The Brother Brothers will perform at 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7, at Oxbow Blending & Bottling, 40 Washington Ave. in Portland. Twins Adam and David Moss were raised in Peoria, Illinois, they started singing along with songs by The Beach Boys and Everly Brothers as toddlers. “The January Album,” their third, is due out […]
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Kent Axell plans Rockport show
The Rockport Opera House will present Kent Axell at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, at the theatere at 6 Central St. in Rockport. Axell is taking a break from his two ongoing Las Vegas shows to perform an evening of mind-reading and magic in his home state of Maine for one night only. The show, […]
Winslow cheer squad to perform at Citrus Bowl Jan. 1
Winslow Public School cheerleaders plan to perform Monday, Jan. 1, in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The teams invited to perform in the pre-game performance are trophy winners from Universal Cheerleaders Association, Universal Dance Association, National Cheerleaders Association, National Dance Alliance summer camps and Urban Cheerleading Experience brands under the Varsity Spirit umbrella, […]
Golden moment in ‘Archie’ makes entire series worth seeing, J.P. Devine writes
What we have here is a story, one of many, of the man we all loved and thought we knew. Archibald Alexander Leach, better known as Cary Grant, was arguably, the most famous, best known and imitated movie star in film history. Director Paul Andrew Williams’ (“The Cottage,” 2008) “Archie” is partly based on “Dear […]
Area Scouts participate in wreath-laying ceremonies
Connor Riddle of Troop 672 lives in Randolph. Before placing the wreath, Connor read the name of the veteran and gave the Scout salute as a show of appreciation and respect and then placed the wreath on his grave. Submitted photoAUGUSTA — Across the area, Scouts took part in wreath-laying ceremonies Dec. 16 as part […]
Musician Charles Sawyer shares photography of king of blues
Sometimes stories pop up in the darnedest of places. For example: today’s interview with Mr. Charles Sawyer — photographer, writer, musician, blues history and software engineering teacher at Harvard Extension School (from 1990 to 2017), software engineer at Google (retired 2015) and consultant for the B.B. King Museum. His wife, Cherie Hoyt, sent me an […]
North Anson teen receives Eagle rank
Devyn Deleonardis received his Eagle Scout rank, Scouting’s highest, at the First Congregational Church of North Anson Dec. 16. The son of Frederick and Amanda Deleonardis, he lives in North Anson, where he attends Carrabec High School. He will turn 18 in January and become an adult leader with Troop 481. As part of his […]
New Years’ Eve concert planned at Stone Mountain Arts Center
Duke Robillard plans to perform a New Year’s Eve concert at 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31, at Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road in Brownfield. Robillard puts new emphasis on the Blues. His resume is decorated with Grammy nominations, Handy Awards and Blues Music Awards, and other honors for his artistry, recordings and productions within […]
Cony High School National Honor Society inducts new members
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Tricky Britches concert set for Brownfield
A Tricky Britches concert is set for 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29, at Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road in Brownfield. Britches formed in 2009, when four friends in Portland took their fiddle tunes and country songs on the road across the U.S. Since then they have released three albums of original material: “Comin’ in Hot” […]