AUBURN – Comedian Joey Carroll has performed for United States Marines at Ooday Hussein’s Palace in Iraq and at the Abu Ghraib prison, and on Saturday, Nov. 22, he’s coming to The Fireside Inn & Suites (formerly the Auburn Inn) in Auburn.Carroll tours twice each year to entertain U.S. troops in hotspots around the world, […]

NORWAY – An excellent “Man of La Mancha” cast delivers some powerful lessons about faithfulness to ideals in the current Oxford Hills Music and Performing Arts Association production.Strong vocal talent is matched by impressive acting skills in this ingenious retelling of Don Quixote’s quest for honor and justice in an imperfect world. Under the direction […]

AUGUSTA – The Maine State Museum in Augusta opens a major new exhibit, “At Home in Maine,” on Nov. 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with free admission for all. The exhibit is the largest created by the museum in more than 20 years.“At Home in Maine” features domestic artifacts from every corner of […]

100 years ago, 1908 The “Merry Widows” were entertained in a most delightful manner Monday evening by Mrs. Voye Shackford of 1 Harvard St., Auburn. The ladies played bridge; the highest score being secured by Mrs. Harry Hartwell. After the game, the hostess invited her guests into the dining room where she served shrimp wiggle, […]

PORTLAND – Local Entertainer Louis Philippe spends much of his weekdays entertaining at nursing homes, assisted living facilities, retirement communities and numerous senior citizen organizations. He also considers himself blessed to have a wonderful array of talented friends who are well-known in the local community theater circles.The 5th Annual Louis’ Living Legends is Louis Philippe’s […]

The Maine Art Gallery closes another artistic year on Nov. 23, with an exhibit themed “The Verge: Urban, Industrial and Rural Maine.” Artists Bruce Habowski and Melissa Post van der Berg are exhibiting works painted exclusively to this theme in the upstairs gallery. For information, please visit our Web site at www.maineartgallery.org or call the […]

BAR MILLS – Direct from Rome, Daniela Barra and Andrea Polinelli will be joined by ex-Mainers (now New Yorkers) Scott and Janet Reeves and a rhythm section, in “An Evening of Italian Music,” ranging from traditional folk songs, romantic ballads to modern jazz on Saturday, Nov. 22 at the Saco River Grange Hall.Vocalist Barra will […]

RUMFORD – The Rumford Community concert Associated is pleased to present pianist Jade Simmons at Muskie Auditorium on Friday, Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m.Jade Simmons is a native of Charleston, S.C. She is passionate about the role of the arts in education and created “Mozart on the Move,” a program that was used with great […]

New England Celtic Arts will host Cape Breton fiddler Andrea Beaton with Kinnon and Betty Lou Beaton at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center in South Carthage on Wednesday, Nov. 19 and in Rangeley at Lakeside Theater on Thursday, Nov. 20. A pre-show jam will start at 6:30 at Skye Theatre. Audience members are encouraged to […]

BRUNSWICK – New England Telemark and the Bowdoin College Outing Club will present the sixth annual Maine Telemark Film Festival, featuring selected short films and the feature telemark film Sweet Joy, at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 21, in Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center, on the Bowdoin campus.The Maine Telemark Film Festival is free and open […]