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LEWISTON — Rachel Desgrosseillliers, executive director of Museum L-A, will be the featured speaker at the L-A Rotary Lunch Club meeting from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday March 15, at the museum, 35 Canal St. Grant’s Bakery will cater $14 per person.
The club will welcome John Newlin and Theda Lyden from Growing to Give at its March 22 meeting.
Desgrosseilliers is a co-founder of the Great Falls Balloon Festival; for the past 13 years, she has overseen the growth of Museum L-A, a museum of work and community that has received several awards from the museum field.
Museum L-A recently turned the corner from the economic downturn and is moving forward with new staff, new programs, new board members and new momentum. A behind the scenes tour will be included with the meeting.
Members will view the Kids as Curators exhibit as well a preview the redesign of the permanent exhibit to incorporate artifacts and display pieces received from the American Textile History Museum in Lowell, Mass., along with the new exhibit section being created
The club will welcome John Newlin and Theda Lyden from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 22, at The Village Inn, 165 High Street, Auburn.
Newlin, executive director, and Lyden, farm manager, are co-founders of Growing to Give, a non-profit that grows organic vegetables at Scatter Good Farm in Brunswick, donating the produce to local people facing food insecurity through partner food banks and pantries. For the past few years, Newlin has been focused on diversifying operations and expanding the use of climate-friendly methods at the farm, where he lives with his family.
Newlin worked 30 years in Maine as a high school teacher, school reform coach, facilitator and nonprofit director, including a long period with the Great Schools Partnership, and more recently as executive director of Maine International Center for Digital Learning, located at USM’s Lewiston-Auburn College.
Lyden plans and oversees all growing and harvesting activities. A resident of Greene, she is a master gardener and ceramic artist. Previously, she operated her own farmers market business, Dig it Farm, selling certified organic herbs, flowers and perennials.
She worked many years as the executive chef at the Harraseeket Inn in Freeport. As a chef, Lyden was instrumental in building partnerships with local farmers and growers, with an emphasis on organic and all-natural local food.
Reservations for the March 15 luncheon are required, but not for March 22. For reservations or more information, contact Millhime at 207-713-7045 or email millhime@myfairpoint.net.
PHOTO: John Newlin (Submitted photo)
