Special teams in ice hockey often mean the difference between a win or a loss. So, when the Mt. Ararat/Lisbon hockey team was whistled for eight penalties, the Eagles were playing with fire against rival Brunswick in an Eastern A high school contest at Sidney J. Watson Arena on Thursday. The Dragons burned the Eagles, […]
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Phyzgig shows offer a celebration of vaudeville
Phyzgig, a vaudeville show with elements for the entire family, will offer a children’s show at 2 p.m. Saturday and a vaudeville show at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Schaeffer Auditorium, Bates College, 305 College St. Advance tickets to the afternoon show cost $10 for adults or $8 for children. Advance tickets to the evening performance […]
Garden center celebrates the sun on Sunday
BOOTHBAY — From noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens on Barters Island Road will host “Here Comes the Sun,” a free celebration of the “lengthening days,” according to a release from the gardens. “Warm up by the fireplace in Kerr Hall; roast marshmallows on the terrace; and enjoy free s’mores, hot dogs, […]
Maine Steiners to raise voices at Crooker Theater
BRUNSWICK — The Maine Steiners, a University of Maine a cappella group, will perform at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Crooker Theater at Brunswick High School on Maquoit Road. Tickets cost $5 at the door. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Air for Ashley, an organization supporting a University of Maine graduate student with cystic […]
Children’s theater group slates auditions
PORTLAND — The Children’s Museum and Theater of Maine will hold auditions on Jan. 6 and Jan. 7. Actors between 11 and 17 years old who would like to join the Kids on the Block puppeteer troupe or the Youth Voices on Stage anti-bullying performance troupe are invited to audition from 3:30 p.m. to 5 […]
Chocolate fest helps rebuild church
BRUNSWICK — The Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick is selling tickets to an all-you-can-eat chocolate buffet at Wilbur’s of Maine Chocolate Confections in Freeport on Jan. 15. The benefit event aims to raise money to help defray the cost of rebuilding the congregation’s church, which burned in June. Tickets can be purchased from now until […]
‘Forbidden Broadway’ satire takes stage at Freeport Factory
F reeport Factory Stage will present two performances of the off-Broadway hit musical comedy, “Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits, Volume One” on Saturday. “This musical send-up of the most beloved Broadway musicals and personalities will leave audiences laughing and wanting more,” a Freeport Factory Stage release states. “‘Forbidden Broadway’ is one of the longest running shows […]
The year in music: The odds and ends
Sure, everyone has their list of top albums. But how do you rank the things that really resonated in pop music this year — like Nicki Minaj’s ubiquity, the best song you were embarrassed to sing out loud, and the top return of the year? We try to put a spotlight on some of music’s […]