FARMINGTON — A new exhibition, “Ghost Book,” will run from March through May at the UMF Mantor Library. In 1978 Beijing, three young artists hurriedly posted on city walls the still-damp pages of Today, the first unauthorized publication in the People’s Republic of China. Produced by mimeograph and paste brush, the pages vanished quickly, making the […]

BANGOR — The city of Bangor and Spectra Venue Management, managers of Cross Insurance Center, announce that comedian Ron “Tater Salad” White, best known as the cigar-smoking, scotch-drinking funnyman from the “Blue Collar Comedy Tour” phenomenon, will be coming to Bangor’s Cross Insurance Center on July 30. The Bangor State Fair will take place July […]

AUBURN — Saint Dominic Academy student Shuyao Zhang, a junior taking Advanced Placement art classes, will have an oil painting, “Outside The Frame,” showcased as a part of Maine’s Youth Art Month at the Portland Museum of Art for the month of March. Her painting shows a world that exists outside the edges of a […]

100 years ago, 1916The people of both cities are much surprised at the great popularity of roller skating. The secret of this popularity is because at the Roll-Away from the opening day on, the management was running a real city rink as one should be run. It has given every respectable person of the two […]

Bridgton — Bridgton Historical Society will present a program of historic images of Bridgton at 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 25, in the museum on Gibbs Avenue. Executive Director Ned Allen will show slides of photographs from the Society’s collections, as well as providing an introduction to several on-line sources of historical images and information about […]

Farmington — On Thursday, Feb 25th, President Foster, who is herself a member of the Shiretown Bookers, will speak at the club’s monthly meeting about her collection on early motoring. The meeting, at 5:30 PM in the UMF North Dining Hall, is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. A lover of old […]

BATH — Singer-songwriter Tim Rice will perform Friday, Feb. 19, as part of the Chocolate Church Arts Center’s Kill The Chill Winter Concert Series. Chris LaVancher, who was chosen as one of 24 emerging artists for this year’s Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, will be the opening act. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in the […]

HALLOWELL — The Hallowell Cultural Committee is calling for storytellers to participate in “The Hook Story Hour,” to be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 10, at Hallowell City Hall Auditorium. Based on the Maine Public Broadcasting Radio show called “The Moth,” the Hook Story Hour is an evening of true stories told […]

BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Music Festival has announced its scholarships and financial assistance. In the past five years, the board of trustees has added more than $1,000,000 to its endowment to help fund scholarships. In November the Festival received a grant of $100,000 from the Bingham Trust to support scholarships for Maine students. Awards from […]

DENMARK — New artistic director Cookie Harrist announces the Denmark Arts Center’s winter/spring events, including local and visiting artists bringing music, theater, dance and visual art to the DAC stage and gallery. February through May at the DAC features acts from across New England, with a few special appearances by international guests: • March 10: Brazil’s […]