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Criterion Theatre Will Begin Year With New Director. COURTNEY SALE WILL HEAD THEATRE NEXT YEAR.
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Criterion Theatre Will Begin Year With New Director.

COURTNEY SALE WILL HEAD THEATRE NEXT YEAR Carrie Jones Nov 12, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. BAR HARBOR—The Criterion Theatre has hired a new executive director. Courtney Sale is expected to start in the position this winter. On Thursday, the 1932 Criterion Theatre, Bar Harbor’s Art Deco cultural landmark, has announced Courtney Sale as its new executive director beginning … Continue reading Criterion Theatre Will Begin Year With New Director.

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THE 1932 CRITERION THEATRE ANNOUNCES REOPENING CELEBRATION AND STAR-STUDDED 2025 SCHEDULE OF LIVE PERFORMANCES Briefs and Press Releases: Fun Things to Do on Saturday, Island Explorer MDI Service Begins on June 23, Real Estate, Jax Forum for Discovery, St. Saviour's Folk Music Series
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THE 1932 CRITERION THEATRE ANNOUNCES REOPENING CELEBRATION AND STAR-STUDDED 2025 SCHEDULE OF LIVE PERFORMANCES

Briefs and Press Releases: Fun Things to Do on Saturday, Island Explorer MDI Service Begins on June 23, Real Estate, Jax Forum for Discovery, St. Saviour’s Folk Music Series Carrie Jones Jun 13, 2025 Share A QUICK NOTE FROM US: Each week, we compile briefs and press releases and event images and share them all in one (sometimes very long) story. Our briefs article is … Continue reading THE 1932 CRITERION THEATRE ANNOUNCES REOPENING CELEBRATION AND STAR-STUDDED 2025 SCHEDULE OF LIVE PERFORMANCES

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THE 1932 CRITERION THEATRE TO REOPEN ITS DOORS IN JUNE BAR HARBOR’S ICONIC ART DECO THEATER CHANGES OWNERSHIP
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THE 1932 CRITERION THEATRE TO REOPEN ITS DOORS IN JUNE

BAR HARBOR’S ICONIC ART DECO THEATER CHANGES OWNERSHIP Carrie Jones Apr 16, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. BAR HARBOR—The announcements began quietly. The first came on April 1, April Fool’s Day, with presale tickets for Barrington Levy’s “Here I Come Tour.” “Is this for real or is it an April 1st kind of joke?” one commenter asked. … Continue reading THE 1932 CRITERION THEATRE TO REOPEN ITS DOORS IN JUNE

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Criterion’s Future Is Uncertain

Staff let go and theater closed as board contemplates extensive repairs and way to move forward Carrie Jones Jan 21, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—Flow like a river: that’s what former Criterion Theatre Production Manager Chuck Colbert would tell the staff before big events and performance. Do your work. Take obstacles in stride. Do it all with love. Flow like a river. As of January 12, … Continue reading Criterion’s Future Is Uncertain

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Bringing Back Main Character Energy

“The Bar Harbor Showplace” celebrates Carrie Jones Aug 24, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Imagine. It’s 1932, almost 100 years ago. It’s a Monday, not usually considered a big night on the town, even in a Bar Harbor summer season. It’s June 6. And the lavish, the wealthy, the movers and the shakers, the elected officials are all waiting for one big thing: The 1932 Criterion Theatre … Continue reading Bringing Back Main Character Energy

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THINGS TO DO ON MDI THIS WEEK

And in the near future. JUL 29, 2024 Share Note: There is no ON THE AGENDA this week because there are no school or local government meetings currently posted online. THINGS TO DO It’s our weekly round-up, and I may have missed some things, so apologies! If you have something you’d like in here, please let me know. We hope you have some great adventures … Continue reading THINGS TO DO ON MDI THIS WEEK

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Don’t Bring Tomatoes. Do Bring Cheer.

World-Renowned Improvisers Set to Barnstorm Bar Harbor CARRIE JONES JUL 25, 2024 Share This article was generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. BAR HARBOR—In improv, there’s no script. There are no writers jotting down notes. There are no lines to remember. There is no stand-up routine memorized. There is absolutely no time to prepare. It’s just four men on the stage, thinking quick, … Continue reading Don’t Bring Tomatoes. Do Bring Cheer.

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Local Man and his Crew Keep the Criterion Curtain Rising

Theater proves family, community, and story are the keys to continued survival CARRIE JONES AUG 18, 2023 Share On a show day, the Criterion Theatre’s Managing Director Taylor Valarik moves through the art deco theater with long strides, Hawaiian shirt flapping behind him as he fields eight questions at once, one after another they come. He answers them and maintains his focus. “Can you . … Continue reading Local Man and his Crew Keep the Criterion Curtain Rising

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