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Portland’s State Theatre finalizes purchase of Port City Music Hall
on May 09, 2013, at 10:42 a.m.
The owner of Portland’s State Theatre, the popular 1680-seat music venue, announced on Thursday that they would be purchasing Port City Music Hall, another Portland venue just a few blocks down Congress Street from the State. Alex Crothers and Bowery Presents, operating under the name CroBo, LLC, announced in a ...
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Sunshine in a glass: Belfast juice bar brings raw, vegan treats to downtown
It smells like a garden inside The Juice Cellar, a new juice and raw food snack bar that opened two weeks ago in downtown Belfast. It smells fresh, clean and bright, mixing the scent of herbs, such as dill, basil and cilantro, with aromas of tangy citrus, rich fennel or ...
Sunshine in a glass: Belfast juice bar brings raw, vegan treats to downtown
Chris Roberts opens a juice bar and raw food snack eatery in downtown Belfast.
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Vote for Maine in Taste of America best State food contest
on May 08, 2013, at 2:54 p.m.
The annual Roll Call’s Taste of America vote is running through the month of May, and the first round of voting for which state has the best iconic food items ends on Friday, May 10. Maine has one dish in the competition – blueberry pie, of course, the official State ...
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Hollerin’ folk, from Portland five-piece The Ghost of Paul Revere
on May 07, 2013, at 10:44 a.m.
When they were boys growing up in the southern Maine town of Buxton, Sean McCarthy, Griffin Sherry and Max Davis did all the things that young men do. Climb trees. Jump off the rope swing into the Saco River, which Davis and Sherry lived on one side of, and McCarthy ...
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Melissa Kelly of Rockland’s Primo wins Best Chef Northeast at James Beard Awards
on May 06, 2013, at 9 p.m.
Melissa Kelly of Rockland farm-to-table restaurant Primo tonight won the Best Chef Northeast honor at the James Beard Awards, held in New York City. It is Kelly’s second win overall in the category, and the first time a chef has won a regional award twice. Kelly won previously when she ...
Christian music returns to Bangor Waterfront with SoulQuest tour
Christian rock will return to the Bangor Waterfront this summer, as the annual SoulQuest tour makes a Saturday, Sept. 14, stop at Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion. The tour features the bands Casting Crowns, Kutless and the Wrecking, as well as a few others to be announced, and tickets go on sale ...
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The kids are alright at Olde Oak Farm — loud, fuzzy and full of energy
Jennifer Maeverde’s favorite time of year has to be kid season. So far this spring, she and her partner, Scott Belanger, have welcomed more than 30 baby Nubian goats to their farm and creamery, Olde Oak Farm, located 40 miles north of Bangor in the town of Maxfield. Each morning, ...
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KahBang announces Bangor Brew Fest, set for Aug. 10 on Waterfront
on May 02, 2013, at 3:41 p.m.
The KahBang Festival, in partnership with Nocturnem Drafthaus and Central Street Farmhouse, both in Bangor, announced this week the lineup for its 2013 Bangor Brew Fest, set for noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10 on the Bangor Waterfront. Early bird tickets will go on sale on Friday, May 10. ...
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5 Things To Do This Weekend, May 3-5: Caution, spring fever zone ahead
on May 02, 2013, at 1:12 p.m.
1. After a whole week of 70-degree daytime weather and unlimited sunshine, I’d dare say we’re getting a bit spoiled. Start your weekend out with First Friday Jazz featuring saxophonist Roy de Klerk at Nocturnem Drafthaus, the funky sounds of Tomorrow Morning at Paddy Murphy’s, and a double shot of ...
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Michael J. Fox visits Tony’s Donuts in Portland
on May 02, 2013, at 10:01 a.m.
Tony’s Donuts, the iconic Portland bakery located on 9 Bolton St., just off Congress Street near the Amtrak station, got a very special visitor on Wednesday morning – actor and activist Michael J. Fox, who was in town to attend and speak at the funeral of philanthropist Albert Glickman. ...
Aroostook County Iraq War veteran finds relief in clay
When her hands are in clay, Shawna Mayo forgets about everything else. The trauma of war, the mysterious neurological problems plaguing the lower half of her body, the stresses of daily life. For the past year, Mayo has been creating an array of ceramic mugs, plates, home decor items, ornamental ...
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Live chemistry, distilled in a studio on Mellow Endeavor’s new album
on April 29, 2013, at 10:54 a.m.
Four hours. That’s how long it took Aroostook County band Mellow Endeavor to record their debut LP, “All Paths Lead Home,” available this weekend at their Aroostook County CD release parties, and for download and purchase on May 21. To give some perspective, that’s how long the extended edition of ...
Down East Books sold to Maryland publisher; will retain Rockport offices, staff
Down East Books, formerly a subsidiary of Down East Enterprise, which also publishes Down East Magazine, has been sold to Maryland-based publishing house Rowman & Littlefield. According to Down East Enterprise president and CEO Bob Fernald, the sale went into effect on April 1. Down East Books will keep its ...
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Ancient beverage, modern twist at Fat Friar’s Meadery in Newcastle
On Maine Open Winery Day, held each September, vintners statewide hold celebrations, usually with a band, food or demonstrations. Sean Bailey does things a little differently, however, and not just because he makes mead, not wine, at his Fat Friar Meadery headquarters in Newcastle. Instead of the usual party trappings, ...
A honey of a drink, from Newcastle mead maker
Sean Bailey makes mead out of his meadery in Newscastle, Fat Friar Meadery.
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5 Things To Do This Weekend, April 26-28: Rocking the coast, and rocking the rink
on April 25, 2013, at 2:08 p.m.
1. A rather low key weekend in the Queen City and surrounding areas; it is, however, supposed to be the nicest weather we’d had so far this year. Friday night, enjoy some tunes from the likes of the Pitch Black Ribbons (pictured) at Paddy Murphy’s, Tomorrow Morning at Ipanema, acoustic ...
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Inspired by Down East landscape, Machias man writes series of songs about aliens
About 10 years ago, George Murray was leaving a dinner party held at a friend’s house on the Cutler Road in Machias. The tide was out, and the full moon shone over the mudflats — an image that to this day Murray said still haunts him. An accomplished guitarist, Murray ...
A quarter century of diversity, community and family, for WERU-FM in Orland
The very first WERU-FM broadcast out of folksinger Noel Paul Stookey’s converted chicken barn on Blue Hill Mountain — on Sunday, May 1, 1988, to be exact — almost didn’t happen. The original group of volunteers sat in the studio, ready to go on-air for the first time, waiting for ...
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