UMPI’s Reed Gallery
to host closing reception for Vera exhibit
PRESQUE ISLE — The University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Reed Fine Art Gallery will host a closing reception on Friday, April 5, from 5-7 p.m. for the writers of the “Vera Literary Journal.”
The reception will include a reading of selections from the Vera journal by the authors. The writers include: Kimberly Pratt, Melissa Crowe, Melissa Jenks, Kathryn Olmstead, Alice Bolstridge, Cathie Pelletier, Pamela Snow Sweetser and Glenna Smith. This will be part of Presque Isle’s First Friday Art Walk.
The Mawita’jig E’pijig (Gathering of Women) drumming group will open the April reception by sharing Micmac songs that highlight the connections between storytelling, tradition, community and identity. The reception is free and open to the public and light refreshments will be served. The Reed Fine Art Gallery is open Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The gallery is closed Sundays and University holidays. FMI, call Heather Sincavage 768-9442.
