Augusta: Exhibits of Maine’s natural environment, prehistory, social history and manufacturing heritage are featured year-round; “Cabinet of Curiosities, the Museum Science Collections and You” continues at the Maine State Museum, State House Complex. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.Augusta: A 40-piece exhibition featuring contemporary artists and their views of the Katahdin […]

NEW YORK (AP) – Actress Tatum O’Neal pleaded guilty Wednesday to disorderly conduct in connection with her June cocaine possession arrest in lower Manhattan. Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Elisa Koenderman sentenced O’Neal to a conditional discharge. She must spend two half-day sessions in a drug treatment program and pay a $95 court fee. Koenderman noted […]

Concerts July 3: AUBURN, Mary Murphy will perform from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Auburn Mall center court, Center Street. 786-2977July 3: AUBURN, Lindsey Montana will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Holly’s Own Deli and Wine Bar, 84 Court St. 333-3041July 3-18: BETHEL, the International Piano Festival will be held at Gould Academy. 824-7778July […]

‘Tis the weekend for strawberry festivals when that red berry gains status as the feast of the day. Among them are ones Saturday, July 5, from 7:30 a.m.to noon at Dixfield Congregational Church in Dixfield and beginning at 7:30 a.m. at Locke Mills Union Church in Locke Mills.

LEWISTON – Arborea, an indie folk duo from Maine, will perform along with Israeli singer/songwriter Noa Babayof and Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Sharon Van Etten Saturday, July 5, at Chill Yoga.The music, all falling under the free folk/alternative folk genre, will begin at 7 p.m. Admission is $8. Chill Yoga is in suite 204 on the second […]

Vance Gilbert burst onto the singer/songwriter scene in the early ’90s when a buzz started spreading in the folk clubs of Boston about an ex-multicultural arts teacher and jazz singer who was knocking ’em dead at open mics. Word of this Philadelphia born and raised performer made its way to New York, and Shawn Colvin […]

NEWRY – The Sunday River Brewing Co. will host a wine tasting Wednesday, July 9, for the benefit of the Oxford County Agricultural Museum at the Oxford fair. The event will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the brewery.Ticket donations are $10 in advance, $12 at the door. All donations are used to […]

Details for the rip-roaring smash-bang Fourth of July celebration in Turner are completed and it is evident that the town will see the biggest event in its history aside from the centennial 25 years ago. Hundreds of people are expected to be present from Buckfield, Leeds Greene, Livermore, Auburn and Lewiston. As neither Auburn nor […]

ROCKLAND – The North Atlantic Blues Festival will celebrate its 15th anniversary Saturday and Sunday, July 12-13, at Harbor Park. The nationally acclaimed festival was winner of the 2002 Keeping the Blues Alive Award for promoters of the year. Last year, more than 15,000 blues fans attended the event.Shows will start at 11 a.m. both […]

Lindsey Montana and his ’67 Gibson will entertain folks on the patio at Holly’s Own Deli, 84 Court St., Auburn, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 3. Montana is a veteran of the local scene, regarded for his keyboard work with Broken Men, Glenlivits, The Hounds, Lazy Lightning and numerous other groups. At Holly’s, he […]