By Ben H. Winters, Quirk Books, Philadelphia ($14.96)
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ART FESTIVALS
The Waterville Intown Arts Festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday downtown.
Fairfield concerts in the park set
FAIRFILED — Concerts in Memorial Park take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday nights. The following lineup is scheduled:
Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival set for Aug. 23-26
WATERVILLE — The Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival will take place August 23- 26 at the Litchfield Fairgrounds.
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: “Suddenly, The Cider Didn’t Taste So Good” and “Town in a Wild Moose Chase”
Maine game wardens are the state’s nature cops, enforcing the fish and wildlife regulations. They are also searchers, rescuers and detectives, and they can be hard-nosed or lenient, funny or deadly serious. Above all, they must be patient.
TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): Spend the evening, or even a day, at King Eider’s Pub
From the small Oyster Bar upstairs, to the larger and lively tavern downstairs, King Eider’s many-awards-winning pub in Damariscotta, is a splendid place to spend an evening — or even a day. The menu is huge, the selection of beer and other beverages not much smaller, and the friendly “hi-neighbor how-ya-doin’ ” atmosphere makes regulars out of all first-time patrons — including us!
Brewer High student’s film ‘Freedom of the Press’ wins grand prize at festival
WATERVILLE — Never settle for a bad shot.
Brewer High School filmmaker wins festival grand prize
WATERVILLE — Never settle for a bad shot.
MIFF Movie Review: The Pier a long walk home … to Ireland
“The Pier” shows at 6:30 tonight in Railroad Square Cinema and again at 9:30 p.m. Friday in the Waterville Opera House.
Movie Review: ‘Your Sister’s Sister’ is a romp in the woods
Is your summer mind clouded with pressing questions: Is the Higgs Boson/God particle really God? Was Mitt Romney working for Baine in 2002 or not? Have they really found Amelia Earhart? Will there be a fourth volume of “Fifty Shades of Grey?” Relax. A new movie is about to open that will give you a break, let you breathe without thinking, and in the bargain, provide some laughs and two nice performances.