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Munnar is a hill station in the Indian state of Kerala.
Munnar is a beautiful hill station, and was the summer resort of the British. Tourists come here to see the vast tea plantations of the area. The town itself is typically Indian with the usual shops, guest houses and is really beautiful and traditional. It is a good place to stay to see the surrounding countryside. It is also a popular place for Indian honeymooners.
The town is divided into two parts, Old Munnar, where the tourist information office is, and Munnar, where the bus station and most guest houses are located.
The region in and around Munnar varies in height from 1,500 m (4,921 ft) to 2,695 m (8,842 ft) above mean sea level. It is pronounced "Moon-aar" short for "moonu aar" meaning 3 rivers. Three rivers - Madupetti, Nallathanni and Periavaru which flow through this town, but join some distance away from Munnar.
Munnar is famous for its tea plantations, many of them started by the British. The "Kannan Devan" brand of Tea from the Tata is cultivated and processed here.
The strobilanthus ("neelakurinji" in Malayalam, the local language), a blue flower which blooms only every 12 years, is found in this region. It bloomed last in December 2006. Munnar also has the highest peak in South India, Anamudi, at 2,695 m.
Eravikulam national park is one of the main tourist attraction, where you can find the endagered species of Nilgiri Tahr (mountain goat called "varayadu" in Malayalam). A treck to Rajamala ("King of hills" in Malayalam), in the morning is sure to spot a few friendly mountain goats. You can also find Gaur, Langur, Lion-tailed macaque, and Elephants depending on the season and time of travel. The altitude is 1,600-1.800 m above sea level. Temperature ranges from a minimum of 0⁰C to a maximum of 28⁰C. Warm clothes and rain gear is recommended. The tourist season is from Aug-Mar.
Malayalam and Tamil are main languages spoken here. You can manage with English or Hindi.
Get in
By air
Cochin International airport (IATA: COK, ICAO: VOCI), also known as Nedumbassery Airport and CIAL is the nearest airport. It is 110 km away from the Munnar by road.
Madurai International Airport which is 140Km from Munnar by (National Highway 49).
By train
The nearest railway station is Aluva, 110 km. Ernakulam is 130 km and Madurai is 135km You can get the direct regular buses to Munnar First Bus starts at 6AM.
By car
Distances from Munnar to various cities:
The road to Munnar is narrow with lots of bends and curves. Hire a taxi or a driver with local experience if you are not familiar with similar conditions
By bus
Munnar bus station is on the main street, Main Bazaar.
Note that most buses have boards in Malayalam and not English. At Aluva, there are no signs, schedules or dedicated bus bays for Munnar-bound buses; many of them briefly stop at Aluva en route from Kochi/ Ernakulam to Munnar. Check with a few locals every 15 minutes, or ask and hang around the bus info office, so they can point you to the right bus when it arrives.
There are also buses from Coimbatore and Pollachi.
Get around
You can rent a manual or automatic motorbike on a daily basis for Rs 350/day.
You can get bikes on rental basis from Gokulam Bike rentals, Munnar.
1.Gokulam Bike rental
Rental Charges : Rs. 300 per day
Contact details: http://bikerentalmunnar.com/
For Contact Call : +91 9447237165, +91 9846366135,
E Mail : [email protected]
Address: Near High Altitude Sports Stadium, Old Munnar.
Note:You can call Gokulam and they will deliver the bike at the hotel. Most hotels and homestays at Munnar will also organize a bike on rental basis.
2.Rent a bike:
94472 09002
3. Chandran Bike:
Contact Person : R. Chandran
Phone : 9447220648/ 04865-231113
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Some of these site would be more popular to Indian tourists than to Western tourists.
Near Munnar Town
Towards Marayoor
Other places to visit:
The best things to buy are tea, coffee, spices like cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and pepper and definitely home made chocolates.
Banks/Currency Exchange
Kerala is famous for Fish Curry. For snacks, one should try local spicy cashew nut, chilly bhaji with hot tea as they are a traditional snack and makes good combination in cold weather.
Munnar has some amazing street food (try the Gobi noodles), so if you are after a cheap and delicious meal check the area around the bus stand in Munnar (not the KSRTC bus stand in Old Munnar).
Fresh tea, coffee and milk is available at most places. Hard and soft drink are also available at fair number of shops.
Packed grapes and mixed fruit juice is also available at few places.
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Stay safe
Apply sunscreen lotion while you leave Munnar because as you descend the hills the weather gets warmer and causes sun burn. Hill stations tend to get dark rather early, so be sure to carry a torch or flashlight.
Emergency numbers
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Generating openmoko environments on a venerable headless, X Windows-less Gentoo box. Last sync'ed on 20080823.
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Dallas Stars prospect Brett Ritchie scored five goals Sunday to cap an 11-point weekend playing for the Niagara IceDogs in the Ontario Hockey League.
IceDogs linemate Ryan Strome, a New York Islanders prospect, had 10 points in the two games.
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danieltaylor.nz needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
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A popular traditional probe that is useful in confocal and fluorescence microscopy is the phenanthridine derivative, propidium iodide, first synthesized as an anti-trypanosomal agent along with the closely related ethidium bromide. Propidium iodide binds to DNA in a manner similar to the acridines (via intercalation) to produce orange-red fluorescence centered at 617 nanometers. The positively charged fluorophore also has a high affinity for double-stranded RNA. Propidium has an absorption maximum at 536 nanometers, and can be excited by the 488-nanometer or 514-nanometer spectral lines of an argon-ion (or krypton-argon) laser, or the 543-nanometer line from a green helium-neon laser. The dye is often employed as a counterstain to highlight cell nuclei during double or triple labeling of multiple intracellular structures. Environmental factors can affect the fluorescence spectrum of propidium, especially when the dye is used with mounting media containing glycerol. The structurally similar ethidium bromide, which also binds to DNA by intercalation, produces more background staining and is therefore not as effective as propidium.
