Freeport Players plans to present Agatha Christie’s first play, “Black Coffee,” featuring Hercule Poirot, onstage at Freeport Performing Arts Center, at 30 Holbrook St. in Freeport, from Sept. 17-19 and 24-26. Performances are set for 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Sir Claud Amory has invented a dangerous weapon, and the formula […]
Things to Do
Events and things to do from the Sun Journal.
Maine Apple Sunday arrives as orchards report a bountiful harvest
The 21st annual event will be held this weekend with more than 15 orchards across the state participating.
After a year off, Maine Cheese Festival returns to Pittsfield
The Maine Cheese Guild will host the festival Sunday at Manson Park and will hold two separate sessions in an effort to prevent overcrowding.
Plein Air oils workshop with Vermette planned
The Rangeley Friends of the Arts is sponsoring a Plein Air Oils Workshop Sept. 17-20 with established artist Michael Vermette. The workshop is 2 ½ days of instruction over a four-day period open to adult artists of all ability levels, utilizing sites on The Artists Trail and around the Rangeley area. The Artists Trail is […]
‘The Eyes Have It’ to open Sept. 14
Monkitree will feature “The Eyes Have It” by Barbara Chase on view Sept. 14 through Nov. 5 at Monkitreem 263 Water St., in Gardiner. Chase, an acrylic artist living in Waterville paints a wide variety of subjects. In this show she focuses on animals, specifically focusing on the eyes, “I love to find animals, birds […]
The Novel Jazz Septet will be in concert at the Titcomb Mountain Ski Center
A Novel Jazz Septet concert is set for 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 12, at the Titcomb Mountain Ski Center, at 180 Ski Slope Road, Farmington (rain date is Sept. 26). They will feature music of the iconic Duke Ellington and his equally iconic musical collaborator, Billy Strayhorn. Novel Jazz is a Maine-based group, now in […]
Maine Event Comedy to present Al Ghanekar
Maine Event Comedy plans to present Al Ghanekar with Sevrin Remmo and Mike Gray at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at Craft Brew Underground, at 34 Court St. in Auburn. Ghanekar left a full-time technology job to pursue stand-up comedy, primarily in the corporate arena. He’s worked with national headliners at New York City’s […]
Gina Williams to kick off DAC at the Drive-In
The live music series will feature a range of bands.
Comedian Juston McKinney to take the stage at The Elm
Comedian Juston McKinney’s Parentally Challenged is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at The Elm, at 21 College Ave. in Waterville. With multiple appearances on The Tonight Show, two Comedy Central specials, and two Amazon Prime specials, including his latest, Parentally Challenged, it’s no wonder the New York Times called Juston McKinney, “Destined for […]
Maine Dead Project to perform benefit show for Johnson Hall Capital Campaign
A benefit show for the Johnson Hall Capital Campaign featuring the Maine Dead Project. The Maine Dead Project performance on the Gardiner Waterfront is planned as a benefit for the Johnson Hall capital campaign. All funds raised will be matched by the Creativity Fund. The concert is set for 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, doors […]