PORTLAND — “Migration Experience: Reflections of Maine Immigrant Artists” is an important and excellent exhibit presented by the Union of Maine Visual Artists in their gallery inside the Portland Media Center, 516 Congress St., next to the Maine College of Art. The exhibit is up through through April 27. This exhibit is of great significance because […]
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Jazz and blues cabaret at L/A Downstage Saturday
LEWISTON — The L/A Arts Downstage will once again be host to more great music with an upcoming jazz and blues cabaret featuring Kelley Caufield and Kevin Smith. “Feeling Good: A Cabaret” will be an evening of jazz standards, bluesy favorites from stage and screen, and original arrangements by Smith of well-known songs re-imagined in the jazz […]
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Author to present 'Radiance of Change' reading
WILTON — Sarah Carlson will read from her new book, “The Radiance of Change,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 12, at the Wilton Free Public Library, 104 Main St. The book is a collection of poems and photographs that reflect Carlson’s experiences in the natural world as part of healing from sudden loss. The Rev. […]
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'Puss in Boots' to take the stage for Portland's Animal Refuge League
PORTLAND — The Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine have teamed up to offer special pet adoption programming and a canned cat food drive, culminating in a final performance of the show, “Puss in Boots” at ARLGP’s shelter. “Puss in Boots” was inspired by feline friends at the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland and […]
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Comedian Juston McKinney coming to Fryeburg
FRYEBURG — Comedian Juston McKinney will be performing at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 12, at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, 18 Bradley St., to benefit the Fryeburg Academy Class of 2018 Project Graduation. McKinney grew up living on the border of New Hampshire and Maine. After earning an associates degree from Southern Maine […]
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Gallery 302 welcomes new watercolor artist
BRIDGTON — Gallery 302, 112 Main St., has a new artist, Audrey Jordan, who works primarily in watercolor. Jordan has lived in New England all her life. She is mostly self-taught and has also studied with local and nationally known artists. Tube watercolors are her first choice of medium, though she also uses other watercolors, […]
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Looking Back for April 4
Looking Back on April 4 100 years ago, 1918 A delegate to the democratic convention in Portland on Wednesday brings back a characteristic story about Lewiston Mayor Lemaire. He said that the mayor went out on the street to purchase a Lewiston Journal. The boy hadn’t any, but he told the mayor if he would […]
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100 years ago, 1918 It was a sort of jubilee held by the Salvation Army at their hall on Middle Street Tuesday evening with Captain Norris G. Wood as the bright particular star. The idea was to celebrate the recent great success of the Salvation Army drive for $3000 to be used in caring for […]
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Staged reading at UMF illuminates human trafficking
FARMINGTON — As part of its conference on the global crisis of human trafficking, the University of Maine at Farmington is presenting a staged reading of “Body and Sold,” a powerful documentary play written by Deborah Lake Fortson of Tempest Productions. The performance will take place at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 7, in the performance space in the […]
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Gawler Family Band to perform in New Gloucester
The Gawler Family Band, including, from left, Edith, Ellen, John, Elsie, Bennett and Molly, perform traditional fiddling and folk music rooted in Maine and New England traditions. Edith, John and Molly will be on hand for a performance at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 7, at the Village Coffeehouse of New Gloucester, 19 Gloucester Hill […]