Weekly stand-up comedy continues as The River Comics present two live shows from the basement stage at Craft Brew Underground in Auburn this weekend. The popular 6×10 Show featuring six stand-up comics doing ten minutes each for your generous pay-what-you-can tips starts at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 24. This week’s lineup of comics includes […]
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The Public Theater production ‘Be Here Now’ should ‘Be Seen Now’
With fast dialogue and strong characterizations, the play, which runs through Sunday, June 26, explores how we find meaning and purpose in life.
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Looking Back on June 21
100 Years Ago: 1922 The Mass. Minimum Wage Commission has handed down a decision increasing the minimum wages of women and girls employed in laundries by approximately 75 percent. The boards recommend to employers that they pay experienced employees of not less than $13.50 a week; learners and apprentices not less than $12.50 a week; […]
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Looking Back on June 20
100 Years Ago: 1922 Babe Ruth today was suspended for three days by President Ban Johnson of the American League for the altercation in yesterday’s Cleveland-New York game which resulted in Umpire Dineen putting the slugger out of the contest after he had disputed a decision by Nunamaker of Cleveland at second base. 50 Years […]
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Augusta museum announces new summer exhibits
The First Amendment Museum in Augusta plans to offer two new rotating summer exhibitions focused on women activists in Maine and the impact of “news deserts” on local communities. These rotating exhibitions, combined with free guided tours on the First Amendment, are available to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday […]
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Random Ideas plan Johnson Hall Free Waterfront Concert
Random Ideas will be featured at the Johnson Hall Free Waterfront Concert at 6 p.m. Friday, June 24, on Depot Square. The band is made up of Meagan Johnson on drums, Lexi Johnson on bass and vocals, and Kinsey Johnson on guitar and backing vocals. The triplet sisters all had an instinctual desire to be musicians […]
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Camden Amphitheatre to host electronic music June 26
Quantam is scheduled to perform a free concert from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 26, in the Camden Amphitheatre on Atlantic Avenue. This electronic sound performance group from Maine includes Jason Dean on vocals, drum machines, and keys; and Michael Whitehead on bass and pedals. They describe their sound as “an eclectic style blending […]
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Country duo to perform set for Turner Center in the Gazebo
Mike Preston and Kim Curry, a country duo, will perform a Music for Mavis Tuesdays at the Gazebo concert at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, at 98 Mathews Way, in Turner Center. Curry is a talented singer, fronting The Nashville Express for 10 years playing every Friday and Saturday at Country Crossroads in Standish. She […]
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Kingfield POPS event set at Kennedy Farm
The Kingfield POPS concert is set for 4:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday, June 25, outdoors at Kennedy Farm on Salem Street in Kingfield. The POPS 18th concert includes: The Bangor Symphony Orchestra led by Grammy winning Music Director and Conductor, Lucas Richman returns. Celebrating Maine-based music Erica Brown and the Bluegrass Connection with be headlining the Kingfield […]
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Looking Back on June 18
100 Years Ago: 1922 Mrs. V. P. DeCoster has hatched 7,000 baby chicks this spring. Of this number she has kept 1,400. The others were sold for day-old chicks. For many years she has specialized in Barred Rocks. 50 Years Ago: 1972 (From a Journal photo) There are no more dull moments in prospect for […]