WAYNE — The Cary Memorial Library will present Katalin Vecsey, Bates College Senior Lecturer in Theater, for a program, From Script to Screen: Meryl Streep’s Genius, at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 5, at the Williams House, 14 Old Winthrop Road, Wayne. Streep’s success is undeniable: 19 Academy Award nominations and three awards. She is considered by […]

LEWISTON — Comedian Bob Marley will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, June 3, at The Dolard and Priscilla Gendron Franco Center. Doors will open for happy hour at 6:30 p.m. Marley is one of the hottest and most sought-after comedians in the country. He has been featured in his own special on Comedy Central and is […]

POLAND — The Squid Jiggers will celebrate the music, food and culture of Newfoundland at the sixth annual Newfoundland Day concert on Saturday, June 4, at Mel’s Hilltop Restaurant at Poland Spring Resort. Soon after musician/entertainers Dave Rowe and Troy R. Bennett formed the Squid Jiggers in 2010, they made a connection between the Celtic-influenced sea-going […]

OGUNQUIT — The Ogunquit Playhouse kicks off its 84th season with the international smash hit “Let It Be: A Celebration of the Music of The Beatles,” from May 18 to June 11. This tribute show follows the Fab Four’s meteoric rise from their humble beginnings in Liverpool’s The Cavern Club, through the heights of Beatlemania, […]

100 years ago, 1916Bribery charges hung over the heads of the two proprietors of the Lafayette hotel on Middle Street, Lewiston. The State was ready to present evidence to substantiate such charges when the two were arraigned in the Lewiston municipal court, Monday, charged with conducting a house of ill fame, but the respondents waived […]

Lewiston’s Oasis of Music concludes its first season of free concerts with a performance of baroque and early classical music by the Bow and String Band at Trinity Church, 247 Bates St., from 12:30-1 p.m. The Bow and String Band —  Mark Nordberg on the seven-string bass viola da gamba, Greg Boardman on viola and Barbara Oliver […]

KINGFIELD — The 14th annual Kingfield POPS will take place on Saturday, June 25, at the Kennedy Farm on Route 142. Performers include the Bangor Symphony Orchestra, The Mallett Brothers Band, Dave Mallett, The Fogcutters and the Ghost of Paul Revere. The Ghost of Paul Revere is a holler-folk band consisting of Max Davis, Sean […]

BATH — The Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., will host two evenings of indie folk music performed by two duos of brothers. The DuPont Brothers will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 3, in the Curtis Room. Schooner Fare, comprising Chuck and Steve Romanoff, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 4, on […]

FARMINGTON — The Shiretown Bookers announces its summer exhibition, “A Thousand Words: Illustrated Books from Members’ Collections,” running from June 2 to Sept. 12 in the Bookers’ display area in Mantor Library, 116 South St., Farmington.  In the summer, members of the Bookers are invited to share representative books from their collections. The broad variety […]

LEWISTON — One of Canada’s most talented young concert artists and teachers, Jean-François Latour, will close the tenth Piano Series Season at L-A’s Gendron Franco Center.  The concert will take place at 7 p.m., Friday, May 27, and the program will include works by Bach, Brahms and Schubert. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and students […]