Maine Event Comedy will present NBC Last Comic Standing contestant Dan Crohn at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, 280 Water St. in Gardiner. The show also will feature Jonathan Tillson, Chris Kinback, and Kathleen DeMarle. Crohn’s interest in stand-up comedy began as a child after hearing his father’s Henny […]
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Printing demonstration set for Saturday
DAMARISCOTTA — Sherrie York will present a live demo on linocut print at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at Stable Gallery, 28 Water St. Creating a linocut print requires precision, talent and complex thinking. All cuts are made into one surface. Colors are printed sequentially from lightest to darkest. The sequential cuts and printings result […]
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Matt Newberg and the Hearts of Gold to perform in Bath
Maine based singer-songwriter Matt Newberg and his band, the Hearts of Gold, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, in the Annex at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St. in Bath. Newberg, who grew up in Harpswell, began his musical career while a student at the University of Vermont. Deeply influenced by […]
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Winthrop historical society dedication set for Sept. 19
The Winthrop Maine Historical Society will host a dedication at 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19,on Main Street. The dedication is to a horse named The Winthrop Messenger, one of the offspring of the first Standardbred Horses. This monument had been located on Union Street since 2005 and had been relocated for the last time this […]
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Matt and the Barnburners — Rockin’ Delta Blues concert set for Madison
Matt and the Barnburners – Rockin’ Delta Blues will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, at Somerset Abbey, 98 Main St., in Madison. The band is the two-time winner of The Maine Blues Society’s “Road to Memphis” competition. Together for nearly a decade, they frequent the Maine Blues Festival in Naples and the North […]
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Portraits by Séan Alonzo Harris on view at Colby Museum, Common Street Arts Gallery
I Am Not a Stranger: Portraits by Séan Alonzo Harris will be on view Sept. 16 through Oct. 26 at at Common Street Arts Gallery, 10 Water St., and the Colby Museum, 5600 Mayflower Hill Drive, in Waterville. Presented by Waterville Creates! in partnership with the Colby Museum, the innovative and participatory exhibition featuring individual […]
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Goodwill, Bernier to host Boy Scout uniform drive, giveaway
Parents can donate or pickup uniforms for Boy Scouts.
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Multicultural Center open house set for Wednesday
AUGUSTA — The Capital Area New Mainers Project will celebrate the opening of the Augusta Multicultural Center with a community-wide Open House from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, at at 70 State St. The event will be held from 5-7pm and will be free to the public. Middle Eastern refreshments will be served. The […]
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Kents Hill honor roll
Kents Hill School recently announced the following students were named to its 2019 spring trimester honor roll. Honors with distinction: Elliot Anderson, Jacob Behnke, Pavel Boissonneault, Erin Butler, Shea Cheney, Adhit Desai, Andrew Dionne, Haozhou Dong, Danielle Eid, Delaney Feeney, TJ Folsom, Yingxin Gao, Jillian Jackson, Zhiheng Jiang, Aidan Knowlan, Zachary Knowlan, Tengxiao Li, Jessica Link, Madeleine MacDonald, Jackson Melendy, Amita Nanda, Edouard Perron, Charlotte Precourt, Melanie Volpe, Vera Robinson and Maeve Wade. Honor roll: Nicholas Arend, Lillian Audibert, Alanna Bachelder, Jordan Bell, Cameron Braithwood, Taya […]
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Pine Tree Council Walk A Thon set for Sept. 28
AUGUSTA — Pine Tree Council will host a Walk A Thon Saturday, Sept. 28, at Bond Brook Recreation, 21 Bond Brook Road. The Boy Scouts of America event is a 5 mile held near Augusta’s Capital Park and will connect with the rail trail. There will be multiple check points with obstacles and puzzles needing […]