MADISON — Lakewood Theater is located off U.S.Route 201. For reservations or more information, call 474-7176 or visit lakewoodtheater.org.
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The Turtles bring their ‘Happy Together Tour’ to Bangor’s Waterfront
On Friday, July 27, at Waterfront Park in Bangor, there will be a celebration of the very best of 60s music as The Turtles, featuring Flo & Eddie, bring their “Happy Together Tour” to the Queen City for an evening of musical memories served up by the likes of The Buckinghams, Grass Roots, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, and Micky Dolenz (of The Monkees, of course). All five acts had a huge impact on the pop/rock scene with such hits as “Happy Together,” “Elenore” (from The Turtles), “Kind of a Drag,” “Hey Baby (They’re Playing Our Song)” (from The Buckinghams), “Midnight Confessions,” “Let’s Live For Today” (from The Grass Roots), “Young Girl,” “Woman Woman” (from Gary Puckett & The Union Gap), “Last Train to Clarksville” and “Pleasant Valley Sunday” (from The Monkees). If you are a fan, head to Bangor on the 27th!
Winthrop Sidewalk Art Festival seeks artists
WINTHROP — Applications are being accepted by the Winthrop Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce for the 25th annual Winthrop Sidewalk Art Festival set for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18.
Bates Dance Festival set for July 19 and 21
LEWISTON — Kyle Abraham, one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” in 2009, brings his company Abraham.in.Motion to the 30th annual Bates Dance Festival to present its latest work at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 19, and Saturday, July 21, in Bates College’s Schaeffer Theatre, 305 College St.
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: “Intervention” and “The Maine Garden Journal”
Famed French dramatist Moliere (1622-1673) once complained: “I always write a good first line, but I have trouble in writing the others.” Fortunately, Maine’s well known writer Richard Russo doesn’t have that problem.
TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): Hit the brakes when you reach Damariscotta
Have you been to Damariscotta lately? If your answer is: “Well, I drove by it on my way to Boothbay Harbor,” then you need to discover the brakes on your motor vehicle! Stopping in this small town is no longer an option. It’s a necessity!
Our 24-hour mini-vacation here featured a stay at the elegant Alewives and Ales Bed & Breakfast, lunch at the Damariscotta River Grill, dinner at King Eider’s Pub, a hike on conservation lands that border the river, and — of course — shopping at the original Reny’s.
Damariscotta’s got it all!
BOOKS: ‘Fun House’ has serious plot, humor
BY OLINE H. COGDILL Sun Sentinel FUN HOUSE By Chris Grabenstein Pegasus Crime ($25) The Jersey Shore — not the TV show — often becomes a mecca for summer tourists. But for Iraqi War veteran John Ceepak, the resort town of Sea Haven, N.J., is where he lives and what he protects as one of […]
BOOKS: Most people don’t realize libraries lend e-books
ST. LOUIS — Most U.S. libraries lend e-books, but that’s news to the general public: Only 22 percent realize the fast-growing digital format is available for free, according to a new survey. And even fewer — 12 percent of e-book readers have borrowed an e-book from the library in the past year, according to a poll released recently by the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project.
TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): Feel free to wine and dine: Special restaurant events pair the best of both worlds
Maine restaurants and inns celebrate summer with many special events, including wine dinners featuring five specially prepared food courses, each with a matching wine, for far less than you’d pay if you ordered the same dinner from the menu.