1. What’s good in the hood, people? It’s the unofficial kickoff to summer this weekend — even though it technically doesn’t start for a few more weeks — and most of us get a three day weekend, so bring on the fun times, y’all. Friday night in Bangor, take your pick from either vinyl night […]
Eagle-eyed fans of performances at the Penobscot Theatre Company may have noticed a former actor with the company among the crowd of drag queens that performed with pop star Katy Perry on “Saturday Night Live” last weekend. Jesse Havea has been seen in several PTC productions, including “A Christmas Carol” in 2009, “Forever Plaid” in […]
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, continued their honeymoon in Maine on Saturday, after an anniversary dinner at the Fiddlehead Restuarant in downtown Bangor. According to several posts on Saturday on Zuckerberg’s public Facebook page, the couple hiked around Katahdin and on the Appalachian Trail for part of the day Saturday. Chan […]
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary this weekend. Each year, they’ve taken a honeymoon — not just the one right after the wedding, but a yearly trip, where they’ve reportedly traveled to France, Japan and to see “Hamilton” on Broadway. This year, they chose another internationally beloved […]
1. Sorry for the absence last week, guys! I was — gasp! — on vacation! I’m back, however, and well-rested and ready to bring to you some fantastic weekend shenaniganery options. In the Bangor area on Friday night, the monthly Bangor contradance is set for 8 p.m. at the UU Church, the funk band Juicebox plays […]
Waterfront Concerts announced on Thursday morning that legendary singer-songwriter Elton John will perform two concerts in both Bangor and Portland this fall. John will bring his Wonderful Crazy Night Tour to the Cross Insurance Arena on Friday, Nov. 17, and to the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on Saturday, Nov. 18. Tickets ($46-$159) for both […]
Start your week off right with some terrifying psychological horror: the second trailer for the upcoming film adaptation of Stephen King’s “IT” just dropped. It further reveals more of Andres Muschietti’s vision of the Loser’s Club, the group of outcasts who end up fighting Pennywise, the earthly avatar of an immortal evil. We get a much […]
1. Well, seeing as it’s going to rain for a large part of the weekend, I’m pleased to list for you a number of events that can be enjoyed indoors. On Friday night, the Calypso Soldiers perform at Paddy Murphy’s, Bill Barnes Jazz Trio is at Nocturnem Drafthaus, Canadian band Cy is at the Central […]
Organizers of the American Folk Festival announced on Thursday morning the first five artists set to perform at this year’s event on the Bangor Waterfront, set for Aug. 25-27. Executive director Heather McCarthy and AFF board chairman Richard Fournier were joined at an event held at the Parkside Children’s Learning Center by Bangor city council […]
Finally, after years of production delays, months of speculation, weeks of worry about when we’d finally see some real footage, we have a real trailer for the upcoming film based on Stephen King’s “The Dark Tower” series. Starring Idris Elba as Roland Deschain, the Gunslinger, and Matthew McConaughey as The Man in Black, the film adaptation […]
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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