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Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Life & Culture
‘She’s so good’: Julia Gagnon fever evident on day two of the Liberty Festival
As the crowds began to pile into Veteran’s Park early Friday evening, there was no getting around it. Many of those who came were here to see and hear Julia Gagnon specifically.
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Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
OFF RADAR: ‘Tributaries: Essays from Woods and Waters’
Ryan Brod take us onto rivers, streams and lakes in central Maine.
Posted inOn this date
July 5, 1994: These people are learning how to do the ‘Achey Breaky’, ‘Electric Slide’, ‘Reggae Cowboy’ and ‘Slapping Leather’ dances at the Kennebec Valley YMCA, and Augusta planning $120,000 downtown improvement project later this summer
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Posted inLife & Culture
Daggett Rock in Phillips is an awe-inspiring natural wonder, easily accessible
Summer is a fabulous time to explore local attractions you might have missed, like Daggett Rock in Phillips.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Central Maine 4th of July celebration draws thousands to Clinton
Two days of events, including a country music concert, parade and fireworks display, were expected to bring about 25,000 people to Clinton on Wednesday and Thursday, organizers said.
Posted inCommunity, Life & Culture
Photos: Farmington celebrates Independence Day
Fireworks, parade, veterans and Betsy Ross are represented in patriotic style. All photos by Pam Harnden/Livermore Falls Advertiser.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Life & Culture, Nation & World, News
From ‘latte makeup’ to ‘girl dinners,’ TikTok has launched tons of trends. Will its influence last?
While the company is mired in political wrangling, its business influence is huge and undisputed.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
Movie Review: ‘Somewhere in Queens’ a soft landing in a world of hard ones
“I thought I had the ending in my pocket but I was wrong and it’s a soft landing in a world of hard ones,” J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
On Music: Monster Mike Welch talks about return to Rockland blues festival July 13
Ever since the North Atlantic Blues Festival began back in 1994 I have interviewed one of the performers to bring attention to each of this award-winning festival for the last 29 years (the 2020 Festival was canceled due to the pandemic). I am continuing that streak by selecting an artist from the 2024 line-up and […]