The Franco-American Collection at the University of Southern Maine plans to host an in-person and online screening of the documentary “Le Grand Jack” (Jack Kerouac’s Road: A Franco-American Odyssey) from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, June 6, at 51 Westminster St., in Lewiston. The event is followed by a question-and-answer period with the filmmaker, Herménégilde […]
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Washington library to showcase Ukrainian folk art exhibit
Works of Ukrainian folk art by Lois Eastman, including a display of the process and materials used in creating psyankyi eggs, is on display through June at the Gibbs Library, 40 Old Union Road in Washington. According to a news release from the library, Eastman began making pysanky when she was 5 years old. Growing […]
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Wiscasset gallery’s juried members’ show to open June 4
WISCASSET — The Maine Art Gallery’s second show of the season, the Juried Members Show, is scheduled to open Saturday, June 4, with a reception beginning at 4 p.m., at 15 Warren St. Singer/songwriter Jud Caswell will provide music until 7 p.m. The wide-ranging exhibit will continue through June 25. Hours are 11 a.m. to […]
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Norway center to display ‘Double Vision’ exhibit during June
“Double Vision,” a show of two artists, Judy Schneider and Judson Pealer, is scheduled to be on display the month of June at the Lajos Matolcsy Art Center, 480 Main St., Norway. The artists are both interested in abstracted imagery. Color is a prime consideration for each of them. Schneider is making monoprints that feed […]
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UMF Spring Mainstage Production features online performance of ‘Rogues Gallery’ April 1-3
The University of Maine at Farmington recently announced the opening of its Spring Mainstage Production, “Rogues’ Gallery” by Oscar, Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright John Patrick Shanley. These live, online performances will be available via Zoom at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 1 and 2 and at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 3. Shanley, wrote […]
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Music for Mavis series to feature the Bald Hill Band
The Bald Hill Band will perform a Music for Mavis Tuesdays at the Gazebo concert at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, at 98 Mathews Way, in Turner Center. The band will present an acoustic set of bluegrass, alt-country and traditional tunes. Bring a chair, a blanket, and a friend. A hat will be passed to […]
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Alex Cuba concert scheduled for Strand Theatre
Strand Theatre will host Alex Cuba at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 28, at 345 Main St. in Rockland. The Latin Grammy/Juno winner is not tied to tradition. The Cuban-born Canadian brings a cross-cultural musicality to his Latin roots, expressed with sugarcane-sweet melodies, pop-soul hooks and powerful guitar riffs. Tickets cost $18 in advance, or $20 […]
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Antje Duvekot and Ellis Paul plan Brownfield concert
Antje Duvekot and Ellis Paul plan to take the stage at 8 p.m. Sunday May 29, at Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, in Brownfield. Paul was a principle leader in the wave of singer/songwriters that emerged from the Boston folk scene, creating a movement that revitalized the national acoustic circuit with an urban, […]
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Sandy River Ramblers concert set for Manchester
The Sandy River Ramblers will kick off the Lakeside Orchard Summer Concert Series at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 28, at Lakeside Orchards, 318 Readfield Road in Manchester. The bluegrass band’s recent CDs include “Cry of the Loon” and “Home in the Heart of Maine” which feature songs about Maine exclusively. Stan Keach, the band’s chief […]
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Music in the Park Summer Concert Series in Kennedy Park is scheduled to begin May 27
The 2022 Music in the Park summer concert series is set to begin Friday, May 27, in Kennedy Park in Lewiston. The concerts will begin at 7 p.m.,and continues after each Art Walk L/A on final Fridays through September. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy some free. The first concert will feature performances […]