FARMINGTON — Join us for a book launch with local Maine author and photographer Sarah Carlson. The event will take place Thursday, April 27, at 6 p.m., at the Farmington Public Library, 117 Academy Street. Sarah Carlson will read selected pieces from two of her books, In the Currents of Quiet and Tender Light Softens […]

FARMINGTON—The University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writers Series is excited to present a special event with author and alumna Shelley Burbank to celebrate the release of her debut novel “Final Draft: An Olivia Lively Mystery,” published by Encircle Publications. Burbank, of the UMF class of 1990, will read from her work on April 8, […]

FARMINGTON – The second annual Sandy River Music Festival kicks off May 27 and 28 at the Narrow Gauge Amphitheater and tickets are on sale now. The Memorial Day weekend festival launches the 2023 season for the Whistlestop Concert Series. This second annual event is a weekend of live rock, folk, bluegrass music and camping […]

POLAND — Workshops Have Been Added! We will continue to offer workshops On-Site, Virtual, and Hybrid! Shaker Village is thrilled to present our 2023 workshops with a wonderful selection of popular broom-making, fiber, and traditional arts classes. Please sign-up early since space is limited and enrollment closes quickly! Get your spot in your favorite classes […]

FARMINGTON — The Emery Community Arts Center on the University of Maine at Farmington campus is featuring three exciting musical performance events this month. These will take place in the Emery Performance Space and are free and open to the public. Wednesday, March 8, at 7 p.m. Roger Zahab and Aaron Wyanski, “Being Slowly Nowhere: […]

FRANKLIN, MA — Heather Pape of Wayne has earned the role of Chorus/Miss Hoover in the Dean College production of “Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play,” beginning Thursday, February 23 through Sunday, February 26. Permeated with the idea that we turn to art in times of immense difficulty, this 2013 black comedy by Anne Washburn tells […]

FARMINGTON, ME (January 19, 2023)—The UMF Art Gallery will be presenting an exclusive 15-year retrospective of the sculptural work of multimedia artist Greta Bank. This exhibition runs from Jan. 26 – March 10 and is free and open to the public. A public reception will be held on Thursday, Feb. 2 from 5-7 p.m. This […]

CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Please join us in the Begin Family Community Room here at the Carrabassett Valley Public Library & Community Center for a Wine & Cheese Reception to meet the artist and celebrate Lucia in the on Saturday, December 10, from 4:30-6 p.m., Artist Talk at 5 p.m. Proudly hosted by the Carrabassett Valley […]

CHESTERVILLE — The Chesterville Center Union Meeting House has announced the resumption of the popular Chesterville Poetry Night on Friday, October 21, at 7 p.m. Having missed two years due to the pandemic, poets and poetry fans will again gather for what will be the fourth time to share their own poems or favorites written […]

CHESTERVILLE – The Katahdin Valley Boys, one of Maine’s most popular and respected Bluegrass bands, will perform at the Chesterville Center Union Meeting House Saturday, September 10 at 7 p.m. The Katahdin Valley Boys have been entertaining appreciative audiences throughout New England since 1998, repeatedly receiving “Bluegrass Band of the Year” awards from the Maine […]