The Rockport Opera House will present Kent Axell at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, at the theatere at 6 Central St. in Rockport. Axell is taking a break from his two ongoing Las Vegas shows to perform an evening of mind-reading and magic in his home state of Maine for one night only. The show, […]
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Golden moment in ‘Archie’ makes entire series worth seeing, J.P. Devine writes
What we have here is a story, one of many, of the man we all loved and thought we knew. Archibald Alexander Leach, better known as Cary Grant, was arguably, the most famous, best known and imitated movie star in film history. Director Paul Andrew Williams’ (“The Cottage,” 2008) “Archie” is partly based on “Dear […]
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Library to display paintings by Rockland artist
Exhibit dates are Jan. 3-30, with a special event Jan. 12.
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Musician Charles Sawyer shares photography of king of blues
Sometimes stories pop up in the darnedest of places. For example: today’s interview with Mr. Charles Sawyer — photographer, writer, musician, blues history and software engineering teacher at Harvard Extension School (from 1990 to 2017), software engineer at Google (retired 2015) and consultant for the B.B. King Museum. His wife, Cherie Hoyt, sent me an […]
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New Years’ Eve concert planned at Stone Mountain Arts Center
Duke Robillard plans to perform a New Year’s Eve concert at 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31, at Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road in Brownfield. Robillard puts new emphasis on the Blues. His resume is decorated with Grammy nominations, Handy Awards and Blues Music Awards, and other honors for his artistry, recordings and productions within […]
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Tricky Britches concert set for Brownfield
A Tricky Britches concert is set for 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29, at Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road in Brownfield. Britches formed in 2009, when four friends in Portland took their fiddle tunes and country songs on the road across the U.S. Since then they have released three albums of original material: “Comin’ in Hot” […]
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‘George C. Scott’s Scrooge will never be topped,’ J.P. Devine writes
After spending a lifetime watching Charles Dickens, I settled long ago on Clive Donner’s 1984 version with the best Ebenezer Scrooge of all, George C. Scott. First of all, it was the best television production we’ve ever seen. Scott has all the requisite physical gnarls and attitudes to convey the loathing the public has for […]
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Nathan Hillman will share viola music with audience at Oasis of Music
Pianist Chiharu Naruse will accompany Hillman
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Gina & The Red Eye Flight Crew plan Portland concert
Gina & The Red Eye Flight Crew plan to perform at 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 23, at Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. A funky, soulful, rocking good time is guaranteed Tickets cost $20 in advance or $25 day of show. For more information on the 21-plus event, visit portlandhouseofmusic.com […]
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Got It Covered playing at Mixers on Friday
Got It Covered will play at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 15, at Mixers Nightclub & Lounge in Sabattus. The band plays danceable hits by Collective Soul, Maroon 5, Dwight Yoakum, Walk The Moon, ZZ Top, Toby Keith, Robert Palmer, Blink 182, The Cars, 3 Doors Down, AC/DC, Jimmy Eat World and more. Doors open […]