“In order for the theater experience to work for the audience, they must buy into the illusion,” says Karen Burns, director of Vinalhaven’s latest community production, “Beauty and the Beast,” which ran May 12-14. Illusion is a particularly important element in this show. “We are creating a fairy tale, where humans are transformed into objects
Heather Pendleton Corson graduates
Heather L. Pendleton Corson obtained a degree in Dental Hygiene from the University College of Bangor on May 13. Corson, along with her sister Carrie, a recent graduate from the Down East School of Massage, are the first members of their family, on their island maternal side, to pursue and complete their higher education goals.
Poetry festival engages Vinalhaven students
When I was in elementary school, learning about poetry meant writing cinquains for Halloween and haiku in the spring. In junior high school we studied song lyrics, read a major work by a famous dead poet and reviewed cinquains and haiku. In high school — well, I don’t even remember studying poetry in high school.
Opera trip gets rave reviews
Swan’s Island students traveled to Portland recently to see the Boston Lyric Opera’s performance of “The Daughter of the Regiment” by Gaetano Donizetti. The opera was fun, the costumes were beautiful and the singing was great, reports one of the students. “After the opera we got to see the cast members up close and got
Lobster Zone Boundaries: What’s fair?
A state plan to double-tag lobster traps for enforcement purposes in Zones F and G starting Sept. 1 has revived a slumbering issue for harvesters in Zone F, in Casco Bay between Cape Small and Cape Elizabeth, who say they’re tired of watching harvesters from other states set traps wherever they want while they are restricted by
Giant Newfoundland fish processor announces layoffs, shakeup
Newfoundland’s largest seafood company, with a major division in Danvers, MA, is living in interesting times. Fishery Products International Ltd. (FPI) and its U.S. division, Ocean Cuisine, recently announced layoffs in the province and a shakeup in U.S. management. FPI was picketed by Newfoundland plant workers fearing for more job losses, reached an impasse in union negotiations,
Southern Newfoundland cod quota cut
Canadian Fisheries and Oceans Minister Loyola Hearn announced in May that the Total Allowable Catches (TAC) for cod in Area 3Ps (southern Newfoundland) has been cut. Not surprisingly, area fishermen aren’t pleased. The cod TAC for 2006-07 has been set at 13,000 tons, down from 15,000 tons a year ago. “This reduction is necessary for
Grand Manan fishermen air their complaints in face-to-face meeting
On May 12, Grand Manan fishermen were able to present their complaints and concerns in a face-to-face meeting with Fisheries Minister Loyola Hearn. Agenda items included the scallop fishery, tuna fishing, and the island’s wharf infrastructure, according to Melanie Sonnenberg, project manager for the Grand Manan Fishermen’s Association, which hosted the meeting. Hearn was accompanied
Weather, ocean conditions blamed for last year’s red tide outbreak
A “perfect storm” of weather and ocean conditions probably led to the severe red tide in New England in 2005, according to scientists at an April 18 symposium at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. While no one predicted a repeat in 2006, no one ruled it out either. During the spring and summer of 2005,
Conkling Honored as “Distinguished Alumnus”
The Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES) has presented Island Institute founder and president Philip W. Conkling with its Distinguished Alumnus Award for his role as the Institute’s founder and as a leader in efforts to sustain Maine’s island and coastal communities. Conkling received the award at a luncheon in New Haven, Connecticut,