CARTHAGE — Raz de Maree, a top-rated Quebecois band, known for its heartfelt music and liveliness, will perform in concert at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, May 16. The dance band will also take the stage Thursday, May 17, at Unity College Centre for the Performing Arts in Unity. Making up Raz de Maree are […]
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Canadian fiddler will showcase her talents at Skye
CARTHAGE — Kathleen Gorey-McSorley, an accomplished 17-year-old fiddler from Canada, will perform at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center on Sunday, May 20. Primarily an Irish/Celtic fiddler, Gorey-McSorley also enjoys Appalachian, Cajun and French-Canadian styles. She was recently awarded the gold medal by the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto for highest ranking in the Atlantic […]
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Mason Strunk, Silas Rogers & Friends: Young musicians will take the stage at Skye
CARTHAGE — New England Celtic Arts will present Mason Strunk & Friends and Silas Rogers & Friends in a split bill at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center on Sunday, May 13. With a grant from Patriot Renewables and a partnership with the Kingfield POPS, Skye Theatre is hosting a new series highlighting emerging artists with […]
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New Brunswick’s Olympic Symphonium comes to Skye Theatre
CARTHAGE — The Olympic Symphonium from new Brunswick, Canada, will be performing at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center in South Carthage, on Sunday May 6. Curtain at Skye is 7:00 p.m. A pre-show jam session starts 1 hour prior to curtain. Crafting delicately arranged folk-pop that drips with bittersweet melodies, soaring harmonies, and an awful […]
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Historical society to meet RUMFORD — The Rumford Historical Society will hold its April meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, in the auditorium of the Rumford Municipal Building on Congress Street. This month, the board is offering its overall members to join with it in a group activity assessing its performances over the past […]
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A. Barnett: Questions without answers
I attended a Department of Environmental Protection meeting March 22 in Canton about the Canton Mountain wind project. The purpose of the meeting was to ask questions about the permit process, but it seems there were no answers. Questions about bald eagles were deferred to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Questions on noise […]
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Irish duo will play Skye Theatre
CARTHAGE — New England Celtic Arts will present the Irish duo Murray and Falkenau at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center on Sunday, April 22. The contemporary folk/roots duo based in Galway has been performing since 2009. Anna Falkenau plays fiddle and lead guitar; songwriter Ivan J. Murray plays guitar and provide vocals. The two have toured […]
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Famed fiddler/step dancer April Verch will perform
CARTHAGE — World-famous fiddler/step dancer April Verch will return to Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, April 25. She will also perform Tuesday, April 24, at Unity College Centre for the Performing Arts in Unity. Verch is the first woman to win both of Canada’s most prestigious fiddle championships, the Grand Masters and Canadian […]
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Carthage man faces charges in threatening, assault
CARTHAGE — Police said a local man was arrested Tuesday after a woman told them he assaulted and threatened her with a gun at his house. Joseph B. Beggs, 29, of Carthage was charged with felony domestic violence, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and domestic violence assault, Franklin County Sheriff Lt. Niles Yeaton said […]