The culture of transformed African green monkey kidney cells featured in the digital image above was labeled with Alexa Fluor 350 conjugated to wheat germ agglutinin, a fluorescent lectin that selectively binds to sialic acid residues, which are found in both mucoproteins and glycoproteins. The cells were also stained with Alexa Fluor 488 conjugated to phalloidin and the intercalating dye propidium iodide, which target the cytoskeletal filamentous actin network and DNA, respectively. Images were recorded in grayscale with a QImaging Retiga Fast-EXi camera system coupled to an Olympus BX-51 microscope equipped with bandpass emission fluorescence filter optical blocks provided by Omega Optical. During the processing stage, individual image channels were pseudocolored with RGB values corresponding to each of the fluorophore emission spectral profiles.
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Nothing says "Thanks Ma" like stripping the hell out of your wheel's lug nuts because you wanted to use a gift. These kits come in "all purpose" "auto specific" and "auto emergency" varieties and all come in a cheap plastic case. The thought is "Hey, this person loves tools, let's get 'em something big and heavy." That's a nice thought &mdash but what the hell is someone going to do with those cheap ass gloves?
If you're reading this and you want to give the grease monkey (maybe Dr.Danger) in your life something special, just get them one really nice tool from a well-regarded name in tools. One good tool is something that can be hung in the garage (or tossed on the floor) and will be regarded as a prized possession.


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A Richmond official who also sits on the Hercules Planning Commission wants to put the kibosh on talk of extending BART north along Interstate 80, saying it would isolate and downgrade the downtown Richmond station.
"Please contact representatives at BART and express opposition to any discussion that would look at reducing the downtown Richmond station to a secondary status," Richard Mitchell, Richmond's director of Planning and Building Services, said in an April 5 interdepartmental correspondence draft addressed to Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia of Richmond.
The letter is attached to a report accompanying a proposed resolution before county supervisors on Tuesday that would support a study of a BART, or alternative rail extension, in West Contra Costa County, without specifying any alignment.
"We support extension of BART from the Richmond station only," Mitchell wrote.
The Richmond City Council, too, will vote Tuesday on a proposed resolution to support a BART study, but unlike the county's, Richmond's specifies "extension from the Richmond station as the preferred option."
BART Director Zakhary Mallett, whose District 7 covers most of West Contra Costa as well as parts of Alameda County and San Francisco, has suggested extending BART north from El Cerrito Del Norte to San Pablo, Richmond's Hilltop section, Pinole and Hercules. He is trying to drum up support from the county and the various West County cities for a study. The Pinole and San Pablo city councils have given their support.
"It is my hypothesis that an alignment along I-80 would be the most feasible," Mallett said Monday, "but we need to do a study to objectively determine which alignment will actually be the most feasible."
An I-80 alignment would offer commuters on the Bay Area's most congested freeway a convenient alternative, which an alignment away from the freeway would not, he said.
Citing a 2008 station profile study, he said about 40 percent of Richmond BART's ridership and 60 percent of El Cerrito Del Norte's ridership live in San Pablo, El Sobrante or communities north of Richmond.
In April, El Cerrito Del Norte logged an average of 8,741 daily "exits," a measure that approximates the number of round-trips — more than double the 3,920 daily "exits" at Richmond BART, according to the Monthly Ridership Reports page on the BART website.
Mallett said that state and federal environmental regulations mandate that any BART study look at alternative alignments — which would include proposed alignments through downtown Richmond.
Possible alignments for a BART extension proposed as far back as the 1980s have included the I-80 routing as well as several possible routes proceeding from downtown Richmond: along the Union Pacific, formerly Southern Pacific, railroad right of way along the San Pablo Bay shore to the Rodeo-Crockett area; via the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway right of way to the Pinole-Hercules area; or up Rumrill Boulevard through San Pablo near Contra Costa College, to Richmond Hilltop, and from there north to Hercules along I-80 beginning at Richmond Parkway.
A BART northward extension in West Contra Costa faces daunting political and funding challenges and could be many years away from breaking ground.
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Joan Rivers Defends Alec Baldwin With Some Racial & Homophobic Slurs Of Her Own
According to Joan, we're all in this together.
Meaning we've all got a derogatory label that applies to us in some form or fashion.
Joan unloads them all in her 30-second rant to TMZ in defense of Alec Baldwin. Watch!
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Joan's next plastic surgery should be to stitch up her obnoxious mouth. She needs to retire. Comedian she is not. She can make jokes about other issues rather than poking fun at gays. She should not support Alex Baldwin he is just a old man that certainly has lost a lot of support in the gay community.
I feel bad for him. When the most extreme voices of your party turn on you, this is what happens. He's not homophobic. He donates to the very cause that's bringing him down. He doesn't take a cent off his Capital One earnings so he can fund the arts globally. I know he is not perfect. We've seen him shoot himself in the foot when on airlines and on voice messages. But he would have been a fresh, level-headed voice that could have reached and educated a new demographic of people who can't follow other news hosts. Most anchors can't articulate themselves in Layman's Terms. That's sad, and is one of the reasons why ignorance exists in this country. Today, I'm sorry that I watch Morning Joe every morning. Finally, I'm sorry that I consider myself part of the fight to end homophobia and promote equality, when the worst execution of tactics and accountability are coming from inside that very same movement. Look in the mirror, folks. Stop being impulsive. Happy Thanksgiving.
PS -- Joan is going to receive some crazy flack for this -- but in a very inarticulate way -- she's right.
I love to laugh--and sometimes am guilty of using these "labels" myself. However, I have to say They they just don't sit well with who I am as a human being. I don't want to tolerate this type of thinking, its just not loving. If we are all the same as Joan says, lets stop the labeling. There are plenty of other ways to be funny~and I love Joan!


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Hemlock's main man celebrates the imprint's 20th release with a mix of label classics and exclusives.
Hemlock Recordings was co-founded by Untold (born Jack Dunning) and designer Andy Spencer in 2008, and played a central role in dubstep's mutation, introducing the world to Dunning's boundary-pushing take on bass music and to James Blake, who released his first single through the label. Pearson Sound (under his earlier Ramadanman guise and as Maurice Donovan), Pangaea, and Cosmin TRG have all contributed singles over the years. More recently, Untold released his own three-EP Change In A Dynamic Environment series on the label.
