Admission is free to this open-to-the-public outdoor concert on Saturday, Sept. 27, which features the USM Concert Band, conducted by Peter Martin, USM professor of music. The afternoon kicks off with a barbecue picnic at noon, available at old-fashioned prices. The concert begins at 1 p.m. and is sponsored by Aramark. “This annual concert is […]
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New art exhibit at Lewiston gallery opens Sept. 19
These are the exhibiting artists: Len Bartel, photographer Roderick Dew, digital painter Richard Field, painter Daniel Marquis, photographer Ray Michaud, malas Michael Ranucci, painter Murad Sayen, painter The work of each artist is quite different from the others. Marquis is well know in the area for his photographic urban landscapes, capturing what is in the […]
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Sunsations to play at Sumner church on Sept. 20
The New England contingent of will put on a steel drum band concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Congregational Church of East Sumner. Admission is free, but donations are accepted. The band plays traditional calypso selections, folk, pop, old favorites, hymns and non-traditional polkas. The audience is encouraged to sing along at […]
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UMF Visiting Writers series opens semester with talk by Maine filmmaker Desi Van Til on Sept. 18
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington’s Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program will present for a special event to open its 2014-15 Visiting Writers Series. Van Til will discuss her films at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, in Emery Community Arts Center on the UMF campus. Admission to this event is […]
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Bath art gallery to open clay exhibit Sept. 19
BATH — The Chocolate Church Art Gallery, at 804 Washington Street, will host an opening reception for the Made in Clay exhibit from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19. Sculptors from Judson Studio will display their work through Nov. 10. Artists Cathy Bloom, Fran Charles, Betsy Fear, Carolyn Judson, Nan Moran and Joanna Pool will be […]
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‘Keeping it Wheel’ with dance at the Vienna Union Hall on Sept. 26
VIENNA — Her passion is to dance with live music, and inversely to incorporate dance into music shows. The performance will be accompanied by Ellen and John Gawler playing and interweaving their lovely fiddle and banjo tunes to Molly’s dance. The Cyr Wheel, named for its designer, Daniel Cyr, is an acrobatic device popularized in […]
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Art, photography by two local artists on display at hospital gallery through Sept. 25
LEWISTON — The works of a painter and a photographer-painter are now being featured at the Central Maine Medical Center Woman’s Hospital Association Rotating Art Gallery. Paintings by Sheila Patrick and photographs and paintings by Kathy Cain are on display at CMMC. Patrick started painting in her 40s while living in Massachusetts, where she studied […]
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Countertenor Andreas Scholl to open Bates College concert season on Sept. 26
An increasing presence in American music, a countertenor is a male vocalist who sings in the pitch range more typically associated with the alto. The style emerged in the 1600s, fell from favor during the 19th century and has enjoyed a powerful resurgence since the mid-20th century. Accompanied by keyboardist Tamar Halperin, Scholl will perform […]
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Piano concert in Farmington to open new series on Oct. 5
FARMINGTON — The Arts Institute of Western Maine will debut a new concept in presenting concerts entitled “Listen Local.” This series formalizes a once popular “brown bag series” with plans to feature four local performers a year. AIWM will introduce this series with a piano recital by Kathryn Sytsma at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, […]