FARMINGTON — ArtsFarmington will sponsor a Maine Mountain Chamber Music Concert featuring the internationally known Cassatt String Quartet at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 10, in the Nordica Auditorium of Merrill Hall at the University of Maine at Farmington. They will perform Mendelssohn’s “Quartet in A Minor”; Dvorák’s “Piano Quintet in A Major,” with Yuri […]
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Scottish icon Archie Fisher comes to Old South Church
Old South Church concert series brings Scottish icon singer-songwriter Archie Fisher to the stage
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French-language film series continues with biopic ‘Barbara’
The Tournées Festival of French-language film continues at Bates College with the presentation of director Mathieu Amalric’s film, “Barbara,” which centers around actress Brigitte, tasked with portraying the beloved French singer-songwriter Barbara in a film. Soon she finds that her film role and her real life blur together in a surreal tale of melancholy, cinema […]
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Theater at Monmouth to present stage adaptation of holiday classic ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’
Production celebrates family and community
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Palaver Strings celebrates Maine’s immigrant communities with concert
Portland-based Palaver Strings will embark on a tour of Maine for “Welcome Home,” a program which celebrates the vitality of Maine’s immigrant communities through music and storytelling. In partnership with the Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center and Portland Ovations, the program will be performed in seven Maine locations, with the goal of sharing with rural […]
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All aboard for ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ at Poland high school
POLAND — Have your passports ready! The Poland Players are bringing Agatha Christie’s famous murder mystery, “Murder on the Orient Express,” to the Dr. Robert Wall Theater at Poland Regional High School on Friday through Sunday, Nov. 1 to 3. The exotic Orient express, en route to Calais from Istanbul with a stop in Poland, […]
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‘Middletown’ to be presented by Brunswick’s The Theater Project
BRUNSWICK — The Theater Project will present “Middletown,” written by Will Eno and directed by Christopher Price, opening on Friday, Nov. 1. Everyone is welcome to attend an opening night reception with refreshments and an opportunity to meet the cast, crew and director after the show. “Middletown” is a deeply moving and funny play exploring […]
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Trunk or Treat event will help people ‘know Lewiston’
LEWISTON – Lewiston Places Trunk or Treat will be a new type of “trunk or treat” happening from 4-6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2, in the parking lot at Connors Elementary School in Lewiston. Children will have access to candy at each participating “trunk,” however, this Lewiston Youth Advisory Council (LYAC) event is also educational […]
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Palaver Strings to perform at Johnson Hall
GARDINER — Palaver Strings will present “Welcome Home” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center. Doors will open a half-hour before the show. “Welcome Home” celebrates the vitality of Maine’s immigrant communities through music and storytelling. Palaver Strings will collaborate with guest artists of French Canadian, Rwandan, Burundian and Iraqi […]
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UMF New Commons Project to present several programs on satire and ‘The Simpsons’
FARMINGTON — The New Commons Project upcoming topic is “The Simpsons” — a television show that has been making people talk about important topics such as books, news, history and more for almost 30 years. In that time, the animated series has been awarded 32 Emmy Awards and 34 Annie Awards. The show has been […]