TOPSHAM — “Do It Your Way: Gee’s Bend Quilts and Quilters in Maine” is an exhibition on view now through August 30 at Maine Fiberarts, 13 Main Street. The exhibition includes 12 large quilts created by the quilters of Gee’s Bend, Alabama — a group that has been quilting since the 1960s and who became […]
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First week of August happenings at Bowdoin music fest
Renowned harpist June Han will make her second 2014 Bowdoin Festival appearance, opening the concert with violinist Muneko Otani in Currier’s Night Time, a work, in Currier’s own words, of “quietude, introversion, intimacy, and subdued restlessness.” Violinist Renee Jolles will then lead Nicholas Canellakis, cello, and Constance Moore, piano, in Ravel’s revelatory, ground-breaking Piano Trio […]
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‘Tales from around the World’ opens in Brunswick August 1
The two-week theater camp focuses on developing performance material from familiar stories. Actors complete physical exercises and learn mime, verbal and improvisational skills which they use to develop the show. “It will be fast paced and fun,” said Miller. “The kids have worked and played hard, learned a lot, and brought their wit and energy […]
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Norway gallery to hold reception August 1
“I have been painting for most of my adult life, usually people or objects. People paintings, not portraits, are an expression of their feeling for or connection with the moment. Landscapes are rare among my works. I concentrate on small areas or objects such as shorelines or old boats. “I take thousands of photos for […]
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Variety show in South Paris on August 2
SOUTH PARIS — Celebration Barn Theater will present Mike Miclon’s late-night talk-show spoof, The Early Evening Show at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2. Complete with The Early Evening Show Orchestra, side-kick Fritz Grobe, special guest Amanda Huotari and more, it’s the longest running variety show in Maine history. The Early Evening Show features improvisations, surprise […]
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Accomplished dancers bring flavor of Mexico to Vienna
VIENNA — Dancing under the direction of Nitzia Vieyra will be a group of six talented dance interns from the Mt. Vernon Camp. Vieyra, coming to Maine from Morelia, Mexico, has been on the resident artist staff at Bearnstow in Mount Vernon for five seasons. After graduating from Colima University in Mexico, she cofounded the […]
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Goodguy at Turner gazebo July 29
“Music for Mavis” Tuesdays at the Gazebo will host the with many long-time musician friends joining in the fun: Al Scheeren, with trombone, fiddle and voice; Kenny Cox, a guitarist and singer; Alden Clark, pianist extraordinaire; John Sparrow, bass player; Carolyn Gallager, pianist and voice; and drummer Wayne Valzania. This is a reunion to remember […]
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Jennifer Koh cancels Bowdoin festival appearance
BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin International Music Festival has announced that violinist Jennifer Koh has been forced to cancel her Wednesday, July 30 engagement for medical reasons. The world premiere performance of Light and Matter, a piano trio by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, will proceed as scheduled on July 30, with Renee Jolles on violin. Benjamin […]
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Denny Breau to play in Norway’s Town Square August 1
NORWAY — will be the featured musician at the First Friday at the Town Square across from the Opera House, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1. The local guitar and singing sensation will entertain the crowd with his consummate guitar playing and warm and inviting voice. The public is invited to attend free of charge. […]
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Ogden memorial poetry event in Rangeley August 3
Members of the Ogden family will begin the evening by reading poems written by their father. Community members are invited to read a poem of Ogden’s or one of their own that attends to what meant so much to Ogden: the beauty and mystery of the world, especially Rangeley, and peace among all living things. […]