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Two days, four bands set to play Mixers this weekend

Two nights of double bills are on tap this weekend at Mixers Nightclub & Lounge in Sabattus. Final Stand and Fill the Void will play starting at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 8. And then Hairy Pie and Ish take the stage at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 9. There is no cover charge either […]

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Classical guitar performance featured at Oasis of Music

Singer-songwriter Jerry Joe Carrier will perform pieces on the classical guitar at the Oasis of Music at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13, at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. Carrier resides in Auburn and is an accomplished musician with an amazing vocal range currently performing as an acoustic solo act. His introduction to music began at […]

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Maine filmmaker and author releases two new books

Maine filmmaker Kevin DiBacco has published two new books. His first book, “The Gabardine Gang: Power and Betrayal in Hartford’s Mob Scene,” published by WildBlue Press, is a riveting tale of crime, family, and redemption set in 1950s and 1960s Hartford, Connecticut, that offers an inside look at the gritty underworld. His second book, “I […]

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Sabattus author publishes children’s book

“Pinkie,” a new book by Shannon Dow of Sabuttus, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. When little Iris can’t sleep without her beloved Pinkie, big sister Hazel promises to bring Pinkie back to Iris and sets about, secretly, doing just that. The bond between the sisters prompts Hazel to defy parental “rules” so […]

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Wildlife biologist to discuss new book at Auburn library

Ron Joseph will tell some of the amazing stories from his recent book, “Bald Eagles, Bear Cubs, and Hermit Bill: Memoirs of a Wildlife Biologist,” from 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19, in the Androscoggin Community Room at the Auburn Public Library. Joseph was born in Waterville in 1952 and grew up in neighboring Oakland. […]

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Chicks With Sticks to warm things up at Black Mountain of Maine

Chicks With Sticks Steel Drummers — from left, Jill Longstaff, Diane Mawhinney, Dee Kersey and Josh Caron (reprising his role as “Sticks”) — will play Caribbean-style music from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, March 10, at the Last Run Pub at Black Mountain of Maine in Rumford. The performance will go on rain or snow; tropical […]

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Paintings by local artists on display in hospital gallery

The paintings of well-known local artists Nancy Clark and Joyce Coyne are on display in the Woman’s Hospital Association Rotating Art Gallery at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. Clark captures the essence of a moment in time with her open and expansive seascapes and landscapes. Born and raised in rural Maine, Clark draws boundless […]

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Bob Lauver Comedy Hypnosis Show coming to Great Falls Comedy Club

The Bob Lauver Comedy Hypnosis Show will be on stage at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 8, and Saturday, March 9, at the Great Falls Comedy Club in Auburn. Lauver invites volunteers from the audience to be hypnotized on stage. These shows promise to be non-stop, entertaining, roller coaster ride events. Tickets for both shows […]