1. Friday night in Bangor, River City Cinema’s summer movie series continues with a screening of “Escape From New York” at sundown in Pickering Square. There’s also night one of two nights of the annual Blues, Brews and BBQ fest on the Bangor Waterfront; Friday’s lineup features Texas Flood, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Dana Fuchs, […]
Happy Thursday, Derry — I mean, Bangor. There’s a terrifying clown waiting in the sewer for you. The official trailer for the “IT” movie just dropped today, and yes, it’s as scary as you expect it to be, expanding upon the things seen in the teaser trailer released in March, and adding even more creepy stuff […]
The American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront announced the final six performers set for this year’s festival, slated for Aug. 25-27. They include: The Pride of Maine Black Bear Marching Band, UMaine’s 100-person strong marching band that will kick off this year’s festival with a parade through the grounds. Oudyano, a duo comprised of […]
Janet Langhart Cohen, wife of William Cohen, a Bangor native, Maine’s U.S. Senator from 1979 to 1997 and former U.S. Secretary of Defense from 1997 to 2001, wrote a play in 2009 called “Anne & Emmett.” In it, she imagines a conversation in the afterlife between Holocaust victim Anne Frank and Emmett Till, a young […]
1. On Friday night in Bangor, River City Cinema screens the 70s blockbuster classic “Jaws” starting at sundown in Pickering Square, while over on the riverside, country singer Sam Hunt performs at the Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion, with guests Maren Morris, Chris Jansen and Ryan Follese. Also that evening, the Focus Group offers a night of […]
1. Did everyone have a nice Fourth? Swimming? Barbecues? Explosives? I know I had all of the above. Now that we’ve reached peak summer, what else do you have planned? Friday night in Bangor, take your pick from the following. There’s the second Downtown Bangor Art Walk Friday night, set for 5 to 8 p.m., there’s […]
Country artist Brantley Gilbert has been added to the summer lineup at the Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion. Gilbert will perform on Friday, Sept. 8, with guests Tyler Farr and Luke Combs. Tickets go on sale via Ticketmaster on Friday, June 30. Gilbert has released two platinum-selling albums of country rock, including 2014’s “Just As I Am” […]
1. Oooh, it is summmmmm-mer! It’s looking like it’s going to be a (mostly, aside from Friday night thundershowers) beautiful weekend in Bangor, just in time for the Pride Festival (we’ll get to that in a minute). Entertainment-wise, on Friday night in Bangor, rockers Hambone are at Paddy Murphy’s, it’s vinyl night at Nocturnem Drafthaus, […]
1. My apologies for the lack of an update last week. I was kidnapped by the dastardly creature known as Too Many Things Going On and simply could not make my deadline. Fear not, however: I’m back! Friday night in Bangor brings a few fun entertainment options, like the monthly Bangor contradance at the UU […]
Queens of the Stone Age, the critically acclaimed and top selling hard rock band, announced on Thursday that it would be playing a concert on Sunday, Oct. 22 at the State Theatre in Portland. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 22 via Ticketmaster. QOTSA last played in Maine in the summer of […]
Emily Burnham is a Maine native, UMaine graduate, proud Bangorian and a writer and editor for Bangor Metro Magazine, the Weekly and the Bangor Daily News, where she's worked since 2004. She reports on everything from local bands to local food to all the cool things going on in the Greater Bangor area. In her quest for stories, she's seen countless concerts and plays, been lobster fishing, interviewed celebrities, hung out with water buffalo and played in a ukulele orchestra. She's interested in everything that happens in Maine. Albums for review are accepted digitally only; please no CDs.
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