Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House Text by Claire Keating and Billy Price 7th Grade students at Bath Middle School With images from the Patten…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Student Exhibits

"… Customs House Davenport Memorial and City Hall Entertainment Venues - Dreamland and Liberty Entertainment Venues - The Alameda and The Opera House…"

Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands

"… to play at the US Sesquicentennial (150th), entertained at Strawbridge and Clouthier department store, and played vaudeville stages in New York."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"… Market and it has absolutely nothing to do with entertainment. Dreamland Theater, Front Street, Bath, ca."

Music in Maine - Community Music

"… to French-speaking audiences in the context of entertainment and academia. Meanwhile back home I was facing audiences full of Mainers with French…"

Music in Maine - Longfellow Family Music

"… family created and used manuscript song pages to entertain family and guests, including songs popular in the 1750s and early 1800s like Bonnie…"

Music in Maine - HEAR

"… his invention, along with the radio, changed home entertainment from people playing instruments to people listening to recordings."

Music in Maine - Sacred Music

"Although sacred music is entertaining outside of religious realms, its main function is within real-world spiritual contexts."

Music in Maine - Bluegrass Music

"… bluegrass events around the State as family entertainment, providing workshops and educational opportunities, supporting local musicians and…"

Music in Maine - Radio Cowboys and Country Music

"… MCMHOF to recognize and celebrate musicians and entertainers from Maine who had a major impact on the musical culture of Maine, the nation, and the…"

Music in Maine - Rock and Roll, Punk, and Elvis

"… of Rock and Roll, was one of the most popular entertainers in American history. He played his first and only Maine show at the Augusta Civic Center…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"There were also a variety of rooms for entertainment and socialization. Another business that was in the Columbian Block was the Columbian Theatre."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Theater

"Usually there was a play shown in the summer as entertainment for the summer population. These performances utilized the stage of the Odd Fellows…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"Music, including singing, provided family entertainment and fostered friendships throughout the larger island community."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Also, the Alameda, a large entertainment center on the south side of Centre Street between Water and Washington Streets was built in 1882."

Greater Portland Landmarks

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Moosehead Messenger

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Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"Though many local folks regarded this as entertainment for those “from away,” some visited the theater regularly."

Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ

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Lincoln, Maine - Evelyn Jenkins, Lincoln Memorial Library, ca. 1954

"This picture shows Mrs. Jenkins entertaining a group of schoolchildren from Enfield in the 1950s. View additional information about this item on the…"

Bangor Daily News Library

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Nordica Memorial Association

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Maine Historic Preservation Commission

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Architecture & Landscape database - Biographies

"Biographies This site includes select biographies (listed at left) for database-represented architects and firms."