New England Celtic Arts will host Irish roots-based duo, Matt and Shannon Heaton at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center on Thursday, May 29, in South Carthage, starting at 7 p.m. A preshow jam will start at 6:30, please bring your instruments.Guitarist/singer Matt Heaton and Irish flute player/singer Shannon Heaton have been making music together since […]

SEBAGO – The OCD (Obsessive Comedy Disorder) will present two episodes of “The Three Aliens Radio Show” on Friday, May 30, at the Schoolhouse Arts Center.The two episodes of “Along the Old Space Trail,” Episode 2 and 3, written and directed by Keith Halliburton, will be taped before a live audience on May 30, for […]

SEBAGO – Schoolhouse Arts Center held its first performance in the partially renovated black box theater on Thursday, May 22.Thirteen students from the Storybook Theater and Youth Ensemble classes at Schoolhouse performed “Storybook Prince,” by Joanne Oppenheim, adapted for the stage by Amanda Fickett, and “Super Sleuths: The Case of the Missing Gemstone,” by Amanda […]

WASHINGTON – Commander Peary of Arctic exploration fame sent this telegram to President Roosevelt today: “Ten thousand dollar check just received from Zenas Crane, Dalton Mass.” President Roosevelt replied as follows: “I heartily congratulate you on the magnificent gift of Mr. Crane. It would be a misfortune from a national standpoint if there should be […]

PARIS – Pat Gott will sign copies of her new book, “Cowgirl Days,” at the Paris Public Library from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, May 31.Cowgirl Days is Ms. Gott’s fifth published book and is a sequel to her book, “So You Wanna be a Cowgirl,” continuing her adventures as a horse wrangler and […]

PARIS – The unknown late 19th century and early 20th century artwork of Carrie Tribou will be on exhibit at her former home, the McLaughlin Garden, in South Paris from now until the end of June. The artwork is on display in the parlor of the historic house, where it originally hung for many years […]

Bath’s funniest painter, John Ater, to join Mass. comedian, others at Chocolate Church BATH – Tony Moschetto of Salisbury Beach, Mass. will headline at the Chocolate Church at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 31. Tony has appeared on Comedy Central’s “Stand up Stand-up.” He plays regularly in Boston and New York, and has performed at the […]

PORTLAND – This Memorial Day weekend, dog owners need not mourn the last off-leash days of the season on the East End Beach. On May 25, they will be able to, “Celebrate dogs and all the boneheaded things they do,” at the BONEHEADS Beach Party from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.The BONEHEADS are the canine […]

• John G. Davis of Sunset reports that he set 29 eggs and got 30 chickens from them. Two of the chickens were attached by a small cord which went from under the wing of one to the other. They were separated by cutting the cord, and were both alive and lively.• That they went […]

6Gig, which recently reunited after three years apart, will join seven other local rock bands for Rave ‘n Rage 2008 on Saturday, May 24, at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston. Also performing will be Dead Season, Sparks the Rescue, Covered in Bees, The Killing Moon, Cambiata, Twisted Roots and Absence of the Sun, which […]