HARRISON – Mama’s Night Out is made up of a Southerner living in Maine, a sassy Brit and a born and bred New Yorker who met as finalists on Nick at Nite’s “Search for America’s Funniest Mom.” Since then, they been selling out comedy clubs across the United States with their eclectic blend of stand-up […]

NAPLES – Mary Uke Hargreaves will perform whimsical tunes on ukulele and guitar for children of all ages at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 10, at Naples Memorial Library. Admission is free. For more information, call 693-6841.

BRISTOL, England – The camera pans to a patch of earth in a bracken wood. Not a badger in sight.Shrugging off the wildlife no-show, the hosts of BBC 2’s live “Springwatch” then suggest cutting to another location to see what’s happening in the swallows’ nest. Yikes! The birds are eating their young. But the presenters […]

CARTHAGE – New England Celtic Arts will present the Dave Rowe Trio, the popular folk group known for its three-part harmony, guitar picking, fiddling and Down East wit, Thursday, July 10, at Sky Theatre Performing Arts Center.A pre-show jam will start at 6:30 p.m., with the concert starting a half-hour later.Together, Dave Rowe, Ed Howe […]

• Fred Small, on his farm in Swanville, has a successful method of scaring crows from his cornfield, having a bantam rooster in a wire cage with nest attached. Everybody knows the cockerel is a very early riser and starts in crowing at once, which keeps the crows from interfering with the corn.• The long […]

FARMINGTON – Marjorie Austin of Chesterville is the featured artist for July at Heirlooms of Tomorrow in the downtown.A native of Farmington, Austin began her art endeavor in 1997 when she took an adult-ed oil painting class from local artist Joyce Dubay.Since last appearing at Heirlooms in 2006, the artist said she “has continued to […]

AUBURN – Area children and their families are invited to a show put on by The Milkweed Puppet Theater Tuesday, July 8, at the Auburn Public Library. “The Lost Half Hour” is a charming fairy tale written by Maine author and naturalist Henry Beston.Adapted for a cast of wild animal characters, this hand-puppet production features […]

LEWISTON – L/A Arts Gallery 5 is celebrating summer with the opening of a new exhibit, “Through the Window,” featuring a mix of returning artists and several new artists. A reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 16, at the gallery at 49 Lisbon St.Murad Sayen returns with “The Saints Above,” […]

FARMINGTON – The sugar-coated magic of the candy man will come to the University of Maine at Farmington’s Alumni Theater as Sandy River Players’ Children’s Summer Musical Theatre presents its production of Roald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka Junior.”The one-weekend show will run Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 11-13.The story has become familiar to readers and audiences […]

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) – Andre Norton, one of science fiction’s most prolific female writers until she died three years ago, intrigued her readers by creating hundreds of fantasy worlds during her 70 years of writing.And in a decision that may have been accidental or calculated, she left her friends and fans a final puzzle: Who […]