Music for Mavis will present T-Acadie in “Hidden Gems of the Holidays,” a concert of lesser-known holiday songs and tunes at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, in the Community Room of the Leavitt Institute Building, Turner. Members of the group include , who specialize in the music of New England and French Acadia, but also […]
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Gallery 302 sculpture exhibit, reception
A self taught sculptor, Janelle has been carving for over 30 years in wood, stone and bronze. The hardwoods apple, cherry, butternut, and walnut are specifically selected for their grain and color. He also works in marble, soapstone, and alabaster. His style melds realism with neoclassicism allowing him to express himself without sacrificing recognition of […]
Sweetback Sisters bring honky-tonk flair to Christmas at Chocolate Church
BATH – The Sweetback Sisters will add a burst of energy to traditional Christmas songs with their concert Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington Street. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. Sweetback Sisters Emily Miller and Zara Bode may not be blood relations, but their precise, family-style harmonies recall the […]
Freeport community chorus to present ‘Moods of Christmas’
Chorus members are residents of 19 area communities including Auburn, Durham, Gray, New Gloucester, Pownal and Bowdoin. Led by Director Virgil Bozeman, the 70 singers will perform a program that features 18 traditional Christmas carols arranged into four suites by Robert Shaw and Robert Russell Bennett. The Robert Shaw Chorale originally recorded “The Many Moods […]
Hallowell’s Gaslight Theater to hold auditions for ‘Mornings at Seven’
HALLOWELL – Auditions for Gaslight Theater’s first play of 2014, “Mornings at Seven” will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 29, and 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30, at Hallowell City Hall. The three-act play will be performed in City Hall Auditorium from March 20-23 and March 27-29, 2014. The cast of four men and […]
Lauren Crosby to headline Chocolate Church’s concert on Dec. 13
Crosby, a Morse High School graduate, is a young folks/blues singer-songwriter. Recently she studied jazz and blues at the University of Memphis under the tutelage of Ms. Joyce Cobb, legendary blues vocalist. While in the Memphis music scene, Crosby found herself making several connections and singing on lead vocals with a Grateful Dead/Holler Roots cover […]
‘Not Your Typical Holiday Show’ from The Center Stage Players
Scenes featuring these three main characters, plus several other sketches, appear in “Not Your Typical Holiday Show” performed at The Theater Project by the Center Stage Players. The Players, who will be accompanied by clarinetist Brad Terry, are part of The Theater Project of Brunswick, headed by founder and Artistic Director Al Miller. Performance times […]
Comedy coming to Narals on Dec. 13
AUBURN — A night of laughs featuring some of New England’s best stand-up comedians will take place at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, at Narals Restaurant. Lewiston comedian Mark Turcotte will host Brian Brinegar, Adam Hatch, Erik Gunderson and Chris Choate. Brinegar has performed throughout the country and has appeared on the Comedy Time Network. […]
Lyceum to host artist demonstrations on Dec. 7
Field, a member of Boston’s Copley Society, is an award-winning painter. Working primarily in acrylics, his work is so realistic that you often feel you can take an object right out of the painting. Michaud, assistant curator of Lyceum Gallery, is best known for his paintings of historic Lewiston mill scenes and large scale buddhas. […]