The Open Book Players will present its second production of the season, “Let’s Talk About Dragons!,” at 7:30 p.m. on April 1, and 2 p.m. April 2, at Oak Hill High School in Wales. The play features three stories featuring dragons as well as selections of poetry and prose. The cast includes Bill Haley of […]
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Portland Symphony Orchestra will present the Nat King Cole Songbook
Nat King Cole’s hit songs will take center stage during the Portland Symphony Orchestra’s POPS! concerts at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 15, and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 16, at Merrill Auditorium in Portland. Attendees will be treated to songs including “Unforgettable,” “Always on My Mind,” “Route 66,” and many more, sung by guest […]
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Cottage Street Creative Exchange to present GlobaLocal
GlobaLocal dance party and performance will be presented from 6-8 p.m. on Saturday, April 1, at Cottage Street Creative Exchange in Norway. Performances will include Art Moves, Cosmic Creation, Expansion Arts, The Moving Company, Portland Youth Dance and more. Catering will be provided by Koley Dishes. The event is free, although donations are gratefully accepted […]
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UMF Visiting Writers Series spotlights author and alumna Shelley Burbank on release of her debut novel
The University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writers Series will present a special event with author and alumna Shelley Burbank to celebrate the release of her debut novel “Final Draft: An Olivia Lively Mystery.” Burbank, of the UMF class of 1990, will read from her work at 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 8, in The […]
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Simons and Goodwin plan Lithgow Public Library show
Simons and Goodwin are set to play at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, at the Lithgow Library, 45 Winthrop St. in Augusta. The duo covers all forms of Americana music including soft rock, country, blues, pop standards and, of course, both traditional and contemporary folk. A Simons and Goodwin performance is always unpredictable in terms […]
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Oasis of Music returns to Trinity with jazz program
The original and traditional jazz guitar music of John Smedley and bassist Tim Clough will welcome the Oasis of Music audience back to the newly renovated interior of Trinity Church in Lewiston with a performance beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5. Smedley, a physics professor at Bates College, is well-versed in American jazz […]
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UMF Visiting Writer Series presents award-winning poet Arisa White
The University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writers Series will present award-winning poet Arisa White as the popular program’s final reader of the season at 7:30 p.m., on Thursday, April 6, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center. The reading is free and open to the public and will be followed by a […]
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Damariscotta gallery to display artwork by Lincolnville artist
River Arts in Damariscotta plans to present the artwork of Christine Aston in a solo show “Improvisation” in the River Room at 36 Elm St. With a public reception from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, April 8, this display will run from Thursday, March 30, through Wednesday, April 19. Aston resides in an 1820’s cape in Lincolnville […]
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Dave Mallett plans Stone Mountain Arts Center concert with Mallett Brothers Band
Dave Mallett ant the Mallett Brothers Band plat to perform at 8 p.m. Friday, March 31, at Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, in Brownfield. Singer-songwriter, David Mallett, is one of America’s true original troubadours. In a career spanning four decades, he has recorded 17 albums, had several hundred covers of his songs, including […]
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The River Comics plan shows in Lewiston, Auburn
The River Comics Comedy Productions plan to host two stand-up comedy shows on Saturday, April 1, at Craft Brew Underground, 34 Court St., Auburn, and Obscura Café and Drinkery, 108 Lisbon St., Lewiston. April Fool’s Day kicks off at 7 p.m., as host Leonard Kimble brings Ramses Rafael, Tom Shaw, and Alex Temple to the stage […]