From fairs to music festivals, many of the favorite seasonal standbys that were cancelled last year are back in business.
Things to Do
Events and things to do from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Tap Lines: Missing the parade? Celebrate Pride at a craft brewery instead
Several Maine brewers are showing support for LGBTQ rights with special releases and merchandise.
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Things to Do: Theater, ballet and sound bathing
You can also schedule a visit to the recently reopened Portland Observatory.
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‘Rumors’ to be staged at Chocolate Church Performing Arts
“Rumors” by Neil Simon will be staged June 16-25 at Chocolate Church Performing Arts Center, 804 Washington St. in Bath. Show times are 7:30 p.m. June 16, 17, 23 and 24 and 2 p.m. June 18 and 25. At a large, tastefully appointed Sneden’s Landing townhouse, the Deputy Mayor of New York has just shot […]
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Augusta City Music Festival set for Saturday
The Augusta City Music Festival is set to begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 17, at the Augusta Waterfront, 40 Front St. in Augusta. The afternoon will feature music, food, drinks and games by the river, presented by Cushnoc Brewing and Kennebec Savings Bank. A variety of local bands playing and Cushnoc Brewing will provide […]
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Art student’s work on display in Auburn
Amanda Retus is the featured artist in the Auburn Gritty’s “Art and Ale” window for June at 68 Main St., Auburn. Retus, originally from Needham, Massachusetts, has lived in Maine since 2000. “As a child, I had a dream that I was painting in Paris, France. I never forgot the feel of the brush strokes […]
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Art on display at hospital association’s rotating gallery
The Woman’s Hospital Association Rotating Art Gallery at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston is displaying the art of Andrea Graziano and the photography of Mike Casey. Graziano has lived in Lisbon Falls, since her family moved from Utica, New York, in 1966. She began to devote more time to painting during the isolation and […]
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Historical thriller ‘Atlantic Crossing’ becomes historical soap opera
“Atlantic Crossing” begins by playing on all the black keys, as Adolf Hitler starts his moves. It opens in Norway back when it was a kingdom, and had a King Haakon VII (Søren Pilmark). We meet the son Prince Olav (Tobias Santelmann) and his wife the Princess Märtha, (Sofia Helin) all going about the business […]
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Colby grad’s new paintings on display in Rockland
ROCKLAND — “Local Color: An Almanac of Maine Painting,” a solo exhibit of 60 new paintings by Sarah Faragher, is to be on display through June 29 at Landing Gallery, 409 Main St. Faragher is a 1990 graduate of Colby College, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Her work was included in “Art of […]
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Sandy River Ramblers to perform first concert since pandemic
The Sandy River Ramblers will perform their first concert since their hiatus being forced by the pandemic at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 12, at Lakeside Orchards, 318 Readfield Road in Manchester. The Ramblers are Maine’s longest-lasting bluegrass band, having been performing regularly since 1983. “As far as we know, we’re the only bluegrass band ever […]