The Lewiston Contradance presents caller Marie Wendt and Le Bon Truc leading our third-Friday dance beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 17, at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. The event is, in fact, known as “Bal Folk,” a slightly different form of dance from New England contradance. Band member Steve Gruverman says, “Bal Folk is […]
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Oasis of Music program to feature versatile violinist
Violinist Joshua Rosenthal is on tap to perform at the Oasis of Music beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. Rosenthal, a Damariscotta native, is well known for playing a very versatile violin. His program promises to be a unique fusion of traditional American and Jewish tunes with baroque […]
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Tanglewood Marionettes to present ‘Cinderella’ at The Public Theatre
Tanglewood Marionettes will bring their award winning production of “Cinderella,” a classic fairy tale told with wit and style, to the stage at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, at The Public Theatre in Lewiston. Set in the eighteenth century and featuring a dozen lavishly costumed 30-inch marionettes, the story unfolds as the pages of […]
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UMF Emery Community Arts Center presents John Cariani’s ‘Last Gas’
John Cariani’s “Last Gas” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 17, and Saturday, May 18, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, at the Emery Performance Space in the UMF Emery Community Arts Center on the campus of the University of Maine at Farmington on Academy Street. “Last Gas” tells the […]
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Folk singer to perform at Oasis of Music
Grace Martin, a singer of traditional and original songs in the folk style, will perform at the Oasis of Music beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15, at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. Martin is a guitar and mandolin playing singer-songwriter from Vermont. Rooted in traditional music, from playing fiddle tunes with her dad in […]
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Country Roads to play at Mixers on Friday
Modern country cover band Country Roads will play at 8:30 pm. on Friday, May 10, at Mixers Nightclub & Lounge in Sabattus. The band plays songs by Jason Aldean, Luke Combs, Dierks Bentley, Cole Swindell, Brothers Osborne, Thomas Rhett, and more. There is no cover charge and plenty of free parking. Mixers is located at […]
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Tickets on sale for upcoming season of Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival
Tickets for the upcoming 52nd season of the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival, with performances at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday evenings from July 16 through Aug. 13, are available for purchase. Individual tickets at $35 each and Season Tickets at $145 each are now available online at sebagomusicfestival.org/concert-tickets-2024. Season tickets only may also be purchased by […]
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Mystery/comedy ‘Lunenburg’ at Lewiston’s Public Theatre is ‘wonderfully satisfying’
In the shadow of a plane crash and surprise inheritance in Nova Scotia, three people meet and find answers to a mystery and life’s questions in a ‘thoroughly funny, entertaining and heart-warming production.’
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Mary Murphy to open the Music for Mavis concert series
Heart-felt blues singer Mary Murphy will start the “Music for Mavis” Tuesdays at the Gazebo music series with her performance from 6:30-8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21, at the gazebo in Turner. Singing to your soul, Maine singer-songwriter Mary Murphy accompanies herself on piano, guitar and blues harp. She connects with her audience while performing […]
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Paintings by Lewiston artists on display in hospital gallery
The paintings of Lewiston artists Susan and Paul Boucher, owners of Windows to Nature whose avid love of Maine’s outdoors inspires their work and lives, will be on display in the Woman’s Hospital Association Rotating Art Gallery at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. Susan has been interested in some kind of art since she […]