The Auburn Community Concert Band, under the direction of Milt Simon, will kick off its annual summer series of weekly outdoor evening concerts at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26, at Festival Plaza in downtown Auburn. This year marks the organization’s 43rd anniversary. Founded by director Milt Simon in the Fall of 1981, the group […]
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Rangeley Community Chorus seeking new members
The Rangeley Friends of the Arts is regrowing the Rangeley Community Chorus and is welcoming new members. All are welcome to join from teens to senior citizens. People interested do not need to live in Rangeley to be a member, all that is required is a love for singing and the ability to attend most […]
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Johnson Hall Opera House presents ‘Concert for Robin’ to honor local musician
An afternoon fundraiser and celebration of Robin Worthley’s life with Pat Colwell and the Soul Sensations along with Remarks, Bob Rasero and the Renovators, and The Laura Hudson Project will be presented beginning at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, at Johnson Hall Opera House in Gardiner. Our talented friend and partner in crime for […]
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Jim Sharkey to perform at Music for Mavis concert series
“Music for Mavis” Tuesdays at the Gazebo music series presents will host Jim Sharkey, an Irish and American singer-songwriter, folk musician, from 6:30-8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18, at the gazebo in Turner. Sharkey grew up in County Roscommon, Ireland, and came to the US in 1982 when he joined the US Navy in London, […]
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Deer Isle home of late musician Dan Fogelberg is for sale
The waterfront property off Eggemoggin Reach is on the market for $2.4 million, and many of his belongings from the estate will be sold at auction this month.
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Poland Spring Preservation Society announces lineup for Annual Sunset Concert Series
The Poland Spring Preservation Society presents the lineup for the 2024 Annual Sunset Concert Series. The concerts begin at 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Chairs are available, but feel free to bring your own. Poland Spring Bottling Company will provide complimentary water. There will also be food and drinks for sale. Admission for each concert […]
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Owen Kennedy and his friends Seán Heely and Kevin Elam to perform at the Vienna Union Hall
Maine musician Owen Kennedy and his friends Seán Heely and Kevin Elam plan to perform at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 8, at the Vienna Union Hall, at 5 Vienna Mountain Road, Vienna. Heely and Kennedy met at the 2019 Acadia Traditional School of Music & Arts in Bar Harbor. Inspired by Heely’s workshops and performances […]
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Jennifer Lopez cancels summer tour: ‘I am completely heartsick and devastated’
The tour was to be her first in 5 years, in support of her first solo album in a decade, ‘This Is Me…. Now’ and its companion film.
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World Class fiddle and piano concert planned at Trinity Commons
A concert by Maine fiddler Frank Ferrel and Nova Scotia pianist Kimberly Holmes will be held beginning at 7 p.m. on Saturday June 1, at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. Ferrel is regarded as one of the northeast’s finest fiddlers. He has contributed to more than two dozen albums, toured Scotland as a featured performer with […]