FARMINGTON – Once again, the Maine Jazz Camp is returning for three weeks, starting Sunday, July 6. Under the direction of Christine Correa, the camp offers students an opportunity to work with some of the greatest jazz educators and most vital players working in jazz today.Maine Jazz Camp also offers the public an opportunity to […]

TURNER – Children from around central Maine are preparing their schnozberries for Friday night. That’s when the Central Maine Children’s Theater Project will present its new spring show, “Willy Wonka Junior,” a two-act adaptation of Roald Dahl’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” the timeless story of the world-famous candy man and his quest to find […]

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The late, great Stanley Kubrick (“2001:A Space Odyssey”) used to say that if you can turn off the sound and still follow the story, you’ve made a film, but if you black out the picture and can still follow the story with only the sound, you haven’t.“WALL-E,” a savvy sci-fi Pixar comedy, has almost no […]

NORWAY – Sidewalks will be lined with fine art paintings, three-dimensional work in metal, stone, glass and wood, as well as photography, hand printing, lithography, jewelry and fiber arts -courtesy of more than 100 artists from all over New England.And the downtown will come alive with free performances of dance, puppetry, mime, and wide variety […]

June 26: AUBURN, Fore Front will perform from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Auburn Mall center court, Center Street. 786-2977 June 26: AUBURN, Mary Murphy will perform jazz and blues on the piano at 6:30 p.m. at Holly’s Own Deli and Wine Bar, 84 Court St. 333-3041 June 26: AUBURN, Lindsey Montana and Mike Krapovicky […]

This oil painting, titled “Withering Rose,” was done by Grayling Cunningham, the next featured artist at Captive Elements Art House.Originally from Belfast, Cunningham has been interested in the arts since early childhood. Introduced to oil paints by his high-school art teacher, he fell in love with the medium. He moved to the Lewiston-Auburn area and […]

A new and serious annoyance is besetting Bangor automobilists who are fond of the woodsy highways within a score of miles of the city, in the form of a veritable pest of hedgehogs. In the evening these spiny, bristling animals are often found in the roads, and, fascinated by the glare of the head lamps […]

KINGFIELD – The world-renowned Kruger Brothers will return to the Kennedy Farm Saturday, June 28, as headliners for the 6th annual Kingfield POPS.Banjoist Jens Kruger, guitarist and lead singer Uwe Kruger and bassist Joel Landsberg most recently have been performing at music festivals in Branson, Mo.; Hotchkiss, Colo.; and Galax, Va., with stops in North […]

Augusta: A 40-piece exhibition featuring contemporary artists and their views of the Katahdin wilderness will be featured through Nov. 1 at the Maine Capital Hall of Flags. Gallery hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. 287-2121 Bangor: “Todd Webb: Joy Without Measure,” works by Sean Beavers and “Staff Selects: Works From the Permanent Collection,” will […]