Blue Hill playwright weaves addiction tale August 15, 2018 by Liz Graves on Entertainment, Lifestyle TREMONT — Hancock County theatergoers know Patrick Harris of Blue Hill from roles he has played at the New Surry Theatre, The Grand and elsewhere. This past winter he wrote his first play, “An Intervention.” It will be performed at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Barn Arts Collective in Bass Harbor. The play …
Do you have talent? Want to win $500? August 15, 2018 by Staff on Entertainment, Lifestyle ELLSWORTH — Do you have talent? Are you interested in a chance to win up to $500? Come to The Grand on Aug. 23 and showcase your skills as a contestant on “Does Hancock County Have Talent?” The contest is open to anyone over 10 years old performing any type of act: vocal, comedy (non-vulgar), …
Gotts Island-born Ruth Moore’s stories come alive on stage August 10, 2018 by Jessica Piper on Entertainment, Lifestyle STONINGTON — When Meg Taintor came to Maine, she couldn’t help but notice the popularity of “I Read Ruth Moore” bumper stickers on and around Deer Isle. The “wildly specific literary bumper sticker” got her reading, thinking and eventually adapting the work of Moore, the Gotts Island-born author who once shared a New York Times …
Country music show at The Grand Aug. 12 is benefit for SPCA August 8, 2018 by Maxwell Hauptman on Entertainment, Lifestyle ELLSWORTH — Scott Reeves and Aaron Benward of the country music duo Blue Country first made it up from Nashville to Maine more than 10 years ago. “We played in Bar Harbor and just fell in love with the area,” said Reeves. Now, Downeast country music lovers and animal lovers alike will have a chance …
Music festival to stage “The Magic Flute” August 7, 2018 by Staff on Entertainment, Lifestyle WINTER HARBOR — The Winter Harbor Music Festival, now in its 10th year, will for the first time feature a full opera — Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” — as part of its summer program Aug. 12-19. The opera opens at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at Hammond Hall. For years, the Winter Harbor Festival’s Executive …
“Winnie the Pooh” cast charms audience July 31, 2018 by Rachel Taylor on Entertainment, Lifestyle ELLSWORTH — The familiar tune of the “Winnie the Pooh Song” filled The Grand Friday night as children’s soft voices hummed “Deep in the Hundred Acre Wood.” The music intensified, signaling the “Disney’s Winnie the Pooh KIDS” cast to pour onto the stage singing and dancing. Directed by Tyler Costigan, the musical theater adaption drawn …
Children’s classic tale brought alive as musical July 31, 2018 by Nan Lincoln on Entertainment, Lifestyle BLUE HILL — Imagine if you will, a pair of good old friends, messing about in a small boat, drifting lazily down a river lined with sighing willows, populated by a community of forest creatures who seem as if they are reciting a collective poem. The two — who happen to be a water rat …
Local, professional talent to fuse at jazz fest July 31, 2018 by Jessica Piper on Entertainment, Lifestyle STONINGTON — In the summer of 2016, drummer Joseph Boulet of Blue Hill just wanted to make sure he didn’t “sound like trash” in front of Dafnis Prieto — the Cuban-American bandleader, MacArthur Genius Fellow and Grammy nominee whose group headlined the Deer Isle Jazz Festival that year. Boulet and a few of his fellow …
Bagaduce Theatre delivers powerful “Long Day’s Journey” July 30, 2018 by Guest on Entertainment, Lifestyle Eugene O’Neill knew all about addiction. His autobiographical play “A Long Day’s Journey Into Night” ticks the boxes like a documentary on the subject.
All-female mariachi band has a message July 25, 2018 by Jessica Piper on Entertainment, Lifestyle ELLSWORTH — In a time of much division on the politics of immigration, Veronica Robles has a message of love and unity. She just happens to deliver it wearing a bright red sombrero and singing mariachi music with a band of women behind her. Robles and her all-female mariachi band visited Ellsworth on Tuesday, July …
