June is Pride Month and the Center for Maine Contemporary Art and Maine Coast Heritage Trust’s Erickson Fields Preserve are displaying art, photography and poetry by LGBTQ+ and allied youth for the whole month. The show is curated by OUT Maine and.
Story Trail at Erickson Fields in Rockport (Photo by Joelle Albury)
select Maine Coast Heritage Trust’s Erickson Fields Preserve, located at 164 West Street in Rockport, is hosting a story trail featuring “Do Fairies Bring the Spring?” by local author Liza Gardner Walsh. Pages of the book are posted along the 1.4-mile loop trail. With illustrations by Hazel Mitchell, the book depicts how fairies wake up the earth as the snow melts, enticing the trees to turn green and the flowers to grow.
Visitors are encouraged to follow the CDC’s guidelines for distancing at the preserve. Visit mcht.org/covid-19-update to find tips for preparing for outings.
LGBTQ+, allied youth artwork sought for Youth Pride Art Show, Pride Walk Fri, 04/23/2021 - 12:30pm
Pride Walk: Maine Coast Heritage Trust will display LGBTQ+ and allied youth creative pieces in a series of display cases along a wooded trail at Erickson Fields Preserve in Rockport. (Photo courtesy Maine Coast Heritage Trust)
Youth Pride Art Show: The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) will display LGBTQ+ and allied youth artworks in the ArtLab window. (Photo courtesy CMCA)
OUT Maine is seeking submissions of art, photography, and writing by LGBTQ+ and allied youth of all ages (22 and younger) for the Youth Pride Art Show and Pride Walk which will take place during Pride Month (June).
Teen Ag Crew to present to Knox County Food Council
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2020 Teen Ag Crew. From left to right: Zhenya Mikha, Curtis Bibber, Charlie Moss, and Owen Cooper. (Photo by Aaron Englander)
The Knox County Food Council (kcfoodcouncil.com) invites the public to a virtual gathering on Tuesday, Feb. 2 to learn about youth agriculture addressing food insecurity in the Midcoast. The meeting will begin at 3:30 p.m., with a presentation about the Teen Ag Crew that annual raises 20,000+ lbs. of vegetables in a 4-acre garden at Maine Coast Heritage Trust’s Erickson Fields Preserve, 164 West Street in Rockport.