Chapter One draws from much of that material, along with exclusives from FaltyDL, Sei A, Guy Andrews, Randomer and Untold himself. All of those new tracks, plus Joe's "R.E.J. Bit" (which you can stream right here) will be released on three separate 12-inches, due out the same day as the mix. New remixes of Untold's "Stop What You're Doing" and "Breathe," by Kowton and Nautiluss respectively, will be released as digital exclusives.
01. Fantastic Mr Fox & Rich Reason - Plimsoul
02. LV & Untold - Beacon (Mount Kimbie Remix)
03. James Blake - Air & Lack Thereof
04. Untold - Stop What You're Doing (James Blake Remix)
05. Untold - Discipline
06. Ramadanman - Tempest
07. Cosmin TRG - Béton Brut
08. Untold - Under
09. FaltyDL - Artemis
10. Sei A - Hyphen
11. Guy Andrews - Resistivity
12. Randomer - This Train
13. Randomer - We Laugh, We Scream
14. Pangaea - Fatalist
15. Joe - Studio Power On
16. Untold - Motion The Dance
17. Nautiluss & Lord Skywave - Ultraviolet
Hemlock Recordings will release Hemlock Recordings Chapter One on November 12, 2012.


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How do I update the projections?The projections can be updated with two steps.
There are two ways to update your player projections. Please note that you will need a current RotoWire subscription in order to get the most recent projections.
Open up the software and select "Projections," and then "Update Projections". This will open a window that gives you two options for updating the projections. If you are online and have a paid subscription you can enter your RotoWire user name and password to download the projections directly to your software.
You can also download a projections file and update the projections by following these steps: 1. Open up your software. Select "Projections" from the top menu bar. Select "Download Most Recent" from the drop down menu. This will open instructions and a link to download the projections in the web window of the software. You must have a current RotoWire.com subscription to access this page. You may need to log on with your Rotowire.com username and password before you are allowed to download the projections. Right-click on the link to the current projections and select "Save As". Save the projections to any place on your computer EXCEPT your desktop. Be sure to remember the name of the projections and where you saved them.
2. Select "Projections" from the top menu bar. Select "Update Projections" from the drop down menu. A small window will pop up which will allow you to find the projections file on your computer. Highlight the file and click on "Select File" to update the projections.
Can I transfer my drafts/auctions to another computer?Yes, it is possible to transfer all of your drafts/auctions to another computer. The process involves transferring a file named "players.mdb" from one computer to the other. Use the following steps: 1. Install the software on both computers.
2. Find the players.mdb file on your computer. It will be in the same directory as the installed software, which is usually in this folder: /documents and settings/all users/application data/rotowire/basketball 3. Transfer that file to the same folder on your other computer. If you set up any drafts or auctions on that second computer then you may want to rename the original players.mdb file to players_ori.mdb before transferring the players.mdb file from the first computer. If you copy the players.mdb file over the original then you will lose any drafts/auctions that were set up on the second computer.
You should now be able to open up the software on the second computer and you will have all of the drafts/auctions from the first computer.
Will the software work on Macs?Unfortunately, our draft software is only compatible with Windows operating systems at this time.
Can I change the dollar values?The dollar values provided with the software are generated based on a formula that incorporates your league categories, number of teams, and roster composition. Because it is not a fixed number, you are not able to edit the actual value. You are able to edit the projections for any player, which would then change his dollar value.
My grids do not have scrollbars. How do I fix that?This occurs on computer which are using a higher than normal DPI setting for their displays. Use the following steps to lower the DPI setting on your computer: 1. Right click on your desktop and select "Properties" 2. Click on the "Settings" tab.
3. Click the "Advanced" button.
4. Change the DPI Setting to "Normal size (96 DPI)".
Open your draft software again and see if the scroll bars appear in the grids. There have been a very few instances where a user had to select "Customize DPI" and set it to lower than 96 DPI, but using "Normal size" should work.
There are players missing from the free agent lists.If you are missing players from the available players list then most likely you just need to update your projections. The initial download of the software includes projections from May. Some players get traded or are added to our projections after that first projection, so they may not show up until the data is updated.
How do I print dollar values and results?While there isn't a way to print directly from the draft software, you can easily print these items from any spreadsheet software. Here's how you do it: 1) Select "Export" from the top menu, then select the data that you want to print. If you want to print the dollar values, please select "Projections." 2) Select a location on your computer where you want the data saved and click the "Export" button.
This will save your data in comma delimited format as a .csv file. You can open this file in just about any spreadsheet software, including Excel. Once you have it opened in a spreadsheet it's fairly easy to print from there.


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Former U.S. House Speaker Tom Foley died at his home in Washington, D.C., his wife Heather confirmed Friday.
Foley, 84, was a Democrat who represented Washington state in the House for 30 years and served as speaker from 1989 to January 1995.
After his tenure on Capitol Hill, he was appointed U.S. ambassador to Japan by President Bill Clinton. He served from 1997 to 2001.
Foley became the 57th speaker in 1989 after then-Speaker James Wright resigned from office amid an ethics scandal.
Before taking that post, Foley served as House majority leader, majority whip and Agriculture Committee chairman, and was an influential member of the Select House Committee on Iran Contra.
He was first elected to the House in 1964, beating incumbent Republican Walt Horan, a 27-year veteran of the House.
Foley's career in Congress ended when he was defeated in 1994, the year Republicans retook the House in what is sometimes known as the "Republican Revolution." He was succeeded as speaker by then-Rep. Newt Gingrich of Georgia.
Current House Speaker John Boehner on Friday said Foley's rise to speaker was a "natural sequence for a natural leader."
"Forthright and warmhearted, Tom Foley endeared himself not only to the wheat farmers back home but also colleagues on both sides of the aisle," Boehner said in a written statement. "That had a lot to do with his solid sense of fairness, which remains a model for any Speaker or representative."
President Barack Obama said in a statement that Foley had a "straightforward approach" and represented his constituents with "skill, dedication, and a deep commitment to improving the lives of those he was elected to serve."
Former President George H.W. Bush said that Foley "represented the very best in public service — and our political system" and "never got personal or burned bridges."
Foley had a largely liberal record in Congress, supporting Great Society programs and opposing the Vietnam War. He was pro-abortion rights, backed the Equal Rights Amendment and opposed capital punishment, as well as a constitutional amendment allowing school prayer.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Foley had an "unrivaled ability" to build consensus and find common ground in the House.
