Johnson Hall will present Maine Event Comedy featuring Karen Morgan at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, at the hall, 280 Water St. in Gardiner. The show will also feature Tuck Tucker and Mark Turcotte. After years as a successful trial lawyer, Morgan became a full-time comedian in 2005 after being chosen as a finalist on Nick […]
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Celebration Barn season finale to feature Mike Miclon’s Early Evening Show
Celebration Barn Theater plans to celebrate this season’s Saturday Show Series finale with Mike Miclon’s The Early Evening Show at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16 at its 190 Stock Farm Road location in South Paris. The Early Evening Show, a spoof of late-night talk shows, has been performed from New England to Switzerland. Twenty two […]
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Portland Symphony Orchestra implements new safety measures
PORTLAND — In response to the rise of the highly contagious and virulent Delta variant, and out of concern for the health and safety of the Portland Symphony Orchestra musicians, staff, volunteers and concert-goers, the PSO has implemented a series of new safety measures. Unless otherwise directed by city, state, or federal health officials, these […]
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Mitchell Center to host talk about fighting climate change
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine is scheduled to host a talk about the need to work across technology, policy and finance to fight climate change. The talk runs from 3 to 4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 18. All talks in the Mitchell Center’s Sustainability […]
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‘Middletown’ opens season at The Public Theatre
The uplifting and heartfelt new play “Middletown,” will run from, Friday, Oct. 15 through Oct. 24, launching the new season — after being closed due to COVID-19 for over 18 months — at The Public Theatre, at 31 Maple St., in Lewiston. A combination of comedy and drama, “Middletown” celebrates life through the eyes of […]
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Camden library to celebrate 250 years of Maine quilting
The Camden Public Library plans to host museum curator Laureen LaBar for an online presentation about her new book, “Maine Quilts: 250 Years of Comfort and Community,” at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 18, via Zoom. In her book, LaBar coaxes stories out of objects and uses those stories to enlighten, entertain, and bring new voices […]
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Education center to host online college planning sessions
The Maine Educational Opportunity Center plans to host free individualized virtual sessions for adults 19 and older looking for a new career or returning to higher education. Essentials of College Planning: • Monday, Oct. 25, at 9 a.m.; • Wednesday, Oct. 27, at 9 a.m.; • Thursday, Oct. 28, at 9 a.m.; • Friday, Oct. […]
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Center to host online, in-person college planning sessions
The Maine Educational Opportunity Center plans to host free individualized sessions for adults 19 and older looking for a new career or returning to higher education. Essentials of College Planning, virtual: • Monday, Oct. 25, at 9 a.m.; • Wednesday, Oct. 27, at 9 a.m.; • Thursday, Oct. 28, at 9 a.m.; • Friday, Oct. […]
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UMaine Extension offers agricultural research updates Oct. 13
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to offer two research updates for the agricultural industry online at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13. “Potato Virus Y (PVY) and the 2020 Growing Season PVY Research” will be presented online by University of Maine professor of crop ecology and management Greg Porter, followed by “Pesticides and […]
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Farmers, gardeners to celebrate harvest during Great Maine Apple Day
UNITY — The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association is planning a Great Maine Apple Day — a celebration of the history, flavor and tradition of Maine apples while honoring the importance of a diversified, perennial agriculture. This annual event is set to take place from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17, at MOFGA’s […]