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Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Poetry reading, book signing set for Farmington
A Poetry Reading and Book Signing with three Maine poets, Kristen Case, Colin Cheney and Jefferson Navicky, will begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 18, at Devaney Doak & Garrett Booksellers, 193 Broadway Farmington,. The evening will begin by celebrating a new book by Farmington author, UMF professor, and New Commons founder, Kristen Case, “Principles […]
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‘Hamlet’ to open July 18 in Monmouth
“Hamlet,” by William Shakespeare and directed by Dawn McAndrews, will be staged July 18 through Aug. 17 at Cumston Hall, 796 Main St. in Monmouth. In the wake of his father’s abrupt death, Hamlet returns home to find his personal and political world turned upside down — his mother remarried, his uncle on the throne, […]
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‘Godspell’ to open July 18 at Lakewood Theater
“Godspell” will open Thursday, July 18, at Lakewood Theater, 76 Theater Road, in Madison. Performance are set for July 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26 and 27. This successful rock opera needs little introduction, but when it was first produced on Broadway in 1971 it broke new ground in its stage treatment of the […]
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Guacamole blues: Mexicans dismayed by avocado price climb
Recipes have begun appearing in Mexico for making so-called guacamole without avocados.
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Purl jam: Finland hosts heavy metal knitting championship
With stage names such as Woolfumes, Bunny Bandit and 9″ Needles, the participants shared a simple goal: to showcase their knitting skills while dancing to heavy metal music in the most outlandish way possible.
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J.P. Devine MIFF Movie Review: ‘Before You Know It’
The movie is master class in filmmaking, J.P. Devine writes.
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Chicago The Musical to be staged in Madison
“Chicago The Musical” will be staged Aug. 15-24 at Lakewood Theater, 76 Theater Road, in Madison. In roaring twenties Chicago, chorine Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover and convinces her hapless husband Amos to take the rap … until he finds out he’s been duped and turns on Roxie. Convicted and sent to death row, […]
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Popular Brunswick cantina, El Camino, has closed
The owners of El Camino, known for its Mexican food, tequila-based drinks and funky atmosphere, say they want to simplify their lives and concentrate on their other restaurant in Bath.
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Lucky Clark On Music: Tommy O’Connell of the Juke Joint Devils
With the Johnson Hall Waterfront Concert Series 2019 going great guns, I figured a couple of interviews with some of the artists coming in would be in order, beginning with Tommy O’Connell who’s group, The Juke Joint Devils, will perform Friday, July 19. Reached at his home in Wales, the singer-songwriter/harmonica player was more than […]