The Strand Theatre will host a GoldenOak concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 10, at the theatre, at 345 Main St. in Rockland. Fronted by siblings Zak and Lena Kendall, GoldenOak’s rich folk-influenced harmony has an energetic intimacy. The Maine-based band’s music is rooted in the natural landscape, and rounded out by up-right bassist Mike […]
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Camden library to display gilded carvings by city artist
The Camden Public Library is displaying a show of gilded carvings by artist William Francis Brown from Thursday, June 2, to Thursday, July 28, in the Picker Room Gallery, 55 Main St. The exhibit will display a sampling of Brown’s award-winning folk art, with a focus on his carvings in the iconic style of a […]
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Rabbi and Lisa Scruli will perform a Music for Mavis Tuesdays concert
Rabbi and Lisa Scruli will perform a Music for Mavis Tuesdays at the Gazebo concert at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, at 98 Mathews Way, in Turner Center. The duo are international Jewish music personalities who perform Klezmer, Hasidic, and Israeli music. They play the clarinet, violin, accordian, drum, bass, recorder, banjo, ukulele, nose flute, […]
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‘Girl on the Train’ to open June 9 at Lakewood Theater
“Girl on the Train” will be staged June 9-18 at Lakewood Theater, 76 Theater Road in Madison. Show times are 8 p.m. June 9-11; 4 p.m. June 12; 2 and 7 p.m. June 15; and 8 p.m. June 16-18. Rachel Watson longs for a different life. Her only escape is the perfect couple she watches […]
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George Winston concert set for Brownfield
A George Winston concert will begin at 8 p.m. Friday, June 3, at Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, is Brownfield. Winston has performed singular solo acoustic piano songs for more than 40 years while selling 15 million albums. He plays nearly 100 concerts annually. His classic albums, “Autumn” and “December,” are perennial favorites, […]
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Camden library to host ‘Breaking Bread’ writers
The Camden Public Library plans to mark the release of “Breaking Bread: Essays from New England on Food, Hunger, and Family” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, at the Camden Amphitheatre on Atlantic Avenue. The book is a collection of essays by nearly 70 top literary talents and food writers who honor local foods, family, […]
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Desert of Maine’s new owners bring the arts, education and mini golf to the Freeport attraction
They’ve added new play areas and exhibits, luxury cabins and educational and arts programming to the 96-year-old tourist spot. A theater piece called ‘Caravan of Dreams’ opens on the dunes Saturday.
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Enter the Haggis to perform at Chocolate Church Arts Center
Enter The Haggis, a celtic rock band, will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 4, at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St. in Bath. Enter The Haggis is a band without a home, as members hail from all over: London, Toronto, Philadelphia and Portland. Support for the band from fans […]
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Franco-American Collection to present ‘Le Grand Jack’ June 6
The Franco-American Collection at the University of Southern Maine plans to host an in-person and online screening of the documentary “Le Grand Jack” (Jack Kerouac’s Road: A Franco-American Odyssey) from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, June 6, at 51 Westminster St., in Lewiston. The event is followed by a question-and-answer period with the filmmaker, Herménégilde […]
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Washington library to showcase Ukrainian folk art exhibit
Works of Ukrainian folk art by Lois Eastman, including a display of the process and materials used in creating psyankyi eggs, is on display through June at the Gibbs Library, 40 Old Union Road in Washington. According to a news release from the library, Eastman began making pysanky when she was 5 years old. Growing […]