“Star Island Washline,” an ink and watercolor painting by Trish Weisbrot of Cushing, is in the current “ArtinMe.” juried show in Boothbay Harbor.

As part of global work day on 10/10/10 to bring attention to climate change, Star’s close up crew as part of the P.O.S.S. E. (pelicans on star supporting the environment) planted garden. 350.org’s Global Work Party was a worldwide event supporting environmental initiatives. Pictured here are Dave Goldman, Drew Clark, Peter Duran, Jason Knight, and Jeff Cullinane.

Star Island Corp is very pleased to announce the new LGBT Family and Friends Conference which will take place from Saturday, August 27 to Friday, September 2, 2011. This conference is for all families—especially gays, lesbians, bisexual, and/or transgender, their families, and their friends. All are welcome — singles, couples without children, couples with children, groups of friends, grandparents, and almost any other family configuration that you create. (more…)

The Pontine Theatre will be performing scenes from their Isles of Shoals show on Sunday 24 October at 2pm at the Discover Portsmouth Center. Doug Nelson (a collector & dealer in art of the Isles of Shoals) will be doing a presentation before the show.

You can read more about the play on the Pontine Theatre website.

This is a wonderful production that evokes the era when Celia Thaxter hosted some of the great writers and artists in her home on Appledore and features Nathanial Hawthorne (Greg Gathers) and Celia Thaxter (Marguerite Matthews).