At 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, Kit Demos will host an evening of improvisational jazz at Guthries on Middle St. in Lewiston. , on upright bass, has studied physics, jazz, and classical music performance privately and in college. He has been performing and recording with free jazz/free improv guitarist Jeff Platz in the northeast U.S. […]
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Puppet show in Mercer on Jan. 25
MERCER — Nancy Tyndall of Milkweed Puppet Theater will perform a fairy tale, written by Maine author Henry Beston, titled “The Lost Half Hour.” The performance will last about 45″ and will be followed by a one-hour workshop in which children can make one or two handpuppets. The event will take place from 1:30-3:30 p.m. […]
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‘Transcendence’ collaborative, multimedia exhibit opens at UMF Jan. 20
Emery Community Arts Center on the UMF campus presents “Transcendence” a collaborative, multimedia exhibit FARMINGTON — An opening reception featuring refreshments, stage performances and the sounds of a troupe of local hand drummers will be held from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25. The event is free and open to the public. Transcendence features over 35 […]
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Disco party fun in Bath Jan. 23
BATH — Sagadahoc Preservation Inc. is warping back to the 1970s and throwing a Friday Night Fever Disco Party from 7-10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, at Winter Street Center. Bellbottoms and platform shoes will be the order of the night when guests can dance to the groovy tunes spun by our DJ, do the hustle […]
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Black Mountain music series this weekend with multiple artists
RUMFORD — Black Mountain of Maine will host a music-filled weekend beginning on Saturday, Jan. 17, in the Last Run Pub. From 2-5 p.m. hear whose vocal quality often has him pegged as a “blues man,” but his content spans many genres making it difficult to pigeonhole the guy. Americana, roots, blues, folk, you’ll have […]
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Whiskey Militia to play at Pedro’s in Lewiston Jan. 16
From 8 p.m.-midnight, will perform modern country music at Pedro O’Hara’s on Main St. in Lewiston. The band pushes boundaries with their sets to bring you the newest, cutting-edge country music experience. Members include Rick Mailhiot, Troy Hanscom, Jeff Levesque, Dave Perrault, and Kent Kramer. There is no cover charge. Tomorrow night, the Tragic Cats […]
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‘Area Artists’ annual exhibit at Lewiston-Auburn College opens with reception Jan. 16
Included are paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, and works in clay, wood, fiber, metal, and mixed media. The exhibition features work in a variety of styles from representational to abstract, with landscapes, figure studies and portraits, still lifes, and sculptural work. The opening reception, free and open to the public, is from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. […]
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USM Gorham gallery to open faculty-alumni exhibit with reception Jan. 22
There will be an opening reception from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, with artist talks from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Admisttion to the reception is free and open to the public. The exhibition includes sculpture, installation, digital works, painting, prints, and ceramic pieces by 10 USM art faculty and 10 alumni with whom the faculty have chosen […]
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Friday Night Live in Rumford to feature new original work, local humor
The show will feature retired meat-man and local entrepreneur Jon Holmes as guest host. Producer Scot Grassette said, “Jon makes the perfect host, he’s well known (and mostly liked) in the community from being a long-time Poodunk snowmobile club president and member, volunteer firefighter, businessman and volunteer at the information center.” The evening’s musical guest […]
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Avant-garde drama creates orchestra-like experience for theater goers in Bath; opens Jan. 30
BATH — The next Chocolate Church Arts Center theatrical production will be “Telemachus Clay” by Lewis John Carlino which focuses on the lush language of story telling and downplays typical theater aspects such as complicated sets or lavish costumes. Set in a “post-beatnik, pre-hippie” America, “Telemachus Clay” follows the title character from his small hometown […]