Athletes marched into the stadium in their usual parade of nations, some socially distanced, others clustering together in ways utterly contrary to organizers’ hopes.
2021
MSMT brings back Broadway’s best for Brunswick concert series
Maine State Music Theatre welcomes back some of its stars for a special concert series: “The Stars of MSMT.” The first of these concerts will hold performances July 28 and 29, and the second concert will hold performances on Aug. 4 and 5 at the Pickard Theater on the Bowdoin College campus in Brunswick. This […]
Freeport arts group debuts new concert series
Local and regional acts to perform at Meetinghouse Arts this summer
Faith Notes: Worth holding onto?
“Antiques,” the flaking wooden sign advertised, hanging over the closed double doors of an old church planted on a rural Maine hillside. Driving past with my husband, I had just enough time to glimpse the overgrown grass and darkened windows before the church faded from view. “How sad,” I said to Dana, who sat behind […]
OTELCO announces fiber internet expansion to Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH — Telecommunications provider OTELCO announced on July 1 that the business is investing in fiber internet infrastructure in Maine communities, including Scarborough. OTELCO is making a $33 million investment in fiber-to-the-premise infrastructure, and Scarborough could see this in about 1,650 locations throughout the town, the company said. Fiber is designed to transmit data, unlike […]
Land Trust announces summer programs and events
SCARBOROUGH — New to the Scarborough Land Trust this summer are programs taking place on its land preserves, where people of all ages can find something. On July 16, the land trust hosted a stream exploration workshop, open to people age 6 and up, at Silver Brook on Broadturn Farm. Led by Becca Ferguson, education […]
Healthy Living for ME workshop
SCARBOROUGH — Beginning in August, Healthy Living for ME will offer a remote workshop on chronic pain, a free program open to all Mainers. The telephone class is scheduled to run Aug. 16 through Sept. 27, running once a week, said an announcement from Healthy Living for ME, a network lead entity of a community […]
Guest artists show contrasting work at Pemaquid
This season’s two new guest artists at the Pemaquid Art Gallery, Brooke Pacy and Carol Wiley, are a study in contrasts in their approach to painting. Pacy works mainly in oils and to a lesser extent, watercolors, and Wiley uses several different media including watercolor, pastel, oil, acrylic and encaustic. They share an interest in […]
Downeast Brass Quintet to perform at Wiscasset Art Walk
The Downeast Brass Quintet will perform during the Wiscasset Art Walk from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 29, as they use the new downtown sidewalks as their stage and perform throughout the village. The musicians, Dwight Tibbets and Andy Forster on trumpet, Mike Peterson on trombone, Mark Mumme on tuba, and Loren Fields […]