Lorrie Morgan and The Billy Joel Legacy are in Waterville, Gardiner’s Johnson Hall to host Palaver Strings, Myrtle Street Klezmer will perform in Bath, Unity readies for the Common Ground Fair, and a #STRONGgirls Camp heads to Colby College.
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7 things to do in central Maine this week include concerts, fairs, comedy show
Bruce in the USA, Josh Blue and Graham Nash concerts are set for Waterville, Waldoboro Theatre plans John Craigie show, The Umbilical Brothers ready for Gardiner show, and the Farmington Fair begins.
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7 fairs in and around central Maine to close out season
The Harmony Free Fair and Clinton Lions Club Fair are planned for Friday-Monday, the Litchfield Fair starts Saturday, the New Portland Lions Fair opens Sept. 17, Farmington Fair is planned for Sept. 20-26, Common Ground Fair in Unity is open Sept. 25-27, and Fryeburg Fair is Oct. 4-11.
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Waterville plans block party, exhibit to celebrate 50 years of Common Ground Country Fair
An exhibit featuring the fair’s posters will be open for most of September and a block party Friday will kick things off.
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Tour 50 years of Maine’s Common Ground Fair through its iconic posters
An exhibit of the fair’s posters, timed to celebrate both the fair and America’s 250th anniversary, opened in Augusta this month and will move to Waterville in September.
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Is cash still king at Maine’s agricultural fairs?
More fairs are accepting digital payments, but processing fees and shoddy internet access make some vendors hesitant to change cash-only policies that have served them well for decades.
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Unity’s Common Ground Fair opened Friday
The fair, operated by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, runs through Sunday.
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Common Ground Fair looks to set another record after years of growth
Attendance at the longstanding Unity event had been dropping in the years leading up to the pandemic. But turnout reached an all-time high in 2024, and organizers are hopeful the trajectory will continue.
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Author talks climate future at Common Ground Country Fair
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, author of “What if We Get it Right?: Visions of Climate Futures,” speaks Saturday at the Common Ground Country Fair in Unity.
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Common Ground Country Fair kicks off 3-day run Friday in Unity
The fair is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.