Dan Mills, who is retiring as director of the college art museum, walks us through an ideal work day.
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Events and things to do from the Sun Journal.
What it takes to get L.L.Bean sparkling for the holidays
Beth LaBossiere leads the team responsible for the Northern Lights holiday installation on the retailer’s Freeport campus, which includes 400 trees and 300,000 lights.
My Perfect Day: ‘Maine Christmas Song’ writer would visit Mount Katahdin and eat an Amato’s Italian
Con Fullam of Windham would also go to Reid State Park and the Portland Museum of Art.
Had enough of the same, old Christmas songs? Cue these Maine-made holiday tunes
We’ve got a whole playlist for you, plus a closer look at tracks by artists including An Overnight Low and Buck T. Edwards.
Folk and roots band Low Lily to celebrate Winter Solstice with songs
Award-winning folk and roots band Low Lily will once again celebrate the Winter Solstice with a concert of beautiful wintry, seasonal songs and high octane fiddle tunes at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 22, at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. in Portland. Elsie Gawler and Ethan Tischler will open the show. The show will […]
Heather Pierson Trio set to perform ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ Dec. 22
The Heather Pierson Trio plans perform its holiday “Charlie Brown Christmas” concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, at Waldo Theatre, 916 Main St., Waldoboro. Pierson is a New Hampshire based singer/songwriter, pianist, song leader and performer with a passion for cultivating joy, both onstage and off. With a toe in each of the realms […]
‘A Dickens Christmas Carol,’ ‘Three Ghosts and a Jock’ to be staged in Monmouth
The cast is composed of 29 youth between the ages of 6-13 from Auburn, Farmingdale, Gardiner, Hallowell, Leeds, Lewiston, Litchfield, Monmouth, Mount Vernon, New Gloucester, Wales and Winthrop.
How Portland picks its holiday tree – and keeps it from falling over
Aesthetic and ecological impact are both factors when selecting the tree for Monument Square.
Mike Gray and Tuck Tucker to lead shows at Great Falls Comedy Club
Make laughter a priority this week with headliners and longtime local favorites Mike Gray and Tuck Tucker at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 13 and 14, at Great Falls Comedy Club in Auburn. Also appearing this weekend, Joe Flynn, Nick Gordon, Keving Neales, and Maz Ismael. Doors open both nights at 7 p.m. […]
UMA Concert Week features student ensembles and portBOWIE Tribute Band
University of Maine at Augusta Music Program Concert Week includes performances from student ensembles and a David Bowie tribute band. PortBOWIE is a well-established professional David Bowie tribute band comprised of UMA alumni and faculty (formerly The Blackstar White Duke Band). All concerts will be performed in Jewett Hall on the campus of the University of […]