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Oak Hill High School Drama Club presents musical ‘HONK!’
Oak Hill High School’s Theatre in the Woods, in conjunction with Musical Theater International, will present the musical “HONK!,” an adaptation of the Hans Christian Anderson story, “The Ugly Duckling,” on Jan. 17, 18 and 19. The play tells the story of the baby swan, “Ugly,” rejected by all the barnyard animals except her mother […]
Gaslight Theater holding auditions for ‘Last Gas’
The Gaslight Theater, Maine’s oldest continuously operating community theater, announces auditions for their first production of Maine’s bicentennial year. The theater will will open the season on March 13 with “Last Gas” by Maine native John Cariani, directed by Lucille Rioux. Auditions will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 26, and Monday, Jan. […]
Monmouth Community Players presents ‘When Radio Was King: Back to the 60’s’
MONMOUTH — Before there was Netflix, Hulu and cable TV, families would crowd around the radio to listen to their favorite shows. The Monmouth Community Players invite audiences to take a trip into the 1960s and experience a live radio show in the fourth annual production of “When Radio Was King” for one weekend: Friday […]
Reception to be held for opening of ‘Dazzling Collages’ exhibit
YARMOUTH — The Yarmouth Historical Society will celebrate the opening of “Collect, Convert and Create: Dazzling Collages” by Yarmouth artist Emily Blaschke from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30. Wine, cheese and light refreshments will be served at the free opening reception. True to the show’s title, Blaschke creates vibrant and richly layered collages […]
CLT announces cast for production of “The Philadelphia Story”
AUBURN — Community Little Theatre held auditions for and is naming the cast for the upcoming production of Philip Barry’s classic, “The Philadelphia Story.” This sparkling comedy is a witty, sophisticated romp, a breezy and romantic story which explores family dynamics, class prejudice and human frailty. The movie starred Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn and Jimmy […]
Community read of ‘We Took to the Woods’ kicks off yearlong program
Maine’s Mid-Century Moment Bicentennial Event will offer presentations throughout the year
Bailey Library launches 10-part series on outdoor recreation with author Jeffrey Ryan
WINTHROP — Author, photographer and historian Jeffrey Ryan will read from and discuss his book, “Appalachian Odyssey,” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, at the Bailey Public Library. The event is the first in a 10-part series that will explore outdoor recreation. The series will run until October. The book recounts Ryan’s three-decade and 2,100-mile […]
Winter series features father, daughter duo in concert
The first of a winter series of presentations called Soup, Salad and Songs will feature a concert by Anthony and Una Shostak, a father and daughter duo performing mostly Irish repertoire on fiddle, uilleann pipes, banjo and harp, at 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 12, at the First Universalist Church in Turner. Minister of the church, […]