The next Art Walk L/A is planned to begin at 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27, with in-person arts experiences downtown including an artist reception, a new fiction reading at Lewiston Public Library, a community drawing event in Dufresne Plaza, and live music at the Simard-Payne amphitheater. Events include An opening reception for Tom Jessen from 5 […]
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Events and things to do from the Sun Journal.
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Dave Rowe and friends plan Gendron Franco Center concert
Join Dave Rowe along with Troy Bennett of the Squid Jiggers and special guest fiddler, Edward Howe, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27, at the Gendron Franco Center, 46 Cedar St., in Lewiston. Do not miss your last chance to see Rowe before he casts off for a more “nomadic” lifestyle aboard his motor yacht, “Stinkpot.” He […]
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“Natural Connections” — exhibition featuring the art of Kristin Horton planned
The Rangeley Friends of the Arts will host a reception for “Natural Connections” – paintings by Kris Horton, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20, at the Lakeside Contemporary Art Gallery, in the lobby of the RFA Lakeside Theater, 2493 Main St., in Rangeley. Complimentary snacks and cash bar (beer/wine) will be available at […]
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Peppino D’Agostino plans to perform in Boothbay Harbor
The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor will host Peppino D’Agostino at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26, at 86 Townsend Ave. in Boothbay Harbor. A native of Italy, D’Agostino has made his considerable mark as a musical artist on the guitar since arriving in the U.S. in the ’80s. In 2017 Guitar Player listed him as […]
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‘Scapino’ to be staged in Madison
Lakewood Theater plans to stage “Scapino” starting Aug. 29 at the theater on Theater Road in Madison. Performances are set for 8 p.m. Aug. 26, 27, 28, Sept. 2, 3, and 4; 4 p.m. Aug. 29; and 2 p.m. Sept. 1. In this hilarious update of Moliere’s classic farce, disgraced lawyer Scapino returns to Naples, […]
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Sunset Concert to feature Cilantro
Poland Spring Preservation Society’s Sunset Concert series will feature Cilantro at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 23, at The Gazebo at Poland Springs Resort, at 640 Main St. in Poland Springs. Cilantro Earl Bigelow, a seasoned musician, first picked up a guitar when he was 11. At 15 he was playing grange halls in the small […]
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Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival set for Aug. 25-28
LITCHFIELD — Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival plans to celebrate its 57th festival at the Litchfield Fairgrounds, 30 Plains Road. The festival grounds have a big stage that was built in 2010, Indoor bathroom facilities, four free hot showers and numerous water hookups throughout the grounds, and electrical hookups. There will be several types of vendors […]
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Over 25 years, Umbrella Cover Museum showered with love
The quirky Peaks Island attraction marks the anniversary with a fashion show. Guess the material.
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Storytelling event planned in Lovell
19th Century Wit and Wisdom, an evening of storytelling, is planned for 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, at the Charlotte Hobbs, at 227 Main St., Lovell. Whatever did New England villagers do on long winter evenings before cable, satellite, and the internet? It is not surprising that our ancestors warmed up those long, cold evenings […]
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The Fourth Wall to perform outdoor show
The Fourth Wall, the award-winning ensemble that is part chamber music group, part devised theater company, and part modern dance troupe, performs its family-friendly variety show Fruit Flies Like a Banana on Celebration Barn Theater’s outdoor, open-air stage at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21. The Fourth Wall, which earned top marks for their “deft choreography” […]