THIS WEEK’S MUSE   JANET FISH JANET FISHER “I feel as though I haven’t seen an object until I actually start painting it.” Janet Fish is an American Realist artist. Through oil painting, lithography, and screen-printing, she explores the interaction of light with everyday objects, often using transparency and reflected light as the central devices in her work. […]

New Guard at University of Southern Maine, Two Maine Community Colleges Posted May 17, 2022 By John O. Harney Comings and Goings …   JACQUELINE EDMONSON   The University of Maine System selected Jacqueline Edmonson, the currrent chancellor and chief academic officer at Penn State Greater Allegheny, a mostly commuter college near Pittsburgh, as the 18th president […]

For too long…  A statement in response to Buffalo, NY For too long, racial hatred has been a monster lurking at our door. Over 400 years of history, hatred and violence have been directed toward America’s Black communities.   For too long, the response to racially motivated shootings and mass murders has been thoughts and prayers, not action. […]

EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine    An expanding lithium mine in Arizona is threatening the Hualapai tribe’s cultural and historic sites. Credit: Richard Martin, FlickrCC. Dear EarthTalk: Why is lithium mining so bad for the environment? — Jane B., Atlanta, GA Lithium is called “white gold” for good reason: the […]

Hiroya Tsukamoto Concert & Workshop June 12th 2:00 PM $20 Guitar Workshop (11:00 AM) & Concert $40 Limited spaces available for workshop; please bring your own instrument. We are pleased to welcome Hiroya Tsukamoto back to the Meeting House! Hiroya is a guitarist and composer originally from Kyoto, Japan. Blending world music, jazz and folk, Tsukamoto has […]

Single-Payer Healthcare: The Wrong Prescription   By Janet Trautwein Legislators in several states are taking up the charge for “Medicare for All.” In California, Democrats call for “a universal, single-payer healthcare system” as part of their party platform. A bid to install such a system failed in the California Assembly at the end of January, […]

Pawtucket Parks & Recreation Division Announce Summer Session for Recreation/ Wellness Classes The Pawtucket Parks & Recreation Division has announced their lineup of recreational classes and programs for the upcoming summer season. Classes will encompass an eight week session that take place at the Slater Memorial Park Pavilion located at 833 Armistice Boulevard and on […]

And All That Jazz!  The Viktor Schreckengost Mangbetu Award Art Educator Group Exhibition SOUNDS LIKE LOVE BY SANDY COLEMAN Community Gallery Exhibition: June 2nd – 29th, 2022 Art Educator Recognition Ceremony:    Thurs, June 16th from 5:30-6:30pm Attleboro Arts Museum 86 Park Street, Attleboro, MA Free and open to all   “Sounds Like Love” by […]