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Life & Culture
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Musical performances planned at UMF Emery Community Arts Center
Three musical performance events are planned this month at the Emery Community Arts Center on the University of Maine at Farmington campus. These will take place in the Emery Performance Space and are free and open to the public. Wednesday, March 8, 7 p.m. Roger Zahab and Aaron Wyanski, “Being Slowly Nowhere: Music of the New […]
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‘A Doll’s House, Part 2’ to be staged in Belfast
Belfast Maskers’ audiences will see another side of their theater, literally and figuratively, with the first production of 2023. “A Doll’s House, Part 2” by Lucas Hnath, running March 9-19, will be staged in an innovative “in the round” configuration of the Basil Burwell Community Theater — meaning audiences will be seated on both sides […]
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Community Little Theatre announces lineup for 84th season
The L/A Community Little Theatre has announced its 84th season – with a return to full, five-show lineup and a new Saturday matinee – will open with the Tony Award winning musical farce “The Drowsy Chaperone” on Friday, Oct. 27. That will be followed in January with Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None,” the […]
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Novel Jazz plans concert at Skidompha Library
Novel Jazz plans to return to the Skidompha Public Library in Damariscotta at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, at the 184 Main St. library. They will be playing an evening of jazz for a benefit to Skidompha’s Little Food Pantry. The band will present an evening of hot swinging jazz out of the Great American […]
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Halloween Bash planned at The Cage in Lewiston
The annual Halloween Bash presented by Strong Arm Concerts featuring Maine bands Ascent to Power, Alions, and The Benedict Crippler will kick off at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28, at The Cage in Lewiston. There will be a costume contest with prizes for 1st and 2nd place with drink specials and giveaways through out […]
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Schooner Fare concert planned in Bath
Schooner Fare plans to take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St. in Bath. Steve and Chuck Romanoff together as Schooner Fare, a performing group of original and traditional maritime songs. Their energetic concerts are laced with a Maine brand of universal humor. The band also […]
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Vienna Union Hall set to host fundraising Halloween dance party
The Ice Out Band will present an evening of dancing fun to help raise funds for the at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28, Vienna Union Hall,5 Vienna Mountain Road. Funds are used to maintain the Hall building and also to improve our performance space (sound, lighting, etc.). The Ice Out Band is made up […]
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Josée Vachon will bring her musical entertainment and cultural show to the Riverfront-Franco Center
Josée Vachon will bring her musical entertainment and cultural show to the stage at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 5, at Riverfront-Franco Center in Lewiston. Through her music, she will share her Franco American joie de vivre – her joy of living as a Franco American. Born in Quebec and raised in Maine, Vachon has […]
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Conservative treatment suggested for cubital tunnel syndrome
DEAR DR. ROACH: My left elbow has been bothering me for eight years. When I bump it, there is a terrible pain, like an electric shock. The pain only lasts for about 10 seconds; however, it happens all the time. Even if I am wearing a heavy winter coat, the slightest bump disables me for […]