Award-winning newspaper reporter Amy Calder will give a discussion and read from her new book, “Comfort is an Old Barn: Stories from the Heart of Maine,” at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 23 at the Bailey Public Library in Winthrop. Calder covers city government, and reports on everything from murders and car crashes to fires […]
Jason Rathbun
Poetry reading with Dr. Judy Rowe Michaels planned at Lovell library
A poetry reading with Dr. Judy Rowe Michaels will be presented at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 30, at the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library in Lovell. Michaels, a Geraldine R. Dodge poet in the schools and for many years poet in residence, English teacher, and coordinator of aesthetic education at Princeton Day School, has published […]
Standup comedy on tap at Rusty Bus Brewing
Comedians Johnny Ater, Mike Gray, Mike Levinsky, Brett Groh and host Ann-Marie Keene will deliver another First Friday standup comedy show presented by Cat’s Meow Comedy starting at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 1, at Rusty Bus Brewing in Lewiston. Ater is the winner of the 2022 Maine’s Wicked Funny Laugh-Off competition. He’s appeared on […]
Oasis of Music season set to begin
The Oasis of Music is gearing up for its 2023-24 season beginning Wednesday, Sept. 6, at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. September performances include Irish music performed on uilleann pipes and fiddle by the father-daughter team of Anthony and Una Shostak on Sept. 6; covers of pop tunes sung by Amy Stacey Curtis who accompanies herself […]
Dam Jam Revival features lots of live music, family friendly activities
Denmark Arts Center
Sabattus resident publishes debut novel
Jennifer Rinko of Sabattus has published her debut novel “Truly Madly Deeply” (under the pen name Jennifer Rudy) in early July. Rinko is a fifth grade teacher at Oak Hill Middle School, an ’09 graduate of Oak Hill High School and an alumni of the University of Maine at Farmington. “Truly Madly Deeply” is a […]
Drunk In Public to play at Mixers on Friday
Drunk In Public will take the stage at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 11, at Mixers Nightclub & Lounge in Sabattus. The band plays a blend of classic rock, pop, country, ’80s& ’90s tunes, and more. There is no cover charge and plenty of free parking. Mixers is located at 136 Sabattus Rd., Sabattus.
Paintings by Kim Farwell on display in Art & Ale Window
Artwork by Kim Farwell will be on display through the month of August at the Art & Ale Window at Gritty’s in Auburn. Farwell has been interested in art since she was a little girl. As a teen, she could often be found with a drawing pad and colored pencils. As she got older, her […]
Maine MILL welcomes Ebenezer Akakpo for next Made in Maine event
Art, Heritage, and Innovation: Weaving Ghanaian Roots in Contemporary Industrial Design
Paintings by Abby Bernard on display in hospital gallery
The paintings of Abby Bernard are on display for the month of August in the Woman’s Hospital Association Rotating Art Gallery at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. From the time she started drawing as a child, Bernard “loved to create and pursue the joy I found within the borders of my imagination.” During her […]