Written by John-Michael Tebelak with music by Stephen Schartz, the story is about the gospels according to St. Matthew through music and dance. It opened in 1971 and has had a long-running success. Penny Jaskalen is directing this lively, humorous show using Maine as the location instead of New York City. You’ll see more than […]

AUBURN — Director Krista Lord has announced the cast of “The Vagina Monologues,” to be presented at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 29, and at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 30, at the First Universalist Church of Auburn, 169 Pleasant St. The 22-woman cast includes: Shirley Bernier, Michaela Boland, Siiri Cressey, Christa Eccles, Jeanne Fletcher, Sara Flowers, […]

The festival offers music for dancing from 7:30 p.m. to midnight on Friday, and 10 a.m. to midnight on Saturday. “The mainstay of the festival is traditional New England country dancing – or ‘contra dancing,’ as it is more popularly known,” said Lynn Plumb of the festival’s planning committee, “but attendees can choose from a […]

Based on selections from the enormously popular works of Dr. Seuss, “Seussical” is directed by Andrew Scott Turner, with musical direction by Kyle Jordan. The only thing more fun than reading a Dr. Seuss book is seeing a magical musical extravaganza — live, onstage with all the favorite Dr. Seuss characters. Cat in the Hat […]

Many artists know the feeling of wanting to pack in the brushes but for Ribisi-Braley it goes further. “As I’m working through the process, I’m also working through chronic pain that makes it difficult to be in the studio as much as I need to be. Namely, migraines dampen my studio practice. Working on these […]

LEWISTON — Lyceum Gallery will open a new exhibit, “Satire, Caricature, Humor: Modern Cartoons,” on Friday, March 21. Seven artists will exhibit work spanning satiric posters to comic strips and game cards. The term cartoon originated in the Middle Ages and first described a preparatory drawing for a piece of art, such as a painting, […]

Whitehead’s next book, “The Noble Hustle: Poker, Beef Jerky, and Death,” a nonfiction account of his experiences at the 2011 World Series of Poker will be released in a few weeks. Best known as a novelist, Whitehead’s latest entry in that genre is the best-seller “Zone One” (2011), a tale of life in New York […]

BRUNSWICK — Teens To Trails is partnering with the Maine Outdoor Film Festival to bring a variety of films from around the world to two area high schools. The festival will visit Windham High School Saturday, March 15, and Cony High School Friday, May 16. The films begin at 7 p.m. Each film features a […]

LEWISTON — An art exhibit called “A Community Responds to Crisis” about the first responders to the Lewiston arsons in the spring of 2013 is on display at the Center for Wisdom’s Women at 97 Blake St. The exhibit is a collection of 16 posters each with written text and a photograph. “My goal is […]