TORONTO (AP) – Billy Bob Thornton’s band has canceled the rest of its Canadian tour after the actor compared the country’s fans to mashed potatoes with no gravy in a testy interview that caused a sensation online. The Boxmasters opened for Willie Nelson on Thursday in Toronto, where they reportedly were booed and met with […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Peter Zumthor, a Swiss architect acclaimed for the ambitious craftsmanship he applies to works of modest scale in often remote locations, has won the 2009 Pritzker Architecture Prize, the prize’s jury announced Sunday. Zumthor joins Jean Nouvel, Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid in receiving the top honor in the field in […]

100 years ago, 1909 The annual spring exodus of hoboes and other members of the army of the unemployed is now in full swing and large numbers of these wanderers pass through the city daily, some of them also stopping off for a night. Their favorite mode of travel is on the freight trains, and […]

April 10: AUBURN, an open-mic night will be held at 7 p.m. at First Universalist Church, 169 Pleasant St. 783-8391 April 10: AUBURN, Pat Pepin and the Mojo Mamas! will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Holly’s Own Deli and Restaurant, 84 Court St. 333-3041 April 10: BRUNSWICK, the School for Improv Music Jazz Quintet will […]

After touring the South in February and March, singer/saxophonist Pat Pepin will return to Lewiston-Auburn with an appearance at Holly’s Own Deli & Restaurant Friday, April 10. Also performing will be Jan Gill – The Mojo Mamas! from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. There is no cover. Holly’s is at 84 Court St., Auburn. For more […]

AUBURN: Photos by Asherah Cinnamon will be featured through April 10 at Temple Shalom Synagogue Center, 74 Bradman St. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday. 786-4201 BATH: “Invitational Exhibition,” with Kristin Malin, will be featured through May 23 at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington […]

The Half Moon Jug Band, four musicians who thrive on interaction with their audience, will bring music, jokes, stories and mandatory singalongs to Buckfield’s Oddfellow Theater at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 11. The Half Moon Jug Band plays banjo, guitar and mandolin, but isn’t a bluegrass band because it also has a drummer and electric […]

LEWISTON – The Franco-American Heritage Center has once again teamed up with the Maine Fiddle Camp to present the Maine Fiddler’s Showcase at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 19. Featured at the third annual event will be fiddlers Don Roy, Frank Farrell, Ed Pearlman,Greg Boardman, Doug Protsik and Lucien Mathieu. Each is an accomplished professional practitioner […]

NORWAY – On Wednesday, April 15, Meredith Hall, author of “Without A Map: A Memoir,” will read from her New York Times best-seller and speak about forgiveness and writing a memoir. Her talk at Norway Memorial Library will begin at 7 p.m. Hall is the 2005 recipient of the Gift of Freedom Award, a $50,000 […]

Back at Little Dan’s Broad Street Trio will return to perform acoustic music at Little Dan’s BBQ at 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 10. Well known for encouraging audience participation, these local musicians play popular cover tunes from the ’70s through the ’90s. They are saxophonist John Rabassa, vocalist Celeste Onofrio and guitarist Michael Onofrio. There […]