in such venues as the Kennedy Center and the David Letterman show. Together with Daielma Santos, a Brazilian dancer, they have been written up as "the bizarre and the beautiful" in festivals, theaters and television in Scotland, Spain, Ireland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Canada, Chile and across the United States. Whether tumbling for the New York City Opera at Lincoln Center or dancing with MOMIX in Brazil, Fred Garbo brings a gymnast's timing and an actor's presence to his Inflatable Theater. ||190 Stock Farm Road|South Paris|Me|04281|207-743-8452|207-743-3889|info@celebrationbarn.com|http://www.celebrationbarn.com|||Celebration Barn||Business|SAD 17|Theater|EW, ST, AR, VW|Founded by Tony Montanaro, in 1972, the Celebration Barn has nurtured some of the country's finest touring artists including dancers, mimes, jugglers and storytellers. Situated on 10 scenic acres in the foothills of western Maine, the Barn offers workshops in mime, voice, clowning, stage combat and other performing arts for professionals and aspiring performers. Housing available for up to 18 students. Two large rehearsal studios and an intimate 125 seat performance theatre. Internationally renowned faculty draws students and audience from all over the world. Howe|Stanley Russell|PO Box 12, (10-14 Broad Street)|Bethel|Me|04217|207-824-2908|207-824-0882|info@bethelhistorical.org|http://www.bethelhistorical.org/|||Bethel Historical Society|Executive Director|Group|SAD 44|Community Groups|EW, AR, VW|The Bethel Historical Society presides over the largest number of historical buildings in Oxford County. Established in 1966, it is also the oldest historical society in the county. Its research facilities are a regional history center documenting the heritage of northern New England, especially western Maine and the White Mountains. The Society is located on Broad Street Common, a national historic district. Museum and library are open Tuesday - Friday, 1-4 pm, June through October and by appointment throughout the year. Lectures, conferences, craft demonstrations and educational activities are conducted throughout the year. Merrill|C.H.|RR # 1, Box 1180 (Pleasant Street)|Oxford|Me|04270|207-539-2622||||||Oxford Historical Society|Curator|Group|SAD 17|Community Groups|AR|Open by appointment. Billings|Larry|70 South Main Street, Route 26|Bryant Pond|Me|04219|207-665-2450||||||Woodstock Historical Society Museum|Curator|Group|SAD 44|Community Groups|VW|The Woodstock Historical Society Museum features art, furniture, glass, china, tool;s, uniforms, photos and books. There is no admission fee, but donations are appreciated. The museum is open Saturdays, 1-4 pm, summers only. Society meetings are held on the second Saturday of each month. Roby Baker|Alan Bean and |65 Maple Ridge Road|Harrison|Me|04040|207-583-4711||beans@megalink.net|http://www.bakedbeansrecordingstudio.com|http://www.maine-recording.com||Baked Beans Recording Studio|co-owners|Business|SAD 17|Music|ST, AR|Alan Bean and Roby Baker have decades of experience as live performers and in the recording industry. Baked Beans Recording Studio offers musicians an unbeatable combination; a quiet, remote location with state-of-the-art equipment. The building was originally constructed to be a recording studio with a custom made digital audio workstation and the best editing software available. Its natural wood interior coupled with the confidence of extensive experience create a warm relaxing atmosphere for the business of creating music. Call ahead for an appointment to take a studio tour. Pierson|Heather|P.O. Box 533|Fryeburg|Me|04037|207-935-4505|207-935-4505|vesselrecordings@yahoo.com|http://www.heatherpierson.com|||||Individual|SAD 72|Music|EW, TC, PI, AR|Heather Pierson is a singer/songwriter/composer and owner of her independent record label; Vessel Recordings which has just released its 4th CD (©2003) for international distribution. Heather uses her music to create a sense of community and reaches a wide and varied audience. She performs solo and with ensembles such as the Hobohemians, Bottle Rocket Kings, Ken and Laurie Turley, Kristen Short and many others. She is also available for studio work, adult education and private piano instruction. A founder of the Commons Music Collective in Norway, she is an organizer of numerous musical