"Our country mourns the loss of a leader whose authenticity, dedication, and diplomacy will forever serve as an example to all of us who strive to make a difference through public service," Pelosi said in a written statement.
Foley graduated from the University of Washington in 1951 and from Washington Law School in 1957. In his legal career, he served as assistant attorney general for Washington state and deputy prosecutor in Spokane County.
Before running for Congress, Foley worked as a special counsel to the Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee from 1961 to 1964.
Foley is survived by his wife, Heather, whom he married in December 1968.
By CNN Staff
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A soft, almost shy smile turns up the corners of Pappy's mouth when he puts his fiddle under his chin. It is something he has been doing for seventy-eight years of his life. A master fiddler, and now eighty-five years old, his delight with the instrument's feel and sound has never diminished.
At the age of seven, he was given a Sears and Roebuck $1.98 tin fiddle and shortly afterwards got his first taste of performing, working for his father who was a farmer. Pappy recalls, "I used to fiddle for my daddy to help him sell watermelons. By noon all ours would be sold and we'd leave the other farmers standing out in the hot sun."
Born in Sherrill's Ford, North Carolina, Pappy's first professional performance was in 1928 at radio station WSOC in Gastonia, North Carolina, when he was thirteen. His notoriety began in earnest in 1934 with his performances for the Crazy Water Barn Dance on Charlotte, North Carolina's WBT. Historically one of the first manufacturers to sponsor country music, these Crazy Water Crystals live radio performances produced many musicians who became famous, among them the Father of Bluegrass Music, Bill Monroe.
Continuing to play for Crazy Water Crystals, Pappy joined The Blue Sky Boys (Bill and Earl Bolick) on station WWNC in Asheville, North Carolina, for about two years before moving on to WGST in Atlanta, Georgia, as The Crazy Blue Ridge Hillbillies. It was in Atlanta that he met his wife, Doris Lyle. Forming a new group, The Smiling Rangers, Pappy's next move was back to Raleigh, North Carolina, at station WPTF. From Raleigh, the Rangers moved on to Danville, Virginia's WBTM. By then, Pappy had become among those of the first generation of musicians to earn a living from radio performances.
In 1939, Pappy moved his family to Columbia, South Carolina, and joined Byron Parker's Hillbillies to play on station WIS. It was a fortuitous event that cemented his friendship with banjoist "Snuffy" Jenkins and developed into an extraordinary partnership lasting more than a half century. After Byron Parker's untimely death at thirty-seven, the band renamed themselves The Hired Hands in his honor. Parker had been a phenomenal radio announcer who, in working at WAAW in Omaha, Nebraska, became acquainted with Bill and Charlie Monroe and booked their personal appearances. He had always signed off the air as "your old hired hand."
Via their daily WIS broadcasts, The Hired Hands became South Carolina's premier country band. Pappy's lively version of "The Orange Blossom Special" would call folks from field to radio for their noontime program. Pappy had learned the tune directly from its composer, Ervin Rouse, in 1938, and played it on show dates after the Rouse Brothers had recorded it for RCA. Pappy's fiddling directly helped to popularize this now-famous tune. Even though he has performed for every conceivable kind of audience, Pappy has never forgotten playing back on the "Kerosene Circuit" when only lanterns lit the stage. The applause sounded just as sweet then as it does today in places like the Newberry Opry House in Newberry, South Carolina.
Already veterans of live radio productions, The Hired Hands appeared on WIS-TV the very first day of broadcast. From 1954 to 1958, they conducted an hour television show once a week called "Carolina in the Morning." National acclaim came to Pappy and Snuffy in 1973, when Esquire magazine printed an article featuring the banjo. Other articles in publications such as Bluegrass Unlimited, Banjo Newsletter, Pickin', The New York Times, and The Village Voice have all recognized their historic contributions to old-time as well as country music. Their early recordings on the RCA Vintage Series, Early Rural String Bands and The Rail Road in Folksong, are now collector's items.
Over the years, The Hired Hands played such prestigious venues as the 1982 World's Fair, The University of Chicago Folk Festival, The Joffrey Ballet, Wolf Trap, the Washington, D.C. American Folk Festival, and Carnegie Hall. They were filmed in a captioned documentary, "Free Show Tonight," which was made by the Smithsonian in tribute to the early entertainers of vaudeville and medicine shows.
As our visit with Pappy and a fun-filled afternoon of fiddling was finished, my friend Chris and I began to case our instruments. As an afterthought, I turned to him and said, "Pap, I've told Chris about when you used to do all your trick fiddling and he's never seen anything like that. Do you still do it?"
The genuine surprise on his face turned wistful as he momentarily paused. Then, with the same shy smile, the unmistakable strains of "Pop Goes the Weasel" came from his fiddle. Gracefully, and with an age-defying agility, his face once again glowing with the blush of youth, he continued, with impeccable timing, to play his fiddleunder his chin, down on his chest, behind his back, between his knees, and on the floor between his feet, the flourish ending with a perfect toss of the bow being caught in mid-air. It had been a moment of magic, and our applause filled the room. Even for an audience of two, Pappy was still a great entertainer.
[For the full text of this article, purchase the Spring 2001 issue of Fiddler Magazine!]
[Pat Ahrens is a free-lance writer and the author of Union Grove The First Fifty Years. A rhythm guitarist, she is a past president of the South Carolina Bluegrass and Traditional Music Association and has served on its Board of Directors for more than a decade. She is a 1996 recipient of the South Carolina Folk Heritage Advocacy Award.]


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Liberty News
Former Redskins glad to step foot on Liberty turf
Hundreds of Washington Redskins fans turned out at Liberty University's Williams Stadium Sunday to meet two football legends headed to the NFL Hall of Fame in August.
Former wideout Art Monk and defensive back Darrell Green kicked off their "Route 281 Road to Canton Tour," shaking hands with fans and signing autographs. Green and Monk started the Route 281 campaign (called "281" because Green donned 28 on his jersey and Monk sported 81) not only as a way of giving back to their fans, but also helping those in desperate situations. Before the two inductees are permanently enshrined at Canton, Ohio, they are making stops in Virginia, Maryland and Cincinnati to raise money for their respective charities, The Darrell Green Youth Life Foundation and (Monk's) Good Samaritan Foundation.
