John Carney, Irish to his toes, has no Marvel heroes, capes or swords, rescued damsels, car chases or shoot-outs in his bag of tricks. His “Flora and Son” is as fresh and bright as newly washed clothes hanging on a line in the sun, with a cast of sparkling actors: Eve Hewson (Flora), Joseph Gordon-Levitt […]
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Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
The Glenn Miller Orchestra director talks about band’s history, music
I was not alive when Big Band music was in its heyday, but I do remember my father listening to his 78s and me trying to look uninterested because there was something almost magical about the way that music would make you feel. At my age back then, the music of our parents was inherently […]
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Skowhegan group holds Pizza with a Purpose event
Skowhegan Community Partners, a group of adults coming together to work on teen mental health issues and suicide prevention, hosted a Pizza with a Purpose event Sept. 22 to promote awareness and prevention of suicide and teen mental health. The event included informational tables, a therapy dog, drumming, a disc jockey, and bulbs for yellow […]
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SNAPSHOT: ‘Autumn Arriving on the Kennebec’
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Somerville farm plans harvest festival Oct. 16
SOMERVILLE — People can celebrate the harvest from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, during a festival at Pumpkin Vine Family Farm, 217 Hewett Road. Attendees can find a jack o’ lantern, orange or white, then press a glass of apple cider. They can watch spinning and weaving demonstrations throughout the day and […]
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Agency’s Celebrity Chef Challenge raises over $30K for programs, services
Three local chefs went head-to-head Sept. 19 at the Augusta Civic Center, competing in Spectrum Generations’ 10th annual Celebrity Chef Challenge fundraiser. Chef Edward McGregor of The Front Room in Portland received the Judge’s Choice Award, and Chef Shaun Killeen of the White Duck Brew Pub earned the People’s Choice Award. Ben Ramsdell, culinary coordinator […]
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Tim O’Brien with Jan Fabricius and Chris Smither to perform at Stone Mountain Arts Center
Tim O’Brien with Jan Fabricius and Chris Smither will take the stage at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road in Brownfield. Multi Grammy winner and multi instrumentalist Tim O’Brien has traveled the world and delighted audiences since 1975 with his warm vocals, string wizardry, and heartfelt original songs. His […]
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OFF RADAR: ‘consecration pond: a novel in stories’
Interrelated stories set in a rural community surrounding fictional Consecration Pond
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Love blooms in ‘Suite Française.’ J.P. Devine writes
Despite the millions of stories about World War II, new ones, some recently discovered, keep popping up. “Suite Française,” directed by Saul Dibb (“Journey’s End,” 2017) is based on the late Irène Némirovsky’s novel about the German occupation of the small, village of Bussy, which by this time, 1942, had its hands full of fleeing […]
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Skowhegan teen earns Eagle Scout honors
Skowhegan has one new Eagle Scout, Connor Files received Scouting’s highest rank during a ceremony at the Skowhegan Federated Church on Sept. 25. “My Eagle Scout project included mapping trails in the Coburn Woods and installing an informational kiosk for the Somerset Woods Trustees,” Files said a news release from Chuck Mahaleris, district vice chairman […]