FARMINGTON — An anonymous and mysterious England-based street artist, political activist and international icon, Banksy and his work are the subject of the next New Commons Project events at the University of Maine at Farmington. Selected by “Time” magazine for its 2010 list of the world’s 100 most influential people, Banksy has baffled the world with […]
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The MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival comes to The Public Theatre
LEWISTON — Get ready to be a film critic for the 21st annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28 and 29, at The Public Theatre, 31 Maple St. Nine short films from around the world will be simultaneously screened in over 300 cities spanning six continents during a one-week period, with the Best […]
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'Just One Step' kicks off 2018 Emerge Film Festival
Filmmaker Ben Keller received a call from a couple of friends asking if he would film their upcoming 100-mile race. Not a runner, Keller said he did not have time to spend a week filming the event. No, not a week, they told him … it would only be 24 hours. That was enough to […]
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Night life calendar for the week of January 11
Tonight Film: CitizenFour, 5 and 8 p.m., Frontier, Brunswick Sunday Night Dance Party with Steve Colella, 8 p.m., Mixers, Sabattus Open Mic Blues Jam hosted by The 501 Blues Band, 4 to 8 p.m., Tailgate Bar and Grill, Gray Monday Open Mic Night, hosted by Michael Kropovicky, 6:30 p.m., Pedro O’Hara’s, Lewiston Monday Night Cribbage and […]
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Adventure films featured at ‘Wild & Scenic Film Fest’ in Portland on Nov. 8
PORTLAND — Embark on adventure with Friends of Casco Bay at the seventh annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival on Saturday, Nov. 8, at Abromson Auditorium at the University of Southern Maine. Join explorers, scientists, and thrill seekers as they rappel down waterfalls in British Columbia, surf winter waves along the Norwegian coast, recreate an […]
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Bates College to open sixth season of award-winning Global Lens films Sept. 9
The Iraqi film “About 111 Girls” will be shown Sept. 9, at Bates College’s Olin Arts Center, Lewiston. The film tells the story of an Iranian state official, his driver and a young guide who race across a troubled but magnificent landscape to stop 111 young Kurdish women from committing suicide in protest against conditions […]
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Maine International Film Festival kicks off
WATERVILLE (AP) — The 16th annual Maine International Film Festival begins this week in Waterville. The event kicks off Friday and extends through July 21. It will feature nearly 100 independent, international and Maine-made films while also providing audiences opportunities to meet and talk with directors, writers, producers and others working behind the scenes. At […]