It’s 1985 and rock-star wannabe Robbie Hart is New Jersey’s favorite wedding singer. He’s the life of the party, until his own fiancée leaves him at the altar. Shot through the heart, Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own. Heartbroken, he is forced to reexamine the meaning of love and marriage with the […]
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Coumntryfolk Music Theatre closed June 29
EAST DIXFIELD — Coumntryfolk Music Theatre will be closed on Sunday, June 29, for a family funeral. They will reopen Sunday, July 6, with a full day of country music for the holiday weekend. For more information, call 207-645-4411.
Sultans of String to play at two Maine venues
CARTHAGE — New England Celtic Arts and The Kingfield POPS join forces to present Juno-nominated Sultans of String at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, July 2, and at Mountain Village Farm on Thrusday, July 3. Curtain is 7 p.m. at both locations. Pre-show jam sessions at Skye starts one hour prior to curtain. […]
Christian music festival to open at Oxford fairgrounds June 27
OXFORD — The Oxford Hills will come alive with many different styles of musical expression, from country, pop and rock to worship music, for three days starting Friday, June 27, through Sunday morning, June 29, at the Oxford County Fairgrounds. Maine’s largest Christian music festival, United We Stand In Christ, will feature over 15 of […]
Civil war romance opens on Brunswick stage June 25
BRUNSWICK — Maine State Music Theatre’s production of “Chamberlain: A Civil War Romance” will bring the life of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain to the stage. The story centers on his relationship with his wife, Fannie, and explores the trials and tribulations of a man committed to his family as well as his country. MSMT’s Artistic Director […]
South Paris author publishes 16th book
Shiloh is a small chestnut Arabian horse owned by the author, as is his pasturemate and friend, Sani. This 120-page chapter book contains two stories written from Shiloh’s perspective. In the first story he enters five very different classes in a horse show and tells how he copes with each style of tack and competition. […]
Portland Chamber Music Festival opens Aug. 14
PCMF is well known locally, regionally, and nationally for its outstanding performers and imaginative programming. Highlights of this season’s programs include the following: Aug. 16: An evening of chamber music featuring harpist Bridget Kibbey, a frequent guest of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; Aug. 21: A tribute to the legacy of cellist Marc […]