events. Mallory|Susan |8 Chase Road|Bethel|Me|04217|207-824-0945||smallory@megalink.net||||Spirit Women Designs|owner/operator|Business|SAD 44|Crafts||Susan Mallory created a coloring book for women called "Color Your Spirit". The illustrations are a mixture of contemporary/primitive women, celebrating life. The writings in the book are of a spiritual nature, encouraging women to get in touch with their soul, love themselves and love life. She also paints illustrations for framing, using watercolors and has had designs printed on t-shirts. Howe|Stanley|10-14 Broad Street|Bethel|Me|04217-0012|824-2908|824-0882 |info@bethelhistorical.org|http://www.bethelhistorical.org|||Bethel Historical Society|President|Group|SAD 44|Community Groups|EW, AR, VW|Established at Bethel, Maine, in 1966, the Bethel Historical Society provides visitors with a doorway to the past from its Regional History Center in the heart of historic Bethel Hill Village, founded in 1774 on a prominent rise above the Androscoggin River. The Regional History Center consists of two adjoining properties on Broad Street Ñ the 1821 OÕNeil Robinson House and the 1813 Dr. Moses Mason House, both listed in the National Register of Historic Places Warren|Hannah|PO Box 52|Fryeburg|Me |04037-0052|207-935-7557||Fryeburg00@hotmail.com||||||Individual|SAD 72|Local Knowledge||Hannah Warren is a direct descendant of John Evans, an original land grant settler. Listening to her grandfather (who once owned Highland Park) talk about local historical events, she developed an interest in Fryeburg's history and architecture. Her passion to preserve that history manifested itself in her commitment to preserve the Mulford House, once owned by the author of the Hopalong Cassidy novels. |||||||||||||||SAD 72||| Doney|Brett |356 Main Street|Norway|Me|04268|207-744-0444||info@MaineDiscoveries.com|http://www.MaineDiscoveries.com|||Maine Discoveries|President|Business|SAD 17|Heritage Business||Flagship store in Norway's 'historic downtown' celebrates the best of 'Made in Maine' products. Unique and authentic, these diverse items were created by hundreds of the finest Maine manufacturers, artisans and craftors. Known around the world for fine craftsmanship, creative design and lasting value, Maine Discoveries showcases the best of the best from around the state. Includes a children's activity area and a Maine visitor's center. Gifts, Furniture, Housewares, Pottery, Cards, Apparel, Specialty Foods, Jewelry, Books, MusicÉ Hours; Monday - Saturday; 9 am-6 pm, Sunday; noon - 5 pm. Outside the area: 877-776-2424 Coty|Timothy ||Waterford|Me|04027|207-583-4993||||||World's Fair of North Waterford|President|Group|SAD 17|Annual Events||The North Waterford World's Fair is a success story of long duration having survived as a popular event for over a 150 years. Funding comes from a variety of community sources ranging from monthly dances to a raffle. A membership organization of about 40 people organizes the fair which offers a weekend of memorable entertainment and agricultural pride. It's always held on the last weekend in July at the Waterford Fairgrounds. For more information, contact Timothy Cote at 207-345-8061 before May 1 and at 207-583-4993 after May 1. Thibodeau|Don |Route 113, PO Box 147|Fryeburg|Me|04037|207-935-3341|207-935-3318|gtf@pivot.net||||Green Thumb Farm|owner/operator|Business|SAD 72|Heritage Business||Green Thumb Farm has been growing and selling potatoes for more than 20 years. Their potatoes sell all over the country. Bain|Debbie|118 North Bridgton Road|Waterford|Me|04088|207-583-2933|207-583-2933|dbain@gwi.net||||Deb's MudWorks|owner/operator|Business|SAD 17|Crafts|TC|DebÕs MudWorks offers pottery that is both high in quality and fully functional. Primarily pottery for kitchen use such as bowls, mugs, colanders, steamers, etc, Deb also has a line of hand stamped and hand painted stoneware crocks. These are usually staped with town or family names and are wonderful gifts for special events and occasions. Custom works is available incorporating logos and other stamps. DebÕs popular handmade crocks have been passed down as heirlooms. Box|Richard|37 Gothic Street|South Paris|Me|04281|207-743-8716||||||||Individual|SAD 17|Local Knowledge||Richard Box is especially knowledgeable in details of the Industrial History of Oxford Hills. A founder of NPC-TV. First