First and foremost I would like to thank everyone that has been working on the Swine & Stein Oktoberfest Celebration that will take place on Saturday, October 2nd from 11a-7p here on Water Street in Gardiner. Also, I would like to thank the city council for having faith in our organization to put on such an event. More details to come next week about this huge party that will be happening in Downtown Gardiner.
Create an assortment of all natural body scrubs & bath salts- great for yourself or for gift-giving. You will leave the workshop with 3 finished 8oz containers of your own mixtures of body scrubs/salts (more containers may be purchased at the class). They will be made from a base of sugar or salt and feature your choice of ingredients including: pumpkin, coffee, almond & orange extracts, lemon balm, essential oils, and much more. All ages are welcome- make this a family event!
I just returned to Gardiner from a 3 day retreat visiting all of the Main Street towns and cities in Maine. It was great to chat with the other managers and get some idea’s about what they are doing around the state. All the citizens of Gardiner should be proud of the wonderful downtown we have as the other managers that had never been here were amazed at Water Street and the Waterfront.
Expert speakers, with combined business experience of over years. The weekend speakers have done the work and now you can benefit from their successes and failures. During the weekend you’ll be inspired to re-engage with your vision, be challenged to create a creative plan of action and you’ll leave motivated to take immediate action to increase revenue.
I wholeheartedly agree with George that making Water Street a two-way road is ill conceived. As the owner of a restaurant on Water Street, I believe that we need to create more interest in and/or awareness of what is available in downtown Gardiner, but that two-way traffic on Water Street would be a disaster, especially in the winter.
Midcoast Magnet Board President, Amber Heffner said, “I am proud to announce these three individuals whose collective experience will help shape, expand and strengthen Midcoast Magnet as an organization. They each have a passion for Midcoast Maine, as well as Maine as a whole and a motivation to enhance the creative economy. We are thrilled to have them join the efforts.”
This is a FREE Wine Tasting! Featuring New Maine Wines from Unity Winery … A cranberry wine and also an elderberry wine. Also, tasting Maloney’s Irish Cream. Yummy!
On-line registration is now open for MDF’s 32nd Annual Meeting being held on Friday, September 24, at the Holiday Inn By the Bay in Portland. This year’s meeting, “Investing in Maine: Unleashing the Potential,” will build upon the recently released “Making Maine Work” report, produced in partnership with the Maine State Chamber.
Tony Payne, executive director of the Alliance for Maine’s Future, will present “The Stubborn Facts of the Maine Economy” at theWinthrop Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting on Thursday, September 2. Payne’s presentation will illustrate the challenges and opportunities Maine citizens have to improve the economy. Through voter education and local action, Maine residents can make their needs known to policymakers and impact the policies that can help move Maine forward with quality jobs in a strong private sector.
Midcoast Magnet brings people together to develop innovative projects that support creativity, livability and economic sustainability in Midcoast Maine. They are a non-profit organization of people dedicated to vibrant culture, entrepreneurship and bringing people together socially and professionally. Bangor Savings Bank is a proud major sponsor of Midcoast Magnet.
Cowpasture Caregivers has been growing by leaps and bounds. In just a few months we have built a network of over fifty caregivers who are providing hundreds of qualified patients throughout Maine with high quality medicine for an affordable price.
The purpose of this work was to pull from the collective knowledge of hundreds of experts on the Maine economy as well as over one thousand Maine businesses to help frame the economic debate for the 2010 election and to offer the new governor and legislative leadership concrete and focused action steps to improve the economy.
Nancy Marshall Communications (NMC) was recently awarded the Public and Media Relations Services Contract for the State of Maine Office of Tourism. The agency was chosen over five other firms that responded to a request for proposals. NMC has successfully bid on and won the contract since 1993. The contract involves public relations initiatives, media relations, social media marketing, and event planning and management.
There are a lot of great events happening in your back yard, here in downtown Gardiner. In the month of August we have Go Go Gardiner, a classic and custom car show/sock hop on Saturday the 7th. Then on Saturday the 28th is Barks in the Park, an event that will host rescue K-9 groups from around the area, vendors focused on finer things for your pooch and the state police doing a demonstration with their highly trained dogs. Feel free to give me a call if you have questions on either event.
Collie Buddz with Special Guests at Port City Music Hall September 11th
Heather Masse at One Longfellow Square on September 11th
September ArtTalk at the Harlow Gallery: One of a Kind – Monotype – the Unique Print
Olympian Julia Clukey Receives Key to the City of Augusta
September News From The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Open Letter and Business News From Chris West and Gardiner Main Street
Ozomatli at Port City Music Hall September 8th
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