The Assad Family’s nucleus is guitarists Sérgio and Odair Assad. Renowned as the Assad Brothers, they play original compositions, classical, jazz and diverse musics of Latin America and their native Brazil. Their sister Badi Assad, renowned as a singer and instrumentalist; Sérgio’s daughter Clarice Assad, a composer and singer; and Odair’s daughter Carolina Assad, a […]

There will be afternoon performances beginning at 1 p.m. by Open Book Players of Gardiner, Lamoine Community Arts, Gaslight Theater of Hallowell, L/A Community Little Theatre of Auburn, Brent Hutchins of Bar Harbor, Oak Hill High School, and Aqua City Actor’s Theater of Waterville. In addition to one-act play performances, there will be two workshops […]

AUBURN — will highlight a stellar lineup of stand-up comedians for Comedy Fix XIII at 8 p.m. Friday, April 11, at the Auburn Fireside Inn. All net proceeds will benefit the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society. Comedy Fix founder Mark Turcotte will also host Tuck Tucker, Brian Brinegar and Michele Mortensen. Lavallee has performed at the […]

CARTHAGE — New England Celtic Arts will present Denny Breau with veteran side man Frank Coffin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, at Skye Theatre. A pre-show jam session will kick off at 6:15 p.m. Skye Theater is at 9 Highland Drive in South Carthage. Tickets are $15. More information is available at www.necelticarts.com or […]

“Town & Country” includes the work of four artists: Anne Cox of Tenants Harbor, Mary Ann Schwarcz of Orrington, Elizabeth Stoyko of Phippsburg, and Roslyn Logsdon of both Bethesda, MD and New Harbor, Maine. Cox, Schwarcz, and Stoyko will speak about design inspiration, converting drawings to canvas, tips about the hooking and dyeing process, and […]

PORTLAND — Zemya and Spoonmaker’s Diamond will offer a taste of world melodies from far corners of the planet when they bring their distinctive styles and unique talents to the St. Lawrence Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 18. Performing together for the second time, both groups share a passion for the unifying, energizing […]

PORTLAND — The University of Southern Maine’s Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education will present a new exhibition, “Charting an Empire: The Atlantic Neptune,” through Thursday, August 14. The period following the French and Indian War (1754-1763) was a time of change and discovery in North America. In this display of charts, […]

Featuring a new title, “Only Now,” poems by Kestenbaum, the director of the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Deer Isle, Maine since 1988. He is an honorary fellow of the American Craft Council and a recipient of the Distinguished Educator s Award from the James Renwick Alliance. He is the author of three collections […]

From across the Universe to a solar system near you, inspired by the spirits of Woody Guthrie, John Hartford, Elvis and Jerome Garcia, playing songs of love, heartbreak and celebration drawn from the deep well of Americana, The Intergalactic Yurt Band will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, April 25, at Pedro O’Hara’s, Main St. in […]

At 8:30 p.m. Friday, March 28, the country band The will perform at Mixers in Sabattus. This band from central Maine will push boundaries with high-energy, cutting-edge music. Band members are Rick Mailhiot on drums, Jeff Levesque multi-instrumentalist, Kent Kramer on vocals, David Perreault on bass, and Troy Hanscom on guitar. There is no cover […]