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“Main Break” (acrylic on board), by Keri Kimura, at The Harlow (gallery), Hallowell, Maine, Jan. 10-Feb. 8

Hallowell, on the Kennebec River, has quite a reputation for culture.

It’s long been a regional center for the arts for central Maine, with well-known art galleries, theaters,  studios, festivals, antique stores and locally based artists, and it has  well-known taverns and restaurants, with the downtown area having a high concentration of eating and drinking establishments.

Water Street in Hallowell. Some have called the city (with only about 2,400 year-round residents!) the New Orleans of Maine. Well, not quite, but….

— Photo by Paul VanDerWerf