The Rasa String Quartet will perform at 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 19, at St. Lawrence Arts Center in Portland. The Rasa String Quartet was formed in 2019 at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA and consists of Korean-American cellist, Eunghee Cho, Spanish-Vietnamese violist, Claudia Do Minh Ramos, Japanese-American violinist, Kiyoshi Hayashi, […]
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Looking Back on Feb. 25
100 Years Ago: 1920 The Leap Year Circle met with Mrs. Arthur Hawkins, Wednesday evening, at her home, 79 Manley Street Auburn. Those present were Mrs. Ralph Hawking, Mrs. Harry Hawking, Mrs. Harry Sawyer, Miss Pearl Hunnewell, and Miss Vivian Jackson. Three members were absent. Next meeting will be next Wednesday, will be at Miss […]
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Artists to give presentation on ‘Fatherland’ exhibit at Bowdoin museum
Collaborating artists Juan Jose Barboza-Gubo and Andrew Mroczek, recipients of the 2019 Fellowship in Photography from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, will address their collaboration for an ongoing series “Fatherland: Culture, Violence, and the Peruvian Landscape” that began in 2014 and uses photography and film to explore LGBTQ communities in contemporary Peru in a presentation at […]
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Kevin Libby to play third Cabin Fever concert
Turner’s own Kevin Libby will serenade with his heart-felt tunes from the country from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, March 1, for the third in the Cabin Fever Concert Series presented by “Music for Mavis.” In a post-Valentine’s Day tribute to the heart, he will take you down back roads in Maine, to ponds, mountains, into […]
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UMA exhibit showcases work of North Carolina artist
“Stories are held in the landscape.” — Katie St. Clair
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Internationally renowned violin maker and performer Jon Cooper will perform at the Oasis of Music from 12:30-1 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Cooper grew up in New York during the 1950s and 60s. He moved to Maine for college and eventually decided to call it home. Taking a break from playing guitar at a rehearsal […]
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Craft Brew Underground to host free improv comedy show
Underground Improv, a troupe of some of Maine’s funniest comedians, will perform a night of improv comedy at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, at Craft Brew Underground in Auburn. This month’s show features Dawn Hartill, Nate White, Leonard Kimble, Jason Pelletier, and CarlaRose Dubois. No two shows are ever alike. The show content is […]
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Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet comes to life on UMF stage
FARMINGTON — Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” comes to life on the University of Maine at Farmington stage as Theatre UMF’s major theater production for spring 2020. Performances will be held on campus in the UMF Alumni Theater at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, March 5, 6 and 7, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 8. […]
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The Theater Project to present ‘Our Stories Need to Be Told’
BRUNSWICK — The Theater Project is excited to present the world premier of “Our Stories Need to Be Told,” an original play written and directed by Executive Director Wendy Poole. “Our Stories Need to Be Told” portrays the testimonies of Holocaust survivors who found their way to Maine after World War II. Fusing first-person narrative […]
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Looking Back on Feb. 24
100 Years Ago 1920 It was ladies day at the Lewiston and Auburn Rotary club, Friday noon at the DeWitt, Lewiston, and altho nearly 30 members were either confined to the home by illness or members of thelr family were in the attendance numbered nearly 76. Mrs. Gertrude Chittenden was chairman of the meeting, and […]