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Raffle to Help Fund New Signage, Trail Improvements

CAPE NEDDICKLocal nonprofit the Friends of Mount Agamenticus (FOMA) is holding a fundraising raffle with proceeds to be used towards the purchase of educational and wayfinding signage, as well as much needed trail improvements.

FOMA would like to thank the following local businesses for their contributions to the raffle – Cliff House Maine, the Ogunquit Playhouse, Walker’s Maine Restaurant and the Ogunquit Museum of American Art. The friends greatly appreciate everybody’s continued sup- port! Participants must be at least 18 years old to engage in the raffle. For full details regarding the prize package, additional rules and important information, including locations where raffle tickets are being sold, visit www.agamenticus. org/friends-of-mount-agamenticus-springing-of-the-year-raffle.

The Friends of Mount Agamenticus (FOMA) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit volunteer advocacy and stewardship group for the Mount Agamenticus Conservation Program. FOMA assists program staff in carrying out educational, interpretive, community outreach, and public use objectives without compromising the integrity of the region’s sensitive ecological habitat. For more information, email friends@agamenticus.org.

Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner at First Parish

KENNEBUNKJuilliard pianist Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner will perform on Thursday, May 11 at 7 p.m. at First Parish UU Church, 114 Main St., Kennebunk. This is an opportunity to hear a “gifted virtuoso” (San Francisco Chronicle). The progrsam features works by Debussy, Stravinsky, Schumann, Liszt, Ponce, and Gershwin. A native of California, Sanchez-Werner has performed throughout United States, Europe, and the Middle East, and has been featured at the White House, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian, Kennedy Center, Louvre and Grenoble museums in France, and the Royal concert house in the Netherlands. Tickets are $20, and are available online at www.uukennebunk. org/events, or at the door.

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Call to Artists: Street Barrier Beautification 2023

KITTERYCalling all artists! The Town of Kittery is once again inviting artists and designers to project their imagination and creativity onto concrete barriers used in the Foreside and other areas throughout town, to transform them into public art. Those interested in contributing to this public art effort are encouraged to complete the Street Barrier Beautification Application, to propose their creative design ideas for the barriers.

All completed applications should be submitted to Planning & Development Director, Jason Garnham via jgarnham@ kitteryme.org or by mail to the Town of Kittery Planning and Development Department, 200 Rogers Road, Kittery, ME 03904.

The deadline to submit applications is Thursday, May 18. Application instructions can be found at www.kitteryme.gov/ home/news/call-artists-streetbarrier-beautification-2023.

37th Literary Achievement Awards

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On Thursday, April 27, the Wells-Ogunquit Community School District presented its 37th Annual Literary Achievement Awards ceremony on stage in the cafeteria of Wells Elementary School. 67 students who placed in this year’s creative writing contest were recognized. This will be the first time since 2019 that the event was presented in front of a live audience.

First-place recipients from grades K-12 read aloud all or a portion of their short stories, non-fiction pieces, and poems. Contest prizes were also awarded, including the top prize of $500 to first-place winner, senior Kenna Olsen.

Others placing first in their respective grade catego- ries include: Ariana Harvey, Kindergarten; Connor Roche, First Grade; Penny Braniff, Second Grade; Lucas Harvey, Third Grade, Will Minogue, Fourth Grade; Elsa Lawson, Fifth Grade; Lily Hamilton, Sixth Grade; Owen Avery, Seventh Grade; Ava Marsh, Eighth Grade; Ainslie Donovan, Freshman; Pieper Shead, Sophmore; and Sam Coleman, Junior.

All entries were judged anonymously in March by district staff and community members. The top winner at each grade level, with the exception of Grade 12, received $100. Second-place winners receiveed $50 and third-place winners received $25. Honorable mentions received $15 gift certificates to Las Olas Taqueria in Wells.

The writing contest encourages, recognizes, and rewards outstanding creative writing at all grade levels, including adult education. This contest was sponsored by the WellsOgunquit CSD, the Rotary Club of Wells, the Rotary Club of Ogunquit and Las Olas Taqueria. The WOCSD Literary Achievement Awards was established in 1986.

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Walking Tour: Millennium Granite Quarry

WELLSThe Historical Society of Wells & Ogunquit is pleased to announce a fascinating walking tour of the Millennium Granite Quarry in Wells. Granite is one of New England’s iconic building and memorial stones, and this Wells quarry has supplied many important projects around the nation. The society asks all to come and learn about its history, operations, and impact on architecture, both near and far. Wells has been known as a regional source of granite since the 19th century. Builders and craftspeople first identified areas of exposed granite ledge, called

“motions,” which could be accessed in local hillsides. Slabs of granite were removed from these ledges using hand tools, leaving distinctive marks which can still be seen in local foundations and stone walls today.

Formerly known as the Quarry at Bald Hill, and first owned by both the Swenson and Miniutti families, The Millennium Granite quarry opened in the early 20th century. Newly developed power tools and machinery vastly improved quarrying operations, and the business employed local residents for decades.

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“Spring into Rhythm” Concert

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Next week, kick off Mother’s Day weekend with the “Spring into Rhythm with Jenn and Curt” concert, which will be held at the Haley Art Gallery, 178 Haley Road, Kittery, on Friday, May 12, starting at 7 p.m. The event is open to the public. Tickets are $10 per person, and light refreshments will be served.

Local music veterans, Curt Bessette and Jenn Kurtz, will perform a mix of Curt’s original songs, familiar cover songs and a few songs from their Veteran’s Tribute Show. Songs will be introduced with stories, history, and fun facts. For the last 13 years, the couple has performed together throughout New England, sharing their love of uplifting their audiences with Curt’s own fresh style of guitar playing, and Jenn’s wonderful harmony vocals.

Attendees can also view the gallery’s current group exhibit, “Nature Beckons,” with works by seacoast artists Barba- ra D’Antonio, Joe Flaherty, Lisa Lane, Maria Paz Lundin, and Chris Newcomb.

An artist gallery talk will be held on Saturday, May 20, 1-3 p.m. The exhibit will remain on view through August 26.

Haley Art Gallery offers tea-time art events on Thursday and Friday afternoons by reservation only. The two-hour event pink hue, the local granite was selected for highly visible and landmark projects around the Nation such as The Tomb of The Unknown Soldier in Washington, DC, Seagram Plaza in New York City, and the Hirschhorn Gallery in Washington, DC. The tour will take on Saturday, May 13 at 10 a.m. in-person at Millennium Granite Quarry, 50 Quarry Road, Wells. Admission $10 members, $12 nonmembers, with all proceeds to go towards the Historical Society of Wells a& Ogunquit. Tour is limited to 20 participants. For more information, email info@wohistory.org or call 207-646-4775. is $35 per person and includes gourmet tea and locally sourced delicacies served in antique tea sets. For more information, email haleygallery@comcast.net.

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