AUDITION

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Published
August 23, 2012

AUDITION

WATERVILLE -- The Waterville Opera House will hold adult auditions for Leslie Bricusse's musical "Scrooge!" from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27, and Tuesday, Aug. 28. Separate auditions for children ages 7-16 will be held at noon and 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9. All auditions will be held in the Opera House Dance Studio on the third floor of the Center building. Selected scenes and song clips are available at operahouse.org.
Published
August 23, 2012

UPCOMING FAIRS

* Union Fair, through Aug. 25, fairgrounds; unionfair.org.
Published
August 23, 2012

The Veayo Twins

Katherine and Kristen Veayo -- aka The Veayo Twins -- are 16-year-old identical twins from central Maine who have achieved a bit of fame in the three years of their playing live. They recently won the 2012 MAMM SLAM -- Maine's High School Rock Off -- beating out 11 other bands for $1,000 in cash, recording time, gigs, studio tours and TV and radio appearances (like 92Moose, WKIT and WTOS radio). Kristen is a guitarist, songwriter and vocalist while Katherine is a drummer, keyboardist and vocalist -- they have a seven-song, self-titled CD out. In a recent telephone interview they talked about that release as well as the show they'll bring to the L/A Arts' Dufresne Plaza in Lewiston at 6 p.m. Aug. 31.
Published
August 16, 2012

TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): Spruce Point Inn in Boothbay Harbor: A weekend here is one you won’t forget

Oceanside massages as waves lapped the shore, dinner featuring amazing food and a gorgeous sunset, an amenity-filled suite looking out over the bay — our weekend visit to Spruce Point Inn in Boothbay Harbor was one we will never forget.
Published
August 16, 2012

BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: “Maine Trivia” and “Matinicus: An Island Mystery”

Curious folks who are fascinated by useless information will find John McDonald’s newest book, MAINE TRIVIA, to be just the cure for insomnia, with the bonus that it “will also make you appear smarter than you really are.”

Published
August 16, 2012

Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival This Weekend

The 39th Annual Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Music Festival begins Thursday and runs through Saturday at the Litchfield Fairgrounds. This year’s headlining act is Georgia quintet Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out.
Published
August 16, 2012

There’s a new kid on the block in ‘The Bourne Legacy’

The CIA in the Bourne world has a new motto: No more mister nice guy. Matt Damon was a tortured nice guy at heart who ran off the Langely reservation, found a god of a sort in his memory bank, fell in love too much, and vanished from the grid.
Published
August 16, 2012

BOOKS: ‘Into the Darkest Corner’ a terrifying cautionary tale

When domestic abuse rears its ugly head, it knows no boundaries. Rich and poor, educated and uneducated, urban and rural -- no one is immune to the insidiousness.
Published
August 16, 2012

BOOKS: Mother-and-son authors collaborate on thrillers

There are obvious things that unite them, such as being mother and son, but what brought Iris and Roy Johansen together as writers was submarines.
Published
August 15, 2012

STILL LIFE: Fluffy distractions

Samantha Gabor, 5, of Sebastian, Fla., gets side tracked from feeding the goats by the cuteness of a 2-year-old Shetland sheepdog named Shaylee at the Skowhegan State Fair on Wednesday. The fair runs through Saturday.