Get some laughs in Portland, see ‘Charlotte’s Web’ in Freeport, and find antiques in Bath this weekend.
Aimsel Ponti
Staff Writer
Aimsel Ponti is a music writer and content producer for the Portland Press Herald. She has been obsessed with – and inspired by – music since she listened to Monkees records borrowed from the town library when she was 6 years old. She bought her first Rolling Stones record at a flea market when she was in 7th grade and discovered David Bowie a year later. She's a huge fan of the local music scene and covers it along with national musical happenings in her column. You'll also find her out and about absorbing live music and shopping for vinyl at local record shops and flea markets. Aimsel regularly appears on the News Center Maine TV show “207” to preview upcoming concerts.
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Face the Music: Postmodern Jukebox puts a ’20s spin on today’s pop tunes
The music collective’s State Theatre show has been postponed
Tickets on Sale: Norah Jones with Mavis Staples coming to Portland this summer
The show is on July 22 at Thompson’s Point.
Press Play: Listen to ‘Never Alone’ by Jenny Van West
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On the Cheap: Irish dancing, silent films and new art exhibits
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Things to Do: Theater, basketball, snowshoeing and an adventure film
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