2017
Auditions set for L/A Community Little Theatre’s April production
AUBURN The Lewiston/Auburn Community Little Theatre has announced audition times for those interested in being a part of its production of “Urinetown: The Musical,” which will take the stage in April 2018. The show is a satirical comedy musical that premiered in 2001. It satirizes the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, […]
People Plus hosts Author’s Chat with James L. Nelson
BRUNSWICK Award-winning author James L. Nelson has turned his story-telling skills toward the unique history of the Viking raids and settlements in medieval Ireland, the influence that the Norsemen had on Irish culture, and vice versa. His novel, “Fin Gall” – which means “White Strangers” in Gaelic, the Irish term for the Norwegian Vikings – […]
Little Holiday Show presents original work by local artists
DAMARISCOTTA — Local artists’ work is on display at The Little Holiday Show. The art show, hosted by Kefauver Studio & Gallery, will run through Jan. 2, 2018. The gallery is located at 144 Bristol Road in Damariscotta. Among the highlights of the show are watercolors by Wiscasset painter Cindy Spencer; contemporary realist paintings by […]
Tale of the (Christmas) tape
At one time, Christmas was all about the VCR. My preservation-obsessed mother would tape Christmas specials as they aired, and watching them every year became a tradition, as is the case with many around the holidays. The difference with us was that, instead of waiting until these specials were broadcast on traditional airwaves, we’d pop […]
Taking a look at Medicaid
In a few short weeks, legislators will return to Augusta to convene for the Second Regular Session of the 128th Legislature. The second session of the two-year legislative cycle is shorter than the first. Typically, the first session adjourns in June (although a number of issues kept us later this year), and the second session […]