Lakewood Theater kicks of season with a farce.
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Identical twin sisters celebrate their 100th birthday in Portland
Born in Italy in 1919, Amelia and Mary Pizzo turned 10 on a boat heading for Ellis Island in 1929. They turned 100 together on Wednesday at Mary’s house.
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Mick Jagger has his moves back after health problems
NEW YORK — It’s as if Mick Jagger is saying “Start Me Up.” The 75-year-old rocker tweeted a video Wednesday of him dancing around a studio in front of a mirror weeks after he underwent medical treatment, reportedly for a heart valve issue. The treatment forced the Rolling Stones to postpone its No Filter tour. […]
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Portland is looking for an artist to create an MLK memorial
The project to honor Martin Luther King Jr. would be placed on the Bayside Trail.
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Old, misleading info among perils of teaching climate change
Teachers report having to sift through junk science and misinformation as they work to teach their students about climate change.
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Pianist Masanobu Ikemiya plans Augusta concert
Masanobu Ikemiya will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19, at UMA Jewett Auditorium, at 46 University Drive, in Augusta. Ikemiya, a classically trained pianist, became interested in ragtime while volunteering at a homeless shelter in Harlem. He came to Maine in 1972 to join the Zen Buddhist Monastery in Surry, where he was a […]
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Katahdin Valley Boys to perform Vienna concert
Katahdin Valley Boys will return to the Vienna Union Hall at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at 5 Vienna Mountain Road in Vienna. Their repertoire features tight harmonies and smooth solos. They take pride in presenting audiences with top quality traditional and contemporary Bluegrass and Gospel music including numerous original tunes since 1998. Each member […]
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Chocolate Church attracts Three Women and the Truth Sunday
Chocolate Church Arts Center will welcome Eliza Gilkyson, Gretchen Peters and Mary Gauthier as “Three Women and the Truth” Sunday, May 19. The alternative folk supergroup will perform at 7:30 pm, at the theater at 804 Washington St. in Bath. Gilkyson is a twice Grammy-nominated folk singer whose songs have been covered by Joan Baez, […]
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Maine Event Comedy set for May 18 in Gardiner
Maine Event Comedy will present Funniest Comic in New England finalist Kyron Hobdy at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, Saturday, 280 Water St., in Gardiner. The show also will feature Julie Poulin, David McLaughlin and Jeff Medoff. The show is for ages 21-plus and will contain adult language and […]
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Video: Writer George Smith talks outdoors, ALS at ‘Community Voices’ event
More than 160 people attend the talk Tuesday night at Colby College in Waterville.