BRUNSWICK – Bowdoin College’s second annual Wabanaki Arts Festival will bring to campus 25 Wabanaki crafters and artisans, a drum group, a traditional Penobscot singer and a storyteller.This family-oriented event, scheduled for Saturday, April 11, is a cultural experience in song and tradition, and handmade crafts and art will be offered for sale.The festival will […]

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LEWISTON – Terror, horror and outright hilarity all combine into a fast-paced show to be presented by Lewiston High School’s drama club Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 2-4.“Egad! The Woman in White” revolves around Sir Percival (played by Ryan Dubois), a villain who conjures up an evil plan with the help of Countess Fosco (Rebecca […]

WHAT: “The Prisoner of Second Avenue”WHO: Oxford Hills Music and Performing Arts AssociationWHEN: April 2-5; shows are at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. SundayWHERE: Norway Grange, 15 Whitman St., Norway OHMPAA strikes the right balancebetween the comic, cruel realities NORWAY – Look out, world. Mel Edison isn’t going to let […]

LEWISTON – The Bates College Modern Dance Company will perform “Departure Point,” which includes work by student choreographer Emily Taylor of Scarborough, as its annual spring concert of new pieces. The production will be presented in two programs over four days. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 3; at 5 p.m. Saturday, April […]

PORTLAND – Music Director Robert Moody will lead the Portland Symphony Orchestra, guest ensemble Neos Dance Theatre and tap-dancer Fred Strickler in a PSO POPS! tribute to dance and dancers through the ages. Dance! Dance! Dance! will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 4, and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 5, at Merrill Auditorium […]

PORTLAND – The University of Southern Maine, American Sign Language, will present its seventh annual Maine Deaf Film Festival Saturday, April 4. The student-run event showcases innovation and creative talent within the realm of film and video, by and for the deaf community. Featured will be Ryan Commerson, with his critically acclaimed documentary “Re-defining Deaf;” […]

100 years ago, 1909 A woman and her 10 children, who arrived in Lewiston from Canada less than four months ago, left this city yesterday morning on their homeward trip. They had expected to make Lewiston their home. They liked this city very much and regretted to leave so soon, but it was the wish […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Movie beasts from old-time Hollywood got a makeover as heroes and conquered the weekend box office. DreamWorks Animation’s action comedy “Monsters vs. Aliens,” which features creatures from 1950s flicks in a showdown with invading extraterrestrials, launched itself into the No. 1 spot with a $58.2 million debut, according to studio estimates […]

BRUNSWICK – The Theater Project’s Young People’s Theater will offer a new look at the familiar childhood tale of Robin Hood – introducing a modern script that tells the same story (mostly) but introduces many new characters. Besides Robin Hood, the Sheriff of Nottingham, Maid Marian and the usual band of Merry Men, there are […]