Join BYS, Portland’s first Bhakti Yoga Studio, for a series of yogic lectures, workshops, & blissful music Friday, November 18th & Saturday, November 19th.

Event schedule:
Friday 8-10pm Satsang (Community) : “What is the Guru?”
Saturday 2-5pm Temple of Sound Nada Yoga Purification
Saturday 7-10pm Kirtan (devotional music).

Visit http://www.bhavayogaschool.com for ticket information & purchase. All three events now $95 through October.

About Bhagavan Das

Teacher, performer, counter-cultural icon, lover of God: Bhagavan Das is as rich and manifold as Existence itself.

Bhagavan Das is one of the last living cultural icon of the 60′s. As Ram Das’s mentor (author of Be Here Now) he ushered in the New Age Spiritual Movement being the first Kirtan Artist in America. His groundbreaking album “Ah” (1971) produced by Jimmi Hendrix’s manager Michael Jeffrey’s was the first World Music album from Electric Ladyland. Bhagavan Das has also toured with Allen Ginsberg, opened for the Grateful Dead and sang with Bob Dylan.

Living as a sadhu in India for six years Bhagavan Das studied the ancient science of Nada Yoga under the guidance and direction of his Guru Neem Karoli Baba. Nada Yoga is the path of devotion to the inner sound current as a means to God Realization. Alan Watt’s himself saying in a Rolling Stone review of the Album “Ah” that “Bhagavan Das is truly a Master of Nada Yoga”.

Bhagavan Das’s rare and sacred offering to this world is like a singing open heart heralding the Guru’s Grace through the vehicle of Sound.

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About Bhava Yoga School

Bhava Yoga School (BYS) has been serving the extended Portland community through the fostering of devotion for body, soul, & spirit through yogic practices like chanting, vinyasa yoga, & meditation.  Come celebrate our one year anniversary with this series of amazing offerings. Coming up~ 200 Hr Teacher Training March 2012 & Weekend Beginner Sanskrit Immersion March 2012. _______________________________________________________________

On Thursday, June 23 at 6:30 p.m. is the next scheduled meeting for the 200th Celebration Planning Committee will be held at the town office.

On Saturday, July 30th we offer a special Musical Event at the Sebec Event Center starting at 7 p.m.

On Saturday, August 13th the 200th Celebration Auction starting at Noon. You will find many great items, gift certificates, baked goods, custom gift baskets and so much more. If you and/or your business would create a custom gift basket to be auctioned off, we have the basket for you to fill. We also looking for donation to the auctions which can be dropped off at the town office or call Sue Small at 564-7079.

The Sebec 200th Celebration will be on Friday, July 20 and Saturday, July 21st of 2012. The 200th Celebration Planning Committee is always looking for volunteers and other assistance, if you are interested please call Chairperson Sue Small at 564-7079. Also visit our web site sebecmaine.org for updates and more information.

The lucky winner will enjoy three nights in a suite at the world famous AAA 4 diamond Camden Harbour Inn – dine each night at a different award winning restaurant: The Hartstone Inn, Camden; Primo, Rockland; and Natalie’s, Camden,
The winner will also be able to choose from one of the following private, concierge experiences for each day of their trip : spa services at Beauty Mark Spa, Camden; a biplane tour over Penobscot Bay, courtesy of the Owls Head Transportation Museum; Golf at the Samoset Resort, Rockport; a sail and picnic aboard the Schooner Olad, Camden; a ‘back stage tour’ of the Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland; a private winemaker’s tour with lunch of Cellardoor Winery, Lincolnville; personal cooking class with Chef Kerry Altiero of Café Miranda, Rockland; a personal hike in the Camden Hills with Registered Maine Guide and editor of Down East magazine Paul Doiron and birder/trails expert Kristin Lindquist of Coastal Mountains Land Trust.

The prize also includes round-trip airfare for two to Boston, MA and then on to Rockland, Maine courtesy of Cape Air, a complimentary rental car, $500 in spending money courtesy of Machias Savings Bank, and a beautiful tote (courtesy of Sea Bags) filled with local Maine goodies.
The price is just $50 a ticket and only 500 tickets will be sold. Raffle sales are being conducted by Youthlinks via the website www.mainedreamvacation.com.

