VIENNA — Returning to the Vienna Union Hall by popular demand on Saturday, May 2 at 7 p.m. is a young, dynamic group from Waterville and Orono, Good Time Sound. An a cappella vocal quartet Good Time Sound enjoys close harmony, tight chords, and entertaining audiences with their eclectic mix of songs. They love to sing […]
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A shared birthday, and Shakespeare’s inspiration
Given that today (and every April 23rd) I am just 364 years younger than William Shakespeare – age today, 87 – it is my constant prayer that daily a drop or two of berry ink will drop from his goose-quill pen onto my ballpoint, and splash onto my pad of paper. In Shakespeare’s dramas and […]
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Pair to perform twice in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Farmington will host two performances on Saturday, June 13, by the Massachusetts duo Eshu Bumpus and Motoko on Saturday. Eshu’s African-American traditions and jazz musicianship will blend with Motoko’s Japanese traditions and mime artistry in a morning show for families at the Farmington Public Library and an evening performance for adults at the […]
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Concerts in the Park are back
OXFORD — The snow is melting, temperatures are on the rise and the nights are getting longer. It’s time to dust off those lawn chairs, break out the picnic baskets and blankets because the American Legion’s Concerts in the Park series is back. The Anderson Staples American Legion Post 112 is pleased to announce […]
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Free family film, ‘Ernest & Celestine’
ROCKLAND — On Sunday, April 26, the Farnsworth Art Museum and the Strand Theatre will present a free family film as part of the children and family programming for the April school break. The film, entitled “Ernest & Celestine,” will be shown at the Strand Theatre in Rockland at 3 p.m. Admission is free to all. […]
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Mosiac wall to celebrate local foods
NORWAY — Students in Sue Moccia’s Middle School Art Club are working on a glass on glass mosaic window to be part of Fare Share Co-op’s Community Art Wall. It is a large mural that will be created on the wall on the side of Fare Share building by the entrance to the parking lot […]
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Students show off work in fashion show
PARIS — Everything from zebra prints to musical notes to satin is what you will see at the 12th annual Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School (OHCHS) Shu Box Design’s Fashion Show. All fashion design students at the high school are required to create pieces of clothing, which will be modeled by other OHCHS students at […]
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Colby Museum to focus on Alex Katz paintings
WATERVILLE – The early work of artist Alex Katz will be the subject of a major new exhibition at the Colby College Museum of Art on view from July 11 through Oct. 18. “Brand New and Terrific” explores the first decade of the artist’s career, a period characterized by fierce experimentation and innovation from which […]
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Zink & Company blend bluegrass and classic country
FARMINGTON — New England Celtic Arts will present Zink & Company at North Church for the Farmington Historical Society on at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 23. Tickets are $15. A Gifford’s Ice Cream Social before the show will begin at 6 p.m. and a jam session begins at 6:15. Audience members are encouraged to bring their […]
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Seventh in a furious series of feisty flicks
If you’ve been following the Fast and Furious series since its inception, you’ve seen it grow from a devil-may-care little street-racing story in 2001 up to 2013’s Fast & Furious 6, which morphed into a full-blown spy thriller. It probably couldn’t have grown into Universal’s all-time biggest franchise ($3.1 billion-with-a-B as of this month) if […]