New for 2025, talks in the four-week series will be held on Wednesdays, virtually or in-person in the new Harold Alfond Center.
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Gardiner venue to host concert by prolific songwriter’s indie-folk band
Johnson Hall Opera House will present indie-folk band Little Wings on the Logan Stage at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 17. Doors open at 7 p.m., and all tickets are $20. Kyle Field is the visual artist and songwriter behind the 25-years-running group. Over the course of more than a dozen albums, he has written a […]
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7 Chinese nationals indicted over alleged ties to illegal weed grows, human trafficking
Six men were arrested and one remains wanted after a federal investigation into a ring of Chinese-run cannabis grow houses across Maine and Massachusetts.
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Local historian to lead walking tour of Brunswick cemetery
Local historian Barbara Desmarais will lead a walking tour of New Meadows Cemetery, just behind New Meadows Church in Brunswick, at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 13. In the 17th and 18th centuries, families from France, England and Northern Ireland settled in the wilderness of New Meadows. To protect their homesteads, they united under the British […]
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Maine Friends of Music to present ‘Anything Goes’ program in South Bristol
Maine Friends of Music will present its “Anything Goes” program at the Union Church of South Bristol at 4 p.m. Saturday, July 12. Maine Friends of Music is a professional chamber ensemble composed of renowned soprano Mary Sullivan, flutist Linda Brunner, bassoonist David DeBolt and keyboardist Sean Fleming. “Anything Goes” will feature music by Handel, […]
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Kennebunkport ranked one of the safest summer towns in U.S.
The town’s law enforcement presence and welcoming community help make the town safe for tourists.
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Schooner Landing in Damariscotta opens in a food trailer, for now
The locally loved restaurant burned down last September. Over the July 4 weekend, it reopened in temporary quarters while it waits for the restaurant to be rebuilt.
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Maine landscape inspires Maine Art Gallery show in Wiscasset
A juried exhibition of contemporary Maine artists who find their inspiration in nature is on view through July 27 at the Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset. This show, “Maine Observed,” runs concurrently with a retrospective exhibition of works by Joseph Fiore (1925–2008) for whom the natural beauty of the Maine landscape was an elemental inspiration. […]
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Newcastle church’s final concert of the season features DaPonte String Quartet
Second Congregational Church in Newcastle has long been a bastion of community spirit, a place where people gather not only to worship but also to celebrate the arts. In the spirit of fostering a deeper connection to music and culture, the church will present its season’s final community concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 13, […]
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A new, all-access trail is planned for Alewive Woods Preserve in Kennebunk
Kennebunk Land Trust hopes to have the new trail open by fall.