"Overtime, God gave me a revelation to take it to another level and that is to reach the whole child and the whole family," said Green of his work with DGYLF. "We are trying to be wise and utilize what God has given us to serve those that need us."
"The most important thing is that we share the Gospel with them," Monk added, "and really see a change not only in their lives, but in their family lives, as well."
Apart from being former teammates, Green and Monk are also devout Christians, who share the same vision off the field. When asked about their visit to Liberty University, the two viewed the campus as a fitting place to begin their tour.
"If the Lord would allow us to replicate this spirit throughout our tour, it would be the most awesome thing that has ever happened to us," noted Green. " I am so grateful that we are on Liberty University's campus today for our kick-off."
Monk agreed: "It's just refreshing knowing that there are people out there that do believe in the word of God and stand in faith with us on the various issues that we have in society, rather than most of the other people that we are around who don't."
Other former Redskins signing autographs were Gary Clark, Dexter Manley, Joe Jacoby, and Mark Moseley.
Teens from the Liberty Godparent Home, a home where teenage girls can stay during their pregnancy, stopped by the tandem's tent toward the end of the event. After sharing some of their experiences, the future Hall of Famers prayed with the girls and encouraged them to remain strong in their endeavors.
As fans continued to pour into the stadium for the coinciding Celebrate America event (hosted by Thomas Road Baptist Church), Green, Monk and Clark decided to miss their scheduled flight and address the crowd at the start of the God and Country musical celebration.
Founded in 1988 by the defensive back, The Darrell Green Youth Life Foundation (DGYLF) began as a social service organization, assisting families with various financial needs.
The DGYLF began opening Youth Life Learning Centers in 1996. Originating in the Washington, D.C., area, these after-school programs have now expanded into parts of Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee and Florida. Thecenters work to provide under privileged children with the "academic and values-based enrichment they need."
Five years after the establishment of the DGYLF, Monk and three others started the Good Samaritan Foundation (GSF). Much likeGreen's foundation, the GSF offers after-school tutoring for inner-city high school students and provides them with summer internships.
Together, the two groups operate under the Hilaron Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to funding these and other charitable organizations.
For more information about Route 281 Tour and the Hilaron Foundation, go to www.route281.com


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DaPonte String Quartet: "Happy Birthday, Guiseppe!", celebration of Verdi's 200th Birthday, Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist, Thomaston. $20. daponte.org. 7:30 p.m.
Portland Conservatory of Music Noonday Concert, with the USM Chamber Singers, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m.
Down East Singers & St. Petersburg Men's Ensemble: "A Russian Christmas," works by Bortniansky, Ippolitov-Ivanov, Stravinsky, Chesnokov, Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky, St. Patrick's Church, Newcastle. $20; free for students ages 18 and under. downeastsingers.org. 7:30 p.m.
Dana Cunningham and May Dyer, holiday concert with piano and cello, Ocean View at Falmouth. Free. 781-4460. 3 p.m.
DaPonte String Quartet: "Happy Birthday, Guiseppe!", celebration of Verdi's 200th Birthday, Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta. $20. daponte.org. 7:30 p.m.
St. Petersburg Men's Ensemble, 19th-century Russian sacred and secular songs, Bowdoin Chapel, Brunswick. Free. 798-4141. 7:30 p.m.
Joille Morris, mezzo-soprano performs classic Christmas carols from France and Quebec with pianist Bridget Convey, Franco American Heritage Center, Lewiston. $16; $14 for seniors and students. francocenter.org. 7:30 p.m.
St Mary Schola Early Music Ensemble, seasonal program, South Congregational Church, Kennebunkport. $15; $12 for seniors and students; $40 family cap. stmaryschola.org. 7:30 p.m.
Mosiac: "Comfort and Joy," Christmas music from the 15th to 21st centuries a cappella and with guitar and mandolin, Atlantic Hall, Cape Porpoise. $7. 985-3745. 7 p.m.
Casco Bay Concert Band: "The Many Moods of Christmas," symphonic wind ensemble, McCormack Performing Arts Center (Gorham High School). $10; $8 for seniors; free for children and students. cascobayconcertband.org. 3 p.m.
Downeast Brass Quintet, Christmas concert with organist Jay Zoller, South Parish Congregational Church, Augusta. $10; $5 for students; free for ages 12 and under. 621-3551. 2 p.m.
"Winterscene," Tri City Community Chorus holiday concert, First Parish Congregational Church, Saco. $10 in advance; $12 day of show; $8 in advance and $10 day of show for seniors and students; $5 for ages 6 to 12; free for ages 5 and under. 282-9543. 7 p.m.
St. Petersburg Men's Ensemble, 19th-century Russian sacred and secular songs, Christ Church, Kennebunk. $10; $7 for students and seniors. 985-4494. 7 p.m.
Seaglass Chorale: "Music For a Winter's Night," seasonal favorites including a carol sing-a-long and choruses from part one of "The Messiah," South Congregational Church, Kennebunkport. $12 in advance; $15 day of show; $12 for seniors. 985-8747. 7 p.m.
Metropolitan Opera Live in HD: "Un Ballo in Maschera," Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg. $26; $23 for seniors; $18 for students. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. 1 p.m.
Metropolitan Opera Live in HD: "Un Ballo in Maschera," Strand Theatre, Rockland. $23 to $27; $15 for students. rocklandstrand.com. 1 p.m. Saturday; encore presentation at 1 p.m. Tuesday.
DaPonte String Quartet: "Happy Birthday, Guiseppe!", celebration of Verdi's 200th Birthday, Mid-Coast Presbyterian Church, Topsham. $20. daponte.org. 3 p.m.
Boy Singers of Maine: "Sound of the Season," classical seasonal selections, First Parish Church, Brunswick. $10; $8 for seniors and students. 797-6354. 2 p.m.
Choir of Casco Village United Church of Christ, classical Christmas favorites and contemporary selections, Casco Village Church. Free. 627-4282. 4 p.m.
Renaissance Voices Christmas Concert, a capella chorus concert features works by Palestrina, Lasso, Praetorius and Weelkes plus 20th-century carols, Sanford-Springvale Historical Museum, Sanford. $15; free for ages 21 and under. 324-2797. 7:30 p.m.
