Jessica Amsden
Jessica Amsden (she/her) is a certified yoga teacher with over 500 hours of training and the owner of Live From Love Center in Bremen, ME. A Lincoln County native, she teaches yoga as a path to personal and collective healing. She will take part in the August 2 event.
Gray Baldwin
Gray Baldwin (they/them) is a board-certified music therapist and creative arts therapist with over 30 years of experience supporting healing through trauma-informed, affirming care. They will take part in events on July 30 and August 2.
Haley Bezon
Haley Bezon (she/her) is the founder and executive director of Hearty Roots, a nature-based resilience program that helps youth build confidence, connection, and emotional wellbeing through outdoor experiences. She joins the event on July 9.
Annie Blair
Annie Blair (she/her) is a Walpole-based practitioner of Social Presencing Theater, a body-based practice that invites reflection, connection, and meaningful change. She will join the July 30 and August 2 events.
Larraine Brown
Larraine Brown (she/her) is a writer, director, and theater organizer who uses the arts to explore personal and societal healing. She will participate in the July 24 event.
Laetitia Brundage
Laetitia Brundage (she/her) is a music therapist and teacher, and yoga instructor, who explores life’s complexities through songwriting, using creativity and vulnerability to process themes of grief, trauma, and spirituality. She will participate in July 13 and August 2 events.
Peter Bruun
Peter Bruun (he/him) is the co-founder and executive director of Studio B and the organizer behind the Puddle Dock Village Festival. Peter will join the event on July 30.
Sophia Bruun
Sophia Bruun (she/her) is an international yoga teacher, sound facilitator, DJ, and space holder. She will lead a Cacao Ritual at the conclusion of the closing event for the festival on August 3.
Castlebay
Castlebay, featuring Julia Lane and Fred Gosbee, has been blending the musical heritage of New England and Celtic lands since 1987. They perform at the July 5 event.
Tracy Collins
Tracy Collins (she/her) is the visionary founder of EmbodyDance Santa Fe, a thriving inter-generational heart centered community celebrating connection with all of life through conscious movement. Having recently returned to her ancestral homeland of Maine she brings healing transformational journeys garnered through over 30 years as a beloved waysharer. Tracy will take part in the August 2 event.
Char Corbett
Char Corbett (she/her) is the executive director of Healthy Kids, a child abuse prevention agency serving Lincoln and Knox counties. She brings her insight and commitment to youth wellbeing to the event on July 9.
Katelyn Costa
KateLyn Costa (she/her) is a therapist and certified Breathwork Guide who blends clinical training with soulful practices to support deep healing. She helps people move from anxiety to clarity through breath, presence, and inner connection. She will lead a session at the August 2 event.
Jim Doble
Jim Doble (he/him) is known for creating participatory sound environments that support wellness and connection through vibration and tone. He will offer a sound bath on July 27.
Orondo Cruger
Oronde Cruger (he/him) is Executive Director of Speak About It, a nonprofit delivering consent education and sexual assault prevention programs. He will take part in the July 9 event.
Ruby Desmond
Ruby Desmond (she/they) is a rising sophomore at Lincoln Academy. She is passionate about visual and performing arts, wishing to pursue them in the future. She is taking part in the July 9 event.
Ed Epping
Ed Epping (he/him), a New Mexico-based artist and retired professor of art from Williams College, has spent the past decade focusing on The Corrections Project, a multimedia exploration of justice and incarceration. His work will be exhibited from July 17–24.
Maleine Gargurevich
Maleine Gargurevich is a multifaceted alchemist, metaphysical practitioner, and sound facilitator. She bridges energy medicine, sound and other modalities to assist in one’s healing process. She takes part in the July 27 event.
Phylicia Ghee
Phylicia Ghee (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist and photographer whose work centers ritual, memory, and the body as a site of healing and transformation. Her exhibition will be on view from July 26 to August 3.
Jessica Hamilton-Jones
Jessica Hamilton-Jones (she/her) is an artist and educator at Waterville Alternative High School who champions youth creativity through community-centered art programs. She has curated the youth art show for the July 9 event.
Deirdre Haren
Deirdre Haren (she/her) is a yoga and meditation teacher trained in Hatha, Yin, and tantric traditions, with studies in Ireland and India. She now shares a gentle, heart-centered approach to Yin Yoga, sound healing, and meditation. She will take part in the August 2 event.
Alison Hartman
Alison Hartman (she/her), who has practiced acupuncture for over 35 years in Maryland, now speaks and writes about grief and loss following her son’s death from an unintentional overdose in 2017. She is featured in the event on July 8.
