At 8 p.m. Friday, April 25, will perform at Guthries on Middle St. in Lewiston. Crosby is a rising folksie-bluesy singer/songwriter from Georgetown Island, Maine. Her music is real, raw, and poetic. In a world where it seems every teenage girl is trying to become the next Taylor Swift or Adele, Crosby is a refreshing […]

HALLOWELL — The Harlow Gallery in partnership with the Kennebec Land Trust is calling for art in celebration of the KLT’s pending acquisition of Howard Hill in Augusta, 164 wooded acres that serve as the scenic forested backdrop for Maine’s State Capitol. This ambitious project is part of KLT’s 25th anniversary “Conservation Across Generations” campaign. […]

All ages and all talents are welcome to try out. Arrive by 5:45 p.m. on Thursday and 1:45 p.m. on Saturday to get your audition number. The audition will be set up in a performance-style setting, so plan to stay for the duration of the auditions. Specify on your application form which day you will […]

Maine-native singer-songwriter Campbell’s music is inspired by sources as diverse as the Celtic and Canadian Maritimes music of his family to Dan Fogelberg, Vince Gill, the Beatles and novelist, Stephen King. Writing in genres including adult contemporary, country, Celtic, Christmas, bluegrass, and rock, Campbell has released 12 CDs, most recently a two-disc, 23-song collection, “Kites […]

BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin International Music Festival, which has presented distinguished classical musicians from around the world in Brunswick, Maine since 1964, will celebrate its 50th anniversary this season. Special programs will include the complete Beethoven String Quartet Cycle, performed by four of America’s greatest string quartets; premieres of commissioned works by Kaija Saariaho, Vivian […]

Sandcastle Executive Director Stephanie Gelinas to emcee event LEWISTON — This year’s Inspired Voices concert, hosted by Tri-County Mental Health Services, will take place at the Franco Center on Saturday, June 21. The evening begins with a light reception at 6 p.m. followed by the performances at 7 p.m. The night will be a celebration […]

BETHEL — The Mahoosuc Community Band will perform its spring concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at the West Parish Congregational Church. Some highlights of this concert will include Man of La Mancha arranged by Justin Williams, The Girl I Left Behind Me arranged by Leroy Anderson, Dies Irae (from Verdi’s Requiem) by Giuseppe […]

SOUTH PARIS — A piece of South Paris history will be featured as part of the 2014 Moore Park Art Show, organizers have announced. Four panels of a multi-panel quilt depicting the schoolhouses of South Paris by the late Barbara Swan Frost (1915-2009) will be featured on the 2014 Moore Park Art Show poster. Exhibitors […]

Smith is an extraordinary performer, whose love for songwriting is matched only by his love for putting on a truly memorable show. Engaging folks with humor, charm and storytelling, Putnam’s audiences have been known to howl like wolves, sing like moonshiners, and laugh and cry like, well, human beings. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets […]

PORTLAND — Fifty years after the Beatles first appeared on the Ed Sullivan show, the Portland Symphony Orchestra will bring Beatlemania to Portland. The Pops! concert featuring The Beatles tribute band Classical Mystery Tour will be held at Merrill Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 3, and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 4. Classical Mystery […]