Historian Heather Cox Richardson, a summer visitor whose roots in Bristol date back to colonial days, will lead an online discussion entitled “To Filibuster or Not to Filibuster: The History and Implications of Congressional Rules” from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 26. Richardson will cover the history and development of the congressional rule known […]
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Community theaters are getting ready to return with smaller casts and audiences
They’re returning to in-person shows this summer and fall, but not the typical big musicals. The changes made out of necessity are giving theaters a chance to tackle different types of material.
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Maine State Music Theatre to stage its major productions in Westbrook this season
Because of pandemic-related uncertainties and Bowdoin College’s schedule, the Brunswick-based theater felt it had to change venues for the shows to go on.
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Moviegoers in Maine have more options this month, inside and out
Southern Maine drive-ins have opened for the season, and more indoor theaters will reopen later this month as Hollywood prepares to release new films.
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Lewiston immigrant staffing agency, Topsham foodie website win Top Gun LA pitch-off
They’ll head to the statewide finals in two weeks, pitching again for a $25,000 grand prize.
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Q&A with Times Record columnist David Treadwell on his new ‘flash fiction’ book
In the new book “A Flash Fiction Exchange Between Methuselah and the Maiden,” Treadwell and Bowdoin College senior Anneka Williams wrote 60 short stories, all 1,000 words or less.
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Gordon Ramsay’s tour of the midcoast to air in June
An episode of his National Geographic show, ‘Uncharted,’ will feature Ramsay foraging for and cooking with Maine ingredients.
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At the Farnsworth, Robert Indiana and the Wyeths share the spotlight this summer
The Rockland museum displays its gift from Betsy Wyeth and work that Indiana made in tribute to Marsden Hartley.
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World-traveling organist comes home to the Kotzschmar
Katelyn Emerson, a York High School graduate and former student of Portland’s longtime municipal organist, will livestream a concert Friday from Merrill Auditorium.
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Giant trolls stand to bring visitors back to botanical gardens, send a message about saving forests
The Danish artist Thomas Dambo used recycled wood to create the 5 characters of ‘Guardians of the Seeds,’ a long-term exhibition about sustainability and conservation.