Comedy Saturday 7/27 “Naughty Improv”: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $19.07. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com “LOLS, an Evening of Local Comedy”: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $15 advance, $20 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com Thursday 8/1 Comedy Town, Maine: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $19.07. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com […]
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Community Calendar: July 26-Aug. 2
Bulletin Board Friday 7/26 Upcycle Fashion Show: 1-3 p.m., Community Services Hub, 418 Payne Road, Scarborough. $5, registration required. Ages 7-14. scarboroughmaine.org Friday 8/2 AARP Coffee and Conversation: 10 a.m., AARP Maine State Office, 53 Baxter Boulevard, Portland. Free. states.aarp.org/maine/coffees Friday 8/2-Sunday 8/4 Freeport Summer Blueberry Festival: Hosted by the South Freeport Congregational Church. Food, […]
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Portland Meetings: July 24-31
Wed. 7/24 11 a.m. Clean Elections Board City Hall Wed. 7/24 5 p.m. Rent Board Zoom Wed. 7/24 6:15 p.m. Peaks Island Committee P.I. Community Center Tue. 7/30 4:30 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, City Hall
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Hometown ‘Idol’ draws a crowd at Cumberland Fairgrounds
Julia Gagnon of “American Idol” fame and her fiance perform old and new songs for more than 350 fans.
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Community Calendar: July 19-26
Bulletin Board Friday 7/19-Sunday 7/21 Yarmouth Clam Festival: Events around Yarmouth. clamfestival.com Through 7/20 Bluefin Benefit Battle: Fishing tournament, benefits American Cancer Society, Portland Yacht Club, 100 West Commercial St., Portland. bluefinbattle24.givesmart.com Thursday 7/25 Test out an e-bike: 9 a.m. to noon, Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road. First come, first served. scarboroughlibrary.org Friday 7/26 […]
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Arts Calendar: July 19-26
Comedy Friday 7/19 Talk of the Town Comedy Show: 8 p.m., Maine House of Comedy, 77 Free St., Portland. $20. eventbrite.com Friday 7/19 & Saturday 7/20 Zoltan Kaszas: 7 and 9:30 p.m. both nights, Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $29.44-$39.82. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com Thursday 7/25 Maine Made: 7:30 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress […]
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People and Business: July 17
Hires, promotions, appointments Katie Day was promoted to director of communications at Portland Ovations. She was hired in 2019 as a production designer and promoted in 2021 to marketing manager. Jackie Curtis was promoted to senior vice president, senior human resources officer at Norway Savings Bank. She started working at the bank in 2022 as […]
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Yarmouth Clam Festival ready to get underway Friday
This year’s festival program, including multiple appearances by American Idol’s Julia Gagnon, was a little harder to pull off because of a drop-off in the number of volunteers.
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Portland Meetings: July 17-24
Wed. 7/17 4 p.m. Public Art Committee Zoom Wed. 7/17 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Zoom, City Hall Thu. 7/18 9 a.m. Emergency Shelter Assessment One City Center Thu. 7/18 4 p.m. Development Corporation Zoom Wed. 7/24 5 p.m. Rent Board Zoom Wed. 7/24 6:15 p.m. Peaks Island Committee P.I. Community Center
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Cafe Review spotlights ‘war and hope’ in Ukraine
The 35-year-old poetry and arts journal this summer features the works of 17 Ukrainian poets and 12 Ukrainian artists “that reveal the depth of the Ukrainian soul in these trying times.”