“Lunenburg,” a delightful mix of mystery, comedy, and romance, will make its US premiere and be performed May 3-12 at The Public Theatre in Lewiston. When Iris’ husband is unexpectedly killed in a plane crash, her lawyer reveals she has inherited a beautiful home in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia – that she never knew existed! With […]
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Movie Review: ‘Scoop’ compelling, high speed, no brakes story of a group of newspaper people, J.P. Devine writes
Scoop: a piece of news published by a newspaper or broadcast by a television or radio station in advance of its rivals. And that’s the story of “Scoop” in director Philip Martin’s compelling, high speed, no brakes story of a group of newspaper people, from the top floor of the Royal Palace to the glassed […]
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On Music: Chris Ross to bring solo show to Madison venue
This week’s column brings my interview with a singer-songwriter from the Coastal Maine town of Hancock Chris Ross. I first chatted with him back when he was fronting a band called The North back in 2015, so when I saw that he was going to be heading to Somerset Abbey in Madion on May 4 […]
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‘Seeds of Change’ to air on Maine Public Television
Maximilian Armstrong of One Wing Pictures announces that “Seeds of Change: Breaking Free from the Prison Food Machine” will appear on Maine Public Television as part of their Maine Public Film Series at 9 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, and at 2 p.m. Saturday April 27. An organic farmer in Maine sets out to transform […]
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‘Head Over Heels’ to be open at the Waterville Opera House April 26
The 2024 theatrical season at the Waterville Opera House continues April 26 through May 5 with the musical comedy “Head Over Heels”. Performances are set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 26, and April 27, May 3 and 4, with 2 p.m. matinées April 28 (ASL interpreted performance) and May 5, at the Waterville Opera House, […]
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On Music: Cheryl Wheeler says of singing ‘it’s the best thing I do in my life’
Famed folk singer-songwriter Cheryl Wheeler to return to Maine for show April 25 at One Longfellow Square in Portland
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Mexico native Monica Wood to hold author talk
Friends of the Rumford Public Library will host “One-in-a-Million Boy” and “When We Were the Kennedys” author Monica Wood for a reading at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8. Because the Public Room at Rumford Public Library is temporarily closed, the event will be held at the American Legion located at 184 Congress St., Rumford. […]
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One woman show ‘Keeping It Inn’ to be staged at The Hill Arts
The lives of women born in the 1920s are rarely documented or even considered to be interesting. As a playwright and performer of “Keeping It Inn,” it is clear that Cindy Pierce had a front-row seat watching her mother, Nancy Pierce, break out of the conventional life expected of women her age and step into […]
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Poet, professor Brian Turner to give keynote speech at 22nd annual Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival
The Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival, an annual celebration of emerging and established poets and poetry, will be held in person and online on Saturday, April 27, at in Jewett Hall on the Augusta Campus of the University of Maine at Augusta. This year’s keynote speaker is Brian Turner, poet, musician, professor, and US Army veteran […]
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Maine author Denis Ledoux will speak about his latest memoir, ‘French Boy’
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