NORWAY — The Calderwood Consort’s Music for a Medieval Christmas, a program of period music concluding with a sing-along of traditional Christmas songs, will be performed at 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 17, at Christ Episcopal Church, 35 Paris St. The program is in part based on an unusual telling of the Christmas story taken from […]

LEWISTON — UU Theater will present the fifth annual Ho Ho Holiday Drag Show on Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Elks Lodge, 1675 Lisbon Road. The show starts at 8 p.m.; doors open at 7 p.m. for a meet-and-greet. Christopher Dufour, producer/director, will serve as master of ceremonies. There will be performances from drag stars […]

PARIS — Give Peace a Dance will be presented at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The show is the third presented together by Debi Irons of Art Moves Dance Studio and Sasha Richardson of Expansion Arts Dance Studio. Over 50 students and their teachers […]

BATH — The Chocolate Church Arts Center turns the holiday spotlight on family entertainment with the production of “It’s a Wonderful Life” on Dec. 15 to 17. Performances are at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Dec., 15, 16 and 17, and at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 17 and 18, on the main […]

BATH — High-energy Celtic band Còig will return to the Chocolate Church Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10. Irish music enthusiasts will enjoy the Gaelic spinning songs of these Cape Breton musicians. Much of the music of this region is Celtic in nature, but originates in the local area and celebrates the sea, […]

BETHEL — Local artist Melanie Tornberg’s work will be featured at the gallery at Mill Hill Inn from Dec. 16 through the end of March. There will be a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, at the gallery. It is free and open to the public. Keyboard player Matthew Draper will play […]

LEWISTON — Steel cello and poetry are on the program for this week’s Oasis of Music at Trinity Episcopal Church, 247 Bates St. from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7. The event is free and open to the public. The steel cello is made of a suspended piece of sheet metal with a single […]

100 years ago, 1916The Healy Asylum of Lewiston will ask the coming legislature for an appropriation of $10,000 for each of the years 1917 and 1918 for maintenance, according to a statement filed at the office of the State Auditor today. The last legislature made an appropriation of $6,000 for each of the years 1915 […]

RANGELEY — The Rangeley Community Chorus will present a holiday concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 2614 Main St. Also performing will be the Rangeley Lakes Regional School, Middle School and High School Chorus, the Rangeley Ringers hand bell choir, the PEPS a cappella group and featured […]

FARMINGTON — The annual Franklin County Fiddlers Home for the Holidays celebration/reunion concert will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, at the North Church, 118 High St. This annual concert features current and former members of the group, which was founded 23 years ago by director Steve Muise. Members have performed domestically in […]