HALLOWELL — The public is invited to join the Beet Poets of Wayne at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, as they present an evening of poetry, storytelling and music at the Harlow Gallery, 160 Water Street. The Beet Poets of Wayne, Maine are friends and neighbors David Moreau, Jay Franzel and Stan Davis. Franzel and […]

LEWISTON — Madelyn Given of Poland will be discussing her just-released book about her adventurous trek through challenging, rough terrain and extreme temperatures on her seven marathons on seven continents at USM’s Lewiston-Auburn College at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, in Function Room 170. Throughout her grueling, solo hikes, Given kept extensive notes and took […]

O’Reilly has released several CDs, written many songs, and plays several instruments. O’Reilly and his wife Susan live in Rockland, Massachusetts near the South Shore area. He grew up in Taunton and made his home there for many years before moving to Rockland a few years ago. They serve together on the worship leadership team […]

Musical America’s 2012 Musicians of the Year, cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han are joined by violinist Philip Setzer, forming a peerless chamber music trio. Finckel and Han rank among the most esteemed and influential classical musicians in the world, bringing talent and energy and imagination to every concert performance. Add violinist Philip Setzer, […]

BETHEL – The Mahoosuc Arts Council has been awarded $4,300 grant awards from the New England Foundation for the Arts through the New England States Touring Program to support two performances in the 2013-14 Gould, Telstar and elementary performing arts series. A grant of $3,000 was awarded to the council to support the presentation of […]

AUGUSTA — The local music group The Whitefields will perform from 9:30-11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, as part of Lithgow Public Library’s local music series “Live and Local at the Library.” The Saturday morning concerts held in the Reading Room are free and open to the public. The Whitefields started out as a duo – […]

Rooted in old-time country, with a bluegrass kick and the bounce of a street-corner jug-band, Tricky Britches will put some swing in your step from the moment you hear them. With songwriting full of down-home harmonies and dirty licks, their music harkens back to humble beginnings sawing out mountain tunes on the Portland, Maine sidewalks. […]

PORTLAND — Guest violinist Jennifer Koh will join the Portland Symphony Orchestra to perform Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, at Merrill Auditorium. The orchestra, led by PSO conductor Robert Moody, will open with Tchaikovsky’s Concerto, break for intermission, and then perform John Adams’ Doctor Atomic Symphony and Aaron Copland’s Suite from […]