GARDINER — An “Exploring Maine: A Maker’s Journey” exhibit is to open Tuesday, July 20 and continue through Sept. 11 at Monkitree, 263 Water St. Central Maine Clay Artists offer artistic and functional designs that allow you to take Maine with you. Each of the clay artists has their identifiable style, but with this show […]
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The Maggie Coffin and Robby Coffin Combo will perform at ‘Music for Mavis’ concert
The “Music for Mavis” concert series will feature The Maggie Coffin and Robby Coffin combo from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 20, at the Gazebo at 98 Mathews Way, in Turner Center. Maggie got her start in 2008 playing with her dad Robby at Higher Grounds Coffee House. She then began performing with The […]
Plein air artists to fill Wiscasset’s streets, byways
WISCASSET — Response to the Maine Art Gallery’s call for artists to participate in this year’s plein air “Paint the Town” event has been overwhelming, the gallery reports. It has had to turn away last-minute applicants for lack of exhibit space in the historic Academy building on Warren Street. Normally, fewer than 12 participants joined […]
Lauren Crosby to perform Gardiner Waterfront Concert
Johnson Hall Free Waterfront Concerts will feature Lauren Crosby at 6 p.m. Friday, July 30. at the Gardiner Landing on Water Street in Gardiner. Hailing from an island in Maine, Crosby’s music is a pure creative expression of the North Atlantic. With hints of smoke and salt, her voice is deeply captivating, yet light with […]
Theater at Monmouth to stage ‘Crumbs from the Table of Joy’
Theater at Monmouth plans to stage Lynn Nottage’s “Crumbs from the Table of Joy” as part of the (R)evolutionary Redux Season. Performances are set for 7:30 p.m. July 17, 28, Aug. 3, 12 and 21; and at 1 p.m. Aug. 4 and 15. Set in Brooklyn 1950, after the death of their mother, Ernestine and […]
Poland Spring Preservation Society plans Sunset Concerts
Poland Spring Preservation Society’s Sunset Concert series will take place at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at The Gazebo at Poland Springs Resort, at 640 Main St. in Poland Springs. The lineup will feature: July 19, Christie Ray Trio; July 26, Ernie Gagne; Aug. 2, Sruli Dresdner; Aug. 9, Anni Clark; Aug. 16, Cobblestone; Aug. 23, Cilnatro; […]
Luke Concannon, Stephanie Hollenberg to play Irish music concert
Denmark Arts Center
Shepard’s Farm Preserve to showcase Norway artist’s work
NORWAY — When the pandemic shut down nearly all businesses and social activities, many people turned to natural spaces to heal and find peace amid a world seemingly turned upside down. For Norway artist Mary DeLano, this meant more frequent visits to one of her favorite and close to home natural spaces, Western Foothills Land […]
‘Measure for Measure’ set for Monmouth stage
William Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure” is Theater At Monmouth’s Shakespeare choice for the 2021 (R)evolutionary Redux Season. With a unique brew of laughter and darkness, Shakespeare’s tale of impassable moral dilemmas, religious hypocrisy, and he said/she said examines the complex relationships between those in power and those they govern. The quality of mercy is strained […]
The Quebe Sisters concert set for Friday
The Quebe Sisters will take the stage at 8 p.m. Friday, July 16, at Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, in Brownfield. With over 15 years of touring to date, The Quebe Sisters have delivered their authentic triple fiddle and three-part harmony sound to the concert halls and festivals of North America, Europe, and […]