Comedy Friday 6/16 “Empire Comedy Lives”: 8 p.m., Empire Live, 575 Congress St., Portland. $20. empireliveme.com Saturday 6/17 Improv and Sketch with Big Shirt: 7 p.m., Woodfords Club, 179 Woodford St., Portland. $5, pay-what-you-can. fb.me/e/4qUMMOwGu Sunday 6/18 Anthony Rodia: 7 p.m., Aura Maine, 121 Center St., Portland. $20-$35. 18-plus. auramaine.com Tuesday 6/20 Improv Jam: 7 […]
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School Notebook: June 14
St. John’s student wins state poster contest Sadie Anderson, a third grader at St. John’s Catholic School in Brunswick, was the first-place K-3 winner in the Maine Constitution Essay and Poster Program. She and her classmates met the Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and Rep. Ed Polewarczyk at the Statehouse on June 1. The Maine […]
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People and Business: June 14
Hires, promotions, appointments UScellular promoted Payton Austin to sales manager of its Scarborough store and Tyler Gawrys to sales manager at in Westbrook. Austin joined UScellular in 2013 and Gawrys in 2019 as retail wireless consultants in Auburn. Eben Jose was named vice president, client adviser, director of private markets at Spinnaker Trust in Portland. […]
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Coastal Journal Meetings: June 16-23
Bath Wed. 6/21 2 p.m. Community Dev. Committee City Hall Wed. 6/21 3 p.m. Transportation Committee City Hall Wed. 6/21 4 p.m. Bicycle/Pedestrian Committee City Hall Brunswick Tue. 6/20 5 p.m. Town Commons Committee Zoom, Town Hall Tue. 6/20 6:30 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 6/21 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Zoom, Town […]
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Arts Calendar: June 9-16
Comedy Saturday 6/10 Welcome to Maine Comedy Show: 7 p.m., St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $15 advance, $19 at door. stlawrencearts.org Friday 6/16 “Empire Comedy Lives”: 8 p.m., Empire Live, 575 Congress St., Portland. $20. empireliveme.com Ongoing The Char and Cher Drag Show: 8:30 p.m., first Wednesday, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. […]
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Brunswick celebrates Pride this weekend
Brunswick’s second annual Pride Festival will take place from noon to 5 p.m. at the Town Mall. Events include music, face painting, family-friendly games and activities, and a maker’s market of LGBTQ+ artists and crafters. Drag performances are scheduled from noon to 12:30 p.m. and from 2 to 3:00 p.m. Attendees also can expect about […]
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Zoom discussion on climate change at the local level
Troy Moon, South Portland’s sustainability coordinator, will speak about addressing climate change at the local level from 5-7 p.m. Monday, June 12. The discussion will be held via Zoom and the link can be found on the Brunswick town website. For more information, contact Ashley Charleson, town Environmental Planner, at [email protected].
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Music grant opens doors to private lessons at Brunswick High School
The music department is now able to offer free extra instruction to students who want to hone their instrument skills.
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Community Calendar: June 9-16
Books/Authors Saturday 6/10 Shannon Mullen, Gov. Janet Mills, Sen. Angus King author talk: “In Other Words, Leadership,” 7 p.m., Mechanics’ Hall, 519 Congress St., Portland. longfellowbooks.com Tuesday 6/13 Brant MacDuff author talk: “The Shotgun Conservationist,” 6:15 p.m., Longfellow Books, 1 Monument Way, Portland. longfellowbooks.com Thursday 6/15 Steven Rowley author talk: “The Celebrants,” 6 p.m., South […]
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People and Business: June 7
Hires, promotions, appointments David Ackley was promoted to executive vice president at Camden National Bank, and will succeed retiring Joanne Campbell as chief risk officer July 7. Whitney Gill has been appointed the executive director for the Maine Crafts Association and Shop Maine Craft Board of Directors. She first joined the Maine Crafts Association as […]