It's the best month of the year

October might just be our favorite month of the year. It's fall foliage season. It's beer festival season. It's football/hockey/basketball season. And, of course, it's Halloween season.

Around here, it's also Maine Lit Fest season. We recently spoke with Gibson Fay-LeBlanc, executive director of the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance, to learn more about the 10-day festival.

We also caught up with the creative minds behind the new play "Seven Sisters," which premieres this weekend at The Studio Theatre at Portland Stage. Check out the full interview below.

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See the full calendar for more local and regional happenings.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Freeport Fall Festival

Friday, October 2 · 12 PM · Downtown Freeport

This Weekend in Portland

Music

Five for Fighting with String Quartet

Friday, October 2 · 8 PM · Stone Mountain Arts Center

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Theater

DRC presents SEVEN SISTERS by Lynne Conner: World Premiere

Friday, October 2 · See showtimes · Studio Theater at Portland Stage

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Music

Ringo Starr And His All Starr Band

Saturday, October 3 · 7:30 PM · Cross Insurance Arena

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