Local blues rockers Continental Shakedown will perform with special guest Mark Miller from 8-11 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8, at Gritty’s in Auburn. That same lineup will also perform on Saturday, Sept. 9, at the Auburn Blues & Brews Fest at Festival Plaza on Main St in Auburn. The all-ages, free festival begins at 12:30 […]
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Shaker Village hosts string and vocal trio in benefit concert
The Maine-based string and vocal trio of Boardman, Muise, and Gawler will perform a benefit concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8, in the Meetinghouse at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village in New Gloucester. This threesome of well-known Maine musicians, playing fiddles, cello, and guitar, will feature music inspired by a Scotch, Irish, and French […]
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Otherworldly interpretation of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ to be staged at Deertrees Theatre
A modern staging of the Shakespeare classic, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” will be performed at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8, and Saturday, Sept. 9, at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison. This version is set during 1960’s America – a nation in transition, in the real-world city of Athens, Georgia. Serving today as a safe haven […]
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Midcoast Symphony Orchestra seeking experienced musicians to audition
Area musicians are invited to contact the orchestra for a chance to play in the company’s 34th season in Topsham and Lewiston
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Auburn Community Concert Band invites new members to join
The Auburn Community Concert Band is looking for new members. This is an ideal opportunity for former high school and college band musicians to again experience the enjoyment of making music and performing in front of large audiences. Currently, the Auburn band has a specific need for additional clarinet players. Members must be able to […]
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Robert Mac and Friend(s) to perform at the Chocolate Church Arts Center
Comedian Robert Mac and Friend(s) plan to perform at 7;30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St. in Bath. Mac started in standup in the last century and is finally figuring it out. Highlights include performing at Just For Laughs in Montreal (the industry’s premier festival), winning Comedy Central’s […]
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‘Lafferty’s Wake’ to close Lakewood Theater’s season
MADISON — “Lafferty’s Wake” will close out the season at Lakewood Theater, 76 Theater Road. The audience joins Charlie Lafferty’s widow, his sweet daughter, bumbling son-in-law, the parish priest and the savvy innkeeper as they celebrate the life and times of ramblin’, gamblin’ Lafferty. Two hours of sheer fun replete with jokes, jigs, games, stories […]
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Gawler Family concert planned for Farmington
The Gawler Family plans to present a family oriented concert with an assortment of old and new sounds from many folk traditions at 3 p.m Sunday, Sept. 10, in the UMF amphitheater which is behind the Olsen Student Center and the High Street parking lot. In the event of rain, the concert will be held […]
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Enter the Haggis plans concert at Snow Pond Center for the Arts
SIDNEY — Canadian Celtic rock band Enter the Haggis will perform Saturday, Sept. 9, at the Snow Pond Center for the Arts at 8 Golden Lane at 8 p.m. Their 15-city tour kicks off in New England, skipping down through the mid-Atlantic before looping back in late October. Craig Downie, founding member of Enter […]
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Rangeley’s Western Mountain Photography Show to open Sept. 9
The Rangeley Friends of the Arts plans to hold the ninth annual Western Mountain Photography Show on Saturday, Sept. 9. A juried exhibit awards reception will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Lakeside Contemporary Art Gallery, located in the RFA Lakeside Theater lobby at 2493 Main St. The theme for the 2023 exhibit is […]