LEWISTON – “Les Moulins (The Mills),” an experimental and award-winning documentary exploring the collapse of the mills and cultural identity of Lewiston, will be shown Thursday, Aug. 7, by its creator, Ross William Morin, at Museum L-A.The program, held in conjunction with Museum L-A’s new exhibit “Weaving a World: Lewiston’s Millworkers, 1920-2008,” will begin at […]

AUBURN – Auditions for Lewiston-Auburn Community Little Theatre’s production of “Kiss Me Kate” will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8, and at 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Great Falls Performing Arts Center.Written by Bella and Samuel Spewack, “Kiss Me Kate” combines Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew” with Cole Porter’s music and […]

BRUNSWICK – Maine State Music Theatre will round out its 50th anniversary season with the epic musical “Les Misérables.” The acclaimed production, composed by Claude-Michel Schönberg with a libretto by Alain Boublil, will be presented Aug. 6-24 at Pickard Theater on the Bowdoin College campus. Based on the 1862 Victor Hugo novel of the same […]

Jesse Ray Carter will bring his delta blues to She Doesn’t Like Guthries in Lewiston Saturday, Aug. 2. Besides performing solo, he plays original music with a trio. Since Jan. 1, he and his trio have had residence at The National Undergound, a New York City club owned by pop singer Gavin Degraw. Carter tours […]

ROUND POND – The Little Brown Church in Round Pond will welcome Brunswick songwriter Jud Caswell at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6. A frequent performer at the King Eider Pub in Damariscotta, he has won eight nationally recognized songwriting contests, including the Dave Carter Memorial, Boston Folk Festival and Kerrville New Folk competitions.His song “Blackberry […]

PEAKS ISLAND – “Something doing these days at Peak’s,” said the lobster man, as he hung up the receiver. “First ’tis a dinner at the hotel, then they hustle me for a big order down the line, and sometimes,” said the fisherman, as he looked with worried air at his order book, “sometimes it seems […]

Concerts Aug. 1: AUBURN, guitarist Lindsey Montana will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Holly’s Own Deli and Wine Bar, 84 Court St. 333-3041Aug. 1: BATH, Rick Marsters, trumpet/flugelhorn, and Jeff Witherall, keyboard, will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Solo Bistro, 128 Front ST. 443-3373Aug. 1: BOOTHBAY HARBOR, the Northern Lights will perform bluegrass at 8 […]

Singer/songwriter Dave Mallett will bring his gentle, tuneful folk music filled with intelligence and heart to Deertrees Theatre in Harrison Saturday, Aug. 2. His songs have received international acclaim, and one of them, “Garden Song,” has been translated into several languages and stands apart as one of America’s most popular folk anthems. The inspiration for […]

Augusta: Works by several artists from Lewiston will be featured through Sept. 3 at the office of the State Senate at the State House.Bangor: Works by Stella Johnson, Katherine Bradford and Nicole Duennebier will be featured through Oct. 1 at University of Maine Museum of Art, 40 Harlow St. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 […]

Singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile with special guest Jason Spooner will bring contemporary folk to Discovery Park in Freeport Saturday, Aug. 2. The outdoor concert at 7:30 p.m. is part of L.L. Bean’s 2008 Summer Concert Series. Bring a lawn chair. Admission is free.