“Rising From Ashes” is a joyous and uplifting independent film about the development of a national cycling team in Rwanda, a country still affected deeply by the genocide that tore the East African nation apart in 1994. Two worlds collide when cycling legend Jacques “Jock” Boyer moves to Rwanda in 2006 to help a group […]

MAINE ACOUSTIC FESTIVAL PORTLAND — Portland Ovations in collaboration with 317 Main Street and North Yarmouth Academy will present Philadelphia-based DePue Brothers Band at Hannaford Hall, USM Portland campus for a concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 29, as part of the second annual Maine Acoustic Festival. Classically trained with a love for rock and […]

At 8 p.m. Saturday, March 15, will perform at Legends Sports Bar, 128 Center St. in Auburn. This 1980s retro rock and roll band features members Dan Johnson, Ken Goodman, Derek Johnson, and Dave Grimmel. There is no cover charge.

PORTLAND — State Theatre will present Ray Lamontagne in concert with special guest Jason Isbell plus The Belle Brigade at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, at the Cumberland County Civic Center, 1 Civic Center Square. Tickets go on sale at noon Friday, March 14. Tickets are $50, $45, $40 — reserved seating, all ages. $1 per […]

Celtic Echoes, a five-piece ensemble featuring three harps and other instruments, will perform during the open house. The group includes Patti Tillotson, Betsy Kopyc and Melanie Lee on harps, Jonathan Whitmore on recorder and hammer dulcimer, and Woody Trask on guitar, bodhran and autoharp. Following the open house, Phil House and Kathy Haley will perform […]

PORTLAND — Good Theater has announced “Lucky 13” their 13th season at the St. Lawrence Arts Center. Artistic Director Brian P. Allen, said, “After the success of our 12th season, I wanted to make sure our 13th was equally exciting. I think we have found the perfect balance in our five productions. We are offering […]

Annual spring skiing festival to feature eight bands performing on three stages over three days CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Now in its 26th year, the annual Sugarloaf Reggae Festival is one of the most highly anticipated events of the spring, attracting spring skiing and reggae enthusiasts for a weekend filled with non-stop live music, wild parties, […]

Chocolate Church adds guitar virtuoso Patty Larkin to April schedule BATH — Larkin has been redefining the boundaries of folk-urban pop music for over 25 years. She is a guitar virtuoso who has experimented with live track looping and even dipped her toe into hip-hop. But at her essence, Larkin is a singer-songwriter, spawned from […]

LEWISTON — The Lewiston Public Library will host the Maine Public Broadcasting Network for a showing of their 2013 documentary, “A Matter of Duty,” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, in the Library’s Callahan Hall. This program is free and open to the public. Upon his return, Liberty struggled with PTSD and received therapy at […]