It’s like jelly beans when I was 8, and M&Ms, and then popcorn and Pringles. My sister said to me over and over, “Don’t you want to save some for later?” No, I’ve never learned to “save some for later.” Today, with the advent of streaming, this trip down memory lane brings me to Sandra […]
Things to Do
Events and things to do from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Gendron Franco Center holiday event to feature light show, dance, and music
Franco Winter Extravaganza to be one night only
Viewpoints: Particular Visions Distinct Perspectives opening set
Denmark Arts Center plans to host an art opening of “Viewpoints: Particular Visions Distinct Perspectives” from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3. The show will be on view through Oct. 23. Artists Janet Gill and Jeremiah Gill’s show focuses on two people who have been married for a while become one in many ways, […]
Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Matt Sweeney to perform in Bath
Superwolves, the duo of the songwriter Bonnie “Prince” Billy (otherwise known as Will Oldham) and guitarist Matt Sweeney, will perform outdoors at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5, at the Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St, Bath. The show is presented collaboratively by two Maine arts nonprofits — the Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath and […]
Comedian Juston McKinney to perform Sept. 11 at The ELM
Every so often I get the opportunity to chat with a comedian, which is always fun. Such is the case with a conversation I had recently with one Juston McKinney, who will be appearing at The ELM in Waterville on Sept. 11. I reached him at his home in Newmarket, New Hampshire, and after the […]
Camden library’s Friday Film Club to return Sept. 17
The group will discuss the films screened Sept. 2 in the Camden Amphitheatre at the free Maine Outdoor Film Festival.
Waterville Opera House plans 2021-22 theatrical season
Highlights include Tuck Everlasting and A Flea in Her Ear, rescheduled from 2020.
Western Maine Art Group plans First Friday Reception
Featured artist of the month at Main Street Gallery is Erica Christensen of Turner.
Pat Pepin to team up with Denny Breau for free show Sept. 8 in Belgrade
This week, I’m bring you an update of Pat Pepin, one of Maine’s venerable performers who’s humor, sax skills and singing has delighted audiences for many years. She recently appeared as part of the Johnson Hall’s Waterfront Concert Series and that alerted me that Pepin was out performing once more, so I decided to reconnect […]
‘An Iliad’ to kick off ‘War: Then and Now’ series set for Theater at Monmouth
Theater at Monmouth plans to present two shows this fall for the series, “War: Then and Now,” featuring “An Iliad” by Lisa Peterson and Dennis O’Hare based on a translation of “Homer’s Iliad” by Robert Fagles, and “Grounded” by George Brant. Coming off the heels of the 2021 Summer Rep Season, these two plays continue […]