WOOLWICH Where were these toys when we were kids? The Woolwich Central School fifth grade classes are learning to score a reading, as told by Odds Bodkin, master storyteller, musician and educator from Bradford, New Hampshire. They’re doing it digitally, using a program called “Garage Band”, adding music and sound effects to the story. Each […]
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Freeport community chorus to perform ‘Gloria!’ Dec. 13 & 14
FREEPORT The Greater Freeport Community Chorus will perform “Gloria!” Dec. 13 and 14 in Freeport and Cumberland. A highlight of the winter concert will be Robert Ray’s “Gospel Mass,” featuring guest vocalist Chas Lester. Director Virgil Bozeman leads the 70-member chorus, which is accompanied by pianist Kellie Moody. Composer and conductor Ray has said “Gospel […]
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Holiday and Harvest Festivals and Fairs
Alna DEC. 20 Victorian Christmas in Alna, Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum, 97 Cross Road, Alna. Steam and diesel train rides, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., sleigh or wagon train rides, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Museum grounds open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Bath DEC. 12-13 2nd Annual Twisted Christmas, Studio Theatre of Bath, 880 Washington, Winter […]
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Midcoast Community Chorus Winter Concert
ROCKPORT — Tickets are on sale for Midcoast Community Chorus’s winter concert, Music Down In My Soul. The performance will be held on Sunday, January 11th at 4 p.m. at the Strom Auditorium in Rockport. Well known for its high energy sold out-performances, MCC will be singing its usual eclectic mix of music including pieces […]
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‘Inspired by Katahdin’ exhibition
DAMARISCOTTA — The Harlow Gallery’s November exhibition, “Inspired by Katahdin,” is traveling to Damariscotta in December. The exhibition will be on view at Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty, located at 170 Main Street in Damariscotta from December 12, 2014 to April 30, 2015. The show can be viewed on weekdays during regular business hours, 9am-5pm. […]
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Kyron Hobdy highlights Comedy Fix lineup
AUBURN — Kyron Hobdy highlights a lineup of hilarious stand-up comedians for Comedy Fix XVII. The show will take place Friday, Dec. 12 at 8 p.m. at the Auburn Fireside Inn with all net proceeds benefiting the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society (GAHS). Comedy Fix founder Mark Turcotte also welcomes Ian Stuart, Bill Picard, Paul Landwehr, […]
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Tinseltown Talks: June Lockhart Remembers ‘A Christmas Carol’
Released last month on Blu-ray, the 1938 version of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” has long been a favorite seasonal TV movie. “It’s a short film, only about an hour, so there was no premiere when it first came out,” recalled June Lockhart, who made her film debut at the age of 13 as Belinda […]
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High school juniors invited to compete in a writing contest
AUGUSTA Maine high school juniors are invited to submit entries for A Journey Into Writing, the Maine Community College System’s statewide writing contest. Entries will be accepted December 29, 2014, through January 28, 2015. Students are encouraged to submit an original poem, short story, or essay of up to 1,500 words. Up to three winners […]
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What’s up at the Chocolate Church?
BATH The Chocolate Church is winding up its holiday season over the next few weeks with “Newpoli: An Italian Christmas” on December 13 and “A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol” on December 18, 19, and 20 at 7 p.m. and December 21 at 2 p.m. The Christmas season will conclude with the city-wide singalong, “Sing! It’s […]
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Eyecatching miniatures at the Gleason Gallery
Imagine opening one of your Christmas presents and, instead of the usual shirt or sweater, finding a jewel-like pastel of a goldfinch by Paul Plante–a wildly funny Dave Witbeck woodblock print of Gus the fisherman holding a bigeyed, oversized fish–or a tiny, exuberantly painted sunset by Andrea Peters. That’s the thinking behind “Eye Catchers: Small […]