All Brian Brown-Easley wanted on July 7, 2017, was $892.34, the amount that some far away cog in the rusty wheels of the Dept. of Veteran Affairs had, for some reason, withheld from his last disability check. Brian (played here by a remarkable John Boyega, with a hint of Denzel-ish ferocity aboard) at this time […]
Things to Do
Events and things to do from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
UMaine Farmington gallery to open season Sept. 1 with digital work exhibit
The University of Maine at Farmington Art Gallery plans to open its 2022-23 season with “Mandala” and “Push Pull Place” — exhibitions of new and ongoing digital work by Kate Quinn Sibole. The exhibit will be on display from Thursday, Sept. 1, through Saturday, Oct. 8, at the gallery, with an opening reception from 5 […]
Award-winning country superstar Lorrie Morgan coming to Waterville Sept. 10
When you start your career with your first three albums (“Leave the Light On,” 1989; “Something in Red,” 1991; and “Watch Me,” 1992) going platinum, you must be doing something right and such was the case for Lorrie Morgan. Since then she’s racked up a string of gold records, not to mention four TNN/Music City […]
UMaine Orono museum exhibit features 3D-printed replica of 19th-century helmet
The exhibit will be at the museum through early November.
How to have fun in southern Maine for under $10
Discounts, deals and low-cost activities aren’t hard to find if you know where to look.
Lakewood Theater to stage “Great Expectations” Sept. 1-10
Charles Dickens’ “Great Expectations” will be featured Sept. 1-10 at Lakewood Theater, 76 Theater Road in Madison. The play follows the childhood and young adult years of Pip a blacksmith’s apprentice in a country village. He suddenly comes into a large fortune (his great expectations) from a mysterious benefactor and moves to London where he […]
Old South Church to stage the Gothard Sisters Aug. 29
The Gothard Sisters, from the US Pacific Northwest, plan to bring their Celtic musicality, singing, dance and sibling wittiness to the Old South Church Concert Series, 235 Main St., Farmington on Monday, Aug. 29 starting at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $20 for adults and $15 for students and seniors. Tickets available at the door. Advanced […]
Novel Jazz to return to the Skidompha Public Library for an evening of jazz
Novel Jazz plans to return to the Skidompha Public Library, 184 Main St. in Damariscotta for an evening of jazz at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26. The band will present an evening of hot swinging jazz out of the Great American Songbook. The musicians of this group have been playing straight-ahead jazz for audiences throughout […]
UMF Summer Concert Series to feature Louisa Stancioff, Dead Gowns
Louisa Stancioff and Dead Gowns will close out the outdoor Summer Concert Series, hosted by the University of Maine at Farmington, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, on the lawn of the Emery Community Arts Center on Academy Street. Stancioff is an Indie folk music artist. Her Bulgarian heritage shows through in her intricate […]
Maine Authors Book Festival set for Aug. 27 in Thomaston
Maine Authors Publishing is scheduled to host its third annual book festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at 12 High St. in Thomaston. Forty-nine authors will be in attendance to sign and sell their books. The event will also include a children’s area hosted by the Coastal Children’s Museum, presentations, raffles, […]