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Maine Grains founder to speak at leadership luncheon
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WATERVILLE Amber Lambke, founder and CEO of Maine Grains Inc. is to speak during a leadership luncheon Thursday, June 10, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Amici’s Cucina, 137 Main St.
The leadership luncheon is co-hosted by Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce and KV Connect.
Lambke will share her vision for the future of growth in the organic grains community, her notable entrepreneurial path and lifelong experiences that propelled her to her current position.
Maine Grains products are carried by specialty food stores and used by bakeries, breweries, and chefs throughout the Northeast.
Photo courtesy of Snow Pond Center for the Arts
Meanwhile, Maine’s capacity limits for indoor and outdoor gatherings will be lifted Monday, so events, including the new beer festival, can happen.
Scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Snow Pond Center’s recently renovated Bowl in the Pines Ampitheater, the beer festival is expected to feature more than 25 brewers from Maine and Vermont, and musical acts, including The Mallett Brothers Band, Muddy Ruckus and Adam Ezra.
Johnson said the beer festival had been planned for last summer, but was canceled due to the pandemic.
“We moved it to September with a bit of a hope and a prayer,” she said. “The news about the reopening was nothing but thrilling. To come out of this in a celebratory way is definitely exciting.”
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More Thai and more brunch for Portland diners, plus beer-guzzling dogs (OK, not exactly, but gotcha to look).
Photo courtesy of Brian Hanson
Rigby Yard, at 50 Wharf St. in Portland, which opened for weekends as a beer hall and restaurant in October, launched Sunday brunch on March 7. It plans to open weekdays, too, beginning Monday, as a “third space” concept providing a casual space to meet, relax and work, according to Brian Hanson, co-owner of Rigby Yard and Independent Ice Co.
Rigby Yard’s new hours will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, serving coffee and coffee drinks from Time & Tide coffee roasters in Biddeford. (The hall is open later hours on weekends, still serving beer, wine and cocktails.) The food will include “light fare” and quick-serve breakfast and lunch items for eating in or takeout. The outdoor patio is expected to open April 1.