Category Archives: Out and About
Sardines, whoopie pies, lobsters among objects to be dropped from heights for New Year’s Eve in Maine
BANGOR’S DOWNTOWN COUNTDOWN For more than a decade, Bangor’s downtown countdown has been the place to go in eastern and central Maine for New Year’s shenanigans. What to expect in 2016? Well, early in the morning there’s the Epic 5K, a road race starting at Epic Sports; registration is at 8 a.m., run at 9. […]
Roundup of touring shows in Maine this winter; from Portland to Orono
State Theatre, Portland Nov. 23: Twiddle, Lespecial, the Jauntee Nov. 26 and 27: Spencer Albee’s Beatles Night Nov. 29: Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience Dec. 1: Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker Dec. 9: Norah Johns and the Candles (SOLD OUT) Dec. 12: Thievery Corporation and the ReMINders Dec. 17: The Fogcutters Big Band Super Fantastic […]
The Price Is Right Live! to return to Bangor’s Cross Insurance Center
Spectra Venue Management announced on Friday that The Price Is Right Live! the popular touring iteration of long-running TV game show “The Price Is Right” will make another stop in Bangor in 2017. The show is set to come to the Cross Insurance Center at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 17. Tickets for the program are on […]
I Love the 90s Tour to return to Cross Insurance Center in Bangor in May 2017
Following a sold out concert on Oct. 28, promotors announced on Friday that the next edition of the I Love The 90s Tour will return to the Cross Insurance Center on Saturday, May 13. The arena sized dance party will feature an all-new lineup including Naughty by Nature, Kid ‘N Play, Blackstreet, Sisqo, Montell Jordan, […]
Gerald Winters and Son, new Stephen King-centric bookstore, opens in Bangor
Gerald Winters and Son, the new bookstore offering rare and signed books, with a specialty in Stephen King, has opened in downtown Bangor. The shop, located at 48 Main St. and run by Gerald Winters, a recent transplant to Bangor, features an array of rare books, including first editions, limited editions, galleys, proofs and signed […]
Orono Brewing Company opens doors on new downtown Bangor draught room
Maine groups want Pokemon Go to help lead you back through history
As Pokemon Go continues its reign of dominance over the attention spans of millions of people, businesses and individuals have taken advantage of the game’s popularity in different ways — churches offering recharging stations, businesses buying “lures” to attract Pokemon players, restaurants offering 10 percent off your bill to members of certain teams. There was […]
This week will be a hot one – here’s some photos of old-timey (and new-timey) swimming in Bangor
According to all my trusted weather sources — the National Weather Service, Weather Underground and Accuweather — this Tuesday and Wednesday are shaping up to be the hottest two days of the summer so far in the Bangor area. Temps are set to push 90 both days. Of course, this means that for many people, […]
The list of Ticketmaster free voucher shows have been released, and surprise — they’re almost gone!
After my post on Monday detailing the news that Ticketmaster, after a class action lawsuit settlement, would be offering its consumers free tickets to certain shows in the coming months, a lot of people were probably wondering what those shows might be. Well, as of last night the list of concerts is out, and unsurprisingly, […]