participant in Oxford Hills Oral History project. Best|Maya |PO Box 307|Bethel|Me|04217|207-824-8705||mayabest2000@yahoo.com||office: 824-8705||||Individual|SAD 44|Writers, Fine Arts, Music||Maya Best is a multi talented artist, writer, and musician. Her distinct landscapes of the Oxford Hills area are rich and textural. She makes handmade paper which also gives her work a distinctive, authentic look. Maya's writing is a lot like her art work; very visual and captivating. Her love of the Oxford Hills area is evident in her writing. She incorporates a, wonderful sense of humor about living in Maine. Maya plays guitar, writes her own songs, and is a member of the "Common Drum," a group of local musicians who perform locally. Best|Don|PO Box 307|Bethel|Me|04217|207-875-2512||mayabest2000@yahoo.com||||||Individual|SAD 44|Fine Arts, Dance||Don Best is a multi-talented, multi-media artist. He is a sculptor who also performs with his sculptures by creating and performing dances using his own choreography. Twine|George|PO Box 548|Norway|Me|04268|674-2511|674-2511|falcon@maine.com||||||Individual|SAD 17|Writers, Visual Artists||George Twine is an award winning journalist and photographer who also works as a video tech producer and editor. , Abbott|Harlan |Main Street|West Paris|Me|04289|674-2507|674-3397|bjtj@megalink.net||||West Paris Historical Society|contact|Group|SAD 44|Community Groups, Local Knowledge||The West Paris Historical Society building is open to the public. Call ahead for times as well as programs that are open to the public. Jones|Ted or Betty|PO Box 247|West Paris|Me|04289|674-2507|674-3397|||Selectmen Chair: Harlan Abbott||West Paris Olde Home Days|Chairpersons|Group|SAD 44|Annual Events||The West Paris Olde Home Days is usually held the first weekend of June. There are activities scattered all over the town of West Paris including the town office, Agnes Gray School, Main Street and Derby Hill. Events include a parade, balloon rides, a car show, baby show and a variety of other rides. If you canÕt reach the event Chairs, Ted and Betty Jones, conact Harlan Abbott, Chair of the Selectmen. Morse|Lillian Lee|91 Berry Road|Denmark |Me|04022|452-2057|452-2057|lleemorse@pivot.net||||Singers Workshop|Director|Group|SAD 72|Music|PI, AR|Lillian Lee Morse directs the Singers Workshop at the Denmark Arts Center. The Singers Workshop is open to adults who wish to learn the Ôknow-howÕ of good singing. Each session begins with a brief discussion of the technical principles behind breath support, resonation, laryngeal ease and flexible diction. The work session consists of vocal exercises, group songs and individual solos. Critiques are provided for purposes of improvement. Song styles can vary from concert and theatre repertoire to popular favorites as well as country and jazz. Lillian Morse is also available for private instruction. Huff|Diane|64 Western Avenue, Apt. 1|South Paris|Me|04281|207-743-1933||||||Diane's Doll Designs|owner/operator|Business|SAD 17|Crafts, Designers|AR, TC|Hats and capes for 18" dolls and others. Custom orders a specialty. Fittings available by appointment. Fine doll apparel from Miss Abigail's Dress Shop. |||||||||||||||||| Lynch|Jacalyn|PO Box 373, 309 Mt. Mica Road|South Paris|Me|04281|207-743-8240||lyn@megalink.net||||Craftor's Cottage|owner/operator|Business|SAD 17|Crafts, Designers||Craftor's Cottage exhibits the work of Jacalyn Lynch, an artist and producer of high quality folk art and reproduction floor cloths (canvas rugs), tablerunners, placemats and decorative wall art. Floorcloths have been used for generations, starting in the 18th century to add color and decor to fine homes. They are easy to clean and are especially good in homes where people have allegies to traditional carpets. Lynch will work with customers to create custom designed living area. Williams|John and Wendy |PO Box 226, 431 Greenwood Road|Norway|Me|04268|207-527-2000|207-527-2001|wlbrocst@megalink.net|www.williamsbroadcasting.net|||Williams Broadcasting|owner/operator|Business|SAD 17|Media||Formed by John Williams, in 1991, Williams Broadcasting offer a wide variety of specialized short format programs for radio such as the Racing News Network, Ski and Board Report, Golf Report, Snowmobile Report, Outdoor Adventure, also Arts and Entertainment. Call or e mail for a demo tape. You