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Friday, May 7, 2021
Volume 17 • Issue No. 19
Ogunquit Playhouse Introduces the New Leary Pavilion OGUNQUIT Due to the pandemic and in collaboration with state and federal CDC guidelines, management at the Ogunquit Playhouse made the decision to not host any performances inside the playhouse this year. To save this year’s season, construction began on April 9 on a 25,000 square foot, steel constructed, fully covered, open air venue on the south lawn of the playhouse campus and named the Leary Pavilion in honor of benefactors, Carol and Noel
Leary. This new site will serve as the stage and performance theater for the 2021 season. Seating inside the Leary Pavilion will be arranged to follow all current social distancing guidelines with 26 rows of
armless chairs arranged in pods of two seats, each spaced six feet apart. A pod is a commonly used COVID-era seating unit used by most sports and entertainment venues. Each pod contains two seats, which means each order
will reflect one pod for every two seats purchased. Pod prices range from $94 (a preview performance in the economy green zone) to $234 (a main-stage performance in the premiere purple zone). There is no raked elevation to the base of the pavilion, which is why is the seating is staggered for effective sight lines. Unlike inside the playhouse, there will be no one sitting directly in front of you. Additionally, the stage sits three feet above the floor. As far as climate control inside, due to CDC guidelines,
Webinar To Meet Dan “Da Vinci Code” Brown SEACOAST Ever wanted to chat with world renowned author Dan Brown about his life and writing, or ask how he develops his ideas into #1 best selling novels? Now you can. And perhaps learn a little about how his extraordinary fame has affected his life in quiet New England. Attendees can ask all their questions at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 11, in a free webinar sponsored by the Active Retirement Association (ARA). Advance sign up is required at https://us02web.zoom.us/
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webinar/register/WN_K3x2d5OsSCyZNYEaVCnUnQ or by emailing araseacoast@gmail. com for the registration link. Guests will receive a confirmation email with information on how to attend. Brown grew up in the dorms of Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, NH, where his father taught mathematics. Subsequently graduating from there and Amherst College, he returned to Phillips Exeter to teach English until he turned to
AUGUSTA Maine Treasurer, Henry E.M. Beck announced the state’s participation in the United States Mint American Innovation $1 Coin Program, a multi-year series to honor innovation and innovators by issuing $1 coins for each of the 50 states. Four new $1 coins with distinctive designs will be released each year from 2019 through 2032. Maine’s $1 Innovation Coin is scheduled for release in 2024. According to Treasurer Beck, “Maine has a unique opportunity to showcase a state-specific innovation and/ or innovator in the field of science, its impact and connection to the state and we encourage the
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See LEARY page 13... The ARA is a volunteerrun organization for people 50 and over, retired or not. Originally sparked by and affiliated with the University of New Hampshire, it lists more than 380 members from Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and beyond. Based in Durham, NH, the ARA is committed to “Expanding Your World” by offering lectures, workshops, discussion groups, films, cultural tours, walks and hikes, special-interest groups and much more. For more information, visit www.unh. edu/ara or email arainfo1982@ gmail.com.
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full-time writing. He had started writing children’s books when he was five and developed an
interest in bringing science and religion together while in prep school. The result? The Da Vinci Code. By 2005, Time magazine named him one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. His seven adult novels were translated into at least 56 languages and sold over 200 million copies. Brown’s latest novel, Origin, explores two of the fundamental questions of humankind: Where do we come from? Where are we going?
the sides of the pavilion will be open for maximum air flow. The hope is that those guidelines will be relaxed by October so sides can be installed. It should be noted that there is no way to safely or effectively heat this type of 25,000 square foot space and there will be no additional heating elements. Guests are advised to dress accordingly for the weather. Will there be concessions this year to purchase beer, wine,
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public to submit ideas,” he said. The Office of the State Treasurer, (OST) will be accepting submissions from the public by mail, email and its website (www.maine.gov/treasurer/american-innovation-coin. shtml) through June 1. Treasurer Beck said of the program, “We are excited to be involved and to be able to involve the public in the process of deciding the coin’s theme,” he said. “Maine is a diverse state with many innovators and innovations, all worthy of this type of recognition. It will be tough to make a decision,” he said. Treasurer Beck made clear that the ideas should not include artistic
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renditions, but rather be concepts in writing only, supporting the reason behind the idea. Once Maine people submit concepts, a selection committee will assist Governor Mills in determining the concept for approval by the US Treasury.
The US Treasury then will use its own artists to create a design for Maine’s coin that is emblematic of the innovation concept approved by the committee. Criteria for submissions See COIN page 2... Have you seen our
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