It’s time to jog along with Jenny Our monthly staff portrait for May turns to the Co-founder and Retreat Director of Oranbega Retreat Center, Jenny Reece. Or, to put it more formally, the Reverend Dr. Jennifer M. Reece. Born in Scotland, she has an enduring love of all things Scottish, especially the folk music traditions. […]
Last month we got a sense of Spence. This month we say “I can” with Diane. Our Coordinator of Hospitality, Diane Phipps, is the very epitome of a “Can Do” person. She approaches everything with a positive attitude and knows how to get things done. Her major role at Oranbega is to oversee the […]
Extending a big Oranbega Retreat Center welcome to our first Official Guest, artist Amy Stacey Curtis We have Guests! As you read this, we are welcoming our first paying guest to the Oranbega Retreat Center. And what a guest! Amy Stacey Curtis is a Maine artist and writer, well known for her extraordinary series of […]
Oranbega Celebrates Earth with a Zoom Earth Day program focusing on artists building environmental awareness through their work. Thursday, April 22 at 7PM, join us for our Earth Day Celebration of the Arts and the Earth. Featuring our own Resident Painter, Robert Phipps, whose paintings are deeply influenced by his love and care for the planet. The […]
Writing workshop rescheduled!! We were sad that our first online Writers Workshop was scheduled with not enough time to publicize it well. The four of us who showed up decided we would rather have more writers to share the sources of our inspiration with and more brilliant minds to bounce our ideas off. So My Tongue-tied […]
A successful retreat isn’t just peace and quiet and a desk. It’s the people and personalities who will surround you, acting as support and helping you make the absolute most of your time. Take a peek at the residents with us… Clearly, the residents are the people who will help you make the most of […]
Women in the Arts Building Community Throughout history, women contributed to the building of communities through creative work. On Sunday, March 28 at 7:00 PM EDT, we celebrate these contributions and Women’s History Month. Featuring a Zoom event incorporating poetry, music, and painting, we share the lives and art of three very different women artists whose […]
Even though sheets of ice still grace the shores, signs of Spring are arriving. Mark the calendar – today March 9th, 2021 the Canadian Geese returned to the river. They have been flying over in even number groups all morning, headed North. The Ducks are about two weeks ahead of them: male hooded mergansers arrived […]
Our Burns Night Supper was a big success, but I will admit that the part I personally enjoyed the most was hearing our house band, Spence & Co., in performance for the first time. I want to introduce you to them now: Spence & Co is a trio consisting of Spencer Nelson on drums, Glenn […]
It’s been a busy month. Winter soldiers on. We’ve turned into the light. On Monday, February 1st, Diane, Robert, Spencer and I attended the Orland Town Planning Board meeting. We sat through a lengthy presentation from a subdivision project, and finally it was our turn. I made a brief presentation, they had a short discussion, […]