can also download streaming audio from their web site. Hammond|June ||Fryeburg|Me|04037|207-935-3268|||http://www.fryeburgfair.com|||Fryeburg Fair|Trustee Secretary|Group|SAD 72|Annual Events||Fryeburg Fair is an annual 8 day traditional agricultural fair put on by the Western Oxford Agricultural society for the last 151 years. Traditional exhibits include draft horse and oxen, sheep, goats, cattle, also entire buildings devoted to 4-H. Non-traditional farming also represented as well. (llamas, alpacas, rabbits, etc.) Daily local and varied entertainment nightly shows, horse and oxen pulls, equipment museum, maple sugar house, horseshoes, milking demonstrations, skillet throwing contest for women, craft exhibits, fiber arts demonstrations, check web site for more information. Grover|Suzanne |Box 223, (Route 26, Oxford)|Norway|Me|04268|207-743-9594||suzanne@grovergundrilling.com|http://www.oxfordcountyfair.com|||Oxford County Fair||Group|SAD 17|Annual Events||The Oxford County Fair is an annual agricultural fair that runs for four days during the second week of September. In 2003, it will run from September 10 through September 13 and will celebrate the opening of a new race track. Exhibits and activities for all ages including children's attractions, animal shows, rides, food and pari-mutual betting. Traficonte|Steven|413 Main Street|Norway|Me|04268|207-743-9539|207-743-9539|photos@megalink.net||||100 Aker Wood|owner|Business|SAD 17|Heritage Business, Fine Arts||Owner, Steve Traficonte is a photographer and fine art print maker. With extensive experience working and developing in both color and b/w images, Steve also prints giclee for artists throughout New England. His shop and work space are located over100 Aker Wood, a frame shop and art supply store on Norway's Main Street. An accomplished photographer, Steve has exhibited his photos at the Copley Gallery in Boston, Mass and other fine locations. Traficonte|Barbara|480 Main Street|Norway|Me|04268|207-743-5411||||Brenda Saura, Secretary||Western Maine Art Group|President|Group|SAD 17|Fine Arts, Community Groups||The Western Maine Art Group Cooperative Gallery is a non-profit organization with 30 active artist members. The group owns its own gallery on Main Street, Norway with exhibits from June 24 to August 31. Viewing is open to the public; Wed-Sun, 11 - 4 pm. Exhibits include original paintings and fine arts prints for sale or browsing. Members also offer classes throughout spring, summer and fall including life drawing on Thursday evenings 6-9 pm and painting on Wednesday morning 9-12 noon. For more information, call 743-5411 or 743-9539. Traficonte|Barbara|413 Main Street|Norway|Me|04268|207-743-9539|207-743-9539|btraf@megalink.net||||||Individual|SAD 17|Fine Arts||Barbara Traficonte is an artist who has worked extensively in pastel and oils and has been teaching pastel since 1993. The owner of 100 Aker Wood frame shop and art supply store on the Main Street of Norway, Barbara shows her work at her store and at the Camden Falls Gallery in Camden. During the summer months, she also shows and sells her work at numerous festivals throughout the state. Burns|Lisa A.|PO Box 712|Denmark|Me|04022|207-452-2997|207-452-2693|ctoc@pivot.net||||Cabins to Castles|President|Business|SAD 72|Outdoors||Cabins to Castles provides environmental solutions, "naturally". They specialize in shoreline restoration and offer land use consultations, planning, permitting, design and installation of quality landscaping and stone work. Cabins to Castles is an international award winning business. It is nationally and state certified in erosion and sediment control. Contact C to C for designs that work from concept to completion. You can achieve both conservation and beautification with knowledge, commitment and integrity. Verrill|Patricia|11 Kittridge Brook Road|West Paris|Me|04289|207-674-5903||||||Harvest Moon Produce|owner/operator|Business|SAD 17|Outdoors||Harvest Moon Produce grows sustainable produce as well as perennials and cut flowers. In season, you can see their displays at farm stands; Tuesday and Thursdays on Alpine Street, South Paris, 2 to 6 pm and at the Bethel Farmers' Market, Saturdays, 9 am to noon. Flower arrangements are available for sale. Photos of flowers and gardens also available. Harvest Moon produces gardens with an artistic