AUGUSTA — The second program in Lithgow Public Library’s popular poetry and music series will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 24. The evening will showcase the talents of nationally known poets Dave Morrison and Kristen Lindquist, along with musician Sara Hallie Richardson. The poetry/music program will be held in the Reading Room, and […]

TURNER — Leavitt Area High School Project Grad 2014 will host a benefit performance by comedian Bob Marley in the auditorium of the school at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 13. Open seating will begin at 6 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in advance for $15 at the high school office, the Greene Central School office, […]

GARDINER — Open Book Players, Maine’s premiere readers theater company, will hold auditions for their children’s spring program, “The Jungle Book” at 6 p.m. Sunday, April 13, at Johnson Hall. There are parts available for children of all ages, but all children planning to audition must be fluent readers. The performances will be at 7 […]

PORTLAND — Portland Ovations, in collaboration with the USM School of Music and American Opera Projects, Brooklyn, NY, will present the world premiere of “The Summer King, an Opera on the Life of Josh Gibson,” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 8, at Merrill Auditorium. “The Summer King,” composed by Portland resident Daniel Sonenberg, features a […]

PORTLAND – Portland Symphony Orchestra Music Director and Conductor Robert Moody will lead the Portland Symphony Orchestra for the Sunday Classical Concert on April 27, 2:30 p.m. This concert features emotionally charged pieces by composers who felt deep personal connections to their works: Dvorák, Rachmaninoff and Brahms. Guest pianist Bryan Wallick will perform. The concert […]

The Circus is coming! SAVE THE DATE – April 26: Circus Olé! And Feast of Fools SOUTH PARIS – The Circus is coming! Trapeze artists, contact jugglers, hoop dancers, Vaudeville dance and clowning, giant puppets, stilt walkers and many other performers are coming from as far as Boston, Seattle, and Vermont for the third annual […]

Fiddler Nikki Engstrom and guitarist and singer Sean Brennan have been playing throughout New England as the duo Stanley and Grimm at concerts, house parties, pubs and festivals. Engstrom is an accomplished, award-winning fiddler and teaches many workshops at festivals throughout the year while maintaining more than 30 full-time private students on Cape Cod. Brennan […]

The Soiree is a theatrical party hosted by one woman, the witty and grandiose Elizabeth, whose charms slowly come unhinged over an interactive performance of physical comedy, stand-up and other improvisational surprises. The Soiree is written and performed by Huotari and directed by Avner Eisenberg. The show debuted in 2007 with support from the Maine […]

“After retiring, I took up oil painting six years ago under the mentorship of Brenda Sauro, Murad Sayen, and Barbara Traficonte, along with many members of the WMAG. All these inspirations and some good photographs have given me a lively and rewarding pastime. It also keeps me off the streets,” said Hamilton. The gallery is […]

AUGUSTA — “New Lives/New England,” a traveling exhibition and series of artist presentations, will open with a reception from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at the Michael Klahr Center, home of the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine, UMA. A special performance is in the works for opening night. The exhibit will run through […]