Bowdoin International Music Festival opens June 30 “Fifty years of great music” BRUNSWICK — More than 250 musicians from around the world will perform in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Bowdoin International Music Festival, led by Festival co-founder Lewis Kaplan in his final year as artistic director. Over six weeks, renowned performing artists […]

Fitzgerald and his wife, Anacleta, have for the past 20 years lived a bi-continental life, dividing their time between Norway, Maine and the remote barrio of Simayung on the Philippine island of Luzon. “My Philippine Adventures” is a humorous account of his experiences adjusting to life with the not-quite-Eastern, not-quite-Western Philippine people. Being married to […]

From 8 p.m.-midnight Friday, June 27, classic rock band “Thunder Road” will perform at The Cage, 99 Ash Street, Lewiston. Members are Pete Simon, bass guitar and vocals, Dave Hanlon, drums, Randy Shaw, guitar and vocals, and Steve Smith, lead guitar. There is no cover charge. For more information, call 207-783- 0668.

In his book, Mitchell introduces an alternative proposition to the established belief that Jesus died on the cross. Using both textual and visual evidence, Mitchell seeks to prove that Jesus survived his crucifixion and later moved to France with his wife Mary Magdalene and their children where he became the first bishop of Marseilles. In […]

Anderson’s works capture people and events characteristic of a summer in Maine. For example, her works include Hauling Buoys, Fair Night, Clammer, Hay Day, and Last Night at the Lake. The accompanying stories, by 10 acclaimed and award-winning Maine writers, animate the paintings, revealing and honoring the genuine uniqueness of a summer in Maine. There […]

This summer, musicians are coming from the LA Philharmonic, the Cincinnati, North Carolina, Indianapolis, Omaha and Portland symphonies; the New York City Opera and Ballet; the Orpheus and St. Luke’s Chamber orchestras; The Boston Chamber Music Society; Apollo’s Fire; UCLA, and the University of Iowa. Program I. July 15. Beethoven Fest In collaboration with the […]

Many of us may never have heard of Pantalone, the original merchant of Venice, or of Arlecchino, his servant “just off the boat” from Bergamo, but are surprised to find that we recognize them nonetheless — they are very like Laurel and Hardy, or characters in a Dickens’ novel, a play by Molière, or even […]

NORWAY — Frost Farm Gallery will hold a First Friday reception, meet-and-greet the artist from 5-8 p.m. Friday, July 4. The show, titled “From the Heart and Hands,” will feature Mainescapes by Michelle Stuckey. Stuckey has always brought art into her life and life into her art. As a teenager she studied various forms of […]

2014 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE LEWISTON — The Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul on Ash St. will host a summer concert series that is free and open to the public. Donations to restore the Casavant Organ will be accepted. Noon concerts: 12:15-12:45 p.m. Wednesday, July 9 – Oboist Billy-Jo […]