WATERVILLE — Members of Waterville Project Grad 2023 club plan to hold a Spring Fling Mom and Dad’s Night Out Dance and Silent Auction. The event is set for 8 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at O’Brien’s Event Center at 375 Main St. The club is auctioning hundreds of items with a total value of thousands […]
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‘The Quiet Girl’ is pure Irish from top to bottom
As the grandson of Irish immigrants to America, I have always been drawn, even for a few moments, to any tale of Irish gloom, which is almost always the basement where such films begin. Most Irish films, like “Waking Ned Devine” are darlin’ comedies, and others like 2015’s “Brooklyn” starring Saoirse Ronan are laced with […]
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Golf tourney organizers seek teams for May 26 Rockport event
Proceeds will support Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine youth mentoring.
Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
James McMurtry talks about songwriting, touring, upcoming sold out Rockland show
Let’s face it, I have a thing for great songwriters, ones that can nail you with a quick turn of a phrase or make you laugh or cry with mere words. Artists like that are true wordsmiths, people like John Hiatt, Steve Earle, Shawn Phillips, Phil Ochs or the late, great Bill Morrissey can pen […]
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Richmond-based robotics team wins district event
Delta Prime will compete in another NE FIRST District Event March 24-26 at the University of New Hampshire.
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Scott Moreau plans Johnny Cash Tribute in Bath
Scott Moreau (Johnny Cash Tribute) event is planned for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 18, in the Annex of Chocolate Church Art Center, 804 Washington St. in Bath. He has traveled the world performing as Johnny Cash for nearly a decade. In 2012, he wrote an original show, “Walkin’ The Line” based on interviews, anecdotes, and […]
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Reverie Road plans Opera House at Boothbay Harbor concert
Reverie Road plan to perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 18, at The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave. in Boothbay Harbor. Delivering the driving lilt and lift of Irish music, Reverie Road features Winifred Horan, and Katie Grennan, John Williams and Utsav Lal in a newly combined unforgettable concert experience. From studio […]
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Readfield Historical Society to hold annual meeting March 18
Readfield Historical Society plans to hold its annual meeting and program at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 18, at Gile Hall, 8 Old Kents Hill Road. The program will follow a brief business meeting, provided by Willi Irish of Livermore, who will appear in character as Mercy Lovejoy, 19th century pauper. Irish has decades of experience […]
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Oxbow Island Gang: Winter Crows’ and ‘Citizen K-9’
The third book in Peaks Island author Rae Chalmers’s series of environmental mysteries for middle-grade readers, and another excellent mystery by Damariscotta author David Rosenfelt
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Dancing with the Realtors event set for March 31 in Augusta
AUGUSTA Realtors, affiliates and friends of the Kennebec Valley Board of Realtors plan to kick up their heels in the ninth season of the Dancing with the Realtors competition and fundraiser on Friday, March 31. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., followed by a cocktail reception. The dancers will have trained for 10-plus weeks to compete […]