Artists Invited to Submit Qualifications for Outdoor Public Mural in Downtown Ellsworth, Maine
Heart of Ellsworth is continuing phase one of a downtown Ellsworth outdoor public art mural and is inviting artists to submit qualifications through a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process.
The site for the mural will be a brick building on the banks of the Union River and the selected artist will work with the Heart of Ellsworth Mural Committee, community groups and volunteers to research potential subjects.
An RFQ has been posted at heartofellsworth.org and will remain open until October 4th.
We are gathering information to support a feasibility study for a Makerspace/ Arts Center in Ellsworth. If you are an artist or have an artist in your life please take our survey or pass along the link. Each completed survey with participant contact information will be entered in a drawing to win a $50 Gift Certificate at 86This! We will not share your personal information.
Fall Waterers Needed - Be a Part of Making Main Street Beautiful!
Look at this community member leading by example in a BIG WAY! We are looking for volunteers THIS FALL to water 6 flower pots on Main Street for 1 week intervals. Flowers must be watered 3 times a week. Click the button below for more information and to sign up for your week...thank you! Photo credit: Natalia Pajor
Below are two ways that Heart of Ellsworth being an Affiliate Community of the Maine Downtown Center and National Main Street America benefits you! These opportunities are a result of hard work and relationship building across the state and country for the past six years.
Energy Audits | A Climate To Thrive - Are you a building owner in Downtown Ellsworth who is interested in saving money while protecting the environment? Please reach out to Heart of Ellsworth Executive Director, Cara Romano if you would like more information on how you can qualify for a 75% savings on an energy audit.
Maine Historic Commercial District Revolving Fund - 0% interest loans to improve your building's facade. For more information email Brittanii’ Batts, Associate Manager of Projects and Research Main Street America.
Heart of Ellsworth remains focused and committed to economic growth through projects that enhance our downtown for both visitors and community members to enjoy.
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Join Healthy Acadia for a relaxing and restorative hour of tai chi practice with Tai Chi for Health Institute Senior Trainer Nina Zeldin. Free via Zoom and registration is required.
Join us for a belated Bicentennial concert with DaPonte String Quartet! This program will be held inside on the library’s main floor after hours. We’re asking attendees to wear masks, per the library’s policy. People are welcome to listen on the library’s lawn without masks–we’ll have the windows open. Registration is required. Photo credit: Scott Sell
For $25 per person, you will enjoy a museum tour at 3:00 (in groups of six) and then spend an hour or so enjoying tea and treats in the garden area behind the gift shop. Attendees also get a 15% discount in the gift shop.
You can tune in and participate in Ellsworth City Council meetings through various online methods. Please visit the City Council webpage for meeting notices and participation instructions.
Register now for The Grand’s annual talent show and competition, Does Hancock County Have Talent? and a chance to advance to Blue Hill Fair's Hancock County’s Got Talent event on September 3rd!
Time Machine - Celebrate Ellsworth's Business History!
In celebration of Main Street commerce and Ellsworth’s history of hard-working downtown entrepreneurs, we have partnered with the Ellsworth Historical Society to profile historical businesses of downtown. Join us each month as we take you on a journey and in between newsletters, help piece together local mysteries over at the Ellsworth Historical Society News Facebook Group!...new facts and treasures emerge regularly!
Luchini’s Restaurant was a famous spot on Main Street from the 1920s through the 1960s. After the 1933 fire, which destroyed most of downtown, the Luchini family quickly built a new restaurant that featured a bowling alley in the basement. Here is a matchbook advertising the restaurant and its bowling alley.
SAVE THE DATES!
Oct 2: Art of Ellsworth: Maine Craft Weekend
Oct 12: Meet the Candidates
Nov 12 + 13: Downeast Cider + Cheese Festival
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