Stand-up comedy returns with two shows at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 23, and Saturday, Sept. 24, at Craft Brew Underground in Auburn. Dan Crohn closes the show with WIGY’s own Mark Turcotte featuring and Leonard Kimble on the hosting duties on Friday, Sept. 23. Crohn, a Boston comic, has appeared on NBC’s Last Comic […]
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Maine Mountain Chamber Music returns to Nordica auditorium at UMF
Maine Mountain Chamber Music will present works by two living American composers in concert at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, in the Nordica auditorium on the UMF campus. “Divertimento for Violin and Viola” is a light-hearted work, written by Adolphus Hailstork (1941- ), one of America’s most prolific Black composers. He wrote “Divertimento” in […]
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Franco Center announces entertainment schedule for the 2022-23 season
The new season of performances and entertainment for 2022-23 will include music, magic, illusion, dance and comedy at The Franco Center in Lewiston. “The diversity of entertainment and events this season includes exceptional artistry to present patrons with unforgettable moments while they enjoy live performances with family, friends, and co-workers,” said Elaine Roop, board president. […]
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Good Theater announces schedule for 20th season
The 2022-2023 season marks Good Theater’s 20th anniversary and promises to be a yearlong celebration with plenty of laughter, music, and, of course, good theater. “The Lifespan of a Fact,” by Jeremy Kareken & David Murrell and Gordon Farrell Oct. 5-30 Jim is a fresh-out-of-Harvard fact checker for a prominent New York magazine. John D’Agata […]
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Duo brings traditional Irish music to the stage at Denmark Arts Center
Will Woodson and Caitlin Finley will perform at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 23, at the Denmark Arts Center. Woodson (flute, uilleann pipes) and Finley (fiddle) play sparky and driving traditional Irish music that’s grounded in the textures and rhythms of the rich Irish American soundscape of the 1920s and 30s. With roots in the […]
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Looking Back on Sept. 20
100 Years Ago: 1922 Babe Ruth hits 33rd home run! Kenneth Williams hit his 38th! 50 Years Ago: 1972 The Auburn Educational Council voted Monday night to go ahead with its Rent-A-Kid program and appointed a committee to coordinate the project with Lewiston. The program is more or less a job bank for teenagers, with […]
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Open Book Players to perform Reading Rumpus event Sept. 25
WALES — Open Book Players plan to bring a selected group of Maine children’s books to life during their bi-annual Reading Rumpus performance, scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, at Oak Hill High School, 56 School Road, according to a news release from the theater company. Books by several local children’s book creators will […]
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The Public Theatre to host Manhattan Short Film Festival
The 25th annual Manhattan Short Film Festival is planned for 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 1, at The Public Theatre in Lewiston. Film lovers will unite in over 500 venues worldwide to view and judge the work of the next generation of filmmakers from around the world. Finalists from the festival’s […]
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Mary Murphy returns to Music of Mavis series at Turner Gazebo
“Music for Mavis” Tuesdays at the Gazebo music series happily welcomes back Mary Murphy at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at the Gazebo in Turner. Murphy describes herself as “a mainly a self-taught musician, what some call a natural.” “When I was a baby, I remember hearing harmony being sung (on the radio) and […]