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MSMT closing out season with ‘Mamma Mia!’
BRUNSWICK — Maine State Music Theatre will close out its 2016 season with “Mamma Mia!,” the Broadway smash-hit based on songs of pop super group ABBA. The show will run from Aug. 10 to 27. Three matinees were added on Aug. 13, 20 and 27. This tale full of sun and fun unfolds on a […]
Concert Monday at Basilica
LEWISTON — Sophie Poulin de Courval and organist Jacques Boucher will be guest artists at a concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8, at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, 122 Ash St. De Courval is known for her dynamism, good humor and the originality of her various projects. Through chamber music, she feels […]
Powerful ‘Henry V’ performance at Theater at Monmouth
MONMOUTH — A powerful production of William Shakespeare’s “Henry V” is on stage at the Theater at Monmouth in repertory performances throughout August. The strong cast is led by Jake Loewenthal as King Henry, a rash young English monarch of the early 15th century who takes his countrymen to war in France. Against overwhelming odds, […]
Looking Back on August 5
100 years ago, 1916Lewiston is to have a series of municipal concerts every Sunday afternoon during the remainder of the summer according to an announcement made by Arthur N. Pettengill. For some time music lovers of this city have expressed the desire for concerts on Sunday afternoons, if music could be provided to suit the […]
Lenny Breau tribute Friday
The Lenny Breau Pergola at Pettingill School Park in Lewiston will be dedicated during a free concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5. Lenny’s brother Denny Breau will perform, among others. The event is free, and those attending should bring a chair. Concert is a tribute to what would have been Lenny’s 75th birthday.