Sponsored by Bates’ Multifaith Chaplaincy, the service is open to the community. For more information, call 207-786-8272. Bates’ Service of Lessons and Carols draws on the traditional structure of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, telling the story of the birth of Jesus through traditional scriptural readings mixed with a few contemporary prose readings. […]
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A Christmas kaleidoscope concert in Manchester on Dec. 7
MANCHESTER — Join the members of CODA Chorus as they present their annual Christmas concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, at Hope Baptist Church. The program will feature Craig Courtney’s “A Musicological Journey through the Twelve Days of Christmas,” an irresistible and humorous re-interpretation of this well-known piece. Enjoy violin accompaniment and performances by […]
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Castlebay to play at Auburn church on Nov. 30
The concert will include joyous and mysterious seasonal songs and tunes from Ireland, Scotland and the British Isles as well as more familiar holiday favorites. The lilting sound of Irish flute, Celtic harp, fiddle and guitar will mingle with vibrant songs of revelry and wonder. Castlebay has performed their Celtic-inspired folk music at arts centers, […]
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Sonny Perry to perform western swing-style Christmas concert in Bath on Nov. 29
BATH — Old-fashioned Christmas will begin with the western swing-style of Sonny Perry at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29, at the Chocolate Church Arts Center. This concert will combine Christmas favorites with other country tunes from the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s. Perry, who has performed on the Grand Ole Opry stage, has been compared to […]
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Listen Local seeks musicians, dancers for youth concert in Farmington
FARMINGTON — The Arts Institute of Western Maine is inviting area youth (ages 12-19) to audition for its Listen Local Recital Series. Specifically, there will be a Listen Local Youth concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 15, in Nordica Auditorium on the campus of the University of Maine at Farmington. Any interested young musician or […]
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Phil House, Kathy Haley concert in South Paris on Nov. 30
SOUTH PARIS — Deering Memorial United Methodist Church will host a Christmas concert featuring pianist Phil House and vocalist Kathy Haley at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30. Solo musicians in their own right, when House and Haley join forces they are a “dynamic duo.” Together they have been delighting audiences throughout central Maine, most notably […]
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Fiddlin’ concert in New Sharon on Nov. 29
NEW SHARON — The Sandy River Ramblers will host a special concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29, as they bring back , a virtuoso local talent from Industry, and alumnus of the Franklin County Fiddlers, who relocated to Nashville — the “Country Music Capital of the World” — last January to work as a […]
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Play reading group to open season in South Portland on Nov. 20
SOUTH PORTLAND — Mad Horse Theatre Company will open its second year of the By Local reading series at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20-23. In the course of its first year, By Local presented six original plays by six local playwrights. Theaters are now producing several of these plays including Monica […]
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Rene Minnis named newest L/A Arts board member
LEWISTON — L/A Arts has announced that it had added a third new board member this fall with the addition of to the organization. “We have made it a priority to grow our board with members of the community from across sectors who are passionate about the direction we are going in, and Rene is […]