PARIS – Physical comedian Tom Murphy will bring his bagful of disciplines, including a quirky acting style, acrobatics, dance and various circus arts, to Celebration Barn Theater Saturday, July 26.Dubbed by critics as “The Chaos Poet,” he will present his show, “Murphy’s Law: Bullet Proof Comedy,” beginning at 8 p.m.Murphy’s style is upfront, honest-to-goodness, in-your-face […]

KINGFIELD – The Stadler Gallery will exhibit works by Betsy Bell of Mexico and Abby Shahn of Solon throughout the month of August.Bell’s “Moments of Transcendence” is a constantly evolving collection of more than 100 miniature paintings featuring subject matter drawn from simple natural objects, their geometry reflecting the exquisite design of the physical world. […]

PORTLAND – Singer/songwriter Larry Crowley, a Richmond native and bandleader for Royal Wade Kimes, will perform Tuesday, July 29, at South Portland Auditorium.He returns home from Tennessee to launch his new CD, “Bang!,” at a benefit performance for Northeast Hearing and Speech Center Inc., a nonprofit speech and hearing center that has served people in […]

On Thursday, July 31, and Friday, Aug. 1, Deertrees Theatre in Harrison will present “Shutting Up Peggy Lee!” – the newest play from the team that brought audiences “Ida: Woman Who Runs With the Moose!,” “Spousal Deafness … and Other Bones of Contention” and “In My Head I’m Thin.” Written and performed by Susan Poulin, […]

BUCKFIELD – Jugglers Shane Miclon and Aaron Dewitt have been selected to attend the Circus Smirkus advanced camp in Greensboro, Vt. To raise tuition, they will produce and perform “The Send Shane & Aaron to Smirkus Show” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 1-2, at Oddfellow Theater.Shane, son of Michael and Kimberly Miclon, owners […]

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Buddy Holly’s Original Crickets will fill Discovery Park in Freeport with 1950s rock ‘n’ roll Saturday, July 26, courtesy of L.L. Bean’s 2008 Summer Concert Series. The free outdoor concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. Bring a lawn chair.

LEWISTON – Saturday, July 26, Eric Greene and Paul Bosse will perform at She Doesn’t Like Guthries. Formed in 2002, the duo has toured the East Coast sporadically and gained a bit of regional success with “mpg,” recorded live by Phil Kaelen at Portland WMPG studios and released on Angry Rodent records.Green and Bosse came […]

LEWISTON – Local blues singer and saxophonist Pat Pepin will join L/A Arts for its Music in the Parks concert at noon Thursday, July 31, in Fountain Park.As always, the noontime Music in the Parks event is free.Pepin will be joined by harp master Tom O’Connell, with whom she performed at the 2008 International Blues […]

TOPSHAM – More than 70 children in grades 2 through 9 are busy rehearsing for Midcoast Youth Theater’s production of Roald Dahl’s musical “Willy Wonka, Jr.” Dahl’s timeless story of the eccentric confectioner and his search for an heir will be performed at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Aug. 14-15, and at 2 p.m. Saturday, […]