Maine Event Comedy plans to present 15-year comedy veteran Carolyn Plummer at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at the Gendron Franco Center, 46 Cedar St. in Lewiston. The show also will feature Brian Plumb and Mark Turcotte. Plummer pulls material from places most of us hide and puts a nail through the heart of whiners, […]
Things to Do
Events and things to do from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Ghost of Paul Revere plan to take the stage at Waterville Opera House
The Ghost of Paul Revere plan to perform at 8 p.m. Friday, April 22, at the Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. in Waterville. The Maine trio — Max Davis (vocals, banjo), Sean McCarthy (vocals, bass), and Griffin Sherry (vocals, guitar) – examine life’s ebbs and flows through a distinct and dynamic distillation of folk, […]
UMaine at Farmington plans to celebrate Arts Week April 18-23
The University of Maine at Farmington’s annual Arts Week celebration is scheduled to run Monday to Saturday, April 18-23. Art Week events will feature student work in the visual, performing and literary arts; music performances; and artist talks. A National Science Foundation Study found a direct line from arts and culture to innovative thinking, one […]
’Slow Horses’ the sort of fun the British do so well, and the gang of swells is here doing it
The impressible John le Carre gave us a host of spies in his famous novels. Always my favorite would be Alec Leamas from “The Spy Who Came in From the Cold,” who said, “What do you think spies are: priests, saints and martyrs? They’re a squalid procession of vain fools, traitors, too, yes; pansies, sadists […]
Don Campbell Band is keeping busy preparing for Portland performance
I’ve known Don Campbell for a long time now, but the last time he and I spoke was in Oct. of 2016. When I discovered that he and his band (made up of Tom Byhrberg on bass and harmonies; Tom Yoder on fiddle, mandolin and keys; John DeQuattro on electric guitar; Gino Grassi on drums; […]
One Longfellow Square to present Eric Bettencourt, Will Mallett and Pat Byrne
One Longfellow Square plans to welcome Eric Bettencourt, Will Mallett, and Pat Byrne for an evening of songwriters in the round starting at 8 p.m. Sunday, April 19, at 181 State St. in Portland. Eric Bettencourt moved to from Portland to Austin Texas in 2012 to pursue his passion for songwriting. Since then he has […]
Bar Guide: Steal away to Bowdoinham for a pint at Three Robbers Pub
The cozy, neighborhood bar is popular with locals and welcoming to others.
Face the Music: Here’s something to talk about – Bonnie Raitt’s coming to Bull Moose
Enter to be among the lucky audience members to sit in on a Q&A with Raitt at the record store’s Scarborough location on April 23.
UMF Visiting Writers Series to present fiction writer Gregory Brown
The Visiting Writer Series is sponsored by the UMF Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program.
University to feature student artists with opening reception, annual exhibit
The opening reception is set for Saturday, April 9.