The third concert of the past season of the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival will be broadcast on Maine Public Classical’s Maine Stage at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20. The concert was performed on July 25, 2023, at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison. Listen online at mainepublic.org/classical-music. The performance program featured: POULENC: Sonata for Flute and […]
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Anthony Schumann headlines night of comedy at Great Falls Comedy Club
Headliner Anthony Schumann, fisherman, writer, filmmaker, army veteran, and stand-up comic, originally from Olympia, Washington, brings his energetic and honest but light-hearted sense of humor to the stage at 7:30 p.m. on March 16, at Great Falls Comedy Club in Auburn. Tickets can be found at greatfallscomedyclub.com or purchased at the door. Great Falls Comedy […]
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U.N. envoy Giandomenico Picco, who helped end the Iran-Iraq war and won hostage releases, has died
Picco also played a role in Afghanistan, helping facilitate the 1989 withdrawal of Soviet forces after Moscow’s 1979 invasion of that country.
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‘What a wonder’ a total eclipse can be
As the total eclipse approaches, Mainers who witnessed eclipses in 1932 and 1963 say they were awed at the sight.
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Rescuers scramble after woman jumps from Augusta bridge into Kennebec River
A witness said the woman, who had apparently jumped from the Calumet Bridge at Old Fort Western shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday, swam to the river’s western shore.
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Monmouth Community Players announces the cast of ‘Heathers: The Musical’
The cast for “Heathers: The Musical,” has been announced for the upcoming production presented by the Monmouth Community Players. The show presents the story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy teenager who wants to be cool. She hustles her way into the most powerful clique at Westerberg High, the Heathers. After Veronica falls in love with […]
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Two days, four bands set to play Mixers this weekend
Two nights of double bills are on tap this weekend at Mixers Nightclub & Lounge in Sabattus. Final Stand and Fill the Void will play starting at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 8. And then Hairy Pie and Ish take the stage at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 9. There is no cover charge either […]
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Classical guitar performance featured at Oasis of Music
Singer-songwriter Jerry Joe Carrier will perform pieces on the classical guitar at the Oasis of Music at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13, at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. Carrier resides in Auburn and is an accomplished musician with an amazing vocal range currently performing as an acoustic solo act. His introduction to music began at […]
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Maine filmmaker and author releases two new books
Maine filmmaker Kevin DiBacco has published two new books. His first book, “The Gabardine Gang: Power and Betrayal in Hartford’s Mob Scene,” published by WildBlue Press, is a riveting tale of crime, family, and redemption set in 1950s and 1960s Hartford, Connecticut, that offers an inside look at the gritty underworld. His second book, “I […]
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Sabattus author publishes children’s book
“Pinkie,” a new book by Shannon Dow of Sabuttus, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. When little Iris can’t sleep without her beloved Pinkie, big sister Hazel promises to bring Pinkie back to Iris and sets about, secretly, doing just that. The bond between the sisters prompts Hazel to defy parental “rules” so […]