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Strand on the Air: The Don’t Let the Internet Get You Down Edition will be online at WRFR.org and on radio station 99.3 FM at 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28.
Maine’s Own Radio Variety Show will feature house manager Liz McLeod, musical director Brittany Parker, announcer Dan Bookham, those ever-popular bytes of fun the Strand Family Players, and our special musical guests Freya, for a full hour of laughs and tunes. Those who tune in can hear a special “All Things Rescinded” examination of the Internet’s impact on a pandemic-weary public, featuring an exclusive first-time-ever interview with the actual Internet itself! And down in Abysmal Point, listen in as Mrs. Grunden and Lilita intervene to convince Gertie Crummett not to believe everything she sees on YouTube!
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Things to Do: Photography exhibit, unique dance experience, virtual theater and old-time radio show A Convenient Soldier: The Black Guards of Maine can be viewed online through the Maine Historical Society.
Image courtesy of Collections of Maine Historical Society, MaineMemory.net #18993
‘A Convenient Soldier: The Black Guards of Maine’
Ongoing virtual exhibit through the Maine Historical Society. mainememory.net/exhibits
The Maine Memory Network section of the Maine Historical Society’s site is rich with virtual exhibits that you can spend hours looking at. In recognition of Black History Month, take the time to explore photography exhibit “A Convenient Soldier: The Black Guards of Maine.” You’ll see several compelling images as you learn about the African American Army soldiers assigned to guard Maine’s railways during World War II. As you view the images, you’ll see glimpses of the soldier’s lives in three Maine locations during a time of racial segregat
Strand on Air gives internet the business in February broadcast
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Strand Theatre House Manager Liz McLeod reacts to the internet. (Photo by Norrie Thompson)
“Quit doomscrolling and start laughing” with the Strand on the Air’s “Don’t Let the Internet Get You Down” edition on Sunday, Feb. 28, at 5 p.m.
The latest installment of the Strand Theatre’s original radio variety show series can be heard by tuning in to WRFR at 93.3 in Rockland, 99.3 in Camden, or by streaming at WRFR.org. Shows are then made available to stream on the Strand Theatre website at RocklandStrand.com, and as a podcast.