The Boothbay Region Health Center at the Meadow Mall has been given the generous gift of a beautiful print by local artist, Dennis Volpe, titled “East Boothbay Dock” with a value of $120. The Health Center will hold a raffle for this print at its second annual Spring Fever Party at the Tugboat Inn on April 18. (You don’t need to be present to win.) Raffle tickets cost $5 each or 3 for $10, and may be purchased in advance.

The artist, Dennis Volpe, has trained as a studio artist and art teacher at U.C. Santa Barbara and Western Washington University. His work consists of oil and watercolor paintings, usually based upon Maine scenes, as well as traditional and hand painted woodcuts. He has been working as a full-time artist since 1998 and is based at the Flying Fox Studio in West Boothbay Harbor.

The following businesses have agreed to display the print and handle the purchase of tickets, so it can be viewed in advance:

Jan 22-26 – Bath Savings Bank

Jan 28–Feb.2 – House of Logan

Feb 4-8 – The First

Feb 9-17 – East Boothbay General Store

Feb 18-23 – Coastal Maine Popcorn

Feb 25-Mar 2 – Two Salty Dogs

Mar 4-8 – Harbor Tech

Mar 9-17 – Brady's

Mar 18-23 – Grover's

Mar 23-31 – The Carriage House

April 1-6 – Sherman’s

April 8-13 – A Silver Lining

We're grateful to all the local businesses for their support of the Health Center by hosting the print, and we thank Dennis Volpe for his generous gift. Stop by these businesses and check out the print. Perhaps you can be the lucky winner who will take home this beautiful work of art and hang it in your favorite room?