AUBURN – Highway 61 will turn the First Universalist Church into a honky tonk on Saturday, Nov. 15, from 7-9 p.m. This country/rock band will play a performance to benefit the Auburn UU repair of its historic pipe organ. They invite you to bring your dancing shoes to this rocking evening.Highway 61 unites five Maine […]

SOUTH CARTHAGE – New England Celtic Arts will present the Chicago-based Irish band Bua at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center on Monday, Nov. 17, in South Carthage starting at 7 p.m. A preshow jam will start at 6:30. Audience members are encouraged to bring their instruments and jam for a few minutes with the artists.A […]

LEWISTON – Mystery for Hire, Maine’s foremost murder mystery dinner theater troupe, is wrapping up its fall season at Marco’s Restaurant with a performance of “Lights! Camera! Murder!” on Saturday, Nov. 15.“We’re closing out our season with one of our most popular shows; a spoof of Hollywood award shows,” said Dan Marois, who with his […]

LEWISTON – The Bates College Modern Dance Company performs works developed at the college by renowned guest choreographers in three concerts at Schaeffer Theatre.Choreographers Janis Brenner of New York City, Kellie Lynch of Connecticut and Tania Isaac of Philadelphia have developed dances with Bates students in the course “Dance Repertory Performance.” Bringing sharply distinctive creative […]

AUBURN – Longtime New England favorite Bill Campbell and rising national star Myq Kaplan head a great three-comic bill as comedy returns to The Fireside Inn & Suites (formerly the Auburn Inn) in Auburn on Saturday, Nov. 15.Campbell and Kaplan are joined by Portland’s Tim Hoffman, a regular at the Comedy Connection and at The […]

BRUNSWICK – The Oratorio Chorale, under the direction of Peter Frewen, offers three festive works by Handel in the first concert of their 2008-09 season. The concerts, titled “Festive Handel,” will be presented Saturday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m. at the Orion Performing Arts Center in Topsham; and Sunday, Nov. 16, at 3 p.m. at […]

FARMINGTON – Brunswick native Elizabeth M. Scott will be in Farmington and Weld for book signings on Nov. 15.Scott’s children’s book, “Adventures with Mama Scottie and the Kids,” published by iUniverse, was released Oct. 27, 2008. It is currently available at barnes&noble.com and amazon.com. The book is illustrated by Kay Whytock Jackson of Weld.The story […]

100 years ago, 1908 Arthur Shaw of Auburn recently trapped a remarkably fine large mink on a little stream leading into Taylor Brook, not more than a mile from the city limits, which shows that trapping in Auburn isn’t such an unprofitable thing. A mink skin is worth five dollars or more, and skins of […]

BRUNSWICK – Brunswick and Topsham artist studios, galleries and businesses are open late on Nov. 14, for the Second Friday ArtWalk, from 5-8 p.m.The Second Friday ArtWalk features 20 exhibits, open studios and receptions. Visit artists’ studios to see work in progress and stay in town for “Après Art” entertainment later in the evening.This month […]

Three Point Trio will perform jazz music at She Doesn’t Like Guthries in Lewiston on Thursday, Nov. 13. The trio will be joined by special guests Dale Chapman, Bates music professor, on the saxophone, and Ben Smeltzer, Bates music student, on the trombone. Three Point Trio includes John Smedley on jazz guitar, Tim Clough on […]