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Discover Blue Hill, Maine
Living at Parker Ridge means enjoying Blue Hill's wealth of recreational and cultural opportunities. The 90-voice Bagaduce Chorale, Blue Hill Concert Association, Surry Opera, Grand Auditorium of Hancock County, and renowned Kneisel Hall Chamber Music School and Festival provide a year-round feast for music lovers. Local artists and craftspeople represent the peninsula's vibrant artistic community. Maine's coastline and islands offer endless pleasure to those who love sailing and boating, while woods and meadows lure hikers and bird watchers. The Blue Hill Peninsula offers many exciting oportunities for our residents to enjoy throughout the year.
Blue Hill Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
www.bluehillpeninsula.org
Welcome to the Blue Hill Peninsula! This is an area rich in natural beauty, history, and a unique cultural atmosphere. From seventh-generation Mainers to organic farmers to world-renowned musicians, the Peninsula offers visitors and residents a way of life unmatched anywhere. The towns of the peninsula—Blue Hill, Brooklin, Brooksville, Castine, Penobscot and Sedgwick—make up the kind of community for which New England is famous.
Blue Hill Memorial Hospital
www.bhmh.org
Blue Hill Memorial Hospital (BHMH) is a critical access hospital located less than three miles from Parker Ridge. Some of the services offered at BHMH include an emergency department, a primary care physician network, lab services, Transitional Level Care, diagnostic imaging, surgical services, rehabilitation services, orthopedic services, and oncology services. BHMH, which is affiliated with Eastern Maine Medical Center, is the recipient of many patient satisfaction awards including a Five Star Award for Patient Satisfaction in 2004 for Emergency Care, Inpatient Care, as well as awards for exceeding patient expectations.
The Weekly Packet
www.weeklypacket.com
Local news and information from Blue Hill, Brooklin, Brooksville, Sedgwick, and Surry, Maine.
The Ellsworth American
www.ellsworthamerican.com
An award winning weekly newspaper covering Ellsworth, the Blue Hill peninsula, and beyond.
Blue Hill Public Library
www.bluehill.lib.me.us
The Blue Hill Public Library serves all the people of the Blue Hill Peninsula: children, adults, people of all backgrounds and circumstances who seek information and the pleasure that comes from the life of the mind. The library also serves as a dynamic cultural center, preserving the past while exploring the future.
The Blue Hill Public Library was recently recognized as one of only 256 public libraries nationwide, and one of only four in Maine, as one of America’s “Star Libraries”. The library received the second highest rating among all public libraries in Maine.
The Grand Auditorium of Hancock County
www.grandonline.org
The Grand Auditorium serves as the year-round, not-for-profit daily cultural arts center for the residents and non-residents of Downeast Maine. It is a place where artists and community convene for enrichment and entertainment, the site for an array of cultural experiences, inspiration, education and enjoyment.
Opera House Arts at The Stonington Opera House
www.operahousearts.org
Provides great live performances in theater, music and dance. Also shows movies.
Bangor Symphony
www.bangorsymphony.com
The Symphony's 65 musicians present many concerts each season, from classical performances and youth concerts, to Pops, to Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker with the Robinson Ballet. The Symphony also brings live concerts and ensemble performances to towns and schools across the state. For the convenience of Parker Ridge residents the "Symphony Bus" stops at Parker Ridge.
Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival
www.kneisel.org
Kneisel Hall continues to maintain its historic prominence as one of the most significant chamber music programs in the country. This is due in great part to the leadership over the past 25 years of former Artistic Director Leslie Parnas, Acting Director Roman Totenberg, and current Artistic Director Seymour Lipkin. The Kneisal Hall Chamber Music Festival is often called the “cradle of chamber music teaching in America”. As in the time of Franz Kneisel, the present Kneisel Hall summer program provides a fine opportunity for intensive training in the art of ensemble playing.
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
www.haystack-mtn.org
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts is an international craft school located on the Atlantic Ocean in Deer Isle, Maine. The school offers intensive studio-based workshops in a variety of craft media including clay, glass, metals, paper, blacksmithing, weaving, woodworking and more. Programs range from short workshops to three-week sessions and anyone may participate, from beginners to advanced professionals.
Blue Hill Peninsula Arts, Lodging, and Business
www.bluehillme.com
Blue Hill Peninsula Arts, Lodging, and Business is a guide to the Blue Hill peninsula. Our area of Maine is rich with New England history, antiques, crafts, fine restaurants, inns, and art galleries, and an important summer cultural life. The charm of our small villages, their peninsula settings and water related activities have produced thriving year-round communities.
Colloquy Downeast
www.colloquydowneast.org
Colloquy Downeast is an independent learning community, engaged in formal, spoken exchange of serious thoughts and ideas, initiated and supported by Blue Hill Peninsula and Deer Isle residents from the professions, arts, and business. Colloquy is for all learners eager for interactive, analytical, open-minded, conversational learning experiences who are willing to challenge their own assumptions.
George Stevens Academy Summer Speaker Series
www.georgestevensacademy.org
Every summer, George Stevens Academy invites speakers, to talk about a subject of their choice. They include topics of historical significance, or deal with current issues. Download current program (PDF-207 KB).
The Marine Environmental Research Institute
www.meriresearch.org
The Marine Environmental Research Institute (MERI) is a 501(C)3 nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to scientific research and education on the impacts of pollution on marine life and human health. Through multidisciplinary research, research dissemination, education, and public outreach, the organization strives to protect the health and biodiversity of the marine environment for future generations. |
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