The John and Francis Ford Film Festival will be held Friday through Sunday, mostly in Portland, with screenings and discussions
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Museum of Beadwork aims to elevate niche art form
The venue opened this month next to Caravan Beads on Forest Avenue in Portland.
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Canada’s Cécilia to perform at the Boothbay Harbor Opera House
Traditional music that causes a wonderful stir and fills to overflowing every venue — that is Cécilia! Widely recognized as three of Canada’s finest musicians, Timi Turmel, Erin Leahy and Louis Schryer — who together make up the trio Cecilia — will take the stage at the Boothbay Harbor Opera House Saturday, Aug. 12. […]
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‘Something Rotten!’ hits Maine State Music Theatre stage
What happens when you take one part “Spamalot,” one part “Book of Mormon,” and add a rhyming couplet (or two) with a large splash of thrilling dance routines? You get the hilarious musical comedy that brings Shakespeare to glorious, vibrant life — “Something Rotten!” Set in 1595, “Something Rotten!” follows the story of Nick and Nigel Bottom, […]
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Maine man out to prove he’s Shania Twain’s biggest fan
Derek Haley, of Standish, will compete on the new CBS show ‘Superfan’ next week, against other devotees of the country singer.
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Immersive art exhibit imagines aliens landing in East Bayside
‘Encounters’ will be up at Maine Studio Works through August.
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South Portland native writes about life before and after becoming ‘Bernie’s Mitten Maker’
Jen Ellis, who lives in Vermont, gained fame in 2021 when Bernie Sanders wore her mittens at the presidential inauguration. She’ll speak about her book, ‘Bernie’s Mitten Maker,’ on Wednesday at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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Magic hits the stage at Boothbay Harbor Opera House
A pair of magicians will befuddle audiences during “Magic Beyond Imagination” performances Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 8-9, at Boothbay Harbor Opera House. Master magician Adam Wilber has been captivating audiences large and small for over two decades. His unique blend of comedy and magic has earned him fans around the world, as well as appearances […]
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Freeport Players bring rom-com musical ‘Love and Lobsters’ to stage
The Freeport Players will present “Love and Lobsters,” a musical romantic comedy, on weekends Aug. 11-20 at Freeport Performing Arts Center. Laura Lawson, a nightclub singer, leaves her conflicted life in Manhattan and hops on a tour bus to a small town in Maine, where she learns about love and lobsters, as well as whoopie […]
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Things to Do: Maine Wild Blueberry Weekend, circus in the park, and ‘Hansel and Gretel’ ballet
Plus, you can catch the steamy comedy ‘A Night at Dave’s Sauna’ in Harrison.