flair. Shepley|Sarah|213 Halls Pond Road|South Paris|Me|04281|207-743-0167||shepbran@megalink.net||||||Individual|SAD 17|Visual Artists|EW, TC, PI|Sarah Shepley is an artist who enjoys working with children and adults in both classroom settings and private instruction. Currently pursuing a Masters of Art in Theology, Sarah integrates spirituality with her teaching. Classes and workshops focus on book making, sewn paper collage with hand decorated paper, mask making, prayer flags, book altars and simple printing techniques. "For me, it is not enough to teach art without content. To have the student experience a deeper sense of themselves through the creative process is paramount to my teaching." Reese|Joanna|PO Box 81|Greenwood|Me|04255|207-875-2368||||||||Individual|SAD 44|Local Knowledge, Fine Arts, Crafts, Designers|EW, TC, PI, AR, VW|Joanna Reese creates multi-dimensional art bringing togethe different forms. She likes to work in informal settings where she feels the most inventive. Capable of anything 'crafty', Joanna is currently working with paint, photography, jewelry design, sewing and design, writing, sculpting, papermaking, performance, illustration and sign making. , Call for an appointment at her home-based studio or at her family's business; Shoestring Books at 207-743-9300. Reese|Harry |497 Main Street|Norway|Me|04268|207-743-9300||somolbks@megalink.net||||Shoestring Books|owner/operator|Business|SAD 17|Local Knowledge, Crafts, Designers, Writers, Fine Arts, Heritage Business|EW, TC, ST|Shoestring Rarefied Books on upper Maine Street specializes in used and/or rare books. It is also a wonderful source for collectible first editions. The shop's eclectic contents include local history, culture, art, dance, literature, nature and books about native people. Shoestring Books is a family owned and operated enterprise with a friendly, informal atmosphere. Stop in to browse or chat. The shop is just north of the Norway Historical Society and Universalist Unitarian Church on the same side of the road. Shoestring Books is also an excellent place for arts exhibits and book signings. Durr|Virginia Foster|140 Perry Hill Road|Sweden|Me|04040|207-647-8157||tillad@gwi.net||||Visions in Photography|owner/operator|Business|SAD 72|Visual Artists||Visions in Photography is a multi-faceted photography business. It markets a line of 5 x 7 note cards designed to capture the visual essence of Maine's Lake Region. , Visions in Photography also provides customized photography services to individuals and businesses. Document your family celebration with beautiful framed portraits you will always cherish. Cummings-Ridge|Sarah |100 N. Raymond Road|Gray|Me|04039|207-657-6494||kantelelaulu@aol.com|http://www.kantelelaulu.com|||Kantele Laulu, Inc.|President and Director|Group|SAD 44, SAD 17, SAD 72|Music, Local Knowledge, Community Groups|EW, PI|Kantele Laulu, Inc. is a non-profit corporation dedicated to promoting education in and awareness of the Kantele, Finland's national instrument. The Kantele is a lap or table harp. The group meets monthly in South Paris and has members all over Western Oxford Foothills., Kantele Laulu, Inc. offers: 1. performances for groups, weddings ceremonies, festivals, classroom or other special occasions. 2. Individual or group instruction for beginner to advanced. 3. Periodic beginners' workshops at different locations with loanable instruments. 4. Maine Kantele Institute, a week long course in July with professional instructors from Finland who also offer instruction in other aspects of Finnish music and culture. Wikler|Madeline|47 Loon Lane|Harrison|Me |04040|207-583-4130||joewik@aol.com|http://www.wwrld.net/madwik.html|||||Individual|SAD 17|Fine Arts|AR, TC|Madeline Wikler is a watercolorist who specializes in Maine landscapes of the lakes region. She is a member of the Western Maine Art Group and Gallery, Bridgton Art Guild and a signature member of the Baltimore Watercolor Society and Potomac Valley Watercolorists. Madeline has won numerous awards for her work including 'Best in Show' Western Maine Art Group juried show , 2001. Her Harrison studio is open by appointment. October through May, she is available at 12520 Davan Drive, Silver Spring, Md 20904, ph: 301-622-3019. You can learn more about her and visit her work on the web at http://www.wwrld.net/madwik.html