Fiddle on the Front Porch is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18, on the Cumston Hall Front Porch, 796 Main St. in Monmouth. Owen Kennedy will play a family friendly fiddle show. Bring your chairs, family and friends, and even a picnic dinner if you’d like. The program will feature Scottish fiddle […]
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Events and things to do from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Will Dailey to perform live at The Waldo
https://waldotheatre.org/ Will Dailey will perform live at The Waldo at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, at 916 Main St., in Waldoboro. Dailey has built a dynamic “do-it-yourself” career as an acclaimed independent songwriter, recording artist, performer and artist advocate. Often described as a venn diagram of multiple genres with a rich vintage vibe channeled through his […]
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Nordica Scholarship winners to perform via livestream
Kaleigh Hunter and Emma Jones, winners of last year’s Nordica Scholarship, are scheduled to perform in this year’s Nordica Day Concert. The livestreamed event will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17, from Nordica Auditorium at the University of Maine at Farmington. Aug. 17 was the date in 1911 when world-famous opera diva and Farmington […]
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Denny Breau to play at the Turner gazebo
“Music for Mavis” Tuesdays at the Gazebo will present an evening with Denny Breau and friends from 6:30-8 p.m. on Tuesday, August 17, in Turner. The concert will be held rain or shine. Breau’s dazzlingly clear style allows him to do amazing things with a six-string guitar. He mixes genres with ease: Folk, Delta blues, […]
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‘The Minimalists’ puts human face, in fact, dozens of human faces on problem
I’ve read three books now on this subject — minimalist living. Marie Kondo’s “The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up” started this reviewer off on a journey to get rid of the 75 million things that surround my life. Then came Fumio Sasaki’s “Goodbye, Things,” and I was off on that. None of it worked […]
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Boothbay botanical gardens to host Caterpillar Lab
BOOTHBAY — For the fourth year running, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is scheduled to host educator and nature photographer Samuel Jaffe and The Caterpillar Lab from Thursday, Aug. 19, to Friday, Aug. 27, with a break on Monday, Aug. 23. The 132 Botanical Gardens Drive exhibit will highlight the diversity and ingenuity of some of […]
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The Cobblestones featured at Sunset Concert
Poland Spring Preservation Society’s Sunset Concert series will feature Cobblestone at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 16, at The Gazebo at Poland Springs Resort, at 640 Main St. in Poland Springs. The Cobblestones are made up of vocalist Carolyn Costanzi, guitarist/vocalist Michael Plourde, percussionist Mark Plourde and Tony Simmons, bassist. We are often joined by pianist/vocalist […]
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Junco to make Madison debut at Somerset Abbey
To begin with, today’s act is one that I have been a fan of ever since their five-song EP, “Wake The Sleeping Giant,” came out in 2015 … it’s Dave Mathews Band-like vibe just felt so natural, energizing and satisfying that it was love at first listening. Their subsequent two full-length CDs (“The Night […]
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Taproots: Off-shoots of printerly origins opening reception set
Taproots: Off-shoots of printerly origins by Rebecca Goodale and Christopher Patch is set to open with an reception at 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 13, at The Cholcolate Church Arts Center Gallery, 804 Washington St. in Bath. The work will be on view through Sept. 25. A natural taproot is a strong central root from which other […]
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Blues concert planned in Waterfront Park in Bath
The Blues band The Renovators will perform at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, at Waterfront Park in Bath. This band has seen a lot of living and their eight CDs of original music reflect that. The Renovators love nothing more than developing a song idea and exercising their collaborative muscle. The resulting lyrics and music […]