Bangor Beautiful's annual Bangor Garden Show preview night is proof positive that spring has sprung.
“I can’t believe all the people that I know here,” says a woman between bites of a delicious-looking hors d’oeuvre. “It’s like Bangor’s coming out party.” That’s Preview Night all right. For 16 years, Bangor Beautiful has put on the much-anticipated Bangor Garden Show, and Preview Night is its chance to raise some extra money while giving spring-hungry attendees a glimpse of the garden show before the big crowds arrive.
Once again, Bangor Auditorium looked mighty fine, gussied up with all that color. This year, talented area landscape professionals created a little Appalachia, a scene with a waterfall and Indian teepee, suburban lawnscapes, bonsai landscapes, even a small kingdom governed by gnomes and nymphs. The place smelled mighty fine, too, with tempting culinary delights, prepared on-site by some of the area’s best chefs and caterers. It even sounded fine, with piano/trumpet duo Brian Catell and Brian Nadeau jamming in one corner, and singer/guitarist John Tercyak serenading in another
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Over 600 people enjoyed first dibs on the merchandise of area vendors, including large landscape equipment, garden-oriented clothing and jewelry, locally grown and preserved food, and, of course, landscaping pros, ready and able to cure the many attendees with spring fever.
Clare Marcussen
Bangor’s lumber boom days have long passed, but these four historic homes are testaments to the era’s vitality and opulence.
Melanie Brooks
House hunting? It’s a buyer’s market, so they say, so why not find a house that suits your personality as well as your budget? Whether you prefer city living or a country hideaway, the Bangor metro area has it. We asked three experts in the real estate industry to reach into their bag of homes for sale and offer up some of their most unique properties. All three delivered, in a big way. There’s a history-packed jewel from the Civil War era, a waterfront fun house nestled in potato country, and an urban townhouse with a snappy storefront. Ready to do some house shopping? Sit back, put up your feet, and imagine yourself in one of these fabulous finds.
Craig Idlebrook
The Gracie Theatre will be celebrating its sophomore season this fall. Take a look inside this performance powerhouse.
Craig Idlebrook
It seems that everywhere you turn in Bar Harbor you run into a restaurant owned by Michael Boland. This entrepreneur is adding a fifth restaurant to his arsenal while keeping people, the planet, and profits foremost in his mind.
Clare Marcussen
Being able to die peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones is a luxury that everyone can afford, thanks to hospice services.
Annaliese Jakimides
Crack open a Chris Van Dusen book, and you’re in for an explosion of humor, color, and delight that is both as timeless and as fresh as a morning in Maine.
Melanie Brooks
Sunday afternoons are sweet indeed at the home of Lanie, Lydia, and Natalie Colson. Homemade food is important to this mom and her daughters, and they spend time each weekend baking up a storm.