Natalie Hickey
Natalie Hickey (she/her) is a seasoned bodywork practitioner with over 20 years of experience. She specializes in Thai massage, blending acupressure, stretching, and deep tissue work to restore balance and ease. She will take part in the August 2 event.
Joseph Hufnagel
Joseph Hufnagel (he/his) is Director of The Landing Place/Youth Services for Homeworthy in Rockland. With a background in special education, youth work, and alternative education, he has decades of experience supporting young people. He will take part in the July 9 event.
Antonio “Cuba” Jackson
Antonio “Cuba” Jackson (he/him) is an abolitionist, civic leader, and entrepreneur who spent nearly a decade in Maine’s prison system. Cuba takes part in the July 20 event.
Jenny Jordan
Jenny Jordan (she/her) is a resident of Alna and musician who regularly turns to singing as a healing outlet. She will perform at the closing reception for Keith Plummer's exhibition on July 13.
Norman Kehling
Norman Kehling (he/him) spent 30 years in Maine’s prison system and now advocates for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people. As founder of Helping Incarcerated Individuals Transition, he will participate in the July 24 event.
Lady Brion
Lady Brion (she/her) is a poet, activist, and educator whose work centers on those affected by justice systems. As Maryland’s Poet Laureate, she brings her powerful spoken word to the event on July 24.
Mackenzie Kelley
MacKenzie Kelley (she/her) is a formerly incarcerated woman in long-term recovery and the program director of Reentry Sisters. She takes part in the festival's July 20 event.
Michaela Knox
Michaela Knox (she/her) is a Maine-based performer, choreographer, and founder of Spark Inclusive Arts. Dedicated to dissolving barriers between people with and without disabilities through inclusive creative expression, she joins the July 9 program.
Michaela LaCrosse
Michaela LaCrosse (she/her) is a hip hop dancer trained at Dancemaineia and currently president of the University of Southern Maine’s Dance Team. She will take part in the July 9 event.
Meg LeMay
Meg LeMay (she/her) is Director of Education & Engagement at Maine Youth Thriving where she leads statewide efforts to foster resilience, wellbeing, and intergenerational thriving in Maine communities. Meg co-organized and is facilitating the event on July 9.
Nicole Lund
Nicole Lund (she/her) is a prison abolitionist, artist, and writer pursuing a master’s in counseling psychology at the University of Maine at Farmington. She explores justice through creative expression and policy critique in her weekly Daily Bulldog column. She shares her work at the July 24 event.
Neptune Martin
Neptune Martin (she/her) is a rising senior at Lincoln Academy in Newcastle, and is a passionate advocate for minors in distressing environments and who are affected by substance abuse in any form. She is currently spending her time preparing for college, aspiring to go into the legal field. Neptune will take part in the July 9th event.
Crystal McLain
Crystal McLain (she/her) is a trauma-informed Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT) who specializes in stress management and body-mind awareness. She presents as part of the event on August 2.
Erasmus Moore
Erasmus Moore (he/him) is a Midcoast Maine musician who joins Silvermoor Bramble in performance during the opening of Phylicia Ghee’s exhibition on July 26.
Cody Mower
Cody Mower (they/he) is the author of "Stranger in My Own Skin," a memoir on community and self-love, and advocates for veterans and the LGBTQIA+ community through their writing. They will share their writing and its role in healing at the July 13 event.
Jade Nelson
Jade Nelson (she/her) is a seasoned yoga teacher, retired bodyworker, and passionate educator dedicated to sharing self-care wisdom and empowering others to nurture their mind, body, and spirit through mindful practices. She will be participating in events July 30 and August 2.
No Spring Chickens
No Spring Chickens is a musical duo composed of Linda (Blaze) Picceri and Michelle Tanguay. They perform during the July 24 closing reception for the Ed Epping exhibition.
Bruce Noddin
Bruce Noddin (he/him) is the founder and former executive director of the Maine Reentry Network. In 2022, he was appointed to the Maine State Workforce Board by Governor Mills and to the Maine Recovery Council by Senate President Jackson. A person in long-term recovery, Bruce joins the July 24 reentry event as a speaker and facilitator.
Keith Plummer
Keith Plummer (he/him), a self-taught artist from Damariscotta, Maine, creates sculptures from wood, bone, and metal that are part of his healing from trauma. His work is featured in the July 5-13 exhibition, where he is also participating in related events.
Sarah Plummer
Sarah Plummer (she/her) leads outdoor yoga classes that invite connection to breath, body, and the natural world. Rooted in mindfulness and accessibility, her teaching encourages presence and ease in wild and beautiful spaces. She will take part in the August 2 event.
