LEWISTON – Visitors to L/A Arts’ Gallery 5 will be greeted with three large contemporary figurative works of art that have an almost brooding quality. They are the creations of Paul Davies, one of 27 artists exhibiting in the newest exhibit, “Figures and Portraits,” which opens Saturday, March 14. An opening reception will be held […]

NEW YORK – Somewhere in Hollywood, writers are polishing the pilot episode for a “Gossip Girl” spinoff set in a distant time that much of the CW network’s target audience has no memory of – the 1980s.Teenage angst is teenage angst, and the CW expects that its viewers can appreciate it, no matter the era. […]

“Bones,” by Jonathan Kellerman; read by John Rubinstein; Random House Audio (unabridged, 10 CDs, 12 hours, $44.95). In print: Ballantine Books ($9.99, paperback, $27, hardcover)By now, it’s no secret that Jonathan Kellerman has solidified the formula for his thrillers about L.A. psychologist Alex Delaware whose job as a consultant puts him in one adventure after […]

FARMINGTON – Award-winning fiction writer Elizabeth Strout will be the second evening reader Thursday, March 19, in the University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writers Series.Her most recent work, “Olive Kitteridge,” has been nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award and is a national best-seller. She is the author of two previous novels, “Abide […]

BUCKFIELD – The Oddfellow Theater will present “A Celebration of Celebration Barn” Friday and Saturday, March 20-21, to pay tribute to the Barn, where famous mime Tony Montanaro taught many a performing artist.“The Oddfellow Theater would not exist, if not for the Celebration Barn Theater,” said Oddfellow Theater owner Mike Miclon. “The most important things […]

AUBURN – Saturday, April 4, dozens of Mainers will compete for the honor of singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at regional sporting events. The competition held by the Maine Games will start at 11 a.m. at Lewiston-Auburn Community Little Theater’s Great Falls Performing Arts Center on Academy Street.“It’s not ‘American Idol,’ by any measure,” said Maine […]

Late last night officer McGillicuddy found two young fellows about 16 years of age walking along lower Main Street and the boys appeared to be having a fine time both for themselves and causing considerable merriment to all who saw them. Investigation showed that the boys had painted their faces in the manner such as […]

BRUNSWICK – Twenty-four actors from area high schools, all members of the Theater Project’s Young Company, will present Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors” opening Friday, March 13, and running through March 22. This comedy could have been written last year, said Director Al Miller. “This is a farce with mistaken identities, twins not knowing their […]

PORTLAND – Part glam-rock, part geek-rock, OK Go will bring its unusual dress sense and energetic dance routines to Port City Music Hall Friday, March 13.OK Go toured the United States in early 2000 as the house band for “This American Life.” It commanded worldwide attention with its wildly successful music videos, which feature the […]

LEWISTON – Tuesday, March 17, jazz pianist and composer Paul Sullivan will provide Irish music for the Franco-American Heritage Center’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration also featuring food, spirits and fun.At 6 p.m., revelers will feast on a traditional Irish meal of corn beef, cabbage, turnips, carrots and potatoes. After dinner, Sullivan, known for creating a […]