Here are a few of my favorites in no particular order.
A valuable resource for artists of all kinds, arts educators, arts organizations, and other community businesses devoted to supporting and developing Maine's creative economy.
A state-wide, non-profit, member organization dedicated to the support of songwriters and their art. The MSA mission is to encourage, recognize, educate, support and promote developing songwriters. Cheers to that.
An intimate night club venue for local artists and musicians - featuring an array of music such as Folk, Celtic, Middle Eastern, Blues, Old Time, Jazz and more. A warm, cozy gem of a spot.
Alternative Arts Venue Extraordinaire. SPACE presents contemporary, emerging and unconventional arts, artists, and ideas. Brilliantly, I might add.
Widely recognized as the oldest continuously operating coffeehouse in the US and an American treasure. Opened in 1960, the café has has helped to launch many of America's best loved songwriters, including Bob Dylan and Arlo Guthrie.
My favorite cafe and music venue in my neighborhood. Delicious fair trade beverages, healthy fare, and live local and national music.
Mi padre Richard Merrill's business: web and software development for microbusiness, small businesses and nonprofits. He's an unbelievable free-hand artist I might add. Oh, and he's also my hero.
Mi madre Susan B Merrill's business: professional life coaching blended with fiber artistry. She is a weaver first and foremost, with whole-hearted creativity at the root of all she does.
A cutting edge nonprofit health care center and research organization devoted to integrative care - combining state-of-the-art conventional and Functional Medicine with proven complementary therapies.