Drive-in movie theaters, farmers markets, food trucks and al fresco dining decks are among the fun fair-weather places that are staying open later in the year again.
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Events and things to do from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Indie Film: Travel the world from your living room during the Maine Jewish Film Festival
The nine-day, 17-film event – exploring universal themes in an immersive experience – continues in its virtual format, starting Saturday.
Maine Jewish Film Festival will offer virtual presentations
The Maine Jewish Film Festival announces its 2021 virtual festival, to be held Saturday, Nov. 6, through Sunday, Nov. 14. Now in it’s 24th year, the festival will feature 17 feature and documentary films and related programs. 2021 Maine Jewish Festival films will include many genres, including drama, documentaries, and even a mockumentary: Persian Lessons […]
Gardens Aglow light display again drive-thru only, but longer, ‘more immersive’
This year’s Gardens Aglow at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens was revamped to be longer and more immersive than last year’s display, according to President and CEO Gretchen Ostherr.
‘Chinese Peasant Art’ exhibit to open Nov. 5 at Hallowell gallery
HALLOWELL — The Harlow is scheduled to present the exhibit “Chinese Peasant Art,” curated by Ann Arbor and John Rosenwald. The show will be on view Friday, Nov. 5 to Saturday, Nov. 27 at 100 Water St. An opening reception will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 5, with curator remarks at 5:30 […]
UMF Emery Community Arts Center features traveling exhibit of art by people incarcerated in Maine prisons
FARMINGTON — The next exhibit at the UMF Emery Community Arts Center on the University of Maine at Farmington campus features art created by individuals incarcerated at Maine State Prison and Maine correctional facilities. In conjunction with the exhibition, the center will host a panel discussion, “Outside In-Inside Out: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Incarceration,” and a […]
UMF New Commons Project to feature American horror film
FARMINGTON — American horror film “Get Out” is planned to be the next featured topic of the University of Maine at Farmington’s New Commons Project. The 2017 film challenges racial stereotypes as it tells the story of a young Black man who discovers shocking secrets when he meets the family of his white girlfriend. Jordan […]
Camden library to exhibit artwork by Rockport artist
The Camden Public Library, located at at 55 Main St., plans to host Rockport artist Carol L. Douglas for a show of her paintings throughout November in the Picker Room. The show, “Welcome back to real life,” will highlight Douglas’s intense productivity during the pandemic. The public is invited to meet Douglas at her artist’s […]
Gala of Wander features variety of performances
Cottage Street Creative Exchange
State Theatre plans Gary Clark Jr. virtual concert
Gary Clark Jr. will perform at 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 1, at State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. In 2014, Gary Clark Jr.’s song “Please Come Home” won him a Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance. Two albums have followed, including 2019’s “This Land,” which won him three more Grammys for Best Rock Performance, […]