Five hundred of Maine’s creative economy leaders and supporters will convene in Rockland and Camden on Nov. 16 and 17 for Juice: Powering the Creative Economy, A Maine Action Summit.

The summit will open Friday, Nov. 16, and continue Saturday, Nov. 17, at the Strand Theater in Rockland and the Camden Opera House in Camden. It will address questions of retaining young people in Maine, supporting traditional, artistic and technological businesses and creating vibrant downtown areas.

The conference is being organized by the Midcoast Magnet, a group of young professionals in Midcoast Maine, and Midcoast members of the Governor’s Creative Economy Council.

For information on program, speakers, workshops, registrations and more, visit www.juiceconference.org or contact Director Kathleen Gilbert at kathleen@juiceconference.org, or at Juice, P.O. Box 1044, Camden 04863, or by calling 236-2306.