Railroad Earth will take the stage at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, at State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. This New Jersey-based bluegrass act play the brand-new tune “Runnin’ Wild.” Their next album, “All For The Song,” will be released on April 22, so you can expect to hear a few songs from that during […]
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Looking Back on Jan. 19
100 Years Ago: 1922 Following the sale of all of his theatrical holdings, and his formal retirement as vice president of the Maine and New Hampshire Theater Company, William F. Carrigan stated that he does not intend to return to organized baseball. Complete details of the big transfer were given in late editions of the […]
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CLT’s production of ‘Let It Be’ scores big
The play, about the lives of two next-door families during the late 1960s, is propelled by the songs of the Beatles.
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Duo of Elsie Gawler and Ethan Tichler grace Oasis of Music
Elsie Gawler and Ethan Tichler will perform at the Oasis of Music beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 19, at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. Gawler met Tischler at Maine Fiddle Camp in 2016 and from there they grew a musical connection that eventually turned into a partnership and musical […]
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Looking Back on Jan. 18
100 Years Ago: 1922 The latest outdoor sport according to a well grounded report has been originated by a local janitor and consists of an attempt to shoot icicles from the edge of the roof. That report further stated that after firing some twenty shots at the target the gentleman finally had to climb up […]
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Looking Back on Jan. 17
100 Years Ago: 1922 Four or five boys have made a skiing slide with a ten foot jump on the slope from Sabitis to Ash Street near the junction and the stunts do not only attract the attention of those in the nearby houses but also the passersby. Monday evening traffic was nearly blocked on […]
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Looking Back on Jan. 15
100 Years Ago: 1922 When there’s any snow at all it is sliding time on the Frankia Field in Lewiston. It is the one best place in all the city for the sport and has been such for many years. The old timer looked out the one-man car window toward the field where a crowd […]
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Kat Wright concert planned at Stone Mountain Arts Center
Stone Mountain Arts Center will feature Kat Wright at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, at the arts center, 695 Dugway Road in Brownfield. Wright whose voice is both sultry and dynamic, delicate yet powerful; gritty but highly emotive and nuanced, has been described as “a young Bonnie Raitt meets Amy Winehouse”. Add to that voice […]
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Oak Hill High School’s Little Theatre in the Woods to present ‘The Addams Family’
Oak Hill High School’s Drama Club, The Little Theatre in the Woods, plans to present the new musical, “The Addams Family,” at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 21 and 22 and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23, at the theater at 30 Academy St. Auburn. This musical, with the book written by Marshall Brickman […]
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Six Generations of Island Women returns to Stonington
Opera House Arts’ Island Women Speak, the women’s storytelling event at the Stonington Opera House, is coming back for a new iteration, at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28, at 1 School St. in Stonington. Six women, six generations, six personal stories — told live from the stage also will be livestreamed for those who cannot […]