Visit www.mainedreamvacation.com to buy your ticket & for more information (including the rules)

Proceeds of the Maine Dream Vacation Raffle benefit the community service programs of Youthlinks (www.youthlinksonline.org). Through participation in Youthlinks, mid-coast youth learn skills, build self-esteem, cultivate social responsibility, develop leadership abilities and connect to peers, adult mentors, and their communities. All Youthlinks programs are free for participating youth.

The Maine Dream Vacation Raffle is proudly sponsored by the Camden-Rockport-Lincolnville Chamber of Commerce and Down East, the Magazine of Maine.

The Camden-Rockport-Lincolnville Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit membership association that seeks to promote the interests of business and encourage economic development. For more information visit the Chamber at www.camdenme.org or email us at chamber@camdenme.org.

“We host our site (and provide hosting to our clients, including Hearths of Fire) on servers that are 300% wind-powered (the remaining 200% is sold back to the power company).”

Design Lab 10 offers graphic design (logos, brochures, or other marketing collateral), web design and promotional marketing services.  For more information contact Dana Whitney at 888-563-3262 or Dana@DesignLab10.com.   Visit the website at DesignLab10.com

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“We host our site (and provide hosting to our clients) on servers that are 300% wind-powered (the remaining 200% is sold back to the power company), we equip sites with a stand-by engine (reducing energy used by monitors) and we offer a printing alternative that PDF’s blogs and websites and emails the information (instead of wasting paper and customers’ ink).”

It is estimated that by 2020 the website hosting industry will be as big a polluter as the airline industry.  ”We’re not just covering our own carbon footprint but we’re covering other’s carbon footprints as well.”

Design Lab 10 offers graphic design (logos, brochures, or other marketing collateral), web design and promotional marketing services.  For more information contact Dana Whitney at 888-563-3262 or Dana@DesignLab10.com.   Visit the website at www.DesignLab10.com

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The website is a searchable database of senior-focused products, services and resources from all over the state.  Business, non-profit, agency and government information is included in the database, which has more than 7,000 listings and is growing daily. Designed as a resource for adult children as well as active and frail seniors, the site includes six categories and 40+ subcategories of resources ranging from independent living to senior real estate experts.  At the same time, it serves as an additional forum for small business to connect with clients. With excellent data and lots of information, MSG will be a formidable resource for Maine’s seniors and their families, and a targeted marketing venue for Maine’s businesses.

Maine Senior Guide is free to viewers. Principals Lynn Peel and Deborah McLean founded the company to establish a collaborative resource that would include free listings as well as more detailed information about paying resources. “It’s a comprehensive site,” notes McLean, “but it’s not complete. We’re accepting listings from groups, non-profits, businesses and associations. Even if you don’t want an enhanced listing right now, we’d still like to include you in the database so that people know you exist.”  Peel added, “We want such a complete database of senior products and services that if someone’s daughter lives in Massachusetts and wants to see what resources are available for her mom in Lincoln, all she has to do in put “Lincoln” into our search function and she’ll get everything from health care to volunteer opportunities.”

Maine Senior Guide offers a free calendar function, numerous articles in a searchable library, a weekly blog, and information posting called “Ask Lynn” plus a weekly column by an expert resource. The Maine Senior Guide Facebook and Twitter postings also feed to the site. Maine Senior Guide is at www.maineseniorguide.com

For more information, contact Deborah McLean (dmclean@MaineSeniorGuide.com) or Lynn Peel (lpeel@MaineSeniorGuide.com)

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These workshops are being sponsored in part by a grant from Betterment Fund and USDA Rural Development along with our partners; MaineStream Finance, Maine Woods Consortium, Maine Woods Tourism Training Initiative, Moosehead Lake Chamber of Commerce, Penquis, Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce, and the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council

Pulp+Wire Opens the Door for Aspiring Youth

(Portland, Maine) – Internationally recognized design firm, Pulp+Wire, is bolstering the creativity of local students seeking hands on experience in the creative industry.  Upon recently relocating from Westbrook to Portland, the firm has become a sensation in Portland’s Old Port district. However, in the midst of its success, Pulp+Wire has made a concerted effort to provide opportunity to three individuals seeking to establish and expand their breadth of real-world experience. Current summer interns, Sophia Lemire, Myles Wirth and Brian O’Leary have joined the work force with one of Portland’s leading design firms.

