Maine musician Owen Kennedy and his friends Seán Heely and Kevin Elam plan to perform at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 8, at the Vienna Union Hall, at 5 Vienna Mountain Road, Vienna. Heely and Kennedy met at the 2019 Acadia Traditional School of Music & Arts in Bar Harbor. Inspired by Heely’s workshops and performances […]
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Western Maine Art Group will host First Friday Receptions
The Western Maine Art Group will host a First Friday Reception to open June’s exhibit of “Faces and Figures” from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, June 7, at the Matolcsy Art Center in Norway. A concurrent reception featuring artists Barbara Traficonte and Janet Healey will be held at the Main Street Gallery in Norway. The Matolcsy […]
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World Class fiddle and piano concert planned at Trinity Commons
A concert by Maine fiddler Frank Ferrel and Nova Scotia pianist Kimberly Holmes will be held beginning at 7 p.m. on Saturday June 1, at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. Ferrel is regarded as one of the northeast’s finest fiddlers. He has contributed to more than two dozen albums, toured Scotland as a featured performer with […]
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Organist David Hirst to perform at the basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
Organist David Hirst will perform on the historic 1938 Casavant organ at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 31, at the basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. Hirst is one of the few British organists to have integrated into the French organ world. Based near Paris, he is Organiste Titulaire of the 12th-century Collegiate Church […]
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Two shows planned at Great Falls Comedy Club
Make laughter a priority this week at Great Falls Comedy Club with two great headliners: Katie Arroyo and A.J. Hapenny. Arroyo, fresh off her 2024 Boston Comedy Festival appearance, brings her aggressive good-natured act to the stage on Friday, May 24, along with local favorite and host for the night Mike Gray. Then on Saturday, […]
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Artists sought to show, sell works at First Universalist Church of Norway
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John Gorka to close out season of Concerts for a Cause
World-renowned singer-songwriter John Gorka will perform for the final concert of the 2023-24 Concerts for a Cause series at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, at the Brunswick Unitarian Universalist Church. The concert will raise money for Midcoast New Mainers and Oasis Free Clinics. John Gorka is an honored icon of folk tradition, known for […]
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Oasis of Music to feature classical music for violin and cello
A concert of classical music featuring violinist Mary Hunter and cellist Karen Jung playing music by Bach, Bartok and Glière, is scheduled for the Oasis of Music beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29, at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. This will be the last Oasis performance until September. Hunter taught music history and theory […]
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Great Falls Comedy Club presents game night, comedy show
Jackbox Games and a Taco Party Night are planned from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 17, at Great Falls Comedy Club in Auburn. Jackbox Games offers a world of laughter, strategy, and friendly competition. Jackbox games are easy to play and require no prior experience. Bring your smartphone and join the fun. Tacos from Luchador […]
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Lewiston Contradance to feature Le Bon Truc
The Lewiston Contradance presents caller Marie Wendt and Le Bon Truc leading our third-Friday dance beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 17, at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. The event is, in fact, known as “Bal Folk,” a slightly different form of dance from New England contradance. Band member Steve Gruverman says, “Bal Folk is […]