Pelletier was born and raised on the banks of the St. John River in Aroostook County. She is the author of 10 novels, including “The Funeral Maker,” “The Weight of Winter,” and “Running the Bulls.” Writing as K.C. McKinnon she published two novels, both of which became television films. After years of living in Nashville, […]

BRIDGTON — Gallery 302 has welcomed woodcarver Gary Stugard of Minot to its fine art gallery. He is a self-taught artist who has been creating wooden pieces for more than 30 years. Stugard carves and turns wood and incorporates metal, stone and other mediums to enhance his work. He uses domestic and exotic woods and […]

LEWISTON — Student performers will show off the vitality of dance at Bates College in noontime concerts on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 28-29, in Schaeffer Theatre, 305 College St. The performances are open to the public at no cost. For more information, call 207-786-8294. Taking place during Parents & Family Weekend, the program features works […]

CARTHAGE — New England Celtic Arts will present at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, at Skye Theatre. A community jam session will start at 6 p.m. Breau’s rhythmically flawless and dazzlingly clear style allows him to do amazing and stunning things with a six-string guitar. He first draws in an audience with a finely arranged […]

Franco Center Executive Director Louis Morin sought her because of her national potential. It was only after he booked her concert that he learned of her family’s roots in Lewiston. “My grandmother, whose maiden name was Breton, was from Lewiston,” said Lombard, 28. “My earliest memories of childhood were visiting my great-grandmother and my great-aunt, […]

Titled “Avalanche,” the piece explores the performer’s body over a lifetime of stage work, and the idea of an ordinary life. If you keep performing, “Avalanche” proposes, you find something new — something bigger and wilder, and more ordinary. You find your actual body. “Avalanche” was directed by Headlong co-founder David Brick with invaluable input […]

LEWISTON — The Lewiston Firefighters Association Local 785 will host a very special comedy/magic show at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Lewiston Memorial Armory, Central Ave., with world renowned magician Matt Roberts whose astonishing magic and illusion act will feature fun audience participatio. Opening the show at 6 p.m. will be a special […]

Aztec Two-Step takes its name from the poem “A Coney Island of the Mind” by award-winning beat poet, Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Since their serendipitous meeting at an open mic in Boston in 1971 and their self-titled Elektra records debut in 1972, Rex Fowler, a Maine native, and Neal Shulman, a New Yorker, have been creating music […]