Musicians from all over Maine are slated to perform at the 28th annual White Mountain Boogie and Blues Festival Aug. 15-17 in Thornton, New Hampshire – the largest outdoor blues festival in the state – and a well-known Maine saxophonist will be hosting the Boogie Side Stage. Distinguished Maine musician Pat Pepin has been tapped […]
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Country Music Hall of Fame welcomes inductees
MECHANIC FALLS — Maine country musicians, Jeff Budge, Kim Curry, Bobby Le, and Bill Smith will be inducted into the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame at the 48th Annual Induction Ceremony and Show on Sunday, May 18, at 1 p.m. at the Silver Spur, 272 Lewiston St., Mechanic Falls, Maine. The live music event […]
Artists wanted for ag-focused calendar
STATE — The Maine Agricultural Mediation Program (MAMP) is soliciting original artwork for its 2026 wall calendar and notecards with a submission deadline of May 20. The 2026 materials, showcasing Maine-based artists’ artwork, will celebrate the theme of farming and tending to the land and sea throughout the seasons. The annual wall calendar and […]
Celtic duo Hildaland to perform
CHESTERVILLE — Orcadian fiddler Louise Bichan and American mandolinist Ethan Setiawan will perform as Hildaland at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, July 13 at the Chesterville Center Union Meeting House in Chesterville. Fellow graduates of the Berklee College of Music and current residents of Portland, Maine, Bichan and Setiawan reinvent traditional music as Hildaland, weaving together original […]
Farmington library to host author Philip C. Baker
FARMINGTON — The Farmington Public Library is hosting an author talk with Philip C. Baker as he discusses his debut novel Hunger Hill. This event will be hosted in the Holman Room of the library on Thursday, May 16 at 6 p.m. Baker is a seasoned traveler whose life experiences range from managing a drill […]
Four to be inducted into Maine Country Music Hall of Fame
MECHANIC FALLS — Maine country musicians, Dan Brayall, Joan Kennedy, Mike Preston and Bill Thibodeau, will be inducted into the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame at the 47th Annual Induction Ceremony and Show on Sunday, May 19 at 1 p.m. at the Silver Spur, 272 Lewiston St., Mechanic Falls. The live music event will […]
Artists wanted for agriculture-focused calendar
REGION —The Maine Agricultural Mediation Program (MAMP) is looking for artists for its 2025 wall calendar with a submission deadline of May 20. The 2025 calendar, which showcases the artwork by Maine-based artists, will celebrate the theme of “farming and tending to the land and sea throughout the seasons.” This annual wall calendar features artwork […]
Portrait rehomed after 55 years
LIVERMORE FALLS — For the first time in 55 years, a portrait by Professor Lajos Matolcsy (1905-1982), is in the possession of the model’s family. Glen Ryder of Livermore Falls recalls being a boy around the age of 5 when he watched the fine arts professor paint a portrait of his father in a fisherman’s […]
Program set about ‘The Murder of Mattie Hackett’
READFIELD — The Readfield Historical Society (RHS) will hold its 2024 annual meeting on Saturday at 1 p.m., March 16 at Gile Hall, 8 Old Kents Hill Road. Following a brief business meeting, election of officers, and the annual recognition of a (hopefully surprised) volunteer, a program will be given by author, Peter M. Pettingill […]
UMaine at Augusta presents fall concert week
AUGUSTA — The University of Maine at Augusta Contemporary & Popular Music Program presents the fall 2023 Concert Week from December 5 through 7. All performances are free and open to the public. Most performances are offered in person at the Farber Forum on the UMA Augusta Campus and online. The Farber Forum is located […]