After a two-year COVID hiatus, the Maine Whoopie Pie Festival is set to return Saturday, June 25 to downtown Dover-Foxcroft. The festival, which began in 2009, celebrates the taste of Maine’s official state treat, the Whoopie Pie. The festival is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and organizers say there will be more than […]
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‘Lysistrata’ to be staged in Monmouth
Theater at Monmouth’s Season 53, It’s Greek (and Roman) to Me! will kick off with “Lysistrata,” by Aristophanes I and directed by Danielle Drakes, on June 25 at Cumston Hall, at 796 Main St. in Monmouth. Performance times are set for 7:30 p.m. June 25, July 9 and 13, Aug. 2, 13 and 18; and […]
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Looking Back on June 17
100 Years Ago: 1922 Lewiston is Getting Ready for the Year’s Greatest Shopping Event. Yes, that’s it–DOLLAR DAY, and it is only a few days away, Wednesday, June 21st, is the Day. All Stores open for business at 8.30 AM, Daylight Saving Time, and will stay open until 9 PM. It is Lewiston’s Ninth Annual Dollar Day […]
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Art Walk L/A set for June 24 in downtown Lewiston
Art Walk L/A! is planned for 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 24, in downtown Lewiston. There will be experiences in more than a dozen locations, including a meet-the-artists event and performance by Chicks With Sticks at 5 p.m in Dufresne Plaza. A Music in the Park summer concert will be held from 7 to […]
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Bar Harbor Music Festival returns for 56th season
Founded in 1967 by Violinist and Conductor Francis Fortier, The Bar Harbor Music Festival celebrates its 56th season with performances from June 26 through July 24. Performances in Bar Harbor are solo recitals, chamber music, “Pops,” “New Composers,” opera, jazz, two string orchestra concerts, and a “New Composer” Forum; as well as six free Young […]
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Talk to cover ‘The Painter from Maine: Marsden Hartley in Lovell and across the State’
Author and USM professor Donna Cassidy will deliver an in-person talk about renowned Maine artist Marsden Hartley at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22, at The Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library in Lovell. Professor Cassidy will speak immediately following the library’s Annual Meeting, which will take place in the King Community Room beginning at 6:30 p.m. […]
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Arts experiences in more than a dozen locations hosted by Art Walk L/A
Head downtown for Art Walk L/A from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, June 24, to enjoy live, in-person arts experiences in more than a dozen locations, including a Meet-the-Artists event and performance by Chicks With Sticks at 5 p.m in Dufresne Plaza (Rain location: Callahan Hall, Lewiston Public Library located at 200 Lisbon St., Lewiston). And […]
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‘Homecoming: An Odyssey’ to be presented by Mad Horse Theatre Company
What does home mean to you? This summer, audiences will reflect upon that question when Mad Horse Theatre Company closes their 36th season with the premiere of “Homecoming: An Odyssey,” an immersive, installation production. There will be six performances over the course of four days: at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, June 23 and […]
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‘Be Here Now’ opens at The Public Theatre
A pessimistic professor of nihilism develops a medical condition with a side effect that turns her into a happy, hopeful, believer in love. But what if curing her condition will return her to misery? This wise and quirky comedy asks: Is happiness a choice or a pre-existing condition? “Be Here Now,” by Deborah Zoe Laufer, […]
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Lakewood Theater to stage ‘Critics Choice’ June 23
“Critic’s Choice” is set for June 23 through July 2 at Lakewood Theater, 76 Theater Road in Madison. The production will be staged at 8 p.m. June 23-25; 4 p.m. June 26; 2 and 7 p.m. June 29; and at 8 p.m. June 30 and July 1 and 2. Parker Ballantine is the most respected […]