CARRABASSETT VALLEY — All Carrabassett Valley area children, including preschoolers, Stratton School students, SAD 58, and any homeschooled student up to age 18, are welcome to put a piece of art at the Carrabassett Valley Youth Art exhibition throughout the month of May. The Artist reception is Wednesday, May 21, 4:30-6 p.m. Join the Art […]
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Emery Community Arts presents Beckett
FARMINGTON — Emery Community Arts Center in Farmington presents Samuel Beckett’s Endgame and Act Without Words I on May 16 at 7 p.m. and on May 17 and 18 at 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at https://www.simpletix.com/e/samuel-beckett-s-endgame-and-act-without-w-tickets-214830 Nobel Prize-winning playwright Samuel Beckett, famous for writing Waiting for Godot, first produced Endgame and Act Without […]
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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 […]
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English folk singer, activist Johnny Campbell comes to Farmington
FARMINGTON — Old South Church welcomes northern Manchester, England’s folk singer and activist Johnny Campbell to Farmington, Sunday, May 11 at 7 p.m. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Admission is adults $20 and students (12 yrs +/college with ID) $15. Tickets can be purchased at www.farmingtonucc.org/events for a small processing fee or can be […]
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Dark Star Fabric participant in Quilt Shop Hop
PHILLIPS — Dark Star Fabric, a unique family-owned retail and fabric store located on Main Street in Phillips, is one of 26 Maine fabric shops participating in this year’s 25th Annual Maine Quilt Shop Hop. Deb Black and Rachelle Knight, owners of the shop, have designed, pieced, and quilted a diamond-shaped art quilt using the […]
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Thursday Island Reading Series plus art and poetry
FARMINGTON — The Thursday Island Reading Series welcomes Alana Dao and Meg Willing of A Clearing, sharing from their new Collaborative arts publication, A Possible Practice: from mine / to keep on Tuesday, April 29, at 6 p.m. at Twice Sold Tales. This April, the Thursday Island Reading Series infuses its spring season with poetry […]
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Country Music Hall of Fame to welcome 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 […]
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ArtsFarmington presents Charlie Chaplin silent film
FARMINGTON — Back by popular demand! Doug Protsik returns to the Emery Community Arts Center on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 7 p.m., to lend his “Old Time Piano” masterfulness to a screening of Charlie Chaplin’s silent film, “The Gold Rush”. Charlie Chaplin, The Little Tramp, plays The Lone Prospector who, during the Klondike Gold Rush, […]
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Penny Ross art exhibit at library
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — An exhibit of artwork by Penny Ross is now on display at the Carrabassett Valley Library and Community Center through December. Experience the magic of Maine through her stunning paintings. Penny’s journey from teaching to becoming an artist is an inspiring tale of creativity and community. Discover her works that evoke wonder […]
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The Nutcracker to be performed in Farmington
FARMINGTON — ArtsFarmington is very pleased to again bring the Robinson Ballet Co. of Bangor to Farmington for a performance of the full classic ballet, “The Nutcracker,” danced to the recorded music of Tchaikovsky. The performance will be at 3 p.m. on Dec. 15 in the Björn Auditorium of Mt. Blue High School, 129 Seamon […]