The Rock & Art Shop in Downtown Bangor Celebrates Anniversary

It's been one year since one of the coolest shops in Bangor opened. The Rock & Art Shop located downtown is celebrating its one year anniversary with light refreshments, prizes, and a chance to win an amethyst geode. The celebration begins Sunday, July 1st from 10am-3pm. Each customer on the day will be entered into a raffle to win the purple rock of art. Good luck!

Stephen King & The Rock Bottom Remainders Call It Quits

After 20 years, the garage band made up of famed writers Amy Tan, Stephen King, and Matt Groening (to name a few) is calling it quits. The Rock Bottom Remainders decided to wrap things up after the recent death of the group's founder and lead singer, Kathi Goldmark. Their last public performance will be in Lost Angeles at the El Rey with proceeds going to charity.  Since their formation, the band has raised nearly $2 million for charity.  Stephen King sings and plays rhythm guitar in the band.

Another Casting Call: Lost on a Mountain in Maine - The Movie

If you are a Maine actor you've got another casting call!  The makers of "Lost on a Mountain in Maine - The Movie" are looking for extras and experienced actors for the movie based on Donn Fendler's epic journey. Actors must be available for filming July 9th-20th. Filming is taking place near Sugarloaf.  For details, check out their Facebook page or twitter page and break (your other) leg!

Emmy-Nominated Filmmakers Casting Maine Actors for "Blue Potato" Movie

In 2010, Gaudet & Pullapilly's movie "The Way We Get By" about the Maine Troop Greeters, was nominated for an Emmy Award.  Now the Maine filmmakers are embarking on a new movie called "Blue Potato" and they're seeking experienced/aspiring Maine actors.  The first casting call is set for Saturday, June 23rd from 9am-5pm in Bangor at Husson University's Gracie Theatre.  Actors are invited to bring a headshot/photograph and arrive early. The movie, sponsored by Bangor Savings Bank, is about a northern Maine town and will be the first national feature film set in Aroostook County.  For more info, check out their Facebook page and break a leg!

Too Much Fun! Maine Discovery Museum Giving Away Cockroaches

If the idea of a pet cockroach hasn't got you reaching for the bottle of RAID, then perhaps you might be interested in Maine Discovery Museum's (MDM) Cockroach Give-Away. For a chance to win one of the largest species of cockroach - the Great Madagascar Hissing Cockroach - submit an online ticket.  Or pick up a free ticket at the front desk before 1pm Saturday, June 16, June 23, or June 30th. MDM will be giving away one roach and starter habitat every hour on the hour between 1pm-4pm on these days. Must be present to win and promise to "sing your baby cockroach to sleep every night" (even though roaches are nocturnal). 

KahBang Festival Box Office To Be Located Downtown

Want to bypass TicketMonster fees for the KahBang Festival? Starting Friday, June 15th from 12pm-6pm, tickets for the festival can be purchased at the KahBang Festival Box Office. The new office will be located at 84 Harlow Street in the historic Graham Building which also happens to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places.  For ticket info, check out the KahBang website!

"Brave" Hollywood Stars To Eat Haggis from W.A. Bean & Sons

Local meat processor, W.A. Bean & Sons, has been chosen by celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck to supply haggis for a Hollywood party in Los Angeles. Haggis, a pudding containing sheep's heart, liver, and lungs encased in sheep stomach is a traditional Scottish dish that is illegal to import into the US due to a ban on food containing sheep lung. The Bangor-produced haggis will be served at the premiere party for the Disney/Pixar Movie "Brave" which takes place in 10th century Scotland. Haggis is traditionally served with "neeps and tatties" but since LA has plenty of those, an outside source was not needed.

Bangor Skate Park Relocated Between Union Street & Maine Ave

As promised, the City has brought back Bangor's skate park. Previously located at Bass Park, the skate park is now located between Union Street and Maine Ave near the Bangor recycling center.  The City was stoked when they realized that by digging down a few feet, they could re-use a concrete slab that remained from an old Dow Air Force Base building. The old slab now forms the base of the park while gnarly edges decorate the perimeter where the hole was dug. The facility can be accessed by car from Maine Ave near "What's the Scoop? Cafe."

2012 Bangor Ballot & The School Budget

Along with the U.S. Senate and Maine State Primaries, Bangor residents will be voting on whether or not they want to approve the Bangor School Department budget for the upcoming school year: 

REFERENDUM QUESTION #1

Do you favor approving the Bangor School Department budget for the upcoming school year that was adopted at the latest regional school unit budget meeting and that includes locally raised funds that exceed the required local contribution as described in the Essential Programs and Services Funding Act?

A YES vote allows additional funds to be raised for K-12 public education.

A NO vote means additional funds cannot be raised for K-12 public education.

Early voting is taking place now until Thursday, June 7th, 8am-6pm at the Bangor Civic Center. Or vote on election day, Tuesday, June 12th, 7am-8pm - same place!

Maine Voters: Are you ready for the U.S. Senate Primaries?

DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES			REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES
Cynthia Dill	Matt Dunlap		Richard Bennett	Scott D'Amboise
Jon Hinck	Benjamin Pollard		Debra Plowman	Bruce Poliquin
			Charles Summers	William Schneider

Democraps & Republican'ts! It's time to vote in the U.S. Senate Primaries. Who will get YOUR vote for the chance to run for Olympia Snowe's seat against Independon'ts Andrew Dodge, Aaron Marston, & Angus King? Click on a candidate's face to see their campaign website or click on their name to go to their Facebook Page. Early voting is available Monday, June 4 - Thursday, June 7th from 8am-6pm at the Bangor Civic Center. Or vote on election day: Tuesday, June 12th, 7am-8pm - same place!

American Folk Festival Fundraising Turns to Strongest Maine Industry

The American Folk Festival (AFF) is banking on one of Maine's strongest industries to help them raise money this year. The first annual AFF yard sale is going to be held Saturday, June 9 from 8AM to 4PM at Husson University. Donations of items for sale can be dropped off Saturday, June 2nd (8am-2pm) and Monday, June 4th thru Friday, June 8th (4pm-6pm) in the Husson University parking lot near the Husson Avenue entrance. So if you want to support the rummage brigade, check out their facebook page!