Stained Glass Creations
In the News / Events
Watch this page for any art events we will participate in, upcoming classes on rug making with Arlene, stained glass workshops with Mark, or when Wrenovations stained glass, fiber arts or honey and beeswax products are featured in the media.
Penobscot Valley Crafters Association
Where: Machias Saings Bank parking lot on Center St. in Machias, ME
When: Saturday and Sunday, August 20-21, 2022
Machias Wild Blueberry Festival
Cobscook Institute
Where: 10 Commissary Point Rd, Lubec, ME 04652
When: Opening Reception, Friday, August 26, 2022
Hours: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Community Art Exhibit
Pembroke Fairgrounds
Where: Pembroke, ME
When: Saturday and Sunday, August 27 and 28, 2022
Hours: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Admission: $7
Washington County Fair
Where: Water Street in Eastport, Maine
When: September 3-4, 2022
Hours: 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Eastport Salmon & Seafood Festival
photo credit: John DiMartino Jr.
Article in Cultural Adventures
Wrenovations: A Kaleidoscope of Talent in Robbinston, is a feature on Mark Wren in the 2020 edition Cultural Adventures. Read the article on pages 74-75.
Article in Cultural Adventures
Arlene Wren is featured in this 2019 article about the crafting traditions she keeps alive. It starts on page 103.
Honey Beer for Hospice
Honey Wheat Ale Release Party. Fundraiser collaboration between Downeast Hospice Volunteers, local beekeepers Mark and Arlene Wren and the Lubec Brewing Company. 100% profits from the sale of all 12 kegs of the Honey Wheat Ale went to Downeast Hospice Volunteers.
Hundred Hearts Campaign
The Cobscook Community Learning Center raised funds for a building project with the sale of stained glass heart ornaments created and generously donated by Mark and Arlene Wren. Learn More.
Article in DownEast Magazine
Wrenovations was featured in the October 2018 DownEast Magazine article, "Four Favorite Things: Our contributors dish on the crafts and boutiques they’re loving right now." Read it now.
Feature article in The Quoddy Tides published
in July 2003 delves into the history of Wrenovations
Mark Wren interviewed for this November 2003 article in the Bangor Daily News
November 2007 Announcement in The Calais Advertiser regarding Mark Wren being commissioned to create a stained glass window for the Down East Community Hospital Chapel
"Creative Reflections in Robbinston" article in The Machias Valley News Observer, published
in February 2008