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The Bollard Bulletin for July 20, 2026
Local Music Monday
Jacob Augustine has followed Jim Morrison’s lead and broken through to the other side. He chased pleasures here (Lincoln and Portland, Maine), dug treasures there (California and Philadelphia, in his case), found false...
The Bollard Bulletin for July 17, 2026
Spose.
Maine rap star Spose — whose most recent release, the politically charged, half-punk EP The American Flag is a Red Flag, was reviewed here this month — plays Live at Madrid’s (144 Fore St., Portland) with the beguiling indie-folk ac...
The Bollard Bulletin for July 16, 2026
The cast of Vampire Lesbians of Sodom & Sleeping Beauty or Coma.
Highlights
Good Theater and Out There Theater Company have combined forces to produce two campy one-act comedies by legendary drag performer and playwright Charles Busch:...
The Bollard Bulletin for July 15, 2026
Springtide.
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The trio Springtide plays traditional Celtic and Scandinavian tunes and original compositions on Portland’s Western Promenade at 7:30 p.m. as part of this summer’s Sunset Concerts series. It’s free, and here’s a q...
The Bollard Bulletin for July 14, 2026
Cartoon Tuesday
I took the ICE whistle out of my winter jacket’s pocket awhile back, and now I’ll be carrying it with me again. ICE’s murder of 26-year-old immigrant father Joan Sebastian Guerrero in Biddeford yesterday was a horrendous...
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Editor & Publisher of The Bollard, Maine's most fearless monthly news and arts magazine. Former editor of Casco Bay Weekly. Former columnist for the Bangor Daily News. Also known as The Soul Proprietor (soul & funk DJ).
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