Maine author Paul Doiron will read from “Pitch Dark,” the 15th installment in his crime novel series featuring Maine game warden Mike Bowditch, at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, in the Androscoggin Community Room at Auburn Public Library. This is a on his prepublication tour for the book which is due out June 25. […]
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Carolyn Plummer to headline show in Johnson Hall Stand-Up Comedy Series
Maine Event Comedy presents 20-year comedy veteran Carolyn Plummer as part of the Johnson Hall Stand-Up Comedy Series at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, at Johnson Hall Opera House in Gardiner. The show, hosted by Mark Turcotte, will also feature Crystal Bernard, Uzair Malik, Nic Dufault, and Ann-Marie Keene. Plummer pulls material from life’s […]
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‘Pirate Trap’ by Maine author Matt Cost focus of presentation
Matt Cost will give a talk featuring “Pirate Trap,” his latest release in the Clay Wolfe/Port Essex series from 4-5 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, in the Androscoggin Community Room at the Auburn Public Library. Cost will talk about the creation of the town of Port Essex on the Maine coast, the evolution of […]
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Local author publishes first novel
Local author Valerie Bennett has published her first novel, “Lidu’s Awakening.” The story is an action-packed survival tale about a boy hunter named Crik, a shy gatherer named Lidu who discovers she has healing gifts and abilities, and two wolves named Aneko and Kylo. The story takes place on the Eurasian Steppes in the Paleolithic […]
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Stand-up comedians Keith Hebert, Alex Temple, and headliner Greg Boggis plan Auburn show
AUBURN – Great Falls Comedy Club plans to host stand-up comedians Keith Hebert, Alex Temple, and headliner Greg Boggis at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, at Craft Brew Underground, 34 Court. St. Boggis is a New England based stand-up comic, actor, print model, writer, frequent contributor to the Atlas Obscura and comedy show producer […]
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Monmouth Community Players to stage ‘Heathers, The Musical’
The Monmouth Community Players announce the cast for their upcoming production of “Heathers, The Musical” to be performed April 19-28 at Cumston Hall, 796 Main St. in Monmouth. Performances are set for 7:30 p.m. on April 19, 20 and 26; and at 2 p.m. on April 21, 27 and 28. “Heathers, The Musical,” lyrics and […]
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UUCB Concerts for a Cause to present Chris Smither on April 20
UUCB Concerts for a Cause plans to present Chris Smither at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, at at the Unitarian Universalist of Brunswick Smither is a folk/blues singer, guitarist and songwriter who has been performing for almost 60 years. Reviewers and fans from around the world, including Rolling Stone and The New York Times, […]
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Pat Pepin and Nat Hussey to wrap up Cabin Fever Concert Series in Turner
Pat Pepin and Nat Hussey will perform in the final concert of Music for Mavis Gazebo Committee’s Cabin Fever Concert Series from 6:30-8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16, in the Community Room at the Turner Center Community Library. The duo will entertain us with their rousing musical renditions of many old favorites. Pepin brings us […]
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Author Terry Martin, a Rumford native, to speak at Lovell library
The Charlotte Hobbs Library Speaker Series welcomes Terry Martin, author of “And Poison Fell from the Sky: A Memoir of Life, Death and Survival in Maine’s Cancer Valley” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, at the Charlotte Hobbs Library in Lovell. Terry Martin, a registered nurse originally from Rumford, grew up grateful for the […]