Grand production of “Our Town” to feature locals October 11, 2017 by Steve Fuller on Entertainment, Lifestyle ELLSWORTH — When Nick Turner arrived as the new executive director of The Grand in March, it marked a big change for him and his family. They were coming from the other side of the country (Colorado) and much larger communities (living in Loveland and working in neighboring Fort Collins, with a combined population north …
Great bluesman Robert Cray to grace Criterion September 26, 2017 by Mark Good on Entertainment, Lifestyle BAR HARBOR — Guitarist and singer Robert Cray was back home in California last week, getting a few days off before resuming a tour that will bring him to the Criterion Theatre in Bar Harbor on Tuesday, Oct. 3. So what does the five-time Grammy Award winner and Blues Hall of Fame inductee do when …
New film chronicles the 1947 Fire September 26, 2017 by Staff on Entertainment, Lifestyle BAR HARBOR — A new film, documenting one of the most pivotal moments in Mount Desert Island history, will premiere at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 1, at the Criterion Theatre. The Bar Harbor Historical Society will present “The Fire of 1947,” directed by Southwest Harbor filmmaker Peter Logue and produced by Kim Swan of …
Artist Ashley Bryan celebrated in film September 19, 2017 by Staff on Arts & living, Entertainment, Lifestyle ELLSWORTH — “I Know a Man … Ashley Bryan,” Sedgwick filmmaker Richard Kane’s 2016 film about Little Cranberry Island’s 94-year-old creative wonder Ashley Bryan, will be shown at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 24, at The Grand. Bryan’s breadth of life works ranges widely from award-winning picture books to puppets and stained glass windows made …
Emily Dickinson shines through in one-woman show September 18, 2017 by Guest on Entertainment, Lifestyle “Tell all the truth but tell it slant,” one of Emily Dickinson’s most famous poems begins.
Ventriloquist Andy Gross to grace The Grand September 18, 2017 by Staff on Entertainment, Lifestyle ELLSWORTH — Los Angeles comedian, magician and ventriloquist Andy Gross, known for his “SplitMan” act in which he walks as a man cut in half holding the lower part of his body, will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23, at The Grand. Gross, who did his “SplitMan” routine on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” …
Haystack artist, teacher J. Fred Woell profiled in new film September 15, 2017 by Staff on Arts & living, Entertainment, Lifestyle STONINGTON — “J. Fred Woell: An American Vision,” a documentary profiling the late Haystack Mountain School of Crafts teacher and fine metalsmith/jeweler by that name, will be shown at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, at the Stonington Opera House. Made by Sedgwick filmmaker Richard Kane, “J. Fred Woell: An American Vision” follows the internationally known …
Former “Newhart” star lets dreams guide his life September 8, 2017 by Steve Fuller on Entertainment, Lifestyle BIRCH HARBOR — Steven Kampmann was unsure of what he was going to do with his life. After earning a history degree at the University of Pennsylvania and teaching for a time, he found himself in Vermont working as a counselor at the state mental hospital in the early 1970s. One day while driving he …
“Our Town” production to feature many locals September 7, 2017 by Steve Fuller on Entertainment, Lifestyle ELLSWORTH — When “Our Town” is performed at The Grand later this fall, it will be both a production of Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1938 play and a reflection of the greater Ellsworth community because of who is in the cast. “I really wanted to embrace the community so people would see people in the …
East Los Angeles’ Los Lobos to rock Criterion September 7, 2017 by Mark Good on Entertainment, Lifestyle BAR HARBOR — Saxophonist and keyboard player Steve Berlin was working in Los Angeles with The Blasters when the relatively unknown band Los Lobos was their opening act at the legendary club Whiskey A Go Go. For The Blasters, led by brothers Phil and Dave Alvin, the early-80s gig was their debut on a major …
