LEWISTON — Prince of Peace Parish will host a Christmas concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, on the corner of Ash and Bartlett streets. Join Ray Cornils, Portland’s municipal organist; the Festival Brass; St. Mary Schola, Bruce Fithian, director; and the Parish Ringers for an evening […]

Following the unique half-hour presentation, guests will be invited into the festively lit foyer decorated in the theme “Jesus is the Same Yesterday, Today and Forever.” Guests can enjoy complimentary cider and cookies as well as caroling. New this year will be draft horse wagon rides along a lit wooded path with a few added […]

PORTLAND — Have you ever wanted to know what it’s like to be a T-bird or a Pink Lady but never quite felt cool enough to pull it off? Well, now is your chance to don those pink jackets, grease up those quiffs and let your inhibitions go for an evening where you are the […]

PORTLAND — America’s premier comedian, Jerry Seinfeld, will perform his signature stand-up routine at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at Merrill Auditorium. Seinfeld has been hailed for his uncanny ability to joke about the little things in life that relate to audiences everywhere. Seinfeld now sets his sights on performing both nationally and internationally in […]

For many years South Parish Congregational Church and its fine organist, Zoller, have shared their magnificent organ with the public in a special holiday concert featuring the Downeast Brass Quintet. Zoller plays the historic 1866 E. & G. G. Hook Organ for services and concerts. He comes to South Parish with long experience in church […]

 Portland Ovations to bring Master of Persian Music: Kayhan Kalhor to Hannaford Hall PORTLAND — Portland Ovations will present four-time Grammy nominee at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at Hannaford Hall, USM Portland. An internationally acclaimed virtuoso on the kamancheh (a four-stringed, upright Persian fiddle, ancestor to the violin), Kalhor is a major creative influence […]

LEWISTON — Arc Iris, a new orchestral pop project featuring singer and instrumentalist Jocie Adams, former core member of The Low Anthem, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Bates College’s Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. Admission is $12, available at batestickets.com. A limited number of free tickets are available […]

SKOWHEGAN — Downtown Skowhegan, a nationally-designated Main Street community, will continue a 21-year tradition this December with Holiday Stroll, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6 and 7. The event kicks off with the Friday night parade and continues Saturday morning and afternoon with treats and activities throughout downtown. “Downtown is all lit up, Santa […]

PORTLAND — The Choral Art Society will celebrate the season with its annual Messiah Sing-Along at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16, at Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodford Street. The Messiah Sing-Along will be conducted by CAS Music Director Robert Russell. The Southern Maine Symphony Orchestra will accompany. Messiah, an oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel, […]

Although coming from diverse musical backgrounds, and residing in different parts of the globe, the members of Comas found in each other a similar approach to music, and have brought together their many cultural influences to forge a unique blend of traditional Irish music that literally had them, within months of coming together, playing on […]