HEBRON — The Redneck Rodeo Barbecue and Music Fest will be held Friday, June 29, to Sunday, July 1, at 12 Harold Lane. On Monday, June 26, the Rawhide Rodeo Company will leave the New England Wild Wild West Rodeo in Marshfield, Mass., and make their way to Hebron —- with more than 100 head of bucking bulls and wild horses, and a 200- by 100-foot arena loaded into a caravan of trucks — for the first Redneck Rodeo presented by PRCA ProRodeo and 99.9 The Wolf.
June 2012
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Harry’s Hoe Down begins June 22
STARKS — Harry’s Hoe Down, a festival of music and liberation, will be held June 22-24.
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Kingfield Pops, Festival of Arts set
KINGFIELD — Kingfield will host an outdoor concert featuring the international icon of American folk music, Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul and Mary with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra conducted by Grammy winner Lucas Richman.
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Lithgow Libraryannounces summer concert series lineup
AUGUSTA — Lithgow Public Library recently announced the line-up for its annual outdoor Summer Concert Series. Performers — from alternative rock to folk to roots/Americana include, Simons & Goodwin, This Way, Pete Kilpatrick and Billy Libby bands — are returning to the series.
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Art lecture series planned for SpinOff Studio
HALLOWELL — SpinOff Studio and the Harlow Gallery will host Mathew Alden Price as the fifth artist in their Lunch with an Artist lecture series. The free event will be noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, June 27 at SpinOff Studio, 184 Water St. Participants can have a casual lunch with other members of the community and meet artists.
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‘Seeking a Friend for the End of the World’ Chicken Little was right
The great writer, Terry Southern, once wrote, “You can’t do the end of the world in a conventionally dramatic way or boy meets girl way.” I guess writer Lorene Scafaria didn’t get the tweet.
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CHARLIE’S MAINE OPEN: After long wait, former champ beats Lytle on 1st hole
MANCHESTER — Dustin Cone waited about an hour to see if his 4-under 66 would be good enough to force a playoff Wednesday at the final round of the Charlie’s Maine Open.
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World’s smallest jet swoops in during Augusta flight talk
AUGUSTA — Stuffed into the cockpit of the world’s smallest jet, Peter Reny, who first learned to fly at Maine Instrument Flight while a junior at Cony High School, made a big, smoke-spewing entrance Wednesday night.
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State picks gas company, and cost wins
AUGUSTA — The state government has selected a company affiliated with Central Maine Power Co.’s parent company to build a natural gas pipeline system in the Augusta area to distribute the gas to state property throughout the region.
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TRUTH TEST: Claim of King budget is true, but lacks important context
“In 2000, Angus King had a budget surplus of over $300 million, but he left office with a $1 billion shortfall.”