Charles Dickens’ “Great Expectations” will be featured Sept. 1-10 at Lakewood Theater, 76 Theater Road in Madison. The play follows the childhood and young adult years of Pip a blacksmith’s apprentice in a country village. He suddenly comes into a large fortune (his great expectations) from a mysterious benefactor and moves to London where he […]
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Events and things to do from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Old South Church to stage the Gothard Sisters Aug. 29
The Gothard Sisters, from the US Pacific Northwest, plan to bring their Celtic musicality, singing, dance and sibling wittiness to the Old South Church Concert Series, 235 Main St., Farmington on Monday, Aug. 29 starting at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $20 for adults and $15 for students and seniors. Tickets available at the door. Advanced […]
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Novel Jazz to return to the Skidompha Public Library for an evening of jazz
Novel Jazz plans to return to the Skidompha Public Library, 184 Main St. in Damariscotta for an evening of jazz at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26. The band will present an evening of hot swinging jazz out of the Great American Songbook. The musicians of this group have been playing straight-ahead jazz for audiences throughout […]
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UMF Summer Concert Series to feature Louisa Stancioff, Dead Gowns
Louisa Stancioff and Dead Gowns will close out the outdoor Summer Concert Series, hosted by the University of Maine at Farmington, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, on the lawn of the Emery Community Arts Center on Academy Street. Stancioff is an Indie folk music artist. Her Bulgarian heritage shows through in her intricate […]
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Maine Authors Book Festival set for Aug. 27 in Thomaston
Maine Authors Publishing is scheduled to host its third annual book festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at 12 High St. in Thomaston. Forty-nine authors will be in attendance to sign and sell their books. The event will also include a children’s area hosted by the Coastal Children’s Museum, presentations, raffles, […]
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The Great Falls Balloon Festival wakes up from a long sleep Friday morning
The crowd collectively smiles — phones aloft and pointed toward the people waving goodbye from above, Marla Hoffman writes.
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Gardiner art walk returns for the first time since 2019
ArtWalk Gardiner, with the exception of a brief hiatus due to the pandemic, has been going on strong for nearly two decades.
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The Gothard Sisters plans Rumford performance
The Gothard Sisters plan to return to Rumford after four years for a 7 p.m. performance on Thursday, Aug. 25 to 49 Franklin in the Mystic Theater. The dynamic musical group of three sisters play contemporary Celtic folk music. Their latest album “Dragonfly” features the sisters playing an assortment of acoustic instruments and vocals combined […]
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Musician Scott Kirby to take stage at One Longfellow Square in Portland Aug. 25
By now, most of you folks reading this column are aware that I really enjoy talking with people for the first time (it usually leads to more conversations down the road, too) and so it should be no surprise when I say that my recent chat with singer/songwriter/guitarist Scott Kirby was a total delight. He’s […]
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Kevin Libby & Co. to perform at Music for Mavis series
Singer-songwriter Kevin Libby & Co. will entertain at Music for Mavis Tuesdays at the Gazebo at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 23, in Turner. His Company tonight will be the powerful and talented Robbie Coffin on guitar and vocals, Dave Thibodeau on bass, and Mark Horn on drums. A native son of Turner, Libby grew […]