Here he is, the beloved British chameleon, the charmer, saloon tap dancer, film and Broadway Tony winner Bill Nighy, whom you remember as Billy Mack, the boozy sensualist rock star in “Love Actually,” or as the shy, retiring husband in “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.” But here, in director Oliver Hermanus’s, soft, dark and heart-breaking […]
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Augusta-based United Way raises more than $1M
Awards were presented to outstanding businesses during the campaign celebration.
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Augusta YMCA, Special Olympics Maine partner to launch new program
AUGUSTA — The Kennebec Valley YMCA, in partnership with Special Olympics Maine, is providing new opportunities to people with intellectual disabilities through unified sports. Special Olympics Maine Unified Champion Clubs is dedicated to promoting social inclusion by providing people with and without intellectual disabilities the opportunity to play on the same team through shared recreational […]
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Runnin’ Down a Dream’s Howard talks about the band
When I heard about a new tribute band getting its act together I wanted to know more about Runnin’ Down A Dream. This five-piece group is made up of Mike Bouche on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Harry Coddington on lead guitar and backing vocals, Marty McLeanlen on bass and backing vocals, Steve Brown on […]
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Don Campbell Trio concert planned in Bath
The Don Campbell Trio is set to take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 in the Annex of the Chocolate Church Art Center, 804 Washington St. in Bath. The Maine native, Singer-Songwriter has wide crossover appeal with his smooth vocals and adult contemporary, lite rock, and country songs and sounds. The trio delivers […]
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Music & the Spheres event planned in Somerville July 15
SOMERVILLE — Pumpkin Vine Family Farm at 217 Hewett Road will host Music & the Spheres, an immersive experience of music and astronomy from 7-11 p.m. Saturday, July 15. Bring a lawn chair or picnic blanket and find a perfect place on the special event lawn. Enjoy the beauty of the sky as the sun […]
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Strand Theatre to host Mike Farris
Mike Farris plans to perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland Grammy-winning Nashville rocker Mike Farris melds Stax soul style, New Orleans gospel and shuffling Southern blues, punctuated with smoldering vocals and a message of redemption. Tickets cost $20 in advance or $25 day of show. For tickets, or […]
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Dustbowl Revival Stone Mountain Arts Center
Dustbowl Revival will take the stage at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, in Brownfield. The band has always been about pushing the boundaries of what American roots music can be. After celebrating over a decade of sonic adventuring and playing thousands of shows together in 10 countries […]
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Cony High National Honor Society inducts new members
AUGUSTA — Cony High School’s chapter of the National Honor Society held an induction ceremony Dec. 6 at the high school. New inductees included Fade Abulmohsin, Malak Alkattea, Jasmyne Mills, Emma Brown, Maya Gould, Maci Freeman, Sequora Kelley, Bryan Ouellette, Tyler Pelletier and Samuel Goldey. Returning members in attendance included Kaitlyn Henry, Kristin Merrill, Ayanna Goonesekere, […]
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‘The English’ players perfectly cast, J.P. Devine writes
“The English,” shot on the dry vastness of Pawnee, Oklahoma, beautifully drops us into another 1890 western, but surprisingly one with a lot of flair, breath-taking surprises and a crumpet box of dazzling British players. The action begins with Lady Cornelia Locke (Emily Blunt, “A Quiet Place”), arriving by stage coach at a thrown-together hotel […]