Engdahl|Nancy|PO Box 48, 754 Waterford Road|Waterford|Me|04088|207-583-6677||nengdahl@megalink.net||||||Individual|SAD 17|Fine Arts|AR|Nancy Engdahl is a retired English teacher and an active watercolorist. Her goal is to capture her love of Maine in her paintings. Her work has been exhibited in Maine and Massachusetts at art galleries, hospitals, libraries, and outdoor art shows. Her Waterford studio is open by appointment. Mingle|Dan & Cindy|219 Streaked Mountain Road|South Paris|Me|04281|||||||Mountain Brook Farm|owner/operators|Business|SAD 17|Outdoors||Over 30 exotic alpacas at this family farm in the shadow of Streaked Mountain. Alpacas, native to South America, are smaller cousins of the llamas and boast a very fine, luxurious fiber. They are gentle, curious and come in a beautiful array of colors. Farm also processes alpaca fiber including carding, spinning, knitting and weaving. To visit, take Route 117 east from South Paris for about 6 miles to intersection with Lovejoy Road on the left and Streaked mountain on the right. Take the right and follow for one mile to Gray. Mountain Brook Farm is on the right. Fallon|Tom |||||||noland1@gwi.net|http://home.gwi.net/tomfallon|||||Individual||Writers||The former MWPA director and Maine Times poetry editor has received two Maine Arts Commission grants. He writes free verse and experiments with form. He has been influenced by modern painting, jazz and classical music. His literary progenitors include Ezra Pound, William Carlos Williams, e.e. cummings, Bern Porter and others. He is available for readings and workshops which encourage innovation. Seidl|Claire|323 Greenwich Street|New York|NY|10013|212-226-4052||claireseidl@earthlink.net|http://www.claireseidl.com||July and August, 82 Dorset Road, POB 951, Rangeley, Maine 04970|||Individual||Fine Arts, Visual Artists|TC, AR, MAC |Claire Seidl has been an abstract painter since 1981 and a photographer since 1998. She shoots pictures during the summer in Rangeley, then develops and prints them in New York over the winter. She paints all year. , Her paintings are expressive and filled with color and movement. They suggest nature, but are non- representational. Her photographs are a response to the natural world around her and the people who inhabit it. She shoots long exposures at night using celestial light, candles and headlights..., "I am intrigued by the relationship between the two mediums and how they serve as great foils for one another." , July and August, 82 Dorset Road, POB 951, Rangeley, Maine 04970 Rhoda|Katherine|(April-November) PO Box 58|Hiram|Me|04041|207-625-4549||krhoda@world.oberlin.edu|http://www.katherinerhoda.com|May-October|PO Box 393, Monhegan, Me 04852 207-596-7578 Her availability is negociable.|||Individual||Music||Katherine Rhoda is a folksinger, song leader, multi-instrumentalist (Marxophone, violin-guitar, ukelin, Lithuanian kankles, guitar, accordion, hammered dulcimer, more...), and recording artist. , , She shares heartfelt music fostering authentic human connection. She brings a lucid and refreshing quality of intelligent, respectful, openhearted presence to her work. , , In the face of so many forces that separate and isolate us, her goal is to be joyfully subversive, drawing her listerners into an experience of contact, ease, mutuality, gusto and Big Fun. , , Serving general audiences through concerts, street music, churches, rallies, benefits, weddings, and roving minstrelsy, she also loves sharing music with nursing home residents, especially those with dementia, and older adults in assisted living. Deraspe|Jen |77 Warren Road|Denmark|Me|04022|452-2929||ntnretreat@yahoo.com|http://www.ntnretreats.com|||Nurture Through Nature||Business|SAD 72|Outdoors, Local Knowledge, Community Groups, Crafts, Heritage Business, Writers|EW, ST, I, PI, AR, VW|Nurture Through Nature combines holistic retreats with yoga, meditation, music, creative and expressive art forms and does it all with a 'green' approach. Green-certified eco-cabin rentals and retreat space. Solar power cabins and retreat lodge. Certified Maine Guide service for outdoor activities. Four Season outdoor offerings. Presentations and workshops at different locales available. A wonderful way to recharge your engine. Perfect for families, writers seeking quiet places and anyone who needs to get away from it all.