Down East Singers & St. Petersburg Men's Ensemble: "A Russian Christmas," works by Bortniansky, Ippolitov-Ivanov, Stravinsky, Chesnokov, Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky, Camden Opera House. $20; free for students ages 18 and under. downeastsingers.org. 2:30 p.m.
"Christmas with Cornils: A Kotzschmar Christmas," with Ray Cornils, the Festival Brass, Androscoggin Chorale and the Parish Ringers, Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Lewiston. $15 in advance; $20 at door; $15 in advance and $10 at door for students. 553-4363. 7:30 p.m.
"The Bells of Christmas," holiday concert featuring the Towne Lyne Ringers, Ocean View at Falmouth. Free/donation. 781-4727. 7 p.m.
St Mary Schola Early Music Ensemble, seasonal program, Cathedral Church of Saint Luke (Episcopal), Portland. $15; $12 for seniors and students; $40 family cap. stmaryschola.org.
7:30 p.m.
Presidio Brass, holiday concert of American brass chamber music, Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. $20 in advance; $25 day of show. boothbayoperahouse.com. 7:30 p.m.
USM String Quartet, works by Haydn, Schubert and Ravel, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland. $25. baychamberconcerts.org. Noon.
Portland Conservatory of Music Noonday Concert, holiday sing-a-long, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m.
"The Nutcracker," presented by Sanford Maine Stage, Nasson Little Theater, Springvale. $12; $10 for seniors, students and children ages 12 and younger. sanfordmainestage.com. 7:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.
"The Magic Toy Shop," family-friendly, one-act ballet, Maine State Ballet Theater, Falmouth. $13 to $20. mainestateballet.org. 1 and 4 p.m. Saturday. Through Dec. 15.
Portland Ballet: "The Victorian Nutcracker," set in Victorian-era Portland with stage sets and costumes based on rooms in the Victoria Mansion, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $24 to $54. porttix.com. 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.
Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," holiday favorite returns, Portland Stage Company. $39 to $44; $35 to $40 for seniors; $20 for students; $15 per child with adult ticket. portlandstage.org. 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday; noon and 5 p.m. Sunday; 7 p.m. Wednesday and Dec. 13. Through Dec. 23.
"The Santaland Diaries," David Sedaris holiday comedy for mature audiences; discounts available for groups of 10 or more; Portland Stage Company (Studio Theater). $24; $20 for students. portlandstage.org. 2 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday; 7:30 p.m. Friday; 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2:30 and 5:30 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to Dec. 13. Through Dec. 16.
"Striking 12," Good Theater production of fun holiday musical, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. $20 to $30. goodtheater.com. 7 p.m. Thursday; 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.
"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," C.S. Lewis classic presented by the Theater Company at Falmouth High; Falmouth High School. $7; $5 for students, seniors and children. falmouththeatre.org. 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday.
"This Wonderful Life," one-person adaptation of Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" presented by Theater at Monmouth, Cumston Hall, Monmouth. $26; $24 for seniors; $20 for students. theateratmonmouth.org. 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 1 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 1 and 7 p.m. Sunday.
Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," Will Rhys' one-man rendition of holiday classic, Freeport Factory Stage. $15; $10 for seniors and students; pay-what-you-can on Thursday. freeportfactory.com. 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Dec. 15.
"The Legend of the Golem," original play by Michael Levine based on Jewish folklore, Acorn Studio Theater, Westbrook. $15; $12 for ages 12 and under. acorn-productions.org. 7:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Dec. 13. Through Dec. 23.
Portland Playback Improv Theater, interactive improv with the heme "Holidays From Heaven and Hell," Community Television Network (CTN), Portland. $7. portlandplayback.com. 7:30 Friday.
Sesame Street Live: "Can't Stop Singing," Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland. $12 to $50. theciviccenter.com. 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday; 2 p.m. Saturday; 10:30 a.m., 2 and 5:30 p.m. Sunday.
"Honk! The Ugly Duckling Musical," comic musical for the entire family, City Theater, Biddeford. $20. citytheater.org. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Dec. 16.
"Miracle on 34th Street," classic holiday tale of a department store Santa, Schoolhouse Arts Center, Standish. $14; $12 for seniors and students. schoolhousearts.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Dec. 16.
"Miracle on 34th Street: The Musical," features three sets of mother-and-child teams, Portland Players, South Portland. portlandplayers.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Through Dec. 16.
The WFCP Home Time Radio Hour 2012, live music and comedy for all ages, Freeport Performing Arts Center. $10 in advance; $15 day of show. fcponline.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.
"Collected Stories," two-character play about ambition, artistic conflicts and rivalries, Bates College (Black Box Theater), Lewiston. Free. 786-8294. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.
"A Christmas Carol," Charles Dickens' classic, A/D/A/M, Biddeford. $10 in advance; $13 day of show. 571-4636. 7 p.m. Friday; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.
Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," includes post-show sing-along with fiddler Jennifer Armstrong, The Public Theatre, Lewiston. $18; $5 for children under 12. thepublictheatre.org. 7 p.m. Friday; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.
"A Christmas Carol: The Musical," by the New England Regional Theater Company, Brunswick High School (Crooker Theatre). $12; $10 for seniors and students; $8 for children under 12. 798-6966. 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.
"Beauty and the Beast Jr.: Enchanted Christmas," youth musical of traditional story intertwined with Christmas songs, Waldo Theatre, Waldoboro. $5. 832-6060. 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
"This Wonderful Life," one-person adaptation of Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life," The Inn at Brunswick Station. $40; includes meal and show. (603) 953-3640. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
"Michelangelo: Art and Afterlife," looks at the influence of Michelangelo's art and the legend of his character, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick. bowdoin.edu/art-museum. Opens Thursday. Through Dec. 20.
"Rediscoveries 4: Comedy, Seriously," art that engages comedy and seriousness at once, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville. colby.edu. Opens Thursday. Through March 30.
"Drawn and Cornered," Jeff Badger's performance piece delivered with Harold Philbrook, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org. 5 to 7 p.m. Friday.
