LA MUSEUM TO HOST LA ROTARIANS JULY 21

Lewiston - Rachel Desgrosseilliers, the Executive Director of Museum L-A, the Museum of Work and Community in Lewiston-Auburn,  has invited the Lewiston – Auburn Rotary group to Museum L-A. on Thursday, July 21 from noon to 1 p.m.  Members of the Rotary will be given a sneak preview of the new exhibit being installed and scheduled to open July 23 titled “Covering the Nation:  The Art of the Bates Bedspread”. Desgrosseilliers will also brief members as to the progress in the installation of new additions to the 2^nd gallery exhibit as well as the several successful new programs such as “Kids as Curators” and “Maine Innovation Expo-2017”.   Prior to becoming the Executive Director of Museum L-A, Desgrosseilliers, owned several small businesses and was CEO of St. Mary’s Health Care Campus and a founder of the Great Falls Balloon Festival. “It is important to listen, hear and learn from voices of our history”, says Desgrosseilliers.  “This helps us as a community to stay true to our personal and communal story which gives us a Sense of Place and Pride in who we are. It also allows future generations to be inspired and learn from the cultures that built the past as the stories gathered guide their futures.”  Join the Rotary group for lunch at the Museum, 35 Canal Street, Bates Mill Complex Lewiston.   Reservations are requested by calling 753.9040.  FMI on upcoming presentations contract Rotary Program Chair, Monica Millhime, 753.9040 or email monica.millhime@maine.gov.