MECHANIC FALLS — The Maine Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is pleased to announce that it has received financial support from Northeast Bank. Representatives Rachel Edwards, Banking Center Manager and Amy Marden, Personal Banker, of the Poland Northeast Bank branch presented a check in the amount of $500.00 to the members of the […]
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Moview Review / Thoughts on Oscar Nominations (Part 2)
Last week I looked at the nominees in the Acting categories for the upcoming 92nd Academy Awards. This week I’ll look at four more categories, even though I know we’re all here for Best Picture. Adapted Screenplay: “The Irishman” “Jojo Rabbit” “Joker” “Little Women” “The Two Popes” “Little Women” is easily the most recognized source […]
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Calderwood Consort at Basilica
LEWISTON — The Calderwood Consort will be held at the Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul on Barlett and Ash Streets in Lewiston on Sunday, February 16, at 2:30 p.m. Admission is by donation to the Organ Fund. The Calderwood Consort, one of Maine’s longest performing early music groups, presents sacred and profane love songs […]
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The Gershwins’ ‘Porgy and Bess’ at the LHE/PAC
FRYEBURG —The Metropolitan Opera’s Emmy and Peabody Award-winning “Live in HD” series presents The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center on Saturday, February 1 at 1 p.m. Since 2006, the Met’s live cinema transmissions have brought world-class opera productions to more than 2,200 theaters in over 70 countries worldwide. The Gershwins’ Porgy […]
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Fabric exhibit at Cafe Nomad
NORWAY — Pamela Chodosh will be showing a series of three-dimensional fabric pieces at Cafe Nomad starting on February 1 and running through the end of the month. Her use of color, pattern, texture and shape are meant to stand in direct contrast to the depths and sometime doldrums of winter. Known for her weekly interview […]
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Movie Review/Thoughts on Oscar Nominations
The Super Bowl may be this coming weekend, but the weekend after is the Super Bowl for movie critics: the 92nd Academy Awards. Here are my thoughts on the ever-popular acting categories, though you’ll notice that I’m consistently underwhelmed by the nominees. Feel free to have passionate opinions where I don’t. Actor in a Leading […]
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Cabaret to benefit community center
PARIS — On Sunday, February 9, 2020, the Oxford Hills Music and Performing Arts Association (OHMPAA) will present “Love is in the Air Roof Raising Cabaret” at the Deering Memorial Community Center in South Paris. Donations will be accepted at the door for tickets. “The DMCC has helped us out with audition and rehearsal space, […]
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Movie Review: ‘1917’
Back in 2014, my favorite movie of the year was “Birdman,” a chaotic comedy about a Broadway show gone wrong. The Academy agreed with me, awarding it the Oscar for Best Picture. The film took a unique approach to storytelling, making several weeks’ worth of action appear to take place in one unbroken shot. The […]
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Norway Church to host Zydeco dancing
NORWAY — If you have never experienced Zydeco Dancing, your opportunity has arrived! The First Universalist Church of Norway will host an evening of Zydeco Dancing! On Saturday, January 25, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the church Concert Hall at 479 Main Street, Norway. Admission will be $8 per person, $12 per couple, and […]
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Fryeburg to welcome Pihcintu Multicultural Chorus
FRYEBURG — Fryeburg Academy’s Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center presents the Pihcintu Multicultural Chorus on Monday, Jan. 20 at 2 p.m. Welcoming immigrant children from around the globe, the Pihcintu Multicultural Chorus helps restart young lives. War-torn villages, refugee camps, famine, and political turmoil were devastating realities for many of these young singers before […]