David Guildford

3 days ago | newscentermaine.com | David Guildford

NEWCASTLE, Maine — In an old church in downtown Newcastle, a choir meets once a week for most of the year - though there's no talk of church. On a rainy Tuesday in late April, Beth Preston grinned as her throng assembled - 65 members strong - at the pulpit. Some left walkers near the pews, but they had plenty of energy to give to their weekly performance.

2 weeks ago | newscentermaine.com | David Guildford

GARDINER, Maine — Talent comes in many forms, and something doesn't need to hang in a museum for you to know it's special. In early April, I opened my inbox and saw an email from a Keegan Companion. He introduced himself as a 24-year-old from Bath and said he worked with a unique art medium. "I can make anything you can think of out of pipe cleaners," he wrote. I was intrigued. We exchanged replies, and he told me about the place that fosters his creativity: Spindleworks.

3 weeks ago | newscentermaine.com | David Guildford

WESTBROOK, Maine — In downtown Westbrook this month, passersby were treated to an unannounced light show. Vertical Harvest, one of the city's most noticeable tenants, had sprung to life through its near-endless vaulted glass windows, as its leadership prepared to begin work at a farm the likes of which Mainers had never seen before. In fact, most Americans have never seen anything like Vertical Harvest.

2 months ago | abc10.com | David Guildford

WINSLOW, Maine — Being a tourist in your own state is easy in Maine—in July. How about February, when the snow is brown and the sky often grey? Craig Kesselheim and Beth Dilley don't mind, and they find the beauty other travelers miss. On their 42nd wedding anniversary, just before Christmas 2023, Craig presented Beth with four envelopes. Each contained paper listing a month, a day, a county, and a letter of the alphabet. It was an offer: Let's see our state together.

Feb 11, 2025 | newscentermaine.com | David Guildford

SOLON, Maine — At Colby College in Waterville, Professor Véronique Plesch is the authority on art. The Swiss native is the chair of the acclaimed school's art department. She has traveled the world studying, appreciating, and creating-- but nothing hits her in the heart quite like frescos. Sitting in her office on a cold February afternoon, Plesch explained frescoes have been around for centuries and stand out. Artists paint onto wet plaster on walls, sealing the images once dry.