The Bald Hill Band will perform a Music for Mavis Tuesdays at the Gazebo concert at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, at 98 Mathews Way, in Turner Center. The band will present an acoustic set of bluegrass, alt-country and traditional tunes. Bring a chair, a blanket, and a friend. A hat will be passed to […]
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Looking Back on May 24
100 Years Ago: 1922 The forsythia bushes are all in bloom in Lewiston Park. Considerable expenditure has been made the past year to beautify this public garden spot and the row of shrubs planted the length of the park, along Pine Street is a great addition, and a big advance in true civic spirit. 50 […]
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Lott Quartet to perform pair of concerts
The Lott Quartet will perform the music of Beethoven, Dvorak, and Wynton Marsalis at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 29, at the Denmark Arts Center; and at 7 pm. on Tuesday, May 31, at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center in Fryeburg. Based in New Orleans, the Lott Quartet was founded around a mutual love of […]
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CBU hosting pair of comedy shows
Looking for laughs? The River Comics have you covered this weekend with two stand-up comedy shows, live from the basement stage at Craft Brew Underground in Auburn. The popular 6×10 Show featuring six stand-up comics doing ten minutes each for your generous pay-what-you-can tips begins at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 27. Host and Boston […]
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Looking Back on May 23
100 Years Ago: 1922 A Lewiston woman who is prominent in civic affairs called on The Sun Monday morning to voice her indignation at the use of the Lewiston city park for auto parking spaces. Among other things the park looks shabby enough now without making a roadway of it. 50 Years Ago: 1972 Rep. […]
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Alex Cuba concert scheduled for Strand Theatre
Strand Theatre will host Alex Cuba at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 28, at 345 Main St. in Rockland. The Latin Grammy/Juno winner is not tied to tradition. The Cuban-born Canadian brings a cross-cultural musicality to his Latin roots, expressed with sugarcane-sweet melodies, pop-soul hooks and powerful guitar riffs. Tickets cost $18 in advance, or $20 […]
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Antje Duvekot and Ellis Paul plan Brownfield concert
Antje Duvekot and Ellis Paul plan to take the stage at 8 p.m. Sunday May 29, at Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, in Brownfield. Paul was a principle leader in the wave of singer/songwriters that emerged from the Boston folk scene, creating a movement that revitalized the national acoustic circuit with an urban, […]
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Sandy River Ramblers concert set for Manchester
The Sandy River Ramblers will kick off the Lakeside Orchard Summer Concert Series at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 28, at Lakeside Orchards, 318 Readfield Road in Manchester. The bluegrass band’s recent CDs include “Cry of the Loon” and “Home in the Heart of Maine” which feature songs about Maine exclusively. Stan Keach, the band’s chief […]