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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History Of Performing Arts On Mount Desert Island

"… highlight some major focal points in Performing Arts History on the Island with examples from Early Performances on MDI during the late 1800s, then…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Sources For A Short History Of Performing Arts On MDI

"Sources For A Short History Of Performing Arts On MDI Kreisler, Fritz, perf. "Beautiful Ohio." Rec. ca. 1930. Open Source Audio Collection, n.d."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Performance

"Early Performance The Indian Village, Bar Harbor, ca. 1909Jesup Memorial Library Frank “Big Thunder” Loring, ca."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Bar Harbor: Building of Arts

"Bar Harbor: Building of Arts Building of Arts, Bar Harbor, ca. 1930 Building of Arts, Bar HarborJesup Memorial Library The September 13, 1905…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"Kreisler performed in a series of performances in Bar Harbor with the famed pianist Ernest Schelling."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ada Martin gymnastic costume, Bangor, 1864

"Martin wrote that in other years, the performance had been mostly singing, but in 1864, 26 of his 400 students performed the gymnastics they had…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 8, pages 135-150

"Blake Cornelius Driscoll Philadelphia Convention George W. Ladd President Johnson Annie Martin performance Solon Wilder Men smoking"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Junior Martin in cadet uniform, Bangor, ca. 1871

"… his social life and also when he commenced to perform business which occured in July last in the national Insurance office in which he stayed his…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Cornet Band member, 1864

"… was part of the procession into the cemetery and performed during the ceremonies. Martin wrote that the band uniforms were "blue broadcloth long…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866

"… soldiers, Irish, Andrew Johnson, Annie Martin's performance, loss of manners   Part 7, pages 114-134 Soldiers, Fort Point excursion, women's…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… its services, and was made into a center for performing arts. In many ways, this intersection represented the trends of Bath, as the city, state…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"The SOC performed throughout Maine in 1985. Nowick brought the group to perform in Kyoto, Japan where he had lived for 15 years studying Zen and…"

Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Theater

"It is known that they were very popular and the community came to watch their children perform."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"Van Dorn was a performer at the Dreamland. He held a chemistry show which was an original show. The performance was really popular and it often sold…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"… at his home that he had converted into a small performance area. Then in 1988, Doug, with a group of island volunteers began hosting the Sweet…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Wabanaki Today

"(Photo by Anna Travers) X Chris Sockalexis performs with Rez Dog Singers at the Abbe Museum, 2010."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… sorts of entertainment occurred such orchestra performances from Bath's own musical group. The Columbian Theatre business rented the building and…"

Franco-American Heritage Center at St. Mary's

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Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"They were kept busy learning lines, building sets, sewing costumes and creating lighting. Many actors gained the performance experience they needed…"

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"Due to the sub-par performance of the engine, they upgraded the mill to run on a Chrysler Industrial engine."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"… chose to go to Ellsworth High School, where they performed very well. This was especially true in the early 1940s as evidenced by the following…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… director for RAPPA (Rumford Association for the Performing Arts). The creative talents of the citizens of Rumford are shown at the many craft fairs…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Maine's Pauper Laws and the Cumberland Overseers of the Poor

"… males were to be instructed to read, write and perform basic arithmetic, while the females were to be taught to read and write."