The lineup was announced at Merrill Auditorium on Wednesday.
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Local groups, muscians to perform at Alewife Festival
Rivers Edge, Ale House String Band, Jud Caswell, Well Seasoned, Carole Cotter scheduled to take the stage.
Hasse opening reception set for Viles Arboretum
The opening reception of an exhibit of works by artist Hans Erich Wolfgang Hasse, of Waterville, is set for 4:30-5:30 p.m. Thursday May 23, at Viles Arboretum, 153 Hospital St. in Augusta. Those who attend can view his works and meet Hasse. The reception will be complete with refreshments and snacks. Haase was born in […]
The Wrap: Ice cream (for all eaters), and shopping local – from farm and sea to table
A little something to sweeten your Memorial Day weekend – a new scoop shop on Portland’s West End.
Three handwritten wills found in Aretha Franklin’s Detroit-area home
One was discovered stashed under the cushions in her living room.
Alabama Public Television won’t run ‘Arthur’ gay-wedding episode
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama Public Television has chosen not to air an episode of the PBS children’s show “Arthur” because it included a same-sex wedding. The episode “Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone” aired nationally on May 13, showing Arthur attending the wedding of his teacher and partner. APT showed a re-run instead. AL.com reports […]
Hallowell Does Dylan set for May 24
Hallowell does Dylan will will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 24, at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, 280 Water St. in Gardiner. Doors will open at 7 p.m. The evening will celebrate an acoustic/electric retrospective of the music of Bob Dylan on his 78th birthday. The band will feature Bob Colwell on […]
Author: ‘Game of Thrones’ finale was ending, also beginning
What’s next for “Game of Thrones?”
Kurt Vonnegut museum raises $1.5 million for new Indianapolis home
INDIANAPOLIS — The Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library in Indianapolis has reached its goal of raising $1.5 million to acquire and begin renovations on a building to serve as its permanent home. The museum announced Wednesday that it met a deadline for the fundraising effort. The museum’s founder and CEO, Julia Whitehead, told The Indianapolis […]
For ‘Hot Zone,’ Margulies confronts claustrophobia and Ebola
But she hopes the true-life tale of Ebola’s arrival in the U.S. drives home the importance of science, research.