AUGUSTA — The Mac McHale & Emery Hutchins concert planned for Sunday at UMA’s Jewett Auditorium has been canceled. For more information, call 621-3551 or email [email protected].
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: “Nebulae” and “Flipped Out”
Eastport author Sarah Graves has her well-established and popular “Home Repair is Homicide” series of clever mysteries set in Maine, and now Jennie Bentley is elbowing her way into the same Maine mystery genre.
TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): 18 BELOW is well above average
We set aside our policy of not visiting newly opened restaurants, when so many of you recommended that we try Waterville’s 18 Below. You were sooo right! We loved the creative and tasty food, superb service and gorgeous dining room.
New books about bullying offer different perspectives
These books on bullying offer different perspectives on what it is and how hurtful it can be:
TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): HERITAGE HOUSE: We found this gem hiding in plain sight
We’d noticed the stately 19th-century house often over the last 25 years, but took little notice of the restaurant located there on Skowhegan’s Madison Avenue. One of the most enjoyable aspects of this travel column is finding jewels like Heritage House, hiding in plain sight!
LITHGOW LECTURE SERIES: Horticulturist kicks off ‘Fifty Shades’
AUGUSTA — Maine State Horticulturist Ann Gibbs will kick off a series of nature-related programs at Lithgow Public Library at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8 in the Reading Room. The series, called “Fifty Shades of Good Green Living” will feature a variety of speakers on different nature/outdoor topics. Gibbs will discuss identification and control of invasive plants, as well as the importance of preventive measures, early detection and rapid response, as stated in a news release.
BOOKS: Former game warden to speak in New Portland
Author John Ford Sr. will discusses his book “Suddenly the Cider Didn’t Taste So Good, Adventures of a Game Warden in Maine” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7 at the New Portland Community Library.