Dahlov Ipcar, recent paintings, prints, giclee and books, Maine Jewish Museum, Portland. mainejewishmuseum.org. First Friday reception, 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday. Through Jan. 5. treeoflifemuseum.org
"The Incarnation of Earthly Creations," Haitian art, Museum of African Culture, Portland. museumafricanculture.org. Artist reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Jan. 30.
Portland Museum of Art: "Weatherbeaten: Winslow Homer and Maine," works by Homer created at his Prouts Neck studio in conjunction with re-opening of restored studio for public tours, and "Art in Process," high school art exhibition, through Dec. 30; "The Portland Society of Art and Winslow Homer in Maine," 50 watercolors and drawings examine the relationship between Homer, architect John Calvin Stevens and the Portland Society of Art, through Feb. 3; "Between Past and Present: The Homer Studio Photographic Project," contemporary photography made with a variety of historic processes, through Feb. 17. portlandmuseum.org
Maine Historical Society Museum/Longfellow House, Portland: "Wired!" explores the electrification of Maine during the 20th century, through May 26. mainehistory.org
Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, USM Glickman Library, Portland: Luc Demers, "Trace," photographs, and Richard Veit, photographs, through Dec. 21. usm.maine.edu/library
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick: "Making a Presence: F. Holland Day in Artistic Photography," photographs by and of F. Holland Day (1864-1933) and "We Never See Anything Clearly: John Ruskin and Landscape Painting," paintings from 1840s to 1870s, through Dec. 23; "Fantastic Stories: The Supernatural in Nineteenth-Century Japanese Prints," through March 3; "In Printmaking ABC," master prints in memoriam of Bowdoin alumnus David P. Becker, through March 10. bowdoin.edu/art-museum
Pejepscot Historical Society Museum, Brunswick: "Vote, Pejepscot!", election and political paraphernalia, and "Home Decoration: The Domestic Artistry of the Skolfield Women, 1845-1900," samplers, printed screens, flower afrrangements, hair wreaths and more, through Dec. 31. pejepscothistorical.org
Maine Maritime Museum, Bath: "Ahead Full at Fifty: 50 Years of Collecting at Maine Maritime Museum," through May 26. mainemaritimemuseum.org
Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston: "Starstruck: The Fine Art of Astrophotography," featuring 106 images by artists from 11 countries across five continents, through Dec. 15. bates.edu/museum/exhibitions
Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville: Alex Katz, "Maine/New York," 28 paintings and one multi-part sculpture, through Dec. 30. colby.edu
Maine State Museum, Augusta: "Malaga Island: Fragmented Lives," historic photographs, documents, artifacts and first-person accounts, through May. mainestatemuseum.org
Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland: "Jamie Wyeth, Rockwell Kent and Monhegan," paintings, and "Impressionist Summers: Frank W. Benson's North Haven," paintings, through Dec. 30; "Recent Acquisitions," newly acquired work by Georgia O'Keeffe, Arthur Dove, Rockwell Kent, Marguerite and William Zorach, Elaine de Kooning, Andrew and N.C. Wyeth, and more, through March 10; "Andrew Wyeth: Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Sketches," through April 7. farnsworthmuseum.org
Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor: "Indians and Rusticators" and "Transcending Traditions: The Next Generation and Maine Indian Basketry," through Dec. 29; "N'tolonapemk: Our Relatives' Place," archeological exhibits and stories of the Passamaquoddy, through October. abbemuseum.org
University of Maine (Museum of Art), Bangor: Alan Bray, "At the Edges," paintings; Mayumi Sarai, "Ring Cycle," carved wooden sculptures; and Susan Jane Belton, "What's Yours," oil on panel portraits; through Jan. 5. umma.umaine.edu
"The Holiday Show," Greenhut Galleries, Portland. greenhutgalleries.com. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Through Jan. 18.
"Body as Light: A New Order," art by Clarity, Robert and Su.Sane Hake, Camden Public Library. camden.lib.me.us. Opening reception, 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Through Dec. 31.
"Painted Paper Bird Sculpture," by Hugh Verrier, plus recent photographs by John Orcutt, Maine State Capitol Building, Augusta. 246-6694. Opens Thursday. Through February.
First Friday ArtWalk, galleries and museums open for free, downtown Portland. firstfridayartwalk.com. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.
"Pressing on II: 20 Printmakers," June Fitzpatrick Gallery at MECA, Portland. 699-5083. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Dec. 29.
"Eye Catchers," annual holiday show, Gleason Fine Art, Portland. 699-5599. Reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Dec. 29.
"Maine Dreamscapes," works by landscape photographer Charlie Widdis, Mane Attraction/Gallery 224, Portland. 775-2865. First Friday showing, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.
"Something Old, Something New," still-life photographs by Alan Sockloff and David Wade, Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland. addisonwoolley.com. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Dec. 29.
"The Art for the Holidays: Gifts that Give Forever," Constellation Gallery, Portland. constellationart.com. Reception, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Jan. 16.
"Rip & Tear Art Show," experimental drawing show where you can rip prints right off the wall, Meg Perry Center, Portland. 766-6204. 5 to 9 p.m. Friday.
"Fancy Food Chains," art by Jada Fitch, Green Hand Bookshop, Portland. 253-6808. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Dec. 31.
"Streets of Portland," paintings by Paul Black, Fore Street Gallery, Portland. 874-8084. Opening reception, 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday. Through Jan. 5.
"Bringing Art Home for the Holidays Part II: Fine Art and Giftables in Wood," Harmon's & Barton's Gallery, Portland. harmonsbartons.com. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Dec. 31.
"Holiday Offerings: Pottery, Glass and Paintings," new work by glass artist Keith Weiskamp, potter Richard Boyd and painter Wyn Foland, Richard Boyd Gallery, Peaks Island. richardboydpottery.com. Opens Friday. Through Dec. 30.
Artwalk Gardiner: "An Evening of Art and Merriment," more than a dozen galleries and storefronts, Water Street, Gardiner. theartdogs.com. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday.
Annual Prelude Clothesline Show, gift and art show featuring work by local artists, designers and craftsmen, River Tree Arts, Kennebunk. rivertreearts.org. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. Through Jan. 5.
"Small Works Holiday Show," Yarmouth Frame Shop and Gallery. yarmouthframeandgallery.com. Opening reception, 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday.