“I strive to create opportunity for interns because I appreciate those who gave me a chance when I was still figuring out which direction I wanted to go in” said Taja Dockendorf, founder of Pulp+Wire. The design firm has made it a point to expose the interns to areas of the field that meet and develop their specific skills.  Thus far, the interns have been exposed to everything from graphic design to packaging, illustration to product development. Sophia, Myles and Brian are gaining work experience in a whirlwind of real-time deadlines and widely varying client needs, which makes it easy to exercise their personal talents in a multitude of projects.

Entering the firm with a strong desire to learn, each intern has found that such a unique experience has helped them to discover and pursue their inner passions.  Brian O’ Leary, a recent graduate of Casco Bay High School, has been able to apply his artistic talents to the areas of graphic and web design. “I’ve always had a passion for art,” says Brian, “and at Pulp+Wire I have gained a valuable insight on how I can approach the world of creativity with a business perspective.” With plans to attend Massachusetts College of Art and Design in the fall, Brian is hoping to further develop his artistic knowledge and determine what specific area of study he will pursue in school.

Similarly, Myles Wirth is channeling his artistic passions into his work with illustrative design. At Pulp+Wire, he has been focusing on concept sketches and story boarding, both of which have exposed him to the many facets of graphic design. As a visual arts student at the University of British Columbia in Canada, Myles has used this internship as a means of unveiling his many artistic talents. He finds the experience very beneficial because it has shown him how “the digital arts are becoming more and more applicable in the business market.” Myles is currently in the process of designing an application for the iPhone and will continue honing his graphic design skills through the summer.

On the business side of things, Sophia Lemire sought out an internship that would expose her to the many facets of the advertising and marketing sector. “There’s only so much you can learn within a classroom; it’s how you apply your knowledge within society that will serve as the ultimate life lesson,” said Sophia, a sophomore attending the Whittemore School of Business at the University of New Hampshire. Through this internship, she has taken on various projects in the areas of advertisement and marketing and hopes to also get a taste of the digital arts. Sophia has used this hands on experience to further determine which areas of business she will pursue as a career.

These young individuals have set out on very different journeys but have crossed paths due to their common interest in creative advertisement. It is because Pulp+Wire reaches out to Maine’s aspiring youth that Sophia, Brian and Myles have been able to develop their many skills and pursue their path of self-discovery.

About Pulp+Wire – Traditional Print and Online Media
Pulp+Wire (www.PulpandWire.com), located at 2 Milk Street in the Old Port district of Portland, specializes in traditional print and online media. Pulp+Wire’s client base ranges in size and scope from small, local start-ups, to craft product manufacturers to service providers with national and, in some cases, international reach. Utilizing a client-centric business model Pulp+Wire produces outstanding creative solutions custom tailored to build and help businesses succeed. Capabilities include graphic design, packaging, logo & identity, advertising, web design, mobile, social media and marketing.

Pulp+Wire’s work has been featured in and garnered awards by the Ad Club of Maine, Graphic Design USA magazine, National Barbecue Association, GDR-UK Innovation Trends, Package Design Magazine, Food Manufacturing Mag, InTouch Magazine, Marie Claire and other local and national publications and online outlets. Join us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pulpandwire) and Twitter ( http://www.twitter.com/pulpandwire )

Press Release written by Pulp+Wire Intern Sophia Lemire

Contact:
Taja Dockendorf
Pulp+Wire, 2 Milk Street, Portland Maine 04101
207.773.4700  |  hi@pulpandwire.com

For Immediate Release

Portland, Maine – A new Portland company, CouponEvolution.com, has taken the clipping out of coupons.

CouponEvolution.com launched on Thursday, July 8, allowing consumers to search deals in Maine and New Hampshire. Unlike many other coupon websites, CouponEvolution.com features coupons from locally owned and area businesses. The website can be accessed directly from a desktop computer or any internet-capable mobile device.  Each interactive coupon features buttons that allow the consumer to print, email, text, or share on Twitter or Facebook. A Google Maps icon also links directly to each business location for easy access to directions.

The evolutionary feature of CouponEvolution.com is how they have changed the way that coupons are redeemed. Consumers simply send a deal they like from CouponEvolution.com via text message to themselves, or a friend, and present the coupon on their mobile device at the business to redeem the coupon.

For more information, please contact Jason Dye at jdye@couponevolution.com, or via phone 207-370-6013 ext. 501, or visit www.couponevolution.com.

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