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Things to Do
Events and things to do from the Sun Journal.
Erica Brown and the Bluegrass Connection plan Dover Foxcroft concert
Erica Brown and the Bluegrass Connection will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, May 26, at at the Center Theatre for the Performing Arts, 20 East Main St., Dover Foxcroft. The band is a five-piece band featuring award winning fiddler and singer Erica Brown, Matt Shipman on mandolin, Lincoln Meyers on guitar, Eli Gilbert on banjo […]
See the winners of our Olive Garden contest
Olive Garden in Auburn is officially open for business.
John Gorka plans Gardiner concert
Johnson Hall’s On the Road Series will feature John Gorka at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 2, at Christ Church, 2 Dresden Ave. in Gardiner. Gorka is a world-renowned singer-songwriter who got his start at a neighborhood coffeehouse in eastern Pennsylvania. Though small, Godfrey Daniels was and is one of the oldest and most venerable music […]
The works of Deb Ferrara on view at the Lakeside Contemporary Art Gallery May 26 though June 28
The Rangeley Friends of the Arts plans to host an artist reception celebrating the works of Deb Ferrara at the Lakeside Contemporary Art Gallery, located in the lobby of the RFA Lakeside Theater, 2493 Main St. in Rangeley. The reception is schedule for 5:30-7 p.m. Friday May 26. Those who attend can meet the artist, […]
Folk duo Mark Mandeville and Raianne Richards plan Farmington concert
Folk duo Mark Mandeville and Raianne Richards plan to perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25, at Old South First Congregational Church, UCC, 235 Main St. in Farmington. Little by little, those who attend will get to know Mandeville and Richards through their unmistakable vocal harmonies, poetic lyrics and down-to-earth personae. They are a married […]
Sandy River Music Festival lineup announced
The second annual Sandy River Music Festival kicks off May 27 and 28 at the Narrow Gauge Amphitheater at 123 Narrow Gauge Square in Farmington. The Memorial Day weekend festival launches the 2023 season for the Whistlestop Concert Series. This second annual event is a weekend of live rock, folk, bluegrass music and camping under […]
New collection focuses on Indigenous perspectives on the American Southwest
WATERVILLE — More than three years in the making, and with the support of a wide community of collaborators, Colby College Museum of Art presents “Painted: Our Bodies, Hearts, and Village” (May 19, 2023–July 28, 2024), a collection installation centering Pueblo perspectives on the context that informed the social and cultural landscape of Taos from […]
‘Final Appearance’ to open season at Lakewood Theater
“Final Appearance” will open Lakewood Theater’s season on Thursday, May 25, at 76 Theater Road in Madison. Performances are set for 8 p.m. May 25-27 and June 1-3 4 p.m. May 28, and 2 and 7 p.m. May 31. When actors Anthony and Rebecca discover they are ghosts haunting a summer theater, they learn they […]
Bates Dance Festival will feature long-awaited performances
The festival will offer four main-stage performances by national artists at the college’s Schaeffer Theatre this summer, as well as a series of free outdoor concerts where guests can learn a new dance style and listen to live music.