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The Bollard Bulletin for Aug. 10, 2026
Local Music Monday
When was the last time you heard a punk record and thought, Man, that bass player is great!? For me, after hearing Portland fivesome Freak Phone’s new EP, Fresh Set, I’d say this is probably the third time — the first...
The Bollard Bulletin for Aug. 8, 2026
Art in the Park.
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It’s Art in the Park in South Portland’s Mill Creek Park today until 4 p.m., with over 150 local artists and makers, live music and tasty foods. Free, naturally.
Guster.
It’s Guster on the Ocean again on Th...
The Bollard Bulletin for Aug. 7, 2026
St. Peter’s Italian Bazaar.
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We recently got a note from Willie Audet, Jr., chairman of St. Peter’s Italian Bazaar, the summer street festival on Portland’s East End celebrating Italian-American culture. Willie read last month...
The Bollard Bulletin for Aug. 6, 2026
Michael Kosta.
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Comedian Michael Kosta is either on leave from The Daily Show News Team or on special assignment for them, investigating Portland for something to mock on national TV. Do not give Kosta any ideas when he appear...
The Bollard Bulletin for Aug. 5, 2026
god.damn.chan.
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In the “about” section on the website of the new Portland hip hop label Filthy Records & Tapes, they get blunt. “The music industry is cooked,” it’s headlined. “Streaming platforms are a wasteland of payola pla...
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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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