Cooper Wright builds Lego’s largest set in under 9¼ hours and wipes two hours off the previous record time.
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Bowdoin International Music Festival receives $200,000 toward student scholarship
The Bowdoin International Music Festival has received a $200,000 endowment fund gift from The Bingham Charitable Trust for Maine student scholarships. The award allows all accepted young Maine student musicians who play violin, viola or cello to attend the prestigious six-week summer institute with full-tuition scholarships. From the time of his youth until the end […]
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Lewiston’s Franco Center rebrands as ‘Riverfront Performing Arts and Events’
The organization said its new identity as Riverfront Performing Arts and Events unites its French Canadian heritage with its “location along the riverfront, and the types of activities we host in our venue.”
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TV series based on Portland author Richard Russo’s ‘Straight Man’ to debut March 19
Titled ‘Lucky Hank’ and starring Bob Odenkirk, the series will seen on AMC.
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‘Night of the Living Rez’ a finalist for national prize
Levant author Morgan Talty’s collection is one of three up for The Story Prize.
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Slide into winter at these outdoor activity hubs
Pineland Farms in New Gloucester has evolved into a winter activities hub, offering sledding, skating, ski trails and even disc golf. It’s among several places around Maine where you can find easy and family-friendly outdoor fun.
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Lifetime turns Zumba prostitution scandal into made-for-TV movie
‘Let’s Get Physical’ doesn’t specifically name Alexis Wright, who went to jail in 2013 for running a prostitution ring from her Kennebunk fitness studio, but the setting and story are extremely similar.
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Midcoast Symphony Orchestra to perform ‘Favorite Music for All Ages’
Orchestra to perform family-friendly concerts in Topsham and Lewiston with emphasis on children.
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Opera House at Boothbay Harbor kicks off 2023 with rock band The Boneheads
For most of the past decade, each new season at the historic Opera House in Boothbay Harbor has opened with Midcoast rock band The Boneheads. The pandemic put a halt to the tradition. So, for the first time in three years, The Boneheads will once again kick off the season, appearing on stage at 7 […]
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Part-time Mainer aims to make science relatable in PBS series
Physicist and novelist Alan Lightman, a Maine summer resident, is host of the upcoming three-part PBS series ‘Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science.’