LEWISTON – The Gendron Franco Center is thrilled to announce the return of the Medieval Feast, one of Maine’s more unique and magical experiences, at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 27, and Saturday, March 28. Amidst the magical décor in the Hall of Feasts are its lovely wenches, prepared to serve a robust meal to their […]
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South Paris community center holding Escape Room fundraiser
The Escape Room fundraisers for Deering Memorial Community Center in South Paris returns with a new adventure inspired by the board game Clue over the weekends of March 26-March 29, April 2-April 5, and April 9-April 12. In this Escape Room, participants will have 45 minute to solve a series of puzzles to discover the […]
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‘I and You’ opens at The Public Theatre
When was the last time you saw a play about a pair of compelling teenage characters that in its final moments left you breathless? “I And You,” starring Emma Wisniewski, left, as Caroline and London Carlisle as Anthony, is that play – a youthful, humorous, powerful and profoundly moving story now playing at The Public […]
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Boyz Gone Wild to play at Mixers on Saturday
Boyz Gone Wild, New England’s ultimate 80’s rock tribute band, will play Saturday, March 14, Mixers Nightclub & Lounge in Sabattus. The band, fronted by male and female vocalists, has been providing the ultimate 80’s hair metal experience for over a decade – playing songs from Journey and Pat Benetar to Twisted Sister and Motley […]
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Broken Theory to play at Mixers on Friday
Broken Theory will make their debut at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, March 13, at Mixers Nightclub and Lounge in Sabattus. Band members Rick “Rikki Starz” Brown (bass/lead vocals), Mike “Smokey” Leadbetter (lead guitar/backing vocals) and Marc “Sparky” St. Cyr (drums/percussion/backing vocals) will play your favorite hits from AC/DC, Poison, Weezer, Collective Soul, Lit, Queen, Jimmy […]
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Winter Blues Meltdown benefit concert planned
A Winter Blues Meltdown, a benefit for An Angel’s Wing, will be held from 3-9 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, at Side By Each in Auburn. Some of the area’s favorite blues artists will join forces for an “off season” event, some of whom also put on fair weather outdoor events … the Maine Blues […]
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Award-winning film about L/A shoe strike to be shown in Lewiston
The Western Maine Labor Council will be screening the award-winning documentary film “Roughing the Uppers,” about the famous 1937 Lewiston-Auburn shoe strike, at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, in Room 170 at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn campus. On April 20, 1937 intense clashes between police and striking shoe factory workers broke out […]
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Author to speak about his latest book detailing Maine’s role in the Underground Railroad
MONMOUTH — Maine’s crucial part in the Underground Railroad that helped slaves escape to Canada in the early-to mid-1800s included at least four Monmouth families who put their lives and fortunes in peril by breaking the law — the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. While history books focus on the prominence of Harriet Beecher Stowe […]
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Bowdoin International Music Festival purchases headquarters building in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin International Music Festival announces its purchase of historic 181 Park Row in downtown Brunswick. The Festival administrative offices have been headquartered on the second floor of this location since 2007. Until a recent move to Cumberland, Norton Insurance (now HUB) occupied the first floor of the building. “It was never part […]
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Chocolate Church Arts Center presents a concert from Max Ater
BATH – Max Ater and his band will perform an intimate show at 7:30pm on Friday, March 20, in the Annex performance space at The Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath. Ater, who grew up on Maine’s south coast, recently signed a deal with Michigan-based label Prudential Records. With his blend of country and pop, […]