LEWISTON – Mystery for Hire will host a Halloween murder-mystery dinner theater performance at Marco’s Restaurant Saturday, Nov. 1. The troupe will perform “Zelda and Zoe’s Spirits of Suspicion,” a script written by Mystery for Hire co-owners Dan, Denise and Katie Marois of Poland Spring.“The show takes the audience through an evening of mysterious, mystical, […]

THE A. W. FOWLES COMPANY: Of course you are well aware of how extremely stylish Russian pony fur is this season, and for that very reason the price of pony skins has advanced from 40 to 50 percent. Our coats were bought before the advance and while the present stock lasts we price them regardless […]

JAY – The Maine Country Music Association will put on a Country Sunday, Nov. 2, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Jay Community Building on Route 4. This semiannual event begun five years ago will feature many of Maine’s country music artists.Some of the performers are members of the Maine Country Music Hall of […]

MONMOUTH – Monmouth Community Players will hold auditions for “Wit,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Margaret Edson, at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, and at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, at Cumston Hall.“Wit” is as intellectually challenging as it is emotionally immediate. At the start of the play, Vivian Bearing, Ph.D., a renowned professor of […]

PORTLAND – Philadanco, the Philadelphia-based contemporary dance company that has earned international acclaim for its signature fusion of ballet, modern, jazz and ethnic dance, will fire up the Merrill Auditorium stage Thursday, Nov. 13.Also known as the Philadelphia Dance Company, Philadanco was founded in 1970 by Joan Myers Brown, who still leads the ensemble as […]

BATH – The funk/rock/jazz band Rustic Overtones will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, in the Montgomery Theatre at Morse High School.Rustic Overtones has a fearless willingness to cross genres and blend sounds. “That fearlessness you hear is because we’re like a bunch of arguing brothers,” playing great rock music together, said singer and […]

LEWISTON – Both sides of the evolution debate will be addressed in a free showing of “Flock of Dodos: The Evolution – Intelligent Design Circus” Thursday, Oct. 30, at the Lewiston Public Library.The provocative, award-winning film will be shown at 7 p.m. in Callahan Hall.“Flock of Dodos” is the first feature-length documentary (84 minutes) to […]

AUBURN – Comedy will return to The Fireside Inn & Suites Saturday, Nov. 1, with a show featuring three New England performers, including Chance Langton, nationally known comedian, musician, actor, and writer.Langton will be joined by Maine’s own Mitch Stinson and Dan Lee for the show produced by Laughing Matters Comedy. Showtime is 8 p.m.Over […]

NEW GLOUCESTER – Dear Claudia featuring Leah Finkelstein, Herb Clarke and Matt Hansen will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at the New Gloucester Village Coffee House.As lead vocalist, Finkelstein sings blues, jazz and rock. Her soulful vocals and powerful keyboard style are backed up by Hansen’s fluid bass lines and drummer Clarke’s intense […]

TOPSHAM – The Oratorio Chorale invites singers to join in at an open rehearsal from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, at MidCoast Presbyterian Church.The open rehearsal is an opportunity for anyone who might be interested in joining the Oratorio Chorale to learn more about the group and to work with chorale director Peter […]