FARMINGTON — The Western Order of Dedicated Storytellers (WOODS) is pleased to announce that Mike Burns, internationally-know storyteller, will tell tales and legends of his native Ireland at Twice Sold Tales, 155 Main Street, Farmington, on March 6 at 6:30 pm. In the event of snow, the date will be March 13. An “open mic” […]

FARMINGTON — The Farmington Public Library Art Exhibit Fundraiser with Art Quilts Maine is directed at raising funds, providing a venue for artists to display their works, and adding the visual dimension of art to the library. Each artist donates a piece of their art to the Library to be raffled off at the end […]

Last week in my “Sonic the Hedgehog” review, I lamented that the title character was a cleaned-up cartoon rather than the “realistic” CGI abomination we were promised that would have made the movie a classic of terrible cinema. This week, with “The Call of the Wild,” we do indeed get a “realistic” CGI abomination of […]

CARRABASSET VALLEY — Morgain Bailey is an artist who works with painting and photography. Her studio is in Kingfield, Maine. The work being shown at the Carrabassett Valley Library is series of semi-abstract paintings that are inspired by the Appalachian Trail and USGS topographic maps of the area the trail goes through in western Maine. […]

I’m writing this review less than three hours removed from Joaquin Phoenix winning an Oscar for “Joker.” It is the second time an actor has won for playing the Clown Prince of Crime, after Heath Ledger’s posthumous win for 2008’s “The Dark Knight.” Other actors known for iconic takes on The Joker include Jack Nicholson […]

FARMINGTON -—The University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writers Series will be hosting a reading with author Jaed Coffin. Coffin will be reading from his work at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 27, in The Landing in the Olsen Student Center. Sponsored by the UMF Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program, the series events […]

CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Carrabassett Valley Public Library invites you to join us for a Kind Kids music program, and dancing with Rob & Amanda on Thursday, Feb. 20 at 4:30 p.m. Kind Kids music incorporates world musical genres and infuses important lessons about kindness, empathy, and environmental responsibility. The program now features Amanda Panda’s music […]

FARMINGTON—The University of Maine at Farmington’s Office of Student Life is sponsoring a film series for Black History Month, an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of blacks in U.S. history. Below are a list of movies, locations and times for the showing of the films. […]

RANGELEY — Rangeley Lakes Regional School High School Students recently participated in the national Poetry Out Loud competition held at the Rangeley Friends of the Arts (RFA) at Lakeside Theater. As part of their participation in the event, each student created a piece of art in response to their poem. These original artworks will be […]

RANGELEY — The Rangeley Friends of the Arts will host an entertaining evening of personal storytelling and poetry on February 15, at the RFA Lakeside Theater, 2493 Main St. in Rangeley, beginning at 7 p.m. The event, entitled The Kitchen Table, is directed by Tim Straub. Accompanying the show will be an exhibit in the […]