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Aimsel Ponti
Staff Writer
Aimsel Ponti is a music writer and content producer for the Portland Press Herald. She has been obsessed with – and inspired by – music since she listened to Monkees records borrowed from the town library when she was 6 years old. She bought her first Rolling Stones record at a flea market when she was in 7th grade and discovered David Bowie a year later. She's a huge fan of the local music scene and covers it along with national musical happenings in her column. You'll also find her out and about absorbing live music and shopping for vinyl at local record shops and flea markets. Aimsel regularly appears on the News Center Maine TV show “207” to preview upcoming concerts.
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Canadian singer-songwriter Jane Siberry to perform in Portland
The One Longfellow Square show marks her first solo appearance in Maine.
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5 Maine events this week include Art in Bloom, Diana Krall in Portland
Plus, catch a murder mystery at the Franco Center in Lewiston.
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Melissa Etheridge brings songs from ‘Rise’ album to Waterville, Portland
The Grammy and Oscar-winning rock singer will perform in Maine on March 30 and April 4.
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Historical photos capture The Go-Go’s keeping the beat in Portland
The all-female band brought their hit tunes to the Cumberland County Civic Center for a hot summer’s night of music.
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State Theatre cancels some tickets for upcoming show after scalper operation
The venue shared social media posts about the cancellation of some tickets to the July Djo show at Thompson’s Point.
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Portland Museum of Art’s Youth Art Month exhibit spotlights Maine’s young artists
Student artists from across the state are represented in an exhibit running through April 5 at the Portland Museum of Art.
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Brandi Carlile to play Portland Aug. 13
The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter’s ‘The Human Tour’ includes a show at Cross Insurance Arena.
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Program trains the storytellers at Portland’s historic sites
Local residents take an 11-week training course so they can lead tours, answer questions and serve as volunteer ambassadors for the region’s rich past.
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5 Maine events include ‘Whit’s End’ play and World Oddities Expo
And see the latest choreography from Portland Ballet in Westbrook.