BRUNWSICK — Don’t be a bluenose: Dust off your glad rags and have a grand old time. Experience the ambiance of the 1920s with a password to get in the door, special cocktails reminiscent of the era, games, and other whimsical distractions, all in support of The Theater Project. It ain’t no clip joint, this […]

POLAND — The Poland Players will present the energetic and foot-tapping musical “Footloose” at 7 p.m. March 13-15; and at 2 p.m. March 16, in the Robert Wall Theater located at Poland Regional High School. Based on the 1984 film of the same name starrng Kevin Bacon, the musical tells the story of Ren McCormack, […]

UMF to present Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” March 13-16 FARMINGTON — The enchanted island of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” will come to life at the University of Maine at Farmington’s Alumni Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, March 13-15; and at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 16. The play opens with a tempest-tossed shipwreck on the island […]

The South Strong Road Crew: Andy Buckland, bass; Scott Dixon, drums; Doug Walrath, keyboard; and Sherry Walrath, vocals; will play throughout the service and lead the congregation in jazz versions of traditional gospel hymns. Others who will provide special music include Louise McCleery, Nan Berry, Jackie Tardiff, Leonard Bromberg, Louise and Joel Bunker and the […]

In this outrageous criminal comedy, three squirt gun-slinging desperadoes swindle and seduce their way into the greatest heist of all time. “The Fabulous Problemas” is a Columbian-American collaboration which features three virtuoso physical comedians who need no dialogue to tell their tale. Set to a lively jazz music score, the three scoundrels con each other […]

At 8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, the cover dance band will perform at Mixers in Sabattus. Members are Sean Cote on vocals, Ken Blake on drums, Pete Simon on bass and Adam Mullen on guitar. They cover music from CCR, Rolling Stones, ZZ Top, Doobie Brothers, Wilson Pickett, Tommy Tutone, Tom Petty, The Who, and […]

PORTLAND — Portland Ovations in collaboration with The Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art will present the modern percussion ensemble So Percussion at ICA at MECA for two concerts 15 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Thursday, March 13. Part experimental music gig, part multimedia rock show, part happening, So Percussion’s Where (we) […]

PORTLAND — Movie lovers can look forward to the end of March when the annual Maine Jewish Film Festival will take place from March 22-29. The Festival will present 22 features, numerous shorts and various speakers over the seven-day period, with screenings in Portland at the Nickelodeon, the Portland Museum of Art and Salt Institute […]

Charles Dickens died before he could finish his extraordinary murder novel, and that is only the beginning of the mystery. Both sinister and hilarious, this play picks up where Dickens left off. “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” is a comical play-within-a-play, featuring actors at London’s Music Hall Royale in the late 1800s. Each character is […]