Like the stage manager in “Our Town,” author Frank Baum “stage manages” his story to keep the action brisk from scene to scene. Baum, played by Ray Fletcher, is a welcome and theatrical addition. In real life, Baum was an actor, traveling salesman, vaudeville manager and newspaperman; an authentic American gypsy. Swept to Oz on […]

A collection of watercolors by Irene Rothe of Auburn and photography by Debbie Angelides, manager of the Woman’s Hospital Association Gift Shop at CMMC, are on display in the 60 High Street lobby through Nov. 7. Angelides began her photographic work while she managed her own gift shop in Jay for more than a decade. […]

RUMFORD — Have you ever said the same thing, at the same time, as a best friend or sibling? Have you ever felt like you’ve been there, and done that, even though there’s no possible way you could have? Have you ever felt so strongly that something will happen, and then it does? If so, […]

will take place Saturday, Oct. 12, at Le Club Calumet in Augusta, and will feature performances by Primo Cubano, a well-known Cuban-American dance band; Tony Dance and Fitness; Juan Antonio ensemble; and by students of Stepping Stones Montessori School. Proceeds from the event will be donated to programs benefitting children living in poverty in Mexico. […]

At 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, will perform at She Doesn’t Like Guthries, Middle St., Lewiston. England’s music is that of all great American troubadours: Americana, folk, roots rock, and occasional old-school country. It’s the common language he shares with contemporaries like Ray Lamontagne and founding legends like Johnny Cash — equal parts light and […]

AUGUSTA — A country music jamboree to benefit the Bill Giasson Memorial Music Camp Scholarship Fund will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13, at the American Legion, Post 205, Rte. 17. Bob Elston & The Road Rangers will perform along with special guests. The event will include fundraising raffles, silent auction, […]