Comedy Soup, the area’s most exciting new improv troupe, delivers laughs starting at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 30, at Great Falls Comedy Club in Auburn. The show will benefit the fundraising efforts of Catherine Tanous who is participating in the 6th annual Trailblaze Challenge benefitting Make-A-Wish Maine this September. The Trailblaze Challenge is a 1-day, […]
Things to Do
Events and things to do from the Sun Journal.
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At these 6 Maine orchards, apple picking is just part of the fun
From wagon rides to wine tastings, many apple orchards are offering activities beyond stocking up on fruit.
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Watch: Windsor Fair organizers prepare for new Saturday start to kick off 10-day run
The fair, which runs through Labor Day, is offering public Wi-Fi this year and new events, including a manure-throwing contest.
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The Portland Maine Comedy Festival returns in September
The 2024 Portland Maine Comedy Festival is set to take place Sept. 5-8 at locations all over Portland. The festival features 100 of the up-and-coming standup comics, sketch comedy teams, and improv groups from all across the country performing alongside regional, touring, and nationally recognized headliners — Ben Roy, Pete Angelo, Adam Hatch and Dan […]
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Cynthia MacLeod and Gordon Belsher to perform in concert in West Paris
WEST PARIS — A concert featuring Cynthia MacLeod and Gordon Belsher will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19, at North Paris Homestead, 2 Abbott Hill Road. MacLeod is one of Prince Edward Island’s finest ambassadors of traditional music, with a distinct style of fiddling that embraces both her local roots and her […]
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Kilpatrick set to perform in Winthrop Aug. 29
WINTHROP — The Bailey Public Library plans to host award-winning singer-songwriter Pete Kilpatrick at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29 at the 39 Bowdoin St. library. Kilpatrick has been named Maine’s best act four times in the Portland Best Music Awards, and has performed with Dave Matthews, Ray Lamontagne and many others. His music can be […]
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Maine author to discuss latest book at Auburn library
Author Matt Cost, acclaimed, award-winning author of the Mainely Mystery series, will discuss his latest book, “City Gone Askew,” from 4-5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29, in the Androscoggin Community Room at the Auburn Public Library. Cost brings us back to Brooklyn in the Roaring ’20s and Hungarian private eye, 8 Ballo, who is hired […]
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Author Tess Gerritsen to discuss her latest novel at Winthrop library
International bestselling author Tess Gerritsen will discuss her latest novel, “The Spy Coast,” the first in a new series, at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, at the Bailey Public Library in Winthrop. “The Spy Coast” received coveted star reviews from both Kirkus and Booklist. Gerritsen’s novels, featuring detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura […]
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Rockin’ Recons to rock Poland Spring Resort
The Lewiston-Auburn-based band will be up-and-autumn offering their danceable mix of hits from the ’50s to the ’80s.