1st Annual Holiday Sale
of artist Sue Vieira's handpainted boxes, plaques, ornaments, Kringle Kids and more.
Dec 5-19. Thu& Fri 11-6, Sat & Sun 10-7.
14 Cobb's Bridge Road. 926-4513

New Gloucester Fire and Rescue Auxiliary Craft Fair
December 5, 2009, 9:00a.m. – 1:00p.m.
at The New Gloucester Fire & Rescue Station.
611 Lewiston Rd, New Gloucester.

Shaker Christmas Fair
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
Rte 26, New Gloucester
Saturday, Dec 5, 10 - 3

Lizzie's Rags

Juice 2.0, "Building Maine's Innovation Networks." will gather entrepreneurs, artists and statewide leaders to discuss the power of creativity and innovation in transforming Maine's economy.

FMI and resgistration, go to www.juiceconference.org

Dear Artists and Craftsman,

You are invited to participate in our upcoming show at Fiddlehead Art and Science Center in Gray for the month of November.

The theme of this month's work is "Interconnectedness". All mediums are accepted. More than one piece may be submitted. Accepted work will depend on space available.

A few things to keep in mind when submitting work :

October may be New Gloucester's busiest month for weekend activities.
Last weekend, the Village Coffee House featured a Latin-Cuban jazz band and there were traffic jams at Thompson's Orchard, and lots of pumpkin customers at Intervale Farm, as well as Apple Saturday and a hatmaking workshop at the Shaker Village.

THE WEEKEND OF OCT 10-11:
• Hayride and Pumpkin Picking- Sat. Oct 10
The McLures invite you to the Second Annual Family Hayride and Pumpkin Picking at Morgan Hill Farm, 44 Morgan Hill Rd. , 2-5 pm on October 10. (Raindate Oct. 17).

Something Special for Our Creative Community

It is no secret that artists are very passionate about creating their art, than actually marketing it. The myriad craft show and county fairs can really hinder precious studio time. The ‘cottage’ art community, those who work from their homes as sole proprietors have even less time and resources for marketing their wares. For that very reason, the GNG Gazette is pleased to offer a unique marketing solution to that segment of our creative community.

See articles in the GNG Gazette and Lewiston Sun Journal as well as Portland paper!

http://www6.sunjournal.com/node/277116/
http://gnggazette.com/story.php?id=1000

Don't miss the dedication of the New Gloucester History Barn and the release/ book signing of the new book about New Gloucester by Tom Blake. (Sunday, 1-4 pm behind Town Hall) See the story in this morning's Portland Press Herald.

http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=283550&ac=PHnws

SEPT 7.
Today is Labor Day-- the last day of the Frozen Custard season at Hodgman's.
Stock up your freezer!

SEPT 17
Don't forget, there is a New Gloucester Arts Network potluck and program on Thursday Sept 17th, 6:30 pm at the Congregational Church Vestry on Gloucester Hill Rd.
Bring a dish to share. The program, "What Artists and Other Creative Folks Need to Know about Starting a Small Business" will be presented by Ed Levesque and Ralph Tuttle of SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives). All are welcome. RSVP to Betsey Leslie, 926-3708 or email ewes2u@gmail.com.

SEPT 20

ON Thursday, September 17, 2009, a pot luck supper at 6:30 p.m. followed by a meeting will be held hosted by the New Gloucester Arts Network at the Vestry of the First Congregational Church of New Gloucester.
Speakers are retired business men Ralph Tuttle of Auburn and Ed Leveque of Lewiston will be the featured speakers for the 7:30 program.
Both men are volunteers for SCORE and are retired business executives.

Seven quilted objects created by Ellie Fellers have been accepted for display at the Lajos Matoslscy Art Gallery in Norway in a fiber show that opened on August 7.
Five hangings are dedicated to African batik panels that Fellers embellished that tell stories of village life in Western African countries, namely Senegal, the Gambia, Cameroon and Ghana.
Two quilts depict studies in color and form.
The gallery is open Monday through Friday from noon to 5 P.M.
Check out the Western Maine Art Group for further information.