The United Methodist Church of Auburn’s Christmas concert Friday, Dec. 5, will feature the Wesleyan Singers, the Auburn Methodist Ringers, 4 Park Avenue bell quartet and various soloists. The 7 p.m. program will be a blend of sacred selections and favorite secular music celebrating the Christmas season. Admission is by donation. A pie social will […]

PORTLAND – The Portland Symphony Orchestra has gotten into the holiday shopping spirit and is offering a six-hour sale on Black Friday, Nov. 28, when all tickets to the Friday, Dec. 17, “Magic of Christmas” performance will be $25.Tickets usually range from $25 to $60.The sale will run from noon to 6 p.m. on that […]

LIVERMORE – Washburn Norlands Living History Center will host its traditional Christmas event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6. Visitors may join singers around the piano for traditional Christmas carols, hear stories and play games from the 1870s, see traditional decorations and visit the one-room schoolhouse.After that, guests may warm themselves with […]

RUMFORD – Always a time for celebration, this holiday season is especially meaningful for the Rumford Association for the Advancement of Performing Arts. It is RAAPA’s 40th anniversary and to mark this milestone, the group’s annual holiday concert will be even more special.The show, titled “My Favorite Things: The RAPPA 40th Anniversary Special,” will be […]

PORTLAND – Broadway star Kenita Miller will lead the cast in Good Theater’s upcoming Broadway at Good Theater holiday concerts Dec. 4-7 at St. Lawrence Arts Center.Miller starred on Broadway as Miss Celie in “The Color Purple,” earning rave reviews for her performance. She has also performed on Broadway as the lead in “Xanadu.” She […]

LEWISTON – A bit of Lewiston’s textile mill history was rescued a few years back when original artwork done by designers at Bates Manufacturing Co. was salvaged- some of it literally retrieved out of dump trucks.Today, those items are part of the WORK ART line just released through Museum LA that will be featured on […]

100 years ago, 1908 About 800 attended the annual concert and ball given by the Firemen’s Relief Association of Auburn in Auburn Hall Wednesday evening. The floor was so crowded with merry dancers that it was difficult to move about during some of the dances. It was the most successful event of the 17 which […]

RANGELEY – New England Celtic Arts will host a Celtic Christmas by Boston-based Matt & Shannon Heaton at the Lakeside Theater in Rangeley Wednesday, Dec. 3, and at the Skye Theatre in South Carthage Thursday, Dec. 4.The “Fine Winter’s Night” concert will feature traditional, updated and original Irish music.Both concerts start at 7 p.m. A […]

BETHEL – The Akwaaba Ensemble, a group performing traditional African drums and dance, will be featured Thursday, Dec. 11, in Gould Academy’s Bingham Auditorium.The ensemble’s energetic and engaging performances are a reflection of their name, which means “welcome” in the Twi language of the Ashanti tribe of Ghana.The goal of the group, founded by drummer, […]

LEWISTON – Comedian Jeff Dunham and his outrageous suitcase posse will perform their “Spark of Insanity” show before a sold-out crowd Sunday, Dec. 7, at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee.Dunham has taken the art of ventriloquism to new heights and has transformed it into a cutting-edge comedy experience with his whip smart and wickedly funny dummies […]