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. […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

POWNAL — From 6:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, the North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road, will sponsor a concert featuring New Wine.  New Wine is a Christian band made up of “mature” Christian believers of varied background, whose vision is to refresh the church, body of Christ, through a contemporary mix of old […]

GORHAM — The concert will include the Southern Maine Youth Chorale, conducted by Rebecca Green, and the Southern Maine Children’s Choir, conducted by Paul McGovern. The SMCC is comprised of singers in grades four and up, and the SMYC includes singers in grades seven through 12. The groups will each perform individually, and together they […]

LEWISTON — Matthew Graybil, a “rising star” among young American pianists, will present a Piano Series recital at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at the Franco Center. The program will feature works by Beethoven, Schubert, Liszt, Brahms, and Stravinsky, including three movements for solo piano from Stravinsky’s ballet “Petrouchka.” Born in Pennsylvania in 1987, Graybil […]

At 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, will perform at Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress Street in Portland. Like Sam Cooke, Dee writes about real life with true emotional poetry. His lyrics are set to toe-tapping melodies with horn charts channeling The Memphis Horns and 1970s-era Van Morrison. Also appearing is Ryan Montbleau. Tickets are […]