GRAY — Auditions for young performers, ages 7-15, for the seventh annual Fiddlehead Children’s Theater production of “Shrek Jr.” will be held from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 15 and 16, at Fiddlehead Center, 25 Shaker Road. Download the audition package at www.fiddleheadcenter.org. Email info@fiddleheadcenter.org to schedule your audition time or call 207-657-2244 […]
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Western compositions featured in concert at Bates College in Lewiston on Nov. 14
LEWISTON — A string ensemble known for its dedication to music by contemporary composers and from cultures underrepresented in mainstream repertory, the Momenta Quartet will join the Bates College Gamelan Ensemble in concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. The program consists of “NONAME,” a […]
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‘Fall Dance Concert’ at Bates College opens on Nov. 15
LEWISTON — A company known for testing both the social implications and the physical limits of moving bodies, Dante Brown|Warehouse Dance are among the performers in Bates College’s annual Fall Dance Concert, with performances at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15; 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16; and 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17. On the program: • […]
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Author to present humorous tall tales during Kingfield artwalk on Nov. 7
KINGFIELD — From 5-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, Meriwether O’Connor will perform her humorous tall tales and short stories from Joe Potato’s “Real Life Recipes” at High Peaks Artisan Guild, 245 Main St. during the Kingfield Artwalk. Known for the dark humor of her Appalachia- and Texas-based tales and stories, O’Connor will read from her […]
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Portland gallery calls for art submissions by Nov. 9
PORTLAND — The Constellation Gallery, home of the Maine Artist Collective, has put out a call for art throughout Maine for the upcoming Miniatures Show which runs from Nov. 21-Jan. 27. Maine-based artists can submit their creations, in any media, as long as the work measures 11 x 14 inches or smaller, including any frame […]
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Youth orchestra ensembles to perform in Portland on Nov. 13
The concert will include: the Portland Youth Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Robert Lehmann, USM professor of music and director of string studies and orchestral activities; the Portland Youth Wind Ensemble, conducted by Peter Martin, USM professor of music; the Portland Young People’s String Consort, conducted by Deborah Dabczynski; and the Portland Youth Junior Orchestra, conducted […]
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Writer Series to host Laura van den Berg in Farmington on Nov. 13
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington BFA in Creative Writing program will present American author as the next reader in its Visiting Writers Series. Van den Berg will read from her work at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center. The reading is free and open […]
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‘Sleepy Hollow’ to open on Brunswick stage on Nov. 7
BRUNSWICK — The classic, spine-tingling tale of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman is the next Theater Project Young People’s Theater production, onstage Nov. 7-9. Adapted by Kathryn Schultz Miller from the story by Washington Irving, “Sleepy Hollow” is the story of bumbling schoolmaster Ichabod Crane, and his mysterious fate. One placid autumn night, the […]
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Contemporary fiber works on view now at USM Portland; reception Nov. 21
A reception in honor of the artists will be held at the University of Southern Maine, Portland campus from 3-5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21. A second show, “Maine Fiberarts in Topsham” includes members’ work that is for sale for the holidays, and that show remains on view through Dec. 31. The show at USM is […]
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Orchestra, gypsy jazz trio joint concert in Farmington on Nov. 9
FARMINGTON — Waltzes, jazz, rags and other toe-tapping delights fill the bill when the University of Maine at Farmington Community Orchestra performs at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, in Nordica Auditorium in UMF’s Merrill Hall. The orchestra’s special guests are the gypsy jazz group Mes Amis, featuring Steve Lynnworth and Harry Richter on guitars, and […]