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Things to Do
Events and things to do from the Sun Journal.
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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” […]
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Owen Kennedy will play Fiddle on the Front Porch in Monmouth
Fiddle on the Front Porch is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18, on the Cumston Hall Front Porch, 796 Main St. in Monmouth. Owen Kennedy will play a family friendly fiddle show. Bring your chairs, family and friends, and even a picnic dinner if you’d like. The program will feature Scottish fiddle […]
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Will Dailey to perform live at The Waldo
https://waldotheatre.org/ Will Dailey will perform live at The Waldo at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, at 916 Main St., in Waldoboro. Dailey has built a dynamic “do-it-yourself” career as an acclaimed independent songwriter, recording artist, performer and artist advocate. Often described as a venn diagram of multiple genres with a rich vintage vibe channeled through his […]
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Nordica Scholarship winners to perform via livestream
Kaleigh Hunter and Emma Jones, winners of last year’s Nordica Scholarship, are scheduled to perform in this year’s Nordica Day Concert. The livestreamed event will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17, from Nordica Auditorium at the University of Maine at Farmington. Aug. 17 was the date in 1911 when world-famous opera diva and Farmington […]
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Denny Breau to play at the Turner gazebo
“Music for Mavis” Tuesdays at the Gazebo will present an evening with Denny Breau and friends from 6:30-8 p.m. on Tuesday, August 17, in Turner. The concert will be held rain or shine. Breau’s dazzlingly clear style allows him to do amazing things with a six-string guitar. He mixes genres with ease: Folk, Delta blues, […]
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Boothbay botanical gardens to host Caterpillar Lab
BOOTHBAY — For the fourth year running, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is scheduled to host educator and nature photographer Samuel Jaffe and The Caterpillar Lab from Thursday, Aug. 19, to Friday, Aug. 27, with a break on Monday, Aug. 23. The 132 Botanical Gardens Drive exhibit will highlight the diversity and ingenuity of some of […]
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The Cobblestones featured at Sunset Concert
Poland Spring Preservation Society’s Sunset Concert series will feature Cobblestone at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 16, at The Gazebo at Poland Springs Resort, at 640 Main St. in Poland Springs. The Cobblestones are made up of vocalist Carolyn Costanzi, guitarist/vocalist Michael Plourde, percussionist Mark Plourde and Tony Simmons, bassist. We are often joined by pianist/vocalist […]
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Taproots: Off-shoots of printerly origins opening reception set
Taproots: Off-shoots of printerly origins by Rebecca Goodale and Christopher Patch is set to open with an reception at 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 13, at The Cholcolate Church Arts Center Gallery, 804 Washington St. in Bath. The work will be on view through Sept. 25. A natural taproot is a strong central root from which other […]