Mexico native Monica Wood to hold author talk

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April 16, 2024

Mexico native Monica Wood to hold author talk

Friends of the Rumford Public Library will host “One-in-a-Million Boy” and “When We Were the Kennedys” author Monica Wood for a reading at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8. Because the Public Room at Rumford Public Library is temporarily closed, the event will be held at the American Legion located at 184 Congress St., Rumford. […]
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April 16, 2024

One woman show ‘Keeping It Inn’ to be staged at The Hill Arts

The lives of women born in the 1920s are rarely documented or even considered to be interesting. As a playwright and performer of “Keeping It Inn,” it is clear that Cindy Pierce had a front-row seat watching her mother, Nancy Pierce, break out of the conventional life expected of women her age and step into […]
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April 16, 2024

Poet, professor Brian Turner to give keynote speech at 22nd annual Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival

The Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival, an annual celebration of emerging and established poets and poetry, will be held in person and online on Saturday, April 27, at in Jewett Hall on the Augusta Campus of the University of Maine at Augusta. This year’s keynote speaker is Brian Turner, poet, musician, professor, and US Army veteran […]
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April 16, 2024

Maine author Denis Ledoux will speak about his latest memoir, ‘French Boy’

Maine Franco-American Genealogical Society
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April 16, 2024

Author of celebrated memoir will join Finding Our Voices online book discussion

Michelle Horton will join the discussion of her just-released memoir, “Dear Sister: A memoir of secrets, sisterhood, and unbreakable bonds,” in the Finding Our Voices online book club. The 90-minute Finding Our Voices discussion of “Dear Sister” will be held via Zoom on at beginning at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30. The discussion is […]
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April 16, 2024

Renowned Celtic musician Neil Byrne to perform at the Maine Irish Heritage Center

Acclaimed Celtic musician Neil Byrne is set to play at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, at the Maine Irish Heritage Center in Portland. Byrne, best known for his captivating performances as a member of the internationally renowned group Celtic Thunder, will bring his unique blend of Celtic music to the stage for an unforgettable […]
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April 16, 2024

Maine author Paul Doiron to read from his latest book

Maine author Paul Doiron will read from “Pitch Dark,” the 15th installment in his crime novel series featuring Maine game warden Mike Bowditch, at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, in the Androscoggin Community Room at Auburn Public Library. This is a on his prepublication tour for the book which is due out June 25. […]
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April 16, 2024

Carolyn Plummer to headline show in Johnson Hall Stand-Up Comedy Series

Maine Event Comedy presents 20-year comedy veteran Carolyn Plummer as part of the Johnson Hall Stand-Up Comedy Series at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, at Johnson Hall Opera House in Gardiner. The show, hosted by Mark Turcotte, will also feature Crystal Bernard, Uzair Malik, Nic Dufault, and Ann-Marie Keene. Plummer pulls material from life’s […]
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April 16, 2024

‘Pirate Trap’ by Maine author Matt Cost focus of presentation

Matt Cost will give a talk featuring “Pirate Trap,” his latest release in the Clay Wolfe/Port Essex series from 4-5 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, in the Androscoggin Community Room at the Auburn Public Library. Cost will talk about the creation of the town of Port Essex on the Maine coast, the evolution of […]
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April 16, 2024

SLLMF performance to be featured on Maine Stage program

Maine Public Classical