Watts Hall Band will perform at 6 p.m. Monday, July 28, outside Rockland Public Library. A 12-piece ensemble, the Watts Hall Band delivers a powerful, vocally driven sound with a full horn section, electric keys, sax solos and standout guitar work. The group’s dynamic blend of rock, blues and R&B classics is designed to keep […]
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Historian to present talk on Maine families in the age of slavery
The Rockland Public Library will present historian Carol Gardner to contrast two Portland families in the 1800s at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 31. Gardner talk is based on her latest history book, “The Divided North: Black and White Families in the Age of Slavery.” This dual-family biography demonstrates that the North was a critical proving […]
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Rockland detective sues city, saying it denied her the right to work from home during pregnancy
Detective Anne Griffith also alleges that the city retaliated against her after maternity leave by nixing a contract she had to work for Maine State Police.
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Rachel Dratch, SNL’s Debbie Downer, brings improv to Maine
Bluebird Improv will be performing in Rockland, Waterville and Arundel.
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How artist Ann Craven paints the moon
The artist, who is based in New York and Maine, has returned to this subject for three decades. Her work is on view in three area museums this summer.
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Ann Craven has made an art out of painting time and memory | Column
Three exhibits of her work in Portland, Rockland and Brunswick showcase the work of the artist best known for her moon paintings.
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History talk at Rockland Public Library promises to be a treat
Rockland Public Library will host “New England’s Treats and Sweets: A History Talk by Susan Bregman” at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 24, in the Community Room. At the free event, Bregman will share the stories behind familiar New England treats from Fluffernutters to Necco Wafers and whoopie pies. A chocolate mill opened in Boston in […]
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Here are 5 ways to find fun and entertainment in Maine this week
The band Dispatch performs in Portland, a makers market and Wyeth exhibit in Rockland, and the musical ‘Tootsie’ is in Brunswick.
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The New Yorker’s fact-checking started with a testy letter from a Maine poet’s mother
The magazine, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, traces its famously rigorous process to a 1927 letter from Edna St. Vincent Millay’s mother, pointing out several errors in a story about her daughter.
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Lawsuit claims 2 women working for Knox County are paid less than male colleague
Two long-time employees at the district attorney’s office in Knox County are suing, saying the county has paid them less to do the same work for more than a decade.