Shark Martin will play a wildly-fun evening of funkabilly, rock, ska, hip-hop, dance, soul music from 7-8:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 20, as part of the After Dinner Music Series presented by the Denmark Arts Center in Bicentennial Park in Denmark. Started in 2007 as a side project, Shark Martin’s music has taken on a […]
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Maine Event Comedy presents Brian Plumb at Craft Brew Underground
Maine Event Comedy presents Last Comix Standing semi-finalist Brian Plumb at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 21, at Craft Brew Underground in Auburn. The show will also feature Corey Saunders and Julie Nye. Plumb’s confrontational style has made him a favorite throughout New England and beyond. He’s a regular at Comix at Mohegan Sun and […]
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Chicks With Sticks to perform as part of bicentennial celebration
The Chicks With Sticks Steel Drummers will perform a variety of salsa and reggae songs form 2-3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 21, for Auburn’s Arts in the Park bicentennial celebration. The event is free and open to the public on the corner of Main and Academy streets.
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Lovell Arts & Artisans Fair features dozens of exhibitors
The 46th annual Lovell Arts & Artisans Fair will be held from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 21, at the New Suncook School in Lovell. The fair benefits the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library. The fair will showcase approximately 40 artisans featuring painting, pottery, jewelry, ornaments, handmade rugs and towels, wooden household items, photography, fiber […]
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Youth theater group to present ‘James and the Giant Peach, Jr.’
Theater-goers of all ages are invited to a free, outdoor performance of “James and the Giant Peach, Jr.” presented by Cumberland County Children’s Theatre — Maine’s newest youth theater organization. The show will be performed 2 nights only: Friday, Aug. 20, and Saturday, Aug. 21, at the Stonehedge event venue in Gray. Originally scheduled for […]
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Exhibit showcases Mainers ‘taking a knee’ in support of Black Lives Matter
As a Mi’kmaq and a member of the Elsipogtog First Nation of New Brunswick, Canada, Heather Augustine knows a thing or two about marginalized people. Augustine, a New Gloucester resident, is a co-founder of a First Nation youth group which brings young people and their families together to share community. And now she is also […]
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Veterans push for medical marijuana in conservative South
Many of the remaining 14 states that don’t allow medical marijuana are dominated by Republican legislatures where veterans groups may have outsized influence.
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Farmington school board adjusts mask mandate for grades 9-12
Vaccinated RSU 9 students in grade 9-12 are now required to wear a mask or shield.
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Teenage driver critically injured in turnpike crash
Police say the driver with a learner’s permit lost control on the Maine Turnpike in Gray on Friday morning.
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White Sox, Yanks awed at Field of Dreams, MLB promises repeat
“It was the first time people had their headphones out, and they were just glued to the windows, checking out the scenery,” said Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge.