With leaf-peeping season upon us, it’s a good time to continue this year’s staycation theme and explore parts of Maine that are new to you – with help from the state’s foliage guru.
Things to Do
Events and things to do from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Run & Eat: Verbena offers comforting food at discomforting time
The cafe in South Portland’s Knightville neighborhood offers soup, quiche and hearty sandwiches, plus a charming outdoor seating area.
Things to Do: Art, burlesque and maple syrup
You can also watch a midweek Zoom talk about the state of live music in Maine.
Bar Guide: Stock up on syrup and make these maple cocktails
Use Maine Maple Producers Weekend as an excuse to sip on the sweet stuff.
J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘Léon: The Professional’
What sets this thriller drama apart from the usual slapdash “Kill and Maim” American pieces, is the relationship between the assassin and the child, J.P. Devine writes.
Junco concert scheduled for Brownfield
Junco will take the stage at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, at Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road in Brownfield. The center continues to present a handful of socially distanced shows for 50 people. This time around, you can see the indie rock, folk and funk act Junco from New Hampshire whose latest album […]
Owls Head concert to feature GoldenOak
GoldenOak will perform at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, (rain date Sunday) at Owls Head Transportation Center, 117 Museum St. in Owls Head. The Strand Theatre invites you to catch a show from indie-soul-folk act GoldenOak. The show is happening outside, drive-in style, at Owls Head Transportation Center. Led by siblings Zak and Lena Kendall, […]
Lucky Clark On Music: Pete Kilpatrick
Maine’s own singer-songwriter talks about new skills, silver linings during pandemic, release of new album online.
Early Evening Show to be live streamed Oct. 3
Early Evening Show will be live streamed from the stage of Johnson Hall in Gardiner at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3. Mike Miclon’s spoof of a Late-Night talk-Show will be live over the internet for an evening of comedy, music, and improvisations. The show will feature physical comedian, Jason Tardy, mad jugglers, Shane and Collin […]
Matt & The Barnburners to perform in Madison
Matt & The Barnburners will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at Somerset Abbey, 98 Main St. in Madison. The band is the two-time winner of The Maine Blues Society’s “Road to Memphis” competition. Together for nearly a decade, they frequent the Naples (Maine Blues Festival) & Rockland (North Atlantic Blues Festival) each year, Saddleback, […]