WISCASSET — During the September 2022 Wiscasset Art Walk, musicians Chris Lannon and Rick Turcotte were playing their blues and country on the sidewalk when a woman carrying a violin stepped up; Lannon recognized her and invited her to join in. Almost two years later, that woman, Nanci Stein, with her Long Branch Boys colleagues, […]
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Table rentals available for Friends of the Union Fair Lawn Sale
UNION — Friend of the Union Fair are preparing for its Gigantic Lawn Sale, set for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at 175 Fairgrounds Lane. A 12-foot space can be rented for $25. Participants need to bring a table, chairs and canopy. Setup is set for 6-8:30 a.m.; registration is required. For […]
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Maine musician Marc Mailhot to perform two concerts in Greene
GREENE — Marc P. Mailhot celebrates his 64th year of public performances with a pair of concerts at 2 and 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, at Sawyer Memorial Hall, 371 Sawyer Road. Classically trained for 11 years on the piano beginning at age six by the late great piano teacher Louis Sirois and performing in […]
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U.S. Navy band Country Current to perform Aug. 27
The Maine Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum will present the United States Navy Band Country Current at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27, at Le Club Calumet in Augusta. This free performance is part of the band’s 2024 national concert tour. The six-piece active-duty premier Navy ensemble will perform a blend of country […]
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On Music: Louisa Stancioff talks about upcoming Farmington festival concert
It’s neat when Mainers hit the national scene and the latest example of that, for me, happens to be singer/songwriter Louisa Stancioff. The musician has traveled around the country working on farms in Alaska, assisted a director on a TV series in Hollywood, worked shifts at a grocery store in Echo Park and picked apples […]
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Northeast Craft Community focus of Portland Fine Craft Show
PORTLAND — The ninth annual Portland Fine Craft show is planned from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, of Portland’s Arts District, on Free Street, next to the Portland Museum of Art. This free. festive, single-day, outdoor event features the work of over 100 juried fine craft exhibitors from all over Maine and […]
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Small-scale dairy, poultry farming event offered Aug. 28
Farmer/owner Rhiannon Hampson plans to discuss small-scale dairy and poultry production on Thomaston farm.
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Porch Party Mamas to return to Vienna Union Hall
Advance tickets are recommended.
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Local high school students receive Worthington Scholarship
The Worthington Scholarship Foundation has announced the local recipients of the 2024 Worthington Scholarship. This year’s local scholarship recipients are: Buckfield Junior-Senior High School graduate Kyen Teixeira. Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School graduates Zackary Braun, Madison Brown, Devin Day, Meredith Harthorne, Michaela Holbrook, Dakota Morgan, Cameron Sherbinski, Kaeli Spofford, Katelyn Touchette, and Amber Walker-Goodrich. Mountain […]
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High Peaks Alliance hosts Outdoor Adventure Camp
EAST MADRID — The High Peaks Alliance, in collaboration with Carrabassett Valley Outdoor Adventure Camp, recently organized a field day for campers at the Perham Stream Birding Trail. Campers learned to use a compass from guides Mike Tuminaro from the Maine Professional Guides Association and Brent West from HPA. Under their guidance, the campers gained […]