The Friends of Ricker Library will present classical guitarist Peter Fletcher in concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 31. A native of Atlanta, Ga., currently living in New York City, Fletcher began studying the guitar at age 7 and made his formal debut at 15 under the auspices of the Brasstown Concert Association in North […]

WESTBROOK – Reindeer Theatre Company will present “Phantom Tollbooth,” a play centering around a boy named Milo who is bored by everything in his life.Nothing is interesting and everything is pointless. That is, until the day a tollbooth appears in his bedroom.Because he has nothing better to do with his day, Milo grabs his toy […]

LEWISTON – Dr. Seuss, or Theodor Geisel, wrote many zany children’s books, such as “The Cat in the Hat,” “The Lorax” and “Horton Hears a Who” – but a musical?Although the play “Seussical” was not written by Dr. Seuss, it is based on at least 15 of his books and dozens of his characters.Lewiston High […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Star Jones Reynolds is recovering from a breast-lift procedure performed last week at a Santa Monica hospital, her publicist said.“Star is recovering wonderfully,” publicist Brad Zeifman said Wednesday in a statement to The Associated Press.The co-host of ABC’s daytime talk show “The View” underwent surgery Friday. That day, husband Al Reynolds […]

NORWAY – The Oxford Hills Music & Performing Arts Association will hold auditions for its next show, “tick, tick… BOOM!” at 6:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, March 27 and 28, at Guy E. Rowe School. Auditions will consist of a cold read and singing. People should come with a prepared song and accompanying sheet music, […]

By David A. Sargent,Special to EncoreThe concert pianist composed musical settings for poems written by Robert Frost. LEWISTON – At 91 years old, Frank Glazer has seen many highlights in a remarkable international career as a concert pianist.His favorite? It may yet to be.“I’m 91, but I feel like 41,” he said earlier this week […]

RUMFORD – Mountain Valley High School will present “Kilroy Was Here,” a musical comedy set in 1942 in a USO club outside of the Naval Shipyard in Brooklyn, N.Y., March 30 to April 1.When an alarming number of ships coming from the shipyard are sunk, Allied intelligence suspects the club is unknowingly harboring Axis spies. […]

LEWISTON – The Bates College Choir will performs Mozart’s “Requiem,” the composer’s final work and one of the most intense and finely drawn interpretations of the Roman Catholic Mass, in concerts at 8 p.m. Friday, March 31, and Saturday, April 1, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St.Directed by John Corrie, lecturer […]

FARMINGTON – The Young Republic, a Boston indie folk rock band, will perform today at the Latte Landing in the University of Maine at Farmington’s Student Center.Farmington is familiar territory for one member of the group.”I’m excited to return from the big city and sell myself back to the community which raised me,” joked Young […]

Musical humorist and harp guitarist Andy Wahlberg will perform two live, recorded shows at Maine Sound Stage in Brunswick. His “Fool Me Once…” show, scheduled for Friday, March 31, is geared toward teens. His “Fool Me Twice…” show, Saturday, April 1, April Fool’s Day, contains more adult themes and humor. It’s for adults 21 and […]