A German Lopez and Antonio Toledo concert is planned for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 17, at German Lopez Strand Theatre, 345 Main St. in Rockland. This duo presents Spanish guitar music that honors Canary Island folk traditions, Spanish Flamenco, West African rhythms, and jazz. López, a brilliant and prolific “timple” virtuoso with an innovative 21st […]
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Looking Back on March 9
100 Years Ago: 1922 Refreshed by a good night’s rest President Harding was looking forward enthusiastically to the first day of his vacation when he arose today aboard the special train which is carrying the executive and his party to Florida for a week’s rest. The train early today was skirting the lower South Carolina […]
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Franco-American Collection plans two events to celebrate Francophone Month
USM’s Lewiston-Auburn College
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Lewiston native releases ‘Paris Blue: A Memoir of First Love’
From acclaimed concert flutist Julie Scolnik comes an inspirational and heartfelt memoir about young love, heartache, and the role of memory in our lives. Set against a backdrop of classical music and Paris, “Paris Blue: A Memoir of First Love” is a true fairy-tale memoir with a dark underbelly about the tenacious grip of first […]
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‘Fatty Tissue Thorn’ first release from sophomore effort by Maine’s Fonfon Ru
Portland-based post-punk band Fonfon Ru has released “Fatty Tissue Thorn,” the single and video from their sophomore album “Collapse of the Silver Bridge,” which comes out April 15. After a significant medical issue in 2019, FonFon Ru guitar player and singer Harry James turned their experience into “Fatty Tissue Thorn,” a sonic exploration of the […]
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Maine Historical Society celebrates 200 years with series of events
The Maine Historical Society is entering its third century of service to the people of Maine and commemorating its 200th birthday. On February 5, 1822, MHS was established as the third state historical society in the United States – two years after Maine became a state. Its founders consisted of civic leaders from across Maine, […]
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Strauss’s ‘Ariadne auf Naxos’ to be streamed in Met Opera Live series
Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center
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Mad Horse Theatre Company to host open studio event
Join members of the Homecoming Odyssey Collective for an Open Studio session from 1:30-3 p.m. on Sunday, March 13, at Mad Horse Theatre in South Portland. The Devising Collective has been meeting monthly to work towards an immersive Installation Production slated for June 24-26. Inspired by the theme of “Homecoming” in Homer’s “The Odyssey,” this […]
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Heather Pierson Trio concert set for Bangor Arts Exchange
The Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio will perform at at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at Bangor Arts Exchange, 193 Exchange St. in Bangor. Hailing from New Hampshire’s Mount Washington Valley, the Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio are three musicians from three generations bringing their skills, quiet charm, and down-to-earth honesty to bear on songs that bring […]