This year’s festival, featuring events from Portland to Presque Isle, has a wider geographic reach than the inaugural event in 2022.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Sept. 23, 1977: 1st annual Common Ground Fair kicks off today in Litchfield, controversy erupts over sanitary landfill possibly opening in Whitefield, and antiquers will want to come to Manchester this weekend
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Plant-based food columnist explores Maine’s buried vegetarian history
Avery Yale Kamila talks about her co-curated exhibit, ‘Maine’s Untold Vegetarian History,’ which opened this month at the Maine Historical Society Museum.
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A new(ish) chef finds his way at the charming River House in Damariscotta
The hyperlocal restaurant is a ‘slow-burning winner.’
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Fall is a good time to plant
Thrift is among the reasons, as nurseries typically drop their prices at this time of year. Also, trees and shrubs you plant now will be ahead of the game next spring.
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Sept. 22, 1990: Border patrol trolls for ‘aliens’ in Sidney, up to 6 students from Skowhegan Area High School will be charged with trafficking drugs, and is the US headed for another war?
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Sept. 21, 1979: Gardiner restaurant owner wins victory in fight to block his deportation, Gardiner mayor won’t seek re-election, and Spot & Prissy seek higher ground!
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Sept. 20, 2001: A Dunkin’ Donuts eatery in Waterville is the site of flag controversy, New Balance in Skowhegan to send $1 million to support those affected by 9/11, and Sen. George Mitchell mourns those lost in 9/11 in New York City
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Chesterville woman still dancing, singing at almost 100 years young
A country music ‘picking party’ was held at Besson’s home where she sang, danced and played the spoons.
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Sept. 19, 1985: Christian Civic League announces ‘all-out war on pornography’ in Maine, and state joins 30 others in enacting ‘living will’ legislation law
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