LEWISTON — Camden National Bank, 993 Lisbon St., will host a book signing for , long-time Lewiston resident and author of the book, “Your Truth Is Written In Your Heart,” from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, April 4. At age 72, Roy has published her first book explaining the basic steps to change your life, moving from […]

GORHAM — The University of Southern Maine Department of Theatre will close its 2013-2014 season with the English-language world premiere of Tillion’s operetta, “In the Underworld,” in Russell Hall, 37 College Ave. While imprisoned in Ravenbrück concentration camp for women in World War II Germany, Germaine Tillion, a French ethnologist and Resistance fighter, secretly wrote […]

STANDISH — Auditions for the musical “Fiddler on the Roof” will be held from 6-8:30 p.m. Sunday and Monday, April 13 and 14, at Schoolhouse Arts Center. Bring sheet music and come prepared to sing a Broadway-type song. An accompanist will be provided. Bruce Avery will direct and performances will be held from July 3-27. […]

PORTLAND — McFerrin was exposed to a multitude of musical genres during his youth — classical, R&B, jazz, pop and world music — and has absorbed them all to create his own unparalleled sound. Whether it is a rendition of the Bach prelude Ave Maria, his incomparable interpretations of Beatles songs, collaborations with cellist Yo-Yo […]

MONMOUTH — The British are coming to Monmouth for Theater at Monmouth’s 45th season. “The British Invasion,” running from June 28 through Sept. 28, 2014, features a line-up of plays from England’s greatest playwrights. In celebration of Shakespeare’s 450th and TAM’s 45th, the Summer Repertory will include William Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” and “Romeo […]

BOOK NOOK Self-published author and illustrator, C. Marlo Hatch, has released her first book, a children’s book with colorful illustrations of Maine’s sweet creatures and the stories of their bedtimes in poetic form. Many of the animals live in places that Mainer’s would quickly recognize. Look for the book on store shelves this summer. “ […]

“As You Like It” is the story of Rosalind and Orlando, two run-aways who meet just before deciding, separately, to flee the court of the usurping Duke Frederick before he locks them up or eliminates them. Rosalind disguises herself as a young man to insure her safety and that of her companion, her cousin Celia. When […]

“Polish Posters: Art and Allusion” opens on Friday, April 4, and closes on Saturday, May 24. The posters will be shown in the Museum’s Synergy Space Gallery, Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell St., and in satellite galleries in Roger Williams Hall, 9 Andrews Road (Alumni Walk) and Hedge Hall, 7 Andrews Road. Open to the […]

LEWISTON — This novel was written to capture the voice and the life story of Valentino Achak Deng, a refugee from the Sudanese civil war of the 1980s and 90s. The story, written in the form of an autobiography, relates Deng’s struggles to survive as one of “The Lost Boys” of southern Sudan. In the […]