Subscribe
Each year thousands of Mainers are affected by it. You could be a victim yourself or a friend, neighbor or co-worker could be.The question is, will you stand up and speak out against it? I’m talking about domestic violence. Not only is this type of abuse devastating to the victim, but it is traumatic for families and entire communities.
Local Muscle is sponsoring a film festival! For Valentines day! Why would a moving company sponsor a film festival, you ask? We’re Local Muscle, don’t you know us at this point?! We’re putting up $600 in cash prizes and the festival is open to anyone. We ask that the films be no more than 6 min. and romance related (it being Valentines and all). They don’t, however, have to be romances.
Bluegrass Music Featuring The Bill Thibodeau Band at Next Generation Theatre in Brewer, Maine, Saturday February 11, 2012 7:30 PM $8 admission at the door. This will be lots of fun. If you haven’t been to the Next Generation Theatre you are in for a treat. Small but intimate. Snacks and drinks at the snack center inside the theatre. Steve Peterson on Banjo, Dale Hodgdon on Guitar, Matt Stein on Guitar, Lori Smith on Bass and me on Mandolin.
SCOTTISH ALE It takes a brave beer to stand up to a Maine winter. Gritty McDuff ‘s Scottish Ale is returns every January to help you weather the season. Scottish [...]
Formed in the spring of 1990, The Irish Descendants, have been a mainstay in the Newfoundland and Canadian music industry for over two decades. In that time the band has performed over 4000 shows across North America and beyond! With the founding members all hailing from various outpost fishing communities, the original goal for the group was to take the music that they all learned and performed home in their kitchens, to the festival stages, pubs, and concert halls of their beloved Newfoundland.
Play the guitar, bass, keyboards or drums…love belting out vocals… always dreamed of being in a rock band? The time has come! The Maine Academy of Modern Music ROCK CAMP,held February 20 – 24th, is the REAL “School of ROCK!”
The pellet boiler for City Hall was delivered today and installation has commenced (see photos below). As you know, this is our second pellet boiler; the first was installed at the public works garage in winter, 2010. Half of the cost of the City Hall pellet boiler was paid for by a $61,000 grant through the Wood to Energy grant from Maine Forest Service (ARRA funded). A study conducted in 2009 concluded that based on the purchase price, maintenance cost, and average heating oil comparative cost of $1.98/gallon, the City Hall pellet boiler would pay for itself in 16.8 years.
Vote for HFL in the annual Bangor Savings Bank Community Matters More Sweepstakes! An opportunity to help your favorite library win one of the grants being offered. There is a link on our web site (www.hubbardfree.org) or you can go directly to https://www.bangor.com/ Why-Bangor-Savings/ Supporting-Our-Communities/Voting.aspx. You will need to write in Hubbard Free Library in an Other box, within the Central Region. Thank you!
Everyone at the Opera House is excited to be nearing the end of renovations. Most notably, construction has begun on the exterior of the building for the creation of the new wing. The new wing will house the new restrooms and dressing rooms, as well as provide ADA access from the lobby to the stage. If you haven’t seen the construction lately, check out the photos in theBehind the Curtain… section.
Sometime on the morning of Friday, February 3rd three cats were abandoned at the Kennebec Valley Humane Society (KVHS). When staff discovered the cats they were in two cages unable [...]
Sweetheart’s Night Out Saturday, February 11, 2012 8:00 PM Musical Couples play (mostly) songs of love for Valentines Day Well-known Roots musicians Darol Anger/Emy Phelps, Lissa Schneckenberger/Corey DiMario, Brittany Haas/Kai Welch …will present a musical evening of both the sweet and the scary side of romance, from their perspective as couples. This will be a lovely, romantic and very special evening, so bring your Most Important Person!_
On January 1st, we started a program called A Year of Reading. Anyone and everyone – of any age – with a valid Gardiner Public Library card is eligible to join. Each month we will have a different reading theme that will be sponsored by a local area business. Read a book pertaining to that theme and be entered for a prize drawing at the end of the month. Come in and join the fun!
Ten of Maine’s fine art photographers will be strutting their stuff through March 19 in SINGULAR, opening Saturday at the Palmina S. and Stephen F. Pace Galleries of Art at Fryeburg Academy Performing Arts Center in Fryeburg, Maine.
In Bath, our wrestlers will don inflatable Sumo suits for the occasion. Join the fun and cheer on our local celebrities who are sharing their talents in this fund raising event! Between matches, Bowdoin Taiko will entertain! Bowdoin Taiko is an ensemble group which uses huge Japanese drums, and combines music, rhythm, and dance into a stunning audio-visual spectacle. Donations accepted.
REMINDER: "Trouble Is my Business" on Stage at Portland Stage Company January 24th to February 19th
Jazz Pianist Robert Glasper to Perform at Bates College on February 9, 2012
Weekly Message from Governor Paul LePage for February 4th, 2012
Local Love Muscle Valentines Day Film Festival At Geno’s 2/14/12
The Bill Thibodeau Band at Next Generation Theatre Feb. 11, 2012
George Lopez, Classical Pianist to Perform at Jewett Hall Auditorium, Sunday, February 12, 2012.
February 2012 Deals, Events, News and all things Gritty!
Stop Dirty Tar Sands Oil from Coming Through Maine: Public Meeting Feb. 9, 2012