Author Sid McKeen and musicians Meteora at Lincolnville Community Library

Mon, 09/19/2016 - 11:00am

Story Location:
208 Main Street
Lincolnville, ME 04849
United States

    LINCOLNVILLE — Author Sid McKeen will be the guest speaker at the Lincolnville Community Library's first Fall presentation for 2016.

    McKeen, of Belfast, writes Wry & Ginger, one of the nation's longest-running weekly newspaper columns. It is syndicated nationally and won first prize for humor from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Retired after 39 years as a reporter, editor and columnist for the Worcester Telegram Gazette, he is the author of two books and served as president of both the New England Society of Newspaper Editors and the New England Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

    In 1985, he received the Golden Quill Award for election to the Academy of New England Journalists for his contributions to journalism. He is a graduate of Camden High School, Class of 1944, and Colby Coillege in 1949.

    Also that evening, Meteora in concert...

    Meteora leaves no musical stone unturned, performing an eclectic array of original songs and folk ballads, as well as traditional songs and original arrangements. Tight three part harmony is their signature.

    Kat Logan and Jim Loney are a singer-songwriter couple from Friendship. Logan has a clear, inviting voice and plays piano, accordion, banjo and guitar. She has performed folk, country and blues music throughout New England for the past 20 years. Will Brown is from Lincolnville, and has been playing and singing folk music around campfires and in concert since 1963. Check out Meteora here.

    Limited seating; advance reserve tickets $10.