Happy Music; 10th anniversary of the Cambridge Jazz Festival

Jazz and the book Happy Music share a New Orleans history in a photo by Keith Spiro.

Jazz and Happy Music at the 10th anniversary of the Cambridge Jazz Festival.   We went to the Cambridge Jazz Festival last weekend to enjoy the music and blue sky day. Run by the Cambridge Jazz Foundation, it connects the community with weekend long activities of music, art, food and exploration. This was our first time […]

Read More… from Happy Music; 10th anniversary of the Cambridge Jazz Festival

Boston & Maine Connection: Celebrating Valentine’s Day All Month Long

Boston & Maine Connection: Celebrating Valentine’s Day All Month Long Valentine’s Day has become a day of exchanging positive greetings at every level including family and friends and grade school, children exchanging cards if they are physically in classrooms these days.   The origin of Valentine’s Day was a Roman festival celebrating spring which has […]

Read More… from Boston & Maine Connection: Celebrating Valentine’s Day All Month Long

Essences – A unique PhotoPoem Exhibit by Akiba & Maryam Mermey

I had the unique privilege of documenting ESSENCES – A PhotoPoem collaboration between Akiba and Maryam Mermey which is on display at Cundy’s Harbor Library through Labor Day 2019. It’s an exquisite combination of poetry and photos that grew out of their desire to collaborate and effect change via The Transformative Arts. Dr. Maryam Mermey, […]

Read More… from Essences – A unique PhotoPoem Exhibit by Akiba & Maryam Mermey

Fly the Friendly Skies – Big Wind Day

Big Wind Day.  #231wind  No, this is not about an airline and the problems they run into with a long history of customer satisfaction issues and overbooking. The post came about after seeing this meme passed along this morning from friend Lennox Chase. ” Don’t get mad. Don’t get even. Do better. Much better. Rise above.” […]

Read More… from Fly the Friendly Skies – Big Wind Day

Evelyn Dunphy – First Lady of Katahdin

Artist Evelyn Dunphy at work painting in a photo by Keith Spiro

Evelyn Dunphy is the real Frist Lady of Katahdin. Long time watercolor artist and champion of the beauty of this region of Maine. […]

Read More… from Evelyn Dunphy – First Lady of Katahdin

Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument

Happy 100th Birthday, National Park Service. How fitting that on the centennial of the National Park Service, Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument was declared official by the President of the United States. I was so pleased to have The Cryer select one of my images of Mt.Katahdin and the surrounding area for the September […]

Read More… from Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument