BRUNSWICK – Ready for a bit of swashbuckling?The Theater Project’s Teen Theater Camp will present the renowned adventures of D’Artagnan and his three compatriots, Athos, Porthos and Aramis, as they fight for king and country in “The Three Musketeers” Aug. 1, 2 and 3.Nineteen local teens will bring the famous epic to the stage, from […]

On First Friday, Aug. 1, from 7 to 9 p.m., the Commons Art Collective will hold an opening of its Summer Show, a group show celebrating the short summer season. The CAC displays at the Fare Share Commons at 447 Main St., Norway. Hours are when the Fare Share is open or by appointment. The […]

Nine-time Grammy Award winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bonnie Raitt – as well known for her commitment to social activism as to her music – will perform Aug. 11 at Merrill Auditorium in in Portland. The 8 p.m. concert will benefit the U.S. Senate campaign of Congressman Tom Allen.The legendary singer and […]

Go and do WHAT: four-hour dance performance WHO: choreographer and dancer Candice Salyers WHEN: 7 to 11 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6 WHERE: Outdoor spaces surrounding Coram Library, Bates College campus, Lewiston Performing for pantry Outdoor dance ‘marathon’ at Bates will benefit Good Shepherd Food Bank LEWISTON – Choreographer and performer Candice Salyers along with 18 […]

HARRISON – The Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival season will continue Tuesday, Aug. 5, with a program featuring compositions by Menotti, Mendelssohn and Brahms. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Deertrees Theater.Gian Carlo Menotti, the distinguished Italian-American composer who died in 2007, is best known for opera, especially the popular Christmas story, “Amahl and […]

FREEPORT – Members of the Circus Smirkus Big Top Tour will bring a scientific extravaganza, circus-style to town Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 4-5.It’s wacky, weird science – a spectacle of science called Smirkusology. The story revolves around an innovative team of quirky, crackerjack scientists, attempting to formulate the chemical compound of circus. The result is […]

The Distributors, a newly formed trio based in Lewiston-Auburn, will bring a mix of classic rock, blues and Southern rock to Auburn’s Festival Plaza Tuesday, July 29, for the final performance in the Auburn Parks and Recreation Department’s Tuesday night summer concert series. Members of the trio, above, are Dan Johnson, vocals and bass; Ken […]

Go and doWHAT: “Seussical, Jr.”WHO: Community Little Theatre’s Summer Youth WorkshopWHEN: 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3TICKETS: $10. They may be ordered by calling 783-0958 or online at www.laclt.com. Who’d a thunk there’d be such thinking in ‘Seussical,’ the musical? AUBURN – Nobody captures the imaginations of children or adults […]

GRAY – Did you know the honeybee is Maine’s official insect? Or how important the honeybee’s work is to the success of the wild blueberry?The life of the honeybee will be the next topic in the Maine Wildlife Park’s 2008 Summer Wildlife Days series. Presenting from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, will […]

MEXICO – The Rumford Public Library’s Children’s Theatre group has been preparing since early June for the Thursday, July 31, presentation of “Re-Elect Prince Charming.” The show, a funny political thriller, was written by Nancy O. DeMilner Demings especially for the library’s summer program.Prince Charming thinks his re-election will be a slam dunk. As it […]