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Back Woods Road to play at Guthries on April 4

At 8 p.m. Friday, April 4, Back Woods Road will perform at Guthries in Lewiston. Jane and Richard Bernier have added two new members to the band: Mike Conant brings his fiddle, banjo and vocal talents to the forefront, and Gavin Smith adds vocals and bass. Together the band brings a highly energized acoustic sound, […]

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A capella returns to Vienna Hall on April 19

Back Bay Four, who sang at last year?s a cappella night, is back due to the enthusiastic welcome they received last year. The group was formed in 2001 from the “Portland Downeasters” and was the Granite + Pine Division Champion quartet in 2007. Members are David Brown, tenor; Walt Dowling who sings lead; Cy Kendrick, […]

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New gallery to open in Brunswick on May 1

BRUNSWICK — On Thursday, May 1, The Gallery at 11 Pleasant will open its doors for the pleasure of art lovers in Southern Maine. Located just off the intersection of Maine and Pleasant, the gallery will feature the work of rotating painters, sculptors, jewelers and carvers, as well as the realistic paintings of Janet Glatz. […]

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Schubert’s ‘Trout Quintet,’ other gems, at USM music school, April 11

Lehmann, USM director of strings and orchestral activities, will be joined by George Lopez, piano; Kimberly Lehmann, viola; Eliza Meyer, cello; and George Calvert, bass. As the final presentation of the 2013-2014 Faculty Concert Series, Lehmann’s concert offers a vibrant program, opening with Beethoven’s “Spring” and closing with Schubert’s “Trout Quintet,” a piece known for […]

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Orchestra to perform in Auburn on April 12

AUBURN — The Augusta Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of its long-time conductor Paul Ross, will present a program of music spanning the Baroque through the 1940s, with several guest soloists, including soprano Joelle Morris. The concert will open with Aaron Copland’s stirring Fanfare for the Common Man. Written at the beginning of America’s participation […]

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Sebago-Long Lake Festival information released

The Festival presents a wide variety of chamber music. Every concert includes music for different, sometimes unusual instrumental combinations and from different periods ranging from the 17th century to the present. Historic Deertrees Theatre, located at the top of Long Lake, is the picturesque setting for the Festival’s five-concert series on the last three Tuesday […]

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Skye Theatre to host benefit for the Maine Fiddle Camp

Maine Fiddle Camp is a multi-generational traditional music camp located on True’s Pond in Montville. 2014 will be the 20th year of the camp which teaches the traditional dance music of Maine and New England on a variety of instruments including fiddle, guitar, piano, mandolin, banjo, accordion, cello, flute and penny-whistle, mountain dulcimer, ukulele, harmonica, […]