The Concerts at Jewett series will continue this month with a show at the Jewett Hall Auditorium on the University of Maine at Augusta campus at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12. A pre-concert talk will begin at 1 p.m. For more information, visit concertsatjewett.com or call 621-3551.
2012
AT THE THEATER
A thought-provoking comedy speaks volumes about the most universal, mysterious and insane language of all: the language of love. George is a man devoted to the study of language who can’t seem to find the right words to say to his wife. For everyone who has ever struggled with the language difference between men and women, this insightful and compassionate comedy explores the need to connect, the struggle to communicate, and the search to find the words for what lies in our hearts.
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