CARTHAGE — Since meeting in 1995, guitar wizards Scott Macmillan and Brian Doyle have entertained audiences with a variety of music genres, from the Highlands to the blues. On Wednesday, Oct. 19, the duo will take the stage at 7 p.m. at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center. The two musicians will also perform at 7:30 […]
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Seniors taking trip to Skye
FARMINGTON — Members of the Gold LEAF Institute Senior College will travel to Skye Theater in Carthage on Wednesday, Oct. 5, to see Emily Smith, one of the leading singers of the contemporary Scottish folk scene. Gold LEAF gives members aged 50 and older the opportunity to attend such events with others; carpooling makes driving […]
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Skye, Unity will host Celtic/folk singer’s lively show
CARTHAGE — American Celtic/folk singer Kyle Carey and Cape Breton fiddler Rosie MacKenzie will take the stage in early September at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center and Unity College Center for the Performing Arts. Carey’s songs take listeners from the hills of Appalachia to the shores of Cape Breton to the Highlands of Scotland. Her […]
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Boston fiddler, friends will celebrate holiday at Skye
CARTHAGE — Popular Boston Irish fiddler George Keith and friends will play the Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center on Sunday, Sept. 4. Keith’s family has owned property in Carthage for many years. Each year, members gather with friends from the Boston music scene on Labor Day weekend to enjoy Maine and music. Keith grew up […]
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Man charged after firing shots
CARTHAGE – A Florida man faces charges after police say he apparently fired shots over the heads of people partying on River Road about midnight Saturday, Franklin County Sheriff’s Lt. Niles Yeaton said. When party-goers started hearing shots go overhead, seeing muzzle blasts and branches falling they called police. Cpl. Kenneth Charles, Sgt. Steve Lowell […]
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Man arrested after deputy finds him in stolen Jeep
PERKINS TOWNSHIP — An Old Town man was arrested on several charges Sunday after a deputy found him in the backseat of a stolen Jeep off Route 156, Franklin County Sheriff Lt. Niles Yeaton said Monday. Cpl. Kenneth Charles arrested Nicholas McGrane, 22, on a felony charge of operating after revocation and a misdemeanor charge […]
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Local man lying in road dies after being hit by truck; police say no charges filed against driver
CARTHAGE — A Peru man driving on Route 142 early Wednesday morning struck and killed a local man who was lying in the road, reportedly intoxicated, police said. Maine State Police said Bert Knox, 44, was killed instantly in the 5 a.m. accident. Kim Micks, 38, of Peru was driving a 2005 pickup when he […]
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Six generations
Eric Cloutier of Richmond is the sixth generation in this family photo. He was born on March 30. Sitting, from left, are great-great-great-grandmother, Cora Dumont of Lewiston, who will be 97 years old on July 27; mother, Nancy Murray of Richmond, holding baby Eric; and great-great-grandmother, Constance Spencer of Carthage. Standing, great-grandmother, Gloria Thomas of […]
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Concert will take listeners through four centuries of classical music
CARTHAGE — The Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival will present “Discover the Joys of Live Music,” at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center on Sunday, July 17. The 7 p.m. program will feature stringed instruments and flute, and will include short classical selections, audience participation and a Maine premiere of a work for string quartet and narrator. […]
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Sandy River Ramblers, Maranacook band will play Skye
CARTHAGE — Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center will present three Maine-based performances in its Sunday series starting with the Sandy River Ramblers and the Maranacook String Band on July 10. The concert will begin at 7 p.m., with a jam session at 6 p.m. when audience members may bring musical instruments and play a few […]