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Community hopes opera house will take center stage in Norway once again

by Ray Routhier January 7, 2024January 11, 2024

The Norway Opera House has been quiet for some 40 years, but more than $1.7 million in federal money is earmarked for its renovation and revival.

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Damariscotta theater presents ‘A Dancer’s Journey to Live’

by The Times Record January 3, 2024January 3, 2024

Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater is hosting dancer Korinn Mowrey for a live presentation of “A Dancer’s Journey to Live” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11. Through storytelling and dance, Mowrey shares her life experiences, showing us how we all have the magic within us to overcome our addictions and be successful in achieving our dreams. “A […]

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Inventor to sign copies of autobiography in Bath

by The Times Record January 3, 2024January 3, 2024

Award-winning inventor Kenneth L. Carr will sign copies of his new autobiography, “One Long Road: From Missiles to Medicine,” from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at Kennebec Tavern, 119 Commercial St. in Bath. The recipient of the international 2022 Microwave Pioneer Award from the IEEE’s Microwave Theory and Techniques Society, Carr grew up in Cambridge, […]

Arts & Entertainment, Books

What Mainers read in 2023

by Ray Routhier December 31, 2023January 4, 2024

Maine authors and subjects were big sellers at the state’s indie bookstores this year, including recent releases ‘Big Heart, Little Stove’ by Lost Kitchen owner Erin French and ‘Maine: A Love Story” by artist Blue Butterfield.

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Yet another version of Carnaval Maine coming in 2024

by Megan Gray December 30, 2023January 4, 2024

The winter festival has changed its locations, dates and length since it was first held in 2020, and organizers say they will announce new plans in January.

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Book review: A Chamberlain tome you can’t put down

by Glenn Michaels Special to The Times Record December 27, 2023December 28, 2023

I purchased an amazing new book entitled “On Great Fields, The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain,” by Ronald C. White. The bookstore on the campus of Bowdoin College has a large display of the book, which brought it to my attention. It is an extensive history of Gen. Chamberlain from his […]

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From glitz and glam to fun for the fam, there’s a New Year’s Eve party for everyone

by Ray Routhier December 25, 2023December 28, 2023

There are plenty of events to choose from around Maine on Sunday to ring in 2024, from planetarium shows and family-friendly celebrations to dance parties and cocktail soirees.