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6 Maine events this week include the Maine Culinary Festival in Augusta

See The Second City improv comedy troupe in Gardiner, and singer Mary Fahl in Portland.

There are pop, rock and country shows all over the state, from Portland to Bangor, now through Labor Day weekend.

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The restaurant is the shared vision of business partners with ‘big personalities, blessed with the gift of gab.’

The High Peaks Alliance has launched a six-part op-ed series on life and land access in Western Maine.

The pop singer had been scheduled to play Cross Insurance Arena on April 19.

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There’s classic horror, romance and satire to choose from among the films screening around the state.

by Lisa Hiton April 8, 2026April 8, 2026

Laura Mauldin will discuss ‘In Sickness and in Health’ at Mechanics’ Hall on April 14.

The restaurant’s owners cited financial challenges of owning a small business as the reason for the closure.

Mainers love their pets and food passionately and equally. Now they can love them in the same place.

The Skowhegan Regional Chamber of Commerce is passing the torch to a nonprofit launched by local café owner Joe Almand.