QueenEarth
QueenEarth (she/they) creates work blending original music, digital art, and storytelling for racial justice and equity. She will perform and talk about her work’s role in healing at the July 13 event.
Shapir Rosenberg
Shapir Rosenberg, MD, specializes in Psychiatry and Hospice and Palliative Medicine, with a passion for end-of-life care, teaching, and the medical humanities. He joins Alison Hartman in presenting on July 8 at the Peace Gallery.
Serena Sanborn
Serena Sanborn (she/her) is the Manager of Outreach and Community Partnerships at Waterville Creates, where she brings people together through joyful, hands-on art experiences. Serena will take part in the July 9 event.
Emma Schurink
Emma Schurink (she/her) is a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner who guides individuals in tuning into their body’s wisdom to support nervous system healing and authentic self-connection. She will take part in the August 2 event.
Jonathan Scott
Jonathan Scott (he/him) is a licensed acupuncturist, herbalist, and massage therapist with over 10 years of experience in holistic healthcare. He is the owner of Right Here Wellness and will take part in the August 2 event.
Alijah Sheer
Alijah Sheer (she/her) is a licensed clinical professional counselor and registered art therapist at Into the Center Psychotherapy in Damariscotta, ME. She integrates PSYCH-K®, a modality focused on subconscious belief transformation, into her therapeutic work. Alijah will be participating in the August 2 event.
Jamie Silvestri
Jamie Silvestri is a professional art therapist and the founder of ArtVan, a mobile arts therapy nonprofit serving youth and communities in Maine since 2004. She joins the event on July 9.
Jessica Sirois
Jessica Sirois (she/her) is a somatic and shamanic practitioner, yoga teacher, and artist who guides others in cultivating presence, healing, and self-expression through movement, breath, and creative practice. She will take part in the August 2 event.
Linda Small
Linda Small (she/her) works to expand restorative justice in Maine as executive director of Reentry Sisters. A Columbia University Leadership Fellow and doctoral student, she shares her insights at the July 20 event.
Hawthorne Lindsay Smith
Hawthorne Lindsay Smith (she/her) is a classically trained singer and violinist and performs as Silvermoor Bramble during the opening of Phylicia Ghee’s exhibition on July 26.
Sam Thomas
Sam Thomas (he/him) is a pianist who shares his music and story to honor the humanity of those affected by the justice system. He performs at the July 17 and July 24 events.
Sara Trunzo
Sara Trunzo (she/her) is a singer-songwriter and community organizer whose music and activism are rooted in rural life and resilience. She performs at the August 3 closing event of the Puddle Dock Village Festival.
Pip Walter
Pip Walter (he/him) is a professional musician with decades of experience, performing at venues from Portland to Midcoast Maine. He will take part in the July 20 event.
Danielle Ward
Danielle Ward (she/her) is a formerly incarcerated woman in long-term recovery, certified recovery coach, peer support specialist, and an advocate for people living with mental health and substance use disorders. She takes part in the July 20 event.
Alexandra Welch
Alexandra Welch (she/her) is co-owner of Fernald’s Country Store in Damariscotta, Maine, where she has helped create a welcoming community space and gathering place for youth. She will take part in the July 9 event.
Forest Weston
Forest Weston (he/him) is a retired forester and didgeridoo player based in Lewiston, Maine, known for crafting his own instruments and offering performances, meditations, and sound sessions across New England. He performs at the July 27 event.
Alexandra Whitney
Alexandra Whitney (she/her) is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner who integrates body-based approaches to help clients heal from chronic stress and trauma, restore nervous system balance, and reconnect with a sense of wellbeing. She joins the event on August 2.
Maya Williams
Maya Williams (ey/they/she) is a Black multiracial nonbinary suicide survivor who served as Poet Laureate in Portland, ME. from 2021 to 2024. Ey will share eir writing and its role in healing at the July 13 event.
Lauren Woodcock
Lauren Woodcock (she/her) is a pyrographic artist who uses woodburning as both a creative outlet and a personal coping skill for managing anxiety. She will offer hands-on pyrographic drawing during Ed Epping’s demonstration on July 19.
Carol Zahner
Carol Zahner (she/her) lives in Walpole, Maine, and practices Social Presencing Theater to support individual and collective insight through embodied awareness. She will offer an experiential introduction to this work on July 30 and take part in the August 2 event.
Puddle Dock Village Festival is a Studio B Project
Studio B uses arts and humanities to support community justice and wellbeing. We seek to empower marginalized and isolated populations through art experiences, exhibitions, and community programs that address pressing social issues, while also highlighting our shared humanity. Learn more about Studio B here.