Portland Public Library: "Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey," original illustrations, preparatory sketches, unpublished drawings and ephemera, through Dec. 29; "The Sea Within Us: Iconically Maritime in Fashion and Design," presented by Maine Maritime Museum, through June 14. portlandlibrary.com
University of Southern Maine, Portland: "Zuihitsu: Look Only at the Waves," exhibit by Smudge Studio and USM art students, through Sunday. usm.maine.edu/gallery
University of Southern Maine Osher Map Library, Portland: "Iconic America: The U.S. Outline as National Symbol," through Feb. 28. usm.maine.edu/maps
University of New England (Art Gallery), Portland: "Vanguard: Maine Women Pioneers," avant-garde, experimental and innovative works by nine Maine artists, through Dec. 16. une.edu/artgallery
Rose Contemporary, Portland: Jessica Gandolf, Penelope Jones and Bridget Spaeth, "Expanding Fields, " through Dec. 22; Southern Maine Community College senior exhibit, through Dec. 31. rosecontemporary.com
3Fish Gallery, Portland: "Edges of Vision," MECA photo workshop group show, through Friday. 3fishgallery.com
Daunis Fine Jewelry, Portland: Michael Milicia, "The Exquisite Bird 2," photographs of birds, through Dec. 31. 773-6011.
Coleman Burke Gallery at Port City Music Hall, Portland: Zachary Field, "Elemental Equanimity," art installation, through Jan. 4. colemanburke.com
Macpage LLC, South Portland: "Abstract," mixed-media collages, sculptures, photographs and paintings from 36 Maine artists, through Jan. 25. macpage.com
University of Southern Maine (Art Gallery), Gorham: "Sampler," 38 pieces of prints, paintings and experimental works, through Sunday. usm.maine.edu/gallery
Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth: Painters Veronica Cross and Louise Bourne, through Jan. 13. elizabethmossgalleries.com
Yarmouth Frame Shop and Gallery: "Falling for Color," work by Martha Baum, Neil Myrick, Diana Johnson, Marcia Feller and Anne Tarbox, through Saturday. yarmouthframeshopandgallery.com
DaVinci Experience Art Gallery, Falmouth: "Bright Beginnings," paintings, photography and ceramics by established local artists and emerging artists, through Jan. 12. davinciexperience.com
Freeport Historical Society Harrington House: "Buttons, Rum and Rakes: Freeport's Mercantile Past," through March. freeporthistoricalsociety.org
Gallery Framing, Brunswick: Maine 10 Art Group holiday show, through Dec. 28. 729-1851.
Whatnot Gallery, Spindleworks, Brunswick: "Winter Wonderland," latest artwork and goods, through Jan. 4.
Maine Fiberarts, Topsham: "Tools to Equip the Shaman for Night Travels," art installation by Susan Mills, through Feb. 15. mainefiberarts.org
Markings Gallery, Bath: "Color, Texture, Sparkle!", sculpture, pottery, turned wood, jewelry, wall art, glass, fiber and more, and "Warmth and Style," handwoven, felted work and knit works by Maine fiber artists, through Dec. 31. 443-1499.
Merrymeeting Arts Center, Bowdoinham: Jack Montgomery, "Portraits of Portraits," through Monday. merrymeetingartscenter.org
The Oak and the Ax, Biddeford: "This Must Be the Place," works by seven local artists, through Jan. 18. theoakandtheax.blogspot.com
University of New England (Campus Center), Biddeford: "Creative Teachers Art by MAEA," multimedia by art teachers who belong to the Maine Art Education Association, through Jan. 12. 602-2269.
York Public Library: Adeline Goldminc-Tronzo, "Anything But" through Dec. 27. www.york.lib.me.us
York Hospital Cafe Art Gallery: Nancy R. Davison, etchings and watercolors, through Jan. 1. 351-2021.
Fryeburg Academy (Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries of Art): "Apple of My Eye," paintings, watercolors, pastels and prints of apples from more than 50 mostly regional artists of the past, through Dec. 21. 935-9232.
Wells Public Library: Winter group show by local artists, through Jan. 31. 646-8181.
Snug Harbor Farm, Kennebunk: Juried art show, paintings that depict farm-like landscapes and subject matter, through Dec. 31. snugharborfarm.com
Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk: "Sing We Joyous All Together: Christmas in Late 19th Century," sights and sounds of a late 19th-century Christmas, through Dec. 21. brickstoremuseum.org
Gold/Smith Gallery, Boothbay Harbor: Jean Gordon, "Figures and Flowers," figure studies, ink and watercolor flowers, through Dec. 20. 633-6252.
Harlow Gallery, Hallowell: "8x10x100," Kennebec Valley Art Association exhibition and sale, half the proceeds support programs at the gallery, through Saturday. harlowgallery.org
Aarhus Gallery, Belfast: "Holiday Extravaganza," smaller artworks and a variety of creative crafts, through Dec. 24. aarhusgallery.com
Atrium Art Gallery, University of Southern Maine, Lewiston-Auburn: "The Figure Revealed IV," statewide juried exhibition of life drawings, through Dec. 14. usm.maine.edu/atriumgallery
Frost Farm Gallery, Norway: Western Maine Paper Project, original works on paper, through April 5. frostfarmgallery.com
Unity College (Leonard R. Craig Art Gallery): John Silverio, "Living Geometry," paintings and drawings, through Jan. 11. 948-9239.
Harlow on the Circle Lobby Gallery, Augusta: Donna Parkinson and Sarah Vosmus, "Mapping the Air," collaborative installation, through Jan. 25. harlowgallery.org
Savory Maine, Damariscotta: "CSA: Community Supporting Arts," through Feb. 5. savorymainedining.com
Cellar Door Winery at the Villa, Rockland: "The Premier Show," Maine art paintings and sculptor Craig Mooney, through Dec. 29. artcollectormaine.com
Courthouse Gallery Fine Art, Ellsworth: Philip Frey, "On Cranberry Isle," new paintings, and "Small Works," through Dec. 24. courthousegallery.com Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, Rockland: John Wood, Hank Tyler, Kathleen Florance, Karl Gerstenberger and Keith Carver, multi-media, through Jan. 31. maineseabirds.org
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